Local Notes On Residents Visiting, Travel, and Church
Mrs. Cora Davis and grandson Richard Koenig of Riverside spend the week at the Harry Watkins home. Irene Ofelt returns to Washington county hospital office after a ten day vacation. Ofelt and daughter Lois Harriet visit Des Moines and Burlington. Marion Hanlon, stationed at Camp Dodge, visits Jay Brewer home. former Sterling college student. Patriotic organizations asked to meet at City Hall Monday at 8 PM. John T. Stewart returns to Kansas City after visiting family. attending Midland Television and Radio School as a U.S. Army student. Beaty reunion at Edmondson park, Oskaloosa. 48 attendees. C F Beaty reelected treasurer. Families of Meyer and Van Meter attend church in Columbus Junction. Young People's prayer league led service. Deborah Longer, riveter at Douglas Aircraft, works on S-47 nose. Longer travels to Long Beach, California. Shirley Fountain to Des Moines for signal corps civilian radio training. Dolly Bennett, superintendent of Washington county hospital, weekend in Nevada, Missouri. Dr. J M Lloyd and sons John and Jim return from vacation at Lake Okoboji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Ofelt
Washington County Hospital
Phillips Leads First Half Golf Tourney At Washington Club
With half the 72 hole event completed at Washington Country Club 30 players have totals of 160 by T R Phillips the best over 36 holes averaging 40 per round Preston Wolfe and Bill Shannon both sit with 162 Johns Tucker 169 Wayne Wilson and Paul Moore 170 and Tink Shene Feelt 172 Wilson posted a 40 and 39 for yesterday's 18 while Phil Antonoff who led after 18 has withdrawn Wind hindered scores and the rounds are set for four Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Phillips
Washington Country Club
Phil Antonoff
Preston Wolfe
Bill Shannon
John Tucker
Wayne Wilson
Paul Moore
Tink Shenefelt
Results of Games in Major Leagues Yesterday and Today
Yesterday’s major league results include Boston 3 over Philadelphia 1, Pittsburgh 5 over St. Louis 3, Brooklyn 6 tied with New York 7 after 9, Chicago 3 tied Cincinnati 0, and Brooklyn 7 over New York 4 in 9 innings. Today Brooklyn visits St. Louis in the lone scheduled game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Pet
Pittsburgh Ui Sive
Boston Er
Baseball scores and weathered doubleheaders in early season
In Chicago the scoreline reads 8-0 for Chicago as Cleveland ties 1-1. St Louis loses 2-4 to an opponent while Detroit finishes 1-2 in a second game that stretches to ten innings. Boston drops to 2-7 as Philadelphia sits 0-0. Washington cruises 7-0 and New York 6-3 in a second game halted at dusk. No further games are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Weekend visits and farewell notes in Minden Nebraska
Helen Larsen returns to Minden Nebraska this evening after visiting friends and staying as a houseguest of Maurine Walker. Local families shared a hamburger fry at the George C Stewart home to honor Clinton Stewart and Tom Gray who depart soon for United States army duty, with guests from Davenport Decorah Cincinnati and Kansas City. Pvt Harrison Hesseltine writes from Camp Carson Colo about truck duties in the infantry as the new 89th division forms nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Larsen
Minden
Nebr
Maurine Walker
George C. Stewart
Clinton Stewart
Tom Gray
United States Army
John Thomas Stewart
Kansas City
Merrill Harkness
Loa Lu and
Sausan Jane
Decorah
Margaret Alice Stewart
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harrison Hesseltine
APO
Camp Carson
Colo
Infantry
89Th Division
Third Army
Jefferson Barracks
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Pikes Peak
Wasps Cause Bald Mountains in North Carolina
Dr. W A Gates of Louisiana State University proposes that twig gall wasps strip mountain tops of oak trees, creating bald mountains like Wine Sap Bald and Wayah Bald. The denuded edges show many wasp nests while locals accept the effect as grassy uplands with wildflowers and scenic views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
W. A. Gates
Louisiana State University
Bald
Gates
Delilah
Samson
Wine Sap
Wayah
Missouri Hills Yield Culture 500 Years Old
Excavators led by Robert McCormick Adams report remains of a civilization over 500 years old in the Missouri Hills. Finds include pottery, chipped stones, bone ornaments, and three thatched houses around a man made mound. The village shows an agricultural, migratory lodge site used by nomadic hunting parties for centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McCormick Adams
Adams
Wartime rivals honored at Glen Falls school prize
Private A H Morrison of the Twenty sixth battalion CEF and Private Henrik Biermann of the German army clashed at Passchendaele. At the Glen Falls school closing exercises Trustee Secretary Morrison awarded Olga Biermann first prize for Grade I proficiency while her father watched. Biermann, a Dane settler, is part of the local Glen Falls land-clearing community. Morrison is a Saint John musician and Rotary club leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Morrison
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Henrik Biermann
157Th
Passchendaele Ridge
Belgium
Glen Falls
Olga Biermann
Biermann
Morrison
Saint John
Rotary Club
Cured Gypsy Maiden Steals $10 From Seattle Man
L. C. Gibson of Seattle reports a gypsy woman approached him and touched his eyes and ears claiming special sight and hearing. She then placed hands on his hips to steal his $10 bill and replaced the billfold before leaving in a large car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Gibson
Seattle
Gibson
Squirrels Ignite Farmhouse Fire Damages 500
Squirrels nested in Charles S. Little's farm house seeking warmth. Hay and straw near the chimney ignited from spontaneous combustion. Firemen extinguished once, then the blaze reawakened causing 500 in damage to the kitchen living room and two bedrooms as partitions were removed to reveal the fire's cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Little
Atoms Described as Tiny Solar System Models
A scientific concept depicts atoms as miniature solar systems with a central nucleus and orbiting electrons. This analogy illustrates atomic structure and movement, helping readers grasp fundamental physical ideas.
Fire Henderson and his inflation quack advisors
A column criticizes Leon Henderson and Ickes for overregulation and inflationary policy, arguing government interference harmed retail business and farmers. The author blames a financier clique and Fed policy for past deflation, urging dismissal of Henderson and his economists to let business run its natural course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Federal Reserve Banking
Religious chalices to be gold plated after war ends
Chaplains in the U S armed forces use chalices crafted with gold plate over an iron base. Copper and brass will not be used to manufacture articles of religious devotion until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Juanita Weidner Weds Irvin Fenn in Kahoka Nuptials
Edith Weidner announces the marriage of her daughter Juanita to Irvin Fenn of Washington. Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Alfred Hodges home Kahoka Missouri officiated by Rev. P. L. Monroe. Attendants were Mary Weidner and Prior Fenn. The couple plans a brief honeymoon and will reside at 107 South Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Weidner
Juanita
Irvin Fenn
Washington
P. L. Fenn
Keokuk
Kahoka
Alfred Hodges
P. L. Monroe
Kahoka Methodist Church
Mary Weidner
Fenn
Mr. Fenn
Keokuk High School
South Second Avenue
Weidner
Mary
Will Clark
Prior Fenn
Honor Mrs Wagner At Stork Shower
Mrs. Omer Wagner was guest of honor at a Saturday afternoon stork shower hosted by her aunt Mrs. Carl Schneider. Guests presented gifts in a pink and blue bassinet guarded by a decorative bird. a crowned queen received surprise gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omer Wagner
Carl Schneider
Hospital Dismissals and Admissions Report
Mrs Lawrence Howell and daughter Beverly Anne of Crawfordsville were dismissed Saturday afternoon. Robert Hopping had an appendectomy Saturday night. Eva Stevens was dismissed home yesterday morning. Lloyd Fredmund and wife welcomed a six pound twelve ounce daughter born at 11 13 yesterday morning in Rock Island. Frank Dittmer and Harry Davidson were dismissed yesterday afternoon. Shirley Anne Brown age 5 and Charles LeRoy Brown age 3 of Columbus Junction admitted for x ray and treatment after an automobile accident. dismissed yesterday afternoon. Wanda Pence admitted yesterday afternoon for x ray and treatment for a fractured pelvis after an automobile accident. Wilma Arnold admitted yesterday for lacerations from an accident. Florence Weston was an accident patient yesterday for x rays and dismissed last evening. Dorothy Walton Ruth Kolosick Helen Whetstine John Leyden Ina Rae Leyden underwent tonsillectomies this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Howell
Beverly Anne
Crawfordsville
Robert Hopping
Eva Stevens
Lloyd Fredmund
Seventeenth Street
Rock Island
Charles L. Brown
Shirley Anne
Charles LeRoy
Columbus Junction
Wanda Pence
Route 3
Wilma Arnold
East Jefferson Street
Florence Weston
Dorothy Walton
Route 1
Ruth Kolosick
South Seventh Avenue
Helen Whetstine
Richmond
John
Ina Rae Leyden
Dayton Grove Note on Fred Keigley Injury Update
Dayton Grove August 24 Mrs J B Moore reports Fred Keigley severely injured at the stone quarry is in Iowa City hospital in very good condition. Mr and Mrs J B Moore thank all friends who sent aid and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
W C T U Meeting At Mrs Gertie Stewart Home
The West Chester W C T U gathering met at Mrs Gertie Stewart home for the August session led by Mrs Sadie Dusenbery. Topics included Our Soldiers and Sailors with poems read and articles shared from a canal zone paper. plans for the county convention were announced for the U P church in West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U. of
West Chester
Gertie Stewart
Sadie Dusenbery
Lou Bauer
Sara Pollock
Fred Bauer
Canal Zone
Theodore Bauer
Ida Hough
The
Christian Advocate
Bertha Rachel Palmer
Solomon
Pearl Harbor
Weekend Visits and Bridge Party Attendances Mentioned
Mr and Mrs James Schmoeller spent the week at Lake Okoboji with friends in LeMars and visited Des Moines. Mrs Ella Gifford of Davenport accompanied her grandson Gift Morrison here today and will stay with the George Morrison family. Mrs Thomas Parsons and Marie Landau were guests of honor at a bridge party hosted by Mrs John Lemmon and Clarice Meek, with plans for upcoming moves to Iowa City and State University of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schmoeller
Lake Okoboji
LeMars
Charles Long, Jr
Des Moines
Mr. Schmoeller
Scott Furniture Store
Ella Gifford
Davenport
Gift Morrison
George Morrison
Mr. Morrison
Thomas Parsons
Marie Landau
John Lemmon
Clarice Meek
Iowa City
Parsons
United States
Miss Landau
State University of Iowa
Bad Spelling Warns on Counterfeit Bills in Syracuse
Counterfeit notes in Syracuse New York prompted quick withdrawal from circulation after a single misspelled word revealed the fraud. Authorities warn that careful checking of notes can prevent acceptance of bad currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Local Notices Mention Real Estate and Traveles
J B Moore sends get well cards from hospital. Mrs Rollin Parsons of a trailer home near the rock quarry attends a cousin funeral near Dubuque. Mrs J B Moore and Mrs Parsons visit Washington Saturday. Mrs Asa Row visited Ottumwa with her brother last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollin Parsons
Rock Quarry
Dubuque
J. B. Moore
Parsons
Washington
Asa Row
Ottumwa
Social calendar listing church, club, and family events
W F W Post and Auxiliary hold annual chicken supper at Sunset Park. Women’s Missionary societies of U P church Bethel church meet with dinner. Leona Hamilton hosts an all day cooperative event. Meats and desserts provided. bring two dishes. Women golfers lunch at Country Club. last summer luncheon. Homemakers and Rural Woman’s clubs schedule meetings. W R C West Chester meets at K P Hall. Country Club family dinner at club house. Baptist church picnic at church with dish to pass. Mrs W P Moore, Mrs Mae Dawson, and Mrs Carrie Bailey co-hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F.W. Post and Auxiliary and Families
Sunset Park Woman's Missionary Society of U.P. Church
Rosemary Club
Lloyd Foster
Women’s Missionary Society of Bethel Church
Ellen Wallace
Mary Shields
Alice Hunter
W.R.C
West Chester
Women's Missionary Society of Baptist Church
W. P Moore
Mae Dawson
Carrie Bailey
Birthday Greetings Across Walnut and Nearby Communities
The article lists residents who observed their birthdays yesterday in the Walnut district and surrounding areas. Names include Thelma Walker P B Johnson Georgia Wiley Glenn Green Lilah Mangold Lane Morgan Robert Mallenger Mrs Jack Watson Mary Louise Bean Franklin Collins A J Robertson and others who deserved birthday cake with Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Walker
Walnut District
P. B. Johnson
Rubio
T. M. Harvey
Georgia Wiley
Glenn Green
Lilah Mangold
Lane Morgan
Robert Mallenger
Mary Louise Bean
Norman Bean
Franklin Collins
Dan Cline
Ainsworth
A. J. Robertson
Local birthdays noted across towns and families
Richard Harvey and Harold Davis celebrate birthdays today along with Mrs. Mabel Monson near Crawfordsville who marks August 24 as her day. Edith Gillespie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Gillespie, also receives birthday wishes. Rosa Dvorak of East Highland and Rosa Steele near Washington observe birthdays and share dinners. Rosemary McAvoy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McAvoy, deserved a cake today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Monson
Crawfordsville
Edith Gillespie
T. R. Gillespie
Rosa Dvorak
East Highland
Rosa Steele
Washington
Rosemary McAvoy
Mrs
Charles McAvoy
Betrothal of Mary Peck to A C Dale Voorhees
Mrs. Dorothy Peck announces the betrothal of her daughter Mary Agnes to Au tion Cadet Dale Voorhees of Chandler Arizona. The couple’s wedding is planned for the first part of next month in Phoenix. Miss Peck works in the Farm Security Administration office and Voorhees, a member of the Air Corps, will receive his wings and commission as second lieutenant at Williamsfield Chandler Arizona on Sept 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Peck
Mary Agnes
Dale Voorhees
Chandler, Ariz
Carl Voorhees
Washington
Peck
Phoenix
Ariz
Miss Peck
Farm Security Administration
Voorhees
United States Air Corps
Cole
Williamsfield
Chandler
Linen shower honors bride elect at Wayland home
Honor guest Rinner was celebrated Saturday afternoon with games and advice for the bride elect. Marjorie and Gertrude Rinner hosted in their home, as Jane and Jerry Lindeen presented gifts in a pink and blue coaster wagon. Co-hostesses served pink blue refreshments while guests from Wayland Swedesburg and Mt. Pleasant attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delight Rinner
Marjorie
Gertrude Rinner
Jane
Jerry Lindeen
L. H. Rinner
Marian
Wm. Boshart
Kenneth Peterson
Dennis Klopfenstein
W. J. Richer
Joyce
C. W. Schlatter
K. W. Goff
Arnold Rinner
Gertrude
Marjorie Rinner
Wayland
KE. FE. Richer
Frances
E. P. Rich
Clark Bauer
Washington
Anold Lindeen
Jerry i
Swedesburg
Emma Beezley
Betty
Hugh Hite
Emma Rinner
Stella Rinner
Mt. Pleasant
Family Dinner at Ruegsegger Home
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ruegsegger hosted a cooperative family dinner at their South Fourth avenue home. Attendees included numerous Ruegsegger relatives and spouses from Wellman and nearby towns, sharing ice cream after visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruegsegger
A. C. Ruegsegger
South Fourth Avenue
Gerald Ruegsegger
Kenneth
Duane
Marcia Lee
Leo Ruegsegger
Bonnie
del Ruegsegger
Patty
Lorna
Orville Ruegsegger
Gary
Henry Burger
Harlan and
Dennis
Wellman
Chris E. Swartzendruber
Loris
Clarice
Parnell
Keith Kirkpatrick
North English
Marilyn
Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Announcement
The Presbyterian Cottage prayer meeting will meet at 9 39 Wednesday morning at the Presbyterian church 16212.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Presbyterian Church
Seventh birthday observed by a girl
The note records a girl observing her seventh birthday and mentions Mr and Mrs Walter Lance married in West Chester two years ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lance
West Chester
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Tom Stewart
Tom
Wolf Floral CO
Cora Davis
Richard Koenig
Riverside
Harry Watkins
Marion Hanlon
Camp Dodge
Jay Brewer
Sterling College
Bill
Carol Brewer
John T. Stewart
W. G. Stewart
Midland Television and Radio School
C. FE. Beaty
Bessie Tucker
Wills Beaty
Claud Rhodebeck
Beaty
Edmondson Park
Oska-loosa
C. F. Beaty
J. W. Meyer
Mildred
Virginia
Maurice Meyer
Dorothy
Ira Mae Daniel
Margaret Marshall
Maxfmne Baxter
Florence Miller
RB. H. van Meter
Young People’s Prayer League
Bill Brewer
Mildred Meyer
Miss Meyer
Miss Baxter
Deborah Longer
Charles Longer
Douglas Aircraft Plant
Miss Louger
Long Beach
Calif
Shirley Fountain
Signal Corps
Dolly Bennett
Nevada, Mo
Ross
Phillips
Ww I
Ace
Boston — Sin Stile Sa
von St. Louis
Kimipein
al Logan
Theo
Kathryn
Maxine
Woodrow Crone
Fred Speed
C. V
Grall
Carolina
Missouri Hills
L. J. Kehoe
Juanita Weidner
Miss Weidner
Washington High School
Mrs. Wagner
Stork Shower
Mable
June Lemley
Wagner
Earl Lemley
Mabel
June
Raymond Witting
Kalona
Dale Darbyshire
Wilbur Harter
Bryan Swift
Charles Cannon
Max Arthur
Frank Schneider
Etieine Spenser
George T. Koehler
Elliott McKinstry
Linda
Peggy
Frank Dittmer
Harry Davidson
Route 4
Dayton Grove
W.C.T.U
Homemakers Club
Henry Dittmer
Jack Watson
Margaret Lesher
Richard Harvey
Harold Davis
GEM City Business College
Quincy, Illinois
Musselman Quincy Lluinos
Mary A. Peck
A. C. Dale Voorhees
Saul
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
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