Salterbergs and relatives visit. bids on scrap iron set
Local social notes show Mr. and Mrs. Salterberg and Irene visiting Ayrshire and Packwood relatives. the Dodd and Spenner families travel for vacations and attend a funeral. They dine with Harold Johnsons and visit Rev. Kern in Osage. Sealed bids for stock piles of scrap iron are invited by R A Frink in Washington Iowa by Aug 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Frink
Div
Aint. Engr
Washington
Iowa
Fresh eggs sold at 13 cents per dozen by Reister Bros
Local business notes indicate Reister Bros are selling fresh eggs for 13 cents per dozen. The item appears alongside multiple social notices detailing visits, births, and guests from Decatur, Moline, Ottumwa, and Cheyenne, with several residents and visitors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reister Bros
Births and dismissals reported at local hospital
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Delbert Romberg of Keota this morning at 2 46 weighing seven pounds one ounce. Mrs Blanche Foster of Winfield and Ralph Scott of Washington were dismissed last evening. Alfred Stalder of East Pleasant Plain was dismissed this morning. Mrs Darrell Grimes of Wheeta underwent an appendectomy this
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Romberg
Keota
Blanche Foster
Winfield
Ralph Scott
Washington
Alfred Stalder
East Pleasant Plain
Darrell Grimes
Local residents and visitors share summer travel and health updates
Phil Weldin returns to National Bank of Washington after two weeks vacation. Several guests arrive for visits with relatives including Maurice Mayo of Schenectady and Ellis Negus and Clarence Bain heading to Boone to coach. Health notes include Dr E W Spessard ill after a stroke and Florence Dodds resuming work after Kremlin trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Weldin
The
National Bank of Washington
C. E. Negus
Ariz
Ellis Negus
Maurice Mayo
Schenectady
N. Y
Flora Dodds
Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
Kremlin
Oklo
W. B. Dodds
Baseball Tilt Is Postponed by Wet Grounds
The Indees and the Keota Independents postponed their game due to soggy fields marking the third straight washout for the locals. A rearrangement is hoped for dates with Pleasant Plain and Keota, with Ottumwa on Sunday and a return the next Sunday, Sept 8. Plans include Labor Day Riverside action and possible pitching by Kennedy or Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indees
Keota
Ottumwa
Werchants
Riverside
Biz Dale Kennedy
Raymond
Kennedy
Iron Man
Jess Gardner
Nek Singleton
Mayer and Tines Obtain Local Marriage License
J A Mayer of Drighton and Evelyn D Tines of Nichland secured a marriage license today. The Harry Bowles family moved today to TIT South Marion avenue from 10065 South avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Mayer
Drighton
Evelyn D. Tines
Nichland
Harry Bowles
Marion Avenue
South Avenue
California Illinois and New York Families Visit Iowa
Daylight Grove notes guests at the M. D. McDowell home include Mrs Fred Fugate and two children of San Diego California Mr and Mrs H S M Phelpa and family of Monmouth Illinois Mr Ritterer and three children of Manry New York and Miss Ruth Porter principal of Frenchboro Kentucky who with Loisane Wilbyer Moore spent Wednesday and Thursday with their grandparents Mr and Mrs J B Moore Many neighborhood attendees at Wellman events reported large crowds and a successful pageant Edna McDowell visited Mrs J B Moore Thursday afternoon and Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens and family visited relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Moore
Dayton Grove
Aug
M. dl McDowell
Fred Fugate
San Diego
California
M. Phelpa
Monmouth
Mr. Ritterer
Mrany
N. Y
Ruth Porter
Frenchbare
Lois Ane Wilbyer Moore
Vre
Baseball Standings and Sunday Results Highlight Tight Races
National league standings show Cincinnati at .633, New York and Pittsburgh close behind. Sunday results include Cincinnati sweeping Philadelphia in two games, Boston and St. Louis splitting, and Chicago edging New York in a first game with a later loss. Upcoming games feature Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Pittsburgh among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittshurch
Heston
Chicarto
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Jaamnes
L. Pet
Poston
Washiteerton
Chicaro
Mrs Littrel Wins Frigidaire Prize At Glant Supermarket
Mrs Harold Littrel of Crawfordsville won a 1940 Frigidaire at Glant supermarket. Keith Wells, store manager, announced the prize Saturday evening. The award was made with cooperation from the Iowa Soap Company, makers of Magic Chef, and Pig Giant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Littrel
Crawfordsville
Keith Wells
Iowa Soap Company
Magic Chef
Funeral of Mrs Nora Easley Held at Jones Chapel
The funeral for Mrs Nora Easley was held Sunday afternoon at 3 30 at Jones chapel with Rev H C Boyd of Moines officiating. Pallbearers were Walter Williams P A McLamore Theodore Turner Jim Turner Donald Howard and Luther Ballew. Burial followed in Elimirove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora» Easley
Jones Chapel
H. C. Boyd
The
Moines
Walter Williams
P. A. McLamore
Theodore Turner
Jim Turner
Donald Howard
Luther Ballew
Elimiirove Cemetery
West Chester Wedding: Lance and Ferguson Tie The Knot
Dorothy Ferguson married Walter Lance in a garden ceremony at the Ferguson home in West Chester. Rev. George Pennington officiated at four o clock with family present. Attendants were Lucille Lance and Merle Warner. The couple, both West Chester area graduates, plan a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Dorothy Ferguson
R. C. Ferguson
Walter Lance
Forrest Lance
Washington
George Pennington
West Chester Methodist Church
Lucille Lance
Merle Warner
Mrs Ferguson
Miss Lance
Ode Ferguson
Sam Witting
Havre
Darlene Custer Celebrates Sixth Birthday at Fair
Darlene Custer daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Custer celebrated her sixth birthday yesterday at the state fair. She rode a roller coaster and enjoyed Ye Old Mil while enjoying a cake adorned with six pink candles. Nita Monaghan of Sigourney attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Custer
Grover Custer
Nita Monaghan
Sigourney
Sunshine Club Plans Fried Chicken Supper Meeting
Sunshine Community club members will gather at 6 30 p m Thursday at the Don Wylie home for a fried chicken supper. Each family should bring fried chicken a grievous dish to pass sandwiches pie and table service. Potatoes and coffee will be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Community Club
Don Wylie
Funeral rites for Jean Sehantz at Eleher Church
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Eleher church near Noble for nine year old Jean Arys Sehantz daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sehantz conducted by Rev Delbert Welty pastor of the Eleher church A quartet from the church sang and pallbearers were four uncles Burial was in the Eleher cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lo Irwin
Jones Chapel
PL M. Conant
Wellman
Alton Lawrence
Dale Mikesell
Keith Griner
James Cover
Merwin Kakiske
Romsa
Memorial Park Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Eleher Church
Noble
Jean Arys Sehantz
Wilbur Sehantz
Delbert Welty
Eieher Church
Ucles
Eicher
West Chester piano pupils give recital at United Presbyterian Church
Relatives and friends attend a Friday recital by Mrs. Mary M. Shields pupils at United Presbyterian Church West Chester. Program features multiple solo and duet pieces, including works by Cadman Schumann and Grieg, with pupils Mary Stevens Margery VanSickle and Gayle Robertson among performers. Later at Wayland Methodist Church Mrs Shields presents more pupils Delorea Alliman Teddy Woods Virginia Meyer from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United PresbytErian Church
West Chester
Mary M. Shields
Williams
Smallwood
Williams Annabelle Jackson Mareh and
Weltz
Presser
Wilma
Gayle Robertson
Spencer
Ketterer
Lois Cuddeback
Cadman
R. Schumann
Phyllis Anderson
Richter
MacClymont Margery VanSickle
Shields
Coffman
Neva Robertson
Engelmann
Mary
Hanson
Betty Griges
Carl Heins
G. Anderson
Frick Gavotte d'Amour
Renard
Mary Ann Bauer
Haesierien
Grieg
Wilbur Schantz Family Expresses Gratitude
We thank friends and neighbors for their acts of sympathy during our sad bereavement, signed Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Schantz and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Schantz
Social Calendar for Tuesday to Thursday
U P Missionary society evening division 7 30 Nellie Tripp Rosemary club evening Mr and Mrs Glenn Thompson FO W post and auxiliary fried chicken supper 6 30 Bring chicken dish to pass sandwiches and own table service Weather contingency at K C hall Merry Makers club afternoon Mrs Clyde Fishburn Bethel Missionary society 2 pm Snowball Social club afternoon Mrs Pp C Griggs Wednesday Pythian circle 2 30 pm Mrs Homer Mount Thursday Sunshine Community club fried chicken supper 6 30 Don Willie home Bring fried chicken a generous dish to pass sandwiches pie and table service Potatoes and coffee will be furnished
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P. Missionary Society
Nellie Tripp
Rosemary Club
Glenn Thompson
Merry Makers Club
Clyde Fishburn
Bethel Missionary Society
Alvin Shaw
Pp. C. Griggs
Pythian Circle
Homer Mount
Sunshine Community Club
Don Wilie
Birthday Salutes To Local Residents On Anniversary Day
Coline and Sandra Lee Williams daughters of Mr and Mrs Kk Williams 727 East Second street observe their birthday Coline is ten and Sandra Lee is four Mrs J H Kelley is having her seventy first birthday today Mrs Walter Berger of Des Moines formerly of Washington Tommy Gray Mrs C B Reed Ruth Wagenknecht of Ainsworth and Simon Hubbell are each a year older today Donna Jean Ferguson daughter of Mrs Beulah Ferguson is eleven today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coline
Sandra Lee Williams
Kk. KE. Williams
East Second Street
Sandra Lee
J. H. Kelley
Walter Berger
Des Moines
Washington
Tommy Gray
C. B. Reed
Ruth Wagenknecht
Ainsworth
Simon Hubbell
Donna Jean Ferguson
Beulah Ferguson
Ferguson Reunion Held at Chester
The 26th Ferguson family reunion gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ferguson in Chester with 45 attendees. A picnic at the tourist park followed, and guests traveled from Crawfordsville and towns including Levetts Bluffs Nebraska, Eagle Grove, Ft Madison, Athea, Columbus Junction, Winfield, Waterloo, and Washington. The next reunion will be at the park in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ferguson
R. C. Ferguson
Weeat Chester
Crawforder
Robert Ferguson
Lars Ferguson
Rose Moorhead
Boyd Twinam
J. C. Mitchell
Frank Fletcher
Lynn MeKes
Levetts Bluffs
Nebraska
Earl Ferguson
Wil! Mitch
Eacle Grove
Ft. Madison
Athea
Columbus Junction
Winfield
Waterloo
Washington
Park
Wealthiest presidents debate highlights gaps in data
The text notes President George Washington was not the wealthiest president, with an elite value cited as SS T0000, reflecting unclear figures and outdated valuation methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Miss Banford Wayne Brown Wed in Chicago Church
A wedding solemnized at Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago united Dorothy E Banford daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter E Banford of Chicago with Wayne C Brown of Iowa City son of Charles F Brown of Washington The ceremony featured an organ recital and a singing service attended by family and friends followed by a reception at the Drake Hotel. The couple will reside at 24 Koser Avenue University Heights Iowa City after a brief trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fred Ladehoff
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Dorothy E. Banford
Walter E. Banford
Wayne
C. Brown
Iowa City
Charles F. Brown
Washington
Doctor Zan
Hilda Brown
Nels B. Westermark
Whllie
Miss Brown
Harry Montgomery
Richard O. Troutheim
Ube Drake Hotel
Brown
Minneapolis
Minn
Koser Avenue
Unversity Heights
Lews City
Drake University
Presbyterian Cottage Prayer Meeting Announced
A cottage prayer meeting for Presbyterians will be held Wednesday morning at 9 30 in the home of Mrs Martha Gordon 311 Low avenue CC 16313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Cottage
Martha Gordon
Low Avenue CC
Crystal strength watch warns of cracks under wet conditions
An advisory notes that ordinary water crystals may crack when exposed to moisture. Experts stress careful handling and monitoring to prevent breakage in damp environments.
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Chas. Breitenbach, Sr
George Breitenbach
Wolf Floral CO
W. F. Salterberg
Irene
Lloyd Krebitt
Carol and
David
D. A. Ricketts
Fairfield
Harold Johnson
John Dodd
John D. Kern
Osage
Wern
Baptist Church
St. Paul
LaPorte
Frank Spenner
Ft. Collins
Colo
J. T. Wenger
Spenner
Bessie Wenger
W. HU. Spera
Bob
Decatur, Il
Edith Meeker
Roy L. Miller
J. M. Bratton
Elsie
Mrs. R. Gustafson
Moline
Ill
Gustofsons
Ernest Simpson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Nancy Kay
Etta Glassburner
Amone
Will Havel
Ernest Garrett
Harry Watkins
Journal Office
Watkins
Nora Hicks
Marguerite
Hampton
Ivan Shaffer
Mason City
Merrill Harkness
Loa Lu
Dubuque
W. G. Stewart
Winifred Geisler of
Muscatine
H. M. Guest
Dick Edgington
Ames
Lloyd White
Marilyn
West
Madison Street
Clarence Bain
Boone
Mrs
Claude Bain
John Spence
Black Hills
Roberta Browne
Kansas City
Karl Bickford
Gwendolyn Foster
Fred L. Moore
Cecil Aye
St. Louis, Mo
Moore
Milton Norton
Milton
Val Fuhr
Fuhr
Norton
Gten Fuhr
Edgington, IL
Guy Elliott
Elliott
Fred Downing
Arnolds Park
American Legion
Mr. Downing
Edna Franklin
Lake Orian
Mich
Lee K. Arthuard
Richard Lee
Arthuard
Franklin
Greenwich Village
Harry Miller
Jefferson City
Ralph Pratt
Billy Ewing
Miller
Misouri Military Academy
Mexico
Vernon Crutl
Virginia
Charles
Pacific Coast
Yellowstone National Park
Robert L. West
Thermopolis
Cloyee B. Kerr
W. B. Kerr
Err
W. S. Deffenbaugh
E. C. Pettenbaugh
M. H. Deffenbaugh
E. H. Whitehead
Ray Whitehead
Drew. Deffenbaugh
EB. H. Whitehead
E. W. Spessard
Washington County Hospital
Boice Kurtz
Helen
Leona Kos
Rocky Mountain National Park
Denver
C. W. McLaugh
Roger Jones
P. L. Etter
Ashington Dairy
Keota Teans
Ilinois
N. York
Kentucky
Beeton
Mrs. Easley
Lance-Ferguson
Lance
West Chester High School
Mr. Lance
Olds High School
Sunshine Club
Choice of
Drake Stadium
Porter
Davenport
Bliss
Jones
Weber
Bredimus
Marshalltown
Deems
Davis
Decorah
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Hazard
Sioux City
Wehmeyer
Storm Lake
Goodrich
Jefferson
Wilkinson
Winterset
Muskeff
East Des Moines
Damon
Thomas Jefferson
Iowa Daily Press
Chester
Miss Banford
Wayne Brown
C. V. Grull
Racine
Wisconsin
H. J. Halamka
America
H. B. Sykes
Sykes
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