Washington county's 150 registrants placed in class two
Washington county lists 150 men of draft age assigned to class two by the exemption board. Most are married with no children and it remains unclear if class two members will be called or if changes to class one are possible. Names and hometowns include Pearl Harrison Edmondson Washington Griffin C Clark Washington Charles Samuel Griffith Washington Carl O Peterson Riverside and many others across Kalona Riverside Wellman Keota Washington and surrounding areas.
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Washington County
Pearl Harrison Edmondson
Washington
Griffin C. Clark
Charles Samuel Griffith
Carl O. Peterson
Riverside
Timothy Francis Colbert
Ed Sam Knotek
John Augustine
Keota
Paul Marek
Kalona
Wisie Long
Owen C, Wehr
Ainsworth
John Weber
Frank W. Johnson
West Chester
Perry Lakin Beatty
Clarence Earl Merrifield
Six Rejected From Camp Pike Draft Poll
This morning the Washington county exemption board learned six local men were rejected on physical grounds at Camp Pike, fewer than rumored. Rejected: David F. Burns, Grover C. Cooper, August F. Pasch, William Miller, Lloyd Arnold, and Floyd E. Black. They return home for reexamination to determine their service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Exemption Board
Washington County
Camp Pike
David F. Burns
Grover C. Cooper
August F. Pasch
William Miller
Lloyd Arnold
Floyd E. Black
Arkansas
Local Notables Listed in Court Case or Filing
Charley Joseph Beliel and Raymond Woodford of Brighton appear alongside Alphonse M. Libenguth Riverside Wade Ashby Gardner of Washing and William R. Kolosick Kalona in a records summary detailing involved individuals and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil G. Amiong
Washington
Harry Gardner
Wellman
Carl Harry Anderson
Edmond Colin Exlin
Kalona
Raymond C. Spielman
Brighton
Louis Wild
William Alexander Lytle
Washing
Raymond Woodford
Alphonse M. Libenguth
Riverside
Wade Ashby Gardner
Free Bottle of Green's August Flower Offered by Lemmon's
A Lemmon's Pharmacy advertisement offers a free sample bottle of Green's August Flower claiming it cures indigestion dyspepsia and liver troubles. It touts fifty years of success and notes the medicine acts as a gentle laxative and helps headaches caused by stomach disorders.
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Green
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Meeting to strengthen Washington county war work
Mr. R B Wallace of Council Bluffs will lead a state council of defense committee at a Monday 1 30 PM meeting in the courthouse. All county war committee heads and organizations are urged to attend to learn how to achieve 100 percent service delivery and improve war operations locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R B. Wallace
Council Bluffs
State Council of Defense
Council of Defense of
Court House
Washington County
Wallace
Council of Defense
Don’t Think All Women Share Loss in Silence
A concise quip from the Syracuse Herald cites a Buffalo News line: not every sad eyed woman mourns loss for love, some reveal past heartbreak as a matter of choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Herald
Buffalo News
Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement claim
An old advert explains catarrh can not be cured by local treatments and must be treated internally. It praises Hall's Catarrh Medicine for its blood-borne action and tonic ingredients prescribed by prominent physicians. The notice invites readers to send for free information and lists Cheney & Co as proprietors in Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Adi Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugsists, Inc
Fiau'e Eraly Pia
Miss Marie Van Gastel To Speak At Chautauqua Saturday
Miss Marie Van Gastel, famed Red Cross worker and eye witness to Belgian suffering in 1914, will deliver a major chautauqua lecture on Saturday afternoon August 17. Her talk, praised for clear English and moving testimony, draws crowds in other towns and promises strong season-ticket interest without any price change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie van Gastel
Belgium
van Gastel
Towa
Rain Refreshes Camp Pike Soldiers in July Visit
Special Correspondence from Camp Pike Arkansas July 29 reports rain welcome at the camp. Soldiers choose service branches and take out $10,000 life insurance. The Forty first company earns four credits for the cleanest street. Lieut Reed Salladay from Washington county visits the group and recalls Washington high school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pike
Ark
Forty-first Company
Reed Salladay
Washington County
Reed
Washington High School
County drives to recruit nurses for war service
Washington county launches a drive to recruit ten to twelve of the thousand young women in the area for a three year nursing program amid a national call for 25 000 nurses. Miss Elizabeth Finley and Dr. C A Boice oversee the effort with applications available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Army
Red Cross
Elizabeth Finley
CA. Boice
Finley
Boice
Good to Remember Vision of a better life from daily living
The remark urges grounding aspirations in everyday life and practical steps. It emphasizes that improvement starts with ordinary routines and personal discipline rather than grand, distant dreams.
William C Nelson Dies in Omaha After Illness
William C Nelson known as Willoughby Corwin Nelson died in Omaha after a brief illness from uremic poisoning following erysipelas. He formerly worked as a jeweler with L D Robinson and later ran a north side business, then traveled as a salesman. He is survived by his wife Eva White and a daughter of Ed White of Ainsworth. Burial and funeral at Barnes home early next week, date not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Nelson
Omaha
Nelson
Willoughby Corwin Nelson
L. D. Robinson
Eva White
Ed White
Ainsworth
Harvey Barnes
Crawfordsville
Barnes
Altho
Annel reunion at Davis Brothers near Haskins
The Davis family held their annual gathering at Davis Brothers home near Haskins with about 39 attendees. A noon dinner featured a birthday cake for Mrs. Mary Davis and a five dollar gift. out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Walters Des Moines and others from Fairfield Ontario Canada Ainsworth Pleasant Plain and Washington. Mrs J B Crooks hosted a Ladies Social of the Presbyterian church with 45 attendees carding buttons to fund a French war orphan and fundraising talks by missionary Mrs Paul Burgess.
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Davis
Davis Brothers
Haskins
Mary Davis
Walters
Des Moines
Richardson
Ontario
Canada
J. W. Davis
Ainsworth
Florence
Helen Rogers
Frank McCormick
Eimner Davis
Cora Davis
David Ricketts
Robert
Fairfield
George Dickinson
Pleasant Plain
Ed Davis
Washington
Jackson Township
J. B. Crooks
The
Presbyterian Church
R. B. Dougherty
Chester Patterson
Gladys Barnoske
Myrtle Morrow
Hannah Jones
Esther Welch
Marjorie
Florence Cunningham
Gladys
Ruth Lobrer
Marguerite Wallace
Frances Stewart
Elsie Bratton
Paul Burgess
Guatemala
Bailey Cunningham Lemmon Family Picnic Held Near Verdi
The annual picnic of the M. W. Bailey Cunningham and C. O. Lemmon families took place yesterday afternoon at the Bailey farm two miles west of Verdi. Fourteen people attended and traveled from town by automobile. The menu featured fried chicken ice cream and cake and all returned home late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Bailey
Cunningham
C. 8. Lemmon
Bailey Farm
Verdi
Community Announcements for Church Groups and Auxiliaries
All Honor Guard Girls are asked to assist at the Ice Cream Social this Saturday evening if not already notified. Pleasant Plain Missionary Society meets with Mrs Mary Genkinger on Wednesday August 7 for an all day session. Washington County Hospital Women's Auxiliary holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 2 30 PM at the Rest Room.
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Honor Guard
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Mary Genkinger
Washington Co. Hospital
Rebekah Convention Set for Riverside in August
The Rebekah convention is announced to be held at Riverside in August. All Rebekahs are urged to take notice of the event details.
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Riverside
Boy Scouts of Troop Two Meet Monday Evening
The Boy Scouts of Troop Two will meet Monday evening at the usual time and place. Col. D. J. Palmer is the Scoutmaster. The P. L. Knitting club will meet at Mrs. May Carlson's home Wednesday at 2:00 PM.
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Boy Scouts
D. J. Palmer
P. L. Knitting Club
May Carlson
Good Times Club Shifts Meeting Day
The Good Times club will meet with Mrs J N Phillips Wednesday afternoon instead of Thursday. Miss Olsen will meet with the women and give a demonstration inviting all women of the community to attend this occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Times Club
J. N. Phillips
Miss Olsen
Letters From Charles and Dale Denison Reach Home
Charles Denison and his wife Mr and Mrs Milt Denison received a letter from their son Charles mailed from a foreign port dated July 5 stating he would mail once arrived to show he was safe. They also received a June 25 letter from Dale with the Rainbow division noting all the boys were well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Denison
Milt Denison
Charles Denison
Dale
Rainbow Division
The Smile That Reflects True Cheer
Good cheer makes a beautiful face not just a muscle move but heart felt happiness. Surface smiles tire observers but genuine cheerfulness endures and remains the blossom of true happiness.
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Charlies F. Lukavsky
Edward E. Axthelm
James Guy McCall
Crawfordaville
Robert M. Cherry
Alphus Robert Curry
James Christopher Walton
Richard Owen Thomas
Floyd Raymond Jones
Clyde Rouse
Fred May
Wellston
Harm E. Weston
Joseph James Nayadley
Daniel G. Widmer
Noble
Lloyd W. Durst
Edwin Hershberger
John Louis Fifer
Floyd E. Ross
Frank O. Conner
Joseph Fred Krebs
George W. Wiegman
Harry Shuster
Roger Lee Colthurst
Ralph C. Scott
Elmer 8
Grecian
Carl E. Hasty
Truman T. Yoder
Peter August Adrian
George Albert West
Daniel Alliman
Wayland
Kingan Guy Brown
Edward Boshart
Joe E. Chihak
Leo John Supple
Roy A. Lowash
Raymond W. Hasty
Katona
Ralph B. Palmer
Guy G. Weichein
Roscoe Earl Steele
Louis A. Veray
Homer F. Darbyshire
Joseph V Horak
John Richard Streb
Joseph F. Miller
Elmer R. Stouffer
Harley Cherwinker
Homer L. Rockwell
George F. Augustine
Keota FE
W. Henderson
Francis Patrick Bruty
Perry A. Livezey
Roy Edward Gerot
Howard Applegate
Henry Clair Veggy
James Albert Beranek
Clarence C. Moorehead
William 8S. Hemmings
Alvin F. Shaw
Norman Eugene Saxer
Homer Kephart
John Joseph Colbert
Claude John Pollock
West Ches
Frank Leo Bopp
Oscar A. Sheetz
Ralph W. E. Hamilton
Glenn E. Taylor
Rudolph Schmidt
Homer Hansford Naud
William CC. Wooley
John Horak
Rex William Stumpf
Donald F. South
Ernest Arvid Swanson
Roy Martin Kron
William J. Beranek
Clifford Wm. Sommers
Elmer R. Kiracofe
Kinross
Fred Earl Warner
Peter Eugene Schneider
Charles Loraine Stanard
Brigh
Charles Lewis Votruba
Richmond
Oliver Ray Brinton
Melack Kolosick
HL. Parrott
Ben P. Wallace
Jesse Ray Busby
Singer Shops
Singer Sewing Motors
Singer Sewing Machine Co., Inc
A. L. Fluke, Salesman
Washington, Iowa
Graham Opera House
Charley Joseph Beliel
William R. Kolosick
Belgian Red Cross
Ture
Iowa
Lieut
A. Boice
Miss Finley
W. C. Nelson
Near
BUR
Just Us Club
Tads
Washington and Vicinity
Farrow
Leo Shelangouskie
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service Examiner
Kenois Building
Washington, D. Cc
Clover Hulling
Kolosick Bros
Sells-Floto Circus
C. Ll. Brown
Frank Flaherty
North
Marion Avenue
J. H. Baird
West End Grocery
Cedar Dale Farm
Call Mutual
J. S. Mangold
M. L. Miller
G. L. Fetters
W. Jefferson Street
Sunset Park
G. F. Fetters
C. D. McClellan
Black
Journal Office
Journal
A. O. Pratt
Harper & Gardner
Mike Uaem
Helene
Gray
Culidreu
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