Cotton hosiery debate and local notes from Washington
The piece discusses cotton hose production plans by Rollins Hosiery and compares cotton with silk hose. It notes potential job losses from hosiery mill closures, mentions Washington County residents Pete McCutchen and the Dawson sisters on vacation, and covers church and school news including Pr. Kk. O. Cottey college and the P. E. O. society. Also reports Hitler's ban claim, and a high school youth forum winner with major and minor prize details.
Buck and Alcorn Address Rotary on County Audits
State Examiner Nat Buck told Creston Rotarians about his county audit work under the state auditor. He outlined that county offices hospitals building and loan associations state institutions schools and municipalities are audited annually to ensure accurate tax procedures. Buck has been at the Washington county courthouse for a month and will finish in a week or two. Dr. W. L. Alcorn, who recently...
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Nat Buck
Brighton
Creston
Iowa
Rotary Club
Buck
Washington County Court House
W. L. Alcorn
Cholera Scourge Strikes Brighton in 1854
The 1854 Brighton cholera outbreak killed about one tenth of the population over three weeks after the Trine family arrived from Ohio. Doctors Pfier, Stone and Mealey battled the disease with limited means as coffins ran short. Residents built a lime kiln to disinfect the town and buried victims in a single unmarked lot in Brighton Cemetery.
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Richard Vanerus
Brighton
William Trine
Ohio
St. Louis
Trine
Mt. Pleasant
Samuel Garrett
Pfizer
Stone
Mealey
Town
Club member reports on travel and new highway
He reviews a trip east and advises using the new Pittsburgh to Harrisburg four lane super highway. He also notes a Cape Cod visit. Attending were James Baird J Harrison Donald county club agent Kenneth Freeman ROH Crawford Pawnee City Nebraska guest of Rev. George Kerr Paul Rainier Adrian Michigan visiting father in law F H Magdefran Waysland.
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Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Cape Cod
James Baird
J. Harrison Donald
New County Club
Kenneth Free
Roh. Crawford
Pawnee City
Nebraska
George Kerr
Paul Rainier
Adrian
Michigan
F. H. Magdefran
Waysland
Great Britain Holds Largest North American Territory
The article notes that Great Britain possesses the most territory in North America, surpassing other nations in extent and claims. It discusses imperial reach and regional influence across distant colonies and settlements.
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Great Britain
North America
Sabula Boy Missing After Minor Accident
Deputy Sheriff Bert Morehead searches swampy lowlands north of Sabula for Robert Genung 17 missing since a Sunday evening auto accident on a little used road. Genung, son of Claire Genung Sabula High music teacher, vanished after the vehicle left the road into a ditch. Garry Harrington suffered a broken collarbone in the same incident.
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Sabula
Sablula
Bert Morehead
Robert Genug
Claire Genung
Sabula High School
Gene
Garry Harrington
Manine
Colu
Genung
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