The Rocking Chair Brigade Delivers Washington Notes
A Washington column honors local women like Henrietta Hull the first woman to ace a hole in one and Harriet Dougherty Horton who will teach in New York City under a teachers exchange. The piece recalls Mediapolis Chautauqua memories, Theo Broch talks on Norway, and mourns the death of Don Sherman a longtime civic leader and Y M C A president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henrietta Hull
Harriet Dougherty Horton
Pasadena
New York City
New York
California
Harriet
C. B. Dougherty
Don Sherman
Mayme Madill
Gilman
Agnes Ross
Grant Peterson
Ray Miller
Lima
Ohio
Harold Miller
Walter Yoder
Kalona
Miller Garage
Roy Gardner
Lexington
Rust College Jubilee Singers
Methodist Church
B. M. Dobbins
Summerfield
Kan
Dobbin
United Presbyterian Church
Dobbins
Jenny Henon Buys Gale Reif Property
Gale Reif purchases the residence known as the Henon property from Jenny Henon. Miss Henon becomes owner of the Reif property. Also notes on local families traveling and visiting relatives in Chicago Alaska Arizona Mexico and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Henon
Gale Reif
Henon
West Chester
R. C. Ferguson
Miss Hennon
Reif
Theodore Poore
Chicago
Russel and
Roger
W. B. Rittenhouse
Pacific Ocean
Lewis Smith
Pearl
Margaret
Emma Cherry
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yellowstone Park
James Griggs
Clyde
Betty Reif
Kentucky
Helen Martin
Burlington
Glen Martin
Maurine
Cyral Smith
Baby Beeves Sell Well at Louisa County Fair Auction
Sixty four head of baby beeves shown by 4 H club members at the Louisa county fair sold at auction. Top price was 13 75 with many animals bringing 12 to 13 50. Major buyers included Morrell and company Ottumwa Wilson and company Cedar Rapids and George Lowe Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Fair
Morrell and Company
Ottumwa, Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
George Lowe
Hugh Morris
Ainsworth
Muscatine Elevator Company
Benner Tea Company
James Cotter
Cotter
Louisa County Feeders’ Association
Klotz and Duncan
Midway Sales Company
Maxwell-Bennett
Darlene Roberta Maxwell
Eldred Maxwell
Cones
California
BE. C. Turkington
Town State College
Ames
Storm Lake
D. A. Marker
Peter Michael
Edgar Newman
Chicago
Milo Fulton
W. E. Davis
Robert
Olwen
Webster
John Summerville
McBee
Kaffir term referenced as ethnographic label in South Africa
A historical note identifies Kaffir as a term referring to a Negroid tribe in South Africa, reflecting dated racial classifications once used in local discourse.
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Beaverbrook
Halifax
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Halifax
United States
U. S
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Rocking Chair
Alex Miller
Ralph Shannon
Shannon
W. L. Alcorn
R. L. Livingston
Medispolis Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Chautauqua Assembly
Mediapolis
George Clapper
Mrs
Deep River
Miss Grace Wales
Miss Grace
Theodore Broch
Narvik
Mr. Broch
Poland
Norway
Berzen
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance
Junction
Sandra Sue
St. Louis
Milo Delong
Gerald
Keosauqua
Mrs. Delong
Milo
West Liberty
Will Jayne
Porter Home
Howard Stewart
Milner, Ill
Frank Ross
Washington County Hospital
Ross
Roy Schaffer
Ben Holt
Clifford Bauer
Cy Ferguson
Raymondsville
Wade Ferguson
Wellman
Eleanor Bradder
Fairfield
Jack Cherry
Arch Mee- Bee
John Jenkins
Columbus City
Courtney Millard
Marfa
Tex
Ek. C. Turkington
Melvin Dicks
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Columbus
H. C. Lowe
Harry Cecil
M. M. Rabenold
Roland
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Kaffir
Motor Service
America
Midwest
F F Frakes
Iowa
Bernie Cummins
Joe Sanders
Griff Williams
Super Circus
White House
Winston Churchill
Washington and
Washington County
the Evening Journal
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