Howell Purchases Roundy and Don Howell Homes
Mrs. James C. Smith buys the Don Howell residence on Second Street and plans to move from a farm southeast of Columbus City. Mr. Howell acquires the B. O. Roundy home on Gamble Avenue. Mrs. Roundy, who runs the store, will relocate nearer the shop as her husband serves at Parks Air College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
James C. Smith
Don Howell
Second Street
Columbus City
Howell
B. O. Roundy
Gamble Avenue
Roundy
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Iil
Leo Thomas
Lieut. Thomas
Army Air Base
Camp Pratt
Robert Thomas
Richard Thomas
Southwest Pacific
Kenneth Woodruff
Wheaton, Ill
Set
Dyersburg
Tenn
Charles J. Blodgett
Otto Blodgett
Army Air Corps
Bowman Field
Army
Berta Joyce Heither
Cpl
Marion Howell
Charles Howell
India
Co. BE. Gray
Oakland
Calif
Elizabeth M. Boulton
T/5
WAC
Fort Oglethorpe
Texas
Ft. Myer
Washington, D. C
Verne Boulton
Utah
William Glen Quigley
Dugway Proving Grounds
Carrie Quigley
Fredonia
J. Lynn Pace
Independent Bible Church
The
Baptist Church
Monroe
Topeka
Kas
James Kenneth Duncan
Louella Duncan
Victorville
Warren L. Martin
John Martin
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Perry Oakes
Pfe
William Oakes
Italy
North Africa
Notice of Probate of Will in Washington County Iowa
In district court of Iowa Washington County file No 7841 an instrument purporting to be the last will of Margaret Brown dated August 5 1936 has been filed opened and read. Hearing fixed for December 10 1943 at 9:00 AM in the Washington Court House before the district court or clerk all interested must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated Dec 4 1948 R R Noonan Clerk of the District Court Marietta Workman Deputy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Margaret Brown
Washington
Iowa
District Court
Said County
R. R. Noonn
Hesseltines Sell House and Rent Farm in Brighton
Brighton reports Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waterhouse buying the Alvin Hesseltine property in the east part of town and renting the Mrs. J. N. Irwin farm. Local residents visit relatives and attend Thanksgiving gatherings across Osceola, Washington, Ottumwa, and Fairfield as many travelers return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ednad S. Crile
Brighton
Robert Waterhouse
Alvin Hesseltine
Hesseltine
J. N. Irwin
G. M. Griffith
Independence
Chas. Mumper
Fred Wanerus
Mattie Wood
Griffin
West
Burlington
Fairfield
J. H. “Hod” Brier
Iowa City
Glen Whilits
Joan
Geraldine
Des Moines
Willits
A. E. Horton
Grace Hill Families Share Thanksgiving Day Festivities
Grace Hill residents spent Thanksgiving Day visiting multiple homes with family friends. Many local households hosted relatives and joined in church services led by Rev. Harry Tredahl. Interspersed were card games, travel updates, and visits to relatives in Iowa and Alaska with remarks on local club meetings and school duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Woodford
Grace Hill
C. A. Strohm
Levi Shidler
Brighton
Lyle Hayes
Pearl Hayes
Richard
Paul Harvey
H. A. Engel
Tredahls
Wes Engel
Patricia
M. GC. Downs
Wapello
Carl Corpman
Clifford
Charles
Woodford
Max Waterhouse
W. IR. C
West Chester
M. C. Downs
Engels
Harry Tredahl
Alaska
Tredahl
H. A. Engels
F. Schwalbe
Bethel
Alasaka
Engel
Pfe
Paul Deimerly
Diemerly
Chicago
Jimmy Janda
Iowa
Dale Robertson
Wayne Mangold
PLC
Paul Diemerly
Dan Boone
Gordon Shellman
Robert Genkinger
Mabel Johnson and Jr
Charles Johnson
Ralph Moothart
Washington
Phyllis Jean
Eddie
Sharon
Flanders
Robert Miksch
Ainsworth
Clark Pfeiffer
East Highland Social News Roundup
East Highland notes list visits and gatherings from early December including Rodney Swailes Gary Mincer Henry Murdock Gail Murdock and families along with Mr and Mrs Gail Murdock hosting a party with Lyle Lantz James Swailes Dvorak and others. Local movements include Joe Chihak and Jennie Rath with business in Ka lona and Henry Murdock of Kansas visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mincer
East Highland
Rodney Swailes
Henry Schlapkohl
Gail Murdocks
Floyd Prymek
Austin Collins
Henry Murdocks
Kansas
Gail
Gary Mincer
R. A. Stolley
Joe Chihak
Chas
Cenny
Rudolph Petsel
Jennie Rath
Dale
Kalona
Gail Murdock
Lyle Lantz
Betty
James Swailes
Richard
James Dvorak
Riley Grecian
Albert
Mrs. Jake Boller Visits Her Sister in Wayland
Wayland resident Mrs. Jake Boller visits sister Mrs. Sam Wenger, with numerous local relatives noted enjoying Thanksgiving gatherings. The Sam Elder family spent time in Waterloo with relatives, and a large group gathered for supper with neighbors and friends across multiple homes during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Boller
Sam Wenger
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Sam Elder
Waterloo
Mr. Elder
Bob Brewer Vacation Visit At Stephens Home
Bob Brewer of Washinton worked for Robert Stephens in summer and visited over the weekend at the Stephens home in Dayton Grove. Local residents and relatives from Washington, Onslow, West Chester, Kinross and Sigourney gathered for Thanksgiving and weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Grove
Bob Brewer
Washinton
Robert Stephens Durin
Ear! Dill
Washington
Wilbur West
Ernest Horton
Onslow
M. P. Paulsen
Fred Ladehoff
Roy Argo
Missouri
J. B. Moore
Isaac Sprague
West Chester
Richard Leet
Lucy Leet
Floyd Kinnan
Kinross
Walter Leet
Robert Stephens
Mary
Martha
Barbara
Wayne Calvin
Sigourney
Marie Stewart
Thanksgiving Gatherings Span Franklin Center Families
Franklin Center residents recount dinners and visits over the holiday weekend. Eldin Bauer and family joined by the Kleeses and Scrantons shared meals while Hoyies, Hindahls, and Wheeler families hosted and called on neighbors. Patty Sheetz remained ill and many local households hosted or visited relatives.
Local visitors call on Roberta Cerny at home
The Mincer and Marshall families plus Mr and Mrs Frank Minecer Leona Anne Ramona Marshall and others visited Roberta Cerny at her home where cards were played and refreshments served with guests including Hester and Shirley Hill.
Farmers urged to file by December 15 and 4-H Christmas party
Farmers with income thresholds must file a declaration of estimated income and victory tax by December 15. The notice notes December 15 due payments cover 1943 third and fourth quarters and the year’s victory tax. A new leaflet is available via the county extension office. Also announces a 4-H Christmas party at Ruth Foster’s home on December 11 with a gift exchange and club officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Malone
Iowa State College
Ruth Foster
East Main Street
Seventy-six
Lime Creek
Dorothy Flading
la Dora Redlinger
Mary Herr
Marjorie Bull
Delores Becker
Reotetta Redlinger
Jo Ellen Ollinser
Joan Greiner
Mildred Rowe
West Point
Ruthe Duvall
Mary Ann Bauer
Shirley Bowser
Mary Duvall
Washington County
Dorothy
Berth Flading
Prymek Family Shops in Washington on Friday
Mr and Mrs Henry Prymek and Ruby celebrated her first birthday by shopping in Washington Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prymek
Ruby
Washington
Alstot Leads Iran Railroad Crew in War Service
LaVerne Alstot, who entered the army in 1942, serves overseas as foreman of a railroad construction crew in Iran. Natives work alongside soldiers. locals travel by mules and camels to sites. Alstor is brother of Mrs. Joe Church of Columbus Junction. Mrs. John A. Schlichting reports overseas courier for her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Dee
LaVerne Alstot
Iran
Sgt
Alstor
Joe Church
Monida
Mont
John Schlichting
Pfe
John A. Schlichting
Edward Harper
India
Evangelical Reformed Church
C. W. Sword
Milwaukee
Conesville
Sword
Elton Pierce
Myrtle Jennings
Muscatine
Ralph Welsc
Ray M. Lewis
Camp Hill
Farragut
Idaho
F. A. Lewis
J. P. Knott
C. C. Grover
Cedar Rapids
Broad Valley English Channel Covers Former Valley
The English channel named Broad Valley now covers a region that once formed a wide valley. The change reflects geographic and hydrological shifts affecting local terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Pleasant Ridge School hosts first community social
Pleasant Ridge school held a potluck supper with all parents present and games after. New teacher Roberta Richard was introduced as attendees got acquainted. Various local families shared news of visits, Thanksgiving gatherings, and health updates across Pleasant Ridge and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Renoux
Pleasant Ridge
Roberta Richard
Anton Kauffman
Helen
Fred Stalders
Wayland
Harold Disney
Elwin Lewis
Washington
Howard Disney
West Chester
Duane Disney
Emma Davison
Grace Carter
Orville Carter
Edward Kauffman
Carolyn
Ed Nelson
Brighton
Martha Jean Renoux
Art Campbell
Anna Campbell
Henry Underwood
Schantz
Wilmer Kauffmans
Nick Linnenkemp
Evelyn
Omar
Mervin Fulton
Ainsworth
Johnnie Halton
Howard Bakers
W. C Hotle
Cora Long
South 9Th Street
Patricia Swift
Cora Ruth Swift
Representative for Veneering Company Buys Walnut Trees
A traveling buyer for an Indiana veneering company purchases English walnut trees in Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa timber lands. The report notes rising demand for line corner and gate posts as supplies dwindle and farmers seek fence material. A Richmond Thanksgiving dinner is remembered by Joseph Utterback with 446 tickets sold. He recalls Richmond history dating to 1866 and notes plans for a future Richmond dinner at age 90. A salesman with a 17 jewel watch notes 31 years of accurate timekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin C. Hasty
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Italy
Indiana Veneering
Richmond
Joseph Utterback
Crawfordsville
Pierson
Ainsworth
Uterback
Shillig
Richmond Parish Priest Known for Enduring Watch
A parish priest in Richmond is described as a pleasant, kind, and beloved figure. The tale notes his faithful watch has remained unwaxed for 31 years, never entering a jewelers shop, prompting curiosity about whether such a timepiece could keep accurate time without oiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
M Hoskins Family Dinner Party At Beliel Home
Pleasant Plain and Richland families shared Thanksgiving at Ralph Beliel’s house in Brighton. Local social notes list visits, dinners, and the annual husking bee among neighbors, with numerous relatives from Des Moines and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Hoskins
Ralph Beliel
Prody A. Borkoski
Brighton
R. 1
Moses Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
Leona Lake of Richland
Card Club
Toney Meath
Kosmer Borkoski
Washington
Don Gowey
Fairfield
Rodney Gowey
Earl Neal
Julia Borkoski
Prody
Melinski
Homer Mayer
Howard Baker
Daune Daering
Patricia
John Daering
Carl
Oz Gowey
Yeo
White Oak
Doris Johnson
Packwood
Seth Carris
Tom Carris
Orlena Augustine
Ruth Bower
Carl Mayer
Richard Mayer
Marlin Remoser
Gary
Keota
George Augustine
Marie
Helen Hotle
Shiloh
Keith
Linday
Harry, Hamilton
Blace Hawk
Dame Daering
Carl Daering
Harry Hamilton
Marjorie van Sickle
Marin Romoser
Clarence Brown
Leila
Junior
Dale
Josephine Hendricks
Doyle Brown
Phylis Ann
Walter Hotle
Marion
Norvas Derby
Linda Joyer
Richland
Linda
Joe Schlatter
Henry Henderson
Phiestie
Kenneth Brown
Des Moines
K. P.s
Teri Gowey
Garden notes on compost and fertilizer use
The department of agriculture garden specialists remind gardeners that compost does not replace fertilizer. It is used primarily to improve the physical condition of the soil with which it is mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Howell
Roundy House
R. R. Noonan
Marietta Workman
A. Hesseltines
Frank Switzer
Everette Schadt
Osceola
Chas. Bonnett
Marilyn Bonnett
Iowa Wesleyan
Dorothy Bonnett
Clinton
Charles Bonnett
Rockford
George Kern
Ralph
H. W. Helmick
Bessie Myers
L. FE
Laughridge
G. C. Haskins
Charles Bennett
Ottumwa
Maurice Libe
Chris Pohren
Leonard Pohren
West Liberty
Clearfield
Rhode Island
E. L. Edmondson
Jane
Robert Edmondson
Henry Mannhardt
Ralph Garber
Georgene
Danny
Davenport
A. W. Bakehouse
Donald Hoskins
Bakehouse
James Bittner
Harold Meyer
Dallas
Furman Redeger
Minnie
Ruth Sutter
Gretta Krabill
Peoria
Tom Louck
New London
Grace Weaver
Mel Haberman
Bobbie
Andy Dutweiler
Betty Wyse
Mennonite Hospital
Bloomington
Ill
A. J. Wyse
F. L. Matson
Ken Goff
Goff
Earl Lienbach
Bert Lind
Harry Yoder
Mt. Pleasant
Don Meyer
Ben Meyer
Dean
Art Wyse
Anna Gerig
Mary Hauenstein
Charles Farmer
Tacoma
Wash
Will Farmer
Anna Taylor
Jennie Farmer
Ruth Widmer
Mary Kathryn
Canton
Widmer
Jacob Richer
Stephens
Franklin Center
Eldin Bauer
Harry Kleese
Frank Kleese
Frank Scranton
Howard Hoyie
Tois
Gerald
George Hindahl
Burton Wheeler
Silvis
Patty Sheetz
Clyde Crile
Merle Sheetz
Emma Humston
Harold
Farm Bureau Publicity
S. H. Hagans
Bristion
National Livestock and Meat Board
Arild E. Hansen
Department of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Hansen
ABC
Office of War Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Thv
Davenport Area Livestock Transportation Advisory Committee
Cgt. Alstot
Lyle Weber
South Hill
Veneering Company
John Shields & Sons
Suel
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