Sandy Hook Farm Notes Fresh Spring Weather and Family News
May brings milder days than last year with drier conditions and hints of a better season. Local households report new chicks and ducklings, farm chores, and visits from relatives and friends. Jokes and poems spark local pride as residents discuss picnics and community events while noting health and growth of children and livestock.
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Sandy Hook
W. C
Fred Garrett
Clara
Edwin McGee
Mamie
Mr. McGee
Mrs. Walker
Clint McGee
James
John
Pete Showalter
Margaret Hesseltine
Jane
Sunset Park
Shannon
Ark
Keota School Presents The Stolen Flower Queen Operetta
Keota grade school pupils will stage The Stolen Flower Queen operetta at the Methodist church Friday night May 15. One hundred children in costume will perform with the school orchestra providing music. Emerald Rebekah lodge initiatory work held at Richland with many locals attending and refreshments served. Keota band plans first concert Saturday night May 16 if weather allows.
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Keota
Methodist Church
Emerald Rebekah Lodge
Richland
Seventy Six Seventy Six Social News Recap
Mr and Mrs Fury Henderson and son spent Sunday at Paul Berry s. Mrs John Powell and daughter were callers at the Homer Mayer home Saturday. Mr Tom Knotts and Sam Henderson were Sunday visitors at Harry Huber s. Mr Paul Belt spent the weekend with his cousin Oren Romine. Mr and Mrs Earl Bell from Toledo Iowa spent Sunday at Walter Romine s Clark Bells were there and Mrs Howard Brown and
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Oscar Burham
Grover Custer
Albert Dayton
J. B. Lockwood
George Davison
Jake Sigler
Arthur Romine
William Shaffer
John Henderson
Everette Huber
Washington
Ralph Romine
John Ramge
Elizabeth Green
Henry Henderson
Everette Green
Mary Darlene Powell
Margaret and Lynn Ferguson
Margaret Dayton
Oren Romine
John Mayer
Chicago
Clarence Bower
Bell Shaffer
Everette
Myrtle Huber
Wm. Shaffer
Harry Huber
Joe Romine
Fury Henderson
Paul Berry
John Powell
Homer Mayer
Tom Knotts
Sam Henderson
Paul Belt
Earl Bell
Toledo
Iowa
Walter Romine
Clark Bells
Howard Brown
Kalona Community News and Social Notes May 11
Kalona area residents share visits and travel updates with family friends and relatives. A Baccalaureate sermon is set for May 17 at the Christian church and wedding bells are expected soon in Kalona as church and community notices unfold.
Columbus Junction PTA elects officers for coming year
At Columbus High School auditorium the Parent-Teacher Association chose officers for the upcoming year with Mrs J D Darrow as president Mrs J B Lewis as vice president and Lyle Duncan as secretary-treasurer. The May meeting of the Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society was held at Mrs Charles Giffey’s home with lead talks on Porto Rico and Cuba.
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Columbus Junction
Parent-Teacher Association
Columbus High School
J. D. Darrow
8. J. Lewis
Lyle Duncan
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Charles Giffey
Social Roundup from Hardscrabble and Surrounding Towns
Last Tuesday Mr and Mrs Alex Moody and daughter Bessie of Seventy Six visited their daughter Blanche Sparks in Hardscrabble. Several local families, including the Wehr, Robertson, and Pulver households, hosted or visited throughout the week with Mother's Day services at New Haven and various garden and home tasks noted.
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J W. Hubbard
W. A. Carr
Muscatine
Frank Anson
Clothier
George Selman
Battle Creek
Michigan
Bertha Selman
Walter Selman
Biliza Johnston
Roward Johnston
Columbus City
John T. Aiken
H. L. Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Will Marsden
Des Moines
Frank Johnston
West Liberty
Oliver
Robert Duncan
Burlington
Elizabeth Robertson
Paul
Morning Sun
Will Duncan
Washington
R. L. Richards
Cotter
Paul Lindher
Charles Eliasson
G. W. Weber
Harry Annas
Frank Edmondson
Lawrence Estle
Concord
J. W. Guy
John Robertson
Hazel Little
Dublin
Marjorie
Mary Louise Robertson
Mary Aller
Paul Sparks
S. Carris Sr
Ernest Sexton
Marguerite
Waterloo
John Wehr
Sexton
L. L. Lemley
Ralph Lemley
James Pulver
Peter Fritchen
Harper
Joe Wehr
Matt Wehr
Genevieve Wehr
Claire
Robertson
Ralph Robertson
Lorene
Flemming
Local Club Meetings and Socials Announced
Notices list multiple group gatherings incl Pleur de Lisclout with Mrs Bertha Meek on Thursday at 2 pm. OC meets Friday at 2 pm. Moose Lodge social Thursday. Rebekah clubs hold Friday meetings with officers nominations and quilting. Friendship Club hosts May 15 at Mrs Warren Donaldson’s home. Country Club thimble bee and card party Thursday 2:30 with invited guests. Baptist church annual business meeting tonight with 6:30 supper and 7:30 meeting.
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Pleur de Lisclout
Bertha Meek
Priendship Club
Warren Donaldson
Tas
Country Club
Will Harwood
Mia
Joe McElhinney
Japh Shannon
Boyd Berdo
C. F. Boller
The
Baptist Church
Community Notices And Church Meetings In Local Section
A Thursday 14 gathering is planned at Mrs Blair's with all members urged to attend and bring sandwiches and one dish to pass. The Women Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Friday with Mrs H Forman. The Walnut Womens Club convenes Thursday afternoon with Mrs Lewis Duke. A hall meeting tonight at 7 30 aims to organize plans to attend the Swift funeral.
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Rebekah Club
Mra
Frank Schneider
Noticoe——Womens Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. Forman
Walnut Womens Club
Lewis Duke
K. C
Airmen favor city name signs to aid navigation
Army air service officers note advertising by cities that paint names on rooftops helps aviators identify their location from the air. Larger cities boast landmarks like the Washington Monument and Capitol dome as readable prompts, while some place names appear on railroad station roofs. The transport branch is cautious about broader use pending future competition from aircraft.
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Washington
Army
Air Service
Washington Monument
Capitol
Transportation Branch
Colleen Moore Performs Dual Roles in Plitt ing With Love
Colleen Moore stars in Plitting With Love at the Pot Theatre with Conway Tearle and a strong supporting cast. She plays a temperamental actress who also becomes an amnesia victim in a comedy drama exploring stage reform and psychological manipulation.
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Colleen Moore
Colleen
Conway Tearle
Winifred Aryson
Frances Raymond
John Patrick Alan Rescoe
Willany Gould
Marga la Kubiany
Miss Moore
Mr. Tearle
Moore
Yins by Yielding Kevow Sheds to the Storm
In a tense event the stealer shed faltered under pressure and failed to bend as Aba stuate faced the storm. The outcome highlights a decisive moment amid rising tensions and unsettled conditions.
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Kalona
Frank Vondraska
Victor
Mary Beck
Misa Mildred Eimen
Stuttgard
Arkansas
Will Chabel
Iowa City
Lester Small
Koysouth Cola
Roy Marner
Nell Edmondson
Thersa Grady
M. I. Cain
Kalora
Christian Church
J. H. Wolfe
B. F. Allen
Levi Randall
John Sa
Ladies’ Home Journal
J. B. Crail
Minerva
Ladies’ Home
Washington, Iowa
Alneworth W. R. OC
Grace Walker
Moose Lodge
Rebekahs
Havre
John Reeves
B.S
Noticon—I. PLC
C. DD
A. Sewing Circle
Mitchel's Market
St. Marion Ave
T. U. Dngti
Magy Tan
Rich-Maytag CO
Wilson Heating Co
Washington County Distributors
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