Mothers' Day Family Dinner Honors Mrs. Kiefer Nearby
Riverside observers mark Mothers Day at Mrs. Elizabeth Kiefer's home with about 40 attendees. The gathering includes relatives from Hammond Indiana Moline Illinois Fort Madison Cosgrove and River side families plus St Marys parish First Holy Communion class members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Elizabeth Kiefer
Cosgrove
Alvin Stransky
Anto Kiefer
Henry Kiefer
Robert Kiefer
St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary's Church
Donald Dutler
Arthur Libenguth
Mark Lintz
Francis Riley
Richard Rummelhart
Paul Schnoebelen
Marvin Simon
Duane Stransky
Donald Thomann
Dean Walsh
Virginia Droll
Marjorie Rotenburger
Rosella Rotenburger
Lillian Thomann
Marilyn Walsh
Marjorie Wieland
Shebanek
Emma Shebanek
Davenport
Rose Shebanek
Mary
Wenzel Soukup
Lone Tree
Joseph M. Soukup
Agnes Metz
Iowa City
Frank Stransky
Towa City
Washington
Shalla
Velma Rotenburger
John Rotenburger
Regina Delaney
Richmond
John Delaney
Brighton Families Entertain Guests Over Mother's Day
Brighton residents host visitors for Mother's Day as Mrs. George Milam arrives from Grand Island Nebraska to visit her parents Mr and Mrs A A Knerr. Mrs R C Edmondson from Columbus Junction visits son BE L Edmondson. Homer Rotzinger and Edgar Rotzinger join at the Frank Switzer home airfield with Albert Benda visiting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
George Milam
Grand Island
Neb
A. A. Knerr
R. C. Edmondson
Columbus Junction
BE. L. Edndson
Homer Rotzinger
Edgar Rotzinger
Frank Switzer
Albert Benda
Furlough Visitors and Guests Return Home Across Iowa
A long list of visitors returns to their homes after weekend stays in various Iowa towns. Phyllis Woodford attends Oska loosa school week end. families from Davenport Newton Cedar Rapids Keokuk Ottumwa Des Moines and Chicago are mentioned among those visiting local homes. Tulip Festival attendees and relatives from Mediapolis Rock Island Hedrick Cedar Rapids and Chicago are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merre Thompson
Davenport
A. D. Cain
Galen Moore
Newton
H. W. Helmick
John Schimmelpfenning
Cedar Rapids
Ethel Townsley
Robert Laughinge
Bobby Joe
Keokuk
Joe Pay
Tommy McClean
Bernard Singleton
Clifford Weidner
Brownwood
Texas
B. R. Gibson
Des Moines
Ted Horton
Cherrie
Glen Willits
Ted
Joan
Jerry
A. E. Horton
John C. Crosson
Rock Island
L. C. Meller
Hedrick
C. W. Duke
Joseph Engel
Carrie Lemley
Nelle Engel
Russell Lemley
Ward officials listed for city government
City Clerk City Treasurer City Solicitor Supt Water and ward representatives named include R F McFarlane A W Yard Clarence Jacobs and Harry Montgomery across the first through fourth wards. The brief page fragment enumerates municipal roles and ward assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
Washington Lodge No. 26 Regular Masonic Meeting Notice
Washington Lodge No 26 ref and acc regular meeting announced for the first Friday of each month. Lee Holland W M and A W Yard secretary listed as contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge
A. Ms
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train and Bus Schedules Include Local and Limited Routes
The notice lists daily and regular trains and buses with stop times from Washington to destinations including Davenport, Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City. It notes daily Eastbound and Westbound services, mixed trains, and special trains with exceptions on Sundays, plus where tickets may be purchased at the local depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Californian
Washington
Cci
Owen Ie
California
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
Gevarté
W. C. Bell
Agen
Omaha
Chicago
Hi Ach
Candy Kitshen
North Side Square
AL Cantoni
Age
Twin sons arrive for Kessel family in Miami
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Kyle received word that their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kessel welcomed twin sons in Miami Florida on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Camp and their sons from Des Moines joined Sunday to visit Mrs Galbry for Mother's Day. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stacy and Connie Wayland and Milton Snyder of Spokane Washington expected later in the week to see his sisters Kate Snyder and Mrs. T. B. Davison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Kyle
Donald Kessel
Miami, Fla
H. J. Krenneman
Debby
Ruth McGraw
Joe McGraw
Kay Kedlinger
View Defense Project
Fred Palmer
Nelson Thompson
Burlington
Paul Mayer
Donald Wheelan
Davenport
Margaret Ragan
John Wheelan
Bill McConnell, Jr
P E O Chapter Hosts Dual Party at Mrs H Stewart Home
Keota May 9 P E O Chapter CM held a dual guest party at Mrs H K Stewarts home with two groups at 2 and 4 pm. Sixty eight women attended the event featuring a display of old photos including guests unsafely photographed. Light lunch poured by H DPD Williams and B L Sanders. Floral decor included tulips narcissuses and lilacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dpd. Williams
B. L. Sanders
Statue of Liberty Arrives in Two Parts
The statue arrived in America in two shipments with the forearm arriving nine years before the remainder.
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America
Ants See Beyond Human Vision in Ultra Violet Light
Scientists note that ants perceive ultraviolet light, a spectrum unseen by humans. This capacity affects navigation and foraging as ants detect patterns and signals beyond human sight.
Work Schedule Maintained at Iowa Ordnance Plant
Forty three ammunition igloos at the Iowa Ordnance plant Burlington are completed and will be turned over to the ordnance department next week Major John C Lowry says. The 43 igloos in Yard C are finished except for earth covering while 35 more igloos are in progress across the yard system and throughout the site. The plant plans over 200 igloos with lengths from 40 to 80 feet. The reinforced concrete structures are 20 inches at the base tapering to 10 inches at the top. IDPA Photo Four of 18 inert storage buildings are finished with more under construction at 500 by 50 feet. Plant employment exceeds 8000.
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Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Ordnance Department
John C. Lowry
Kitten Adopted by Mother Hen in District 4
A red hen nests in a feed box with a mother cat and her kittens. one kitten stays under the hen as the cat feeds it while the others move to the haymow. The neighborhood notes numerous Sunday visits, road trips, and social events from Boone to Davenport, including Tulip displays in Pella and a graduation hint for Ruth McGraw May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crayne
John Wheelan
Boone
Etta Swift
Rev. Briggs
Sadie Smith
Briggs
Species of Whale The Cachalot Undersea Habitat
The cachalot is a species of whale living beneath the sea. It is a toothed whale with large, rounded crests on its head and a robust body adapted to deep diving.
Attendance Up and Contributions Decline Across Decade
An increase of 1,000,000 in church attendance from 1926 to 1936 was announced while contributions in the same period fell by a quarter of a billion dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Kiefer
Dixie Dugan
Mevoy & Striebei
George Shipley
R. C. Bartlett
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Woodford
Virginia Goodsir
Ira Saunders
Dora Saunders
K. Swank
J. C. Bridges
Pella
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
John C. Owen
Stan Klesey
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Stephen B. Jones
Anne
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Lester
Krabill County
W. L Kvie
Ned Morrow
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
Chiropractors
Dr, Chas
Brown
Court House
Washington Independent School District
A. Ralaton
Harland W. Mead
Pee Lee
Erbe
Ethel McCreedy
Harry Bowles
Richard A. Stewart
Ralph W. Thompson
Harry Ramseyer
A. E. Atchison
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Charlotte Baldrige
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
West Main St
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
City Health
CERS
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton
E. F. Mack Henry Bailey
Ight
P. L. Jordan
George Baker
Mark Pratt
H. H. Reister
A. L. Griffith
D. C. Barrett Park Commissioners
Marian
Bailey
Frank B., Miller
J. B. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
W. Ballas
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
A. C. Peterson
S. Second Ave
Washington, Iowa
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Sherman
C&p
Knoxville
Ieee
M L. Goodlander
C. B
C. F. Anderson
C.M
Kansas City
Joe Seenok
P.E.O
H. Stewart
Andrew Mitchell
Willa Cather
Sapphira
Bdith K. Pulver
J. B. Randolph
Darlene Powell
J. E. Powell
Helen McGowan
Bloomfield
Miss Powell
Homer Mann
McGowan
Homer
Darlene
Bloomifield School
Lloyd Miller
Jean Miller
Keota
Kitten
Mother
Red Hen
Cat
Ruth
Tog
McGraw
Ainsworth
Don Beaty
Clyde Rouse
John Adams
Will McConnell
Wilber Harter
Nancy Lee
Boyd Stephens
Charles Kephart
Jim Nicholson
Lin Dodds
Sue Kerr
Vernon Beenblossom
Carl Replogle
West Chester
UR. P. L. Etter
S. Lowa
Journal
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