Local Notices and Social Notes From Iowa City Area
Mary Simmering enrolls in University of Iowa nursing school and boxes 71 Westlawn. The office will close Sept 18 to Oct 4. Mrs Edith Shields returns from Minnesota and Canada trip. Chocolate Shop offers caramel apples at 10c. Holmes family returns from Milwaukee and northern Minnesota visits. Free Cownie Fur style show at Fortnightly Club High School invitation at E M Bridges Co store.
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Mary Simmering
Sam Simmering
University of Iown’s
School of Nursing
Westlawn
Iowa City
Edith Shields
Minnesota
Canada
E. M. Bridges & Co
Fortnightly club to sponsor style show with Bridges tickets
Local note announces a Fortnightly Club sponsored style show at Cownie High School with invitation tickets available from Bridges store. Other items mention graduate student Catherine Morris heading to the University of Iowa, Ed Bridges and family updates, and weekend social visits across Keokuk Davenport Washington and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Morris
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Miss Morris
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Farm Bureau group to map 1949 plans
Iowa Farm Bureau official resolutions committee will meet in Des Moines on September 24 to outline the 1949 program. Members include Richard Stephens Crawfordsville chairman and representatives from Toddville Decorah Charles City Estherville Glidden Traer Ft. Madison and Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. [. Wildin
St. Charles
James Winston
Atlantic
Howard Mitchem
Marshalltown
Red Sox stumble tighten AL pennant race in three way scramble
Boston drops two to Detroit while Indians beat Philadelphia twice to climb to second, as New York wins and tightens the AL pennant chase. Washington starts late rally, Braves and Cardinals win to stay near top. Giants drop twice as Phillies, Pirates also fail to gain.
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New York
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Cleveland
Tigers
Red Sox
Indians
Yankees
Philadelphia
Lou Boudreau
Steve Gromek
Larry Doby
Senators
Washington Senators
Rip van Winkle
Chicago White Sox
Boston Braves
Reds
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Giants
Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted
At the hospital, admissions include Mrs. Sam Miller from 5158S Marion in medical care. Today Mrs. Francis Gent from Keota undergoes medical care while Mary Catharine Friese is in medical. Relden Jarrard is discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Miller
Marion
Francis Gent
Keota
Mary Catharine Friese
Relden Jarrard
Stewart Crone All Stars Tie for Top Honors in Tourney
Stewart Crone All Stars and Des Moines Moose tied for top honors as time ran out in a softball tournament at Armory Field. A 13 inning semi final between Crane’s All Stars and Cochran Roofers produced the longest game, with Edmondson and Reberry holding the mound for their teams.
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Stewart & Crone
Washington
Des Moines Moose
Armory Field
Art Edmondson
Stewart & Crane
Gavne
Muscatine
Cochrans
Towa City
Bississi
Berling
Reberry
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk Oilers
G. Campbell
Hay
Davenport Cottage Inn
Crane
All- Stars
Cochran Roofers
Iowa City
All-Stars
Edmondson
Mrs Wes Ramsey Surprised at Birthday Party
Mrs Wes Ramsey attended a birthday party Sunday evening with guests including Wayne Marston Mary Len Floyd Marston and many Marston family members. Guests enjoyed four table progressives prizes awarded to Ivan Marston Leroy Havel and their spouses. door prize went to Mary Lou Marston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Ramsey
Wayne Marston
Mary Len
Floyd Marston
Patty
Louie
Warren Marston
Joe
Ivan Marscen
Jerry
Della Ramsey
Charles Vondrasek
Krotz
D. L. Honner
Roy Havel
Linoleum Care Tips Include Wax and Daily Cleaning
Guidance recommends a light wax coating to seal linoleum pores and shield against dirt and grease. Daily dry mopping helps, followed by scrubbing with a damp cloth to maintain the surface.
Parsons Defeats Cardinals 20-0 in heat at home
Washington junior college's 19 man football squad invaded Fairfeld Saturday noon and lost 20 to 0 to Parsons B team. The Cards suffered injuries early, leaving 17 players, amid 90 degree heat, but quarterback Leland Schmidt completed 12 of 22 passes and Joe Sweet caught six. Schmidt also had a 70 yard punt as every Cardinal player saw action.
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Washington Junior College
Parsons
Fairfeld
Cardinal
Fairfield
McConnell
Washington Boys
John Greek
Junior Bauer
Leland Schmidt
Joe Sweet
Schmidt
Dale White
Gerald Humble
Earl Duvall
Louisa County Basketball Tournament Planned for January
The 1948-49 Louisa county tournament will be held at Morning Sun High School on January 27 28 and 29. At a Wapello meeting of the Louisa County Better Schools Association officers were elected with Paul Pickett as president H B Ross as vice president A R Morledge as secretary and treasurer. The association will meet four times this year.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Morning Sun High School
Louisa County Better Schools Association
Wapello
Paul Pickett
Morning Sun
H B. Ross
A. R. Morledge
Grandview
Get Together at J. B. Walker Home
A regular fall and winter group held the season’s first gathering Saturday night at J. B. Walker home north of town. A potluck supper followed by pinochle at three tables. High scorers were Lloyd Humston and Mrs. Walter Anderson of Durant. low scores belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Walker
Lloyd Humston
Walter Anderson
Durant
Harvey Waggoner
Fortnightly Board Names Delegates for Fairfield Convention
The Fortnightly club executive board met at 2 30 p m in the Y W room with 22 members present. They listed delegates andAlternates for the October 6 Fairfield convention and reported eight invitations accepted plus three reinstatements. Twenty three new members were voted in and invitations will be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W
Ralph Klesse
Fairfield
R. J. Dawson
John Stewart
J. C Carris
Hugh Hall
Don Paul
W. C. McFadden
Orva Scott
Daryl Dodder
Lester Willey
W. B. Dupuis
Keith Norton
Clifford Thorne
Richard Skipton
Walter Smith
Bill Crayne
Phil Weldin
Sarah Pollock
Howard Crozier
Jay Brewer
Kenneth Patterson
Supper and Shower Honors Bride to Be
Shirley Brown and Beverly Hill cohosted a buffet supper for Shirley Dunlap, bride to be of Kimbal Gates, at Shirley Brown’s home. Guests included five college friends and out of town visitors, with a wine colored astor bouquet centerpiece and blue candles.
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Shirley Brown
Beverly Hill
Des Moines
Shirley
M. L. Brown
Shirley Dunlap
Kimbal Gates
Miss Dunlap
Miss Dunlaps
Miss Brown
Line Olesen
Marjorie Olson
Darlene Olesen
Pauline Buxton
Carel Weigfund
Shirley Dunlap-Kimbal Gates Wedding at Methodist Church
Shirley Ann Dunlap and Kimball Gates wed in a candlelight ceremony at the Methodist church attended by 350 guests. The bride wore slipper satin with a seed pearl tiara and carried white blooms. reception followed with a three-tier cake and grandmothers honored. The couple will live in Kalona after a short wedding trip. Gates works in an implement firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley A. Dunlap
Kimbal Gates
Shirley Ann Dunlap
L. E. Dunlap
Kimball Gates
W. L. Gates
Methodist Church
Fred EE. Miller
Edna Klein
Shirley Brown
Miss Klein
Fusion
Sine Olesen
Spencer
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Miss Olesen
Merle Turnipseed
Russell Casson, Jr
Des Moines
Kenneth Patterson
Frances Falk
Patricia Weldin
Patricia Brown
Victoria Schulty
Charlotte Dunlap
Rose Netergall
Tom Davis
Blaine Holmes
Kalona
Birthday Party for Robert Christner at Joe Christner Home
In Sept at N Prairie Flower Mrs Della Christner and family hosted ice cream and cake for Roberta’s 14th birthday at the Joe Christner residence. Other local visits and gatherings include trips to Fort Madison rodeo and Sunset Park reunion, field day at Carl Anderson farm, and a Richards Waggamon wedding.
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N. Prairie Flower
Della Christner
Donna
Arthur Davison
Joe Christner
Roberta
Donald Smith
Canada
Messer
Sunset Park
C. H. Guther
Carla
Arthur
Richards-Waggamon
Silver demand climbs as postwar use expands globally
Use of Silver American industries last year rose to 109 million Troy ounces and consumption is expected to stay high in 1948. Before the war annual silver use averaged about 30 million ounces across many manufacturing processes. As industrial demand rises, demand for silver fox subsidiary coinage has declined or ceased in numerous countries.
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Haeger Pottery
Wolf’s Flower
Wendell L. Shaffer
Milwaukee
Wisc
Three Lakes
W. C. Holmes
Margaret
Dick Holmes
Arch Cannon
Mae
George Wells
Winfield
Charles Cannon
Ann Miller
Orrene
Donald Trojovsky
Sigourney
Montgomery Ward
C. G. Schmoeller
Lucille Schmoeller Anderson
University Hospital
Anderson
Ralph Ryan
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern
Sters
Riety
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Ernest Miller
Keokuk
W. Foster Bickel
E. M. Wellmeyer
Davenport
Stanley Horr
Bickel
Bridges Store
Helen Livingston
Washington, D. C
David Elder
Chicago
Jerry Voorhis
Joanne Trojovsky
Ethel Nicola
Warren Dare
University of of Iowa
College of Commerce
H. O. Thompson
Lee Riggs
Anna Krotz
Riverside
Dean Cox
Robert Anderson
Linda Kay
Ben George
A. H. Waltering
Farm Bureau Group
Boston Es
Brooklyn
Pitt
Philadelphia Cinna .Sa
Boston A
Cleveland Ae
NOW York
Philadelphia Seem
Detroit
St. Louis
Washinstn
Phillies
Pirates
Oldtimers
Duren Leonard
Schoolboy Rowe
Weta
Coca-Cola Company
Burlington
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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Vandenberg
Ruinwell
Rhinehart
Stahle
le- Grand
Dunwoody
Patterson
Hyde
See
McFadden
Lowe
I Knight
Buckwalter
Fuhr
PO Evans
Monson Soveres
Laughlin
Simmons
Hubbard
Haller
Brrors
Monson Butcher Whouse, Evans, McFadden
Washington High School
Gates
Corneil College
McCleery-Cumming Co
Iowa State College
Marine Corps
Rose Peck
Nevada
Jake Kiefer
Marjorie
Art Hallin
Nancy
Phyllis
Loren Sechulty
Joan
Hugh Dunlap
Bess Adams
Vere Davis
Sandi Gingerich
Glee
H. V. Beck
Marie Jackson
Frank Marsh
Maywood
Ill
Downey
Iowa
Howard Anderson
Phyllis and
Nancilee
Crawfordsville
Donald S. Sands
Russel Cassin
LaVerne L
Bertha Sheetz
Perry
Oklahoma
Jak. Levien
George Freshwaters
A. C Halloway
C. R Gates
Ivan Gates
Jayford Wilson
Howard Hazelett
Roy Kepiart
Richard Conklin
F. R. Conklin
John Coxin
Mrs. Kimbal Gates
Robert Christner
Arthur J. Davis
Sult Consultus
GO. V. Crull
John W. Lee
Ken-Rene
Web Studio
W. Washington
Baby Pictures
DuPont
du Pont
Eclipse Lumber CO
Cala
Wilson, Mgr
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