Real estate quiet title suit in Washington County Iowa
James Gatton sues in the Iowa district court at Washington for quieting title to 15.30 acres in Sec 18 Twp 74 N Range 9 West claiming fee simple ownership against numerous Embry and Nordyke heirs and unknown claimants. The petition seeks to bar all adverse claims and obtain general relief. appearance required by January 10, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court OF
Iowa
Washington County
James Gatton
John H. Embry
Anna M. Embry
Sarah J. Embry
Elmira
Embree
Manning B. Mills
Guardian
John H. Embree
Anna M. Embree
Sarah J. Embree
Jesse Embree
Noah Embree
James D. Haworth
Mahala Embree
Ematine Haworth
Joahn H. Embree
W. A. Jordan
Wm. A. Jordan
Maria Jordan
Mary M. A. Beatty
Lucinda Emley
Aaron B. Nordyke
Mary M. A. Nordyke
Lucinda Emily
Walter D. Nordyke
Aaron Nordyke
Margaret A. Nordyke
Albert M. Bales
D. W. Nordyke
Walter D. Emley
W. D. Nordyke
Iva L. Bales
Grace L. Nordyke
Valentine W. Fleig
Grace Nordyke
Clara Fleig
Valentine Fleig
John Fleig
Godfrey Klett
Amanda E. Pickering
Amanda Elizabeth Pickering
Marshall Levi Coil
Amos Judson Coil
James Monroe Coil
Jessey Lewis Pickering
Lawrence Daniel Pickering
Millie Ruth Elmore
L. B. Laithly
Fred Coil
Lianie Coil
Jesse Lewis Pickering
Frances Pickering
Marshal Love Coil
Florence Coil
Harry Elmore
Auditor's
The
Recorders
District Court
Washington
Notice of Annual Meeting of Farmers Mutual IA Policy Holders
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County Iowa calls a meeting at Woodman Hall on January 7 1927 at 11 a m for election of Directors from Highland Franklin Marion Clay and Lime Creek townships and other business.
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Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Washington County
Iowa
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of
Woodman Hall
Highland
Franklin
Marion
Clay
Lime Creek
Christmas stocking tale and a local reading list note
A light item recalls a boy borrowing his sister’s stocking to peek at Santa’s gifts. The column notes ongoing 1927 reading material updates and asks if readers are on the subscription list. It hints at upcoming merchant inventory and a desire for a community crusade or worthy cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May K
Christmas Practical Gag Gifts and Village Jokes
A humorous Riverside era column sketches holiday gift ideas and a string of lighthearted quips. It features a practical gift swap, lines about family, courtroom one liners, and playful exchanges on furniture tastes, aging, and daily life with a regional flavor.
Highland Center Christmas Social and Community News
Families gathered at Highland Center school for a Christmas party with Santa Claus and games. Many locals visited, dinners and programs were held at schools and churches, with numerous residents mentioned across Riverside and Cedar Rapids areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Steele
Willam
Parental Murphy
John Rath
Verle
Earnest Meeks
Rudolph Knottnerus
J. W. Wilson
Riverside
Harry Long
Paul
John Lasek
Olive Coon
Blanche Murphy
Meeks
Verle Rath
Claire Kron
Lillian
Doris Endicott
Ed Endicott
James Murphy
Ernest Meeks
Myra
Wayne
Kenneth
Karl Steele
Sarah McCreedy
Olds
Highland Center
Wes Sojka
Darlene
Cedar Rapids
S. T. Beranek
Jim Coon
Ed Prebyl
Egypt
Orval Meeks
Jesse Meeks
Laird Simpson
Wil Murphy
Florence Steele
June
Annabelle Campbell
McCreedy
Parental Kron
Richmond
Geo. Havel
Wes Sojka’s
Jesse Shalla
Jolly Dozen
Town
Will Murphy
William
June Steele
Helen Endicott
Savannah
Iinois
Helen Showalter
Alice Meeks
Blanche Havel
Myra Meeks
Union Dale
Floyd Steele
Milo Steele
Be kind to animals and bootleggers’ clever mischief
A folk-voice vignette contrasts kindness to animals with prohibition era crime as a bootlegger doubles quarts of Scotch with prune juice. A family’s holiday wishes go unmet while Daddy’s wish comes true, and a teacher asks Ruth about her father’s fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Ruth
Norma Shearer displays athletic skill in The Waning Sex
Norma Shearer performs swimming diving tennis and golf in The Waning Sex at the Fox Theatre with Conrad Nagel. Skeptics may be surprised as she handles strenuous action in this MGM romance, including a famous private pool plunge on Thomas May’s Southern California estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Shearer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Fox Theatre
Conrad Nagel
Norma
California
Thomas May
Robert Z Leonara
Waning Sex draws strong cast including Arthur and McAlister
The Waning Sex features a robust cast led by George K. Arthur and Mary McAlister with additional notable players. The production highlights strong performances and engaging drama in a period theatre showcase.
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George K. Arthur
Mary McAlister
Keota Churches Celebrate Christmas With Cantata and Services
Keota churches held Christmas celebrations with the Christian church presenting the five act cantata Make Believe Santa Claus before a large audience. A traditional Christmas tree distributed gifts to the school and others. St Marys Catholic church faced space constraints at Martins Hall but drew a large midnight Mass attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Baptist Sunday School
Reir
Sunda
United Presbyterian
Keota
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Miscellaneous local notes and a Dubuque county treasurer case
Mrs Daisy Chambers is vice president of the Rebekah Association not Mrs Lide Melanki. John Long of Afton returns home after a visit with his mother Mrs Ten Long. Epworth gathering and a winter carnival are planned at a Methodist church. Des Moines reports Attorney General Ben Gibson demands the removal of C E Mullin Dubuque county treasurer after a state examination shows a shortage over 6000 dollars. county attorney Kane expects Mullin to resign and federal charges may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Chambers
Rebekah Association
Lide Melanki
John Long
Afton
Ten Long
Epworth Gagne
Methodist Church
Des Moines
C. E. Mullin
Dubuqu
Attorne
Ben Gibson
Mullin
Gibson
Atorney Kane
Dubuque
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Jas. J. Benda
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Pat
Johnny
Tony
Chris
Tony Coopray
Harry
Papa
Mamma
Ruta
Balyy
Gertrude Ederle
Adams and Chippendale
Sears and Roebuck
Presbyterian Church
Legion
Kate TB. Glover
Clifford Manock
Sparland
George Sorton
Hill
Amler
Cheisemas
Mother
Dad
Daddy
St. James Church
Wilson
W. W. Wilson
Nashua
Clark & Enslin
West Side Square
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