Local News Notice Masons Meet Before Burial Services
Masons meet at Brookharts office Wednesday at 4 30 p m to attend burial for Will McClelland at Elm Grove Cemetery Dr E E Stutsman and W M present Zelma Mosier returns to work at Mrs Mavcy's Beauty Shop redecorated shoppe with new wallpaper paint and floor coverings Dr and Mrs Reed Salladay visit north of Ainsworth en route from Chicago after post graduate study Mrs J W Patton and Della and Thecia Patton return from Grinnell after death of Bert Abel son in law of Mrs Patton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookharts
Will McClelland
Elm Grove
Zelma Mosier
Strawberry Point
Mrs. Mavcy
Reed Salladay
White River
S. D
Frank Salladey
Ainsworth
Chicago
Dr. Salladay
J. W. Patton
Della
Thcia Patton
Grinnell
Ten Years Ago Today Dr W S Kyle and Others Return Home
Ten years ago today Dr W S Kyle and Paul and Mildred Kyle returned to Shannon City after visiting here. The ad promotes Edison Made lamps available in any size power or color and Jewel Porch Paint noted for porch floor wear. Partly cloudy tonight with possible frost. hogs priced at $10.30.
Local notes on visits births and shop notices
Mrs Forest Schimer and baby visit Ainsworth at Wilson Welliver home. Mrs E R Thomas of Seattle visits mother Mrs Anna Bowman and sister Mrs Lawrence Wilson. Miss Minnie Scott returns to Fort Dodge after weekend with Miss Bessie Wallace. Krizer's Seed Corn available at Oetjen Seed Store with limited supply. Florence Swartz of Chicago visiting sister Mrs P G Widmer. Mrs M Huston and daughter Helen shop nearby. Birth announced for a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Carl Seliger of Orange Iowa. Rosa Fanning of Harris Missouri visits J A Godwin home then heads to Cedar Rapids. New permanent wave prices posted at Mrs McAvoy's Beauty Shop. Reservations urged for Friday banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Scott
Fort Dodge
Bessie Wallace
Wiord
Carl Seliger
Orange
Iowa
Rosa Fanning
Harris, Mo
J. A. Godwin
Cedar Rapids
Louisa County Approves 1930 Road Plan
Columbus Junction April 22 A board of approval comprising the board of supervisors and one member from each township trustees approved the 193 road construction program for Louisa county The project calls for bringing 31 55 miles of county roads to standard grade with gravel surfacing and bridge work in Eliott township at a total cost of 33687 48 Funds were distributed among townships by road mileage and machinery value turned in by 1929 Trustees funds added to the totals Townships will receive construction funds and road work in proportion to 1929 cash on hand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Board of Supervisors
Louisa County
Eliott
Local notes round up community life and errands
Residents headline a busy period with shoppers in Washington and Keosauqua, Easter visits, and daily tasks. Notables include Walter Oetjen enjoying Oska loosa, Mrs. Mary Atchison taking a hospital leave, and Dr Harel Johnson visiting Keosauqua. City-wide spring cleanup declared for April 28 and 29 with can disposal guidelines.
319 Bodies Lie in Fair Exhibit Hall
Columbus Ohio April 22 A grim sight fills the Ohio state fair exhibit hall as 319 inmates burned or suffocated in the state prison fire lie on white tables in various death poses. Soldiers embalmers a breakfast line and a sorrowful crowd outside contrast the scene with spring growth and a robin’s song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
State Fair Grounds
Robim
Great Central
Ohio State Prison
Thomas
Convicts Fire Tragedy Sparks National Guard Intervention
Fire at the prison in a woolen mills complex triggers a massive rescue as national guardsmen and federal troops seal the yard. Officials tally rising death counts up to 300 as guards save survivors, with inmates battled by flames, smoke and a collapsed lighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Nice
Big Jim
Morton
Cleveland
Thomas
Ray Gill
Tragic prison disaster halts as rescue efforts continue
A west cell block fire at a Columbus penitentiary left 136 inmates trapped on the sixth tier. The roof collapsed amid flames, burying the men as rescuers pried through wreckage seeking signs of life while appeals for help poured in from local radio stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Masons Confer Third Degree Across County Line
About twenty Washington Masons traveled to Ainsworth yesterday evening for a conferring of the third degree by the Ainsworth lodge. Members attended from Winfield Crawfordsville Letts Columbus Junction Keota Kalona and other neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth A
Washington
Washington City Council Holds Brief April Meeting
The second April meeting of the Washington city council was held yesterday evening and lasted only a few minutes with routine matters on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City Council
Illness and social notices from a Iowa town
Liloyd McKay a 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles McKay of south of town is ill with pneumonia at home. Frank Hopping was taken to Iowa City for an operation. Store ad for spring fashions from Curlee clothes Schmoeller Bros. Auctioneer Chas Brown. Mr and Mrs Ben Whitlock spent Easter at Indianola IA. Florence Carr visited from Iowa City. Dave Richard and son of Wayland were shoppers here Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gordon Meeker
Oxford, Town
W. H. Spera
Liloyd McKay
Charles McKay
South of Town
Frank Hopping
Iowa City
Ben Whitlock
Indianola
Iowa
Ralph Lytle
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Florence Carr
A. B. Carr
Dave Richard
Wayland
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Wilma Banky
Jin
Jimmy Hussey
Masons
E. E. Stutsman
W. M
Gko L. McDanienl
Draeogist
Forest Schimer
Baby
Wilson Welliver
E. R. Thomas
Seattle
Anna Bowman
Lawrence Wilson
Krizer
Oetjen Seed Store
Florence Swartz
P. G. Widmer
M. ©. Huston
Helen
Washington County
Eagle ST
A. E. Atchison
North Side
Oetjen
Walter Oetjen
Mose Hall
Mariette Duvall
Frank
Fairport
Town
Mary Atchison
Clark and Enslin
Paul Leichty
Farmer Co-op. Co
J. M. Clancy
Davenport
Dennis Clancy
Harry Gardner of
Wellman
Mrs. Harel
Johnson
Keosanana
Schmoeller Bres. Tailors
Mrs
Paul Young
Coumbus Junction
Charles Reece
H. W. Ramseyer
Gwendolyn Jean
Pulaski
J. H. Ramsyer
Frankie
Vesper Bennett
Davis City
John Applegate
Nellie Dodder
Washington County Hospital
Leyla Swift
Ed Myall
Keokuk
Mr Myall
I. H. Ellenberger
Topeka
Kansas
A. S. Pearson
Simpson
Mary Roberts
Iowa University
Carl Roberts
A. J. Mowatt
William McMelland
Mouatt
J. E. Lemmon
Naomi Fletcher
The
Baptist Church
Miss Fletcher
Misa Fletcher
Mrs. Wilson
Decaur Falls
Agamtch
Eld
Leutenant
Renincer
Desperado
Tie
Dvine
Graham
Babbo
Melody
McNamee
Graham Theatre
Sherman Bros
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
City Council
Wid
THURS
Sinclair Fidelity Shankless
Monarch Steel
Thompson's Market & Groceteria
F. E. Klopfenstein
Howard McCleery
Sam
Nick
Col Nicola
Alta Darlene
Lloyd Gray
Schmoeller Bros
Chas. Brown
Ernest Simpson
Monmouth
Ill
D. F. Macon
Westphal
Owen McGovern
Congress Hotel
A. D. Sanders
PAT Org
John Shields & Sons
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