Four Generations Attend Same School At Round Grove
The Zahs family marks a historic milestone as four living generations send children to Round Grove school. Five year old Micheal Dean Zahs begins grade 1B alongside classmates Donna Lee Miller and Judy Bell. The piece recalls the old log schoolhouse and earlier Skubal family history reaching back to 1887.
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Zahs
Micheal Dean Zahs
Round Grove School
Mike
Donna Lee Miller
Eddie Miller
Judy Bell
Lester Bell
Grandpa Skubal
Grandpa
Skubals
Bell
Joe
Jim
Round Grove schooling through the years faces aging facilities
The narrative recalls long teacher tenures at Round Grove country school from Marie’s era to 1940s reopenings. Names include Eva Reese and Davida Fisher among others. Enrollment peaked around 30, then fell, with the building recently redecorated and expanded. A growing student body again tests capacity as bus routes serve high and elementary pupils.
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Marie
Celesta Cruz
Cora Eagle
Milton Jones
William McConnel
Merle McConnel
Bessie Leffler
Frank Hanft
Mae Morgan
Albert Wehr
Emma Harrison
Dick Peters
Annie Quinn
Isadore Houseal
Mary Freding
Jess Foster
Round Grove
Elaine Whetstine Zachs
Eva Reese
Eva
Berneice Anderson
Lang
Elaine
Martha Mathers
Pauline Darbyshire
Ogden
Davida Fisher
Nicholson
Highland Center
Haskins
Elizabeth Clark
Wilma Dennis
Mike
Lincoln Street Club Hosts at Walker Home Meeting
The Lincoln Street club met with Mrs. Clar ence Walker for a Friday afternoon gathering. Eight members answered roll call and played guessing games for entertainment. Refreshments were served by the hostess, and the club will meet with Mrs. Mary Townsend next time.
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Ainsworth
Lincoln Street
Clarence Walker
Mary Townsend
Former Resident Pays Visit at Ainsworth
Mrs. Cal De Harper a former resident who left Ainsworth in 1905 visited Grace Stone last week. She now lives in Portland with her son in law and daughter and granddaughter after a Minneapolis convention trip. Her husband was raised in Ainsworth and is now deceased.
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Ainsworth
Cal de Harper
Lou Bradford
Grace Stone
Edith Bradord
Salem
Ore
Bradford
Hawkins Family and Walter Menefee Visit Burlington
Mr and Mrs Blaine Hawkins and family and Walter Menefee of Burlington were weekend visitors here.
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Blaine Hawkins
Walter Menefee
Burlington
Local Happenings Around Ainsworth and Nearby Towns
Local residents hosted and visited kin across several towns from Ainsworth Iowa to Burlington and Ottumwa. The note mentions gatherings with Si Trotter Lettie Harding the Larry Trotter family Wade Scranton and Conard households, with several trips to Tucson and Madison areas and visits by Rev. Wortman. A baby named Cheryl Ann was born to Kenneth and Ben Rummell and their family attended reunions in Wapello.
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Burlington
Si Trotter
Lettie Harding
Mr. Trotter
Larry Trotter
Ottumwa
Wade Scranton
Clarence Walker
Emma Walker
Mac Wallace
Fred Walker
Oakdale
Glen Conard
Washington
Lloyd Coon
Douglas
Ariz
Dick Beenblossom
Glen Miller
Tucscon
Arizona
Millers
Paul Hazelett
Wisconsin
Ainsworth
John Husband
Keswick
Nettie Griggs
San Diego
Calif
Lee Norris
Griggs
Blair Wood
Sigourney
Buell Meeks
Cedar Rapids
Everette Meeks
al Hazelett
Duane Hazen
Indianapolis
Ind
John Hazelett
Bobce Kurtz
Moline
R. £. McFarland
Wilma
Jack
Bill
Paula
Kenneth Woodruff
Mary McKenna
Fred Hawkins
Woodruffs
Wapello
Child Health Clinic Planned in Ainsworth August 22
Ainsworth health unit hosts a Child Health Conference Friday August 22 from 1 00 to 3 50 p m in the basement of the Methodist church. Appointments by calling Mrs Don Sands at 98F 20 in Ainsworth.
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Ainsworth
Washington County Health Unit
Methodist Church
Don Sands
Tuesday Bridge Club Meets For Luncheon Hostess
The Tuesday Bridge club met with Mrs. G F F Trotter. Guests were Mrs. Larry Trotter and Mrs. John Stephens. Bridge was played at two tables and a one course luncheon was served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Orie O Connor.
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Ainsworth
G. FF. Trotter
Larry Trotter
John Stephens
Orie O'Connor
Pilotburg Ladies Aid Hostess and Community Notes
Mrs Marion Stransky hosted the Pilotburg Ladies Aid society on August 14 with fourteen members and a guest present. The meeting opened with a hymn, devotions from I Samuel 15, and prayers. A church building fund was voted a sum of money. Next hostess is Mrs Harlan Wiggins. Also noted are obituaries and local visit plans as families travel to Illinois and Missouri.
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Pilotburg
Marion Stransky
John Blum
Vinton
Wellman
Merle Howsure
Illinois
Missouri
Wayne Stransky
Esther Hamilton
Frank Stransky
Larry
Local Visitors Attend Family Gatherings Across States
Wayne Heathcote of Prescott Iowa visited friends and relatives last week. He and Mr and Mrs George Goble attended a family reunion in Atlanta Illinois while here. Mr and Mrs Frank Sladek and Mrs Sladek's mother of Iowa City dined with Grace and Victor Stone. Mrs Sladek was Miss Stoners nurse at Mercy hospital. Patty and Linda Norris of Washington visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs Lee Norris Friday and Saturday.
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J. T. Foster
Frank
Cora Shaw
Jennie Woodring
Marie Skubal Whetstine
Wayne Heathcote
Prescott
Iowa
George Goble
Atlanta
Frank Sladek
Mr. Sladek
Iowa City
Grace and
Victor Stone
Sladek
Stoners
Mercy Hospital
Patty and
Linda Norris
Washington
Mrs
Lee Norris
Pauline Smith to Teach Fourth and Fifth at Ainsworth
In Monday's Journal a teacher listing for Ainsworth schools omits Pauline Smith. Miss Smith, of Columbus Junction, will teach the fourth and fifth grades under principal J. C. Lynch this year.
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Pauline Smith
Ainsworth
Monday Evening's
Miss Smith
Columbus Junction
Mrs Gobble Guests at Young America
Mrs Frank Gobble visits Young America on Wednesday. The Marie family and Richard attend chicken supper at Richmond. Huntsons, Shields, and Phillips visit Cedar Rapids. Families visit Carl Phillips and Leo Wolf homes. Several relatives spend time with cousins in Chariton. Grandmother Marie cares for Leo Marie children while parents vacation in Chicago. More news next time.
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W. J. Marie Jr
Frank Gobble
Hunter
Hunters
Shields
Crapo Park
Burlington
Mrs
Marie Sr
Leo
Vera Wolf
Cherry
Mary Ellen Luckenbill
Chariton
Dale Carstensens
Ivan Brown
Richard Brown
Carl Phillips
Grandma Marie
Leo Marie
Chicago
Young America
Firemen Stand Idle As White House Burns
H A Barnes watched his Drift Creek home northeast of Salem burn to the ground aided by the Silverton volunteer fire department. Barnes had bought the property and wanted the old house burned to clear space for a new one, calling the firemen to stage a live drill while neighbors watched the blaze.
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White House
Salem, Obe
H. A. Barnes
Drift Creek
Salem
Silverton
Barnes
Scott Family Hosts Dinner and Wedding Notice
Mr and Mrs Richard Scott hosted a family dinner Sunday for son Richard Turnipseed and his bride who wed last Friday Vera Turnipseed Lucille Vreeder and families from Oelwein Dean Schwartz Lang attended the gathering Former neighbors Herbert Campbell and family of Ainsworth visited Marion Stransky Dan Yoder injured in a mower accident is recovering in a cast His family assists with farm work as neighbors harvest oats and many tasks wait Let me know if you want a different emphasis.
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Richard Scott
Richard Turnipseed
Vera Turnipseed
Lucille Vreeder
Oelwein
Dean Schwartz
Gene Lang
Herbert Campbell
Bruce
Rodney
Linda
Ainsworth
Marion Stransky
Dan Yoder
Lemons as Home Aids for Stains and Freshness
A brief note extols lemons as valuable household aids. Lemon juice can bleach stains, curdle sour milk from sweet, and keep banana, apple, and avocado slices from browning. Rubbing hands with lemon after peeling onions removes odor and stains.
Ott Schmitters Visit Son in Bloomfield
Mr and Mrs Ott Schmitter spent a few days last week at their son Doyle s home in Bloomfield and attended the fair. Raymon d Steinbeck traveled to Des Moines to buy items for A J Steinbeck with Ben Watson helping load. Nannie Dickinson joined Mrs Carl Rotzinger to Wellman. Bun Watson enjoyed a week s vacation from Steinbeck garage. TV sets were damaged by a local electrical storm. Marjorie Watson Milford and Dean visited Anna Sheets in Keota. Fred Leppert and Allie Bond family shopped in Washington.
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Lambert
Rubio
Ottumwa
Allie Bonds
J. 4
Fleig
Marjorie Watson and Sons
Milford and
Dean
Vera Bond
Anna Sheets
Keota
Fred Leppert
Allie Bond
Washington
Black reunion hosts widens ties across states and towns
The Brighton social page reports a Black reunion at Glen Pringle's home with 60 attendees and guests from California, Knoxville, Keosauqua, Burlington, Fairfield and more. Nearby residents and travelers shared visits and summer travel plans while relatives joined in the family gathering.
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Ednar S. Crile
Brighton
Glen Pringle
Kenneth
California
Knoxville
Bonapart Elven
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Agency
Washington
Keosauqua Agency
Keosauqua
Burlington
Fairfield
Willie Allen
Della Nevile
Richland
Trabert
Harold Hoskins
Little
Oliver Hoskins
Hoskins
Drake University
J. D. McDonald
Omar Hoskins
Air Force
Topeka
Kan
KR. H.tracy
L. EK. White Leff
Colorado
James Meek
Local family notes from Fairfield and surrounding areas
The record lists multiple local residents visiting relatives and attending events. Entries include Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nihart returning from Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. William Nordyke visiting Fairfield, Oral Long returning home after an accident, and several families at 4-H shows, reunions, and church gatherings in Fairfield, Lett, Antioch Church, and Pleasant Plain.
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Richard Nihart
Colorado
William Nordyke
Fairfield
Mae Nordyke
Oral Long
Clyde Coffin
Edna Crile
Alfred McCracken
Donna
Billy
McCracken
Georgia Manning
Frank Conrad
Keokuk
Arlene Hoskins
Harvey Hoskins
Oscar Godwin
Pleasant Plain
Peter Godwin
Harold Coop
Ronnie
Alan
Kemp Godwin
Lett
Coop
Antioch Church
Minnesotan Skeeters Bite Worse Than Old Fish Tales
A lighthearted column notes poor fishing in Minnesota with a partner's gibe about fishing skill. It jokes about mosquitoes rivaling Paul Bunyan in size, government meddling in feed prices, a MORRELL butter milk delivery at $5.00 per ewt, and a Funk seed corn price list.
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Minnesota
Paul Bunyan
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Michael Dean Zahs
Frank Skubal
Edgar Whetstine
Dean Zahs
Mike Zahs
FREE
Max M. White
Rabenold
Sunset Park
J. D. Rabenold
Roland Rabenold
Manford Kilgore
Carrie Rabenold
Tom
Burke McCreedy
Stanley
Jimmy
Freida Young
Vickie
Sandra
Eva Rabenold
Ronald
Montezuma
Harry Rabenold
Mary
Dick Rabenold
Jacqueline
Stevie
Joellen
Allen
John Rabenold
Rodney Rabenold
Weldon
Edgar Rabenold
Hilton Rabenold
Harry Dye
Mes
Edna Bachman
Hobart
Ohlo
Jank Parrish
Emma Rabenold
Canton
Ohio
Donna Coppola
Des Moines
Morris Rabenold
Elizabeth Rabenold
Florida
Lincoln Street Club
Walker
Mr. DeHarport
Broadford
Tom McGraw
Hazelett Bros
State Bank
Mrs. Stansky
J. C. Lynch
Mrs. Gobble
Lemons Household Aid
Kentucky
Eclipse Lumber Co
Heck Gesling
Mgr
Ott Schmitters
Son
Doyle
Glen Pringles
OOD
Morrell
FUNKS
Ainswort
Ainsworth Meat and Locker
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