Y Senior team to open home schedule next Monday at the Y
The Y Senior basketball squad hosts Sigourney Independent in the season opener after a 15 point loss to Sigourney in the last meeting. Team members include Stan Wallace Bob Chaod al Don Wilson Stan Scranton Aaron Batterson Dale Batterson Bob Post Paul Maxwell Jack Green and Bob Bostwick. The Junior team has no games soon and the Shar on game on Jan 8 was canceled. The Stamp Club meets next Wednesday. if Mr. Lawrence misses, notice will go out. Community Room saw busy two weeks with Christmas parties and Santa visits totalling about 700 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Stan Wallace
Bob Chaodal
Don Wilson
Stan Scranton
Aaron Batterson
Dale Batterson
Bob Post
Paul Maxwell
Jack Green
Bob Bostwick
Sharon
Stamp Club
Lawrence
Santa
Brighton Community Notes Post Christmas Gatherings
Charles Weisz hosted Brighton Produce plant staff with a gift exchange in the office. The Helping Hand club held a cooperative dinner and Christmas exchange at Mrs. Martha Kasowski's home. Several residents visited family, traveled for care, or moved houses as holiday activities continued across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Charles Weisz
Weisz
Helping Hand Club
Martha Kasowski
Harold Cook
Peter Godwin
Fairfield
Godwin
Clyde Boots
de Soto
Iowa
James Morgan
Ira Saunders
Howar'd Hazen
Ray Reeves
Lois
Washington
Victor Oswald
Kermit Oswald and
Sherry
Richland
Edgar Wise
Georgia
Nancy
Nellie Baberson
Albert Saunders
Fred Saunders
Harold Gertzen
Excelsior Springs
Gertzen
Farmers Mutual Insurance Meeting Set in Washington IA
The annual meeting of policy holders of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington Iowa will be held Friday January 10 at 150 PM at the association office. Directors for six townships Cedar Crawford Dutch Creek Jackson English River and Oregon will be elected. Charles Kennedy secretary December 21 28 January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Mutual
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Washington
Iowa
Cedar
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Jackson
English River
Oregon
Charles Kennedy
Fertile Midwestern Soils Shaped by Ancient Glacial Silt
Leighton explains thick silt blankets formed as glaciers deposited rock debris in river channels and winds carried fine material across the Midwest. The resulting fertile soils span the corn belt across Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri and adjacent areas, averaging several feet in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Leighton
Middle West
Mississippi
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Christmas greetings and travels of area families
Mrs Leonard Woodruff and family visit Burlington. Ira Schafer and son Lee travel to Mayo Clinic Rochester. Lillian McFarland tours Chicago for Christmas with Lowrey and family. Brigitton Study club sang carols and exchanged gifts. Bridges and Dunkelberger families plan Christmas and Florida trip for Mr Bridges health. Kraemers attend Ames graduation. Brighton college break. Violet Boone heads to Kansas City for Christmas. James Morgan family attend Rover Brimblecom funeral. old reconstruction foreman noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Woodruff
Burlington
Ira Schafer
Lee
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Lillian McFarland
Rubio
Chicago
Lowrey McFarland
Brigitton Study Club
H. C. Stouse
Sraiden Castle
Fla
Bridges
Community and closing out sales in Iowa listings
A dated catalog lists weekly and upcoming closing out auction sales in Iowa towns including Whittaker sale barn Columbus Junction Lone Tree Kinross Washinton Crawfordsville Ainsworth and Washington. Sellers include P S Shebanek Donald Stoner Harley Yates J C Wenger T H Huston Dewey Weeks and Ralph Zeck with sale starts around 11:00 a.m. on given January dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
W. P. Shebanek
Lone Tree
Hey
Donald Stoner
Harley Yates
Kinross
H. J. Bender
Ben M. Miller
J. C. Wenger
Washington
Wayland Road
S.E. Crawfordsville
T. H. Huston
Ainsworth
Tom MecGraw
Dewey Weeks
Washington- Riverside
Boyd Foster
Riverside
Ralph Zeck
Dust storms of the ice age built Midwest soil says geologist
Illinois state geologist M. M. Leighton told the Geological Society of America that fertil ity in the corn belt stems from dust storms that swept the region about 25 000 years ago. These storms fed by bare silt flats in midwest river valleys during the great ice age formed the rich soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. M. Leighton
Illinois
Geological Society of America
Midwest
Brimble Com Resignation Prompts Foreman Change
In Ton and Ainsworth the Brimble company foreman resigned and James Morgan is named the new foreman replacing the outgoing leader.
Vacuum cleaner cord safety advice
Take care of your vacuum cleaner cord. Wind worn spots with friction tape and replace badly frayed cords as they pose a fire hazard. Turn off the switch before disconnecting to avoid injury or damage to the appliance.
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Northend
Forest Brack
Krone Bros
Whittaker & Barnes
Co. L. Jennings
New London
East Second
Leroy Koch
J. Clarence E. Smith
Martin Miller
Batavia
Chas. L. Wells
Crawfordsville
Long & Hotle
Larry Morrison
Ralph E. Kessel
West Briggs
Fairfeld
Nelson Well Co
Fairfield, Ia
Fuhr & Cochran
Pissiy
Coe’s Cafe
Wattgood
American Pearl Button Company
Southern Utilities
STEN
Poland
Keith Barnes
Willis Richards
American Petroleum Station
Wallbridge
King David
Stayman
Howard Ballou Orchard
Lincoln School
Charles Snyder
Martin
Busby Mfg. Co
Gamble
Hampshire
New Blood Lines
Lloyd Kempf
Wayland Phone
North Marion
China
Joh. Skubal
Haskins
Home Lumber Co., Inc
Lester B. Krabill
Straw Ralph
Goodrich
Goodyear
Washington Oil Company
North
Marion Avenue
George J. Breitenbach
Reister's
Reister Bros
Louis W. Petersen
Keswick
ROMEX
Bell & Gevoex Firestone
Washington County
Washington Concrete Company
James- Way
Russell Jones, Ainsworth
East
Madison Street
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Hamilton Beach
South Avenue
Donald M. Hayes
New Hampshire
Walter P. Miller
John Jeffrey
New
Www Arm
Porter Elevator
West Chester
Riley Grecian
Sitler’s Auto Parts
Chevrolet
Journal
Norcal
U. S
Pullorum
Corn Belt Turkey Farms
Mangold’s
City Hall
Farrell
Washington Motor Co
Pioneer Drugs Store
Alvin Hahn
Brown's Courtesy Corner
Wayne Marston
Inquire
Wayne Limerman
Russell Packing Co
Chicago Yard
Ramseyer
E. Wash
By Ken Reynolds
Geerlings
Fred W. Bell
South 4Th Ave. Ledgers
Chas. E. Lemley
Lemley Way
Washington “Y
W. R. (Irish) Richardson
Brighton News
Fdna
Crile
Alice Statler
Des Moines
George Statler
Marjory Haffner
Business
Wapello
L. E. McAfee
Stockport
Wm. Spencer
Charles Bennett
Mar
Loren R. Letterdahl
P. O. Box
Washington, Iowa
Brown Finance Co
Court House
Smart Implement CO
Washington, In
United States
Jamesway
Cargill & Foxbilt
Elks N
Ting
John Deere
Oliver
McCormick-Deering
Massey Harris
Robinson
Wenger
Roth and
Brown & Bruty
Sugar Creek Sewing Circle
Ivan Wyse
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