Florence brings family visit to Cherry Bluff cottage
Ludington writer notes a cool weekend in Michigan with Florence turning the visit into a cozy gathering. She recalls neighbors and locals, the Calhoun family, and memories of Washington. Raspberries, blueberries, clocks, weather, and sunsets frame a vivid lakeside diary entry from Cherry Bluff cottage.
Hospital Births and Procedures Noted in Three-Day Span
Local hospital entries show births at various times including a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moore of Brighton weighing seven pounds twelve and a half ounces at 3:25 yesterday and a son for Mr. and Mrs. James Hogan at 11:27 last night weighing eight pounds. Multiple residents across Keota Ainsworth Wellman and Kalona underwent tonsillectomies, with discharges and admissions recorded for Wilma Marsh and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Moore
Brighton
James Hogan
East Seventh Street
Wilma Marsh
Ainsworth
Gene Garrett
South Seventh Avenue
Larry Cochran
East van Buren Street
Martin Shalla
Kalona
Marsha Anderson
Wellman
Virgil Hagist
Keota
Chester Webster
Riverside
University Hospital
Iowa City
Aftnoon
Walter Stout
Daryl Edward
Glen Dunkin
Crawfordsville
Harold Palmer
Ktota
Beverly Butterworth
Virgil Jones
Charlotte Ann
Walter Miller
Thomas Walter
Larry Woods
South Third Avenue
Wayne Gideon
Mary Blodgett
North Seventh Avenue
Herbert Osincup
Nancy Ellen
South
Marion Avenue
Cpl
Alfred Conrad
Harper
Berden Wyse
Wayland
Marcia Freyenberger
Carol Ggiber
Mr. Pleasant
Rhea Wehr
Bill Podaris
Shirley Flanders
Dale Schauenberg
Robert Dale, Jr
Kinross
John Robert
Edward J. Wehr
Atascadero Hospital
Atascadero
Calif
Wehr
Betty Gretter
B. K. Gretter
Matt Wehr
Edward Wehr
Wartime Wounds and Local Grants Mark County Notes
Lt Wendell Baker in an Italian hospital with a slight wound from around July 20. County shortage of rural school teachers grows beyond last year with about 12 schools needing educators. Several local service members reported missing or wounded in action in India France and England. Civic groups plan Farm Bureau activities and a Washington county Legion meeting reports carnival proceeds. Old assessors books ordered destroyed to yield waste paper for county credit.
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Wendell Baker
Italy
Lester Krabill
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Riverside Fire Caps Half Block. Loss Sizable
A fire swept half a block of Riverside's Main street business district causing an estimated loss of 7000 to 10000 dollars. Cause unknown. Burglars stole gasoline and a screwdriver from an Ainsworth Standard Oil station then hit Sands drug store before fleeing. Several items of civic and social activity follow in town notes.
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Main Street
Riverside
Sands
Standard Oil
Ainsworth
Proper Laundering Guidelines for Washing Machines
Do not overload the washer or wringer as too many clothes reduce washing efficiency and strain the motor. Ensure clothes circulate freely in the water and distribute garments evenly along the roll. For spinner-type dryers, spread items evenly to prevent vibration and undue wear on the machine.
Deaths of the Week from Hutchinson Area
David Edwards of Hutchinson Kane, a former Washington resident, died July 81 in Hutchinson. Surviving are a daughter in Hutchinson, two sisters Rosa Riley of Brighton and Mrs Charles Griffin of Washington. Mrs Bessie Blanche Johnson, wife of Asa P Johnson, died July 30 at the home of her niece Mrs Don Applegate after four months care. Years ago she worked in H S Ward store. Mrs Will Smith, 83, of Way her daughter in law Mrs Will land died August 2 at home of Black after a week long illness.
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J. C. Penney
Montgomery-Greene
Eunice Green
Harold J. Montgomery
Ames
Washington
David Edwards
Hutchinson
Kane
Rosa Riley
Brighton
Charles Griffin
Bessie Blanche Johnson
Asa P. Johnson
Don Applegate
H. S. Ward
Will Smith
Willland
Black
Florence Brown
Kan
Thirty years ago progress of automobile
Dave Donovan who drove first auto ever brought to Washington smiles at the development of the curiosity in 13 years. He recalls when horses climbed fences regularly when they saw a car coming.
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Dave Donovan
Washington
Daughters Death After Ruptured Appendix
Faye Romine six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Romine Keota died twenty minutes after reaching Washington county hospital before an operation could be performed. Ross Glassburner son of Mr and Mrs W L Glassburner is recovering well after an appendectomy at the County hospital.
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Faye Romine
Arthur Romine
Keota
Washington County Hospital
Ross Glassburner
WL. Glassburner
Attends House Party and Local Gatherings in Brighton Area
Community notices recount attendance at a Brighton house party hosted by Isabel Kilgore with Alice Meek Mildred Tappan and Mable Marsh among guests. A lawn party at I K Beal home near town featured rides by hay ladders and a refreshment committee listed. Additional items note funeral visitors, military postings, relocations and a birth in Atascadero California with local connections to Keota and Agency.
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Alice Meek
Mildred Tappan
Mable Marsh
Brighton
Isabel
2Nd U. P. Church
I. K. Beal
Roy Whiteman
Mary Porter
Beth and
Leila Wilson
Mary Gibson
Eunica Acheson
Born in Mercy Hospital a Casey Son Named Martin Patrick
Major and Mrs. Joseph B. Casey of Los Angeles welcomed a son born July 22 at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento. The infant was named Martin Patrick, and Kathleen, seven and a half, is happy to have a younger brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Casey
Myra Avenue
Los Angeles
Calif
Mercy Hospital
Sacramento
Martin Patrick
Kathleen
Car Crash Involving Meyers Family Ends Safely For Teens
A high speed crash involving a car owned and driven by Clara Meyers left four youths who escaped unharmed after the steering failed. The car left a ditch tore through a fence rolled in a corn field and overturned. Miss Meyers Wilma Paul and their companions were thrown clear. Edgar Porter smelled smoke and saw the burning top of the car behind a threshing outfit and used water from a nearby house to extinguish the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Meyers
Miss Meyers
Wilma Paul
Edgar Porter
Swallows 12 Tablets by Little Kathryn White
Little Kathryn White, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam White, swallowed 12 tablets found in a package. One was an ordinary allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn White
Sam White
Highland Park Lake boats and grounds under A Ferguson
Forty years ago the Highland Park lake area was managed by A Ferguson. Other items note a Omaha visit by Mr and Mrs N L Black and Helen Motts aboard the Q, Nena Wilson’s Muscatine and Sweetland trip, Frances and Fred Minick camping near Rubio, Reeves and Bidwell bringing 120 western horses from Idaho, a large union church service in the park, Arnold Twiggs drawing in Bonesteel South Dakota land lottery, and M G Campbell of Washington registering for Twiggs who is a veteran.
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Lake
Highland Park Lake
A. Ferguson
Draws
Arnold Twiggs
Bonsteel, S. Dak
M. G. Campbell
Washington
Twiggs
Campers Return From Coneville Trip After Two Weeks
Hebner arrives back from Coneville where he camped two weeks. Lyle Nicola Richard Hughes Dudley Crone and Mel Shields spent a week camping at Cone.
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Cone
Manton
Hebner
Coneville
Lyle Nicola
Richard Hughes
Dudley Crone
Mel Shields
Nicola sells store and undertaking business to Hannum and Arthaud
Nicola sells his furniture business and undertaking equipment to J. W. Hannum of Winfield and William Arthaud. Wilbur Miller will continue in charge of the undertaking department.
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Nicola
B. W. Nicola
J. W. Hannum
Winfield
William Arthaud
Wilbur Miller
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