Deaths and town notices fill Washington weekend roundup
This week in Washington brings obituaries for Mike Robinson of the Gas and Electric company aged sixty one and Mrs. George W. Brown, plus news of Mil dred Anderson and Carl Jungbluth engagement. Local moves, club events, and garden show plans follow with community updates on property sales, Y M and Y W growth, and a memorial project at the community room.
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Washington
Mike Robinson
The
Gas and Electric Company
F. W. Eastwood
Minnesota
Mildred Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Carl Jungbluth
Hollywood
Florida
Carl
Boomy
Nurses Training School
Des Moines
Brigade
Boom
Air Force
Hospital births and surgeries reported in local notices
At the hospital several births noted include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Smith Washington R 38 born 3 10 P M weighing 7 12 3 and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Choate 708 km Jefferson born Saturday at 1 27 P M weighing 9 7. Discharges include Richard G McCleery admitted for observation and later dismissed. Multiple residents from Keota Richland Ainsworth Pleasant Plain and West Chester undergo operations or are admitted as medical patients with several tonsillectomies appendectomies and other procedures recorded.
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Gregg Smith
Washington
John Redlinger
Keota
Donna Eshelman
Pleasant
Lester Roth
Wayland
Richard G. McCleery
Meeker Hess
Jerolyn Rose
Raymond Swartzwelter
Mary Anna
Richland
Duane Hazen
Ainsworth
Lonnie Pickard
Pleasant Plain
Mary Lough
Viola van Sant
Hrighton
Robert Choate
Jefferson
Wesleyan Custer, Jr
Washington R
Floyd Conners
East Pleasant Plain
Wilber West
Son Thomas
West Chester
Glenn Miller
Marjorie Benson
Washington R. 3
Jimmy Olds
Bohumil Kos
Wes Custer, Jr
J. B. Harvey
South 3Rd
Helen Holmes
David Wenger
Joe
Paul Martin
Crawfordsville U
Edwin Griffith
University Hospital
Iowa City
W. W. Wilson
Tom Cantoni
Washington county newspaper notes and local updates
A roundup of local items from Washington county includes missionary visits at a Presbyterian church, Washington Junior College accreditation, and travel home from Arlington California. Also reports on 4-H fairs, hospital admissions, appendectomies, births, name changes for Nira Iowa, and a novelty party hosted by Mary Louise Harwood.
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Mary Louise Harwood
Cool storeroom rules for canned foods
The article explains storage conditions for canned foods to preserve quality. It recommends keeping the produce in a cool place away from light to prevent deterioration during storage.
Flags and utilities questions spark city vote
A proposal suggests purchasing flags for square fronts to be mounted on curbs in front of houses. Voters will decide on a water and light plant, $80,000 bonds to finance it, and a contract with Iowa Gas and Electric Co. for operation. Clay township picnic drew Senator S W Brookhart as speaker. P L Huber died August 11 at Crawfordsville Imprint editor. Board of education votes to retire $10,000 in unexpired bonds.
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Washington County
United States
Nira
Iowa
Iowa Gas and Electric Co
Board of Education
Mrs Charles Nicola Admitted As Medical Patient
Mrs Charles Nicola of 416 West Washington was admitted this morning as a medical patient.
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Charles Nicola
West
Washington
Campbells' Daughter Born Friday Night in Washington
Friday evening at 7 17 Patricia Benson Campbell weighs eight pounds two and a half ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Campbell of Washington Route 1 announce the birth. Also listed are Christina Ether, Mary Miller of Riverside, Newton Robinson of Richland, and Riverside and Newton Robinson who underwent tonsillectomies.
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Milton Coffin
Fairfield
Arthur Campbell
Washington
R. 1
Patricia Benson
Westard
Manass
Christina
Mary Miller
Riverside
Newton Robinson
Richland
Needham sells Montezuma Republican to Missourian
Needham and Chas. K. Needham have sold The Montezuma Republican to a man from Missouri. Needham expects to remain in Iowa with no definite plans.
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Needham
Means Moves Equipment to New Laundry Building
Charles Means has relocated his laundry business equipment into a newly built laundry facility in south Washington. The move signals expansion and improved operations for local customers.
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Charles Means
South
Washington
Peculiar Chickens Run Amok Household Accident
Forty years ago Mrs. Thomas McKee of the west edge of town fed her pet chickens. One bird pecked her eye causing injury that may cost her eye. In other news Miss Fannie Shearer joins the local telephone exchange replacing Gertrude Smith who heads to Cedar Falls Normal School in September.
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Thomas McKee
Fannie Shearer
Belle Rirl
Telephone Exchange
Gertrude Smith
State Normal School
Cedar Falll
Firefly Rumors Stir Railroad Circles
Rumors say the Firefly may be retired but later reports say it would not be changed. At a Commercial Club meeting residents learned work on the Iowa City Kalona and Washington Mailway will start soon with local headquarters. Lumber for the Commercial Club building has arrived and construction is expected within weeks. Frank Roberts and J L Brookhart went frogging and caught twelve legs.
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Elizabeth Thorne
Elizabeth
Ann Arbor
Mich
New York City
L. S. Patterson
East Main Street
Earl Wood
Kingsworth
Wood
East Third Street
Tom Berdo
Herman Marion
Commercial Club
Iowa City, Kalona and
Washington Mailway
Review Of The Week S News Items
Weekly news roundup includes military draft moves and furloughs, local secretaries named, health unit cooperation, grocery hours change, a lightning fire causing $10 000 loss, and a range of community notes. Farm and war effort activities, travels, graduations, and family visits fill the column.
India Starts Wood Creosote and Liquid Glucose Production
India begins production of wood creosote and liquid glucose marking a new phase in its chemical and industrial sector. The initiative expands local processing capacity and could affect supply chains for related industries.
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India
Deaths of the Week Highlight Local Notables
Deaths reported include M. Robinson Farmer a 61 year old trusted employee of Iowa Southern Utilities Co who died Sunday. Minnie Belle Michaels Brown widow of George Brown died Monday age 76 and active in Eastern Star and church circles. Rev J M Mel Cracken brother of Crawfordsville died Monday at 80. Lilian Norton Forman former resident died in Philadelphia Sunday night after long illness age over 60 with one daughter Mary. A former resident died in Des Moines and will be buried in Kalona.
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Mary Hildebrand
Belmond
Iowa
Helen Bell
Riceville
Walter
Burlington
Michaels
Minnie Belle Michaels Brown
George Brown
Tows
Astern Star
W. R. Cy
Methodist Church
J. M. Mel Cracken
Crawfordsville
Mt. Pleasant
Lilian Norton Forman
Philadelphia
Mary
Arrow Shots About selling and buying in daily life
A fragment discusses wealth, habits, appearances, and social behavior. It notes that wealth often does not come from effort, critiques loud talk when angry, and jokes about appearances. The piece mentions false teeth, hats, and the difference between day and night street life, ending with a page reference.
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