Five Birthdays Noted At Harold Griggs Home Chester
At Harold Griggs home in Chester a cooperative dinner honored five August birthdays. Guests included Isaac Sprague family from Iowa City, Dale Engle of Crawfordsville, and Carol Dean Griggs. The notice also lists many local and out of town visitors, church events, and community happenings across West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W Fisher
West Chester
Harold Griggs
Isaac Sprague
Beverly
Diana
Marvin Sprague
Tommy
Leland Sprague
Iowa City
Dale Engle
Crawfordsville
Carol Dean
Denny Griggs
Mr. Griggs
Engle
Isaac
Leland
Tommy Sprague
Federated Church
John McDowell
Harriet Jones
McDowell
Arthur Peters
van Winkle
Albert Schultz
Mountain Lake
Minnesota
Peters
Betty
Elmer Bostow
Diane
Daryl
Keota
Lacour Evangelistic Group
Lacour
Inlaw
Mission Group Studies The Worth of Religion
The Mission Study Group met in Westchester with Mrs. Troy Forinash and leader Mrs Fred Lindenmeyer. Officers of the local Women’s Society of Christian Service are subscribers to the Methodist Woman. District meeting set for Sept 11 at Wellman. Devotions led from Corinthians. review covered The Right We Hold. A Q and A discussed Needs of the American Indians. Mrs Forinash was assisted by her mother Mrs Bert Rittenhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Fisher
Westchester
Mission Study Group
Troy Foriash
Fred Lindenmeyer
Women's Society of Christian Service
Wellman
Edgar Slemmons
Lindenmeyer
Forinash
Bert Rittenhouse
Mrs. Harry Kleese Elected WCTU President
Westchester local Women’s Christian Temperance Union names new officers at Friday church meeting. Mrs. Harry Kleese becomes president with Mrs. Walter Duvall as vice president, Mrs. Bessie Bauer treasurer, and Mrs. Frank Kleese secretary. County and state conventions set for Wellman and Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Fisher
Westchester
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Church
Harry Kleese
Walter Duvall
Bessie Bauer
Frank Kleese
Mark Sullivan
Wellman
Oskaloosa
Frank Ross
James Thompson
Duvall
Local Families Take Labor Day Vacations Across Iowa
Mr and Mrs Fred Reid Jr with Billy and Sara Rae of Davenport spend Labor Day at the Dr Fred Reid and Ray Gidley homes. Mrs Stella Latehem returns from Lake Okoboji after a week with Dr and Mrs Charles Latehem and family. Donald Gardner reports to Griffiss AFB Rome NY after a 15 day leave with his parents Everette and Mrs. Gardner. The Gardners drive to Iowa City to catch a train. Mr and Mrs C H Wood and Ziloha of Davenport conclude visits with mothers Mrs M E Wood and Mrs Silas Ross before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hennon
Los Angeles
California
Gaylor Tinnes
Amarillo
Texas
Andrew Harley
John Harley
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
Will Shaw
Clifford Teeple
Cedar Rapids
Charley Harley
Harley
Sandra and
Linda
Davenport
Alvin Allen
Fairfield
M. J. Marryat
Bruce
Philadelphia
Walter Miller
West Chester
Howard Sehaeffer
Oakdale
Illinois
Washington
Sehaeffer
Edna Gass
Paul Butterbaugh
Roy Wright
Alton, Til
Homer Porter
Ed Squire
Zear the Shaw
Jim
Carolyn
Jims Reveretts
J. H. Thompson
Ronnie Fisher
Thomson
Tuoah Farrier
Brighton
Clifford Thompson
Ainsworth
John Thompson
J. H
Ray Hough
Carol Dean Griges
Husky
Coe College
Carol Dean
Coe
Audrey Somebody
Othal Milam
Mike
Cindy
Denver
Howard Milam
Essie Mae
Gladys
Harold
Jim Reighard
Candy
Burlington
Jack Hole
Martha Dunbar
Kremlin
William Rathmell
Dunbars
Fred Telford
Clifford
Bauer
Fred Reid Jr
Billy and
Sara Rae
Fred Reid
Ray Gidley
Donald Bk
Gardner
Griffiss Air Force Base
Rome
N. Y
Everette Gardner
Gardners
Iowa City
C. H. Wood
Ziloha
M. E. Wood
Silas Ross
Big Jack Leads Crusade for Square Dancing
Omaha report on Big Jack Hoheisal an Alhambra Cal. school PE supervisor promoting square dancing as a national revival and marriage saver. He cites a dance festival and wishes to spark broader interest while visiting his mother and relatives in Omaha with Myron and Allan of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Square Duncing
Big Jack Hoheisal
Alhambra
Cal
Hoheisal
Cailer
Myron and
Allan
Chicago
Bessie Bauer
Diggers Seek Pirate's Gold Pot On Remote Farm in Mississippi
In Mississippi near Natchez a mechanized dig resumes at a remote farm to uncover an iron pot said to hold pirate treasure. The hunt traces to a tale tied to a hanged pirate from Meadville and Jean La Fitte era legends, with local investors, a Laurel contractor, and farm owner A K Bond involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Natchez
Miss
Meadville
Reba Dove
Franklin County
Jean Lafitte
Laurel, Miss
W. ER. Strickland
A. EK. Bond
A. B. Cook
Natcher
Strickland
Bronze Star Winner Takes It In Stride
CENTER HARBOR New Hampshire UP reports Pfe. Er win Young was awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in Korea. He writes I did what I thought was my duty and they called it heroic action I shot a Chinese at point blank range and one of his hand grenades blew up in my face I sure thought I had had the course Things are pretty quiet here and we're all waiting to go into the Army reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Harbor
N. H
Pfe
Erwin Young
Korea
Pointblank Range
Mussolini War Plans Revealed in Italian Diplomatic Papers
Italian foreign office records from May to August 1939 reveal Mussolini hoped to keep Italy out of war until 1942 but shifted toward Axis involvement in 1944 under Nazi influence. The documents outline Italy's prep aims, including military buildup, empire pacification, battleship construction, rearming artillery, and a 1942 world fair to boost morale and income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Foreign Office
Moussolini
Italy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Albania
Japan
J Pan
China
Alliec
Axis
Ireland
Corsica
Alsace
Britain
France
Duce
Germany
Quality Lettuce Freshness Clues Point to Firm Core
The guide notes that quality lettuce can be judged by examining the core at the base of the head. If fresh, the core should be firm and light in color, indicating good quality.
Gardening Tip for Delphiniums After Bloom
After delphiniums finish blooming, cut away the flower stems to redirect energy into seed formation and overall plant health. This pruning step helps the plants conserve energy and prepare for the next growing season.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chester
John Butler
Woodrow Anderson
John
Washington Country Club
Anderson Camme
Butler
Harold Bohr
Carla
Nita
Here
Richard Baker
Albuquerque
New Mexico
William McIntire
Raymond Baker
Carol
Karen
Connie Goodwin
Monticello
Ilinois
Andy Augustine
Marion Augustine
Lee Craig
Fred Foriash
Des Moines
Lewis Jolly
Dutch Mellendorf
Carl Walton
Wayne Testroet
Georgia
Ed Testroet
Testroet
Muscatine
Herman Schultz
Leslie Blick
Walter Leet
Earl Hobbs
Kleese
Eldin Bauer
Sandra
Tom
Wilton Harley
Lloyd Derby
Mr. Derby
Vallevja
Leroy Tinnes
Ray Nebel
San Bruno
E. C. Bauer
Seari
Ce Motor
Science
Fishers Cities Service
West Chester, Ja
Cities & Service
Blondie
Chic Young
Zsik
Don ] Lawre
Mind
Daddy
Duckie
Good Boy
Cookie
WCTU
Stella Latehem
Lake Okobohi
Charles Latehem
Big Jack
Walt Miller
J. Percival Strife
Lunbar Service
Ethiopia
West Chester Savings Bank
Lown
Joe Palooka
Hubert
Dixe Dugan
Chan
Noliath
Ted
Teot Vv
By McEvoy & Striebe
KY Narvino
Ham Fisher
PalooKa
Narvino
Tvet Fore
Sieteoe
Delphinums
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bldghone
Theo
B. Bailey
West Main
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
KE. D. Morrison
KE. D. Morrison Jr
Morrison
OS. W. Livingston
Robert Day
West Main St
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co. Ag
Optometrists
R. Q. Eastland
DR. Robt
Clawson
S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
M.L. Smith
North Side Square
Pr. LL. Etter
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