Social visit and family gatherings in local area
Local residents and relatives visited various homes and parks across the region. A Sunday trip included a stop at Crapo Park in Burlington, with many families sharing meals and hosting guests at multiple houses. Attendees traveled to Chicago and Gary Indiana for extended visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Drake
Betty
Marshall Gannon
Sam Sigafoose
Don Darbyshire
Crawfordsville
Harry Martin
Ottawa
Dil
Hattie Wagner
Lee Hesseltines
Pat Swift
James Swift
Jesse Swift
Bruce
Gary
Ind
W. R. Gamon
John Wagner
Roy Kephart
C. G. Anderson
Chicago
Clyde Lambert
Charley Anderson, Jr
George Chalupa
Charley
Pat
George
Floyd Mills
Lee Hesseltine
John Camons
C. A. Bleess and
Morris
Pleasant Plain
Will Miller
H. L. Witting
Bryan Swift
Roy Moothart
Wellman
William Gamon
Marjorie
W. R
William Wasson
Crapo Park
Burlington
Warren Groff
Mr Groff
Esther Belle
Lestie Beenblossom
Roy Randall
Washington
Fiernard
Gerald Kephart
Homer Kepharts
Jock Island
Rex Benson
Sam Sigalfoouse
H. L. Sigafoose
Community Notes From Washington Area Farmers Visit Churches
Local families gathered Sunday afternoon visiting relatives from Ainsworth Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Union church service at Central Park drew large crowds with Rev. Carter delivering a fine sermon. Golf club warns members and guests to avoid night driving on greens, closing at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kephart
Frank Henderson
Clarence Booth
Ainsworth
Edith Henderson
Cedar Rapids
John Gamons
Edd Chalupa
Ray Reeves
Ray Rathmel
Roy Foss
Barbara
Luella Rathmel
KB. Babb
Dorothy
Everett Lewis
S. B. Sigafooses
Union
Central Park
Rev
Carter
Edd Heek
Horn
Fred Hees
Earl Kephart
Bertha
John Shebeck
Washington
Howard Benn
Norman
Clyde Lambert
Roy Kephart
Alvin
John Pratt
Homer Kephart
Lawrence
Mildred
Miles Stout
Wanda
Roger
Sam Sigalvose
Etieine Spender
Lewis
Ralph McCreedy
Kay Rita
H. L. Wittings
Bebble Darbyshire
Lee Hesseltine
L. B. Hanan
J. M. Kyle
Lockridge
Chick Khan
Timothy
The
Washington Golf and Country Club
Country Club
Fummer Fly Turns Ascend Paralysis Mystery
A Tadlanola youth, Lovid B. Shen fon aged 19, remains paralyzed below the waist on day four of a hospital stay after a stomach disorder and a prior bout of summer fever. Doctors suspect a toxic agent or unknown poison affecting nerves, with no fever or infection evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moins Lovid
Shen Fon
Towns Prepare For Celebration In 4 Area Communities
Richland announces two day celebrations in Sigourney Keota and Washington with events on August 9th and 16th Booster visits have traveled among the towns. Local yields report 50 bushels per acre for Williard Kinney and light grain otherwise. Various residents travel, families welcome new births, illnesses and visitors as regional trips to Amana colonies and the WC TUL institute are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Neville
Richland
Sigourney
Keota
Washington
Williard Kinney
Martha Greenlee
John
R. G. Swinney
Stanley Brown
Sunny Slope Sanitarium
Ottumwa
James
California
Wm. Cotter
Northwest
J. Holub
Des Moines
Carl Stone
Health Notes on Food Poisoning and Safety
Health notes warn of vegetable poisons from mushrooms and mineral poisons from pesticide residues. Contaminated foods, especially dairy and home canned items, can cause serious illness even when cooked. Precautions include thorough cleaning, proper canning, and heating tainted foods to destroy toxins. Community notices report local visits, threshing completion, and recent rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Health Unit
Pleasant Ridge Social Roundup and Visits
Pleasant Ridge notes list multiple Sunday visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Henry Underwood host and travel with families to nearby homes. Visitors include Ray Steele Betty Columbus Junction and Raymond Fritz Washington. families from Sigourney and Columbus Junction join Tony Kauffman and others in varied social calls through Aug 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Ridge
Henry Underwood
Bruce Stewart
Elmer Stalder
Tony Kauffman
John Hauenstein
Lizzie Sommers
Harry Renoux
John Renoux
Milton Smith
Tamily
Ray Miller
Nick Linnenkamp
Baby
Fred Havel
Riverside
Ray Steele
Betty
Columbus Junction
Raymond Fritz
Washington
Walter Schroeder
Lawerence Glen
Leonard Beaurenard
Sigourney
Arnold Nicholson
Dan Cline
Ainsworth
Robert North
Robert Quinns Farm Work and Local Social Notes
Xenia area items report Robert Quinn operating threshing machine and hay baler away from home while also managing farms. Gene Stephens shipped cattle to market weighing 1050 pounds bringing $9.25. Social notices include C L club ice cream supper at Hugh Morris, Frank Carson birthday dinner, Whiskey club Chicago trip, Mrs. Wagenknecht with Dunbar visit, Leo Carson in the Navy at San Pedro, and Clair Edmondson's vacation from Quincy business school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Stephens
Xenia
Robert Quinn
Gene Stephens
Chicago
C. L. Club
Hugh Morris
Frank Carson
Tomato Factory Soon Opens in Columbus Junction
Local notes report watermelons and cantaloupes from Muscatine Island and Conesville area fine quality with prospects for a large crop. Tomatoes are on the market and the local canning factory will begin the season's pack soon. Several community notices follow including travels, a funeral in Newark, and reunions for Griffin and Hafner families with dates and organizing members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Muscatine Island
Conesville
Johnson
Johnston
Columbus City
Helen Johnston
Des Moines
Edna Shellabarger
Frank Prior
Frank Richcreek
Newark
Ohio
V. A. Bloomquist
Milwaukee
Wis
Bloomquist
Freeport
Patricia Clark
C. B. Clark
Washington
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Mary B. Jones
I thank my many friends for their kin remembrances during my hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Jones
Orange Demand Rises While Apple Consumption Falls
Consumption shifts show oranges lemons and other citrus on the rise in recent years as apple use declines.
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Werden Lewis E. Lawes
Cas
Mumphrey Bogart
Gate Page
Billy Halop
Joan Litel As
Anne O'Brien
Cuasen' Stampede
FOX
Ee' Farrell
Pleasant Hill
Augi
Esther Swift
A. B. Schmoeller
Pes Moines
Pavenport
New York Omaha Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ouston
North
Salesaunas
Beatrice Kephart
KODAK
Popeye
Pete Smith
Novelty Movietone — News
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Ponanse
Lemme
Reinert & Clarke Lessees & Co
Wrigley Building
Alexandria
Rush and
Ohio Street
Washington Golf and Country
Slcourney
Atock
Moira
Sitler
Iowa
National Auto Parts Association
Joe Rirka
Ben Bruegge
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Ndkai
Weed Park
Muscatine
Crane
Jack Sprat Store
Jack Sprat
I Lemons
Lytle’s
Holmer
Sunkist
North Pole
S. Potato
Mason
WM Pleck
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