Columbus Junction Chautauqua closes with final concert
Columbus Junction closes its twenty seventh annual Chautauqua with a full concert by Feichtl's Yodlers. Local residents note family events including births for Syd Martin and Ted Griffith households and a visit by Miss Elizabeth McWilliam to her brother Vincent in Des Moines. Frank Parmeter attended the Hoover celebration at West Branch. Weaver Briggs and family drove to Des Moines to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Elizabeth McWilliam
Vincent
Des Moines
Frank Parmeter
Hoover
West Branch
Weaver Briggs
State Fair Visits and Local Social Roundup
Hal Jennings of Kansas City visits his parents Mr and Mrs Orn Jennings. Miss Julia Darrow visits friends in Burlington. Esther Boulton Marie Cathamp and Verlee Cassadaum attend the Iowa Free Methodist conference in Morning Sun. Mr and Mrs Ralph Marshall visit friends in Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Jennings
Kansas City
Orn Jennings
Julia Darrow
Burlington
Esther Boulton
Marie Cathamp
Verlee Cassadaum
The
Free Methodist Church
Morning Sun
Ralph Marshall
Estherville
Rain Delays Threshing and Local Visits in Pilotsburg
In Pilotsburg on August 21, Mrs Frank Stransky reports persistent rain hindering threshing and forcing farmers to scatter shocks to dry. Dave Stumps work on a house. Mrs Dick Rogers of California visits her sister Mrs Dave Stump. Joe Vodichka and family attend West Liberty fair. Farmers miss chautauqua and fairs. Allan Fickling buys corn from John Lang.
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Pilotsburg
Dave Stumps
Dick Rogers
California
Dave Stump
Joe Vodichka
West Liberty
Allan Fickling
John Lang
Hardscrabble social notes reflect local visits
Mrs J M Pulver reports Curtis Snyder and Moody homes host visitors this week. Arthur Lambert and family from Rubio visit Curtis Snyder household. John Seivert and sons from Harper spend Sunday with Matt Wehr. Isabel Combs stays several days at H T Carris home. Sparks family and Dorothy attend Moody home gathering. Mrs Rah Robertson and Lorene visit John Robertson. Keith Carris of Packwood stays with cousin Seth Carris and attends Washington chautauqua this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lambert
Rubio
Curtis Snyder
John Seivert
Harper
Matt Wehr
Isabel Combs
H. T. Carris
Paul Sparks
Dorothy Appent
A. D. Moody
Rah H Robertson
Lorene
John Robertson
Keith Carris
Packwood
Seth Carris
Washington Chautau
Train Schedules and Local Agent Notices Displayed
Rail line timetables show eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals, departures, and freight services. Local agents H. W. Russell and J. G. Mi provide station times and service notes for Knoxville Branch and St. P. & P. R. Co. including weekday and Sunday variations.
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Southwest Limited
Social visits and family gatherings across local households
Joe Wehr and family spent Sunday at John Wehr's. Mr. and Mrs. John Robertson and daughters visited at the B. R. Senft home Sunday evening. Louise Beiwen spent Sunday with Catherine Melinskey. Mrs. J. E. Lemley and son James visited Thursday at the Lester Been blossom home. Americus Trimble and Mrs. Davenbaugh and daughter of Center Point visited Cecil Davenbaugh's home. Genevieve Wehr and John Wehr family visited Glenn Little's. Cecil Davenbaugh and Curtis Long, under doctor care for a week, are reported as better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wehr
John Wehr
John Robertson
B. R. Senft
Louise Beiwen
Catherine Melinskey
J. E. Lemley
James
Lester Been Blossom
Americus Trimble
Davenbaugh
Center Point
Cecil Davenbaugh
Genevieve Wehr
Glenn Little
Curtis Long
Kalona Social News and Family Travels
In Kalona Aug 22 Mr and Mrs P H Peterseim and family went to northern Minnesota for a vacation. Mrs Emil Conrad hosts California relatives. Hinkle and John Conrad with wife arrived as a surprise. Maxine Baker visits the Steigleder home. Dorothy Conrad ill with influenza. FathEr Anthony Sharpe dies in Washington. Fry siblings visit from Chicago and Louisville. June Fry to return from Kansas City. John A Yoder and daughter Mrs Robert Hicks pay Kalona calls. A W Britton family moves into the Perry Lemley property. R E Davis returns to Crawfordsville after month in Lime Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
P. H. Peterseim
Minnesota
Emil Conrad
California
Mr. Hinkle
John
Anthony Sharpe
Washington
Zacha Fry
Chicago
Quil Fry
Louisville
R. S. Fry
June Fry
Kansas City
John A. Yoder
Town City
Robert Hicks
A. R. Stutzman
W. H. Plank
Stanley
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
Fred Stumpf
Morgan Show on First Visit Here
The Hila Morgan tent show will be in Washington all next week at the old White Yard location two blocks north of the square. This first visit to Washington adds to their strong reputation from many performances in this state section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hila Morgan
Washington
White Yard
Morgan Company
Altho
Luncheon Club Invites Mencken Lewis and Nathan for Policy Program
Sacramento August invitation from Ray L. Riley Lions Club official to H L Mencken Sinclair Lewis and George Jean Nathan to propose a constructive policy for luncheon clubs. Riley urges writers to direct brilliance toward civic work for about 400 000 business men in service clubs. The piece notes the clubs aim to spur interest beyond members’ own fields and criticizes publicity and superficial remarks about Rotary and other groups.
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Sacramento
Cal
H. L. Mencken
Sinclair Lewis
George Jean Nathan
Ray L. Riley
California State Comptroller
First International
Lions Club
Riley
Jesus Christ
Mencken Nathan
Lewis
Babbitt
George Babbitt
Rotarians
Kiwanius
Lions
Civics
Pol’cies
Hoover Plans East Campaign and Lab or Day Speech
Hoover to concentrate his presidential bid in the East with a Labor Day address to be followed by weekend speaking tours in major East and Central West cities. He will meet with RNC chairman Hubert Work in Washington and arrange engagements in New York New Jersey Massachusetts Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Missouri Illinois and possibly Wisconsin. The campaign train tour includes Alliance Ohio and a cross country route toward Palo Alto California.
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Hoover
Alliance
Herbert
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Washington
Work
Geo
Alfred Fh. Smith
East
West
New York
New Jersey
Massachussets
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Missouri
Iinois
Wisconsin
Palo Alto
Cal
Mastodon Tusk Unearthed Near Newton Ohio
One of the largest mastodon tusks found in this region was unearthed near Newton by workers blasting in a gravel pit. The tusk measured about eight feet long and 22 inches in circumference at the base.
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Newton, O
Maas reunion held at Riverside with large turnout
The Maas family reunion occurred Sunday August 19 at Mrs. Fred Maas’s Riverside home. Attendees listed include Pete Gerot Robert Orville Daryl Cleo Elaine and Harold McCarter John Maas Verne F W Ford Allison Maas Omer Green Meredith Mass and others. Horseshoe games and visits dominated the afternoon with plans made to meet next year in Casey Iowa on the fourth Sunday in August.
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Washington
Maas
Fred Maas
Riverside
Pete Gerot
Robert
Orville
Daryl
Cleo
Elaine
Harold McCarter
John Maas
Verne
F. W. Ford
Allison Maas
Harold
Omer Green
Wellman
Meredith Mass
Alice ‘Maas
Ivan Kamelheartt
Hills
Blanche Vogt
Iowa City
Johnie and
Trueman
Casey, Ia
Charley Maple
Charles Jr
Donald
Willard
Near Wellman
Albert Mass
Milton Maas
Eleanor
Charles
Billy
B. A. Holmes
Kalona
Albert Kepler
Jessie
Alva
Myrtle
Casey
Iowa
Wind Storm Destroys Buildings and Damages Corn at Ainsworth
Mrs Madge Rabenold and daughters Freda and Bona, and Mrs Laela Robertson and daughter Vivian visited with T H Will and Maryland relatives for two weeks. Mr and Mrs H R Baker and sons visited West Chester relatives. the Baker matriarch returned home for a few days. Clara and Helen Baker and Washington friends spent Sunday in Iowa City. A high wind near Ainsworth on Monday damaged buildings and trees and harmed corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Madge Rabenold
Freda
Bona
Laela Roberinson
Vivian
T. H. Will
Maryland
H. R. Baker
West Chester
Mr. Baker
Clara
Helen Baker
Washington
Iowa City
Picnic at Cone Lake Weekend Report
The Will family and Mrs. Lulu Roberinson with daughter Viv ian joined the Bakers and the Gerdes for a Sunday picnic at Cone Lake. Threshing finished in the vicinity Monday evening. The Bakers plan to attend the State Fair with Grinstead joining them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Will
Lulu Roberinson
Vivian
H. R. Baker
Philip Gerdes
Cone Lake
W. J. Grinstead
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Martha Butler
Abe Martin
Ther
Frank Stransky
J. M. Pulver
Physicians and Surgeons
K. Ku
Stutsman
M. D
F. & M. Bank
C. W. Meclaugilin
West Main Street
W. L. Alcorn
Wilson Heating Co
Iowa Ave
W.L. Kyle
National Bank
Preston
Osteopathic
South Iowa Ave
Chiropractors
Charles CC. Brown
INO. W. Applegate
City Hall
Washington Street
Little & Pratt
Lloyd Little
Mart Pratt
J. M. Kyle Willard
City
Dougall
Austin Sutherland
R. R
T. A. Michels
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison Lawyers
Morrison Bidg
North Side Sq
T. L. Brookhart Law
Opera House
Livingston & Eicher Law Abstract
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Washington County
L. B. Lupton
Fran
Washington St
T. J. PE
Washington National Bank
W. J. Masson
Corbin & Barrett Shoe Store
Cole
Fred Franklin
Tinmif J
O. BE. S
Alice Meek
W. M. Della McBride
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
L. A. Jones
Sara H. Walker
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
D. L. Carbaugh
W. M
A. W. Yard
Golden State
Golden State Limited
Knoxville
H. W. Russel
Arrivinger Hi
Ieee
Tkay
W.C. Bell
Tom Lahey
A. W. Britton
Perry [Lemley
R. E. Davis
Crawfordsville
Lime Springs
Towa
Morgan Show
Mencken
Lille
France
Frubert Carre
Washington, R
Bernice Maas
Trust Department
Nashins
Ity
Nicola
Harmon
North Side
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