First Clothing Study Session Held for Women Leaders
Tuesday marked the first phase of a three year clothing course for women from Washington Jackson and Cedar townships. Miss Mary Wood of Iowa State College extension service led the session in the G A R room at the courthouse focusing on Personal Design in Dress. The program serves leaders of Home Makers study groups with support from the Washington county Farm Bureau. Additional trainings are planned in Wellman Crawfordsville and Brighton with countywide attendance invited. A noon cooperative dinner accompanied by music project work titled Marching Through History was also presented. Women attending included officials from Washington township Jackson township and Cedar township with roles as publicity chairmen local leaders and township leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Cedar
Washington
Mary Wood
Iowa State College Extension Service
Ames
Washington County Farm Bureau
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Home Makers
Roudabush
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Lone Tree High
St. Mary’s High
West Point
Iowa
Dean C. Packer
State University of Iowa
Washington County Association of
Methodist Church
Geo. Krebs Timber
Riverside
Ingram
Riverside Christmas Tree Erected on Main Street
Riverside starts its holiday observance with a community Christmas tree on Main Street funded by local workers and hauled from Noah Wielang farm. Santa may visit before Christmas as the Better Riverside club plans events with candy and nuts for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Dees
Main Street
Noah Wielang
Better Riverside Club
St. Mary's
Center High
Auto Crash Injuries Reported East of Riverside
Iowa City authorities report injuries from an auto accident east of Riverside Tuesday morning. Details on involved vehicles and condition were not immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Riverside
Emma Hiler Visits Daughter in Iowa Town
Mrs. Emma Hiler of Rockwell City Iowa visits her daughter Mrs. Mack Wallace in North Oregon. She has been there two weeks and will stay indefinitely. The article notes accompanying visits, a birthday celebration, a former student entering the Navy, and various local gatherings and social odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Hiler
Mrs
Mack Wallace
C. A. Beenblossom
North
Oregon
Rockwell City
Ainsworth High School
Robert Giphart
Robert
Burlington
Navy
L. G. Club
Mark Campbell
Robert Genkinger
Duane Hazen
Howard Beenblossom
Charles
Singmasters Buy Oxen Years Ago in Keota
Fifty years ago Singmasters purchased a yoke of oxen from Seth Carris and shipped them, the oxen weighing 4040 pounds. Carris was the father of H T and Ed Carris. Local notes mention sales, visits, cattle shipments, Shrine meet outings, funerals, and weekend travel among Keota residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singmasters
Seth Carris
H. T
Ed Carris
Average Iowa Farm Tax Box Score for November
The November tax box score shows Mr. Average Town Farmer paying $1.34 in sales tax and $4.38 in state income tax, totaling $32.76 and $37.14 respectively for January through November 1936. Direct taxes amounted to $242.34 for January to November, with a $31.68 property tax refund reducing net tax to $210.71. The three point taxes fund a $4,000,000 annual relief appropriation and $260,000 for CCC camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Association
Journal
Rev. Paul Hann Joins Organization Board in Wellman
Rev. Paul Hann of Wellman has been chosen to serve on the organization board for the Young People's League work. The board meets in Chicago this week to plan Epworth League Institutes for next summer. Hann will depart Monday and return Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dickel
Merton Crogsett
Wellman
Clarence Topping
Donald Topping
Clinton
Bradford
Cedar Rapids
Harris McGuein
Ed. Hambright
John Weble
Jim Lewis
Roy Durian
A. K. Keehe
H. EK. Ross
Sons Russell
Washington
Rev W Robertson Spends Few Days at Crawfordsville
Rev W G Robertson of Winterset visits Crawfordsville for several days with his family. Mrs Frank Adams of Detroit arrives from Cedar Falls to stay with Mrs Daisy Huber. Paul Wagner and his mother move into the vacated North Main Street home previously held by Guy Mitchell. Bruce Lease of Davenport and John Wooley of Columbia Missouri are among those called by the serious illness of Mr John Lease's sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
W. G. Robertson
Winterset
Frank Adams
Detroit
Michigan
Cedar Falls
Daisy Huber
Paul Wagner
Health Notes Emphasize Tonsil Removal Considerations
County health unit urges family decision making on tonsillectomy with input from physicians. It notes rheumatic and ear complications from infected tonsils and cautions against personal opinion denying necessary treatment. Also reports local social updates on residents Bohm, Kos, Plecker, and Lasek families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Public Health Unit
R. M. Sorensen
M. D
Local News From South Highland Today
Mrs Melo Lasek reports Mr and Mrs Joe Lukavsky and their children spent last Monday evening at the Lasek home. R T Knottnerus and sons Jake and Reemicius were guests Wednesday evening at the Knottnerus residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horak
Edwin White
Bohmial Kos
Delbert Havel
Doyle Plecker
Clarence Lasek
Albert
Joan Lasek
John Lasek
Yaro
Jake
Reemhuis Knottnerus
Melo Lasek
South Highland
Joe Lukavsky
R. T. Knottnerus and Sons
Jake and
Reemicius
M. B
Hens Lay State Eggs From Fear Delayed Laying Noted
Collier's Weekly reports that chickens can lay stale eggs when a hen is frightened just before laying. The hen may retain the egg for three or four days, delaying production and affecting freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Township
John Cherry
Claude Rhodebeck
Thomas Gerdes
John A. Stewart
Jackson Township
Rennie Dawson
J. J. Gallagher
Dewey Weeks
Homer C. Birney
P. F. Whisler
Joe Knotek
Clayde Knapp
Cedar Township
Wieland Farm
Willim H. Cress
R. G. Miller
Harold Cress
Ed Haney
By the
Way
the Evening Journal
Phillips & Hebner
GEO. L. McDaniel’s
Nicola
Harmon
By Ways
Singmaster
Carris
John Wett
Davis Sale
Glen Littl
John Deere
Glen Davis
Keota
Ernie Fulton
Marilyn Jean Macon
Frank Macon
Lester Macon
Wiatt Hicks
Bill Crayne
J. C. Bowen
Johnny Meyer
Lloyd Loeffler
Chicago
H. T. Carris
Mr. Carris
J. K. Lemley
Davenport
J. M. Pulver
Ike Pulver
Alec Moody
Jesse Page
Carson Wilson
Glessie Rhodbeck
Matt Wehr
Kathleen
Jake Schmitt
Portsmouth
Omaha
John Wehr
August Strong
Kenwick
Paul Hann of
Martha Adams
Rev. W. Robertson
Westinghouse
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
People’s Savings Bank
Rex Smith
Shropshire
T. H. Berdo
I. W. Bishop
Washington- Wellman Road
J. W. Bish
Edward G. Squires
D. F. Macon
Palmer Babcock
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