Frame Frame Elected Farm Bureau Officers in Washington County
W kK Frame of Oregon township was elected president of the Washington county Farm Bureau Saturn Marion Stransky of English River was chosen vice president Von Darbyshire of Crawford township secretary Walter Smith of Jackson township treasurer Mrs Homer Birney of Jackson township elected county chairman of the women's home project work An attendance of about 160 persons was reported at the session with 125 at the noon picnic The morning meeting opened with minutes read by J B Dill secretary The afternoon session included an invocation by Rev C W Klein and a treasurer report A 4 H mixed double quartet sang and Esther Smith county 4 H president spoke on the girls year achievements and the value of home furnishings made by the club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kk. Frame
Oregon Township
Washington County Farm Bureau
Saturn
Marion Stransky
English River
von Darbyshire
Crawford Township
Walter Smith
Jackson Township
Homer Birney
EB. M. Tandy
Lime Creek
Wm. Spenner
Claud Flynn
Town
Wm. McGinnis
Highland
Cloyce Stewart
Jackson
Roy ‘Turnipseed
Cedar
Ed Hotle
Lloyd Rater
Franklin
John Stewart
Washington
Edward R. Rees
Crawford
Amos Stout
Brighton
Jay Baxter
Clay
Methodist
J. B. Dill
C. W. Klein
Harr J. Smith
W. J. Roudabueh
Esther Smith County
Dry November Delivers Minimal Precipitation in Washington
The official weather observer reports November as very dry with only 68 of an inch of total precipitation. One rain on two days added about .60 of an inch, plus two light snows and traces on three days. Temperatures ran near normal, peaking at 68 and dipping to 9 degrees on the 27th.
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Washington
Oan Ineh
Meonth
Eichers Recepts Exceed Expenses In Iowa Campaign
Congressman Edward C Eichner of Washington reported campaign expenditures of 3132 with 698 in contributions for his Iowa district race. The filing shows 700 from the state democratic committee and 500 from the national committee. other donors include Margaret France Tipton J M Roth Muscatine William Griffin Riverside Nathan Straus New York O F Boller Washington KH C Newell Columbus Junction Frank Hite Marengo Ray Slavada Iowa City Max Kinnery Mt. Pleasant John Winnike West Point Bert Hanson Williamsburg W A Sternberg Mt. Pleasant Herman Elgar Mt. Pleasant Charles E Holmes Keokuk Ray Schefer Ft Madison.
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Des Moines
Edward C. Eicher
Washington
John N. Calhoun
Iowa
State Democratic Committee
National Democratic Committee
Margaret France
Tipton
J. M. Roth
Muscatine
Mr and Mrs Custer Visit Glenn Hazen Home in Muscatine
Mr and Mrs John Custer visited the Glenn Hazen home in Muscatine on Sunday, sharing time with the family and noting friendly greetings from locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Custer
Glenn Hazen
Muscatine Sunday
Christmas Trees Exceed Past Ornament Quality This Year
The business district enjoys unusually fine Christmas trees as the Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Oecetjen seed store. Holgar and Walter Oetjen provided careful placement and cooperation. Some trees remain to be erected as additional holders arrive. Decorations will extend to the park with more lights this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Oecetjen
Holgar
Walter Oetjen
Fire consumes small building injuring night marshal
J Wallace night marshal and fire department member suffered cuts and a head wound after being thrown onto Milwaukee railroad tracks while handling a water filled fire hose during a blaze that damaged a small structure owned by Sidney Greenblatt. The fire started likely from a stove and was contained to the building with minor damage to nearby P C Woods shop and a storage house saved by firefighters. Insurance coverage is reported for most of the loss.
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J. Wallace
City Water Works
Wallace
Sidney Greenblatt
P. C. Woods
Wade C Wilson dies in hospital after car strike
Wade Carson Wilson 47 years old of West Chester died at Washington county hospital Tuesday night from pneumonia after injuries from a car collision on Oct 8. Funeral Thursday at L. A. Jones funeral home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Born in 1871 in Jackson County Tennessee, he married Oma in 1893 and moved to West Chester in 1913. Survived by wife and eight children, plus two grandchildren and several siblings.
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Wade Carson Wilson
West Chester
Washington County Hospital
Wilson
L. A
Jackson County
Tenn
Arch
Martha (Ferguson) Wilson
Tennessee
Oma Wilson
Walter W. Wilson
Wellston
Oscar
Mae Page
Wellman
Opal
Nima McClelland
Ethel
Edna Schantz
Martha
Pauline
Willie
John
Roscoe
Barton
Raymondsville
Lulu Bilbrey
MccMansville
Mary Elmore
Crossville
Pistol Shot Causes Death of Brothers
Fort Madison reports a tragedy as 12 year old Donald Thomas dies in hospital from a bullet wound suffered at home. Authorities investigate the incident amid family sorrow.
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Fort Madison
Donald Thomas
George Thomas
Kline outlines farm problems and distribution concerns
Alan Kline vice president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation told a Washington county group that distribution of goods and the credit system must align with farmers productive capacity. He argued for reduced production to aid buying power and warned of shrinking export trade, stressing cotton belt welfare and national distribution dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Alan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Washington County
America
Kline
Uwo
Klein
Gome
United States
Cotton Belt
Iowa Southern building new farm electric lines
The Iowa Southern Utilities Co. reports nearly fifty miles of new rural lines contracted around Washington Iowa as farm customers demand electric service. About 160 new customers are expected, with payroll rising to eighty, and a new power line from Wayland to Coppock recently completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Laws Southern
Washington
Frank Miller
Iowa Southern
Coppock
Wayland
Crawfordsville
Huavre
Dutch Creek Township
Lexington
West Chester
Pearson
Lowa Southern
Keokuk County
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Accidental gun incident cited in Thomases family history
In the abdomen he was injured accidentally as he and Gordon Brown played with a pistol. A Thomas family member, William, died from an accidental gunshot wound three years earlier.
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Gordon Brown
Thomases
William
Republicans expended 986 dollars in county campaign
The Washington county Republican committee reported campaign expenses totaling 986.70 dollars in the recent election, with over 500 dollars given to the state committee and most funds raised from county candidates and supporters. Contributions topped 1,011.11 dollars, leaving a 24.41 dollar balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Republican Party
Leslie Meieher
State Republican Committee
Boy to Lose Eye After Mysterious Paullina Shooting
Sioux City Paullina authorities reported 11 year old Allen Goodman of Paullina was shot by an unidentified assailant while walking near his home. Doctors said he will probably lose sight in his left eye as they prepared to remove a bullet from his neck and authorities continued their investigation.
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Sioux City
Allen Goodmanson
Paullina
Forrest Jennings Accepts Post With Muscatine Firm
Forrest Jennings has left his ten year tenure as a district engineer with the Iowa steel company to join Young and Stanley in Muscatine as an electrical engineer. A University of Iowa graduate, he previously worked with WSUI in Iowa City. Mrs Jennings and daughter Francye will follow once their house is rented, possibly in a month or more.
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Muscatine
Young and Stanley
Jennngs
University of Iowa
WSUI
Iowa City
Jennings
Fonecey
City Sets Date for Bonds Sale
Washington city council held a special session to set a bond sale date for street improvements totaling 9,785.07 and city improvement bonds of 15,000 to fund past and future street surfacing work. Tax levies for eight years would cover principal and interest, ranging from 293.75 in 1937 to 2,060 in 1944.
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Washington
fragmentary note on shooting accident belief
A partial OCR fragment reports belief that a shooting was an accident. No names, dates, or locations are readable. The text lacks sufficient detail to identify people or places.
Wellman Woman Hurt In Crash Near Wellman
Mrs. Dee Shettler and her husband Charles were driving home Monday when their car ran into a ditch and hit a concrete culvert on a dirt road near the Merton Seals place two miles southwest of Wellman. Mrs. Shettler, with spinal injury and partial paralysis, was rushed to Washington County Hospital but is expected to be released soon. Mr. Shettler was uninjured. Morgan Shaffer, 77, died at home seven miles north of Wellman after a stroke. He leaves five children: Walter, Bernice, Ellis, Ivan, and Mary.
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Wellman
Dee
Charles Shettler
Washington County Hospital
Shettler
Morgan Shaffer
Wellman Mon
Joetown
FL. A. Moore
William
Mary Shaffer
Cruston County
W. Va
Iown
Fanny KK. Maengers
Walter
Sharon Center
Bernice
Iowa City
Ellis
Ivan
Mary Kline
Frytown
Hailstorm Marks Rediscovered in 51 Year Old Tree
Marshalltown memory of M A Gaunt recalls a 12 year old hailstorm at his father's farm. Last spring a second storm felled a tree and revealed bruises inside, proof of the 51 year old hail impact from boyhood.
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Marshalltown
M. A. Gaunt
St. Anthony
Hig
Gaunt
Trusted Prisoner Walks Out Monday
Lee Slaughter a trusted prisoner serving a liquor sentence escaped Monday while work outside the jail. He vanished after disassembling a plank between the courthouse and jail and not returning by noon. Authorities issued a state police broadcast as efforts continue to locate him, with speculation he may head toward Kentucky to join his wife.
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Slaughter
Kentucky
Rich Again Gets No 1 Auto Plate at Court House
Raymond Rich of Crawfordsville secured the county’s first 1937 automobile license, ahead of others, with his father John J. Rich also holding multiple numbers. Glen Holden and his son Charles secured the top car and truck plates, with farm bureau services using the plates. Washington county owners had 25 numbers by 9 am as new blue-on-blue plates rolled out and motorists were urged to bring 1986 registration certificates for faster processing.
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Raymond Rich
Crawfordsville
Court House
John J. Rich
Will Sickles
Dawson
Raymond
Wilford Dawson
Glen Holden
Charles
Charles Holden
Mel J. Donaldson
Farm Bureau Service
Mel Crandall
Washington County
Besse Jones
Rev J De Koning to Speak at Richmond Church
The Union Sunday school in Richmond will host a special meeting at the M E church on Friday. The Rev Jacob De Koning of Washington, newly assigned American Sunday Union Missionary, will speak replacing Rev Caldwell of Cedar Rapids. Mrs De Koning will offer musical numbers and officials invite all to meet the new missionaries and join planned Christmas program activities.
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Frank Patterson
Richmond
Union Sunday School of
M. EF
Jacob de Koning
Washington
American Sunday Union
Ldl. A. Caldwell
Cedar Rapids
de Koning
Washington Christmas parade invites children and sponsors prizes
The chamber of commerce announces a December 6 parade in Washington Iowa inviting girls and boys of all ages to enter in four sections dolls pets miniature floats and groups with prizes totaling six in each division plus an overall distance prize. A merchants displays division offers no prizes. Santa Claus will lead the parade with Mrs Claus rumored to attend and all readers invited to enter letters for a chance at a $1 prize.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Washington Trade Area
Leigh Soule
Guy Carlton
Leste Krabill Che
Beesides
Santa Claus
Marriages Rise in Washington County in 1936
New marriage licenses issued by the district court clerk show 169 licenses for 1936 so far, surpassing the total for all of 1935. Since Thanksgiving no licenses have been granted, but the yearly total remains higher than last year while prior years show a low 48 in 1932 then climbs to 108 in 1938 and 102 in 1934.
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Washington County
District Court
Mrs. Fred Lindenmeyer Shopper in West Chester
Mrs. Fred Lindenmeyer of West Chester was a shopper in town on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lindenmeyer
West Chester
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Farm Bureau Meeting
Eicher
Oetjens
Wade C. Wilson
West Chester Man LLC
Clannbw
Bicher
Robert Ro Noonan
B. C. Foster
Hospital Board
J. B. Boyce
Justice of the Peace
Forrest Jennings
Ter Sa Southern Utilities
Sinecer Cons
Binginhn
Evening
Tion
Lee Slaughter
Milue Oline
Stan Kiesey
Rich
Rawfordsville van
J. de Koning
Richmond Church
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