Washington High School Class of 1940 Reunion
The Washington high school class of 1940 held a reunion Sunday at the Pines with 319 attendees including 99 adults and 20 children. Five members were killed in service: Charles Sutton Vernon Beenblossom Ned Barden Lyle Edmondson and Jack Mace. Girls trio led by Bill Brown provided entertainment with songs My Blue Heaven and Let Me Call You Sweetheart.
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Washington High School
the Pines
Charles Sutton
Vernon Beenblossom
Ned Barden
Lyle Edmondson
Jack Mace
Bill Brown
Jane Steele Burham
Mary Walker Brown
June Garrett Burton
Blue Heaven
Artemas
Election of Officers At Davison Reunion
Fifty two attended the 16th Davison family reunion at Sunset Park for a basket dinner. Tom Davison was elected president with Charles Davison as vice president Leon a Davison secretary treasurer and Elwyn Gardner as table committee chair. The next reunion is set for the first Sunday in August at Sunset Park.
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Davison
Sunset Park
Tom Davison
Charles Davison
Leona Davison
Elwyn Gardner
Lloyd Wagner
Rock Island, Ill
Kilmer Neff
Henry Neff
Wayland
C. S. Davison
Russell Davison
Everett Davison
T. D. Davison
Mae Nordyke
Brighton
Walnut Women’s Club Picnic At Sunset Park
The Walnut Women's Club held its annual family picnic at Sunset Park with 15 families and about 60 attendees. Guests included Mr and Mrs Darnell of Brighton and Mr and Mrs BKrenneman of Wayland. The next meeting is set for August 10 at Mrs Lyle Wilson's home.
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Walnut Women’s Club
Walnut Women's Club
Sunset Park
Darnell
Brighton
Bkrenneman
Wayland
Glenn Miller
Edwin Lukovsky
Richard Longer
Lyle Wilson
Noble Grand Circle
Oral Mayo
American Legion Auxiliary
Ann Judson Circle
Keith Williams
Band Mothers
Origins of the grocer role in medieval England
The Pepperers' guild evolved in 1345 into the Grocers' Company, forming a distinct group of merchants dealing in large quantities. The term grocer distinguishes these wholesale traders from retail merchants.
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England
Grocers’ Company
Vacationing socialite at Indiana farm with son
Mrs Winthrop Rockefeller enjoys a plain old fashioned vacation at her mother's farm near Lowell Indiana. Her 22 month old son Winthrop II accompanies her in the town where she first rose to fame as Miss Lithuania. Exclusive photo by the Chicago Herald American.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Lowell
Ind
Winthrop II
Chicago Herald- American
First District Legion Auxiliary Active at State Convention
Mrs Nate Young the local American Legion Auxiliary president attended the Iowa state convention in Des Moines with Aug 2 3 4 dates in the KENT building. Mrs EK Ward district president also attended. State and district officers were installed by Mrs H B Stringer of Iowa Falls. Installing officer was Mrs Frank Abraham Mt Pleasant new department president. The map lists counties in Iowa first district.
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Nate Young
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Kent Building
EK. BE. Ward
H. B. Stringer
Iowa Palls
National
Frank Abraham
Mt. Pleasant
Legion First
Iowa
Rail Expenditures Forecast for Class I Railroads in 1990
Preliminary estimates indicate Class I railroads will spend about 870 million dollars in capital expenditures in 1990 for new cars locomotives and other purposes. This represents a roughly 31 percent reduction from 1949 levels.
Fort Madison Rodeo to Feature Leo Carrillo
In Fort Madison from September 2 to 4 the World Championship Rodeo will showcase Leo Carrillo, famed Cisco Kid star and TV performer. He joins top cowboys competing for 7500 dollars plus entry fees in bronc riding bulldogging calf roping and Brahma bull riding, with six specialty acts also on the program.
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Fort Madison
Leo Carrillo
Carillo
California
Strawberries colored by pigment anthocana pigment
A note explains that a red pigment named anthocana causes strawberries to appear red. It states that one two-hundredths of an ounce suffices to color one pound of berries. The claim reflects early pigment applications in fruit coloring.
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Bacon White
Jack Wood
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Bi Brown
William Steele
Don Morrison
Milo Steelle Jr
Franklin City
Bob Flynn
Raburn Davis
Pam Boyd
Don Shepherd
Dick Knupp
Ray Whister
Wayne Wagoner
Richard Long
Twili Mangold Sneed
Norene McFarland McGraw
Madeline Peters Mitchell
Ruth Sorrell Dunbar
Joan Brown Shepherd
von Wagg
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Fern Pastry Shop
Pern
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Ken Kellerstrang
Ogden
Utah
RR. Stasiak
Whairfield
Ohio
Ed Linden
Brownsville
Wellerstraus
Mary Walker
Stuasiak
Helen Ra Me
W.hus
Esther Hayes Birney
Marge Thompson Pease
Jeanne Davis Norton
Marge Faulkner Kneen
Dorothea Snyder Trotmin
Esther Hasses Birney
Mercedes Miller Whiene
Dorother Snader Trotman
Milo Ssteele Jr
Howard Wagner
John Wagner
Anna Kenneth
Wayne Wagner
Don Neff
Loral Garrett
Glenn Garrett
Walter Neff
Jerry
Washington
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Edgar Bergen
Burns and
Alten
Groucho Marx
Eddie Cantor
Woc-Tv
Davenport
Milton Berle
Fred Wen
Groucho Mary
Whbe TV
Rock Island
Capehart
Fosters
Foster Radio Service
Larry Foster
Lemmon’s Jewelry
East Side Square
mAsae
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
Ladies Golf and Bridge Association
Country Club
West Chester
W.S.C.S
Washington Saddle Club
Catholic Daughters of America
Claud Rhodebeck
St. James Hall
H. J
Ray Sojka
Vincent
Christian Women's Society of Christian Service
Charlotte Barll
Browns Finance Co
Court House
Legion Auxiliary
Jefferson
van Buren
Henry
Louisa
Francis Rusinson
Hoboken
N. J
Louise
Linden
Creek
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New York City
Hoboken Street
Robinson
West Madison & S. Ave
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Warner
Okla
Sea of Japan
Insur-O-Geam
GC. V. Grull
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Wilrent
Hopalong Casspedy
Nicola
Harmon
Jet
Ainsworth
Black Hills
South Dakota
Hoto Artesy
Rapid City, S
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