Washington weekly notes and social events
Local column covers new Brown Finance in Washington with Charlie Brown and Mildred Westermark, community connections, travelers and visits, health unit praise, funeral notices for Mrs. Havel and Mr. Springman, and updates on residents including Rothschilds, Ewing, Benson, and Shalla. Describes neighborhood life, departures, and upcoming postmaster appointment for Lt. Col. O J Brown.
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White elephant sale nets $600 for American Legion
The American Legion in Ainsworth sponsored a white elephant sale that raised $600. The notice mentions the Spurgeon store opened August 12, 1938 with Harold Johnson as manager. It also lists numerous local residents and events from a weekly society review broadcast.
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Local Hospital Admissions and Births Roll In
Daily hospital reports list admissions and dismissals. Mrs William Fry enters as medical patient from rural route 1. Eldon Dyson undergoes appendectomy. Mr and Mrs Lowell Waters welcome Nancy Rose. a 10 lb 5 1 2 oz son born to Mr and Mrs Oral Dyson. several births noted including Katherine Ann and Connie Sue. multiple discharges including Dorothy Walker and Nancy Rose Waters corrected birth time.
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J. B. Walker
Lowell Waters
East Second Street
Nancy Rose
Bernard Peiffer
Harper
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Chicago
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Homer Wallerick
Ronald Eugene
Graham Frye
Robert Clark
South Avenue D
Roger Davis
Crawfordsville
Wilbur West
West Chester
Virgil Oswalt
Richland
Nancy Rose Waters
Roy Brewer
Virgil Leroy
Ninth Street
Keith Statler
Robert Hoover
Brighton
Clyde Finke
Wes Custer
S. Ave. C
Max Yoder
Wellman
Robert Kloopfer
Riverside
Eigh Pound
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Oral Ulin
P. A. Meyers
Robert Wilson
Charles Beaman
Roy Lee
Columbus Junction
Donald Gene
Route One
Robert Hammer
Patricia
East Main Street
Cheryl Rae
Passing Years and Daily Happenings in Washington
News item roundup from Washington detailing Smouse’s health, a shoe store purchase by Harry Miller, travel plans of Don Benz and companions, home sales and moves, a fatal fire at Mt. Pleasant asylum, local marriage and social events, big crowds at Kalona and Wellman, Chautauqua opening, school music appointment, Brighton wedding, notable local births and birthdays, library board appointment, and a Hershey chocolate plant manager transfer.
Arrow Shots and Social Quirks in a City Note
In a curio set piece the writer jests about social scenes at a women’s gathering, contrasts a traveling circus with domestic life, and mentions a farmer who requires workers to wear coats at meals. The piece ends with a musing on whether white shoes age a woman.
Deaths of the Week Reach Washington County
Obituaries note Mrs. Lester Nicola of Wayland dies at 40 after a stroke at Washington County hospital. Survived by husband Lester Nicola, a married daughter, three children, parents, siblings, grandmother and great grandparents. Also an 85 year old Washington County man dies, leaving wife, nine children, 21 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. Michael A. Springman, known as Short, dies at home in Washington aged, born locally. Also deaths of a W E Frame spouse and a Pearson relative follow sudden illness in Chicago.
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Dorothy Hall Graham
Yankton
Yankton College
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Opal Wolverton
Linda
Leland Carris
Mrs. Wolverton
Kansas City
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M. A. Springman
Washington
Matt S. Springman
Rose
D. D. Davis
Lester Nicola
Charley Zear
Wayland
Washington County Hospital
Nora Rupp
Charles Nicola
James
Edward
Kalona
Kate Shalla
Michael A. Springman
Short
Matthias and
Marie
Akey) Springmn
Spoke Here by Mrs Ferguson at U P Church
Mrs John Ferguson formerly Frances McMillan spoke at the U P church representing a local group. She referred to her sisters Mrs Eva Livingston and Mrs W A Gibson during the address.
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Council of Women's Missions of the Church
John Ferguson
New York State
Frances McMillan
Eva Livingston
W. A. Gibson
U. P. Church
Niece of Mrs Everett Palmer Passes After Illness
The obituary notes Mrs Everett Palmer’s niece died suddenly Monday evening after a brief illness. Her first husband Prosser Wells died earlier, and she married George Davis in 1912.
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Prosser Wells
George Davis
Death notices from Hannibal and Columbus report multiple deaths
Former Hannibal resident Mamie Ragan died in Hannibal Missouri and was interred locally with father Timothy Ragan in northeast Washington. Eunice Soule wife of Leigh Soule former YMCA secretary died Tuesday in Columbus Ohio while presumed traveling home from vacation. California cousin of Mrs Ben Briley aged fifty eight and a former local resident also died in Bellflower California.
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Clifford McCreedy
Ethel and Maude McCreedy
Hannibal, Mo
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Hannibal
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Washington
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Columbus, Ohio
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Sayings on Gambling and Daily Life
A collection of aphorisms on risk appetite and everyday routines. It notes that neither loss nor victory arises without action and comments on breakfast choices, aging, fashion costs, and the need to plan travel with a timetable.
Dr James Brown Combs Dies After Stroke at 82
Dr. James B Combs a Ohio native and Washington resident since 1851 died Aug 13 1906 at his daughter Clara Wells home following a third paralytic stroke He and Mrs Combs celebrated their golden wedding Nov 18 1905. Social in park and other local notes follow.
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James Brown Combs
Ohio
Washington
Clara
W. P. Wells
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