County Board Advances Road Work and Budget Shifts
December 6 1933 board proceeds authorize warrants for secondary road maintenance repair and hauling costs with many named suppliers and laborers approved. Transfers move funds between County Insane Poor Emergency and Road accounts while new hires and contracts are set for county operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Wood
Willis Wolfe
Werner Wolfe
Frank Wolfe
Frank Weidner
Ed Weidner
Walter Wilson
Harold Young
Leo Plumb
Rock
H. P. Brattem
Crawford Tractor Co
IR. F. Eck
KE. Brinning
Edgar Porter
Miscellaneous Co. R
P. Ry. Co
R. H. McCarty
Harry McCall
P. M
Railway Express Agency
Corl & P. Rwy. Co
Eee
Pomece
C. B
Co. R. I
P. Rwy. Co
Cpoiget
Seaton
Ceplors Encarinacieun
Merrimac Roundup Reports Weekly Activities and Illness
Merrimac notes Doyle Paul's sudden illness with pleurisy and pneumonia and hopes for a speedy recovery. A long list of local visits and transactions across Fairfield Wayland and Brighton includes the Van Winkles, Wolfe, Smith, Lantz, and Eshelman families. The community extends Christmas and New Year wishes in the year end column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Smith
Oscar Godwin
Fairfield
Farm Bureau Club
Roy Eshelman
Andrew Zihlman
George Shuppy
Wayland
George Diers
Boyd Lantz
Brighton
Henry Wolfe
Orval van Winkle
Doss van Winkle
Arthur van Winkle
Lyle
Harold Robb
Sharpe Corner School
Waldo
Boyd Lants
Donald
Edd Crile
Ben Crile
Macgie Burger
Journal
Force
Will Brannon
Fairfield Priday
Board Proceedings Dec 1933 Tax Suspensions and Exemptions
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors record a recessed meeting on December 7 1933 approving tax suspensions for Alice Crawford and several soldier's exemption applications including Emma McCall Edwards W K McCall and Mrs D J McCartney with further brief mentions of Boyd Foster and R B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Supervisors
Boyd Foster
R.B. Brown
Alice Crawford
Emma McCall Edwards
W. KR. MecCall
D. J. McCartney
Douglas News Notes Brighten Douglas Community
Mr Andy Kaufman correspondent reports the birth of Mary Louise to Mr and Mrs Lyle Bowers on Saturday December 16. The article lists local residents visiting, helping with butchering chores, and spending Sundays with neighbors and kin around Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Andy Kaufman
Lyle Bowers
Mary Louise
Bowers
David
Presbyterians Set Morning Sunday School Program and Radio Outline
The church plans a Sunday school program with a $45 event, Christmas music, and an evening Christian Endeavor pageant. Co chairs Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Graft announce the schedule. An orchestra opens, followed by the school chorus and soloists. A radio segment titled Christmas Here and There features Nellie Wilson and Kathryn Little with a lineup of students and live readings. The program ends with a school song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterians
Christian Endeavor
Harry Turner
William Graft
Express
Virginia Meethart
Nellie Wilson
Kathryn Little
Richard Longer
Elwood Kleese
Robert Sharp
Charles Mayo
Evelyn Wallace
Maxine Baxter
Virginia Stafford
Ruth Turner
Vernon Whiting
Stanley Baird
Dorothy Turner
Iola Dittmer
Carl Roberts
June Gorham
Washington bureau meeting draws Nira crowd speaker Royal Holbrook
A large local group traveled to Washington for a bureau meeting with Royal Holbrook as the main speaker. He noted Nira’s prestige as his name appeared in papers for a week. Nearly 250 attended a sumptuous dinner, marking a successful day. Farmers busy with fodder, wood, coal, and other chores amid fine weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arpapegg Holbrook
Bureau
Royal Holbrook
Nira
Till Hanley
Bill Dofrances
Ulm's World’s Highest Steeple and Local Notices
The Ulm church steeple stands as the world’s tallest at S28 feet and dates from the Middle Ages. George Kinney is listed as sick and weakening in his eighties, staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alter. Other brief items mention Mr. Pleasant shoppers, Pete Lauber, Andy Kaufman, Will Abred, and Woog on recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulm
Germany
Mr. Pleasant
Arthur Conrad
Pete Lauber
Andy Kaufman
Will
Saw Woog
George Kinney
Henry Alter
Missionary Society Meeting Highlights Asian Women
The Womens Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church met at Mrs. Waldo Wells’ home for its regular gathering. Mrs. Anwyl presented a paper on social changes for women in Japan China and India since the gospel’s spread and health education progress. Members discussed China Health lore Baby care in India and biographical sketches of prominent women doctors from the three nations. Roger Schevester returned home with his parents after visiting in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Church
Waldo Wells
J. W. Rieh
Ol He Anwyl
Japan
China
India
Wilbert Rose
Pearl McNeill
Wells
Rose
Rich
Hebner
Ralph Schevester
Roger
Iowa City
Grant Edwards
Wellman and Waterloo residents suffer a series of injuries
Mrs Brett of Waterloo fell and broke a hip, is in a cast under Dr. Miller's care. Dorothy Yoder of Wellman fractured her right arm at school on December 15 with a swift recovery. Russell Yoder cut his left palm when a deep well chain slipped, receiving first aid and further treatment. Sam Longwell and daughter Goldie underwent appendix surgery at the Longwell residence performed by Dr. George Scanlon of Town City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwellman
Brett
Waterloo
Lawrence
Wellman
Miller
Dorothy Yoder
Henry Yoder
Ot Wellman
Russell Yoder
Omer Yoder
Sam Longwell
Goldie
Lonewell
George Scanlon
Town City
Local People and Visits in Wellman Area
Dr Honsinger D O of Wellman and Miss Agnes Swartzen Druber are highlighted in local activity. Dr D T Yoder and Wayne Booth visited Carl Booth in University Hospital Iowa City after surgery. Frank Macon of Washington called on Wellman residents. Led Durian spends vacation with Henry Durian family in Wellman. Norman Shrock hosts guests including A C Gingerich family and Emmerson Rogers family. Joyce Miller of Drake University to spend vacation with E D M Miller family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.S. Miller
Aeon
Wellman
D. T. Yoder
Wayne Booth
Iowa City
Carl Booth
University Hospital
Frank Macon
Washington
Led Durian
S. AU
Henry Durian
A. C. Gingerich
Emmerson Rogers
Norman Shrock
Misa Joyce Miller
Drake University
Des Moines
E. D. M. Miller
Michigan Giant Charles Freeman 7 Foot 3 Inch Champion
The first American world champion of pugilism Charles Freeman known as The Michigan Giant stood 7 feet 3 inches tall and died at age twenty six, over eighty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Freeman
Michigan
Eldest Child Named From Birth Customs of the Dakota
The Dakota Indians named newborns at birth with a rank based on birth order Eldest Son or Eldest Daughter followed by Second Third and so on The naming approach depended on circumstance development of character or personal appearance guiding a final name.
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R. E B. Brown
Austin-Western Road Machinery Co
Alemite Co
Lowa
William Sruty
Marvin Buck
Cyrus Birka
Brown
Roy Carter
Des Moines Steel Co
Rggeos
Guy ‘Iavison
Joseph Engle
Economy of] Co
L. V. Emry
Flynn Brothers
M. M. Flynn
Friday
Battery & Elec. Corp
M. R. Fie
R. B. Gowey
Gardner and Hambright
Maren Fee Ein
Frank H. Gray
Waw
Heck
Hercules Mfg. Co
Wm. Hipp
William A. Henry
Hawkeye Foundry
Ralph Hesseltine
Frank Heck
Stanley Hotle
Lowa Southern Utilities GC
Iotvig
Lowa Machinery & Supply Co
Lowa Sales Co
Lowa Continental Tel, Co
Oh Ev Sitet Tinsresien
C. W. Ingram
Jugenheimer Oil Station
Ee Ee
John Kleppfer
Kacena Battery & Equip, C
Tauaips
Irvin Kelley
Charney Lemley
Chas. Libe
Samuel Moore
Mace Motor Co
John Miller
Roy Nelson
Doe Nelson
Lloyd Nelson
W. H. Peace Machine Cors
Pease and Ross
R. & J. Dick Co
Ream and Carson
Jos. T. Ryerson
Son
Danton
Reed
Daniel Rohrer
Standard Oil Co
Floyd Spielman
John Shields & Sons
MMO
Sherman Brothers
Howard Sayre
Richard Shala
B. R. Steninger
Sligo Iron Store Co
Ee Ae
Geo
W. Stewart
Snew Owendton
Chas. Scott
Clarence Schlatter
Taylor
Wilson Concrete Co
Geo. Waldschmidt
Wilson Coal Co
Keith Williams
J. BK. Phillips
Ira Amlong
Bill Baker
Labor
Frank Bailey
Grant Blick
Owen Blick
J. H. Campbell
Chas. Churchill
Bryan Coakley
Keli Cook
M. T. Coon
Charlies Curl
Irvin Curl
Lester Disney
Vernon Dawson
J. B. Deal
Woody Dawson
Floyd Farrier
Geo. Frank
Roy Fetters
Floyd Grecian
M. M. Gowey
L. L. Geyer
Irwin Galloway
Irl Glick
Co. C. Hotle
J. J. Holmes
2. M. Himmelreich
H. C. Hotle
Lyle Hayes
Asa Jones
S. Elam Johnson
David Kleese
Roy Kallaus
W. Kern
Melvin Milter
James Morrison
John Mason
Ford Markin
Sam Murphy
Ned Morrow
Chas. Mapel
Gale Miller
Geo. C. McCaleb
H. G. McBride
Walter Nicholson
Frank Pratt
Herald Pearson
Tom Palmer
Dale Robertson
A. J. Robertson
J. L. Sigmund
Geo. Statler
Andy Sheets
Frank Szayna
Melvin Soukup
O W. Sankey
Martin Whittaker
John Waggoner
Robi. S. Welte
Henry Wieland
L. & Waddell
Ben Ward
J. Arnold
Wilfred Albright
Rh. A. Beenblossom
Lorel Garrett
Tom Grant
J. Harter
Porter Hartman
W. A. Henry
W. F. Henry
Jack Hamilton
Geo. Benson
Dale Bales
Cloyce Burham
Tom Brewer
W. F. Campbell
Wm. Chance
Oscar Gardner
IC. W. Gosling
A. E. Glasgow
Geo. Gler
D. R. Harbison
E. Hethcote
John Hiller
Jim Johnson
August Kern
Frank Knight
Joseph Krofta
Joe Keegan
Carl Lacky
Clifford Lahey
Glen Long
Forest Lynn
John Nickerson
Harley Noel
Fred Orris
Albert Petsel
John Polton
Faye Rowe
Bill Rader
R. Sage
Tinele Starr
Geo, Scriven
Lloyd Sharp
Archie Lafourek
Ray Singleton
Ed Shepherd
Jas. Sistern
Albert Taylor
Clyde Tucker
Chas. Trulock
Lloyd van Sant
Omar Waldschmidt
County Insane Fund
County Poor Fund
Washington County
Iowa
A. K K. Gault
Crawford Township
W. J. Norton
W. J. Roudabush
Robert Welte
Ethel Grecian
Merrimac
Dave Paul
Doyle Paul
Henry Woltle
Lester Kientz
Johnnie Laldosier
Lou Hyde
Doyle
Dags van Winkle
A. N. Awmrine
Carl Amrine
Remps T
Ted Pratt
Hampsher
Walter Oevetjen
Ovetion
Oetien Seed Store
Jacob D. Kaufman
August Grangman
Bessie Schaepfer
Edith
Olive Stalder
Leslie Buck
Ward Sing
Toll Hyde
Ben Roth
Wade Sinn
Allen Rieh
Freda Hertig
Clyde Clark
Clark Loder
Walter Kaebel
Lizzie Kaebel
Paul Leichty
Aaron Liechty
Joe Graber
Chriss Widmer
Jake Beese
Joe Beese
Pete J. Graber
Elsie Bratten
Jesus
J. B. Hanley
Jake
Crawfordsville
Will Palmer
Elsie Wagner
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion
Legion Spor
Marie Maxwell
Robert Evans
Misa Elsie
Wemore
Neb
Mra Jones
Harold Miller
Virginia
Marilyn
Mr. Miller
Bessie McCoy
Irk T. J. Harvey
Presbyterian Church
Olive Moore
Mesopotamia
Miste Evans
Ole
Point Vieasant
Etre
Hugh 95
Bill White
Bud
J. W
Bud) Fields
Bud's Garage
Wellman Cordelic H. Arad
Honsinger D. O
Agnes Swartzendruber
Musburger Market & Groceteria
Merry Christmas
Gamble
Ka Conner
H. J. Ward & Co
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