Wellston News Briefs from Groendyke Place to Christmas
Wellston residents share Christmas visits and news from families including Groendyke, Brinning, Griffith, Harvey, Lemley, and Morrow. Local accidents, illnesses, births, travel to Brighton, Ottumwa, and Ames, plus workers hauling corn and yard chores mark the holiday recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
G. Groendyke
Groendyke Place
Rube Corpenning
H. Engle
Royal Robertson
J. W. MacClelland
C. H. Brinning
Andy Brinning
Will Brinning
Valley
Edgar Mayers
Near
Havre
Lafe Barnes
Brighton
Geo. Wilson
Murry
Iowa
Ralph Hrinting
Geo. Heil
Fairfield
Christmas visits color Brighton community
Clarence Funston from Great Lakes IL and many local families share Christmas gatherings across Brighton and nearby towns. Visitors include Mrs. Ross Whitacer and Ames baby, Emmet Gowey of Osceola, Carleton Jones of Libertyville, and others at multiple parental homes. A White Oak school candy social netted about forty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Clarence Funston
Great Lakes IL
Kenneth Donavan
Ross Whitacer
Ames
C. B. Savage
Dan Gowey
Rubio
Terry Gowey
Wayne Savage
Arthur Peppers
Rose Howell
J. F. Goweys
Howard Reighard
T. S. Reighard
Belle Brinton
Des Moines
T. M. Brinton
Katherine Bauxbaum
Rochester
Minn
H. A. Engle’s
White Oak School
Vincent Fritz
Peter Sieren
Figourney
Robert Balderson
Wilfred
Wm. Balderson
Arthur Koch
John Pfieffer
Florence Kososki
Cedar Rapids
Pleasant Hill Community Christmas Gatherings Report
Mr and Mrs Claupa and baby Eugene Caldwell visited Silas Caldwell and Will Caldwell. Bryan Swift and son spent Sunday at Carl Sehnier's and Randall households with relatives in Washington. Earl Kephart hosted about twenty relatives for Christmas dinner. Several attended Pleasant Hill church Christmas program. Robert Kephart and Elmer Kephart with spouses visited Ben Miller. Roy Randall and family visited Mack Beenblossom's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Ae Claupa
Eugene Arion Caldwell
Silas Caldwell
Smrs
Bryan Swift
Will Caldis
Carl Sehneler
Roy Randal
Randall’s
Washingto
Earl Kephart
Robert Kephart
Elmer Kephart
Ben Millers
Roy Randall
Mack Beenblossom
Brighton Teachers From Des Moines Visit Area
Misses Kelle Brinton and Nyle Donovan, Des Moines teachers, are spending time in Brighton this week, sharing insights with local students and discussing classroom practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Kelle Brinton
Nyle Donovan
Des Moines
Twilight Story Hour Delights Chilcote Library Children
The Twilight Story hour at Chilcote Library Saturday drew more than forty children. W. W. Bowers opened with The Nativity, followed by Christmas tales by Mrs. R. K. Shannon and Miss Carol Forgey. The Brunswick machine from J. S. McElhinny provided entertainment while Mrs. Lemmon led songs and nursery rhyme records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilcote Library
W. W. Bowers
R. KE. Shannon
Robin ‘Redbreast
Carol Forgey
Santa Claus
Brunswick
J. S. McElhinneys
J. E. Lemmon
Luxury tax repeal takes effect Sunday nationwide
After January 1 all luxury taxes levied during the war end except amusements with admission over ten cents. Taxes on soft drinks toilet articles apparel and railroad charges are repealed except Pullman rates. Charity admissions remain tax free and unused stamps may be redeemed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Pullman Company
Treasury Department
Local Revenue Office
Sugar Drops Below Five Cents a Pound in New York
Refined sugar fell below five cents a pound for the first time in years amid weak raw sugar demand. The Federal Sugar Company lowered its quotations by 10 points to 4.90 cents per pound for fine granulated sugar in New York trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Sugar Company
The Tax Payer’s Proud View Of Public Schools
An editor argues that the average township tax levy shows that over one third of taxes fund the district school, totaling $36.45 per $100. The piece notes some pay $100 to $700 annually in school tax and highlights a Washington City taxpayer at $560. It praises the public school as key to citizenship, freedom of thought and speech, and a just use of tax money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Washington City
Washington County
Washington
Farm Bureau
Court House
Washington Independent School District
Fee Public School
Free Public
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Charley Hoover
Joe Durst
M. B. Jones
W. H. Brinning
Preston Hoover
Bert Simpson
Jim McNease
al Hole
Charley Harvey
Charley Harveys
Henry
Jees Harvey
E. Brombach
West Chester
Ottumwa
Gilbert Morrow
McNease
Siem Griffith
John Griffith
James Bender
J. W. Mc Clellend
McClellend
Robertson
Marie Gowey
State Highway Commission
A. R. Gowey
Ruth Lemsey
Virginia
Lawrence Lemley
Floyd Arnold
Katheryn Frazey
Dallas Center
Burban
Garbey
Emma Brim
Tracy Fenner
American Legion
Woman's
Pist
Cascara
Mr. Hill
W.H. Hill
Detroit
C. M. & F. Clothing Co
Mistriet Schools
Township Road
Dragging
Bunge Cere Detmnsea Empha Capital Extension
Ian Schade
Soldiers’ Relief
Cononty
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