Community News Highlights in Haskins and Nearby
Local letters describe family gatherings and visits from Des Moines to Keokuk. Neighbors join for ice cream and cake while Will Darbyshire assists with threshing and Vera Darbyshire recovers from a goitre operation.
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Glenn Beenblossom
Leslie Beenblossom
Billy
Roy Randall
Harold Beenblossom
Paul
Glenn Pratt
Margaret Pratt
Mother Beenblossom
Will Darbyshire
Jim Thompson
Wm. Sartor
Circle of Knowledge
Dewey Miner
Lester Wagner
Miner
Vera Darbyshire
Will Cochran
Coppock
Sam Marsh
Frank Schantz
Will Caldwell
George W. Stewart
Ira Caldwell
Kiln Collapse Injures Worker at Old Tile Factory Site
At the brick kiln section of the old tile factory site a collapse knocked Ralph to the ground and caused two broken ribs. Local responders secured the area and transported him for medical treatment.
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Ralph
Porter Treasurer Released on Embezzlement Charge
Dubuque county treasurer Joseph A. Clark was freed on a ten thousand dollar bond after charges of embezzling seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars from his office. The shortage prompted deputies to report it to the county board before Clark resigned following filing of charges by County Attorney J. J. Kintzinger. Deputy reports and state examiners confirmed the shortage.
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Dubuque
Joseph A. Clark
Dubuque County
Clark
County Board of Supervisors
J. J. Kintzinger
Wyman Rejoins Married Life After Short Freedom
Frank Wyman returns to married life in Atlantic after seven months of bachelorhood. The report notes his third marriage and his decision to rejoin a traditional domestic status.
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Atlantic
Frank Wyman
Wyman and Wife Ethel Endure Third Omaha Marriage
Wyman wed his wife Ethel for the third time in Omaha this week as Mrs. Wyman secured her second divorce last January.
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Wyman
Ethel
Omaha
West Point SOSL Graduates Honor Roll War Dead
West Point lists SOSL graduates who served in World War I with 23 names killed in action or died while serving. The document records each casualty among honored West Point alumni and reflects the toll of the conflict on the academy.
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SOSL
West Point
Grace Hill Local Notes And Visits
Mrs Mary Sherlock reports happenings in Grace Hill with visitors from Washington and Wayland. Allen Schaeffer assists Wim Augustine, Lon Beitel and father visit in Washington, and Dale Robertson hosts Fredrick Reid. Sherlock and Hart Burroughs clan share Sunday calls while Burroughs family faces a poor health situation. Oliver Furst threshing, then heads home with Walter Wilson. blackberries yield a short crop due to heat.
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Grace Hill
Robert Mikseh
Chas. Strohm
Allen Schaeffer
Wim. Augustine
Lon Beitel
Washington
Fredrick Reid
Dale Robertson
J. O. Kirton
Stover
Anna Sankey
A. J. Robertson
Dale
Wayland
John Lance
Sherlock
Hart Burrough
Burroughs
Oliver Furst
Walter Wilson
Jones Co
Shiloh News Briefs Prompt Readers for Letters
Readers praise the Journal in Shiloh Aur. with comments about missing news when letters are late. Elmer Mason visited Ross Van Nostrands Monday. Ira Caldwell welcomed a baby girl Marylin Jane born July 28. Grandmother cares for mother and babe. Donaldson ill at home but improving. Mack Reenhblossom birthday Aug 2 missed by her.
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Shiloh
Journal
Elmer Mason
Ross van Nostrands
Ira Caldwell
Marylin Jane
Babe
Grandma Caldwell
Funeral held for R McCleary at Crawfordsville Presbyterian
The funeral of R McCleary was held at the Crawfordsville Presbyterian church with Rev. 3 F Wenger and Rev A N Porter officiating. Masonic Lodge and Knights Templar pallbearers led the service, with out of town attendees including Bruce McCleary of Des Moines and Mrs Ruth Hultquist of Sigourney among others. Several locals attended the American Legion convention in Davenport this week and visitors joined relatives Monday.
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Crawfordsville
R. « McClearys
Presbyterian Church
F Wenger
A. N Porter
Knights Templar of
Washington
Gunard
Masonic Lodge
Tom Lantz
Out of Tow
Bruce McCleary
Des Moines
Ellis Koneable
Winfield
Murray Smylie
Helen
Will Smylie
Earl
Dorothy Smylie
Ainsworth
Frank McCoy
Stanwood
John McCoy
Waterloo
Ruth Hultquist
Sigourney
Lee Huston
John Lee
Myrtle
Columbus Junction
Frank Macon
Charlie Davis
Haskins
Win. Henss
Blake Spencer
Delbert Maxwell
American Legion
Davenport
W. C. Hall
Ralph Overholzer
Red Oak
C. A. Sprague
Ralph Orris
Local Masonic Lodges Rosters and Meeting Dates
Washington area Masonic groups publish regular meeting schedules. Ida McDaniel serves as W M for Lodges Washington Chapter, Damascus Shrine No 10 and Washington Lodge No 26 list monthly meetings. Cyrus Chapter No 13 notes second Friday gatherings with officers J W Fnslin and A W Ward listed.
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Washington
Ida McDaniel
W. M
Ernestine Denison
Damascus Shrine
Matonic Temple
Chloa Spies
W. P
Hazel Haven
Washington Lodge
A. Pete A. M
Regeular
Harry C. Ward
W. M. A. W. Ward
Cyrus
RL Alm
J. W Fnslin
H. P
A. W. Ward
Railroad timetable snippets for California and Illinois routes
Various passenger and freight train numbers with schedule times for eastbound and westbound services, including Golden State Limited Apache and Local Passenger trains, daily and Sunday exceptions, and agent notes for C B Q and St. Paul, Indianapolis routes. Local services list arrival and departure times, stops for California passengers, and mixed trains with daily schedules and exceptions.
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Arr Ves
Golden State Limited
Sidh Singay
Beache
Knoxville
California
L. Goodlander
Agt
J. C. McKay
Agent Co. M. ST. P. & Pla. R. CO
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Chicago
Michigan Blvd
Wilma Jean Williams
Joe Guinn
Will McCreedy
Sara
Milford McCreedy
Blanche Murphy
Keokuk
Marjorie McCreedy
Iowa City
Lois Godlove
Frank Embree
F. Wenger
Booth
Vivian
Klopfenstein
Milifard McCreedy
Norm Bean
Iowa Briefs
Minnesota
A. A. Buck
Minneapolis
Harry Leaberry
Baltimore
Mary Sherlock
Fred Burger
Asse
al bin
Macors
Manners
C. B
S’west
Lim
Sthwest
W. C. Bell
H. & A. Baking Company
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