Local Notes Highlight School Achievements and Visits
Mrs Manton Milebner travels to Cincinnati with Mrs P J Crail of Columbus Junction for a short visit. Miss Rachel Negus returns from Pasadena after months with her uncle Dr Vance Anderson. Bowden of Granger wins a scholarship to Kirksville Teachers College. Tow of Luray High School is valedictorian at sixteen and excelled in algebra and advanced math. Local visits and shop news abound with acquaintances in Ottumwa and town events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Negus
Pasadena
Calif
Vance Anderson
D. F. Macon
Ashington
Town
Bowden
Granger
Wanda Bowden
Teachers College
Kirksville
Tow
Luray High School
Tom
Wilson Martin
Living Lake
Fresh Eggs
Sigs
W. S. Reigter
Donald Bell
R. Phillips
Ottumwa
Everett Mosier
Don C. Bell
Detroit
Mich
Walker D. Hanna
Burlington
Burlington Offic
Hanna Company
Ben Wallace
Town City
M. P Miller
West Jefferson Street
West Madison
Sunset Park
James Brown
Katona
Edith Halover
Crawfordsyville
Washington
Crane
Loretta Knauss
Lloyd Terry
W. M. Terry
Q of
C Company
Terry
New York City
Florence Baird of Waterloo Guests at Parental Home
Xenia April 28 Miss Florence Baird of Waterloo visited the parental home of Mr and Mrs George Baird over the weekend. Other local notes mention Herman Wagenknecht purchasing a new rubber tired Farmall tractor and various garden and farming updates amid cool weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Baird
Waterloo
R. L. Stephens
Xenia
George Baird
Herman Wagenknecht
Columbus Junction
Wayne Norman
Billy
Ed Davis
W. J. Reaney
Heruighter
Harold Clegg
Anna Wagenknecht
Rock Baby Chicks
Rabenold Reed
Ainsworth
Harold Clege
Clarence Miller
Washington
Kauffman Family Spends Evening at F Stalder Home
Pleasant Ridge reports Tony Kauffman and family visiting the Stalder home Friday evening with Dale Smith. Louis Pacani bought a horse from George Chalupa last week. C FE Phillips from Washington Gow to oats and a tractor row to Robert North Saturday. Paul Sommers called at Milton Smith and Tony Kauffman homes Monday. Milton Smith and daughter Aileen attended Rudolph Eichler’s funeral in Iowa City Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Smith
Pleasant Ridge
Tony Kauffman
Dale Smith
Stalder
Louis Pacani
George Chalupa
C. FE. Phillips
Washington
Robert North
Paul Sommers
Milton Smith
Tony Offman
Aileen
Rudolph Eichler
Iowa City
Two Paintings Shown At Iowa City Exhibit
Miss Joyce Miller daughter of Dr and Mrs E B Miller has two paintings on display in the Art Exhibit building in Iowa City The Old Wassenville Mill north of Wellman and Border on the Beach painted last summer in the west Alumni Banquet The Wellman high school alumni annual banquet will be held May 14 at the school with a 630 pm pot luck supper Other local news covers visits by Mrs Walter Jennings from California and various family updates including Margaret Bedford elected to fill a board vacancy and staff changes in Wellman schools
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Adams
Wellman
Joyce Miller
EB. D. Miller
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Wassenville
Pian
Wellman High School
Walter Jennings
California
Keith Adams
James Elwyn
George Weidelin
Palisades
Colo
Floyd H. Wiedelin
J. W. Weidelin
Kansas City
Julia Turnipseed
Lee
Moline
Ill
Frank Simmons
William Rhoades
Wilson Home
J. J. Ward
Frank Wilson
Lyall Wade
M. A. Kadeland
Phyllis
Nellie Quinn
Des Moines
Joyce
Jay Miller
S. U. LI
E. D. Miller
Miller Home
Velma Brown
Davenport
Charles Brown
Etta Rogers
Inez Nadigate
Ora Gingerich
H. DD. Rot
Wier
A. G. Gingerich
A. L. Braden
A. J. Nichols
FE. N. Foster
Elizabeth Beck
Federated Clubs
Riverside
L. C. Miller
Ross
Wellman School Board
Margaret Bedford
What Cheer
Marian Quire
Quire
Kalona Community Club Posts Movie Night and School News
Kalona April 28. The Kalona Community club met Monday evening and screened the film Yellowstone Park after business. The Levi Miller family moved from the Adame property to the Enoe J. Miller farm. The Kalona High senior class works on Everybody’s Getting Married. Coach Frank Ralston is elected Kalona High School coach and instructor for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lahey
Kalona
Henry S. Yoder
Perry Davidson
Washington
A. C. Kepler
Webster
A. C
Everett Miller Opens Business
Westchester an ungraded item reports Everett Miller formerly of Wellman rented the building next to the Diamond station for welding work and a garage. Hattie Ross received word that P B Gray now Unionville Mo sheriff will undergo major operation at St Josephs Mercy hospital Centerville Iowa this week. Nellie Booth and children visited Des Moines. Melvyn drake relays attended while women shopped. Eunice Ruth Verlee Sigmund visited Iowa City with parents as Lester Sigmund recovers after lung removal and transfusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
Westchester
Everette Miller
Wellman
Ferguson
Pr. B. Gray
Hattie Ross
P. B. Gray
Unionville
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Centerville
Iowa
Gray
West Chester Methodist Church
Nellie Booth
Melvyn
Frances
Des Moines
Eunice
Ruth
Verlee Sigmund
Iowa City
Lester Sigmund
Sigmund
University Hospital
Kalona residents note travel and local fire report
A Kalona community note reports a Philadelphia visit by a local woman and her friend Miss Ethel Eisenberg, plans for Eisenberg to travel to St. Louis, and a new barn project by Frank Gingerich. It also mentions Hochstetler business travel to Washington, a Wellman student visiting family, a Kalona fire at Noah Brenneman’s farm, and the sale of a West Main Street home to Miss Ina McDowell with September possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ethel Eisenberg
Eisenberg
St. Louis
Kalona
Frank Gingerich
D. B. Hochstetler
Washington
Grace Shetler
Wellman
Ed Shetler
Noah V. Brenneman
Etta Conner
Ollie
West Main Street
Ina McDowell
Hospital Update Names Mrs Robertson Jackson and Mrs Taylor
At the hospital Mrs Lucille Robertson Jackson underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs A C Taylor was discharged last evening for her home in Ainsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Robertson Jackson
A. C. Taylor
Ainsworth
Brighton Typists Make Fine Showing in District Contest
Brighton April 28 The Brighton high school amateur typing team placed second in the district commercial contest at Ottumwa earning a spot in the Des Moines state contest May 15. Betty White led Brighton with 57.4 WPM, Evelyn Eyestone 55.7, and Betty also placed third in accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Brighton High School
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Betty White
Evelyn Eyestone
Betty
Max Christy
Ruth Ruff Also
Centersville
Township road project bounds and length described
From the northwest corner of section 7 to the northeast corner of section 9 in Town 76 North and Town 6 North, a 3.00 mile right of way with 86621 cubic yards of earth to be excavated. Date April 27, 1937, reported by Washington County Board of Supervisors and County Auditor Ethel Grecian.
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N. W
N. E
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Ethel Grecian
Rich Crawford
Culy
Sojka Jackson
Krotz Jackson
Lowry L
Ot Horak Jackson
Rey Knotek Jackson
Knotek Jackson Hei
ISG
Knotek Jackson
Scojka Ickson
Sojka Ackson
Ka Jackson
Marek Jackson
Tellinackson
Funston
Fleenay
Statler
Stoutner
Marion
Gamon
Beenblossom Marion
Hart
English River
Kesler
Kron
Jackson
Sojka
Bauer Franklin
Horning Marion
Omenee
Ethel Grecian County
A Century of Methodism by Rev C W Cochran
A historical survey of Iowa Methodism recounts pastors and moves from 1903 through 1919. It traces Tennant Myers Koch Taylor McClelland and Hightshoe roles, transfers, and positions across Burlington Crawfordsville Ottumwa and Muscatine districts, noting retirements and secular work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Cochran
Crawfordsville
Muscatine
Sigourney
Myers
Burlington
Lloyd Tennant
Tennant
Bk. Lloyd Tennant
Iowa Conference
Indian Territory
Iowa State
Fort Madison
Bloomfield
Albia
Charles H. Myers
C. H. Myers
Marengo Church
Des Moines
Congregational Church
Grinnell
John H. Koch
Koch
Iowa
West Virginia
North Nebraska
First Church
John al. Taylor
John H. Taylor
Taylor
van Buren County
New Sharon
Mahaska County
Ottumwa
John M. McClelland
McClelland
Kansas
Manhattan
Winfield
A. B. Hightshoe
Boatman
Kentucky
Church Triumphant
Zion
Hightshoe
American Home Funding Association
Conference Claimants Fund
Ottumwa Tops in Regional Ranking with Centerville and Seymour
Ottumwa leads in a regional event with Sigourney second and Center Ville third in the standard ranking. In novice short hand, Ottumwa again ranks first with Centerville second and Seymour third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Sigourney
Centervile
Centerville
Seymour
Mrs Lafayette Shreeve Hosts Sister Guest From Burlington
Mrs. Lafayette Shreeve entertains as her house guest Mrs Emma Shreeve of Burlington. The visit brings familial hospitality and social welcome to the local household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Lafayette Shreeve
Emma Shreeve
Burlington
Notice to Bidders for Washington County Construction
Sealed bids are due by 1 30 p m May 14 1937 in Washington Iowa for listed construction work. A 750 dollar certified check payable to the County Auditor is required with each bid and may be kept as liquidated damages if the contract is not executed with bond. Plans and forms available from the County Auditor. Bids must be on provided forms and may be rejected for reservations. Special Provisions detail bidder qualifications and subletting rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington
Iowa
Towa
Towa Bank
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T. Kauffman
F. Stalder
Fr. Gereau
Fifth St
Sioux City Town
Joyce Millers
Bedford
Stephens College
Iowa State College
Thornburg
Dorothy Wilson
Mediapolis
Erades
Thelda Freel
Maplecrest
Freel
Ww. cc. T. UL
Francis Harbison
Roy Marner
Mildred Foster
John Stock
E. C. Jones
Iota Sigma Club
Margaret Popham
Flora
George Jones
Belle Plain
Marcia Wehrle
Vanity Beauty Shop
Paris Academy
Cedar Rapids
Yellowstone Park
Everett Miller
Diamond Station
Ida Lupino
Ralph Bellamy
Columbia
Fox
Walter Connolly
Miss Lupino
Hrivttar Armory
S.ef
N. Fef
F. G. Livesay
Moore's Bootery
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