Exhibits Prize Pastries and Fruits Dominating Fairs
Columbus Junction reports Mrs Verne Hanft three miles south of town dominates fair exhibits with 17 bread and cake entries earning 16 first premiums and one second while 63 fruit and jam entries collect 60 firsts and three seconds at the Louisa county fair. She plans to exhibit at the Tri State Des Moines and West Liberty fairs and at Waterloo congress when dates permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Verne Hanft
Burlington
Des Moines
West Liberty
Waterloo
Davenport
Mt. Pleasant
Winfield
Hanft
Clarence Moorhead Accepts Job With Home Lumber Co
Crawfordsville reports Clarence Moorhead has taken a post with the Home Lumber Co replacing Lafe Finke who has begun work as a guard at Ft Madison. The Cincinnati area notes also mention vacation plans of Forest McNeill of Peoples Savings Bank and visits by Arizona guests Mr and Mrs John Elliott and relatives. Edwin Q Hurd accepts Presbyterian church supply work and will attend Dubuque University. county meeting attendance by young Methodists is noted alongside a lengthy list of court defendants and real estate in Washington County Iowa with a notice to appear before the September 1941 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Clarence Moorhead
Home Lumber Company
Lafe Finke
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Trin Forest McNeill
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Pearl McNeill
Peoria
Ill
Chicago
W. G. Robertson
Atlantic
Arizona
John Elliott
Phoenix
Ariz
Elliott
William Edgar
Lelia Edgar
Ielma Osgwl
Mr. Osgood
The
State University
Mesa
Edwin Q. Hurd
Presbyterian Church
Dubuque University
County youths meeting noted in Washington Monday evening
Mrs. Mary Mast visited Wayland on Tuesday to see her sister Mrs. Joe Witting. Danny Cherryholmes aged three returned from Fairfield after a visit to his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sipe, his first time away from home without his parents, and he enjoyed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mary Mast
Wayland
Joe Witting
Danny Cherryholmes
Chester Cherryholmes
Fairfield
Fred Sipe
Washington Lodge and Rail Schedules in Local Notice
Regular meeting details for Washington Lodge No 26 A P and A M led by W M Lee Holland with secretary A W Yard. Various train lines stop at Washington including No 8 Golden State Limited and No 43 Californian while local buses schedule westbound and eastbound trips with ticket notes and depot pickup instructions.
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Washington Lodge
A. PF
A. M
Lee Holland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Golden State Limited
Washington
California
Omaha
Chicago
Ree
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Washington Cage
Cantoni
Agen
Thompson Reunion At H Porter Home Westchester Event
Westchester August 15 reports the Hugh Thompson reunion gathering at the H Porter home. Local relatives attended, sharing memories and updating family history during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester
Hugh Thompson
Dramatic Meeting After New York Visit
Jane Rider braces for trouble as Mattila Bream visits the Rider home while David Farland clashes with Fan Rubley and secret employer Dick Garrison. Tension rises over trust, murder questions, and a looming country visit as Carlie Swift’s case remains unsolved.
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David
Jane
Fan Rubley
Mattila Bream
Miss Rider
Garrison
Mat Bream
Carlie Bream
East River
Breana
Fan
Mat
Young Farlend
Jane Rider
Bream
Dick Garrison
Overpeck Creek
New York
Carlie
Japanese minister Kiichiro Hiranuma shot in Tokyo home
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma a former Japanese premier and cabinet minister was shot at his Tokyo residence. Suspect Naohiko Ishiyama, 33, was arrested at the scene and held at the H N Porter home in West Chester. A cooperative dinner followed with many area residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Tokio
Naohiko Ishiyama
H. N. Porter
West Chester
Washington group events and club meetings noted
The Woman's Society of Catholic Service met at Metro church with about 35 members present. Roy Gardner directed the meeting as president Whittenhouse was absent. Priscilla Porter played piano solos, and Mary Ann Bauer accompanied. The Home Art Club held an annual picnic at Kamp Kozy with 27 attendees enjoying a prepared supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Chiitain
Metro Church
Roy Gardner
Whittenhouse
Rigenhagen
Harry Kleese
James Stancer
Priscilla
Edgar Stewarts
Mary Ann Bauer
Home Art Club
Kamp Kozy
Genesee River Drops 261 Feet Within Rochester Bounds
A historical note records the Genesee River descending 261 feet within the Rochester area. The fragment indicates a notable change in river elevation linked to the region's topography and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesee
Rochester
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Louisa County Fair
Griffins
William Griffin
Columbus City
Patsy Ann
Lloyd Masonholder
Blanch Masonholder
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Paul McLean
Bogota
Colombia
South America
H. A. Barbison
Washington Dairy
Home Lumber Co
Methodist Church
District Court of
Towa
Washington County
Altha Whie and
Edith White
Simon P. Teeple
Richard Moore
Board of Commissioners
Iowa
James Watters
John Hendee
John Wasson
Coms
Hiram A. Stone
George H. Stone
Miranda Stone
Joshua Tracy
Antonett Tracy
Antonette Stone
H. A. Stone
Antoinette Tracy
Wm. H. H. Rousseau
City
Altha White
Poon
Wash
Ington County
City of
Co. C. Wilson
Mac
Sitler
Auto Parts
Official
Washington Directory
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
John C. Owen
Stan Kiesey
R. R. Noovan
W. P. Rawnden
B. Jones
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Wili
Marion S. George County
Sechoo's
Lester
Krabill County
W. L
Chiropractors
Chas, C, Brown
Court House
Theodore B. Bailey
Attorney At Law Loan & Trust
W. Livingston
West Main St
George BF. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Water A
City Health
ICERS
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W. H. Patton
EE. F. Mitch
Henry Bailey Aight
P. L. Jordan
George Baker
Mark Pratt
H. H. Reister
A. L. Griffither
Dr. Ruth Church Park Commissioners
Marian
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
O F. Boller
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Washington Independent School District
B. A Ralston
Harland W. Mead
W. A. Erbe
Ethel McCreedy
Kenneth Freeman Behoo
Richard A. Stewart
Donald R. Boyer
Harry Ramseyer
A. E. Atchison
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Charlotte Baldrige
A. C. Peterson
Second Ave
P. L. Etter
S. Iowa
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Knoxville
No. Pedareen
Il Sgodlander
C. F. Anderson
Kansas City-Davenport
Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
Burlington Trailways
Sherman's Funeral Home
Dixie Dugan
McEvoy & Striebe
O.K
Bud
Bellini
Slogan’s
Mr. Garrison
Farland
McGuire
Arnold Swift
Greenwich
Connecticut
Swift
Rider
Rockland County
Baltic
David Farland
Fan—Bream
Timmy
Kurt Helm
Mr. Bream
George Givens
J. H. Thompson
Keota
Will Anderson
Nellie Taylor
Roy Hesseltine
Conesville
Flora Dunbar
Ruth
Ralph Frazey
Brighton
Robert Hesseltine
Bobbie
Dallis
Dickie
Henry Schenkel
Johnny
le Roy
Muscatine
C. A. Thompson
Charles
Ainsworth
Glen Thompson
Victor
Dwain
Janice
Judy
Edd Squire
Everette
Glen Cuddabeck
Lois
Kenneth
Clyde Thompson
Joan
Carmen
Waron
Kiichiro
Hiranuma
Zear Hinshaw
Jimmy
Caroline
Robert Homson
Eldora
Hough
Royal Robertson
Neva Jean
Wilma
Chester
Illeah Ker
Maurice
Carol
Gus Strum Jean
Homer Porter
Cliff Priscilla
Janet
Genesee River
Brum
Lemmon’'s Drug
WMT
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