Rocking Chair Brigade recaps town life and clock woes
Local notes cover the Brigade’s clock misfortunes at home, new housing on Clapp Place, hospital expansion needs, and shop and cafe activity. A death in Los Angeles for Martin Casey prompts sympathy. Community concerns include safety plans in Kansas City, martins in Jungbluth yard, and a push for Y W C A programs in Washington.
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Kansas City
Coppock Highway
Martin
Jungbluth Yard
Peter Jungbluth
Deaths of the Week Noted Local Residents
Mrs. hol hol son near Titus died suddenly of a heart attack April 12 at home. Swedish born, ile influenza illness, husband and six children survive. Mrs. Anna Tsephanty Wayland died of heart trouble found in bed early Monday. Survived by five sons, two daughters, two brothers Joe Boshart and Jacob Boshart. Mrs. Kate Kiepfer of Keokuk, Clarence Kiepfer’s mother, died at home. TS years old. John Gretter, Keota resident, 72, died at his home north of Keota. Survived by wife, three sons, three daughters. Martin Casey, former Washington man, 71, died in Los Angeles April 15.
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Hol Hol
Matilda Johnson
Titus
Sweden
Anna Tsephanty
Wayland
Joe Boshart
Upland
Calif
Jacob Boshart
Mt. Pleasant
Kate Kiepfer
Clarence Kiepfer
Washington
Keokuk
John Gretter
Keota
Martin Casey
Los Angeles
Koehler Funeral Notice For Mrs Koehler At North Marion
Mrs Knnne Koehler Emma J Mammen Koehler aged 69 died at her home on North Marion Ave after five weeks illness. The family has lived here at the edge of the community for years.
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Knnne Koehler
Emma J. Mammen Koehler
North
Marion Ave
Mildred Kyle
University
W. 8. Kyle
Passing Years In Aid Washington 10 Years Ago
Obituary notes Gertrude Kendall died April 14 1930 daughter of Andrew and Nancy Kendall longtime Washington teacher for thirty years. Also mentions civic work by Kendall family and local figures. Includes various short notices on residents moves births taxes travel and local events.
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Gertrude Kendall
Miss Kendall
Andrew
Nancy
Jones) Kendall
Washington
Washington Firms Offer 25 Dollar Slogan Prize
Local business men in Washington are offering 25 dollars for the best town slogan to advertise the locality. Mrs Florence Hout will oversee the sale of war history books. J C McKay, formerly of Packwood, becomes the new agent at the Burlington depot. William Paul Moothart is named oldest continuous painter in Washington with 49 years on the job, after two years painting in Iowa.
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Jessie Stewart
Colliers Magazine
Apri
J. D. Ratcliff
Charleston
South Carolina
Washington
Y.W
Y. W
Iowa
Highway Patrol
Alex Miller
Jay McNamara
Iowa City
Florence Hout
J. C. McKay
Packwood
Burlington Depot
William Paul Moothart
Will Wed Here Cecile Bell Ville to Wed Glover Ferrill
Cecile Bell Ville announced her upcoming wedding to Glover Ferrill this summer. A local nurse Mae Campbell received word she passed state board nominations and is now a registered nurse. John Marek found bank notes and 6000 in Liberty bonds stolen from Wayland bank last November. Smith Hrookk Hart Jr started a new high school club requiring overalls as uniforms. Washington debate team won here and lost at Ottumwa with named members. Fr A Smith to lecture on landscape gardening at East Washington street site.
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Cecile Bell- Ville
Glover Ferrill
Mae Campbell
State Board of Health
John Marek
Kalona
Wayland Bank
Smith Hrookhart Jr
Fr. A. Smith Landscape Gardner
M. W.W. Bulley
East Washington Street
Knupp Sick Ed Koupp Recruits John S Ross for Year
A town resident notes Ed Koupp is too ill to work and has hired John S Ross to stand in for a year while he rests. A dentist reports using about 50 dollars weekly in gold for fillings, melting coin after buying it at the bank. A merchant overbills customers by sending statements well above balances.
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Knupp
Ed Koupp
John S. Ross
West Chester Death Claims Former Wellman Resident
John W. Oldaker, a former Wellman resident aged 77, died at his home in West Chester after a ten week illness. The report notes Koehler died in 1938 and ties to the same local area.
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Mr. Koehler
John W. Oldaker
Wellman
West Chester
Death of Wade Steck a beloved local youth
Wade Herman Steck died Sunday April 15 from pneumonia at nineteen. He was nicknamed Ike Steck, longtime friend of John Babcock, remembered as a cheerful honorable boy. The obituary notes his boyish pranks and his lasting sadness after forty years.
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Wade Steck
Wade Herman Steck
H. F. Steck
Isaac Partington
Ike
Ike Steck
John Babcock
Arrow Shots From Alex Miller's Pen 40 Years Ago
A columnist reflection recalls the habit of truth telling and church life with satirical quips about ministers doctors and communal norms. The piece critiques rhetoric around Sabbath language and the role of professionals in society.
Hospital admissions and dismissals in Washington area
On Saturday Mrs. Jessie Moore of Washington was admitted for medical treatment. Jerry Goodwin three years old, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Goodwin, had a tonsillectomy today. Several residents including Mrs. Jessie Moore and Mrs. Jerry Simmering were dismissed Saturday. Others such as Mrs Harriet Ripley, Mrs Gail Shull, George Howard, Francis Singleton and Charles Long Jr were dismissed yesterday. Mrs Clyde Fishburn admitted for medical treatment. Tuesday Edward Teslik and infant Evelyn Teresa were dismissed for Riverside home. Mrs Floyd Mundt and infant William Charles were dismissed for Washington home.
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Jessie Moore
Washington
Richard Disney
Jerry Goodwin
Kenneth Goodwin
Everette Beatty
Jerry Simmering
Joe Simmering
Harriett Ripley
Nichols
Gail Shull
Ainsworth
George Howard
Francis Singleton
Charles Long, Jr
Clyde Fishburn
Wellman
Edward Teslik
Evelyn Teresa
Riverside
Floyd Mundt
William Charles
Local Births and Discharges Reported in Ainsworth and Nearby
Wednesday Mrs. Erwin Wulf and her baby Dorothy were discharged for home at Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs Allen Conrad Crawfordsville are parents of a daughter born last night at 11 o clock. Gertrude Landau Washington route 3 underwent an appendectomy this morning. Thursday Mr and Mrs Walter Metzger Olds are parents of a daughter born this morning at 9 30 weighing six pounds nine ounces.
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Erwin Wulf
Dorothy
Ainsworth
Allen Conrad
Crawfordsville
Gertrude Landau
Washington
Walter Metzger
Olds
Dunham Morrison Named Washington County CMT Chairman
Dunham Morrison is appointed Washington County chairman for the Citizens Military Training Camps. Age limits are 17 to 29. He is fielding questions and requests for literature as part of the program.
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Dunham Morrison
Washington County
Citizens Military
Week of local events spans weddings fires and community milestones
Washington area notes celebrate marriages and farewells, a fire damages a home, farm transfers and new loans, a nurse joins the health unit, and multiple civic activities including a cooking school, road work updates, and school performances, with reflections on anniversaries and local honors.
Auction talk and small town manners from a bygone era
In a reflective piece the author notes that small towns see men dress up when traveling, auctions spur purchases, babies forgive quickly, cranks do little, and many strangers reveal unwanted truths. The text comments on noisy men, Bible contradictions, and the habit of auction lore reviving old clothes each cold morning, while children prefer nut cake only for the nuts.
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