Columbus Junction Community News Highlights
The Columbus Junction area reports on the junior senior banquet at Columbus High School with 75 attendees and performances by Miss Cornilla Peters and others. Local clubs, school closings, alumni events, and visits by residents to nearby towns are noted along with meetings of the Louisa County Medical Association and Royal Neighbors events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Columbus High School
Helen Stephens
Carl Weber
Ruth Anwyl
Gerald Breneman
Genevieve Fedderson
Cornilla Peters
Kathryn Ochs
Rebekah
Max Hazelrig
Omaha
Cedar Falls
L. G. Abel
Conesville
Lee Frazier
Bristow
Kissimee
Fla
R. F. Edmondson
Cecil Bliven
Columbus High Schol
Chi Beta Phi Fratershity
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Lily Lake
Columbus Junction
Frances Letts
Letts
Swamp College School
Columbus City
Martha
Grace Butler
Burlington
Earl Smith
Wapelo
Louisa County
Farm Bureau
Wapello
May Larson
Iowa State College At
Ames
Emma Mellrath
Roy Drake
Richland
S. R. Drake
Louisa County Medical Association
Oakville
W. B. Brock
M. R. Edmondson
George Edmondson
Fairfield
Elmore Edmondson
Brighton
Louisa Center
Gladys Ball
W. A. Dunn
George Wilcoxon
Harry Paxson
Raymond Mohlie
Waterloo
T A. Wykert
S. C. Hall
William Hall
Edith Newton
Sandy Grove
Fredonia
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Ewton
Royal Neighbor Lodges
Muscatine
Mesdames S. M. van Vliet
C. J. Hanft
Myrtle Jennings
Merle Blair
J. A. Mulhern
Edgan Rabenold
Samuel Owens
W. E. Gabriel
Joseph Lewis
G. W. Brock
F. A. Lewis
Albert Bliven
William Wilson
Columbus Junction School
William Connor
Columbus Chanauqua Park
R. J. McCleery
Hugh McCleery
Grinnel
Women’s Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church of
Fred Duncan
Grace Robertson
India
C. S. Rasdale
F. H. Johnston
Lily Lou Lansing Seeks Opera Fame Amid Personal Turmoil
Lily Lou Lansing, a pretty telephone operator in New York, abandons marriage plans to Ken Sargent after his family threatens annulment. She moves through high society circles, meets Dwight Gwin the vocal coach, and confronts an imminent pregnancy as she pursues a singing career, with love interests and family letters shaping her choices.
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Lily Lou Lansing
Ken Sargent
Ken
Peggy Sage
Lily Lou
Dwight Gwin
New York
Gwin
Mrs. Manchester
Tony Schiarilli
Schiarilli
Devil
Tony
France
Germany
Italy
Lily
Maxine
Sadie
Miss Lily Lou
Nita Nahlman
Nahlman
Carmen
San Francisco
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Masonic Lodges Announce Regular Meetings
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and AM holds regular meetings on the first Friday each month led by Glenn Mace as Worshipful Master with A W Yard as Secretary Damascus Shrine No. 10 W 8S of J convenes its regular meetings on the fourth Tuesday monthly at the Masonic Temple rooms Grace E Twinam is Worshipful Hostess and Mrs J W Bidwell serves as Scribe
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Glenn Mace
W. M
A. W. Yard
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
Grace E. Twinam
Western Rail Schedules and Station Notes
Daily and weekly rail timetables list passenger and freight trains serving Washington and surrounding towns. Notable stops include county seats, local points such as Brighton and Spickards, and connections to the Golden State Limited and Apache services with daily and Sunday variations.
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California
el Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Community Notes on Illness Travel and School Out Day
The passage records Mr. Geo Fulton’s hospitalization and family visits from Mrs. Hazel Kuwer and others, with well wishes for his recovery. It notes several Sunday gatherings by the Hoyle, Dawson, and Smith families, and mentions Franklin Center and Grant schools closing May 20 for a picnic and vacation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Combs
Frank Smiths
Geo. Fulton
Fulton
Hazel Kuwer
Kansas
J. B. Frasher
George
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Hoyle
L. B. Hoyle
Howard Hoyle
Franklin Center School
Joe Nebergall
Alva
Warren Long
Cecil
Berhadine
Bert McKinzie
Paul
Clyde Dawson
Dawson
Fred Jones
Homer Kirkpatrick
Warreod Long
Lloyd Dickinson
Priscilla
Long
Gerald
Emil Finke
Atkinson
Fred Longer
Art Dawson
Francis Bush
Grant School
Stringtown Community Notes Warm Picnic At Stringtown
Mrs Verena Graber and daughter Helen along with Peter Widmer and family joined others at the Joe Widmer home. The Mission Society met at Peter Graber s home. About 85 attended a picnic with home made ice cream and cake as men planted corn. Walter Scranton and two children of Connecticut attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Verena Graber
Helen
Peter Widmer
Joe Widmer
Elizabeth Neff
Ethan Brooks
J. O. Wenger
Raymond Wenger
Elmer Roth
Emerson Witting
Verla Boshart
Noah Widmer
Mission Society of the Ficher Church
Peter Graber
L. H. Rinner
Washington
Mary Scranton
Walter Scranton
Connecticut
Giant grapevine found in Smoky Mountains region
Immense grapevine measures five feet in diameter and is located twelve inches above ground in the Great Smoky Mountains region. This curious feature may attract hikers and botanists studying large plant growth in the area.
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Great Smoky Mountains
Gutenberg Bible First Appeared In 1956 Era Folio
The Gutenberg Bible first appeared on August 15 1956 a large Latin folio of 1282 pages printed in double columns with spaces for hand colored initials. Only 41 copies are known and 11 reside in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Local Dentists and Real Estate Firm Listings
Entries list multiple dentists with office notes at various streets and corners, including W D Dwyer, T J Pease, and O F Boller with addresses and phone numbers. Also shows John W Applegate Real Estate at City Hall across from State Theatre with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Applegate
City Hall
State Theatre
Local Insurance and Funeral Home Listings
Local agencies include Ralph W Thompson Insurance at Bailey Building near the elevator with phone 17 and Lemley Yard Insurance at 2014 East Main Street with phone 784. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia lists H W Hyde as district agent with phone 800 Black. Jones Funeral Home is at 116-118 800 Black next to the library, and Sherman’s Funeral Home at 305 West Main St opposite the courthouse offers ambulance service with phone 268.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Thompson Insurance
Bailey
Lemley & Yard Insurance
Washington National Bank
East Main St
Provident Mutual Life Ins. Co
Philadelphia
H. W. Hyde
Black
Jones Funeral Home
Sherman's Funeral Home
West Main St
Court House
Attorneys Livingston and Richer Ad Copy
Living ston and Richer abstract department in office at 204 West Main block east of Court House. Phone 147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Local Health and Home Service Ads
Chiropractor and osteopathic office listed opposite the Court House with office and residence numbers. Also an osteopathic physician D O EPTER with rectal disease specialty. Third door south of Lemmon's Pharmacy upstairs. Plumbing and heating by BEAM CARSON at 119 North Iowa Ave with prompt service.
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Court House
Preston IL
Epter
D. O
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Plumbing Beam & Carson
North
Iowa Ave
Veterinarians Dr C EK Bassler Ainsworth Graduate
Veterinary professionals listed with credentials including Dr C EK Bassler and Ainsworth graduate status. Details show licensing, accreditation, and office references with contact notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. EK
Bassler
Ainsworth
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