Jones Families Hold Third Annual Reunion in Columbus Park
The Jones families gathered for their third annual reunion at Columbus Chautauqua Park in Columbus Junction. Officers elected include Merle Jones as president and Hazel Jones as vice president. Attendees listed span multiple area towns, with plans noted for the 1929 reunion on the second Sunday in August at Weed Park, Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Jones
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Merle Jones
Hazel Jones
Jessie Jones
Clennie Jones
Jay
al Jen
Ira Jones
Marie
Lucile
W. E. Gabriel
W. H. Hull
G. H. Jones
Bert Wolfe
Columbus
Junction
J. Co. Kemp
Martha Axtell
Conesville
Ada Kemp
San Francisco
L. G. Browning
Letts
Carleton Moore
Mary
Billie
Washington
Aura Jones
Davenport
Janelle Kemp
Muscatine
Theo Duncan
Cedar Rapids
Weed Park
Dinner Committee Named for Country Club Event
Mrs. Sherman will chair the dinner committee for the country club event Thursday evening with assistances from Mrs. Warfel and Mrs. Boller. Other members include Mr. and Mrs. Coffey of West Chester, Mr. and Mrs. McCleery, Mr. and Mrs. Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Ruam eer, with entertainment led by Mrs. Rudiver and Mrs. McCleery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Roger Sherman
Entertainment
Rudiver
McCleery
4H Club Girls Elect New Officers
The 4C 4-H club elected officers for the year at Marian and Delight Rinner’s home on Wednesday May 25. Marian Swan was named president Pauline Mast vice president Marian Rinner secretary treasurer Myrtle Freyenberger historian. Four new members Myrtle Ruth Freyenberger Oletha and Verdella Widmer joined. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
Delight Rinner
Marian Swan
Pauline Mast
Marian Rinner
Myrtle Freyenberger
Myrtle
Ruth Freyenberger
Oletha
Verdella Widmer
Social calendar of events for upcoming week
Notices list events for junior senior banquet at M E church, Snowball Social, Linger Longer club, golf events, bridge in rain, Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid, OES chapter 392 meeting, Just Us club, Independent club, Pilotbury Ladies Aid, Country club dinners, West Chester class, St Pauls Evangelical Ladies Aid, Women’s Missionary Society, PL BR QO chapter, children’s program, H J club, Friendly Circle, Kolah club, Presbyterian Ladies Aid, Rebekah meeting at hall with various hosts and times through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Roberts
W. V. Durst
Margaret Keyser
North Side
Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid Society
Howard Benn
Ainsworth
Hall
Just Us Club
Ed Grayson
East Third
Nelson Thompson
Pilotbury Ladies Aid Society
Keith Herr
Dow Bishop
West Chester
A. W McBlain
Niffenegger
St. Paul's Evangelical Ladies Aid Society
Ae T. Michels
North
Iowa Avenue
H. J
Saco-Nce Mtn
Will Proby
Friendly Circle
iMrs
Heck Kolah
Clayde Knupr
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
T Church
Rebekah
Joop. Hall
Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Notice
Presbyterian cottage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday at 9 30 AM in the home of Mrs. Bessie Wead at 602 North Marion Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Bessie Wead
North
Marion Avenue
Birthday notices for Elizabeth Berry Rugg and others
Elizabeth Berry Rugg celebrates eighty third birthday as a Three Quarter Century club member. Douglas Dowell, 14, born in Tacoma, Washington, is noted. J. B. Crafl turns 85, and Mrs. Frank Sickles and Mrs. W. St. Hill have birthdays today. Inez Schoonover also marks a birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Berry Rugg
Three Quarter Century Club
Douglas Dowell
Edna Dowell
Tacoma
Wash
Frank Sickles
W. St. Hill
19th Century Club Elects Officers at Luncheon Meeting
The final year meeting of the 19th Century Club was a 1 p.m. luncheon at North Side cafe. Mrs A Anderson and Helen Wilson were reelected president and vice president. Mrs Boyd Rerdo was elected secretary treasurer. George Morrison presented the treasurer report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteneek Century Club
North Side
A. Anderson
Helen Wilson
Boyd Rerdo
George Morrison
Manton Hebner
Mrs J D Quinn Honored by Sunday Class on Birthday
Members of the G O E Sunday school class at the Methodist church surprised their teacher Mrs J D Quinn with a potluck supper and handkerchief shower Friday evening. The group visited her home and presented a birthday cake baked by Ruth Foster. Mrs Sidney Moore assisted as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O
Methodist Church
J. D. Quinn
Quinn
Ruth Foster
Sidney Moore
Lazaretto Hospitals Named for Contagious Disease Care
The term lazaretto denotes isolated hospitals for contagious illness in Italy and southern Europe as well as in Hawaii and California. It derives from Saint Lazarus, the patron saint of lepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Europe
Hawaii
California
Lazarus
Growth of Duisburg Hamborn From Village to Steel Center
Cities have grown rapidly over the past century. Duisburg Hamborn on the Rhine transformed from a village of about 1,000 to a major German steel hub with a population approaching half a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duisburg-Hamborn
Rhine
Useful Hints in Cooking Dill Pickles and More
Quick tips cover pickles doughnuts dressings eggs eggplant honey and other kitchen tasks. Notes include salting for eggplant fat clarification for frying and methods to reduce greasiness and prevent sticking.
Evaporation Tricks and Kitchen Tips From a Vintage Page
A collage of household hints covers methods for canning and boiling milk, thawing fish, glazing icing, dusting flour, and preserving flavor. It suggests chilling cans, using lemon rind to freshen utensils, and adding vinegar to boiling water, with additional notes on frosting, tea, and jar caps.
Benteco meat market gets new manager
Bastiaan Den Hartog, longtime meat department manager at National Tea, assumes management of Benteco meat market replacing Ed Sanders who moved to Burlington. No National Tea market manager has been chosen yet. Weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Homer Stephen stayed with Rev and Mrs A Smith in Perry and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastiaan den Hartog
National Tea Store
Benteco
Ed Sanders
Burlington
Homer Stephen
A. Smith
Perry
Julius Kunik
Iowa City
Merle Gardner
Wellman
Washington
Kees DC Paine
Hazel Rohrer
Ames
Mr. Paine
Paine
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Origin of Moonshine Term Traced to Britain
The term moonshine for illicit liquor did not originate in America. A London dictionary from 1785 defines moonshine as white or illicit brandy smuggled into England from France and Holland, contradicting the common belief it began in American mountain districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
America
London
England
France
Holland
Nighthawks Consume Vast Insect Load In Flight
Night hawks feed on the wing catching insects with large mouths. Reports describe a single stomach containing as many as 1,800 flying ants, illustrating their substantial insect intake during flight.
Esther Goodwin and James Farrington Wed in Quiet Home Ceremony
Esther Maxine Goodwin daughter of Lloyd V Goodwin 1002 South Seecond Avenue Washington married James Farrington of Haskins in a small Saturday evening ceremony at the Goodwin home. Rev Vernon Carter Church of Christ officiated with only immediate family present. Attendants Lela Coffin and Delbert Goodwin wore coordinated outfits and pink and white rose corsages as the couple planned to reside in Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Maxine Goodwin
Lloyd V. Goodwin
South
Seecond Avenue
Washington
James Farrington
Haskins
Vernon Carter
Church of Christ
Lela Coffin
Delbert Goodwin
Darbyshires Host Cooperative Memorial Day Dinner
A cooperative Memorial Day dinner at the W. M. Darbyshire home drew thirty one relatives and friends. Mrs Lora Darbyshire of Davenport was the honored guest at age 86 with out of town attendees Lora Darbyshire and Mrs C H Darbyshire of Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Darbyshire
Lora Darbyshire
Davenport
Mes. C. H. Darbyshire
Ottumwa
Mrs Warren Groff Honored at Dinner Birthday surprise for Wellman resident
A birthday surprise was planned and carried out Sunday for Mrs Warren Groff of Wellman whose birthday is today. A basket dinner was served cafeteria style at noon with her parents and many relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Groff
Wellman
Charley Anderson
Charles
Viola
Esther
Lloyd Anderson
Patricia
Marie
Lewis Anderson
Willis Beatty
Ola Jacobs
Mart Anderson
Jim Benda
Dorothy Goldie
Ella Anderson
Florence Kimen
Riverside Alumni Banquet Highlights School Progress
Riverside high school alumni held its forty first annual banquet and meeting at the Methodist church parlors with fifty one seated guests. Clair Flynn presided over a toast program featuring talks by Anna Griffin and Howard Holt, and the graduating class was presented by the toastmaster. Officers were elected for two years: Delbert Flynn president, Mrs Ivo Schnoebelen vice president, Fanice Craig secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Riverside High School
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Clair Flynn
Margaret Jane Griffin
Anna Griffin
Harle McCluskey
Bettendorf
Association
Leo C. Critz
Mary Wombacher
Des Moines
Crase
Howard T. Holt
Bette Cress
Richard Buchwalter
Reta Herring
Gail Kern
Gwendolyn Marner
Ferne Meeks
Robert Workman
Delbert Flynn
Ivo Schnoebelen
Fanice Craig
Banquet
John Tener
Maxine O'Loughlin
Ardell Gerot
Richard Buchwelter
Robert Warkman
Leon Karel
Carl Craig
Maude Carr
John R. Veggy
Glenn Eldridge
Ardell Geret Leon Karel
Walter Albricht
Cedar Rapids
Frank Burger
Iowa City
Paul Gerot
St. Louis Mo
Washington
Dick Conklin
Monnt Vernon
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Roy Alt
Sharon
Clair Rummelhart
William Pobler
Hills
Rebekahs to Elect Officers on Friday
Nomination and election of lodge officers and delegates will be held at a Rebekah lodge meeting Friday evening at the Odd Fellows hall. The session starts at o'clock with a food attendance desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
Odd Fellows Hall
Parkinsons to Celebrate Golden Wedding in Palo Alto
Invitations have been issued for the golden wedding reception of Mr. and Mrs. John Francis Parkinson of Palo Alto California formerly of Washington Their home at 1950 Tasso Street will host the event on Sunday June 19 from 3 to 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Francis Parkinson
Palo Alto
Calif
Washington
Tasso Street
Mangolds Host Birthday Dinner For Mrs Delbert Holmes
Mr and Mrs Leo Mangold hosted a Sunday noon birthday dinner at their home honoring Mrs Delbert Holmes. Attending were Mr and Mrs Holmes and their son Dale who live north of Ainsworth Mr and Mrs Joe McGraw and son Don and J S Mangold Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Mangold
Delbert Holmes
Holmes
Dale
Ainsworth
Joe McGraw
Don
J. S. Mangold
Mary Droll Celebrates 94th Birthday in Riverside
Mrs. Mary N. Droll, longtime Riverside resident, marked her 94th birthday on May 28 at her daughter Mrs. R. A. Knittel’s home. She enjoys quilting with 39 quilts made for grandchildren and remains in fair health, after moving to America from Alsace-Lorraine at age one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Mary N. Droll
R. A. Knittel
Knittel
Honor Huston Girls at Birthday Party
Crawfordsville May 31 double birthday celebration marked a family gathering for two children. The obituary notes that after his death she remarried Charles Croll on June 6 1868. They had twelve children seven living including William Frank Cyril V A Schnoebelen R A Knittel William H Scott Jerome all of Riverside. Grandchildren total thirty nine and thirty one great grandchildren. Brother Martin Birrer north of Riverside turns 96 in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Croll
William
Hills
Frank
Cyril
Iowa City
V. A. Schnoebelen
R. A. Knittel
William H. Scott
Jerome
Riverside
Martin Birrer
Birthday party for Huston sisters draws forty guests
Sabbath May 29 marked Betty Lou Huston and Wanda Je Huston turning 11 and years old respectively. Their mother hosted a noon party with about forty children on the large lawn. Angel food cake, pink and green decorations, jello and whipped cream accompanied a well received lunch. Gifts were given to both girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Huston
Wanda Je Huston
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Columbus Park
Mrs. Sherman
J. B. Crafl
Inez Schoonover
Iowa Southern Utilities CO
Ll. D. Quinn
OR. P
S. Lowa
Wil
Lamb
Harry Ramsey
Gwendolyn and
Harry, Jr
East Washington Street
Esther M. Goodwin
Darbyshires
Mrs. Warren Groff
Rebekahs
Mangolds
Mary Droll
Honor Huston
Crawfordsville
Washington St
Rex Huston
Chichesters Pills
Brand
Heargren Price
Sproctal Purchase
Batiste
PINE
Chambray
Grahams Department Stores
Big Yank
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