Neighboring Town News Notes at Country Church
AAV McFadden from Des Moines visits here at Dr M Lease home. Mrs McCleary speaks at Methodist church. Leota Davidson returns from Olds chautauqua. Fred Neff and family visit King home. William Edwards back from two week Chicago trip. W S Smith from Mr Pleasant here yesterday. C N Dedder from Washington on business. Millson Mission Circle meets with Stephen Hawking leading. Hagie family to Cary Station Iowa for visit with Lambs and McClearys. Lorra Jean McCleary visits Adel after R C McCleary stay. Wallace Carson hosts visit after Washington arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawforsville
A. McFadden
Des Moines
William Edwards
Chicago
S T. Smith
Mr. Pleasant
C. N. Dedder
Washington
Millson
United Presbyterian Church
Stephen Hawking
W. H. Hagie
Reba
Cary Station
Harold Lamb
Charles McCleary
Lorra Jean
Adel
R. C
Dred Schroder
Oskaloosa
Riverside
Father Peters
Kinross
Little Creek
Wellman
Mra Gue Oldaker
Cedar Rapids
Polly Crawford
Donald Durran
McGugin
South English
N. Turnipseed
Iowa City
Keswick
West Liberty
O. T Taylor
Wellman Notes Warm Day and Busy Local Life
Aug 11 Wellman column reports the warmest day of the year and a heavy rain. Farmers thresh oats at light yield noted by several locals. Nineteen reads include Clark Pulver tuning pianos, visits by FE C Jones and families, Tony Harvey and Wes Lantz noted, Baker and Bell families, and local road conditions. Community events include Father Peters picnic August 19 and Wellman band plans for the Washington Acid club convention August 25 26 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Wm. Wade, Jr
G. G. Griffith
Fay Rugg
Clark Pulver
Keota
Clark
FE. C. Jones
Cedar Rapids
Frank Jones
Margaret
Dorthy Durlan
Tony Harvey
Hersel
Iowa City
Eardley Bell Jr
Riverside
George Struble
John Rosmosher
Roshmoser
AL. Braden
H_ B_ Knight
Knight
Washington
Willard Bell
Des Moines
Bardley Bell
A l L. Braden
Milo Swartzendruber
Davenport
Grace Hill Grace Will Highlight Local Visiting Patterns
Aug 13 Grace Hill community notes list visitors from Marengo Iowa Bethany Mo Ada Oklahoma and Chicago. Mrs Wm Husted and daughter Helen visited Mr and Mrs Sherlock. Horace Ingham and H A Engle homes hosted guests. Chas MaKinstry returned from Chicago after shipping hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Will
Wm. Husted
Helen
Marengo
Iowa
J. E. Sherlock
Husted
Mr. Sherlock
Gladwin Ingham
Florence Romigall
Bethany Mo
Horace Ingham
Brighton
H. A. Engle
Harold
Hazel Strohim
Ada
Oklahoma
Chas Strohm
O. A. Strohm
Lloyd Humston
J. FE
Sherlock
Wea Engel
Porter
Laurence Miksch
Walter Brown
Washington
Martha Blick
George
Sam Warren
James Charpenging
Chas. MaKinstry
Chicago
Washington Jubilee Singers blocked by rain at church event
The Washington Jubilee Singers cannot perform at the M. E. church due to two Tuesday rains. Flooding from English River and Smith Creek delays farming and threshing as crops suffer. Mr and Mrs Scuyler plan to move back to Cedar Rapids to lower rent costs amid a weak housing market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Jubilee Singers
M. E
English
Smith Creek
Local Garden of News Brings Travel Plans and Visits
Aug 13 in Noble Noble reports Dr and Mrs James Mitchell and Russell with Will Mitchell and family visiting the A F Mitchell home. Lois Lucille and Martha Crank return from the Mitchells to Donnelson then Fort Madison and Keokuk before expected return Wednesday night. Dave Richard and CC A Rich visit the Frey home. Several families plan harvest work and trips to Portland Oregon Milford Nebraska and Crawfordsville. Reverend James of Crawfordsville preaches at Eichershurch. Mrs Edd Rinner returns from Canada after her mother’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Nebraska
Mr. Roth
James
Crawfordsville
Eichershurch
Edd Rinner
Canada
Wyman community notes and local game result
Wyman Independents beat Oakville 6 to 2 in a weekend baseball game. Local residents visited relatives in Ottumwa Iowa City and Irwin. The community club cancels August meetings due to threshing and fairs while residents welcome back former locals and enjoy new Ford coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
W. F. Orbin
Ottumwa
Clyde
R. E. Williams
Iowa City
E. V. Humphey
W. H. Longer
Oakville
F. FE. Humphreys
Mr. Schroeder
Washington
Commuity Club
J. P. Jones
Vernon and
Russell
Irwin
J. E. Humphrey
Augustine Reunion Postponed Amid Bridge Closures
Rubio Rubio and family return from Chicago after a week with John Laithly and relatives. The Augustine Reunion shifts to August 17 due to washed out bridges and bad roads for distant attendees. L B Laithly hosts Sunday dinner with Frank Duke Floyd and Arthur Laithly. Snider family visits Ka lona. Leppert and Marie Laithly join Oskaloosa birthday celebration for a father and grandfather turning 81. Andrew Tarcell noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine
Frank Duke
Floyd Laithly
Arthur
Laithly
L. B
Andrew Tarcell
Visiting relatives and local events noted
Rev Burnham and family traveled to Maine by auto and will make it their future home for a while. The Friends held their monthly meeting here. Threshing proceeds when weather allows. JJ Fleig’s new home nearing completion. Last Sunday Ottumwa beat Ot tumwa in a ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev Burnham
Maine
Fleig
Ottumwa
Kephart and relatives visit in Washington area
Mr and Mrs Elmer Kephart of Washington spent Monday at Homer Kephart and Mr and Mrs Glen Pratt visited Roy Kephart for the weekend. Charles Kephart and Ed Simmering with three children Helen Hazel and Charles visited Tom Nicholson. Mrs John Worka spent Monday at Guy Works. Mrs Silas Caldwell and daughter Helen left for Youngstown Illinois to visit her daughter Mrs Harrison Alliman and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Pratt
Roy Kephart
Charles Kephart
Ed Simmering
Helen
Hazel
Charles
Tom Nicholson
John Worka
Guy Work
Silas Caldwell
Youngstown
Llinois
Harrison Alliman Ant
Crawfordsville News Roundup and Local Transfers
Mrs Myrtie McCleary left Crawfordsville for Fairfield via Washington after a week with relatives. Rev and Mrs W C Porter and children returned from Waterloo Cedar Falls following a helpful Cedar Falls conference. A freight wreck killed a cow owned by Clint Rhea. Chester Cherryholmes hosted relatives at a 7 PM dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Myrtie McCleary
Washington
Fairfield
Clint Rhea
Winfield
Burlington
Chester Cherryholmes
McCreedy Couple Shop in Washington as Ladies Aid Met
F R McCreedy and wife were shopping in Washington last Thursday afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Chas Davis Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Ifa
F. R McCreedy
Washington
Ladies Aid Society
Chas. Davis
Local notes mention missionary appointment in Bogota Colombia
Rev Pearl De Kalb of Fairfield is appointed as a missionary in Bogota Colombia to teach in a boys school. He visited with Daviss Campbell and Hazen’s on trains delay, and was taken back to Fairfield. The item lists numerous visits and travels of Fairfield residents including Mr and Mrs Zene Edwards, Rodney Rabinold, Miss Ethel Henderson, Miss Ollie Beardsley, Marjorie McCreedy, Viola and Dolly Meridith, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl de Kalb
Fairfield
Daviss Campbell
Hazen
Davis
Bogota
Columbia
Zene Edwards
Newton
Brace
Walter Nicholson
Rodney Rabinold
St. Louis
Ethel Henderson
Frank
Cedar Rapids
Ollie Beardsley
Washington
Marjorie McCreedy
Riverside
Aileene MccCreedy
Viola
Dolly Meridith
Near Cotter
Alberta Farrington
Ralph McCreedy
Boughton
Col
Missouri
F. E. Booth
Ethel
Vivian
Hazel
Godlove
Blanche Grecian
Clarence Rathmel
Florence
Andrew
Brown
Keota
Lilly FB Mathers
Clara
Bobby Gregory
Martha Mathers
Paul Mundt
S. E. Warner
Iowa City
Chas Davis
A. M. Taylor
Burn
Ralph Staffords
Harley Stafford
Ross McCreedy
Davenport Family Returns From Washington Outing
Ge Ebner and wife with daughter Dale shopped in Washington on Tuesday. Will Martins are the proud parents of a baby girl born Tuesday at the County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Ebner
Dale
Washington
Will Martins
Engineer Roy Jackson Kidnap Claim Rocks Long Beach
Roy Jackson a railroad engineer from Cedar Rapids Iowa is held in Long Beach while authorities probe his claim he was abducted in Sioux City last January by six men who later robbed a bank during a cross country trip and discussed the Seattle destination of the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Cal
Roy Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sioux City
Seattle
Statue of Joan of Arc Placed in Portland Park
The Statue of Joan of Arc by Fremier, ordered by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe to honor French pioneers in Oregon, has been completed in Paris at the Barbedienne foundry. The full sized reproduction mirrors the Paris original and is finished in gold leaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Joan of Arc
Fremier
Henry Waldo Coe
Oregon
Paris
F. Barbedienne
Place Des Pyramids
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Kenwick Bank
Farther Bell Jr
Harris McGuein
Grace Hill
Trial Sample Pencil Co
New York
Mous Venus Pencils
Ther
T. T. Jones
Cloyce Stewart
J. C. Cannon
Miss Veda
Velma Twinam
Carrick
Rev
W. C. Allen
Rubio
L. B. Laithly
Ardith
John
Mrs
Elmer Kephart
Homer Kephart
Chipso
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble
R. R
Tcnart
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