News Notes from Braden and Surrounding Area
James Long and wife visit Mrs John Long. locals attend Mt Pleasant fair. Several families return from travels in Colorado and Minnesota. Chautauqua at Washington draws crowds. Weddings planned for Aug 22 in Brighton and Parkersburg. Brighton chautauqua wraps up with solid attendance and fuller guarantors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden Braden
James Long
John Long
Olds
Sam Witting
Julia Ferguson
Wm. Jugenheimer
Will
Mt. Pleasant
D. F. Smith
Colorado
Herman Twinam
Minnesota
Ray Dix
Cedar Falls
Crawfordsville
Cone Lake
Doris Maxwell
Irene Yard
Washington
Paul
Verl Maxwell
Kenyon
Minn
Henry Witting
Delbert Maxwell
Sam Wittiig
Sidney Smith
Fred Sweet
Oral
Bertha Pratt
Brighton
Ira Rich
Muscatine
Ira’ Nordyke
Art Koch
Harry Dunbar
C. FE. Lambert
Frank Weidner
Fred Weidner
Joe Keegan
Laude Savage
G. L. Briggs
Flint, Mich
Wm. Norton
Cc. C. Heacock
Ottumwa
New Mrs. Parks Arrives. Baby Clinic Planned in Brighton
Eugene Parks and his bride Hazel Courtright visit at Dr. W. S. Parks home. The former Miss Courtright married Aug 9 and will reside in Belleville after Oct 1. Vera Wicksell visits Brighton. A free baby health clinic for children under five is set for Aug 29 at the high school, run by the state university Maternity and Infant Welfare department, with Brighton Women’s clubs aiding. H. W. Helmick family plans visit to Leroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eugene Parks
Dr. W
Vera Wicksell
Mediapolis
Robt. Edwards
Viola Hyzer
Department of Maternity and Infant Welfare
The
State University
Women’s Clubs
H. W. Helmick
Leroy
Herman
Indiana
Michigan
Alfred Wells
Curl Clothing
Alfred
Oscar Shilles
Wellman
Detroit
Midh
Ed Hess
Texas
Elizabeth Turnipaced
Hess
Willian
Wasemen
Frances Jern
L. C. Capion
Con
Minor
West Liberty Fair
West Liberty
Jacob Yoder
E. J. Swartzendruber
Local residents note summer travels and visits in Washington
Mrs. G. W. Hanna and daughters Emeline and Sara returned home from a month with relatives in Gastoeia North Carolina. Miss Grace Heaseltine and Miss Beatrice Heaseltine traveled to Havre to visit kin. Mrs. Emma Hennitt returned to Washington after visiting Steve Jones home, Lucile Jones accompanying her. Murray Smylie arrived from Washington to take his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Smylie for a visit, while a group including Mrs. Ruth McElroy Miss Lois Harper and several others visited in Washington West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cile Manns
Ottumwa
Ernest Manns
Parkersburg
Grace Bennett
Leonard Woodruff
Fairfield
Charlie Bennett
Brighton
Andy Polis
C. H. Turner
Jennie Frain
Joe Frain
Katie
H. L. Gordon
Oskaloosa
W. S. Close
St. Clairsville
Ohio
D. F. Berry
Joe Day
Jim Johnson
Velma Masters
Centerville
C. L. Stone
Cedar Rapids
Katheryn Stone
John Leeper
Noble
John Smylie
Ruth McElroy
Lois Harper
R. E. Davis
J. C. Cannon
McCleary
W. P. Davidson
Washington West
Wellman News Recaps Old Settler Day and Local Happenings
Harrison MacGugin and others visited Des Moines for purchases while families returned from Minnesota trips. Old Settler’s picnic drew strong attendance and praise for the American Legion’s program. Wellman baseball split results with Muscatine and Sigourney in fourteen innings. Several residents planned visits to Cedar Rapids and Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Harrison MacGugin
Ewe
Des Moines
H. B. Knight
Minnesota
Marne
Nick Snider
I. B. Bradford
Cedar Rauids
Clara Topping
American Legion
Fardly Bell, Jr
F.C. Sehroeder
Harrison MacGuein
Sl. V. Creswell
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Wellman Mnbase
Bate
Sigourney
Grand Junction
Helen Schroeder
Lady Astor's Beer Bill Faces Amended Weaknesses
The bill to ban sales to under eighteen was weakened by amendments allowing meals with beer and wine for those under 18. Critics call it the Beer and Biscuit Bill, arguing it blocks stricter prohibition while pleasing anti prohibitionists. Lady Astor defended the changes, joking about jumping into St James Park lake as a dissenting member urged the dry result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Astor
Associated Press
London
Commons
House of Commons
St. James Park
Oldest Actor Charles Macklin at Covent Garden
The oldest actor to appear on stage was Charles Macklin who played Shylock at Covent Garden in 1789 just after turning 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Macklin
Shylock
Covent Garden
Devastation of Game Birds Across Virginia Islands
The report details widespread destruction of thousands of game birds on Assateague and nearby Virginia islands. Crow predation on nests yielded thousands of eggs and young, with remains of ducks, rails, gulls, herons, and other species found in roosts and trees. It urges establishing sanctuaries to preserve future game, noting sportsmen clubs control the islands and destroy predators to protect stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Assateague
Chincoteague
Palmers
Cedar Island
Wallop’s Island
Chinveteazuc
Virinia
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Willard Kinney
Richland
C. V. Robinson
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Moline
Floyd Robinson
Malcolm Griffith
Iowa City
Chas. Mumper
Malcolm
R. Stinson
Clifford
Will Bristow
Iowa Falls
C. O. Corley
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T. J. Moss
Rol Stansberry
M. E. Stansberry
Libertyville
Leona Edwards
Dora Saunders
Pierre Tracy
Marshall Gagnon
Mr. Pleasant
Mrs. Mrey McCoy
W. P. Knowlton
Wellman Schools
E. J. Palmer
J. L. Coffey
Wellman Advance
Irvin Coffey
West Chester
Mather Ft
Henry Hurian
Roy Durin
J.S. Kabaker
Chicago
Ross Glant
Jess
F. C. Shrader
B. H. Warren
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