Washington County Hears Of Local Yearly Happenings
Community notes from Washington cover license day at the treasurer’s office, a night-long car campout by Keith Norton, local moves on West Madison street, a winter home for Prince Royal the racehorse, and varied school church social news. The piece lists births, marriages, deaths, local business leases, charity drives, and upcoming home constructions with town personalities and organizations named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Keith Norton
Court House
Burr B. Bordwell
West
Madison Street
Ed Sorrell
Thanksgiving travel and local social notes span county
Mrs Verlee Breese of Los Angeles returned with her son Michael after two weeks visiting her parents the Raymonds. A Keota family dinner hosted by Lester Nichols drew relatives including the Moffett and Nichols families. Many travelers visited relatives in Ames Des Moines Cedar Falls and Washington amid Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verlee Breese
Los Angeles
Roy Raymond
Charles Mayo
Pocahontas
Oral Mayo
R. B. McDonald
C. C. Miller
Osceola
Chicago
Minard W. Stout
Craig and
Rex
Minneapolis
Bill van Sickle
Keota
Ted Meyer
Wellston
Stout
Sherbeck
Wright
Hubert Redlinger
Jim
Donnie Joe
M. J. Redlinger
Ben George
Ray Redlinger
Earl Redlinger
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lee McCall
Crawfordsville
Jet
Okla
Ernest Adkisson
Dennis
Michael
Grand River
Adkisson
Clara Gilbert
Olive Stafford Clyde Elder
Joan Elder
Mark Center
Ohio
Edward Kelley
Elder
Kelley
Jesse Stout
Des Moines
L. B. Eicher
Washington
Eicher
Leeds Market
Evening Journal
Ralph Ryan
Vicksburg
Miss
Monroe
Washington High School
M. Robert Everetts
T. J. White
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Frank Christianson
Salt Lake City
Utah
William Reiner
Driscoll
N. D
Anton Reiner
Tehekla Wiese
New York City
Davenport
Hugo Lensch
Lensch
Anna Gray McCarthy
McCarthy
John Mason
Mary Ann Bauer
West Chester
Gilchrist Chapel
Iowa State Teachers College
Richard McCleery
Holman
Gus Troxell
Lester Krabill
Elizabeth Clark
Stella Palmer
Roger Davey
Krabill
United States
Violet Sheldon
Europe
Sheldon
Germany
Native Iowa students praised at Lincoln football banquet
Tait Cummins, veteran WMT sportscaster, urged keeping native Iowans in state colleges to boost Iowa teams at a Lincoln school annual dinner honoring Washington players. The event, hosted by the Booster Club and the Junior group, highlighted local football talent and school pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Cummins
Iowa
University of Iowa
Joe Sotelo
Washington
Joe
WMT
St. James
Kermit Klopfenstein
Lester Krabill
Harold Brock
Ray Whitehead
Herman Wagenknecht
Ralph Kline
Harold Crest
Harold Mangold
A. E. Baldrige
Carl] Greiner
John Butler
West Chester
YMCA
Tait Cummins
Lincoln School
Cedar Rapids
Bailey to hold two offices in a special election
The text notes a special election will determine who holds two offices, with Mr. Bailey serving in both until spring. It also records a wedding where Martha Samson and Lloyd Latta married at the bride's parents home, Rev. James R. Logue officiating, describing the bride’s appearance and gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Babcock
Ruth Latta
Rose Club
Babcock
the Heights
Helen Anderson
Caughey Wesley Southwell
J. T. Anderson
N. L. Babcock
A. R. Miller
C. A. Boice
Bailey
Martha Samson
Lloyd Latta
James R. Logue
Washington
Washington town remembers and celebrates neighbors week
A reflective column recounts local life in Washington Iowa with praise for residents who help others. It notes Charles L. Longwell's Northwestern career and Abbot Hall role, the death of Dr. Charles R. Brown and his library gift, and cheerful scenes from a bazaar, cooking party, and church plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
America
Charles L. Longwell
Laura Longwell
Northwestern
Evanston
Illinois
Charles
Abbot Hall
Northwestern University
Lake Shore Drive
Superior
Huron
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Frank
Joseph Lang
Jean
Harold Kauffman
Louise
Wayland Way
Charles R. Brown
Washington County
Dr. Brown
Divinity School
Yale University
East
Weekend Visit With Mr James Parents
A weekend visit with Mr James and his parents Mr and Mrs J S James is noted in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Mr James
Mrs J. S. James
Thanksgiving Guests Reach Across County Lines
Thanksgiving day notices list Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Peterson and family of Washington visiting Grant Peterson’s home. Other items note Oscar Wilson selling his south town house to Keith Wells and planning a move to Walnut, JL for work and longtime ties to local stores. Families from Washington and Cairo join the Galen Patterson and Charles Patterson households for meal and evening gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan McConnell
Ainsworth
Knox- Monmouth
Nena Wilson Badenoch
Ring
Marshall Field and Co
Oak Park
G. S. Kerr
M. E. Dicken
YWCA
Richland Clarion
A. C. Peterson
Anne
John
Jane
Washington
Grant Peterson
Keota
H. J. Schoonover
Norman Schoonover
Ralph Schoonover
Carl Messer
Ed Showalter
Eddie
Cairo
Galen Patterson
Thomas Polk
Charles Patterson
Jean
Wellman
Hospital News and Obituaries Roundup
Admitted today Judith and Jacqueline Horn in Washington for tonsillectomies. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Dwight Graber and son Washington and Mrs Delbert Grecian and son Riverside. Births include Dwayne and War ren Hampton daughters in Riverside and Washington, plus Stewart son in Keota. Canadian Frank Kimberley, brother of Mrs Don Maxwell, dies in Des Moines after lingering illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith and
Jacqueline Horn
Washington
Harry McConnell
Dwight Graber
Delbert Grecian
Riverside
Charles Durst
John Brinning
Dwayne Schneider
Warren Hampton
Chester W. Stewart
Keota
Frank Kimberley
Regins
Sask
Canada
Don Maxwell
Jews Methodist
Local Birth Announcements Roundup
Yesterday and today notices list births for families in Columbus Junction Kalona Keota Brighton and nearby communities. Names include Bruce Dempsey Henrietta Salmon Richard Lyle Chester Stewart Wesley Mullikin and families welcomed sons and daughters with times noted for one entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Salmon
Columbus Junction
Medical
E. H. Stutzman
Kalona
Bruce Demp
Local births and medical notices from yesterday and today
Yesterday two medical notices list John Kiene R4 and James Wilson in Crawfordsville and medical staff Earl Long in Keota and Mrs Lelia Arrowsmith in Ainsworth. Births report Mr and Mrs Leo Keifer of Keota welcoming a son at 11 17 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reschly
Washington
Richard Ruggles
Wellman
William Miller
John Kiene
James Wilson
Crawfordsville
Earl Long
Keota
Lelia Arrowsmith
Ainsworth
Leo Keifer
Noted Births and Medical Updates In Town
Yesterday Arthur Gersh underwent R4 surgical procedure. Today Ora Perry receives medical care at Colum bus Junction. Mr and Mrs Henry Bruty welcome a son at 3 50 a m making a new arrival for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gersh
Surgical
Ora Perry
Columbus Junction
Medical
Henry Bruty
Deaths This Week Columbus Junction and Wayland
J M Norris 84 of Columbus Junction and Conesville died at his Main street home early Monday. George Alter 83 a retired farmer from Wayland died Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
J. M. Norris
Conesville
Wayland
George Alter
Wayland Man Joseph Gerig Dies at 85
Joseph Gerig, 85, died at his Wayland home around midnight Monday. Zehr Funeral Home is handling final arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Joseph Gerig
Zehr Funeral Home
Death of J. H. Gould Shocks Seattle Community
Word arrives of the passing of J. H. Gould of 7821 West Greenlake Way Seattle Washington. His widow is Grace Smith formerly of the Washington Academy faculty for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gould
W. Greenlake Way
Seattle
Wash
Gould
Grace Smith
The
Washington Academy
Mrs Anna Gray MacCarthy 84 Dies in Marsellus Michigan
Mrs Anna Gray MacCarthy aged 84 of Chicago dies at the home of her son and daughter in law Henry J MacCarthy and wife in Marsellus Michigan after a Sunday night death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gray MacCarthy
Chicago
Henry J. MacCarthy
Marsellus, Mich
Mrs Arrasmith and Mrs Shoop Die in Separate States
Leila Arrasmith former Washington resident died after a short illness in Columbus Junction aged 79. She had lived at Rest opia for two years. Inglewood California saw the death of Mrs John Shoop 59, born Edna Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Jones of Columbus Junction after a stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Arrasmith
Washington
Opia
Columbus Junction
John Shoop
Inglewood
Calif
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Prince Royal
Albert Donovan
Winter Quarters
Alfred Trenerry
Albert Simpson
J. C. Boice
Firestone Company
Kurtz In
A. Anderson
Roy L. Miller
Mervin
Elenora
Norman
Decatur
Ill
W. H. Spera
Santa Claus
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Carl Klein
Fre Reid
Red Cross
B. F. Bostwick Sr
BR. T. McCall
Mable Kupka
John Kupka
Meredith Chance
John Chance
the Baptist Parsonage
Mary Juliet Lemmon
J. E. Lemmon
Isabel Hoyman
Patricia Keeley
Betty Stephen
Charles Sierwalt
Tommy McElhinney
Jimmy Wells
Blanche Norton
Sam Forman
Frank Norton
Near East Relief Commission
Alexander
Greece
Constantinople
Dick Kedgington
John Park
M. E. Latta
Latta
Wales
Davis
Isaac Kleese
Nita Nicholson
University Hospital
W. F. Brinton
Iowa Avenue
South Iown Avenue
Miles Bradford
Emma Cole
Jennie Lowash
W. A. Gibson
Bert Smith
Fred Stewart
Brinton Air Dome
J. M. Bratten
H. H. Heinsfurter
Isaac Klein
Alma Brindley
Ladies Home Journal
Innes
Sousa
B. F. Brown
Ella
M. W. Bailey
News Review of the
G. J. Nemmers
J. M. Lloyd
Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Connecticut
Brown
B. G. Hall
Waukon
Hall
Dorothy Aston
Elmer Swickard
Faye
Prairie Flower Church
Harriet Clendenning
Mazie Stewart
Bradenton
Fla
Howard Wolfe
George Zeck
C. H. Wolfe
Howard James
Kansas City, Kansas
W. W. Twinam
Wilson R. Brown
Prospect Street
Maquoketa
Glen Butler
East Main Street
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Rock Island Railroad
Wayne Tait
Betty
Cedar Falls
Robert Steele
Presbyterian Church
Westminster Foundation
Wilma Grossheim
Milan K. Thompson
James A
Vernise Bailey
James
Clarinda
Ivan Norton
Pool
W. J. Stevens
California
Stevens
Robert Stevens
Lynnwood
Fred Bickhart
Huntington Beach
Cecil Lee
Columbus City
Lee
Ocean Earls
Larry
Lonnie
Lester
Laython
Herbert Gould
Coin
Wesley Eugene
Dorothy Daniel
Delbert Darnel
C. Raymond Reed
Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Mount Pleasant
Burlington
Churches of America
Texas
Lois Ang Hines
Joseph Hines
Francis Paul Schneider
John A. Schneider
Hospital News
Raymond Edwards
Pleasant
Ray Hough
Clayton Lintz
Ternoon
Mt. Pleasant
Wesley Mullikin
Brighton
Arthur Ruegsegger
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