Halloween Socials and Neighborly Gatherings in the City
Community groups hosted a string of events from a chicken dinner at the G W Wallace home to a Rebeka club costume party at the Odd Fellows hall. Neighbors celebrated birthdays, warded off gloom with games fortune telling and pumpkin treats, and planned hobos themed gatherings with prizes for best costumes.
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Rebeka Club
Odd Fellows ’Hall
J. Z. Schwity
Lewis’ Baker
Ora Mayo
College party with games and announcements
A rowdy campus-like gathering featured a fortune teller, prize chocolates, and a goofy roast of costumes. Prizes went to Earnest Meyer for best gamed, with peanut races and bobbing for apples amid social club announcements and upcoming local meetings.
Local notes on visits and family events around Big Stone City
Mrs H C Wiegman returned this evening from a several week trip visiting Boone and Des Moines relatives on the way home. Mr and Mrs Marvin Willem of Davenport are the parents of a baby girl named Atherme Joan who weighed nine pounds. HD Sowash went to Davenport to serve on the petit jury. Mayme Brown returned this evening from Rock Island where she visited her mother Mrs Margaret Brown. Mrs Wilts returned from South Bend Indiana after visiting her son Ralph Beatty and seeing her new grandson Ralph Richard Beatty. Mr and Mrs Russell of Winfield visited Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Praire. Rev CL Wilson of Wapello returned home after visiting his daughter Mrs George Bollean for several weeks. Mrs G A Visser and son Casson of Bussey arrived in Washington to visit Mrs Grant Humble. Lonnie Bridges is expected to arrive today from Dayton Ohio for an extended visit with his brother J Bridges. Mrs Chirence Stanton went to Eldon this morning for a luncheon in honor of Mrs Ellsworth Hillis.
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H.C. Wiegman
Big Stone City
South Dakota
Boone
Des Moin
Marvin Williemon
Davenpfort
Mayme Brown
Rock Island
Margaret. Brown
Wilts
South Bend
Ladiania
Ralph Beatty
Ralph Richard Beatty
Russel
Winfield
Ralph Prair
CL. Wilson
Wapelto
Chirence Stanton
Eldon
Ellsworth Hillis
Des Moines Banks Consolidated Today
Des Moines Oct 31 consolidation of Peoples Savings Bank with Bankers Trust Company under the name Bankers Trust Company completed today. Resources exceed 9 million dollars. BF Kauffman named president of the new bank. Charles H. Martin named vice president.
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Des Moines
Peoples Savings Bank
Bankers ‘Trust Compay
Bankers ‘Trust Company
BF. Kauffman
New “Bank
Charles H. Martin
Tevings Bank
Veoptes Presid
Palmer and Steben Visit Kecca Amid Illness Call
Mrs. Loren Palmer’s serious illness prompts Palmer and Russ Steben Me to travel to Kecca this morning. Mrs. Guy Lewis of Columbus Junction shopped in Washington yesterday.
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Smyesor. Palmer
Russ Steben Me
Palmer
Kecca
Loren Palmer
Guy Lewis
Columbus Junction
Washington
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Awaty Atcheson
Marie Jason
G. W. Wallace
Re Clark & Enstin
Tore Force
Wawiapent Sociale
Myrtle Poole
Nelile Piletary
Jennie Nelwon
J. We Enstin
Po ON. Davidson
R Baker
CC. Watson
West Chester
Scott Wicox
Ari Birney
Wil Healy
Atesa
Mable Berger
Wilcox
Ben
Rubio
Joe Wright
Main Street
Quartertes
C. Woodford
Iowa City
Priscilla
Dierson
GW. Hay
Will Clark
Will Jones
A. J. Dawson
East Jefferson Street
A. J Dawson
Miss Dawson
Elizabeth and
Etha Dawson
A. E. Atchison
Carlton Wilson
R. Cherry
B. M. McConaughy
Ella Warren
Marion Work
A.C. Barn
Cedar Rapids
Winifred Palmer Mary Welch
Hatlowe'eelah
Barbara Caddy
Peewee
Brett
Kgrownrn
Haven
Atwater and Horn
Hamilton Beach
M&s
Has. Brown
Gingerich
George Jones
Earnest Meyer
Irma Tucker
Harvey
Havre
Wil Miller
Presbyterian
Mrs. Wallace
Bert Hill
Everette Smith
Women's Missionary Society of the
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Floyd Walker
A& 1
Joe Maxwell
Ovelock
Plb. C
Meeersday
Brighton
A. J. Johnson
Sam T. Donahey
East Washin
Mes. C
W. Cop
Washington County
A. F
A. M
Land
Ruth Gideo
Wellston Social Club
Mable Johnson
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Washington Methodist Church
Pothick
Poole
Crawfordsville
Jenarge
Clara
T. J. Lewis
Chrysanthemums
Nome
Rug Sale
Axminster
Armstrong
Axminster Rugs
Sa. Va
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