Birthday greetings mark anniversaries and milestones
On May 15 families celebrate wedding anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schulty and Mr. and Mrs. William Walker, the latter married in 1943. The list extends to birthday wishes for A. Joe Kelley Virginia Snyder and several others with ages noted including Micheal Clyde Mondia two Mary Diane Booth eight and Janet Kay Kelley. A special salute goes to Mrs. David Blankenhorn a Three Quarter Century club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schulty
William Walker
A. Joe Kelley
Virginia Snyder
Virgil Wittmer
Allison Maas
Joe Zook
Martta Jorjean Mullen
Marilyn Stewart
Micheal Clyde Mondia
Mary Diane Booth
Elwyn Booth
Janet Kay Kelley
Lonnie Gene Wieland
David Blankenhorn
The
Three Quarter Century Club
Women Christian Service Units Hold Meetings Across Groups
The Women’s Society of Christian Service reports unit meetings hosted by Mrs. Manusier Mrs. Rittenhouse and others with devotionals from the Upper Room Psalms and Matthew a guiding light by Frances Minick and mission readings by Dora Minick. Members collected funds and made sick calls while welcoming guests from other units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society OF Christian Service
L. R. Carbee
T. A. Flenner
Unit Seven
William Manussier
Nichols
N. Sorrell
Tom Downing
Matthew
Frances Minick
Dora Minick
U P Ladies Aid Meeting at United Presbyterian Church
The United Presbyterian Ladies Aid met Friday afternoon in church parlors with 35 members present. Sara Pollock presided in absence of president Don ald Stout. Devotions led by Neil Trotman. Minutes by P F Whisler, treasurer report by Oscar Lane. Flowers and repairs committees reported. Florida winter talk by John Stewart. music by Martyn Fenn and Edith Miller. June 8 breakfast announced with George Kerr chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Sara Pollock
Donald Stout
Neil Trotman
John Stewart
P. F. Whisler
Oscar Lane
Trotman
Ralph Kleese
Neill Trotman
George Rudiger
Florida
Mr. Stewart
Bradenton
Fla
Rudiger
Martyn Fenn
Edith Miller
Marolyn
George Kerr
E. M. McConaughy
Grain Emergency Boosts Fish as Friday Meal
The note explains fish as a logical Friday main meal during grain shortages. Fish feed themselves and need no grain, while cattle and poultry do. Fish provide good protein, and quality fish in frozen or canned form are widely available in communities. Buy fresh fish the day it is to be cooked and served. Prices are usually lower earlier in the week than Friday.
Flash Hair Remover promises instant facial and body hair removal
Advertisement touts Flash Hair Remover to remove all hair above and below skin with a harmless effect leaving skin soft. It offers a full refund if hair regrows after the third application and requests $2 postpaid with payment to Beautycraft Products in Montreal Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
M. O
Beautycraft Products
N.D.G
Montreal
Can
Women’s Council Groups Hold Varied Monthly Sessions
Group I met with 12 members and two children as Mrs. Roy Kephart led the business session and devotional. Group II postponed. Group III with 13 members heard “Your Idea of Memorial Day” and refreshments were served. next with Mrs. Richard Skipton. Group IV met nine attendees. clothing for overseas aid and CARE packages to Greece discussed. next with Charlotte Earll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beenblossom
Roy Kephart
Kephart
Buel Fortney
Roy Randall
Beenblossom
Roy Fetters
Harold Jarvis
Claude Tucker
Clive Gray
Tucker
Gray
Frank Gobble
J. B. Erwin
Richard Skipton
Carl Dallmeyer
Junior Y Teeners Dedication Tea Attended By 58
The Junior Y Teeners held a dedication tea yesterday afternoon with 58 guests, including the Y W board members. Anna May Baskett serves as general advisor, Donna Peters poured, and Betty Marston led the reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna May Baskett
Donna Peters
Betty Marston
Donaldson Returns Home From Sumner Visit
FAIRVIEW May 10 L E Donaldson has returned from Sumner Washington to spend time with his daughter Mrs Robert Henderson and family. Mr and Mrs Floyd Reschley and two sons visited at the Dave Richard home at Wayland. Mrs Earl Monson received word of the death of her great uncle E N Meeks of Galesburg Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
L. E. Donaldson
Sumner
Wash
Robert Henderson
Floyd Reschley
Dave Richard
Wayland
Earl Monson
E. N. Meeks
Galesburg
Mil
Willing Workers Meet at Crawfordsville Federated Church
The Willing Workers of the Crawfordsville Federated Presbyterian church met in the church parlors on May 11 at 2 00 p m with 30 in attendance. Mrs Anna Lease led devotions and Mrs Lois Rhea read scripture Proverbs 31 1 10. Mrs D XX Ford offered prayers. They planned the annual alumni banquet June 11 with Mrs Georgia Williams as chair and listed refreshments prepared by Mrs Lois Love Mrs Florence White Mrs Robert Whiting Mae Rees and Mrs Alice Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Lois Love
Florence White
Robert Whiting
Mae Rees
Alice Davidson
Rebekah Lodge Hosts Mother's Day Program
The Rebekah lodge held a Mother's Day program in the I.O.O.F hall last evening. Performers included Mrs. Melia Pickens piano solos, Mrs. Lesla Hotle poems, Joan Boileau piano, and Mrs. Reaney guitar songs. The oldest mother was Mrs. Pickens's mother and the youngest was Mrs. Claude Randall. bingo followed with lunch served to about 100 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Melia Pickens
Euelah Spangler
Joan Boileau
Lesla Hotle
Plan Outdoor Supper For Young Life Club
Thirty seven members attended the Young Life club meeting at Kenneth and Marolyn Fenns home. Jerry Johnson was elected to travel to Star Ranch in Colorado for a week with Ray Watson as alternate. A May 19 outdoor picnic is planned. attendees should meet at the YMCA at 6 p.m. Supper will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Life Club
Kenneth
Marolyn Fenn
Jerry Johnson
Star Ranch
Colorado
Ray Watson
YMCA
Bluebird Notes and Meetings Across Five Groups
The Lincoln Bluebirds learned a folk dance and enjoyed games and songs at a meeting. Garden Bluebirds held a business meeting and played games. Merry Working Bluebirds held a business meeting and a scavenger hunt outdoors. Sunshine Bluebirds will meet next Friday afternoon with Ann Peterson and each girl received a uniform pattern to take home for mother to sew. Activity Bluebirds met outdoors to discuss a summer camping trip and later played games with refreshments. The class play at Ainsworth featured nephew Carl Roberts among the graduates. Co I Richards G F Trotter and Floyd Blankenhorn attended Orville Spencer’s funeral in Salem after a sudden heart attack Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Bluebirds
Ann Peterson
Bluebirds
Ainsworth
Carl Roberts
Co. I. Richards
G. F. Trotter
Floyd Blankenhorn
Orville Spencer
Salem
Mr. Spencer
Local calendar items for Pleasant Hill and West Chester
Community notices list church events and club meetings with times and locations. Activities include dinners, baptisms, study groups, charity luncheons, potlucks, and craft gatherings at churches halls and memorial buildings across Pleasant Hill and West Chester through Thursday.
Birds of Passage Fifty-nine Species Extinct in Northwest
Fifty nine bird species once abundant in the Northwest are now extinct or extremely rare there. The list includes small game birds alongside large species such as the whooping crane and wild swans, whose passing drew less dramatic attention than ducks and geese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birds of Passage
Northwest
Rural Women’s Club Fetes Mrs Phillips With Guests
Mrs Carl Phillips hosted the Rural Women’s Club Thursday with fifteen members and guests including Ann O Loughlin Mrs Doyle Jarrard and children. Lorene Booth led a program with singing and a storytelling reading by Mary Shields. A surprise appearance by Mr Phillips filming the event closed the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Phillips
Rural Woman's Club
Ann O'Loughlin
Doyle Jarrard
Keith
Ellen
Richard Brown
Claude Marie
Connie
Eddie Humston
Gary
Jerry Humston
Young America
Lorene Booth
Leo Marie
William Bell
William Marie, Jr
Mary Shields
Lester Luckenbill
Grant Humston, Sr
Grant Humston, Jr
Phillips
Celebrate Last Day At Number 4 School
The last day of school was celebrated at Number 4 school with a cooperative dinner. Bill Crayne was serenaded and given a birthday cake baked by Mrs. Ralph Kleese. A program by the teacher Mrs. Max Cook and students followed, then bingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Number 4 School
Bill Crayne
Ralph Kleese
Max Cook
Roger
Harriet
Bill Kleese
Gerald Haeggy
Kate Kauffman
Evelyn Mayer
Eddy Crayne
Donna Cave Hosts Cedar Clippers 4 H Club Meeting
Donna Cave hosted the Cedar Clippers 4 H club at home Saturday afternoon. Seven members answered roll call with a playful prompt. Plans for lunches at the next meeting in Jo Ann and Phyllis Stransky home were made. Clothing for children to be collected was also decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Cave
Jo Ann
Phyllis Stransky
P Stauffer Honoree At Shower Wayland
Phyllis Stauffer was the guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower Monday evening in the Joseph Graber home at Wayland hosted by Dorothy and Lucille Roth Ber niece Lois Graber and Evelyn Graber. Guests enjoyed games and unwrapped gifts including a box of kitchen tools. Streamers in yellow and blue decorated the bay window. Refreshments were served to twenty four guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Stauffer
Joseph Graber
Wayland
Dorothy
Lucille Roth
Berniece
Lois Graber
Evelyn Graber
S and C Club Hosts Airplane Bunco Afternoon
The S and C club met Thursday with Mrs. Robert Nicola for an airplane bunco afternoon at three tables. Prizes went to Mrs. Bert Cray, Mrs. Lillian Fisher and Mrs. Agnes Bowman, with many members listed as present including families and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S and C Club
Robert Nicola
Bunco
Bert Cray
Lillian Fisher
Agnes Bowman
Ella Fisher
Alma Kucera
Lucille Kucera
Robert Gerot
Sammy
Baby Girl
Ina Gerot
Eddie
John Wieland
Betty
Gary Fisher
Maxine
Denny Nicola
Friendship Club Meets at Niffenegger Home
The Friendship club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. Ray Niffenegger's home with nine members and one guest. President Mae Gideon led the meeting which distributed the year program and booklets. Mrs. Mae Davis organized social games, refreshments were served by the hostess with Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Morris Alvin joined the roll. The June meeting will be a 1:00 luncheon at Mrs. Nellie Jazier's home to celebrate the club's 25th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Ray Niffenegger
Mae Gideon
Mae Davis
Davis
Morris Alvin
Nellie Jazier
First Exhibition at Carpenters' Hall October 1824
The Franklin Institute hosted its first American manufacturers exhibition at Carpenters' Hall from October 18 to 20, 1824 in Europe. During the lesson period, each girl crafted a salad plate from fruits and vegetables. Sheryl Hall was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Institute
Carpenters’ Hall
Europe
Sheryl Hall
Birthday greetings and ages in local social notes
The notice extends birthday wishes to Edna Bridges Clara Warren Donna Belle Kephart Rodgers Armiene Erwin Mildred Oldfield Anton Kauffman Helen Lou Baker John Kauffman Ralph Kleese Mrs Forrest Lance and Mrs Peter Witting. It also notes David Lee Sorrell son of Mr and Mrs Ed Sorrell is two years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Bridges
Clara Warren
Donna Belle Kephart Rodgers
Armiene Erwin
Mildred Oldfield
Anton Kauffman
Helen Lou Baker
John Kauffman
Ralph Kleese
Forrest Lance
Peter Witting
David Lee Sorrell
Ed Sorrell
Hairdresser Unit Holds May Meeting Here
Unit 18 of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association met Tuesday at Maybelle's Beauty Parlor. President Mrs. Hubert Lehrer led, Lena Davidson acted as secretary, with officer absences noted. Plans for a June 8 dinner meeting and officer installation in Columbus Junction were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologist Association
Maybelles
Hubert Lehrer
Lena Davidson
Jim Conklin
Columbus Junction
Steel in Automobile Demand and Tractor Comparison
The article states that the average automobile uses 3 545 pounds of steel, nearly double the amount needed for tractors, highlighting steel consumption in vehicle manufacturing.
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Ted Bailey
John Lee
Vernecrull
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Unit
John Rittenhouse
E. Harrison Street
George Dave
Oscar Sheets
Clayde Knapp
T. L. Brookhart
G. S. Baird
C. E. Jarrard
Jarrard
Dare
Gilbert Mills
B. E. Miller
Mark
Homer Jarrard
Greece
Methodist Women “Foreign Department
Unit No
Alice Shaver
Clara Wilson
Oskaloosa
Clara Barker
Unit I
A. C. Peterson
M. E. DeLashmutt
Charles Eyestone
Fred Mauthe
Phil Weldin
Methodist Church
Life Magazine
Hugh Hall
A. S. Smith
Elmer Steele
Riverside
Elwood Layman
Trusa
Fairfield
Delbert Johnson
Melba
Mt. Pleasant
James Brooks
Jericho Road
Guilding
Lyin Wilcox
J. L. Kennedy
China
Layman
Wilcox
Johnson
U. P. Ladies Aid
Washington Flying Service
Korg
Hie
Koka
Aes
AIR College
Ak Service
SKG, & Service
Luscombe Seakingtoy
Washington ,Cwa
Women’s Council
Group
Y. W. Board
Donaldson
Henderson
G. C. Rhea
Moline
Ill
J. C. Rhea
Kenneth Rhea
Des Moines
Keokuk County
Edward Hauenstein
Antoine Fink
Ed Rees
Davenport
Betty Cartrider
Winfield
Joan Maxwell
Will and
Everette Roberts
Rees
Will
Bluebird
Lincoln Bluebirds
Garden Bluebirds
Merry
Bob Weber
Ray Carter
Bill Chmelar
Chamberlin Bros
Pleasant Hill Christian Chureh
Baptist Church
H Club
Don Maxwell
White Shrine
Masonic Hall
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Daughters of Union Veterans
Legion Hall
Sam Turkington
Y. W
St. James
Lena Schmitt
Gamma Psi
Beta Sigma Phi
Duane Griggs
West
Chester Pythian Sisters
Hall
Just Us Club
H. Messer
Sunshine Community Club
John Koehler
Homemakers Club
Dale Robertson
West Chester
Rural Women’s Club
Iowa Memorial CO
W. Kaster
Mer
Cedar Clippers
P. Stauffer
Shower
S and C
Airplane Bunco
Niffenegger
Washington
Downie
Goumié Fursase Na
Cownie
E. M. Bridges & CO
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