Walter Little opens cream and egg buying station in Colenso room
Local notes say Walter Little starts a cream and egg buying station Saturday in the Colenso room formerly Widmer and Busby. He previously ran a summer station with the Fruit Market on the west side of the square. Also mentions discounts on gas and electric bills, and other Washington items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Little
Colenso
Widmer & Busby
Mr. Little
Washington Cleaners Sat
V. I W
George FP. Davis
Ottumwa
Miami
Pla
New Style Number Shoes Appealing to School Girls
Marine blue black or white Boulevard o A beauty. Price for four modern Miss Sport Oxfords ranged from 2.25 to 4.95. Six patterns include elk tan all over elk brown mule and white crush leather styles. Winter Shoes offers white high favorites with new 1954 features.
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Price
Wintker
Local social notes include weddings, trips, and club events
Mr and Mrs Lewis West of Memphis Missouri return home after visiting the Yard family. Mrs West attended the 17th Just Us club anniversary, and millinery arrivals are noted by H J Warn & Company. Public installation of White Shrine officers, attendance from Des Moines Mason City and Chicago trip plans for May are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis West
Memphis
Arthur Yard
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Many Happy Returns Duane Redlinger Honored At Party
Duane Redlinger turned four with a family gathering including Mr and Mrs Raymond Piper and children. A birthday cake was served to mark the celebration. Thaddeus Stevens born Peacham Vermont April 4 1793 died Washington DC August 11 1868 quotes the small errors do not harm the great ones.
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Duane Redlinger
Bar) F. Redlinger
Raymond Piper
Duane
Thaddeus Stevens
Peacham
Washington, D C
Local Moves And Family Arrangements Reported
Miss Mike Lewis returns to her North Marion avenue home from her sister Mrs J H Baird's six miles southwest of Washington. Mrs Sam Bereman plans to move May 1 to live with her daughter Mrs Irvin Palm near Olds. Leo Hoovers moves to Bereman's 617 South Third address and Don Paul moves to the Lemley house on South Third. The Pauls relocate from 422 South Third as Miss Nellie Loder visits Mrs Bereman.
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Mike Lewis
J. H. Baird
Washington
Marion Avenue
Sam Bereman
Irvin Palm
Olds
Leo Hoovers
South Third
Nellie Loder
Bereman
Wayland Notes Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Visit
Wayland and surrounding residents share weekend visits as Dr. and Mrs. KE G Rittler host guests. Swedel Spiedel and Wérar Smith travel to Chicago with a stock load, returning with Edd Byczek. Irvin Rieh, a music teacher at Sargent Bluffs, wins in three divisions at recent contests. Jesse Roth home quarantined for scarlet fever. Mildred and Arnold ill but not severely.
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Wayland
John Bradley
Jackie
Mildred
Arnold
Harmony social notes and local gatherings
Walter Longer reports Harmony weekend visitors and home gatherings. Mrs Chas Schiebel and family hosted friends, Mrs George Evans entertained a club, and Mable Johnson planned Thursday plans. Lorene and Robbie Anderson recovered from whooping cough. Rey Miller and spouse were mentioned in passing.
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Harmony Lyle Kelsey
Chas, Schiebel
Ro Miller
Dave
George Mvans
H. CC
Mable Johnson
Lorene
Robbie Anderson
Rey Miller
Hospital births and patient updates in Washington area
The Hospital Theodore Reenhbleseum of south of Washington entered the Washington county hospital last evening for medical attention. Mrs. D. H. Peters of Haskins at the hospital is better remembered as Dale Ebner. Mr. and Mrs. Peters welcomed a new son born at the hospital in April.
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Theodore Reenhbleseum
South of Washington
Washington County Hospital
D. H. Peters
Haskins
Dale Ebner
Local residents attend various events in Mt Pleasant and Davenport
Ralph Rees of Wyman visited on business today. Miss Maud McCreedy came uptown for the first time since her illness. Manton Hebner was in Mt Pleasant on business last night. Mr and Mrs J Z Hinshaw will attend the A and P store opening in Mt Pleasant tonight. Mrs F E Berry of Davenport attended the mother daughter banquet at the Methodist church with her daughter Miss Lillian Berry and returned home this afternoon.
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Adolph Holm
Des Moines
Washington
C. A. Dewey
Davenport
Mary Jones
Lucyle McDonald
Ralph Scott
Washington High School
Rolla
Scott
Fred MacCormic
Ralph Rees
Wyman
Maud McCreedy
Manton Hebner
Mt Pleasant
J. Z. Hinshaw
F. E. Berry
Lillian Berry
Berry
Pleasant Hill Community Notes Brighten Weekend Visits
Pleasant Hill correspondent Karl Kephart reports Florence Eiman visited with the Anderson and Kephart families, Homer and Fred Kephart and Cloyee Dunbar hosted gatherings, and Fred Telford hosted others. Funeral attendance marked by William McBride service at L. A. Jones. Ruth Coffin to teach next term. weather interrupted the Master program at the choir.
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Pleasant Hill
Florence Eiman
Charley Anderson
Homer Kephart
Fred Kephart
Cloyee Dunbar
Fred Telford
Morris Putman
Edd Chathipa
William McBride
L. A. Jones
Ruth Coffin
Patrfield
Edd
White Rock
Glenn Pratt
Ceremony Marks Rising of Soerger in Pharaoh Era
In the dave of the Pharaohs it was believed that unless prescribed ceremonies were performed at proper times and places, the Soerg er would refuse to rise. The celebrations were participated in by all classes with pomp and ceremony. They began when the doer commenced to rise, and the reineings were proportionate to the height of the rise.
County candidates announce in Republican primary
Mrs R L Coulter seeks county recorder in Washington county GOP primary. R F Brown and R L Stewart announce bids for County Board of Supervisors and State Legislature respectively, with terms starting 1985. All are subject to Republican voters at the June primary.
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VOR
Washington County
Hob
Ndmondson
Brighton
Iowa
Sots
Bk Tf
Recorder of
R. L. Coulter
County Board of Supervisors
R. FE. Brown
L. Stewart
Eloquence Warned By Hi Ho In Chinatown Sage Quote
The Chinatown sage Hi Ho warns that eloquence can mislead when speakers discuss topics they have not studied, urging caution in persuasive talk and emphasizing the danger of confident ignorance.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Sheet Lightning Far Off in Backdrop Sky
Describes sheet lightning as forked light in distant storms hidden by clouds mountains or curvature of the earth with thunder inaudible from that range.
Easter at Will Speras Farm
Family observes Easter at Will Speras with women discussing setting hens chicks house cleaning and garden tasks while men tend to fieldwork nearby on the same day.
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Will Speras
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