North Prairie Flower notes and local happenings
Cooler sunny morning with a dusty wind. News includes Sam Oldfield’s improving health, the Bush family hospital visit after Mrs Bush’s fall, Mother's Day visits from the Young and Woodford families, a Prairie Flower church 4H social, Humblers school closing with a picnic, and local graduates Lyle and Jean Kelsey.
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North Prairie
Sam Oldfield
Cy Bush
John Patterson
Burlington
Bush
Milford Anderson
Everett Young
Tom Schulty
4H Club
Prairie Flower Church
The
Humbers
E. M. Fultons
C. W. Dayton
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Anson Woodford
Lester Buzzard
Brighton
Clarence Fulton
Mervyn Fulton
Edd Heistoffer
Donald
East Jackson notes on wind damage and local visits
East Jackson May 17 report describes severe wind storms the previous week with downed trees and damaged buildings. It notes Bethel church repairs, lumber sale, and lists locals who helped, plus social visits and upcoming travel plans of Rev. Parker and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Jackson
East Highland
O. K
Bethel Church
Bethel
Boyd Foster
Floyd Letts
Ernest Gideon
Rev. Parker
Grove
Ray Lambert
Fred Shaw
Godfrey Juzeler
Stanley and Lloyd
Adolph Larson
Dell Walker
Hand
Donald Brown
Clair Gray
Clive Gray
Co. J. Wolfe
Jake Troyer
George Reed
Mr. Macon
Columbus Junction News Highlights Local Events
Mrs. J. W. Hubbard visits Kansas City then Shawnee to see her brother. Sixty patrons attend Washington school picnic while pupils receive perfect attendance honors. The Columbus City band plans summer street concerts and a Shiloh picnic features a large spread and reunion of former students and families. Multiple visits, school news, and community gatherings fill the column.
Harmony W R Longer Correspondent Weekend Visits
Harmony W R Longer notes family visits as Mr and Mrs Otto Schiebel and Mrs Harmon with Chas. aunt, and Glen Anderson with Mary Kathryn spend Sunday at Chas Schiebel’s. Randolph Kelsey and family visit Ralph Kelsey. Bill Chemillar and Billy visit Finks. Arent visits parental home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Otto Schiebel
Harmon
Chas
Schiebels
Glen Anderson
Mary Kathryn
Randolph Kelsey
Ralph Kelseys
Bill Chemillar
Billy
Finks
Walter Longer
Shiloh Note on Banquets and Community Happenings
Mrs Fred Burger reports on attending two recent Mother and Daughter banquets with praise for the meals. Weather notes say rain Saturday should aid dry planted corn. Kaye Lambert and Donald visited Gray school recently before moving to Shiloh. Edd Showalter family from Moscow Iowa visited Henry Schoolover home. Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs Wi Darbyshire and children Maxine and Claire. Shiloh school closed Friday with the annual community event.
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Shiloh
Journal
Kaye Lambert
Gray School
Donald
Gray
Edd Showalter
Moscow
Iowa
Henry
Wi. Darbyshire
Maxine
Claire
District News Roundup from No 4 District
Lela Miller reports multiple local visits over the weekend including Mr. and Mrs. J L McGraw and family with H J Brenneman, Ed Gretter and Nadine, and Florence Smith in Keota for Mrs McGraws birthday and Mother's Day. Families attended services, a funeral, and a banquet. A wind storm damaged a hog shed on the Cam Miller farm. Friday marks the last school day and a picnic is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. McGraw
H. J. Brenneman
Ed Gretter
Nadine
Florence Smith
Keota
Mrs. McGraw
Tommy Harvey
Julia Ann
Richard
Clyde Rouse
West Chester
Ployd Bank
Malcolm Montgomery
Valesta
Boyg Stephens
Golla Miller
Mary Martin
C. W. Gray
Doyle
Will McConnell
Ainsworth
Cam Miller
Walter Gardner
Poop
Nira Weather Wreaks Wind Damage and Local Events
The NIRA report notes a wind storm last Saturday night damaging fruit trees while rain was welcome. Ralph Bull kept busy on telephone lines amid the fallout and Ellis Rickey helped farmers. Mr and Mrs Jas Hanley and Maxine visited Iowa City, John and Mrs Whetstine saw children in Cedar Rapids, and Mrs Thede Green of Keota remains critically ill.
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Nira
Ralph Bull
Ellis Rickey
Jas Hanley
Bill Hanley
Maxine
Iowa City
John Whetstine
Cedar Rapids
Thede Green
Keota
TALLEYRAND Social News Roundup
Talleyrand residents including June Sheetz and the Sieren family visited Ralph Tinnes home. Cattle were sold to Stewart Bros. in Keota. Will Crawford and daughter Florence shopped in Washington. June Sheetz visited Will Ott in Wellman. John Kiefer and others attended a Farmer's Holiday meeting in Des Moines. Milo Tinnes aided Petie Tinnes with work.
Ainsworth Community Notes Highlight Visits and Farewells
Ruth Norns, Mr and Mrs John Buenacke and two daughters visited Maynard. The Spessards hosted a family dinner with Kenneth Orndorff, Boice Kurtz and families, M Spessard and Low Jean, Hattie Taft of Denver visiting brother S S Ross. W Moore improving at Washington County Hospital. Miss Ruth Lins to Los Angeles for nursing job after Rochester training. J A Marsh and others drove to Davenport for a Chevrolet. Kings Daughters held pot luck supper and missionary meeting at United Presbyterian Park with Hazel Harbison speaking on the negro church.
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John Buenacke
Maynard
FE. W. Spessard
Kenneth Orndorff
Batavia
Boice Kurtz
Kenton
Washington and
M. Spessard
Low Jean
Ainworth
Hattie Taft
Denver
Colo
D. Ross
Ot Thoma
Iowa
Mabel Fullerton
Albert Schmidt
Taft
Ainsworth
W. Moore
Washington Count Hospital
Glen Sands
Columba Junction
Effie McCreedy
Cedar Rapids
Ella Nash
Ruth Lins
Los Angeles
Calif
Miss Lins
Nurses Training School
Rochester
Minn
J. A. Marsh
Harry Pollens
Manford Kilgore
Local talks address international goodwill and Negro faith
Annetta Coppock spoke on What is happening to International good will and Erma Pressly discussed What is happening to the negro faith. Mrs. Etta Wallace and nephew Robert, Mrs. Clarence Waker and daughter Mary Jane were business visitors in Iowa City Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Wood and daughter Martha were Washington visitors Wednesday. Royal Neighbors convention for Washington county will be held in Ainsworth on Wednesday May 2. Several state officers and district deputy Mrs. Lillie Haight of Winfield expected. Neal Sands, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Sands, was in town after returning from Kearney NM where offered high school athletics coach post. undecided yet. He is head football coach at Muscatine high school. Mrs. Fred Barber and Arvid, nephew Gerald Draper, and nieces Glendine Draper went to Des Moines for a few weeks with relatives.
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Annetta Coppock
Erma
Etta Wallace
Robert
Clarence Waker
Mary Jane
Lows City
Frank Wood
Martha
Washington
Royal Neighbors
Washington County
Ainsworth
Lillie Haight
Winfield
Neal Sands
A. KE. Sands
Kearney
Muscatine High School
Fred Barber
Arvid
Gerald Draper
Glendine Draper
Des Moines
Riverside social notes report weekend visits and local changes
Miss Emma Deutsch Cedar Street and Miss Mies Emma Shebanek Davenport visited with parents Mr and Mrs John L Deutsch and Mr and Mrs Paul Shebanek southeast of T A Waltman returned from Missouri improved. Dorothy Soukup Washington visited her parents and Miss Alice Scott Town City over Sunday. Mrs Samuel Littrel Fen ton Illinois left after visiting T L Waltman. Rupert Rummerhart planning a fish market in Iowa City next week. Miss Corona Wiefer Port Madison visited her mother Elizabeth Kiefer and attended St Marys Hall entertainment.
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Mies
Emma Shebanek
Davenport
Paul Shebanek
Riverside
T. A. Waltman
Missouri
Dorothy Soukup
Washington
John Soukup
Alice Scott
Town City
Mamie
Scott
Samuel Littrel
Fenton
Illnois
F T. L. Waltman
Waltman
Rupert Co Rummerhart
Frank N. Schnoebelen
Iowa City
Train schedule snippet with multiple lines
Daily passenger and freight trains listed with numbers and times. No. 3 passenger train No 11 runs nightly at 11 55 p m arriving 3 12 a m during Golden State Limited operations. Local freight No 83 runs daily except Sunday at 11 35 a m. Local Freight No 41 runs daily except Sunday at 12 30 p m.
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Apache
Golden State Limited
Wisttington-Oskaloosa
California
el Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
J.C. Meckay
Washington Southwest Limited
W. C. Pell
Riverside High junior class to entertain seniors at banquet
The Riverside high school junior class will host the annual banquet for the senior class and faculty at the school building on Friday evening. Seniors named include Lara Wingler Velma Novy Eunice Craig Maxine O Loughlin Norbert Kephart Clifford Flynn Lloyd Herring and Joseph Best with Mildred Kenney Florence Koenig Maynard Marshall Francis Skubal and Harold Ray Cummings listed among juniors.
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Riverside High School
Mildred Kenney
Florence Koenig
Maynard Marshall
Francis Skubal
Harold Ray Cummings
Lara Wingler
Velma Novy
Eunice Craig
Maxine O'Loughlin
Norbert Kephart Clifford Flynn
Lioyd Herring
Joseph Best
Local Visitors and Family Visits Reported in Tyrone Area
Rosa Sheetz and sons Wilmer and Burretl with Everett Fagan and Hubert Sheetz visited Des Moines Sunday to see a ball game. Mr and Mrs Raymond Barnhart spent Sunday evening at Charles Lenninger's. Dorothy returned home with them for a visit. Mrs Anna Sheets visited her father John Luers at the Washington hospital Sunday. Mr Luers returned home Monday after a six week hospital stay. Geo Crawford Mrs Luc Dillon spent Monday with John Henry. Eddie Lenninger is visiting sister Mrs Howard Snyder in Ottumwa.
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Tyrone
Rosa Sheetz
Wilmer and
Burretl
Everett Fagan
Hubert Sheetz
Des Moines
Raymond Barnhart
Charles Lenninger
Dorothy
Anna Sheets
John Luers
Washington Hospital
Luers
Caughter
Geo. Crawford
Luc Dillon
John Henry
Eddie Lenninger
Howard Snyder
Ottumwa
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