Otto Family Reunion and Local Club Notes in Washington Iowa
Details from a Washington Iowa column recount a September Otto family reunion at Sunset Park with descendants of Henry and Margarethe Rolfe Otto. The gathering included visits to Dutch Creek, the 1842 log cabin site near McKean Bridge, and Oak Ridge Cemetery where Metha Rolte Otto is buried. a new Otto Family Tree arose and a first reunion date set for the first Sunday in October. Other items cover Loyal Builders dinner, Rosemary and Priscilla clubs, Wesleyan mission society events, and community notices across Washington with upcoming meetings and honorees.
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Otto
Sunset Park
Washington
Iowa
Henry
Margarethe Rolfe Otto
Washington County
Dutch Creek
McKean Bridge
Skunk River
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Rolte Otto
Rolfe Otto Wagner
the Moines
Louis Herri Otto
Wapello
View
Mary Otto Brown
Rolfe O. Wagner
Roberta M. Cora E. Wagrand
Bland
Des Moines
B.B. Wagner
B. Naulman
Announcements on Clothing Sale by Presbyterians Assistants
Presbyterians announce clothing for a rum call with Mrs. Fred Reid Neiswanger Mrs J Jones and Mrs ROH Walker. If unable to deliver to Ramseyers Hatenery Friday for the sale Saturday October 3 1931 a note explains donors may arrange pickup.
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Fred Reid
Neiswanger
J. Jones
Roh. Walker
Ramseyers Hatenery
Delta Alpha class plans October social gathering
The Delta Alpha class of the M. E church will hold their October social at the home of Mrs Wyatt Marbourg, Thursday evening after six. The He and HW Bridge Club will meet at eight o'clock Wednesday evening with Mrs G M Struble. Country Club members to dinner Thursday evening at 6.
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Rodney Arnold
The
Harmony Community Club
David Kleese
H. H. Club
Aura Rath
Ladies’ Ald Society of the Haskins Church
George Ebner
C. C. C. Club
Weatchester M. E
He & HW. Bridge Club
G.M. Struble
Country Club
Delta Alpha
M. E Church
Wyatt Marbourg
New Pastor at A.M.E. Church
Rev Me McCormick formerly of St Paul preaches at the AME church. He instructs that Rev and Mrs H J Parker, residents for a year, will move to Keokuk as Parker is reassigned. New district presiding elder Rev T B Stovall of Minneapolis, a popular former pastor, returns after twenty five years.
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Me €. McCormick
St. Paul
AM. EB
H. J. Parker
Rev. Parker
A.M. E
Keokuk
Parker
AOMOE
T. B. Stovall
Minneapolis, Minn
Sporting Mood film thrills at Fox theater racehorse tale
A Metro Goldwyn Mayer production centers on a racehorse and racing life. The plot mirrors major stakes like the Kentucky Derby, exposing gamblers and the racing world while delivering romance and renewal. Performances from the cast sustain dramatic tension throughout.
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Iindred
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayers
Frederick Haslit
Evening Post
Pox
Sugar factories open in Colorado
Rocky Mountain sugar factories opening this week have provided 100 days work for 38 men. They employ about 100,000 regular workers in the industry and plan to add 1500 extra men plus 2000 field laborers. Dies of auto wreck in Des Moines Louis Klin dies from injuries suffered in an automobile accident hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Rocky Mountain
United Press
Great Holly
Des Moines
Louis Klin
Ward's Style Show Draws Large Crowds for Final Showing
Capacity crowds attended the Ward & Co. Style show with Mrs. O. G. Wilson Jr guiding the event. Two old fashioned dresses on loan by Mrs. A. Anderson were modeled by Miss Eva Dodd, illustrating brown silk panels and moleskin velvet trim. The exhibit featured dresses, suits, coats, and accessories with color samples and notes on modern trends mimicking antique styles.
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Ho. Ward & Co
0. G. Wilson, Jr
Fu Iss
A. Anderson
Labour clash in Estevan ends with deaths and injuries
In Estevan Saskatchewan a miners parade escalated into a fierce fight. Police and mounted police faced a mob of strikers and supporters. Bricks and clubs struck officers and bystanders. five men were killed and over 20 injured, including twelve officers, as troops dispersed the violence after orders to disperse were ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estevan, Sask
Royal Canadian Mounted
Walay
Estevan
Bannatyne
Canada
Mounted Police
Menell
Miss Samuelson Speaks at State WCTU Meeting in Davenport
Agnes Samuelson, state superintendent of public instruction, tells the annual State WCTU convention that children should be shown a better way to evaluate life. She stresses continued temperance education, opposition to narcotics, and youth poise amid rising concerns over harmful influences.
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Davenport
Iowa
Septa
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Today
Christian Temperane Union
Funeral Services of Mrs Fry at Keota
Funeral services for Mrs Fry of Keota, aged past ninety, will be held Tuesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Merl Lefever of the Keota Baptist Church. She died Sunday in Marshalltown after a long life linked to the Keota community and Civil War veteran husband Samuel Fry. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Burns of California and a son Alsworth Fry of Florida, plus many grandchildren.
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Reota
Merl Lefever
Samuel Fry
Hou
Pennsylvania
Bry
Keota
Jeledeneylin Pennsylvan
Alvin Lincoln Prey
Fry
172Rd
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Keata
Bry Ig
Burns
Santa Ana
California
Alsworth Fry
Moore Haven
Florida
Shortage of Clerk Filled by Bond in Oskaloosa
In Oskaloosa Iowa on September 20 a clerk shortage of 600 dollars in Cuba Griggs late Deputy Clerk of the court was covered by a bonding company. Clerk W T Martin received a full 600 dollar bond and the incident is closed. Records show Griggs withdrew 1200 dollars over two years before her death but returned half before dying last January.
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Oskaloosa
Cuba Griggs
Haseen
Ciiock
W. T. Martii
For Rent 3 Room Apartment near Purnished Close In
Classified notice lists a three room furnished apartment for rent near Purnished area with a compact, close in location. Contact details not fully readable.
Hundreds Help Clean Debris After Storm Hits Farms
Hundreds of men aided recovery near Crawfordsville and Noble County farms. Crews led by Frank McFarlane and others cleared debris, tore down and rebuilt structures, trimmed trees, and moved livestock to safety. Dinners at local halls sustained the volunteers as they logged about 60 workers in the days after the storm. The effort included the Sehanty and Gerdes homes and multiple farms, with organizers coordinating additional helpers for Friday.
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Frank McFarlane
Yoder Farm
Th Goff Farm
Chas. Davis
Sehanty Farm
Fereeis
Phi Gerdes
Gerdes
Hig
Ware
DUC
Carl VI Saville
Journal
Paul Gorham
Hetter Washington Elit
Noble Funity
Rinne
Foundation
Massive London Stock Exchange crowd on Throckmorton Street
A British National Cabinet decision to seek Parliament for a temporary suspension of the gold standard drew a vast, eager crowd to the Stock Exchange district on Throckmorton Street in London. The scene mirrored a Wall Street in intensity with vitally interested Britishers present.
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Throckmorton Street
London
The
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
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Loyal Builders
Loyal Tuilders
United Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Walker
Art Duensing
Althea Montgomery
D.C. Fulton
Rosemary Club
Mis
Stout
Lloyd Stout
Vincent Marek
Glen Thompson
Priscilla Club
Oren Helwick
Knoxvill
Wesleyan Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
E.R. Stutsman
Ways and Means
Alice Rownd Shairman
Vernon Crutt
Rowe. Jones
Orie Turner
Harrison Dodder
Elizabeth Ritter
N. M. Scheidel
AW. Henke
City Ministerial Association of Washington
North Side Cafe
A. W. Henke
Hampton
Helen Hamil
Helen Hamilton
Grinnell
Lena
Stewart Miss Hamilton
D. W Hamilton
Dale Meele
Myerna Jacobson
Miss Hamilton
Roy Stewart
Ron
Esse
Pilotburg
Ladies Aid
St. Paul Evangelical Church
Webla Weerman
Rural Womens Club
Will Marie Thurston
Susan Coffey
W. FM. 8
West Ter MB
Lucille Kleese
Queen of
West Ches
Girls of the
Ruth Wheaton
West Chester M.B
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
A. W. Clow
Rebekah
Young Women's Missionary Society of the United Presby
Lan
Jessie Schoonover
W. R
Tree Wheeling
Studebaker
Lookout Mountain
Uniontown Hill
Mt. Baldy
Signal Mountain
Mt. Washington
Mt. Mansfield
Mt. Holyoke
Pikes Peak
American Automobile Association
America
Sweet Motor Co
A.M.E. Church
Colorado
Ward
Saskatchewan
Miss Samuelson
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Alta
Estherville
Stone City
Town Falls
Marsnailtown
Waterloo
AEE PO
Lolo Hall
M ‘Hurch
United
Crawfordsville
Roths
Noble
Gate
Washington Club
Crawfordsvil Noble
Platter
Han Con Head
Glass
Rolling Pin
Saanp Chim Eye
Graham
Podaingyan
Silver Mall
Bixby's
Grahams Department Stores
Aluminum
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