Harvest-era social roundup in Havre area notes
Mrs. Wittmer and Coffin families headline a village social log, detailing visits, reunions, concerts, and house guests from Kalona Rockwell Washington Hedrick and beyond. The list chronicles Sunday gatherings, weekend trips to the Ozarks, and neighborhood hospitality across several homes and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Willis Wittmer
Kalona
Anna Coffin
Rockwell
Virgil Wittmer
Sam Wittmer Omer
Martin Weaten
Atly
Ozarks
Reno
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Donaldson Family Guests Honored at Shiloh Ice Cream Supper
At Shiloh on Friday Mr and Mrs Sam Marsh hosted an ice cream supper honoring Mrs James Chapman and her son Donald of Summer Washington and relatives L B Donaldson and family Colfax Iowa Warren Donaldson Jr Ted Cross and children Alice and Donna plus Charles Atkin. The event marked L B Donaldson and spouse's forty second wedding anniversary. Several local families and guests attended from Lincoln Nebraska Urbana Illinois and Wayland making for a community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pratt
Joe
Emma Wittman
Washington
Floyd Steel
Iowa City
WilleBride
Harry McContell
Harold
McSonnell
Sunset Park
Sam Wittmer
Kalona
E. Q. Mason
Style
Margaret
Joe Maxwell
Joh
Zieglowsky
Milburn
Will McBride
H*e
Harry McConnell
Shiloh
Sam Marsh
James Chapman
Donald
Summer
L. B. Donaldson
Warren Donaldson Jr
Ted Cross
Alice
Donna
Colfax
Iowa
Lester Neft
Wayland
Charles Atkinson
Dale Atkinson
James Marsh
Dave Schantz
James
Carl Burhem
Lincoln
Neb
L. F
Howard Sigafoose
Clyde Lambert
Sam Lambert
Ross van Nostran
Tom Darbyshire
Tingly
Wayne
Urbana
Ilinois
Will Darbyshire
Glen Thompson
Janice
Ross Way Nostrand
Ton Darbyshire
Ross
Cloyee Burham
Mrs Etta Buxbaum Concludes Visit in Home of Brother
Mrs Etta Buxbaum returns to Crawfordsville after visiting J C Wooley home in Columbia Missouri. Brother J C Wooley accompanies her to spend a few days here. Other local mentions include Rex Beauchany moving to Winfield for hardware work and various relatives visiting from Des Moines Mediapolis Sac City Keokuk and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Etta Buxbaum
J. C. Wooley
Columbia
Mr. Wooley
Rex Beauchany
Winfield
Clarence Davis
Sigourney
Omaha
Neb
The
Theological Seminary
Russell Jones
Sac City
Cedar Rapids
C. W. McLaughlin
Washington
Trevor Davis
Des Moines
Griff Davis
Lisle Anwyl
Mediapolis
Who Was He in Bus Crash Near Dyersville
A bus crash near Dyersville left a burned youth whose identity sparked dispute. The Rasmusson family of Obert Nebraska believes the victim is their son Norman while Mrs Marie Ready of Dubuque asserts a different identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
Rasmusse
Obert
Nebraska
Norman
Marie Ready
Dubuque
Mystery Remains as Youths Vanishing Case Probes On
The report notes the body found is that of her son Robert missing COC enrol lee. Until one of the youths turns up alive the case remains unsolved and investigators press for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
COC
Transportation and meeting notices from Washington area
Washington lodge regular meeting details and multiple rail and bus schedules. Contains rail line stops and timings for Golden State Limited and Californian services, Knoxville branch, and local mixed trains. Also lists Burlington Trailways bus departures west and eastbound, plus ticket purchase notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Washington
Golden State Linital
Slink
California
Knoxville
Honor Shalla Family Entertained in Salem Nebraska Visitors
In Salem on September 12, Mrs. and Mrs. Tony Shalla and son and Joe Shalla of Nebraska were hosted at multiple dinners in their honor. The piece notes community activities, moves planned for Shalla family members, and local visits including Sunshine Community Club and school entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shalla
Nebraska
Salem
Tony Shalla
Joe Shalla
Ed Shalla
James Shalla
John Shalla, Jr
Ed Kallous
Joe Te Bockhorst
George Zeck
Annabelle
Sunshine Community Club
Joe Klorenstein
Blanche Shalla
Iowa City
Washington
Jeanne
Jesse
Salem School
Zecks
Sunset Park
James Zeck
June Knotek
Jacksonville
Illinois
McMurray School
Hilma Larson
Tri-cities
Moline
Camp
Engstrom
Rock River
Engstroms
Grandfather
Ray Engstrom
Auction for Used International Pickup Sealed in Ames
State Car Dispatcher invites sealed bids by 3 00 P M September 18 1939 for one 12 ton truck used International pickup license 2390 P E No A1220 to be traded Bids available from R A Frink Washington Iowa Iowa preference given to state grown products and coal produced under Chapter 62 by Code 1935 George W Hesalroad announces Sept 6 13 public notice mentions large cottonwood claim by Ted Ranshau of Rock Valley as owner of Iowa s largest tree
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
R. A. Frink, Div. Maint. Ener
Washington
Ted Ranshau
Near Rock Valley
Six Girls Attend School Taught by Myrla Stephens
District No 4 opens with six pupils taught by Myrla Stephens. The schoolhouse received renovations over the summer including new wall boarding a new floor painted woodwork updates and a new coal shed. Local visits and social calls are noted among residents including the Brennemans Patterson McGraw and Lytle families and Independence club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrla Stephens
Tommy Harvey
Joe McGraw
Ruth
Edith Patterson
Keota
Mary Westphal
Mary Atchison
Clyde Rouse
Ruth McGraw
H. J. Brenneman
Alvin Shebeck
H. A. Pauls
Paul Lytle
Ralph Lytle
A. C. Patterson
N. W. Thompson
Dorthy
Lake McBride
Independence Club
Francis McConnell
W. H. McConnell
Will Longer
Ted Ross
Howard Baker
Martha
Emerson Mapelthorp
Paul Mayer
Tree measures 18 feet in circumference
A tree trunk is measured at 18 feet around with a branch span of 40 feet from tip to tip.
Storehouse Burns Amid Loss of Contents in Iowa Town
Fire destroyed a 60 by 120 foot storehouse and its contents owned by Weber and Huston, fuel and grain dealers, in Columbus Junction. The blaze, whose origin is unknown, occurred about 4 30 in the afternoon on Second Street near the Benteco store. Loss included salt, feed, baled hay, straw and some machinery with partial insurance on structure and inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Weber and Huston
Mwrain
Second Street
Benteco
Clinton
Clara Whitney
Catherine May
Lee Colton
University Hospital
Iowa City
Smith Lewis
Notus
Idaho
Joe
William
Frank
Eugene Lewis
Leo Letts Remley
Chicago
Haymow Fall Claims Life in Moorhead
Everett Meadows aged 21 fell from a haymow in Moorhead and died two weeks later in what officials describe as an old fashioned accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Everett Meadows
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Lewis Hering
Charlie McConnell
Wilmer Lauderman
Lee Hesseltine
Henry Lunning
Lunning
John Baer
Fred Eislie
Lee
Vernon Willing
S. C. Wittmer
George Chalupa
Stanley Marshall
Brighton
Chester Spangler
Karla
Leslie Beenblossom
Winma Jean
Wilmer Laudermans
Gail Kelley
Baby
Fred Bkislies
Merle Statlers
August Zieglowsky
Haskins
Sam Wittmers
Albert Zieglowsky
Edward
Alberta
Clegg
Walter Westen
Hiram Westen
Noble
Quick Cashey
Harry
Journal Building
Donaldson
Marsh
H. J. Schoonover
Fidel
Oketerodyne
Montgomery
South Side Square
Pilsudski
International Illustrated News Radiophoto
Poland
Josef Pilsudski
Krakow
Berlin
Mrs. Etta Buxbaum
Brother
Mary Manners
Gruen
Washington Lodge
A. M
Ray Cox
W. MI
W. Yard
L. Goodlander
C. F. Anderson
P&p
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Kansas City-Devenport
Southwest Limite
Luce W. C. Bell
Burlington
Candy Kitchen
North Bide Square
Eoam
AL Cantoni
Agen
Mrs. Dewey Weeks
Clarence Chamberlain
George W. Hesalroad
Washington Dairy
Elewtr
Ruev Proof Alumina Flenish
Feltea Cure
Priscilla
Oriep
Montgomery Ward
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