Community clubs hold meetings with squash of events
The Sunshine Community club met at Mrs. Joe Kieftenstein's home with nineteen members and six guests. A Hallowe en social was planned for October 21 at the Don Wylie home. Other society items include Eureka M E church class gatherings, Woman's Missionary Society program at the Presbyterian church, a wedding gifts event for Mr and Mrs Ralph Bunce, a fifteenth birthday dinner for Ruth Cunningham, Friendship club needlework, Sadie Buffum and Paul Mannhardt wedding in Davenport, Fortnightly club art section, Rebekah lodge meeting with plans for Halloween events, and Wellman order invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Community Club
Joe Kieftenstein
Robert Kephart
John Baer
Clarence Randall
Mary Wilkens
Fred Burger
Donald
Fred Klopfenstein
Baby
Ehme Koehler
Don Wylie
Glenn Beenblossom
Carl Koehler
Eureka M. FE
Charles McKay
Woman's Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
Jay Carris
F. W. Easwood
W. M. Fitzwilliam
Katheryn Latta
Margaret Momiger
Persia
Islam
Eastwood
Vernon Witting
Margaret Cowden
Henry Shields
J. Elliot Grayson
Bunce
Bridge
Ray Latchem
Sioux City
Sadie Buffum
S. Buffum
Durant
Iowa
Paul Mannhardt
D. W. Mannhardt
Davenport
St. Anthony's Church
John Hopkins
George Westphal
Mary Burke
Mildred Caska
Charles Mannhardt
Anthony Cunningham
Edward O'Donnell
Fetervay Park Inn
Washington
The
Sickles and Preston Company
Mary Simons
H. B. Knight
Frank Wilson
British Museum
London
H. G. Richardson
Princess Oceanographical Museum
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Rebekah
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Keokuk
Keokuk Order
Hallowe'en
Myrtle Anderson
Wellman Order
Mason City
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Winnie Palmer
Halloween Dinner Honors Guests From Washington State
Mrs. Bessie Tucker and Mrs. Harry Watkins hosted about twenty four relatives at North Iowa avenue for a dinner and evening party. Honored guests included Mrs. Warren L. Beals and daughter Margaret Jane, and Mrs. George T. Lewis of Spokane, Washington, visiting as house guests. A three course chicken dinner was served at two long tables decorated with Halloween favors. Tall tapers and Halloween place cards adorned the setting, followed by bridge at three tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Tucker
Harry Watkins
Iowa Avenue
Warren L. Beals
Margaret Jane
George T.lewis
Spokane
Washington
Community group notices announce meetings and events
Local groups list upcoming gatherings at the courthouse Maple Grove school and Lexington church parlor with topics on farm bureau lessons clothing care and social fundraisers. Events include a Daughters of Veterans meeting a box supper and candy social a Y club gathering and teacher examinations with a candy social at Allbaugh school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Cedar Township
Morton Emde
Lexington Church
Farm Bureau
Allbaugh School
Doris Endicott
Local Social Roundup From Olds Iowa Delights Guests
A long list of visits and dinners highlights community life in Olds Iowa. Families including Miller, Nordstrom, Martin, Twinam, Hough, Fenton, Peterson, Abrahamson, DeWitt, Lucas, Eveland, Miller, and Wright are noted visiting relatives, hosting dinners, shopping trips in Burlington, and church guild activities. Notable events include Circle No. 2 of the Guild serving a church dinner and multiple family gatherings across neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed A. Peterson
Burlington
John Abrahamson
Mary Ann
Fairfield
Wm. Eveland
Oscar Abrahamson
Ed E. Miller
Walter DeWitt
Lucas
Pleasant
Frank Miller
Arthur
Fred Beardsley
Winfield
Grover DeYarman
Blain and
Kyle
Dr. Duncan
Residents and visitors travel around Keota area events
A long visitor list notes Mary Kathryn Morgan and family, John Huston Sr and wife, and many neighbors on weekend trips to Muscatine Winfield and Fairfield. The column lists shopping trips, visits with relatives, and a church district meeting in Winfield. It mentions Homecoming at the MFE church and a jellies drive for the Old Soldiers home. Local social life and upcoming services are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kathryn
Alfred Morgan
Louise
Marguerite
John Huston
Muscatine
George G. Larsen
Mabel
Edith Martin
Winfield
Howard Lee
Robert
Helen
Fairfield
Mrs. Henderson
West Union
Anna Tedford
Iowa City
Charles McCreedy
Effie McCreedy
Nathan Barris
Arline Francis
Frank Chihak
Trezona
Pauline
Keota
Hilda Olds
Lexington
Timmins
Krenmy
Central City
Towa
J. M. Walker
Malcolm Dowell
Tacoma
Wash
Wy. L. McConnell
Grace Hesselttine
Alice Peterson
Letts School
Old Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Ainsworth Social Notes Mention Iowa Visits
Mrs E W Spessard reports Mrs Lynne Van Horn returned from Dunlap Iowa after an extended visit with her son Homer and family. Iowa City visitors included Mr and Mrs A P Jeffrey Grace Walker and Betty Crawford last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Clayton Eden visited with Mr and Mrs Hampton Mrs Eden’s parents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Lynne van Horn
Dunlap
Iowa
Homer
A. P. Jeffrey
Grace Walker
Betty Crawford
Iowa City
Clayton Eden
Mrs. Hampton
Burglars Fail to Make Away with Local Car
Clarence and Frances Washington awake to a prowler in the night and later plan a trip to Grinnell for the Pioneer Bulldog game. The narrative blends local chatter about cars shops groceries and theater plans with everyday details and small town observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Frances
Grinnell
Frances Washington
Essex
Mangold
Orez and
Speer’s
Conner’s
Sunkist
Ream
Carson
C. S. Lemmon
Warren
Also Mentioned on This Page
Asea
Ralph Bunce
Fred Reid
South Town Avenue
Ruth Cunningham
South
Betty Cunningham
JL. Ff. Lambert
Friendship Club
Emma Shaw
Helen Lambert
Carrie Davis
Warren's Greenhouses
Sc, Co. Hospital
Member Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
Daughters of Veterans
Court House
Maple Grove School
Ruth Shalla
Egypt
Salem
Ed Shalla
OLDS—Vernor E._ Nordstrom
George
John Miller
Near Washington
Jake Miller
Near Wayland
J. W. Miller
Loring Martin
Lyle
Near Donnellson
M. B. Martin
R. Twinam
Crawfordsville
Robert Long
Bennie Fulton
Ira Owens
O. P. Hough
Tony Johnson
Town
Harold Unkrich
August Sodergren
Robert Tullis
Richard
Fort Madison
C. J. Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
C. L. Jarrick
Nels Peterson
Mike Miller
Ralph Gorham
Lease
Cecil Lease
Carson’s
Ray Bryant
St. Anthony
Des Moines
C. V. Shull
St. Mary’s
Fox Theatre
Betty Compson
Kenneth Harlan
Betty
Atchison
Oder
Washington Dairy
Sikke T. Brewer
Willis Beatty
Knox Dairy
J. H. Simmering
Walter Little
the Dairymen of
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!