Local News Notes on Washington County Residents
Lloyd Anderson of Washington County underwent an appendectomy at Washington County Hospital last night and is reported doing well. C P Essiey left the hospital after a short stay following a minor operation. Dr Arthur W Kistner of Elkhart Indiana announced his forthcoming wedding to Miss Virginia Drag scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Russell Kistner of Elkhart will attend. The paper notes messages from World’s Fair attending youths and the “fresh air” group sent to Chicago. nine children chaperoned by Miss Lillian Bily. Mrs Leo Graf and new daughter Sally Jeannine left the county hospital for home near Ainsworth. William Sawhill of Seattle, son of Rev W R Sawhill, visited after attending the Chicago fair. Loretta Wheeland is spending a few days in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Anderson
Washington
Washington County
C. P. Essiey
Arthur W. Kistner
Elkhart
Ind
Virginia Drag
Russell Kistner
Leo Graf
Sally Jeaniine
Ainsworth
William Sawhill
Seattle
W. R. Sawhill
Chicago
Loretta Wheeland
Ih Moines
Social visits and shopping trips across several towns
A busy day with Ed Simmering and family hosting visits from A. E. Allen and Carl Daverman of Green View Illinois and other relatives. Trips include Rev Hillbrant's Lincoln visit before departing for Indiana, Chicago remains for Sodini and Herbrechtsmeyer families, and local shopping by Helmick Jones Hanna Clemans and others.
Ainsworth School Staff and Opening Date In Ainsworth
The Ainsworth schools opened Monday August 28 with E R Butterworth as superintendent and James Belitt as principal. Teachers include Kathleen Coffey in English and music, Esther Pollock in mathematics, Louise Hutchison in domestic science, Naomi Brandt in 6th and 7th, Margaret McElhinney in 4th and 5th, Ella Crawford in 3rd and 4th, Florence Koontz in 1st and 2nd, and Marjorie Foster. Bus drivers listed as EK Ginkins, D D Stephens, George Lord, Clark Wood, C A Reubsam, KR Quinn. Visitors from Fairfield noted including two daughters of Mrs Foster and families from Fairfield in attendance. Virginia and Donna Rabenold also mentioned on a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
E. R. Butterworth
James Belitt
Kathleen Coffey
Esther Pollock
Louise Hutchison
Naomi Brandt
Margaret McElhinney
Ella Crawford
Florence Koontz
Marjorie Foster
EK. Ginkins
D. D. Stephens
George Lord
Clark Wood
C. A. Reubsam
KR. Quinn
Coop
Fairfield
Foster
Marjorie
Lyle Robertson
Billy Gene
Virginia
Donna Rabenold
Hidden Black Jews in Ondo Bush Report
A 2,000 person group in the Ondo Bush of French West Africa claims descent from the lost tribe of Mphraim and observes Jewish rites and holidays, according to Jellier's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondo Bush
French West Africa
Jellier
Indians of the Amazon stitch wounds with biting ants
Anthropologists report that Amazonian Indians use biting ants to close wounds by gripping torn edges with their jaws and then breaking the insect body so the head remains as a natural suture. The method relies on the ant’s strong bite and rapid action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon
Mrs Lola Hughes Heads Back to Milwaukee For Teaching Post
Mrs Lola Hughes leaves tomorrow to return to Milwaukee where she teaches at a state college. Her mother Mrs Elmer Wells attended the Century of Progress in Chicago then visited Mrs Nordy Duke and Mrs Hughes. Several relatives and friends are noted visiting Chicago Milwaukee Des Moines Minneapolis and Riverside during recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Hughes
Milwaukee
State College
Elmer Wells
Wells
Chicago
Nordy Duke
Hughes
Benjie Duke
Ella
Nellie Link
Everett Hayes Places Fifth in State Health Contest
Everett Hayes, of Washington county, finished fifth in the state health contest at the Iowa state fair. Dudley Conner of Hatview, Iowa, won the state title with 99.4 percent health. Other top finishers included Harold Norton, George Sparr, and Lewis Morris, with several ties for sixth and seventh. Hayes plans to pursue 4-H health honors and follow farming as his occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Hayes
Washington County
Dudley Conner Ou
J Hatvern
Iowa
Omaha
S. J. Anderson
Dudley
Mills County
Harold Norton
Rockwell City
George Sparr
Cromwell
Lewis Morris
Trimes
Max McBride
Zearing
Ray Cunningham
Waterloo
J E. Ellis
Dexter
Donald Meek
Martelle
James F. Kearns
Duncombe
E. P. Hayes
Washington
Washington County Farm Bureau
President Roosevelt monitors Henry Ford NRA case at Hyde Park
At the summer White House Roosevelt follows Henry Ford's adherence to the NRA. He instructed Administrator Johnson to report all developments as Ford faces efforts to bring the Detroit industrialist under the blue eagle symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
NRA
White House
Johnson
Detroit
Mrs Graves Hosts Bridge Party for Miss Zimmerman
Mrs. W. L. Graves entertained a group of young women on Monday evening as a courtesy for house guest Miss Mildred Zimmerman of Canton Missouri. Bridge was played at two tables with refreshments served by the hostess and Miss Cecile Dunbar. Zimmerman departed yesterday for Omaha to visit a sister before returning to Culver-Stockton College at Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Graves
Mildred Zimmerman
Canton
Cecile Dunbar
Zimmerman
Omaha
Culver-Stockton College
Two Policemen Shot by Bandits in St. Paul Robbery
Seven men held up two police guards at the post office in Paul South St. Paul August 20 seizing a $30 000 payroll and killing one officer while mortally wounding another. The bandits fled in two cars firing with submachine guns and using a smoke screen to cover their escape. The Berry family of Sioux City arrived to mourn Mrs Jackson Roberts with relatives Carl and Mrs Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South ST. Paul
R. N. Berry
Sioux City
Jackson Roberts
Berry
Carl Roberts
Boice and Harvey Attend Iowa State Fair Veterans Day
Dr J C Boice and J K Harvey of Washington were among 46 Civil War veterans from the state at the veterans program on the state fairgrounds. Over 700 attendees heard music from the G A R drum corps and a Spanish American War veterans concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Boice
J. K. Harvey
Washington
G. A. R. Drum Corps
Boice
C. A. Boice
George Eckerman
Loveland
Cole
Harvey
Carl Dunbar
Henry Wakenknecht
Des Moines
Wagenknecht
Miss Una Ayres Heads West After Visit to Wellman
Miss Una Ayres of New York City visits her father Perry Ayres in Wellman Iowa with sister Mrs. Chas Brown and the Brown sisters Hilda and Mildred. She plans a September motor trip to Boston Florida and California, then to Washington to spend a year with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Una Ayres
New York City
Perry Ayres
Chas. Brown
Hilda
Mildred Brown
Washington
Miss Ayres
Boston
Florida
California
Mrs. Ellawood
Rowley
Iowa
Community Notes From Crawfordsville and Surroundings
Local social and travel notes include Misses Lillian and Alice Holmes visiting Burlington for housing and college plans. Bruce McCleary returns from Des Moines with nephew Denzell Kongable, visiting Winfield and family, then to Winfield for a weekend gathering. Mrs. W. W. Twinam travels to Kansas to visit cousin Jennie Hrumage, while Katharine Buxbaum, Emma Engel, and Etta Buxbaum depart for Bethany Missouri to visit Ben Komig's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Twinam
Kansasa
Jennie Hrumage
Katharine Buxbaum
Cedar Falls
Emma Engel
Brighton
Etta Buxbaum
Crawfordsville
Bethany
Ben Komig
Mrs. Eckerman Heads Home After Century of Progress Visit
Mrs. George Eckerman leaves Washington for Loveland Colorado after a visit with Mrs. J. C. Boice. She attended the Century of Progress in Chicago with her sons Dale Dwight Clare and families. Dwight teaches in New Haven Connecticut. Echerman to stop in Denver then visit Ella Dawson in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eckerman
Loveland
Colo
J. C. Boice
Eckerman
Chicago
Dale
New York City
Dwight
New Haven
Conn
Clare
Detroit
Ellen
Denver
Ella Dawson
Washington
Wanerus Market Works While Others Vacation
Phil Wanerus operates the Wanerus meat market in Brighton this week while another manager is away. The shop handles hogs intended for government use under Farmers Shipping Association supervision. J. and W. managers oversee operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wanerus
Wanerus
Brighton
Farmers Shipping Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elissa
Landi
Warner Baxter
Victor Jory
Harry Langdon
Burns —and— Allen
Betty Boop
Colgate’s Tooth
Colgate’s
McKesson
Philians & Hebner
West Side Druggists
THE
Iowa Benevolent Society
Sarah E. Helwick
TAZ Blue
Ed Simmering
A. E. Allen
Carl Daverman
Arlene
Greenview
Ill
John
Jake Simmering
Justus Sodini
Gloria Sodini
W. A. Herbrechtsmeyer
Miss Ruth Gibson
Herbrechtsmeyers
W. A. Gibson
Ruth Gibson
Ft Madison
Mrs. J. O. Helmick
Children of
Columbus Junction
Will E. Jones
Near Cotter
Lee Hanna
Bruce
Bob
Alvin Sands
Martha
Manford Rabenold
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Floma Clemans
Manchester
Lydia Eicher
Frank Appleby
Ruth Wilson
Dorothea Wickham
Dr. Hess
Wardrobe Cleaners
S.W. Corner Square
Africa
Robert Stutsman
University of Iowa
Anna
Elizabeth
Etha Dawson
D. J. Ross
Ross
L. J. Smith
Minneapolis
Dawson
Katherine
Gertrude Smith
Lutsen
Minn
Lake Superior
Misses Smith
Betty Saar
Donnelson
Frances Kephart
Riverside
Vera Stutsman
Miss Stutsman
Timmons Takes
Marion Timmons
Barrow
Kenneth Hasek
Sac City
Lloyd Alleman
Alleman
Dettman Brothers
Lyle Hammond
Linden
D. N. Anwyl
South ST
Paul
Boice and
Iowa State Fair
Gilbert Troutman
Washington County Hospital
McDaniel
Magnesia
Dr. Hess Dip
DR. Hess Y Chase
Pkys
Mixtra Heavy Ray
Fiteh
Juart
Drees
Wellman Cordelle H
Pradan
Nellie Manner
Aus
J. W. Gray
Presbyterian Church
Winfield
F. Wenger
Lillian
Alice Holmes
Burlington
Alice
Bruce McCleary
Washington Cleaners
Wish Long
South Side Square
Ray Tracy
Artie Marsh
Eldon
Everett Marsh
Clarence Fligg
John Westphal, Jr
Municipal Band
Adrienne Wanerus
Davenport
City Club
Phil Vanerus
D. F
Macon
Red
A. FE
Alta
Donald Tucker
Verdi
Pontiac
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Squibb's
City Freed Yard
Ues
John Shields & Sons
Scott Furniture Co
Femple
North Side
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