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P~ Foe~ J,ii I I . 2 -- I Mr. and Mrs. E. IVL Light of Dav- i enport were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Mary Smith and the Dr. Gardner ------- i family" O. S. Burlingame Sr of ClintonI Mr and Mrs Henr- Lackman was vis to o Sund. y evening had as gues on T esd y her niece with ms son v. ~. J~urnngame ana Mrs. H. C. Koos and husband of family. Miss Margaret Burd of Iowa City spent the week end in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burd. Miss Louise Eldridge of Cedar Rapids is a guest in the home of Dr. and Mrs. N. A. York several days this week. Mrs Mary Bailey has returned Davenport. Charles Long was taken to Mercy hospital on Sunday evening, where he is a patient for observation and treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Mile Vig and son David of Cedar Rapids were Sun- day guests in the Mr. and Mrs. Bert Slyer home. Mrs. F. R. Carmichal left Wednes- day for her home in Tustin, Calif after a few days visit in the home of her brother, W. L. Boyd. She came to North English last Tues- day, called there by the death of ! Dy their mother, Mrs. Jennie Boyd. f~t Mrs. W. J. Easterly of Cedar Rap- 1 ~l ida spent Friday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. L L. Cork. Sunday visitors in their home were Mrs. ,~( ~,{ Lelia Gossett, her father, Jonathon Kohl, and Mrs. James Lilly, and Lisbon High School Auditorium son Gene of Cedar Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Easterly of Admission 10 and 20, cents . Springville. Mr. Kohl went home with his daughter, Mrs. Easterly, ~ : ~=- ~- - -- - -- - -- -- -- - - - -- for a short visit. THE MOUNT VERNON, IOWA, HAWKEYE-RECORD AND THE LISBON HERALD q[Vhursday, MARION BAND TO PLAY AT LISBON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 Why did Mr. two tests in history it because the girls: and he had to take someone We notice Don B. Additional LisbOn ~be found on page flti. W. M, Lisbon, Real Estate and Farms for Houses for Sale Office Mr. and Mrs. Burton Kolek of from Minneapolis, Minn. where she ~, ,* vo~,o ero ~unda, ~,n^- hads~erl~.ntth~keeM.We~veknSnCarl~gur[ r M~ests in the parental, Mr. and Mrs.] Spring Has ? -, ~, s F J. Kolek home. I her mness. ' h s e 1 en I The ~ r, c,1, h o,~o,e~ Dale Harris, w o ha mp oym t l 1 to :hhelrh:lml daoY ~rmllYef~ithe~angeat lfnrC:lfCawg ~:;m:i ~tna~teT~p:f:d~aYl " i e berger last Thursday. There were Hnery Harr s hem, t 28 present { ~r. ana Ivlrs, Auals J~ennett anal .= -- " (children of Waiford were week end l Bars A ivl. Anareas cmmren I D Rettv JoAnn ~,a Msrfi: ~,~a M~ Iguests in the parenta . A. Ben- "D :~.'~':':~ ~':~ :'~"~lnett and W. L. Kynett homes ~va ,~renneman re~n~ ~ur.ay from Miami Beach, Fla where they l lvir. aria Mrs. urval l~.onl, ~l~rs. spent the past month Mr Andreas Howara r'earson aria aaughter/,ivirs. who went down with his family, re- ! John Steffey, and Miss Ila, and turned two weeks a~o ]Emery Kohl of Cedar Rapids were ~. .~-:" . I Saturday visitors in the J. S. Kohl And we Mrs ~rances uauoenmmr ana h e Miss Bertha Miller attended the fu- om. and see the libel neral of Mrs. Sam Daubenmier held Mr. and Mrs. John Resewehr and last Friday afternoon at the Turner Mr: and Mrs. Elwood Resewehr i new me rch .nd chapel in Cedar Ranids. Burial ana aaughters of ~mnwooa, raiss i was'in the Lisbon cemetery where Velma Spidel of West Liberty and Cut Courtesy of Marion Sentinel i over the late her husband was buried in Novem-I~lver~ t~eaver o~ t;eoar ttapms the new buckle : r were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs , be . ~ . .~ ~K~ -~,~ ~K~ T~a A,me~ f]I Mi~ R'~tv gr,~p ~npn{ th lr ] : : : : : : : : : : : stories in the book we all found and frills in e Mrs. G. J. Albright, who has been' v -. w .-~ : -. .~. ~. . son Charles of Springville were [ end at Iowa City with Miss Anna ] rl~l~ 1 N/~ V,~n~/~4~ IT~]I:~ ][~l ~" ][rl[l~ I very funny, but the rest were just match any fabl~ with the Randall Warfel family ' lvir. ana nars. tJmrence J~oegier Sm~u~y- --~-- uum=~a: ~u~m ~,f ,u~-. andI and Otto Kruse I JLIIIU IUU 1~1~ ~l JL~Z-~.~.'~ ~t~'z.~l:~k~ {interesting, no more. since the first of the "-ear went land son Darrell of West Branch T- ~ ~r .~ ~- . I Algebra finds us making graphs it in beauty. z,{. ,~,~.~ c ~. " ~**" ~'"- -'oth"- Mrs. ~ ~. warmer. ~ Lloyd Moeller of Davenport spent / blsoon ivle .oolsm from their home,n Dixon, Ill lastI ~v~rs.~tar~are~,Burl~e "~ 1VIondav Ralph Peterson was a guest of Sunday with "his brother Ralph - jwith two equations and working Tnursuay to .~teanela' r~ansas call- ~Mrsl " Melissa~" LaRue " came from" rmo ruela, wnue ne was nome xrom ~ ~v~u~,cr ~.u ~u,t,#. ~' News Staff for 4th Six Weeks on simultaneous equations. The A Royal eu by the flmess of her brother / West Branch for a visit with her Ames to spend the week end in ] Miss Helen Wishart, primary (A .~erles of fifteen sketche~ Editor: John Stone. I next lesson is based on simultaneous .Joan wnnams. ,mtrs: ~rlgnt p~a.ns[ ~i~t,~r M== ~,rk~ Cedar Rapids with his father, Stan- I teacher in the Lisbon school anent reflectb~g IAsbon Methodlsm'sI Assistant Editor: Ruth Huey. i equations by substitution . Stationery at Z to vlsi~ anomer cromer, t~nocn wll- ~ ],~, ~,~i,~ ~ ,~. i. ~,~. ~. ~ o,~,~ H,n,b~d Years will be J Typists: Frances Reynolds Phyl- Here goes for some gossip: Fine for pers . ~ I~,e wee~ enu a, ,er ,ome In~ar I hams at Pleasant Hill, Me and/ Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Haeseler ] ~K,o ~ z~ ~; ~o z,~ ~,~ ] ina Me presented in this coh|mn; "ex-lys Franta, Robert Hoke. I .Wonder why Ralph took Evelyn's the Robert Miller family at St ' moved Tuesday from the farm west as an*~J ~-! ~, cerpCs" from "100 Years of ! Reporters: Harry Bigger, Roland pictures Friday?They were good, for a gift. Louis, before she returns home in of Mount Vernon to thmr home in . s ,~. : ~. h^ ~ v c Methodism in Lisbon" ms X%TIt- i play window. per, Mrs. John SmRh, d Mrs. -i Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lembaugh ~Jensen Mary Louise Burrows, Katywern't they, Ralph? the snrinff I th~ ~,th n~rt ne T.i~h-- q~i~ I ~" ~u~,~ a~=,ut-u t c r~. o. ana rsermce spen~ ~unaay wire Kruse Kenny Duncan, Bill Yount, Why did Janie wait till the mid- -" 1 ," ~'- " ~: ~" "-:"" ~' "': I school of instruction at Iowa City ~ relatives the Fred Wagner family ten ~,v ~ev. ~m. ~. ~os~rom.~ I Miss Mildred Floyd is spending a nome was vaca~ea vy ~ne f.rnes~ I on Wednesday evening, at DeWitt ' II. Ralph Burge, Maxine Harris, Wilma dle of the morningto come to See the New J ~'~n "~ .~ ~ **. .~,l~o~z mmny, WhO movea ~o me, The second preacher assigned to Beasmore, Evelyn Kaliban, Betty school today? Skirts. In corot M ~le]=v~'~h~="~:~= ~,~='h=~I Howard Stork residence on EastI Miss Cleone ~urns o~ tJiarence Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Conklin and the IAsbon "Class' was Rev S. W. Overman Lois Roup Dale Waga-I Say! Dorothy Reyn.olds is gett!ng suit is easy. 1~{ ~: ~.-" ~,:='~,~:'~::~'~",:~" ~'-"~^:;:~- I Main street. I spent Saturday night ana ~unaay Carol were Sunday guests of his ~-~am Th~ ~roun he organized man, Bernice Leinbaugh, Ethel Mae i cute, isn't she, or is she still? ~ " r are plentiful, in the Howard Whltlatch home. M . s~ster Mrs C R Gates and family gg, g, . Rapids. She will led The Co- Mrs. W H. Bicknese returned and Mrs Edward Kent of Mount -"' ~'" "" " rote the first "Methodmt organiza- Bi er Mike Bova Eu erie Clark Couldn't be still 'cause she's al- nuettes" all ~irl band in Browns I ~o ,~ao, ~,~ h,~, ho ~,~ in ~n ~,~t- [ a~ wes~ ~rancn. tion included such names as Mark- Fannie Lou Sankot Bonnie Lung i ways ~umpmg arouna, year to size ~ "~. ' o " ~'~'~"""~ "" ~" "" "'"- ~"'~" ""~'~ vernon were omer ~unaay guests. ' n wlle Penna on Feb 27 Miss Nita f ~ter o ~ o, -f eet" ~ h ho, I Mrs. Darrell Mornmgstar was ley Day Elliott Haskm McKat,Catherine Briggs Ellen Burrows Say! The four freshman girls are- r n F r " ' ' ~~~ Floyd will be hnm~ frnm l~nnd#~ fnr/ mr~th~r lt~rg 1R ~ Wina~r T.~f M . a d Mrs. John e guson and hostess to the Young Married Worn- Tuttle and Herbert Robert Franta Bonnie Simmons In't mad about the sophomore party ' " Jane Yount, Maxlne Lelgh. [are they.Whew, you tell era. the~week end The~'st-of~l~s-weel~l ~rednesa:~--e,en~"M~-'T. "--'~" Mrs. Minnie Smith of Tipton were en's club at their afternoon bridge "Ingham mounted a horse made ' " " ' ~ ' Sharon Sober of Aurora, Ill and I Wright came from Davenport to be Sunday caller S,sm.thesJ~mes illTySn~ party on Wednesday. hm way across a trackle~.s prairie --- Miss Whinery and Miss Nee must Nita Marie Melsh spent several[ with her mother for a time Mr. ,u ,~ ~ .""?,~ " Mr. and Mrs. Orville Crawford to a settlemem on ~ne wa])me as EDITORIAL be getting together on talking don't is connnea zo ner Pea ior me see rl 1 entcrtamed their Cou lea Club of Quasqueton ~ound the p ncipa days with the latter's grandparents[ Wright spent a :few hours in the on.~ week - p :~ ~ . ' ~ Tm~,-~n~ ,e fb,~o~a, a~.O,n,~ you freshies think so too? You " er ri man wno asKea Are you a preac~n ~"~ have to write out an outline for the Mr. and Mrs. Floyd. Ringer home on Sunday. " twelve memb s at a b "dge lunch- ' . ' - Outside activities are vitally nee- your con last Thursday evening, er?'. Consented heartily to have essary to every school Without chapter or the next day's lesson for The Thursday Club will meet preaching in hriSlh~U:e:stying ~i~e them school life would become ex- both them.--F.L.S, dry goods, no~ mu .n on e g o D y tremely dull and life-less. These HOME ECONOMICS H gift articleS. with Mrs. E. M. Franks on Thurs- " e here. rlnv aftornn--~. L-.t. o~ ~#~ c r, is a good Bap~ls~ ' Jt-le spread tn activities however can be carried Our luncheon is finally over! We .~.: ~.~,:, f:u :,^~. ~,~:~ ~. word. Found a ~nan watching the to extreme and therefore become are glad that it turned out to be Fv ~[~ Will ~IV~ (:~ UUUh I~VIg~W squirrels off hm breakmg. Told detrimental. Some schools believe such a success. On Friday we had REME~] iviranu ivirs ~ lDer~ iteynoias ea in v n n him of the pr ch g that e e i g. in stressing activities (athletics for an oral test over setting the table, i CHER~R]f and family with the Joe Jilovec Got a profane answer 'I must family and Junior Mallicoat of Mt. watch the squirrels off my corn' instance) to the point where it in- family, Russian, and compromise terferes with the school work of style. This was reviewing what l Vernon spent Sunday at the Mark and that--with more 'unritable' the participants. So much time is we had previously studied in our This week en~. Roseberry home near Center Point. language. But the principal man spent in preparing for the games meal planning discussion. We areington honor Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whitlatch plucking Mr. Ingham by the arm that interest in class work is par- soon going to start making our ure for yourSe observed their 35th wedding anni- I said, 'Yes, he is here and you must tially if not completely lost. Few spring clothes in our sewing class, to build. No. versary at a dinner Friday evening i let your corn go to--a hot place-- people make their living by sports These are to be more complicated No. 10 can with their son-in-law and daughter, land come to meeting and save and similar activities, while a great pattern constructions than we had Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kent in Mt.l your soul.' " many must and will make their lip- in the early winter when we wereend pllee forI Vernon. ~ Those were rough days ]n thising through the background and sewing. Mr and Mrs O B Sankot and wilderness that was "Iowa." But Miller Corn foundation gotten at school. Un- In Home Economics I the fresh- daughters Joan and "Rosemary of l some were insistent that services doubtedly sports will help you gain'man class had a dinner Friday. pkg Belle Plaine and Mr and Mrs S C ~ should be held. Down near Roches- poise and self confidence which Their guests were Miss Nee, Mr. Sankot of Mechanicsville were Sun- day dinner guests in the Charles Sankot home Miss Pearl Fehnle spent the week end in Norway at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gee. Fehnle, who observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a family dinner on Sunday. The G. K. Frink family were ter, a Brother Brown held meetings in his home on the Sabbath, which was hardly observed at all. On one occasion just as Brother Brown was about to read his Bible chap- ter, there came into the cabin two strangers who took seats 'by the door. One of these so impressed Mr. Brown that he thought to him- self, "Old Fellow-, If I were hunt- ing for Methodists, I would snap guests in the home of Mrs. Frink's my gun at you." So when he had sister, Mrs. Russell Tiller in Tip- done singing" he pointed at the evening at a dinner to I stranger and said, "You lead in ton Friday 52rid wedding anniver I prayer" and down he got and went honor the sary of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Deardorf of Tipton. The oc- casion also celebrated Mr. Dear- dorf's birthday. Forrest Porter of Chicago stopped last week for a short visit with Mrs. John Ocher. He was returning home from Indianola, Nebr where he attended the funeral of his fath- er, Albert Porter. A second death in the Porter family within a week was that of Benton Porter at Beloit, Wis. The deceased were brothers of the late John Doner. LISBON BOY SCOUT NEWS A group of seventeen Lisbon boys are now actively participating in the troop meetings, hikes, etc of the Boy Scouts. Recently five boys were awarded tenderfoot badges in a Scout Sun- day Church Service held in the Methodist church These boys in- cluded Lester Notbohm, Harry Phelps, Ralph Bostrom, Jean John- ston, and Kenneth Hoffman. Rev. W. D. Bostrom spoke briefly before the Junior High Classes at 'the school during Scout Week, and awarded another Tenderfoot badge to Larry Gouchee. Ray Overman was awarded a Sec- ond Class badge at a Court of Hon- or held at the Mount Vernon school Gordon Rahn, acting as Assistant Scoutmaster has been ably assisting Rev. Wm. D. Bostrom in promoting a new spirit among the boys in the troop. The Classified Ad Section is on page seven. at it. This was Barak Weeks-- w,ho was to ,become one of the Class Leaders of note in the history of Lisbon Methodism. LISBON CHURCH NOTES FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Gaylar~ 8. Hamilton, Pastor S. S. Teachers' Prayer meeting at 9:15 a.m. Sunday school 9:30 a~m. Morning Worship 10:30 a~m. Young Peoples meeting at ~:30. Y. P. Prayer Service 7:15 p.m. Evening Service 7:30 pJn. Monday Bible Study Class on Monday at 8 p.m. Thursday Bible Study and Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. Friday Prayer service at the home of Mrs. Riggs at 2 p.m. You are welcome. in a modified form By modified week the Sophomore class will have ~ i -, I do not mean tah t you should go~ their, droner Smce I have. heard into sports with a half-hearted at- qmte a bit of talk about it, they . titude. I mean that you should give are really planning on a great your studies the first consideration, success. justify any complaint against sports : Menning, and Miss Whinery. Next Protex Soap, 4 ---J. S. That is all for this week, but will SOPHOMORE SCPJBBLES be back next week with more Home We wonder how many people are Economics News.--B.S. going to the "House of Seven Ga- 1ST AND 2ND GRADE NEWS b]es." (Everybody says they're The first and second grade made broke.) a play store. Bobby Dean Kaliban We wonder if the boys who were and Maurice Harlan were the store- not invited to the dinner are mad? keepers last week. After all, boys, we could only have The following second grade boys so many, so we drew names, and girls attained a perfect score Mr. Menning has been showing on the Spelling test Friday: Mary us the valentines he has received iC. Ferguson, Maurice Harlan, Doro- lately. He also told us about two lthey Sheber, Bobby Dean Kaliban, books his brother read in history. 1Carroll Sailor and Marlene Nosley. We knew it was a hint for us. t Mrs. Blood and Mrs. Nosley visit- Mr. Rahn comes to geometry class t ed our room Friday afternoon. every day and always says it's fun Patricia Sizer is a new pupil in if you know how and if you don't our room. --well,--you just don't. 3RD AND 4TH GRADE NEWS Signing off till next week.--Max The following boys and girls had and Billy. a perfect score in spelling on Fri- AG H day: Carolyn Frink, Bernadine Har- The boys in ag. class are working ris, Janice Hotz, Johann Nesley, on the trailer hitch. We have the Harlene Robertson, Billy Sailor, metal bench finished. Some of us John Smith, Gerald Bradd, Martin are sharpening saws,doing wood Davis, Everett Graver, Dean Nes- work, and soldering.There are ley, and Phil Sailor. many odd jobs being done. The following pupils were absent A new sickle sharpener arrived:during part of last week because of last week. illness: George Hill, Evelyn Bur- FRESHMAN NEWS rows, and Margaret Davis. In general science we are study- Patsy Nesley visited our room ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ing about our bodies. We are study- last week for our Valentine Party. Rev. L. $. l[nzler, Pastor ling about the brain and the nerv-1 We enjoyed opening the many van ous s stem Woul u entrees we au recmvea Sunday, Feb. 23--Masses at 8:00I y . d yo like toI " " and 10:00. know about your brain and body?l JUNIOR NEWS The Lenten Season begins on Ash l Just join our general science c|ass I In Biology we have been studying Wednesday, Feb. 26. During Lent when we are studying the body and the different diseases and preven- the week day Mass will be at 7:30. brain and we guarantee you 11 learn tions. Last week we were studying Sunday Masses at 7:30 and 9:30. plenty, if you study! labour hereditary and environment. Evening devotions on Friday and In Literature you find us with]Mr. Sorenson asked what is Hered- Sunday at 7:30 p.m. our noses still buried in "The Lady[ity, what gives us our shape, color Ash Wednesday: Evening Devo- of the Lake," (at least in class ) I of hair---a bright boy in the back tions at 7:30. In English we are studying short of the room replied, "We use Kolor- Sermon: The Reason for Penance. stories and fables. Some of the bak." Ashes will be distributed after Mass and after evening devotions. METHODIBT CHUi~CH Rev. Wm. D. Bostrom, Mh~tster Sunday school at $:30 a~a. Especially inviting youth. Morning worship 10:30 a.m. Epworth League at 6:~ p.m. Sweetheart 4 7e bars Big Ivory 2 25c Ivory 2 6c IvorY Vegetable Ole Pink Salmon, 2 Camay and dish 3 big 1 Ib Blue Soap Santo Coffee is Coffee, lb 2 25e Rinso powder Texas Juice big size Calif. Navel 15e, 20c, Seedless Grape 6 or 10 for Seedless Fruit, big, Tomato Juice, can Grape Fruit gal. can Orange-Grape Juice, Stock Prices Never Lisbo In order to close the estate of John Van Fossen, deceased, I will sell at Public the all modern home, on ree her t~ ree Interesting Lectures IIII Also an Bring the Stay Late opportunity our acquainted A- 1 Mechanic Dealer in Case Farm Implements m Plymouth Cars PORK HOCKS 9C Per pound PORK NECK BONES .4, Per pound LAMB LIVER,"Swift's Premium, 24c Per pound HAM PATTIES qO Per pound BACON, Swift's "OC SWIFT PREMIUM LAMB FRESH RADISHES 5 Per bunch C FRESH CELERY 1/I Per pound IUc FRESH CARROTS, 8C Per bunch NEW CABBAGE, 5C Fresh, per pound P & G SOAP, l0 bars for LARGE OXYDOL Package 19c COCOANUT BARS Per pound 15c COOKIES, Light Chocolate, per Ib 15c COOKIES, Dark Chocolate, per Ib RAISINS, 8c Per pound Free Delivery III Phone 93 COMMENCING AT 2:00 O'CLOCK LOCATION--On South Washington Street, 2 blocks from the Center of ed street right by the door, in Lisbon, Iowa. DESCRIPTION OF THE HOME---Here is one of the nice homes of one of the nicest residential streets in town, the house consists of 7 roonts large bath room. There is a nice living room, dining room, wonderful dandy downstairs bed room with a large closet. The bath room is just bed room on first floor. There are 3 nice large bed rooms upstairs with s off from each room. Also a nice large hallway. There is also a full way, making a wonderful place for storage. BASEMENT There is a full 8-ft. basement under the entire house Also a soft water pressure system. There is a Furnace room, special Fruit and Vegetable room. The furnace is in A-1 repair and very cheaply and comfortable. This home is well built throughout having a stantial foundation of heavy lime stone. There isn't a nicer place to live OTHER IMPROvEMENTS---The home has a new asphalt roof. Large porch. The entire home has recently been papered and redecorated as a whistle and already to move fight in. REMARKS--If looking for a home or an investment you need look no place will suit anyone. You are welcome to inspect this any time before either getting in touch with the Trustee or the Auctioneer. LOT---This house is full lot 60x150 ft. and has a fine garden spot for chickens. TERMS AND POSSESSIONs25% of the purchase price to be paid sale good faith. Balance when Warranty Deed and Abstract are furnished. can be had March 1st, by complying with above terms. W. E. Challis, Auet Phone 130, Lisbon, Iowa.