News from Eureka and surrounding areas
Correspondents report local events from Eureka Aug 11 including Earl Salterberg breaking his arm cranking a car. The piece notes visitors to Fairfield, trips to Columbus Junction fair, Amana colony sights, threshing starting, and upcoming sermons by Rev. Mountford and Dr. Bowers with home preacher John Simpson likely on the 28th.
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Eureka
Earl Salterberg
Morris Benda
Fred Wagners
Charley Donaldsons
Fairfield
Columbus Junction
Ralph Lemley
D. Glenn Been Blossom
L. Jugenheimer
Leslie Mountford
Eureka Church
Dr. Bowers
John Simpson
Crawfordsville Socials and Visits Highlight Regional Activity
Mrs Guy Mitchell and children Irene and Max, and Mrs Frank Fletcher with Virgil and Lois visited Washington yesterday. Ellis Kongable and children from Winfield also dropped by J S McCleary. Margaret Davidson hosted a high school class gathering with games and ice cream. Dr and Mrs B W Truston and sons Hayden and Marshall, plus Mr and Mrs Will Anwyl and son Lyle, returned from a trip to Ft Madison Keokuk and Burlingtom. Mrs H D Cherryholmes traveled to Quincy Illinois to visit Mrs Helen Cherryholmes. Mr and Mrs T B Maxwell and sons visited Amana yesterday.
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Crawfordsville
Guy Mitchell
Irene
Max
Frank Fletcher
Virgil
Lois
Washington
Ellis Kongable
Winfield
J. 8
Will Anwyl
Lyle
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Burlingtom
H. D. Cherryholmes
Quincy, Il
Helen Cherryholmes
T. B. Maxwell and Sons
Amana
Community Notes From Grace Sill Grace Hill Area
Aug 12 threshing is finished in the neighborhood. Rhea Porter repairs White Oak schoolhouse. Mr and Mrs W J Taylor of Washington and Mrs Porter visit Paul Harvey’s. Ruth George of Blandensville and Irene Keegan of Brighton visit Wes Engel home. Joseph Engel also stays. Schwalbe family return from Alaska for a year’s furlough visiting H A Engel. Walter Strohm and Alyce Strohm, with Margaret Nordyke, visit mother Mrs O A Strohm. Katharine Buxbaum visits sister Mrs H A Engel. Inghams and Florence Romig of Bethany call on relatives near Brighton. Mrs James McNees visits Mrs Porter.
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Grace Sill
Grace Hill
Rhea Porter
White Oak
W. J. Taylor
Washington
Porter
Paul Harvey
Ruth George
Blandensville
Ill
Irene Keegan
Brighton
Wes Engel
Joseph Engel
Fred Schwalbe
Anna Gertrude
States
Alaska
H. A. Engel
Schwalbe
Engel
Walter Strohm
Indianapolis
Ind
Alyce Strohm
Chicago
O. A. Strohm
Margaret Nordyke
Katharine Buxbaum
Gladwin Ingham
Florence Romig
Bethany
Ingham
Horace Ingham
James McNees
War memories renew at Camp Dodge and Keota notices
Memories of World War I and the 1918 battles intrude on current Iowa National Guard drills at Camp Dodge as 4,000 men train while rations and facilities are updated. The report also covers Keota community events from Aug 12 to Aug 13 including birthdays, visits, and local notices acrossKeokuk County.
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Des Moines
Soissons
Rheims
Camp Dodge
National Guard
Lorraine
Picardy
Iowa National Guard
Foch
Cavalry
Iowa
Dodge
National Army
State tax levy set at nine and a half mills in Iowa
Des Moines officials say the next levy will be at 9½ mills or more to cover a $2,172,000 excess from prior appropriations. The current levy is 7 mills. Railroads face about $66,000 total, with injunctions blocking new assessments. Governor Kendall ordered certification to proceed. hearings on temporary restraining orders set for August 15 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thirty-ninth
General Assembly
Iowa
R. C. Johnson
Executive Council
Kendall
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Doctor uses mail plane to reach dying woman across river
A doctor, alerted as the South Platte river raged and bridges failed, obtained Postmaster General support to fly a mail aircraft across the river to reach a woman two miles from a physician. The mission succeeded after authority was granted.
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South Platte
Washington County Daily News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Washington County residents face a busy week with city council meetings, school budget discussions, and a charity drive underway. Local businesses announce openings and community groups prepare for upcoming fairs and public forums.
Missouri Celebrates 100 Years Since Statehood
Jefferson City Missouri marks its centennial of statehood with historical notes tracing Missouri's admission process from 1818 through early 1819. The article recounts the independence path, early constitutional struggles, and the first congressional debate over slavery expansion.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Congress
Committee of the
Territorial
Talmadge
House
Senate
Canned horse meat roils Senate in canny debate
The Senate heatedly debated the soldier bonus bill when Senator Watson of Georgia attacked Montana as the canned horse meat state. Myers retorted and the exchange turned into a test of respect between Georgia and Montana with quips about meals and bill of fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator Watson
Georgia
Myers
Montana
Watson
Consolidations Increase in Iowa Schools Across Rural Districts
Iowa reports 347 districts expanding consolidated school programs with new buildings costing 2.45 million this season and 6.30 million since last year. Projects span Arispe Bartlett Blencoe Collins Coburg Crystal Lake Huxley Jolley Lake Center and more. Bus transport 34,743 pupils at 1.641 million total cost. average 47.23 per pupil.
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Des Moines
State Department of Education
Arispe
Bartlett
Beaver
Blencoe
Collins
Coburg
Crystal Lake
Huxley
Jolley
Lake Center
Larrabee
Lincoln
Lytton
McCalisbore
Macksburg
Morley
Redfield
Reibeck
Shellaburg
Silver Lake
Thayer
Thurman
Washington Two
Whittes
Zion
Ollie
Packwood
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