Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Gatherings
Monday listings include DeMolay at the Masonic Temple and Knights of Pythias at KP hall with other meetings noted. Tuesday features WMS Evening division at U P church Prairie Flower meeting at the schoolhouse and multiple clubs with food items and transportation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMolay
Masonic Temple
DeMolay Mothers’ Circle
Knights of Pythias
Cedar Rapids
Handcraft III
Herbert Campbell
Ainsworth Methodist Friendly
Applied Arts
Willard Palmer
U.P. Church
J. M. Finney
Prairie Flower Community Meeting
VFW
Sunset Park
Earl Loveless
Sunshine Community Club
Lyle Wilcox
Word Weavers
Ralph Kleese
P. L. Fenn
Ecards
Damascus Shrine
Wsj
YWCA
Club Members Go Back To School at Meeting
Round the Road Club members gathered at Mrs. Richard Hayes home for a back to school themed meeting. Mrs. Ed Hartman acted as teacher leading history geography and arithmetic questions while thirteen members attended with guest Mrs. Pearl Hayes. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Ralph Chorpening. the next meeting is set for October 19 with Mrs. Earl Chorpening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round the Road Club
Richard Hayes
Ed Hartman
Pearl Hayes
Ralph Chorpening
Earl Chorpening
Sew-Ette Club Meeting Hostess Mrs Grant McKune
Mrs Grant McKune hosted the Sew-Ette club on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Henry Godwin received a birthday greeting. The group sewed and visited, then refreshments were served with assistance from Mrs Loren Moore. Mrs Paul TeBockhorst will entertain the club October 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant McKune
Henry Godwin
Loren Moore
Paul TeBockhorst
Former Junction Girl Marries in Davenport
Evelyn Houseal daughter of Clyde and Mrs Houseal of Davenport formerly Columbus Junction married William Harry Cook Jr son of Mrs Iva Cook of Davenport at Grand Avenue Baptist Church Davenport. The double ring service was performed by Rev George Magnuson. A church reception followed. Couple will live in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Evelyn Houseal
Clyde Houseal
Davenport
William Harry Cook Jr
Iva Cook
P.m
Grand Avenue Baptist Church
George Magnuson
Circle Meeting Sets Chicken Supper Plans
St. Josephs circle of St James Church met with Mrs Charles Friese and 12 members discussed the chicken supper for Oct 8. Cards were played and refreshments served by hostess assisted by Mrs Gevock and Mrs Greiner. The group will meet in November with the Dempsey sisters at their new West Main street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Circle
St. James Church
Charles Friese
Alex Gevock
Carl Greiner
Dempsey Sisters
West Main Street
Schantz and Love Wed in Crawfordsville Church
Joann Phyllis Schantz and Willard D. Love, both of Crawfordsville, were married Thursday at 7 20 in the Eicher Mennonite Church. The ceremony included traditional music and a four tier wedding cake. The couple will live in Washington, D C. the bride works at the National Bank in Washington and the groom is a Cargill Inc laboratory technician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Joann Phyllis Schantz
Willard D. Love
Eicher Mennonite Church
Miss Schantz
Wilbur Schantz
Mr. Love
Granville Love
Leander Fast
Lola von Bontrager
Treva Bontrager
Olds Sans
John Witting
Dale Johnston
Keith Vosburg
Lloyd Hanft
Max Graber
Joe Martin
Dave Schantz
Bennie Schantz
Will
Washington
Wiener Roast Brings St James Families Together
St James PTA members and families gathered at the Leo Marie home Sunday evening for a wiener roast. About thirty families were represented with Rev R J Kinnavey as a guest. The coffee committee included Mrs Earl Redlinger Mrs Hubert Redlinger and Mrs Virell Lintz. The evening was spent in visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Federated Presbyterian WMS Plans September 29 Meeting
Federated Presbyterian church women schedule a September 29 session of the Women’s Missionary Society for Group 4. Fifteen members attend as Lillian Maxwell presents devotions and discusses Negro, Indian, and Mountain missions. Mrs. Chester Piper reviews a rural church issues book while Olive Moore reports on Korea War church impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Presbyterian Wms
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Chester Piper
Olive Moore
Carol Brewer
Miss Moore
Frank Gault
Society
Sudan
Honor Randy Unzicker On His Fourth Birthday
Randy Unzicker celebrated his fourth birthday with a daytime party at his grandparents home Mr and Mrs Fred Jones. Friends played at Sunset Park then returned for cake nuts candy and ice cream. Guests included Marcia Judy Phyllis Nancy Johnny Eddie Bobby Timmie Frankie and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Unzicker
Fred Jones
Sunset Park
Jones Home
Marcia
Judy Curl
Phyllis Nancy
Johnny Miller
Eddie Weeks
Bobby Salter
Bobby Knight
Timmie
Frankie Unzicker
Bob Unziecker
Bess Jones
Plans Surprise Party On 15th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Earl Little marked their 15th wedding anniversary with a surprise party planned by Mrs Little. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Jenneman of St Louis and several Little relatives from local towns. The evening featured socializing and a luncheon served by the hostess and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Little
Jenneman
Glen Little
Birthday Greetings to Kalona and West Chester Ladies
Happy birthdays are noted for Mrs. John Caldwell Mrs. Bob Lytle Mrs. Frank Sehneider Mrs. Emil Hesselsgeschwerdt of Kalona Mrs. J. B. Moore Mrs. John Maple of West Chester and Mrs. Dave McCall. A wedding congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Finke wed in 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Caldwell
Bob Lytle
Frank Sehneider
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
J. B. Moore
John Maple
West Chester
Dave McCall
Roy Finke
Marines Break Through Main Line Near Seoul Parliament
The article describes Korean frontline action as Seoul area forces push northeast from the Sev enth Division rear area at 3 p m and cut the main escape route to Chunchon five miles from Seoul. Resistance is noted as light with mortars machine guns and two self propelled guns. On the west Marines breach the Communists main line after a two day battle and by nightfall hold a hill about 1500 yards from the parliament building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Chunchon
Parliament Building
Westminster Group Holds Indoor Annual Dinner
Westminster reports its annual gathering moved indoors due to weather with fried chicken and peach pie at the E. P. Rich home. A large decorated birthday cake honored Dick Stewart as families including Lester Laubach Laurel Statler Ted Kiesey Paul DeLong Clem Griffith Keith Stewart and Robert Eckels attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
E. P. Rich
Dick Stewart
Lester Laubach
Laurel Statler
Ted Kiesey
Paul DeLong
Clem Griffith
Keith Stewart
Robert Eckels
Rose Kiesey
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Ted
Edlgar Slemmons
Merry Mixer Club
Washington
Albert Kessler
la Grange
Wyo
Brad Kiesey
Srad
Leiglowsky Youth in Serious Condition
Earl Zieglowsky aged 16, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Zieglowsky, is in serious condition in Columbus Junction after an incident reported by Martha Butler. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Earl Zieglowsky
Fred Zieglowsky
Birthday greetings for local residents mark eight and nine years
The notice lists several birthday and anniversary observances including Mrs. E R Cox, Henry Bailey, Mrs Delmar Yoder, Brinning, Firmin Pelteck, Mrs A Ruegsegger, Larry Duncan turning nine, Donna Woods, Charles Nelson, Ronald Sharpe of Kalona celebrating eight anniversaries, and Barbara Jean Richardson with seven candles on her cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bailey
Delmar Yoder
Eet
Brinning
Firmin Pelteck
A. &. Ruegsegger
Larry Duncan
Tom Duncan
Donna Woods
Charles Nelson
Ronald Sharpe
Kalona
Barbara Jean Richardson
Duane Richardson
Marine corps emblem kept largely unchanged since 1868
The marine corps emblem shows the western hemisphere on the shank of an anchor and surmounted by an eagle and has remained virtually the same since its adoption in 1868.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Long Injury Reported After Car Crash North of Columbus Junction
A Cotter community resident was severely injured Sunday afternoon when his Buick rolled after a tire blowout two miles north of Columbus Junction on highway 76. He remained unconscious at University Hospital Iowa City. The report notes other local items including births, coaching changes, and sponsor roles at Columbus High School as well as a picnic for Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotter
Columbus Junction
Highway 76
University Hospital
Iowa City
William Lisle
Washington County
Columbus High School
Bill Morgan
Mildred Gabriel
Margaret Diller
Elvina Snyé@er
Betty Cassebaum
Washington, D. C
Wilbur van der Linden
Tacoma Park
Florence Cuthamp
Spring Arbor
Mich
George Green
Prescott, Ariz
Wesley Smith
Leslie Deaton
Columbus
Belle Plaine
Ivan Rich
West Chester
Keota
H. E. Ross
Islan Nicholson
F. C. Spaethe
Helen Orr
James Thompson
William Boltisberger
F. C. Whiteley
James Hess
Woodrow Shearer
Betty Jo Foster
Town State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodges
Walton League Seeks Higher State Conservation Salaries
Iowa Chapter of the Izaak Walton League ends its state convention in Clinton with a resolution urging the conservation commission to set higher salaries for the state conservation director and other officers. The current cap is 5000 dollars annually. The group also seeks county power to levy taxes for recreation funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Murray Russell
Newton
BE. H. Ketelsen
Davenport
Paul Beck
Sioux City
Walter Tiech
Clinton
League
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Izaak Walton League
The
Conservation Commission
Rescue operation under way for stranded airmen in Labrador
The U S air force began an amphibious helicopter rescue in the Labrador wilderness to retrieve 16 American fliers from a stricken B 50 bomber. A three man medical team landed with supplies and signaled the crew's safety, while two SA 16 planes await to ferry the survivors to Goose Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Airbasse
N.S
U. S
Labrador
Goose Bay
L.ab
Tucson
Ariz
U. S. Air Force
Westover Field
Mass
World's Record Cattle Inflow At Chicago Union Stockyards
The Chicago Union Stockyards established a world record on November 16, 1908, with a headcount of 49 128 cattle received in a single day, reflecting a remarkable surge in livestock throughput.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Union Stockyard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pines
W. T. Carson
Bethel Ladies Missionary Society
Harry Dye
Homemakers Club
George Dare
Ainsworth
St. Mary's Circle
Ed Sullivan
Pythian Circle
H. M. Shaver
Francis McConnell
Pansy Hill Club
Erwin Koenig
Knights of Columbus
St. James Hall
HJ Club
Hubert Malichky
Fleur de Lis
al Crone
Plant and Bulb Exchange
West Chester Wrc
Robert Speed
Larry Foster
Capehart
Foster
Fern Pastry Shop
Fern
Vienna
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Dickey Joan Hamilton
Robert Humphreys
Mr. and
Mrs
Columbus City
A. Taylor
Mae Smith
Gault
Earl Monson
Piper
Merle Twinam
Holidia Meya
Sherman
Windy City
America
Fabulous Blackhawk Cafe
Michigan Avenue
State Street
Marshall Field
Korea
Westminster Group
Marine Emblem
Monopoly
Nicola
Harmon
Ross
Motor Service
Walton League
C. V. Grall
John W. Ler
Stele
West Madison & S. Ave
Crane Homemaker
Crane
Carson Plumbing & Heating
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