Community Notes from Washington County Family Gatherings
Andy Kaufman and family plus neighbors surprised Arthur Conrad on his 63rd birthday with ice cream and cake. Several residents attend Mt. Pleasant fair. many visits and stays with relatives noted. Aaron Leichty welcomes a baby boy John Benjamin. other family visits and a funeral in Washington referenced. Grandparents Dunbar celebrate new grandson arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Andy Kaufman
Paul Ross
Pete Lauber
Simon Lauber
Everette Lewis
Lewis
Cloyce Conrad
Arthur Conrad
Wade Sinn
Genevieve
Helen Hyde
Mt. Pleasant
Jake Rich
Dave Rich
LeRoy Hyde
Roll Hyde
Lyle Bower
David Rich
Arthur Messer
Clark Loder
Ralph Kauffman
Andy Kaufman
Leona
Clarence Kaufman
Louie Kaufmans
Jake Beese
Walter Koebels
Aaron Leichty
John Benjamin
Velma Rich
Walter Koebel
Eda Rich
Stella Roth
Simon Leighty
Minnie Rich
Ray Rich
Edna Davis
McCarty
Washington
Granddad
Dunbar
Courtney descendants hold Columbus Junction reunion
The Courtney descendants reunion drew 78 members to Columbus Chautauqua Park on Tuesday with attendees from Washington Ainsworth Wyman Letts and Columbus Junction. Officers were re elected with J F Reaney as president and Mrs Roy Hildebrand as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Columbus Cchautanqua Park
J. W. Poole
New London
Charles Barker
Minneapolis
R. L. Clark
Sioux City
Washington
Ainsworth
Wyman
Letts
J. FE. Reaney
Roy Hildebrand
FE. C. Turkington
Evertt Woodruff
Junior
Donald Gilkey
Junior Lynn
Billie Lamp
Dean Marshall
Wayne Ogier
Roddy Hanft
Bobbie Luckey
Norman Gentzler
Donald Storey
Junior Dean
Arthur Pugh
Perry trip ends in death after illness in Iowa
Mrs. Shaffer and Mr. Greenwood with their brother John Carris traveled to Perry Iowa Saturday to see Eldridge Carris who was fatally ill. He recognized them on arrival but died soon afterward. Mrs Cochran received a painful blow from a ball earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Township
Shaffer
Mr. Greenwood
John Carris
Perry
Iowa
Eldridge
Washington Lodge No 26 regular meeting notice
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A Fr A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Harry HB Turner is W M and A W Yard serves as Secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. Fr
A. M
Harry HB. Turner
W. M
A. W. Yard
Eastbound and Westbound Railway Time Table Highlights
The schedule lists CR La P eastbound trains including No 80 local freight at 4 45 A M No 30 passenger at 2 29 P M No 12 Apache at 12 20 A M No 4 Golden Slate Limited at 3 39 A M Arrivals include No 82 local freight at 10 00 A M Westbound trains feature No 8 Golden State Limited at 2 12 A M No 11 Apache at 4 28 P M No 1 daily passenger and No 83 local freight at 11 35 A M No 81 local freight at 12 60 P M No 430 mixed daily at 6 45 P M Notes specify limited stops for California passengers and county seats plus Brighton Fairfield Eldon Hell nap Centerville Seymour Allerton Princeton Spickards Excelsior Springs Liberty and Morning Evening passes and freight trains continue daily except Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apache
Golden Slate Limited
Mae Elite Tram
California
el Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Hellnap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
Goodlander
Sunset local notes from Ruth Baker and neighbors
Ruth and Ressia Baker hosted and neighbors gathered for ice cream and cake at the Jake Shrader home midweek. The writer and eight younger children traveled to Atlanta with Mel and Mrs. John May, noting drought conditions and bumper crops after recent rain and a pleasant Sunday shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Ressia Baker
Norine Maat
Jake Shrader
Frank Bailey
Will Bailey
Helen
Frank
Atlanta
Mel
John May
John Holmes
Dick Pratt
Washington
John D. Jones
W. H. Mitchell
Local Social Notes From Sandy Hook and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Pat Swift reports social visits and gatherings in Sandy Hook and nearby towns. Attendees include the Farrier families, Rotzinger and Mineart households, and relatives from Marion Farrier, Columbus Junction, and Wayland park events. Multiple obituaries and travel mentions tied to August activities and a planned ice cream social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Hook
Sam Hesseltine
Marion Farrier's
Walter Nordyke
Columbus Junction
Cone
Edgar Rotzinger
Indian Creek Club
Lord Farrier
Virgil
Karl Barnett
Hap Guy
Mineart
Alvin Hole
Stone Lake
Wis
Fred Garrett
Finley
Everet Garret
Route 1
Louise Richardson
Washington
Danville
Ill
John
H. W. Mineart
Lillian Hook Caviness
Fast Pleasant Plain
C. EF. Farrier
Archie Farrier
Orval Farrier
Allee Rieh
Community notes and family happenings in No 4 District
Sunday brought sprinkles but no rain while families in No 4 District enjoyed visits and small gatherings. Notables include Mr George Weigman returning to Des Moines, Dr W Gray facing high blood pressure, and Ruth Killian’s 8th birthday celebration with family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Weigman
Des Moines
H. C Weigman
Winfield
W. Gray
Co-Operative
Clyde Rouse
John Killian
Cicero
Floyd Banks
West Chester
Don Beatty
Marjorie
Iowa City
Frank Lite
Maurice
Paul Lytle
Ruth Roller
Henrietta Marble
KE. J. White
Killian
John
Esther Patterson
Tommy Harvey
Walter Gardner
Elwyn
Forrest Donaldson's
Ruth
Sam Witting
Walter James
Harvey
W. L. McConnell
Ainsworth
W. H. McConnell
Richard Harvey
John Pattersons
Robert
Braden Community Gossip Notes From Local Letters
Braden residents share social visits farms and family events across the week. Mr and Mrs Sam Witting visited for corn hog contracts while Harry Dye of Washington aided on a local farm. Households from Cone Lake to Pekin join relatives for birthdays reunions and fishing tales as neighbors name other visitors and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Sam Witting
Harry Dye
Washington
Pete Koehler
Merle Green
Cone
Carl Zieglowsky
Albert Zieglowsky
Forest Donaldson
Ruth Marilyn
Rev
Sharpe
Ainsworth
Henry Hunt
Charles Barthelow
Beatrice
Charles Jr
Grandma
Wilfred Smith
Robert Kephart
Frank Diel
Harvey Neff
Osceola
Wayne Yates
Milo
Iowa
John MecConehey
Mt. Union
F. M. Smith
W. L. Smith
Myral
Burlington
Charles Schmoeller
Cone Lake
Stutzman
Pandora
Ohio
Otto Sutters
Noble
S. C. Wittmers
Harry Bishop
Harry
Helen
Donald
Rickey
Wilbur Harters
Geo Greens
Frank Moores
Haskins
S. CC. Wittmer
Willis
Dwight
Samuel
Fara Wittmers
Wayland
Vernon Wittiig
Ss. Wittmer
Vernon
Howard
Pete Wittiig
Haning
Pekin
Fred Zieglowsky
Wesley Arnold
Arnold Rattemaker
Emden
Ziglowskys
Red Brick social notes and visits in August
Marguerite Hering reports town social life as Mr and Mrs Ernest Rouse hosted guests from Muscatine Sioux City and Washington. Various visits follow with Betty Babcock's letters reading and Century of Progress trip discussed. Rain improves crops though chinch bugs damage corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Brick
Ernest Rouse
D. M. Bridges
Muscatine
Myra Jane Knapp
Sioux City
Ruth
Mamie Bridges
Washington
Ray Simpson
Maquoreta
Charles Wilson
Edward Bruty
John Caldwell
Betty Babcock
Lloyd Netswanger
David
Century of Progress
Carl Hering
Leslie Gates
Wilma Ellis
Iowa City
Dorothy
Beulah Harvey
Betty Wilson
Western trip for Baker Thompson Erlenbush and Ruebsam leaves
Howard Baker Jim Thompson John Erlenbush and Art Ruebsam depart Havre by Ruebsam’s car for a western states trip with Yellowstone Park as their likely centerpiece. A fresh corn shipment went out with Pete Koehler Milburn Underwood supplying the corn. The Havre kittenball team played Monday evening and the pulpit saw Raymond Wittrig returning at Pleasant Hill church with Willis Wittmer accompanying him to Fairfield later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Howard Baker
Jim Thompson
John Erlenbush
Art Ruebsam
Ruebsam
Yellowstone Park
Pete Koehler
Milburn Underwood
Geper Bushel
Geo. Chalupa
John Putman
Fee
Raymond Wittrig
Pleasant Hilchurch
Willis Wittmer
Raymond
H. L. Wittrig
Fairfield
Clara Wittrig
Pairfield
Henry Zieglowsky
Everett
Walter Westen
Hardscrabble Social News Recap Including Local Visits
Local residents share weekend visits and weekday tasks as families like Redlingers Wehr and Pulver gather for meals, travels noted to Colorado and Waterloo, and a charivari at Joe Peiper’s. Additional items mention injuries, funerals, ice cream social, and town exchanges across Hardscrabble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wehr
Matt Wehr
Wilford Wehr
Wm. Sexton
Ernest
James Wehr
Waterloo
Wehr
Raymond Redlinger
Joe Peiper
Richmond
Nettie Schollenberger
J.C. Bowen
Jim Pulver
Wellston Social News Highlights and Visits
The Wellston column lists Misses Mary and Margarite Scranton as supper guests of Edd Stoutner. Various residents including Jack Griffith visiting Jessie Harvey, and multiple trips and errands such as lime dust unloading, lamb buying, lumber hauling, and attendance at the Burlington fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Misses Mary
Margarite
Scranton
Edd Stoutner
Jack Griffith
West Chester
Jessie Harvey
Wilber McClelland
Fa Mikeeh
Wellaton
Forrest Brinning
Marjorie
Chris Brinning
Charley Staller
Keota
EF. J. Stoutner
Martha
Verdi V. J. Longer Visit Leads to Hospital Operation
Verdi and J Longer, visiting Grandparents in Morning Sun Iowa, suffer appendicitis and are taken to Washington county hospital for an operation. Local families Will Bealer Propst Chorpening Logan and Lena Chorpening gather for visits and a birthday dinner at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Logan
Theo Logans
R. J. Chorpening
Ralph Chorpening
Sunset Park
Robert Chorpening
Lena Chorpening
Six Million Tons of Sugar Used Annually
Six million tons of sugar are used annually in this country highlighting large daily consumption.
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Washington County News
Joe Kaufman
Chriss Roth
Sidney Smith
Mrs. Pardin
Wellman
Martha Butler
William Dunn
Columbus High School
EK. FE. Jones
Chicago
Richard Peters
Shirley Ann Estle
Pine Brothers
Ottumwa
Mary Francis McCoy
Norine Mast
Bertha Klopfenstein
G. O. Mast
Howard Miller
Cedar Rapids
Dave Miller
Ruth Baker
Helen Bailey
Colleen McKune
Will Mitchell
Glad Mast
Norine
John Jones
Sam Bakers
Sam Baker
Golden State Limited
Oskaloosa
J. €. McKay
RE. R. OO
Southwest Limited
Washington Cie
Sundar
W. C. Bell
Sunset
Pat Swift
Lela Miller
Marguerite Hering
Virgil Wittmer
J. M. Pulver
Marguerite Adrian
Charles George
Junior Redlinger
Jake Sehmitt
H. T. Carris
Bowen
Pershing
Nettie Schollenberg
Joe Young
Will Munry
Curtis Snyder
N.fe. West
Herman Berg
Colleen
John Robertson
West
Ralph Robertson
Dwight Moody
Baby
Marguerite Sexton
John Wehr
Colorado
NB West
Maurice Conrad
James
Johnny Wehr
Wehr Boys
Conrad Home
Alice Wehr
Carrie Lemley
Light
Andersen
Porter
James Chorpening
Farr Chorpening
RB. Reed
Illinois
Keita
Kimer Kolosick
Carl Corpman
Jerry Hays
J. L. Johnson
Mr. Tanner
Keosauqua
K. J. Stoutner
Lyall
Gunnard Johnson
Clell Forinash
Chick McCulley
Wm. Grew & Wal Seve Bet
U.S. Andco
Aper
Washington County
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the Evening Journal
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