Local Visit and Chautauqua Notes From Town Events
Mrs Hattie Gordon Reyi Joun Blanche Gordon and Miss Fannie Shelton visited Mrs J M Snider at the Arnold home in Lockridge today Miss Shelton will stay longer if Reese returns home to Columbus Junction after attending a teachers meeting Washington Loan and That Company office will close this afternoon after 1 to observe the chautauqua Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen is the chautauqua speaker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Gordon
Rey i Joun
Blanche Gordon
Reese
Columbus Junction
Teachers’ Meeting
Washington Loan and
Ruth Bryan Owen
Twenty Years Ago Today Brighton Visit Noted
Mrs. Remps Hampsner visited Brighton with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Rader for a few days. The item mentions Judy Sweet Muse pickles and a line about weather and a wage of 12 dollars to Mc Dantel, with forecast of cloudiness and warmer conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Anderson
Jerett Fieming
Rock Island
Tormer
Jease Radda
Community Visitors and Local Family Gatherings Reported
Ida Meeks, Franklin area residents and relatives from Des Moines Kansas visit rural households from Tuesday through Saturday. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Washington Keota Richland Davenport and Brigham attend meals, routes to Davenport, soldiers’ home plans, and hospitality at the Meeks and Wallace homes.
Chautauqua Opens With Clever Play and Large Tent
Chautauqua sessions begin with informal studies exploring Jess life facts from a lay perspective. Lectures compare Gospel accounts and Palestine work, detailing Jess childhood events and conjectures on His temptations using the Egypt trip described by Professor Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tims
Jess
Christ
Palestine
Egypt
Owen
Matt
Luke
Heb
Josus
European tour ends as Esther Hay returns to Washington
Esther Hay arrives in Washington after two months in Europe with 20 young women under Prof of Romance La’ tage department at Iowa University. They sailed Cherbourg July 21 aboard the Olympic and landed in New York Augusta.
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Esther Hay
Washington
Europe
University of Iown
Cherbourg
New York
Augusta
England
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
Threshing Dominates Local Labor in Aug
Aug 12 reports threshing active across the community with families helping on farms. Visits include Marguerite Hering and Jacob Wenger with Wilbur Schantz, while Lois and Anita Spenser stay with the Wilsons.
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Jacob Wenger
Wilbur Schantz
Lois
Anita Spenser
Charles Wison
Homer Kephart
Rob Wells
Charles
Crawfordsville
John Wagner
B. Rabb
Will
Kathleen
Methodist bake sale at Ainsworth Saturday
Ainsworth hosts Methodist ladies bake sale on Saturday August 17. Grace Boshart traveled from West Chester for a teacher meeting at the court. Mary Frances Tripp of City arrived in Town City and was greeted by her grandparents to visit Washington for weeks. Latta family members visited Columbus Junction to spend days with Mrs Wilkin and her daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Ainsworth
Grace Boshart
West Chester
Mary Frances Tripp
City
Town
George Maxwell
Washington
George Tripp
Anna Wilkin
Rebekah Latta
Columbus Junction
Frances Stanton
Sigour
H. G. Richton
Washington News Notes Busy Travel and Local Visits
Local residents and visitors are listed as they travel and visit in Washington and nearby towns. Families such as the McGugins and Ruth Paul plan a month in Pittsburg, while others from Crawfordsville Tulsa Reading and Pasadena arrive for visits. A for sale notice advertises a modern house on South Towny with possession given.
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South Towny
Owen
Asarthmoeller
Crumpacker Bus 10 Returns Grandchildren Home
Mrs. Cora Crumpacker from Lincoln Nebraska brought her grandchildren back to their Muscatine home after a summer visit. She and the children traveled with Mrs. Harding and Anna Hindahd and daughter Ruby along with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trindahl and son John Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Crumpacker
Lincoln
Neb
Capitol
Muscatine
Harding
Anna Hindaht
Ruby
Harry Trindahl
John Lloyd
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E Fox
UL Barthelmess
Upaphone Audevilf
Vitaphone
Movietone
Pen Menetos
GRO
McDantel
EA Oo Franklin
Ida Meeks
Anklin
Aliss Ernest
Ne Embree
Ray Phillips
Bessie Nelson
Des Moines
Brice Hill
Grace Hill
Malcolm Montgomery
Valesta
Riley
Kansas
Dills
Rob Shantz
D.atkinson
Lloyd Dickinson
Gerald Dickinson
Ernest Meeks
Emil Fink
Ed Atkinson
Charles Harley
Davenport
Charlie Harley
May Allen
Richland
Wm. Harley
Marshalltown
Harley
Soldiers Home
Lester Macon
Robert
Marylyn
Macon
He Edmondson
Biighton
Town City
With Wallace
Meeks
Will Wallace
Why Dupins
Myrtie
Jean Macon
J. Lester Macon
Mills
Keota
John Lateers
Aaron Batterson
Wasil
Rothschild’s
South Side Square
P Glesier
Mr Pleasant
Tessie Barker
Marguerite Hering
Chicago
Graham Theatre
The
Michigan
Renee Adorer, Conrad
Orpheum
Jor Marcan and
Meredith
Dr. Telford
Bailey Bldg
St. L. McGugin
Ruth Paul
Pittsburg
Bentley ‘Thompson
Fannie Rowan
Ned Long
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Wise Long
WI Clark
Reading
Rona
Heath
W. J. Bradley
Dorose Campbelly
Rocksana
A. B. Carr
Joby Rittenhouse
Jame Nelson
Nol. C.J. Wilson
Ger Moines
Iowa Nations Guard
R. R. Hise
nds-Henderson
Frank Lamp
Eldridge, In
Omaha
Near River
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Minnesota
George Asken
Keith Molesworth
Ed Gray
Ate
Lada Hamilton
Pasadena
Cal
John Applate
Washington Cleaners
Wilie Long
Wallace Farmer
Quality Feed & Seed Co
J. C. Hunsaker
White House
Campbell's Soups
IONA
Maxwell House
del Monte Coffee
Edelweiss Okey i
Cottage Inn
W. 3Rd St
Ed Hartman
Corer
Hamburger Inn
Anna Henk
JAY A. ‘Dyce
Westphal
John Shields & Sons
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