Genealogical column seeks clear writer and sources for Devel fish lineage
The notice outlines submission rules for genealogical queries to Mrs. C. A. Speer at 415 West Jefferson Street Washing a Iowa. It references a 1954 Deuel family article and traces ancestry from Mary Fish Devel to Thomas Fish and ultimately to English origins.
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C. A. Speer
West
Jefferson St
Washinga
Iowa
Deuel
Boston Transcript
Mary Fish
Cornelius Devel
West Alexander reminiscences and a town portrait
The author recounts a Cleveland trip and a visit to West Alexander Pennsylvania a quaint town on the National Pike. She notes its old homes one passenger train daily and a lively elderly community led by Mr Kerry who repairs houses and makes birdhouses. She praises West Alexander residents for zest and neighborly spirit and hints at a future piece on the McGuffey Memorial.
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Cleveland
B. Good
Indiana
Iowa
Ft Wayne
Ind
Sadie Mabcock
West
Alexander
Washington
Clark Bartlett
West Alexander
Wheeling
West Va
Washington, Pa
West Alex
Alex
Mount Mitchell Named for Prof Elisha Mitchell
Mount Mitchell eighteen miles east of Asheville North Carolina is named for Professor Elisha Mitchell. In 1857 while determining the mountain height he fell from a precipice and died. His body was buried at the summit.
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Neming
Mitchell
Asheville
N.C
Elisha Mitchell
Eummit
Indian Head Penny Design Statement Cited
The treasury department notes that the Indian head penny designs are idealized concepts. Designers often use multiple models to shape the final motif.
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Treasury Department
The Passing Years in Washington and Local Notes
The piece notes Evelyn Gibson will edit the high school annual Hi Life with Rob ert Godfrey as business manager and John Shields as assistant editor Barbara Miller is senior class editor and Dorothea Thompson literary editor. Mrs Cloyd Willits had an appendicitis operation near Des Moines and is recovering. Major J D Glasgow and wife head to Des Moines where he will oversee inheritance division of the state treasurer’s office. Carl Kunath returns home from Grinnell for Thanksgiving. Skirts shorten as artistic hosiery rises in fashion with Mah Jongg decorated stockings.
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Evelyn Gibson
Will Gibson
Hi Life
Robert Godfrey
John Shields
Barbara Miller
Dorothea Thompson
Cloyd Willits
Des Moines
Gio
J. D. Glasgow
Glasgow
Grinnell
Carl Kunath
20 Years Go Care for Corn Initiative Promises Free Aid
The Baxter, Whiting, and Chalmers elevators pledge free corn care for Belgian sufferers. An effort to ship a car load of corn from Washington county is underway as part of the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter, Whiting and Chalmers
Washington County
Rogers-Bailey
Vera Rogers
John Bailey
St. James Parsonage
Washington Academy defeats Muscatine High 48 to 0
A local football clash at Muscatine ended in a decisive Washington Academy victory. The score read 48 to 0 as spectators witnessed a one sided contest in the Muscatine venue.
Thanksgiving Day Notices and Phoenix Hall Opening
Home news notes Alice Saison and Roger Elliott returning for Thanksgiving dinner. Journal plans suspended for Thanksgiving. A new crossing on the east side enhances appearance and utility. The Phoenix dance hall opened officially on Thanksgiving evening with Wilbur Miller and Dave Don.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Saison
Monmouth
Roger Elliott
Phoenix
Wilbur Miller
Dave Don
Wreck of the Chicago Express in Brighton Flood of 1877
The June 18 1877 flood in Brighton described as a cloud burst floods the Rock Island line. The Chicago Express derails at the creek bridge with engine baggage and mail car in the water and the smoker at the brink. Passengers escape with no serious injuries, but cars and baggage are wrecked and salvaged by the railway.
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Chicago Express
Brighton
Corporation
Mt Aarat
Rock Island Road
Ahriighton
Anderson Miller
Thanksgiving week notes from the county hospital and town
Mrs. T K E Jackson remains weak after an operation on November 18 at the county hospital. Thanksgiving services were held at the Baptist church with Dr Ek C Witeigman as speaker. Funds were allocated to the milk and shoe funds. Local groups hosted dinners and charitable drives. Wedding, appointments, and travel news fill the week with local families visiting, moving, or shipping turkeys from Washington County to markets.
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Baptist Church
Ek. C. Witeigman
Robert Hoehler
Washington
County Hospital
Cordelle Braden
Wellman
Washington County
Maplecrest Hatchery
Arrow Shots From Alex Miller Pens
A series of witty maxims on appearance and ambition outlines how brains matter more than looks. The lines critique vanity in portraits and lecture culture, noting men’s pretensions with humor and a closing image of a boy in overalls bringing in the game.
Jolliest Season Party Draws Sixty Six Couples
An unfinished painting graced a festive gathering as sixty six couples enjoyed one of the season’s jolliest parties aboard the ship. Music dancing and laughter filled the air during this coastal celebration.
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Ovan
Strange Visitors Signal New Lodge In Town
The text notes that when peculiar strangers appear in town, another lodge is about to be organized. It mocks curled mustaches as the most useless feature among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Alexander
Thanksgiving gatherings noted in local households
Neighbors and relatives share meals and visits during Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Neil Kracaw and family from Spon, J N Davis and family, W R Cannon and others celebrated at multiple homes near Winfield and Mt Pleasant while students Donald Oldt and Myra Turkington spend vacation at home.
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Wyman
Neil Kracaw
Spon
Mr. Pleasent
Rees Davis
Donald
J. N. Davis
Mre
W. RR. Cannon
Mra
J. N. Cannon
Cort Atkinson
Samepper
Winfield
Wallace Traps
Turlington
Burlington Hospital
Donald Oldt
Iown Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Sam Turkington
Iowa City
Myra
Hele
Marguerite North
Fred North
Submarine Chasers Tally Crew Complement
On submarine chasers the complements consist of two officers one chief petty officer and 23 enlisted men.
Thanksgiving gatherings and church service in Crawfordsville
Nellie Manners notes relatives visiting Keota and Iowa City for Thanksgiving. Local families gather at the Lease and Twinam homes as a large Methodist Thanksgiving service concludes with a sermon and a "Count Your Blessings" closing.
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Crawfordsville
Dee
Lee Lease
Margaret Schmitt
Keota
Mire
Lease
Simmerman
Mine MecCleery
Violet Twinam
Iowa City
Velma Kempffer
Chicago
Mer
W. W. Twinam
William Davisson
Alabaster box sermon at United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville notes say Howard Krattet and family from Waterloo visited J. C. Mitchells. Gladys Maxwell joined Floyd Maxwell to Washington. David Fulton of Washington visited town. Rev. Fred Sharpe of Ainsworth preached Saturday afternoon on the story of the alabaster box urging humility repentance faith love gratitude consecration and expectancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Howard Krattet
Richard
Janice
Waterloo
United Presbyterian Church
Fred Sharpe
Ainsworth
Tang in Egyptian cigarettes baffles observers
Report notes Egyptian cigarettes carry a distinctive tang not from local tobacco. Officials say tobacco for these cigarettes is imported from Turkey the Balkans Greece and the United States while the characteristic air the product passes through in Egypt is cited as the source of the tang.
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Egypt
Turkey
Balkans
Greece
United States
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Jean
Howard, Jr
Exether MacGugin
Cleveland News
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Elizabeth Sherman
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Mr. Berry
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Kerry
McGuffey
Hille
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Muscatine
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the Journal
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Leigh Bell
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Ruth Winter
Beulah Eichelberger
Vern Rogers
Helen Wilson
Ressie Dicken
Sol Nich and Co
C. C. Heacock
Brighton Enterprise
Y. W
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O. E
Harry Margolin
Jo Ellen
Phyllis
Yankton, S. D
S. Rothschild
Miss Jeannette Rothschild
Eleanor Ann Kelsey
Philadelphia
Mildred Stewart Kelsey
Dorothy Booth
W. D. Booth
Myral B. Smith
Graham
Dessa M. Shaw
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Washington County Hospital
Margaret Hales Rose
Texas
Miss Shaw
Y's Mens Club
Laura Goble
Welfare Workers of
Fairfield
Miss Marian Baker
Mary Rice
Riverside
Chamber of Commerce
M. EF. Ladies Aid
Fred Skola
Kalona
University Hospital
John Shalla
Ad Conner
Irvin Tefockhoret
Waukesha
Wis
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Colleen
R. D. Page
James Cowger
Burlington
D. H. Rohrer
Mr. Pace
W. A. Cook
Los Angeles
Calif
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Oskaloosa Rotary Club
John Pierce
Minneapolis
Burt Pierce
Hazel Siberts
South Town Ave
Ontra Cafe
Sylvia Warren
Mabel Roth
Pontiac, TJ
Ella and
Katherine Maybhe
St. Dodge
Mauree Applegate
Rock County
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Kirksvillle
Journal Office
Mason City
Lelawala
Arrow
Alex Miller
Ane
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