Local News Bits From Washington County Weekend Visits
A collection of social notes lists weekend guests and Christmas visits across families in Washington County. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Wade Crone, William Holland, Jane Stewart, Fred L. Stewart, Dorothy Ellis, Mrs. Winifred Palmer, Miriam, Dr. Fred L. Moore Jr., EuNice Waymack, Nicola Harmon, the Grays, and Congressman E. C. Fisher with Mrs. Fisher. Also noted are fresh eggs for sale, a bank employee change, and a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harl and a trip by Roy Gordon to Los Angeles for two months. Virginia Stafford visits Miss Virginia Rohrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Crone
Marshalltown
Harry Crone
William Holland
St. Louis
Jane Stewart
Davenport
Fred L. Stewart
D. F. Macon
Ashington
Iowa
Jack
Dorothy Ellis
Iowa City
John Caldwell
Winifred Palmer
Miriam
Newton
Joe McClellan
Palmer
Wellman
Fred L. Moore, Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred L. Moore, Sr
Eunice Waymack
E. B. Hammer
Nicola & Harmon
Elliot Gray- Bon
Forest City
Frances
Dora
William Minick
E. C. Fisher
Washington, D. C
H. RB. Ailman
Youngstown, Til
Silas Caldwell
Pleasant Hill
W. S. Reister & Son
J. A. Taylor
Superior
Wis
Washington
Taylor
F. J. Kolosick
Alice Fishburn
Des Moines
A. Fishburn
Margaret Jane
Gertrude Carris
Corydon
Kenneth Carris
Carris
Charles Harland
Jefferson Street
Jon DeWayne
Roy Gordon
Los Angeles
Calif
Christmas Gatherings and Travel Across Local Families
At Wellman residents hosted holiday guests including Dr and Mrs Fred Reid and Miss Marguerite McGugin. Kalona relatives John Petersons visit, and several others from Des Moines Fort Madison Newton and Kalamazoo spent Christmas with local families. Drs Van Riper Hull travel to St Louis for a convention while Francis Allbaugh shows improved condition in hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Reid
Wellman
Harris McGugin
Marguerite McGugin
Stevens
Chicago
John Peterson
Kalona
Lillian Knottnerus
Ralph Borman
James van Nostrand
Newton
Ross VanNostrand
Ruth Gibson
Fort Madison
W. A. Gibson
Mary McConaughy
Des Moines
E. M. McConaughy
Frances’ Stewart
C. W. Stewart
Walter Meek
Detroit
Mich
Grange
John Lemmon
Kathryn Bostwick
B. F. Bostwick
Charles van Riper
Kalamazoo
Henry C. Hull
Henrietta Hull
St. Louis Mo
van Riper
Robert Dawson
Waterloo
Lawrence Dawson
Floyd Dawson
Donna
Karen
Wilbur Dawson
W. A. Arildsen
Patty
Richie -Francis Allbaugh
Priced to Sell 1929 Chevrolet Truck With Cattle Rack
brief ad notes a 1929 114 ton Chevrolet truck with sideboards and cattle rack priced to sell now. Phone 17. Local social items report Mrs Ed Horn of Riverside won a Benteco radio and a large angel food cake was shared at the Benteco store crew. Mr and Mrs Ostrus return from Newton with Mrs Ostrus sister and Merill Ostrus to Maryville Mo for college after Christmas. Elizabeth Irwin returns from Moline Ill where she spent Christmas with Virgil Irwin and Don Irwin preaches at Crawfordsville United Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Horn
Riverside
Benteco
J. T. Ostrus
Newton
Ostrus
Wiota
Merrill Ostrus
Water carriers in Cairo tap into city mains
In Cairo water carriers offer brass tube taps on doors for passers by to take a drink directly from the main city pipes. The system highlights urban water access linked to daily trade and local houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Cairo
Embroidery’s Ancient Roots Across Civilizations
The article traces embroidery back to ancient cultures including Greeks Syrians Babylonians and Persians who adorned cloth tents and horse blankets. It notes an Elizabethan era embroidery craze in England with decorations on book coverings purses window shades and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Duty Faithfully Performed Opens Mind to Truth
The phrase emphasizes duty as a virtue linking mind and truth within a shared human family, describing it as immutable universal and everlasting.
Stranger In The Attic A Quiet Tale Of Cure And Greed
Martha Fleming caring for her dying mother discovers a hidden cash stash after her mother’s death. With Shorty’s help she digs out a box containing thousands of dollars and plans to finally secure a better life including a housekeeper and freedom from an oppressive routine. A strange note hints at a secret long buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Fleming
Shorty
Martha
Gray Martha Fleming
Not Without Dignity: A Tenet on Dignity and Respect
A concise aphorism states a person remains dignified by avoiding harm to others' dignity. It emphasizes restraint, empathy, and ethical conduct as core character traits applicable to everyday interactions.
Windmills Used Across Eras for Water Pumping
Windmills have long served to pump water, with widespread use by peoples across lands dating back to medieval times and earlier. Early Roman and Bohemian peoples reportedly recognized their value as far back as 700 A.D.
Ice Drift from Poles Would Form Global Foot-thick Layer
A polar ice drift would blanket the earth with roughly a one foot thick layer if evenly spread over land. The annual drift originates from polar regions and accumulates as it moves toward warmer zones.
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Polar
Wallace Plans Broad Farm Policy Under New U S Direction
Wallace outlines a major farm program with Agriculture absorbing resettlement and seeking at least 150000 for expanded 1937 activities. FRA aid would reach 1500000 farm people on relief, with 1,000,000 leaving WPA saving about 2 million yearly. A 50 million plan to help 2.5 million tenants is studied under Roosevelt guidance. Drought report urges legislation. 40 million spent to reclaim 10 million acres. production control tied to soil, crop insurance, and rural rehab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
FRA
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Supreme Court
AAA
Mrs Carrie Blake thanks friends for Christmas gifts
Mrs Carrie Blake thanks friends who sent gifts ecards and letters at Christmas and asks the Journal to wish them all a happy new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Blake
Pully
Local Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Visits
Mr and Mrs Julius Kunik and family spent yesterday in Iowa City at the home of Mr and Mrs A Praverman. Mr and Mrs Ed Conner hosted a dinner for relatives in honor of newlyweds Mr and Mrs Duane Shalla. Shoppers listed include Mrs Alvin Allen and daughter Louise Richland, Mr and Mrs Duncin Columbus Junction, and Mrs Lyle Zehr Katona. Mrs Frank Carter and daughter Dixie travel to Chicago for the weekend. Arlene Lyle of Keota shopped in Washington. Reba Spencer, recently home from an appendectomy, was dismissed and recuperates at Carl Crossett house. The Sweet family visited Iowa City to see Mrs Sweet’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Kunik
Iowa City
A. Praverman
Ed Conner
Duane Shalla
Alvin Allen
Louise
Richland
Tvle Duncan
Columbus Junction
Lyle Zehr
Katona
Keith Sweet
Janet
Hospital dismissals and minor surgeries reported
At The Hospital Mrs Harold Klopfenstein and baby daughter Cecelia Anne were dismissed this morning for their home and Victor Klopfensten son of Mr and Mrs Harold Klopfenstein was dismissed this morning. Mrs Laura Ford underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. George Bishop of Wellman underwent a minor operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Klopfenstein
Cecelia Anne
Victor Klopfensten
Laura Ford
George Bishop
Wellman
Safety conscious drive for children of Fremont county
The Sidney American Legion post organized a safety campaign in Fremont County Iowa to protect schoolchildren. About 5000 students learned safety signs, with school boy patrols aiding crossing and teachers reinforcing lessons. The effort, supported by local school officials and the National Safety Council, aims to reduce traffic accidents and heighten awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont County
Sidney
Iowa
Sidney American Legion Post
Sidney Post
Ralph Lovelady
Highway Safety Committee
The
Lovelady
Fremont
Legion
National Safe Council
Tm Project
National Safety Commcil
Levion Post
Attend Dinner for 83rd Birthday of Mrs. J. A. McCoy
Mrs. J A McCoy celebrated her eighty third birthday with a dinner hosted by Mrs Ley Van Dyke. Local residents including Mr and Mrs J T Cox and children and Harold Nelling joined relatives for the occasion in Young America Tec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McCoy
Clarence Jackson
Edith Stalder
Brighton
Olive
Claude Rhodebeck
Gilbert Mills
Frank Wolfe
Harry Dodson
Essley Dodson
Lone Tree
Leonard Marie
Will Marie
Leo Marie
Elmer Cherry
Alice
Mrs. Cherry
J.A. McCoy
J. T. Cox
Harold Nelling
Olds
Levi van Dyke
Card of Thanks for Fire Help by Neighbors and Fire Departments
I thank neighbors and friends for help and the Washington and Keola fire departments for prompt assistance this morning when my home was destroyed by fire. Mrs. A. M. Baker. Lester Lease and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and
Keola
A. M. Baker
Lester Lease
Defining Mongolism as a Congenital Malformation
An editorial note clarifies that Mongolism has no relation to the Mongolian race. It states the condition is a congenital malformation typically associated with mental incapacity and notes the stereotype about slanting eyes is misleading.
Highest and Lowest Lighthouse on Lehua Island
The Lehua Island lighthouse in Hawaii marks the highest point above sea level in U S waters at 709 feet, yet the structure itself rises only ten feet. The paradox highlights a peak inland location rather than tower height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehua Island
Hawa'ii
United States
H. H. Club Elects Officers for Year
A meeting at Mr Will Longer’s home with eighteen members elected officers for the year. Helen Blanchard became president, Tom Hoxworth vice president, Genevieve Waller secretary, Emma Mecalin assistant secretary, LaLura Rath treasurer, Lena Hoxworth club reporter. A January 8 party at Don Applegate home was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Eb
Will Longer
Eigh
Estella Shuman
Mt Eal
Helen Blanchard
Tom Hoxworth
Vic
Genevieve Waller
Emma Mecallin
LaLura Rath
Don Applegate
Evelyn Homworth
Tena
Mrs Livesay Welcomed as Guest of Honor at Ainsworth Dinner
Dr and Mrs F G Livesay and their daughter Dorothy were honored guests at a noon dinner at the Henry home near Ainsworth for Mrs Livesay's birthday. They returned to find a group of about twenty women waiting to surprise her at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F G Livem
Dorothy
Henry
Ainsworth
Mra
Say
Livesia
Mrs. Livesay
President Arthur described as tall and exceptionally handsome
The article extols President Arthur as tall and well proportioned, perhaps the handsomest man to hold the office. It notes flawless dress, a taste for elegance, and mentions he is the first president to have a valet.
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Arthur
Elba Island history and Napoleonic relics noted
Elba Island lies in the Mediterranean about 20 miles long and 7 miles wide about 40 miles from Italy. Ceded to France in 1802 the isle gained fame with Napoleon's arrival in 1814 and contains relics from his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elba
Italy
France
Macpoleon
Napoleon
Vanishing Samaritans and the City of Nablus
A fragment notes Samaritans vanishing from the earth and outnumbering women, with mentions of enrollment and wives. It refers to Samaria as Nablus, home to a scroll of the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses.
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Virginia Stafford
Virginia Rohrer
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