Thanksgiving gathering and fire report in Lexington area
Mr and Mrs Chas Stewart hosted a large Thanksgiving meal with guests including W R Davison Wagner Knapp Rogers and families plus Arlene Hester Seth Carris and Rodney Swailes. Fire destroyed Frank Kuhn s home while John Arthur slept inside. road conditions praised as crews cleaned area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Stewart
Lexington
W. R. Davison
Howard Wagner
Glenn Knapp
Virgil Rogers
Helen
Fred Wagner
Dale Bain
Arlene Haster
Seth Carris
Rodney Swailes
Clark Wagner
J. L. Coon
Iowa City
Frank Kuhn
Kuhn
Wes Brannen
John Arthur
Neighborhood Notes on Corn Harvest and Visits
Many residents near completion of corn husking while illnesses spread slightly. Dr. Alcorn treated colds at the Glen Green home. Fred Weekly plans to truck cattle to Ottumwa. Families visited each other on Sundays and Thanksgiving as Gray School readies a program. The Blue Ribbon oil wagon called on neighbors last Sunday.
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Gray
Dr. Alcorn
Glen Green
Fred
Ottumwa
Golia Miller
Gray School
Louis Rath
Frank Salladay
Chas. McKay
Lyman Babcock
George Hopping
Thorton
Thanksgiving social notes from Ames and nearby towns
Doyle Schmitter of Iowa State College in Ames spent Thanksgiving at the partial Schmitter home. Donald Hanan visited friends in Brighton. Cedar Rapids resident L A Caldwell called in the area. The P B Johnson and O B Morgan families joined Mrs Amanda Morgan for Thanksgiving at the Schmitter home. Margaret Morgan and Louise Hadley of Richland visited Washington with Maynard Kallous and L H Johnson entertained relatives at Thanksgiving. Mrs Johnson will visit Ottumwa after. A L Mourer family from White Oak were guests at A E Maurer’s home. Beulah Johnson, a student, is mentioned among the weekend notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio Doyle Schmitter
Iowa State College
Ames
O. W. Schmitter
Donald Hanan
Brighton
L. A. Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
P. B. Johnson
O. B. Morgan
Amanda Morgan
James McClurg
Margaret Morgan
Louise Hadley
Richland
Washington
Maynard Kallous
L. H. Johnson
Johnson
Leo
Will
Ottumwa
O. L. Mourer
White Oak
A. E. Maurer
Beulah Johnson
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Pvening Journal
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Post-Prohibition Pardons Spark National Amnesty Effort
As voters across nine states approved prohibition, governors move to release liquor offenders. Michigan plans blanket amnesty for 297 inmates, California aims individual pardons for over 1,000 before Christmas, Arizona intends to free its liquor felons, New Jersey has one prisoner to release, while Washington and North Dakota weigh options and Colorado resists with parole only. The shift echoes a wartime slogan urging releases before Christmas.
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Union
William A. Comstock
Michigan
James Rolph
California
B. B. Moeur
Arizona
New Jersey
Harry Moore
Washington
North Dakota
Colorado
William A. Adams
Tri County Older Boys and Girls conference names new officers
At Muscatine the Tri County Older Boys and Girls conference chose new officers for Louisa Cedar and Muscatine counties. Elected leaders include Miriam Lieberknecht Letts and Lester Gipple Columbus Junction as vice presidents, Burdine Smylie Columbus Junction as secretary treasurer, Aletha McCullaugh Muscatine as president, and Roscoe Shilling Clarence Cedar president with Florence Schiele Durant as vice president. The gathering drew about 500 participants from three counties and featured the Wilton Evangelical church’s 16 attendees, Mechanicsville’s distant delegation, and plans for a similar event next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Louisa County
Miriam Lieberknecht
Letts
Lester Gipple
Burdine Smylie
Treas
Urer
Aletha McCullaugh
Lee Harper
Wilton
Flora Husen
Cedar County
Roscoe Shilling Clarence
Florence Schiele
Durant
Anders Mathers
Springdale
Evelyn Wingert
Tipton
Muscatine County
Wilton Evangelical Church
Mechanicsville
Della Jean
Wapello
Lester Goode
Methodist Church
Tri-County
Margaret Hanfl
Ruth Weber
Nellie Olingr
Mabel Morrison
Dorothy Dean Junean
Carl Weber
Harlan Eliason
Junior Helmick
William Zion
Wilma Teel
Paul Shearer
B. H. Shearer
Christmas Giving and Local Happenings Across Conesville
Do Your Christmas Giving Early and Often. Local society notes report visits and travels of residents, church events, school attendance, theater plans, and weekend outings in Conesville Columbus Junction Muscatine Burlington Vinton and nearby areas. Notable items include college basketball schedule news, world premiere theater dates, and multiple family visits across Iowa communities.
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Cortland
The
Evect Lesen Omstock
Gov -Erect
Moeury
Wimman H Apams
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Lois Wenger
Brubaker
South English
C. K. Morgan
Martha Butler
Jack Pence
Red Oak
V. Pence
Randall Bebb
Conesville
Columbus
New London
Kathleen Hicks
Elleworth Conkle
Nebraska
Shermenter
Univrsity of Iowa
United Presbyterian Church of Columbusity
Lusentine
G. W. Brock Anion
William
Vinton
A. M. Carlson
Charles Jennings
Leo Whicher
Co. Tk. Shellabarger
Laughter
Edna
W. E. Whichry
Burlington
Roy Pine
Robert
Jean
Knoxville
Hazel Hoagan
Toronto
Canada
H. W
Jake
G. A. Metheny
Chicago
Willard Brockway
James Brockway
George Moore
Presbyterian Church
Reformed Church
A. W. Emerson
Bricelyn
Minn
W. EK
Whicher
Billie
Roy Aringedate
Columbus Junction Shipping Association
C. B. Clark
Egebert Shellabareer
Genevieve Fedderson
Waterloo
C. H. Skipton
West Chester
Ernest Wagner
FE. H. Dunlap
Conesville School
Jack Ramner
Norma Buser
Shirley Ann Edgar
Mary Buser
Jean Ramer
Jeasie Vera Walker
Lyle Johnston
Keith Abbott
Lyle Kramer
Ruth Walker
Daisy Kemp
Perndale School
Columbus City
Winifred English
H. H. English
Mobiloil
Mobilgas
Mobiloi
Arctic
Sunshine Gasoline Company
Mobiloil Arctic
Socony
Des Moines, Iowa
C. Mnorthingten
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