Washington bi centennial plans and spring community events
A town report describes Washington bicentennial planning by the Daughters of the American Revolution and Rebekahs and Odd Fellows for April socials. It notes warm weather, spring dress, and upcoming music contests, concerts, and a Journal cooking school event at the State Theater.
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Washington
George Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows
Arrow Shots From Alex Millers Pen
A collection of witty aphorisms and observational quips on life love work and society. The pieces offer practical maxims about thrift patience honesty and social behavior with a playful tone.
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Alex Miller
Wheat conditions show lower yields across the board
The April 1 condition of winter wheat stood at 75.8 percent of normal, implying total production of 458 million bushels versus 787 million last year. Rye was 79 percent with no production indicated. the five year average is 551 million bushels.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Nugget of Wisdom Optimism carries world mapp ite pocket
The phrase hints at a belief in optimism guiding a global mindset. A concise note links hopeful thinking with a portable world map motif for travel or education.
Community Notes From West Chester Spring Activities
West Chester residents enjoy spring weather with garden work and oats sowing. Teachers from the district attended a Ottumwa meeting. Charley Skipton and Everett Coon visited relatives, with trip reports from Conesville and Rock Island. The senior class prepares a play Her Husband to be staged on the 28th. Diphtheria immunizations were given at school by Dr. McLaughlin and nurse Hilkea Jacobs.
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Ottumwa
Charley Skipton
Ernest Wagner
Conesville
Wagners
Everett Coon
Noble community notices and family visits in Noble Iowa
Mrs J A Frey and family visited W R Nicholson near Fairfield and called on Newton Frey in Brighton. Mennonite church services were attended by several locals, with dinners and visits at Zook and Wagner households. Moves include Simon Leichty to Joel Zing farm east of Noble. Outdoor tasks and meetings noted for Floyd Shockley, Otto Frey, and others.
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Simon Leichty
Joel Zing
Noble
Floyd Shockley
Washington
Otto F. Frey
Fairfield
Mss
Selina Wittmer
Mt. Pleasant
Noah
Mable Wyse
A. F. Mitchell
Best Speller at County Contest in Marion Two
Marion Two winner Cleone Caldwell of Shiloh school was named Washington county best speller at the county contest held Saturday. New paving Clara Barton street will be the next project with 65 men employed, contractor starting at south end. McCrory family arrived from Monmouth to serve at First United Presbyterian church with a reception and warm welcome. Vacation Bible School proposal for summer by ministerial association. Rev. M. R Regan to chair committee with Mrs. H. C. Hull and Mrs. Geo. Dowell from inter church group to study the idea.
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Bloomfield
Earle Barnes
Crawfordsville
Athens
Ill
Barnes
Shiloh
Appomatox
Baptist Church
Women's Relief Corps
Corps
Marion Two
Cleone Caldwell
Washington County
Clara Barton
Washington
McCrory
Iev
J. Reade McCrory
Monmouth
First United Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Association
M. R Regan
Inter Church Committee
H. C. Hull
Geo. Dowell
Soldier's Body Arrives Home of World War Soldier
The body of Dewey McAvoy a World War I soldier killed in France has arrived in New York and will be brought home to Washington County soon. He is the last county lad reported to have died in France to be returned.
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Dewey McAvoy
France
New York
Washington County
Celebrate Anniversary of Mr and Mrs R S Cook
Mr and Mrs R S Cook celebrated their forty first wedding anniversary at their home on Fast Second Street on April 6. They were married in Oskaloosa.
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Cook
Fast Second Street
Oskaloosa
Fire Destroys Stephens Home in Ainsworth
Ainsworth residence of Mr and Mrs S A Stephens burned on April 17 at night completely destroying the house and contents. Only a few personal belongings were saved and no one was burned. Mr Stephens was cashier of the local bank.
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Ainsworth
S. A. Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Ainsworth Bank
Call For Help From Ogantz Day Nursery Chicago
A letter from the superintendent of the Ogantz Day Nursery in Chicago asks Washington residents to help entertain the children during a heated period. The children have attended for two years, with Mrs. Walter Peterson in charge locally.
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Ogantz Day Nursery
Chicago
Washington
Walter Peterson
Mrs Sitler Survives Boiling Water Accident
Mrs Sitler burned while cleaning the kitchen when she climbed on a chair and toppled toward a pot of boiling water on the stove. A rubber apron saved her from serious burns as the scalding liquid spilled over.
Severe April Storm Destroys Farm Buildings in Washington
A major storm struck Washington on Sunday April 9 causing the Peterson greenhouse to be blown down a chicken house to burn and the J. W. Phillips farm brooder house to be blown over and ignite from the incubator.
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Washington
Peterson Green
J. W. Phillips
Tragic Deaths Highlight Marion Community Obituary Notes
Mary Helen Long aged twenty one died from burns at the county hospital after an accident at Tyrone school in Marion while attempting to extinguish a fire. The community mourns a beloved graduate of 1920 alongside Edna Timmerman who died previously. Also reported are the deaths of Kenneth Conner four months old and Donald Eppe one year old from pneumonia in April 1922.
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Mary Helen Long
C. W. Long
Burns
Tyrone
Marion
Edna Timmerman
Kenneth Conner
Kessel Conner
Donald EK Eppe
V. P. Eppel
Jackson and Bear Tie The Knot In Quiet April Ceremony
Miss Christa Jackson and Clayton Bear wed as a surprise to many friends. The ceremony took place April 6 at the Methodist parsonage with a simple, intimate setting.
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Christa Jackson
Clayton Bear
Methodist Parsonage
Thorne Contemplates Senate Run in Washington
Thorne Here-Clifford Thorne is in Washington weighing a possible bid to succeed W S Kenyon in the United States Senate. The movement signals potential entry into statewide politics.
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Thorne
Clifford Thorne
Washington
United States Senate
W.S. Kenyon
Dayton Grove News Notes and Weekend Visits
Mrs J B seers reports visitors and social calls in Dayton Grove with trips to Keota Brighton and Washington. The community notes busy spring farming progress and plans to raise 500 young turkeys next week and again later.
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Dayton Grove
Wm. Embree
Keota
J. B. Moore
Mumper
Brighton
Margarite Herring
J. A. Walker
Washington
Knotts
Herman J Uers
Harry Campbell
A. E. Knotts
Henderson
Lewis Harlan
Mr. Campbell
Ernest Hole
Early Places of Worship for Washington Methodists
The article traces the Washington Iowa Methodist Episcopal Church from its 1839 founding by Rev. J. L. Kirkpatrick in a log cabin to a modern brick edifice completed in 1892 and later expansions. It highlights successive meeting places, key members, and the growth to a 1221 member church with a 1110 Sunday School enrollment by 1991.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington
Iowa
W. L. Harvey
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Rock River
Illinois
Church of Society
Jesse Ashby
Elizabeth Wilson Ashby
Mary
Julia
Priscilla
Esther
Conner
Eli Patterson
City of
Associate Presbyterian Church
Sherman Brothers
Col. Cowles
Warrens
State Theatre
Rev Twinning
Reed
Jefferson Street
Max Raymond
Methodists
Christian Church
G. W. Teas
L. W. Berry
W. R. Jeffrey
C. H. Wilson
A. N. Alberson
B. F. Brown
Chas. H. Keck
J. C. W Coxe
The
C. H. Keck
Frank
L. Wilson
William Sutherland
W. Neal
A. S. Smith
T. Smith
A Anderson
J. M. Wilson
S. J Cocklin
Chas
Keck
Elizabeth Snider
Birthday Party gift of house and lot noted in 1894 Hustler
The Daily Hustler copy from February 1 1894 found in Washington references Nellie Dewey’s eighteenth birthday party at Dr D J Dewey’s home with dance music and gifts including a deed to a house and lot. The issue shows a low mood in local business and lists numerous advertisers and court news remarks.
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Daily Hustler
Washington
Dougherty Bros
Keister & McCausland
Nellie Dewey
D. J. Dewey
Nellie
Stewart's Pharmacy
Daughterty Bros
Miller & Daugherty
A. Nicola & Son
E .E. Thomas
Windsor Grocery
Harry McCall
Walter Haight
Harwood’s
Harvey & Ford
J. B. Crail’s
Washington National Bank
Mercer & Chilcote
Barnett the Barber
Graham and Washington Steam Laundry
Win Smouse
J. F. Mackin
Local social round in Palestine and Riv erside residents
Mr and Mrs Carl Kos and family visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Wm Kron. Many neighbors like Henry Wieland and the Kron family shared Sunday visits and Wednesday calls at various homes including the Kasper, Vondrasek, Soukup, and Kron households with several shoppers on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
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Palestine
Carl Kos
Riverside
Joe A. Soukup
Roy Kron
Walter
Henry Wielands
Henry Kasper
Jim Beranek
Mildred
Edward Kasper
Irene
Mildred Kron
Elmer Wagner
Washington
Henry Wieland
Joe Weiland
Leona Vondrasek
Frank Krons
Roy Havel
LeRoy
Bobbie
George Havels
Frank Peckman
Anthony Kron
Frank Dutler
Chas. Vondrasek
Frank Novy
Anthony Marek
Dorothy Vondrasek
Gladys Kron
Harold Kuennman
Mela Hora
Frank Kron
Henery Welland
Shirley Mae
Gladys
Joe Soukup
Kalona
Do Your Best Not The Most Years Or Hairs
A reflective aphorism from Lyly praising merit over longevity or age. It emphasizes that virtue and effective living grant true praise, not long life or gray hair.
Washington Week in Review highlights and events
Local bank discusses possible earlier opening than April 25. Hearings set for April 16 on Commercial bank matters. Washington High School musicians staged a concert with soloists and orchestral numbers led by notable staff. Leo Thoma to speak on taxation for Better Washington Club on April 15. Jurors excused to April 18. several court cases listed. Charity ball and obituaries noted along with civic group activities and sports accolades.
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Washington State Bank
Commercial
Washington High School
Donald Welch
Helen Coffey
Milburn McKay
Karl Bevins
Sarah Marie Davis
Charlotte Squire
Leo Thoma
Fairfield
Better Washington Club
Thoma
Hamilton
District Court
Lemley
Hoehstetler
Stutsman
Henry Field Backs Prohibition in Iowa Senate Bid
Shenandoah Iowa April 9 Henry Field candidate for the senate announces a firm stand for the dry law saying I am for prohibition and always have been and I am opposed to any change unless a definite better plan is shown He seeks the seat now held by Smith W Brookhart.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
Henry Field
Smith W. Brookhart
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Rocking Chair Brigade
Populance
Sigourney
Cooking
State Theater
Nancy Rowe
Pythian Sisters
M. E
Will Clark
California
Gladys Wales
Dorothy Johnson
Low Beach
West Chester
D. BE. Brumback
J. B Seers
Washington Methodists
Edwin H. Griffith
Washington Junior College
Dry P W. McElwain
Hig Dental Service
T. T. Keeley
Heacock
Hus
Wilson
Folger
State House
Dan Wilde
Senator Palmer
Senate
Howard Jeffrey
Portland
Oregon
C. A. Boice
State Board of Health
Dan Turner
Charles Clark
Alfred Johson
F. 118 Cavalry
Martha Mathers
Maurice Mayo
Daryl Fetters
Wellman Chorus
Washington de Molay
Muscatine
Walter Wells
de Molay
Masonic Temple
Amos Chapter
R. T. McCall
Rimersburg
Penusylvania
Maxwell McCall
Rimerburg Record
Helen Masson
Anna Plummer
Virgil Wittmer
Ruth Marie Morrison
Milan Thompson
Vinton
Re Grote
Lockridge
G. Schroeder
Wellman
T. C. Meibohm
A. W. Clow
Washington Rotary Club
Loyd Morrison
Shirley Clark
Ralph Thompson
H. B. Knight
Louis Jones
Fred Moore
Masha Braverman
Jacob Braverman
Kobryn
Poland
Julius Kunik
Iowa City
Washington Fruit
Moses Jung
School of Religion
University of Iown
Kenneth L. Leslie
Madison Street
Tola
Kansas
Harold Ahrens
Henry Little
Dale Kiesey
Ric. W. O'Conner
Fort Madison
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Legion
O'Conner
Ben Nicola
Winnie Durland
Norfolk
Neb
Lyle
J. H. Peet
Sindys Wales
Dorothy Jolungon
Mary Roberts
Providence
Rhode
Iland
Barbara Miller
Franklin Center Community Players
Richmond
Franklin Center School
Womans Relief Corps
A. J. Dawson
J. A. Dawson
W. J. Dawson
Jesse Harvey
J. A. Embree
J. C. Boice
J. D. Byers
William Nelson
M. A. Barnes
Just Us Club
Henry Dittmer
Oscar Brock
John Dodd
Elub
Prohibition
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