Doctor Wanted for Crawfordsville Iowa in urgent appeal
Crawfordsville Improvement association launches a broad campaign to recruit a general practitioner to replace a recently retired physician after 59 years in town. Cards mailed to medical colleges and hospitals detail local advantages including office space, health unit, medical society, schools, churches, roads, and access to nearby hospitals in Washington, Iowa City, and Mt. Pleasant. The piece notes the town’s strong legacy of physicians and local family ties to medicine.
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Journal Printshop
Journal
Crawtfordsville
Iowa
Washington County
Crawfordsville
Washington
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
County Health Unit
County Medical Society
Isaac Crawford
N. J. Lease
H. C. Hull
J. H. Hull
Ainsworth
S. W. Huston
C. W. McLauchlin
Crawfordsville Pursues Doctor Attraction Efforts
The piece notes the difficulty of attracting physicians to small towns and says Crawfordsville is pursuing the project effectively and likely to succeed. It highlights the scarcity of doctors and the preference of many physicians for larger towns.
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Iawa
Crawfordsville
Galahad Jones
Gas feeder line to boost Cedar Rapids Marion supply
Cedar Rapids and Marion will gain 2000 natural gas customers via a new feeder pipeline starting north of Ainsworth. The line connects with the Natural Gas Pipe Line of America across Washington County, boosting Iowa City as well. The Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co announces steel pipe deliveries and expects completion of the first section this year at an estimated cost of 550000 dollars, increasing capacity by about ten million cubic feet daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Ainsworth
Iowa City
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Companys
This County
Abbreviations and Winter Roads Highlight Local Letters
Miss Cranston notes a town paper dispute over spelling Iowa versus lowa and postal routing to Washington. Thayer of the Washington high school praises the state highway commission for keeping primary highways clear through heavy winter snows, outperforming other counties in travel disruption.
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Thayer
Washington High School
State Highway Commission
Merry Christmas The Last Of Her Family
Mr and Mrs Cecil Christmas announce their daughter Merry soon to marry before December 25 1952 For now Carol 16 and Joy 7 remain to brighten Christmas in Superior Wisconsin
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Superior, Wis
Superior
Cecil Christmas
Merry
Tall Corn City Represented in Fla by Washington County group
Washington County Iowa vacationists attended Recreation View in Florida with a large party. Former State Senator A Claire Dewey reported the count fell short of last year’s record as a 24 foot stalk of corn was shown. Guests included F M Blanco and others from Minnesota and Tampa. numerous Washingtonians were listed among attendees.
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St Petersburg
Florida
Washington County
Recreation View
Claire Dewey
F. M. Blanco
Minneapolis
David Miller
A. C. Tulteral
Tampa
Messrs
Fred L. Moore
A. Claire Dewey
W. “. Hedges
Clayde Knupp
Ivan Rehmel
C. Glenn Conard
Mesdames
Arthur Atack
Louise Reaney
W. KE. Hense
Mina McKay
Harry McCall
Waneetah Ingalls
Margaret Turkington
Frank Cody
Rowland G. Davis
Fix Your Cake Theme For Junior Fortnightly
Fourteen members of the Junior Fortnightly club met with Mrs. Victor Thompson Monday night. Paul Fern of the Fern Pastry Shop demonstrated cake decorating using collared slides. The group planned attending a play in Iowa City or Mt Pleasant replacing the March meeting.
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Victor Thompson
Paul Fern
The
Fern Pastry Shop
Iowa City
Mt. Pleasant
Miss DeLa presides at Rainbow Girls meeting
Rain bow Girls held a regular meeting Monday night at the Masonic Temple with Pat DeLa presiding as worthy advisor. During the business session plans were discussed for a style show to be held in the first week of March.
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Masonic Temple
Pat DeLa
Cinderellas Exchange Valentines at 4 H meeting
Phyllis Martin hosted a Saturday 4 H Cinderellas gathering with thirteen members two leaders and a visitor. Activities included a picture study A Young Woman Weighing Gold presented by Joyce Statler a poem reading and duets. A treasury-boosting collection of 1.20 and postures tips followed.
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Phyllis Martin
Janice Statler
Rama Jo Parcell
Linda Stewart
Kathy Crone
Joyce Statler
Melvin Booth
Club
Julia Bauer
Treasury
Janet Ross
Beverly Ginkens
Bible Miracle Roll Call in Fortnightly Bible Department
Mrs. KE S Hebner led the Fortnightly Bible Department meeting at the library with opening prayer. Roll call answered by naming a Bible miracle. minutes read. discussion covered Paul’s missionary journey in Acts chapter 17 and the readings on His Preaching at Corinth and At Ephesus.
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KE. S. Hebner
Bible Department
Heber
Paul
Thessalonica
Berea
County Rural Youth Leadership School Holds Session in Mt Pleasant
Abigail Perez Vada Guy and Oriena Augustine represented the Washington county Rural Youth organization at the district leadership training school held at the youth center in Mt Pleasant Monday night. Nine counties were represented. Bob Fichel of Jefferson county was elected district chairman for the coming year.
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Abigail Perez
Vada Guy
Oriena Augustine
Washington County
Mt. Pleasant
Bob Fichel
Jefferson County
Literature Group Meets With Mrs McLaughlin
Mrs McLaughlin hosted the Fort nightly literature group Monday afternoon with fourteen members present. Mrs Crone led the business meeting and read a Lincoln quotation. Mrs Thorne led the program on Fifty Fabulous Years by Kaltenborn.
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W. McLaughlin
Frank Crone
Lincoln
Clifford Thorne
Kaltenborn
Social Calendar Update for Washington County Groups
Community listings show events from the Washington County Nurses Association at 8 pm at the Nurses home to YWCA Mixers at 7 50 pm in the YW room. Also noted are Pythian Sisters meetings at KP hall and several afternoon clubs including Merry Makers Just Us and Rosemary club with meetings in various homes and church activities across midweek.
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Wash. Co
YWCA
Pythian Sisters
WEFW
Milo Steele Jr
Wylie Anderson
Rosemary Club
Lloyd Foster
Merry Makers
Richard Scott
Just Us Club
Marion Huston
Aiis
Mason Temple
St. James
Beta Sigma Phi
Pam
Duane Griggs
Community club and church activities listed for Thursday
A dense schedule lists U and I club 2 pm Amanda Schulte events plus CES Pinochle at Masonic Temple and many WSCS circles at Methodist church. Notes include charity sewing at noon, unit meetings, a BIL party at YMCA, and notices on magazine subscriptions and group changes.
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Masonic Temple
Filetburg
Ladies Aid
Ralph Oldfield
Dean Schwartz
WSCS
P.m
Methodist Church
C. A. Boice
S P.m. Ymca
West Chester
COC
Wm. Reif
Friendly Circle
Harold Klopfenstein
OES
Legion Aux
Christian Women's Fellowship Group
St. Paul's Women's Guild
Life Pen
Carol Brewer
Local notes include births and honors in scattered items
Mrs. Robert Baker of Fern dale Michigan visits relatives in Washington county. Dave Livingston of Washington named to Lincoln Day dinner duties in Montana. John A Logan returns from New York jewelry management course. Daniel J Masson of Washington sworn as second lieutenant in army reserve at Iowa State University. Granddaughter born to Elmer Fisher in Merced California named Katherine Chase. mother Suzanne Fisher married to Lt William Anderson at an air base in England.
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Independent Record
Helena
Mont
Dave Livingston
Washington
Republican State Central Committee
Lewis and Clark County
Montana
John A. Logan
New York City
N. Y
Lemmon Jewelry Store
Daniel J. Masson
Army Reserve
State University of Iowa
Corps of Engineers
Daniel V. Masson
South Avenue C
Elmer Fisher
Merced
California
Suzanne Fisher
William Anderson
England
Katherine Chase
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Guernsey
Farrow
Chester
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John Deere
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International
Briggs & Stratton
Jennie Horton
Chicago
Arch Huston
Chaney & Roth
Harold Tolander
Ladies of
Olds Church
FOX
Mary Beth Hughes
James Ellison
Screen Guild
Tall Corn
Fla
Fern
Kenneth Darnell
Thompson
Kenton Mangold
J. J. Berdo
Mr. Fern
DeLa
Rainbow Girls
Cinderellas
Bible
Athens
Ray Sojka
Corinth
Cloyce Stewart
Ephesus
Ford
Massey Harris & Cultivator
B. John Deere
Avery Tractor
Ford Dearborn
Ford Dearborn Cultivator
John Deere Barrow
Dearborn
Yoder Implement Co
Kalona, Iowa
McLaughlin
U and I Club
Amanda Schulty
Jennie Adams
He van Meter
Arentirely Christian Women's Fellowship
Claude SK. Randall
Clarence Randall Sr
John Jarvis
Sorosis Club
Joe Tobin
Walter Messer
Elizabeth Klein
Fred Bell
Jay Sellers
Wayne Robison
Ralph Bauer
Wm. Sitler
H. (. Hull
Harold Ahrens
al Chureh
Haa
Rock Island Produce CO
Reisters
Robert Baker
Ferndale, Mich
Roysg. Stewart
Stewart
Washington County Hospital
Snider’s Electric Motor Repair Shop
Farmers Store
John Deere Day
State Theatre
Richard Crane
Marjorie Lord
Elizabeth Patterson
Jonathan Hale
Farmers Implement Co
Jonathin Hale
Ed Brophy
Hollywood
Nate Young
Tom Gordon
Farmers Implement Company
North Marion
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Washington, Iowa
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