Local Families Attend Mother's Day Gatherings Across Iowa
Mr and Mrs Russell White Ames visited with the Arthurs and later joined Mrs White s parents in Riverside Mo and Mrs Paul Horak hosted mother s day guests including her parents and son Donald in Missouri Lois Sartor Des Moines spent mother s day with her parents Dr and Mrs M H Sartor in Des Moines Mrs Charles C Brown returned from Kansas City Mo after five weeks visiting relatives Mr and Mrs George Moor hosted weekend guests the Moor parents Mrs and Mrs W C Breckenridge Waterloo and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kimberlain and daughter Carol Jean visited Marshalltown and Des Moines for events Myrtle Rhodes spent Mother s Day in Iowa City with her daughter Zora a University of Iowa student
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell White
Ames
R. Kk. Arthur
Mrs. White
William O'Loughlin
Riverside
Paul Horak
Mrs. Horak
A. J. Vander Vennett
Donald
Lois Sartor
Des Moines
Ana Sires. M. Hi. Sartor
Charles C. Brown
Kansas, City
Kenneth Kimberlain
Carol Jean
Marshalltown
Kimberlain
Conference of
Lows Junior Colleges
Myrtle Rhodes
Iowa City
Zora
University
Ethel Kerr
Wilma
Miss Kerr
Family and Hospital News Across Davenport and Nearby Towns
Melvin Gingerich visits Davenport where Mrs. Gingerich recovers at Mercy hospital from streptococcus infection with plans for skin grafts. Local relatives and friends dine and call, while Helen Livingston makes a California visit. Numerous guests and family events span Keota, Fairfield, Cedar Rapids, Aurora, and Riverside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Gingerich
Davenport
Local births and hospital admissions noted in Wellman area
Mrs Harold Crossett Well man admitted for treatment yesterday. Mr and Mrs C R McCutchhen Jr Washington are parents of a daughter born yesterday afternoon weighing eight pounds two ounces. Harold Cole Brighton admitted yesterday morning for injuries from an automobile accident. Alice Hallcraft Wellman had an appendectomy Saturday. Maxine Adams Wellman dismissed last evening. Mrs Harry Donaldson Washington route 3 dismissed yesterday afternoon. Max Rathmel son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Rathmel dismissed yesterday for his time on Washington route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Crossett
Wellman
C. R. McCutchhen, Jr
Washington
Harold Cole
Brighton
Alice Hallcraft
Maxine Adams
Harry Donaldson
Max Rathmel
Clarence Rathmel
Indees Edge Otumwa Advertisers in Season Opener
The Indees beat the Ottumwa Advertisers 5 to 4 to start the 1740 season. Willee Callahan pitched most of the game for the Indees, earning the win with eight strikeouts, while Ottumwa starter Joya Maurer held them to seven hits. Key moments came in the eighth when Callahan scored and Denton delivered a run to push ahead, then Ottumwa rallied in the ninth but fell short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indees
Ottumwa
Indee
Max Raymond
Willee Callahan
Callahan
Vince
Washington
Joya Maurer
Wele
Hlod Denton
Ouf
Fuhr
Maynard Peck
Ray Whitehead
Charlie O Brien
Dale Schauenberg
Leotard
Bob Plowman
Buckwalter
Schauenberg
Plowman
Peck
Hod Denton
Whitehead
Leonora
O'Brien
Maurer
Gidley
H. Denton
Peters
Lundquist
Fisher
Lundaquist
Solomon
McBeth
Viewman
Fublr
Ottumwn
Kiesey
Baseball Scores and Standings From Sunday Card
National League standings show Cincinnati leading with a strong pace while Brooklyn New York Chicago and Philadelphia trail. Sundays results include New York 3 Boston 2 Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 7 St Louis 1 and a second Cincinnati 13 St Louis 4. Upcoming games Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston St Louis at Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bragud
W. L. Pet
Cincinnati
Booklyn
New York
Chicago Oaks Sonst
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Golden Eagle to Resume Mississippi River Trips This Summer
Burlington reports the Golden Eagle, last of the old time river packets, will again ply the Mississippi carrying passengers this summer. The line will operate between St. Paul Minnesota and St. Louis Missouri with Iowa stops at McGregor Dubuque Burlington and Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Golden Eagle
St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Iowa
McGregor
Dubugie
Keokuk
Sixty-four Painters Paint 10-Room House in Nine Minutes
Waterloo volunteers from the Family Service league hosted a nine minute painting effort during Cleanup week. Sixty four painters and dealer donations covered a 10 room house while an Omaha attempt with a larger crew took longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Family Service League
Omaha
Neb
Social Guests and Visitors Reported Across Several Towns
List of residents and relatives visiting and staying with families in Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin including Mr and Mrs David Thompson and daughter Marjorie from Perry near St Louis MO and others from Stockport Wellman Milwaukee Urbana and JacKsonville. Attendees include Mrs Perry sister of Thompson and Mr and Mrs Robert Lytle at C W Radke home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thommson
Marjorie
Waite
Perry
St. Louis
Mr. Thompson
Robert Lytle
C. W. Radtke
Stockport
Miss Bratten Concert Highlights Local Piano Voice Pupils
Elsie Bratten supervised a Saturday recital at her studio featuring piano and vocal pupils. performances included Little Soldiers, My Secret, There's a Place for You in My Mother's Arms, In Blossom Time, Indian Summer, The Old Folks at Home, and The Tin Pan Parade among others. after the program a kids basket game and clown making activity followed with prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Bratten
Williams
Williams Juanita Miller
Dorothy Ferguson
Fisehbach
Englemann
Allen
Appy Rigenhagen
Nevin
Leone
Schutt
Adler
Gordon the Woodpeckers
Adamson
Corinne Nicola
Miss Bratten
Piaget
Foster
Red River Valley
Autry
Joan
Braedon
Bragdon
Joyce Graf
April Flowers
Janet Grat
DeBoer
Loner
Miss Hratten Marbenes
Had Huber
Will Graf
Pred Longer
Picnic Plans for Amer. Home Members in Rain
In case of rain tomorrow the picnic dinner for members of the American Home department will be held at Stewart School gymnasium at 1 30 pm. If moved indoors attendees should bring their own tableware as announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amer
America
Home Department
Stewart School
Prefab Pine Houses Set for Byrd Antarctic Bases
Prefabricated homes built from ong leaf southern pine lumber at Shamrock Flo will be erected at Byrd expedition bases in Antarctica. Major A L Violante of the U S Army Quartermaster Corps designed them selecting the material for strength and durability. They are rated to support 300 pounds per square foot or over 15 feet of snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock
Flo
Antarctic
Admiral Byrd
A. L. Violante
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
Three extinct volcanic craters found in Redwood Empire
Three extinct craters are reported in northern California's Redwood Empire, locating Mt. Konocti in Lake county, Mt. St Helena, and Mt. Veeder in Napa county. The area hosts mineral springs, steam geysers, and hot water springs, though no recent volcanic activity has been observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood Empire
California
Mt. Konocti
Lake County
Mt. St Helena
Mt. Veeder
Napa County
19th Century Club Meets at Mrs Miller Home
Mrs Frank Miller hosted ten members of the Nineteenth Century Club Saturday afternoon. Carl J Roberts read a mother's play from Eugene Fields and A Anderson delivered a paper on Crosses tracing sentiments from ancient times to the present. Coffee followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Nineteenth Century Club
Carl J. Roberts
Eugene Fields
A. Anderson
Miller
Kintertain Guests at Pinochle Party
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Radda entertained fifteen guests at a party northwest of town last evening. Pinochle was played at four tables with prizes for Dan Rohner and Mrs. Sarah Page. Kale Atkinson won the men's low prize and Mrs. Tom Swift the women’s low prize. Refreshments followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Radda
Prises
Dan Rohrer
Sarah Page
Kale Atkinson
Tom Swift
Past Matrons Club Meets on Saturday
The Eastern Star East Matrons club held a Saturday afternoon meeting in the Masonic Temple ladies room. Nellie Dodder, president, led the business session. refreshments were served by Mrs C Ro McCutchen and Mrs John McConahuy. Ten members attended, with another meeting planned for Saturday, June s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star East Matrons Club
Masonic Temple
Nellie Dodder
C. Ro McCutchen
John McConahuy
Public Affairs Dept to Meet Thursday Luncheon Hosts Named
Mrs T V Konerr and Mrs Emil Hesselschwerdt of Kalona will host the Public Affairs department at a 4 1 o'clock luncheon in the private dining room of the North Side cafe on Thursday. Mrs J O Sexton asks absentees to telephone. Mrs George Rudiger leads a round table on Pressing Economic Problems with topics Installment Building Trade Contracts and Lotteries Relief and The Consumer and the Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Konerr
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Public Affairs Department
North Side
J. O. Sexton
George Rudiger
Social Circle to Meet on Thursday in West Chester
The Social Circle will gather at the Federated church in West Chester on Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock. Mrs Anna Crayne chairs the refreshments committee and Mrs Pearson heads the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Church
West Chester
Anna Crayne
Pearson
Alma Hearne Missionary Society Meeting Announcement
The Alma Hearne Missionary Society will meet with Mrs Will Jones Tuesday evening for a potluck supper at 6:15. Members assemble at the church at 5:45 p.m. Cars will be provided for transportation. Ruth Foster will lead the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Hearne Holland Missionary Society
Will Jones
Ruth Foster
Mrs Applegate Hosts Friendship Club Meeting
The Friendship club gathered at Mrs. Mary Applegate Jriday afternoon with fourteen members and one guest. Roll call was answered with four Mother’s Day poems. Entertainment was provided by Belle Davis and Mrs. Gideon, and refreshments were served by Mrs. Applegate and her daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Mary Applegate Jriday
Belle Davis
Gideon
Jacksonites Hold Practice At Leader's Home
Six members of the Jacksonite 4 H club met at Mrs. Arthur Duensing's home Saturday afternoon. The girls practiced songs for Bally day and, at the close, enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonite
4-H Club
Arthur Duensing
Social calendar for May events at Lincoln school and area churches
Evening literature dinner at Lincoln school tickets from Mrs Homer Stephens by Friday Vigilant Bible class social at church officers to be elected Wesleyan Missionary society 7 30 pm Mrs L R Carbee 220 South Iowa Avenue Tuesday Coreas society 7 30 pm St Pauls Evangelical Church West Chester Pythian Sisters meeting officers urged Alma Hearne Holland Missionary supper meeting 15 am Mrs Will Jones Cotter meet at church 6 46 pm for carpools Baptist Young Women's Missionary society 7 30 pm Mrs Kliver McClure 951 South Fourth Avenue Past Noble Grand circle 7 30 pm Mrs Myrtle Morgan Pythian Sisters pollock supper 6 30 pm K P ball bring dish to pass Sunset Park ring own table service Rooster club afternoon Mrs Oral Norman Roll call a tribute to mother American Home Section 3 dinner 1 pm American Home Section 2 luncheon 1 pm Mrs George C Stewart If attending call Mrs Ed Hammer or committee contact Transportation by Glenn Holden American Home Section 1 cooperative luncheon 1 pm seven and one half tiles southeast Bring table service and a dish to pass Colonel notes on rolls coffee dessert provided Transportation contact list Snowball Social club afternoon Mrs Harry Campbell Change of place Junior High PTA 3 pm Beechwood Legion auxiliary meeting 2 20 pm Legion roots New Haven Ladies Aid society afternoon at church Thursday Lexington Ladies Aid Society afternoon at church Country club dinner 6 30 pm Clubhouse West Chester Social circle 8 pm Federated church Public Affairs department luncheon North Side cafe Call Mr J O Sexton Go4W unable to attend Friday M E Ladies Aid Society 2 30 pm at church Unit 2 in charge of social hour
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Pythian Sisters
Hall
M.B.C
Alma Hearne Holland
Will Jones Cotter
Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society
Kliver McClure
South Fourth Avenue
Noble Grand Circle
Myrtle Morgan
George C. Stewart
Ed Hammer
Sam Witting
Glenn Holden
Washington County
Lexington Ladies Aid Society
Federsted Church Public Affairs Dept
North Side
J. OQ. Sexton
Presbyterian cottage prayer meeting set at 9 30 Wednesday
Presbyterian cottage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 9 30 in the home of Mrs Della Miller 509 North Marion avenue 76127 Regular K of C lodge meeting Monday evening in the hall 745 The WOCLT L will meet Thursday at 2 30 pm in the home of Mrs T F Barker 603 South Third avenue Ms V Cruil will lead with Leisure Time from Ecclesiastes and Colossians 45 7613
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Della Miller
North
Marion Avenue
K. of C. Lodge
Woclt.l
T. F. Barker
South Third Avenue
V. Cruil
Ecclesiastes
Quilt project chosen by meeting attendees
During the regular meeting after breakfast the girls decided to make a quilt to send to an Indian reservation. Marjorie Kuwer is noted in the page as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Kuwer
May Breakfast for Margaret Cowden Circle Members
Nine members and guests attended a May breakfast in Sunset Park. Each member brought her own breakfast. Mrs. Leslie Zook served doughnuts and cocoa. Guests included Dorothy Watson and Virginia Moothart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cowden Circle
Sunset Park
Leslie Zook
Dorothy Watson
Virginia Moothart
Iowa Clubwomen Plan to Attend National Meeting
A delegation of Iowa clubwomen will attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs council meeting in Milwaukee Wisconsin from May 19 to 25. Led by Mrs H C Houghton Red Oak and Mrs Carl Reed Cresco the group lists numerous attendees from Des Moines Spencer Toledo Grinnell Boone Clear Lake Cedar Rapids and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Iowa
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Milwaukee
Wis
H, CC
Houghton
General Federation
Carl Reed
Cresco
Lowa Team Ration
Agnes Samuelson
Wes Moines
Henry Kruse
Hale
Fred W. Weitz
Des Moines
Eugene Cutter
Os Moines
Fred
Clear Lake
Ray Lutz
Ares Moines
Ekdith McBeth
Les Moines
Cluaries Bode
P. J. Mills
A. N. Palmer
Mary Woitishek
Alan Woltishek
Warren Hatsen
Cedar Rapids
Mrs H Wentworth Elected President Of Tri T Chapter
Brighton May 11 Tri chapter B met Monday evening with Mrs H Messer. The annual election named officers: Mrs Harry Wentworth president, Mrs Lee Stacy vice president, Mrs A B Clark recording secretary, Mrs H Messer corresponding secretary, Mrs Neal Whisler treasurer, Mrs K A Horner historian. Chapter A Q P E O met Tuesday evening with Mrs H Helmick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
H. ©. Messer
Harry Wentworth
Lee Stacy
A. B. Clark
H .& Messer
Neal Whisler
K. A. Horner
Po. O
H. ¥. Helmick
Birthday greetings for local residents mark celebrations
Many happy returns to Mrs. Al Ledger Mare Ben Holt of West Chester KO Orris of Crawfordsville Edward Kaufman of Pleasant Bite and Charlie Schamp Billy Gray son of Mr and Mrs Willard Gray who turn sixteen Lizzie Reighard member of the Three Quarter Century 88 celebrates a birthday today with no age given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Ledger
Mare Ben Holt
West Chester
KO Orris
Crawfordsville
Edward Kaufman
Pleasant Bite
Charlie Schamp
Billy Gray
Mee
Willard Gray
Lizzie Reighard
Class Compliments Seniors at Dinner
In Columbus Junction Iowa on Friday evening a junior senior dinner was held in the high school gymnasium. The three course meal was served by mothers of the junior class with Mrs K M Arrington as chair. James Merritt led the toast program and speakers included LeRoy Bloomquist Supt H KE Northey Elaine Moody Mona Dean Mary McKee and Barbara Lynn. A dance followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Way 13
Uibus High School
Gymnaeo
K. M. Arington
James Merritt
LeRoy Bloomquist
Supt. H. Ke, Northey
Elain Moody
Mona Dean
Mary McKee
Barbara Lynn
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Klein’s
Wolf Floral CO
PB. F. Bostwick, Jr
Bob
Nauvoo, Inl
Reister Bros
John Turner
George Moor
W C. Breckenridge
Wieners
Selle, Hag
Loras McGrady
Brainard, Minn
Elder and Shannon
Fred Jones
Orville Unraker
Winfield
Richard Gaines
Shirlene
Fairfield
Harold Weeks
W. Livingston
Washington, D.C
William Livingston
H. J. Voorhis
Livingston
American Law Institute
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Elliot Moses
Elliott
Ray Ferguson
Grinnell
Do W. McClure
D. W
Roy Hartman
Bob Hartman
Aurora
Frank Gobble
Claude Tucker
Gobble
Harry Watkins
Dorothy
Cora Davis
Herman Koenig
Marguerite
Irene
Florence
Elmer
Peorcta, Hl
Irvin Koenig
Tured
Jtoyv
Svykes
Sykes
Washington Hotel
Otumwa Club
See ” Peters
It U Nason
Lb Ances Vu Cockrell
Ee Leonard
O Brien
Iran
Harry Ramsever
Gwendolyn and
Harry, Jr
J. Hanisever
Mr. Ramsever
Mary Crawford
Ainsworth
A. E. Allen
Wayland
Frank Beatty
Sigourney
Audrey Pearsor
Lola Wells Hughes
Elmer Wells
Robert Gibson
Gibeon
Mra
Keith Adam
Jimmy
Nellie Adams
Carl Crossett
Martha
Leo Albaugh
Mary Donaldson
Jacckeonville
June Arlene Knotek
MacMurray College
J. D. Burrell
Quimby
Eltis Negus
Bama Rite
Urbana
Penney’s
Washington, Iowa
Butler
Leyond
Arlene Huber
Gavatte
Cae Josee
June
Aileen Huber
C. Vv. Crull
Everette Burham
A. Kk. Palmer
Cleo Shockey
John Pehler
Dan Kohrer
Clayton Neiswanger
Sarah Kage
Dale Atkinson
Public Affairs Dept
A.H.H. Missionary Society
Mrs. Applegate
Jacksonites
Lincoln School
Homer Stephens
Wesleyan Missionary Society
L. R. Carbee
South
Iowa Avenue
Coreas Society
St. Paul's Evangelical
Harry Campbell
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Legion Roots
New Haven Ladies Aid Society
M.E. Ladies Aid Society
Echureh Unit
Martin's Modern Cleaners
H. Wentworth
Tri ‘T’ Chapter
Aly
Oscar
Ing
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
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