Local notes on travel, hires, and gatherings in town
Wisie Long returns home from Coffeyville after his father William Long dies. Mrs. P. H. Hoover visits for shopping and socializing. John Swisher returns from Pueblo with plans to spend summer there. John Walton starts as waiter at Bluebird cafe. Willis Griffin and Robert Larnes visit from Lets IA. Eureka Telephone stockholders meet April 27 at Red Brick schoolhouse. Harold Fisher and Cora Foreman receive a marriage license. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Davis visit Ainsworth. local grads photographed at Guther's studio with class officers and adviser Miss Hilma Richardson. M Hunt of Cotter shops locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swisher
Pueblo
Colorado
Mrs. Swisher
Asa Jsones
Swisher
Ainsworth High School
Guther
Maxine Welliver
Clare Gordon
Violet Moore
Lorena Jolly
Blanche Jinkens
LeRoy Lapshire
Duane Hazen
Dave Erwin
Are Erwin
William Cragvford
Fred Hawkins
Howard Lins
Viass
Hilma Richardson
Morrow Family Returns From Washington DC Visit
Miss Edna Morrow returned home Saturday evening after several weeks in Washington DC visiting her brother Dalton Morrow. Dalton teaches at a deaf and dumb school and studies to be a doctor. Mrs Ivo Grady and daughter Coleen and Miss Hazel spent Saturday and yesterday visiting friends and shopping. Floyd Brinton, working in a Brighton store, was here over Sunday with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna . Morrow
Washington, D. C
Dalton Morrow
Dalton
Ivo Grady
Coleen
Hazel
Floyd Brinton
Brighton
Louise Bowen
Keota
Tall women find coats here despite scarce lengths
A brief notice asserts that long coats for tall women are difficult to find elsewhere but available here. It encourages shoppers to consider this source for extended sizes and styles.
Local People Visit Relatives and Friends Across Iowa
Miss Geraldine Anderson of Columbus Junction spent Saturday with her brother Roscoe Anderson. Miss Fern Lovelett visited Iowa City with friends. Mrs. Irma Patton and Donald are visiting J. W. Patton's home, staying indefinitely. Marshall Edmondson of Ainsworth made a business call. Miss Helen Williams returned from Newton and Grinnell to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Jack Kennedy of Chicago are guests at Mrs Swift's parents. Mrs. Sarah Lewis returned from Ft Madison with grandson Lewis Moothart. mother Mrs. Moothart expected Thursday. Richard Lins of Stewart's Hardware spent yesterday in Iowa City with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Anderson
Columbus Junction
Roscoe Anderson
Irma Patton
Donald
J. W. Patton
Colorado
Helen Williams
Newton
Grinnell
Iowa
Jack Kennedy
Chicago
Mrs. Swift
Mrs
A B. Swift
Sarah Lewis
Ft. Madison
Sylvester Moothart
Lewis Moothart
Moothart
Richard Lins
Stewart's
Iowa City
Social Roundup of Shoppers Visitors and Club Plans
The piece notes numerous visits and stays by locals and guests including Rev. and Mrs. W B McCrory Mrs Charles Mullin Miss Margaret Condon Mrs Ruth Burt Miss Grace Heeseltine and Miss Hilma Richardson of Ainsworth who spent Saturday shopping Raymond Buckley and Miss Corinne Martin visited Ainsworth with Dr and Mrs C E Buckley Miss Helen Breese spent the weekend at Cotter with her sister Mrs Murypoy Nellie Davis of Crawfords vire drove over to shop Mr and Mrs Earl Campbell of Des Moines stayed overnight with their brother J T Moore and left for Washington D C to visit their daughter Upcoming Kalem club women’s meeting plans list many attendees including Mesdames Savlds Miller Cherry Foster Wright McLaughlin Cook Eicher Knight Anderson Reade McCrory McCleery Speer Keck and Orville Elder plus Miss Elizabeth Fisher and Carolyn Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McCrory
Charles Mullin
Margaret Condon
Ruth Burt
Grace Heeseltine
Hilma Richardson
Ainsworth
Mrs. Earl Campbell
Des Moines
J. T. Moore
Washington, D. C
Club
Kalem
Mesdames
Henry Savlds
Edith Miller
R. G. Cherry
George Foster
J. E. Wright
C. W. McLaughlin
W. A. Cook
Henry Eicher
H. RB. Knight
W. A. Anderson
J. Reade McCrory
H. HW. McCleery
C. A. Speer
C. W. Keck
Orville Elder
Elizabeth Fisher
Carolyn Hamilton
Local residents visit family and attend weekend events
Community members travel between Crawfordsville Fairfield Muscatine and Ottumwa for family visits and funerals. Reunions include Mrs Jas Patterson visiting her daughter Mrs Nicholson and her son John Patterson, and others like Miss Marjorie Taylor Miss Adelaide Parrott and Miss Lena Stewart returning to college or home. Burgeoning notes list multiple travelers and hospitalities with destinations Columbus Junction Keota West Chester and Burlington depot mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Patterson
Crawfordsville
Heraughter
Nicholson
John Patterson
Local notes from Burlington and nearby towns
Carloads of tile arrived from Macomb for new drainage districts. Residents report weekly travels as families visit relatives. Sealed bids for a township house addition to Franklin Center school are invited with a June 1 1927 deadline. Onsite listings include service station prices and local errands with multiple residents moving between towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Center
W. W. Wallace
Fred Kupka
J. L. Johnson
Eva Smith
John Gibson Dies in Hot Springs After Ill Health
Word reaches the W F Gardner household near Ainsworth that John Gibson died in Hot Springs Arkansas where he had stayed six weeks due to ill health. He had lived with the Gardners for 27 years and Mr Gardner traveled to Hot Springs to be with him. The body will be brought to Ainsworth for burial likely Wednesday night with funeral plans still incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Gardner
Ainsworth
John Gibson
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Gibson
Gardners
Mr. Gardner
How Many Remember the Spanish-American War
The piece recalls the Spanish-American War and asks how many veterans remain in the community. It notes spring weather may arrive, aiding farmers, and promotes Weyendberg shoes with comfortable long wear and reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Weyendberg
Travelers Reach Lone Beach and Local Social News
Keith Jones and Paul Young report arrival in Lone Beach California with a letter dated April 16. Mrs. DD Brumback and her daughter Hazel of West Chester were town shoppers Saturday. Lola Crone visited Davenport with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carson. Sarah Rinehart went to Columbus Junction to stay with her sister Mrs. Frank Isaat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Jones
Paul Young
Lone Beach
California
oPfemere
Sarah Rinehart
Columbus Junction
Frank Isaat
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wisie Long
Coffeyville
Kan
William Long
Kansas
P. H. Hoover
West Chester
John Walton
Riverside
Bluebird Cafe
Willis Griffin
Robert Larnes
Lets
Eureka Telephone Co
Red Brick
E. Babb
Pres. Gotl
Harold
Fisher
Cora Foreman
Wellman
T. C. Davis
June
Grant
Dale Duncan
Ernest Marshall
M. Hunt of
Cotter
First
Metigna Pictures
Charlie Murray
CHESTER @ONKLIN
FOX
Fox News
Church Isle
New York
Miss Fern Lovelett
Marshall Edmondson
McElhinney Drug Company
Raymond Buckley
Corinne Martin
C. EK. Buckley
Helen Breese
Mrs. Murypoy
Misa Nellie Davis
Crawfordsvire
Marjorie Taylor
Fairfield
Catherine Goff
Adelaide Parrott
Muscatine
Lena Stewart
Parsons College At
Myrtle Macon
Burlington
John &. Jackson
Dist
Mgr
Hate
Mrs. W. C Ramseyer
Mr. Ramseyer
Ted Anderson
O. B. Gibbs
Louisville
Kentucky
Frank Carter
EF. M. Bridges
Muscatin
Edna and
Ruth Bridges
Ernest Rouse
Helen Wood
Ned Haney
Harry Drake
Betty
Ottumwa
Henry Rath
Mr. Murdock
Burlington Depot
John E. Tockson
Dist. Mgr
Aot
Flossie Sherbeck
Francis Wright
T. L. Brookhart
EF. W. Murdock
Murdock
Cedar Rapids
Macomb, Jr
Mickey
Mary
Willard
Holmes Willard
Gasoline Alley
Mons & Iris
Dale Riley
John Zook
Oval Griffin
Havre
John Koehler
Freda White
D. N. Conrad
Velma Stafford
Maurice Bleese
St. James School
C. A. Bleese
Singer Shop
W. Washiners
Ed Sullivan
Davenport
Martha Sinclair
Allerton
Cora Hadeen
D. J. Masson
Mra Masson
In’ Schoeck
Jerry
Moravia
John E
Jackson, Dist
Edith Spera
What Cheer
A. R. Miller
Russell Jennings
Floresheims
A. FE. Atchison
Arch-Prese
Mississippi Valley
William Day
Memphis Press-Scimitar
NEA
New Madrid
Cleaning Service
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Prop
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
Lola Crone
Mrs. W. A. Carson
Curie
South Pacific
Limberg
New England
The
Old South
Maryland
Mexico
Vermont
U.S
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