College Student Bruce Lord Visits Parental Home
Xenia area notes on Mother's Day visits to multiple families near Brighton and Muscatine. Bruce Lord, a student at Iowa Wesleyan, spent the weekend with his parents. Several relatives and neighbors enjoyed gatherings as Corn planting and field work continue with tractors active in preparation for crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Lord
R.L. Stephens
Xenia
Henry Wagenknecht
Carl Dunbar
Grandfather Dunbar
Brighton
Fred Hawkins
Ainsworth
Anna Wasenknecht
Lew
Herman Waeenknecht
Jimmy
Kay Woolsey
Muscatine
Iowa Wesleyan
George Lord
Harold Clegg
James Clegg
Norge
Columbia Junction
Hugh Morris
Stone
Grace
Victor Stone
Donald Hawkinan
Richard Stephens
James T. Foster
Willard Maple
Riverside
Lewis Co
Floyd Martin
Betty Jean
Mother's Day Visited by Wide Circle at Salladay Home
In Highland Center on May 12 many relatives and friends gathered at the Frank Salladay home to celebrate Mother’s Day. Attendees included Ernest and Salladay kin from Washington, Iowa. Rath and Green families. Burtington line and friends from Burlington. plus Dr. and Mrs. McCreedy and others. Several local residents hosted or joined visits through the day and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Ernest Salladay
Myron
Louis Rath
Iris
Glen Green
Mae McLaughtin
Washington
John Martindale
Familly
Mise Morgan
Burlington
Frank Salladay
Wm.Murphy
W. R. Murphy
Coffee substitutes in Civil War by parsnips and sweet potatoes
During the Civil War Confederates used parsnips and sweet potatoes as substitutes for coffee to stretch scarce supplies.
Riverport Doctor Kimber Opens Practice in Riverport
Jonathan Kimber arrives in Riverport to take over practice from retired Dr. Ballard. Evelina and Rose Ward aid his initiation as he settles into town life, faces patient crowds, and debates hiring an office nurse. Six weeks in, he handles six daily cases, meets local curiosity, and begins building routine while navigating relationships with Rose and townsfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Kimber
Riverport
Alan Ballard
California
Evelina
Jonathan
Rose Ward
Ose
Rose
Alan
Consulting Room
Pete
Fred
Eveine Ose
Kim
Kipling
Jon
Lynd
Mother Ward
Bill Lynch
Doctor Ballard
Nan
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Mae West
Wright
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Frank Wallace
New York
Wallace
Clarence Miller
Floyd Standley
Marehalltown
Lloyd Carter
Addie Standley
Hillsboro
Wayne Norman
Ed Davis
Mis
Lillian Crone
Salladay
Ray Steele
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
Olive Lewis
J. T. Foster
Ruth Hoskins
Joe W. Krotz
Murray Lewis
Phyllis Goon
Delmar Steninger
Keota
Earl Steele
Haskins
Wm. Murphy
Samuel Murphy
Gary
Soukaphore
Arthur Nicholson
Anna Nicholson
Ralph Nicholson
Miles Foster
Marshalltown
Miles Latta
Columbus Junction
Mr. Latsta
Highland Township
Wm. McCreedy
Milford
Mid Continent
Tank Wagon Service
G. L. Wilson
Chapter
Vienna
Kimer
Coprriahs
Baldwin Siesed
Devinn
Delco
A (Heck) Brown
West
Diamond 760
Ween
Diamond Money
Walt
Piston Mings
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Drive Rons
Dale Denison
Madison
Diamond Inn
Steab
Dees
DON Paul
Diamond Station
North Iowa
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