The Rocking Chair Brigade Delivers News from California Visit
A readable reminiscence column covers travel plans to California, names friends and relatives in Placentia Palm Springs San Clemente and Davenport. It notes health updates weddings and births, church social events and local gossip including hosiery fashion and a Washington birthday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Perley
Placentia
More House
John William Sprague, Jr
Palm Springs
San Clemente
Will Walker
Fragmented Thoughts on Daily Life and Local News
A miscellany of observations and notices from a small Iowa town includes quips about clocks, markets, and social habits. It reports deaths of Myre Mary Ann Dodds and Edwin Thomas Beman, job moves, a church dedication, and local civic changes.
A creased pair of trousers may heed patching
A brief note suggests repairing creased trousers with patches as a simple fix. The item highlights practical mending over replacement, appealing to readers seeking economical wardrobe care.
Drama Week in Washington Sets February Fortnight
The Fortnightly Club designates February 10 to 17 as Drama Week in Washington. Mrs. C. J. Wilson remains seriously ill. Mrs. Ophelia Babcock dies in San Diego from pneumonia at eighty-two. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wolf mark a golden wedding on February 1.5, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Wilson
Washington
Babcock
Ophelia Babcock
N. L. Babcock
San Diego
California
Alex Miller
Orville Eider
John
Joseph Wolf
Ann Houdek Ill With Pneumonia At County Hospital
Washington cateress Miss Ann Houdek, a well known local figure, is seriously ill with pneumonia in the county hospital. Her condition is being treated as a priority care case by the medical staff.
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W. P. Rawn
Washington County Hospital
Ann Houdek
Washington
New School Movement Backs Cedar Township Consolidation
A public announcement signals a movement toward establishing a consolidated school in Cedar township. The plan aims to streamline schooling for local families and improve resources and efficiency.
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Cedar Township
New Pavilion Funded At County Breeders Association Meeting
At a county breeders association gathering President Ernest Carlson led the discussion. A total of $1650 was subscribed to support a public sale pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Carlson
Big closing out sale at Foster farm nets over twenty six thousand
C F Foster who recently sold his farm four miles northeast of town held a large closing out sale realizing over 26000 dollars. The event drew buyers and marked the end of a farming era in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Foster
Farewell Party for Katherine Smith and Local Notices
Miss Ella Warren hosted a farewell party at her home for Katherine Smith who leaves for Kansas City to work in wholesale coffee with John McCartney. Alfred T Burris Jr died February 14 after a paralytic stroke aged 51. Dwight Norton Jr died February 16 after a long illness. Bess Dennison returned home from Dimmit Texas. Squire Riley had a serious runaway injury. Hog prices on Chicago market quoted by Todd Stuart with historical averages cited. A six pound baby girl arrived February 20 at the Keister home.
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Ella Warren
Katherine Smith
Kansas City
John McCartney
Norton
Dwight Norton Jr
Morris and Walsh
Knight
Crail Corner
Joe McKee
Lemmon
Ellen Brown
Washington
No Clew on Parties Who Left Wee Waif at St James School
A missing clue persists in the case of a child left on the steps of St James School. A local family has taken in the young waif and is providing care while investigators seek the responsible parties.
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St. James School
Normal school bill dies as town pats itself on back
Review of the week notes Washington Iowa publicity plus local events. Lincoln birthday closures, Stewart school entertainment, job changes at Smart and Thrifty and Joan Applegate printing. Reports of promotions, a sheriff rumor, hospital visit, and Lincoln school gift ceremony. Canopy accident at the theater causes minor damage with Dav enport crews responding.
Local Socials and Civic Notes From Washington
Washington residents attend safety courses and social events while others travel to Chicago New Orleans and Cedar Falls. Marriages births and engagements are announced alongside court updates and community happenings at the county level.
Hospital births and admissions listed in brief
Dismissals include Mrs Nels Westermark Everette Miller and Mrs John Carey with infant son born weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. New arrivals include Mr and Mrs John Krotz at 11:30 last night a daughter six pounds one ounce and Mr and Mrs Cletus Ruxlowe a son eight pounds six and one half ounces. Continuous notices show admissions and births across Washington Wellman Richland and Keola communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels B. Westermark
Everette Miller
Wellman
John Carey
Washington
Floyd Lyons
Richland
Charlotte Parker
David McCartney
William Huffstutter
Betty Jean
John von Arb
Nancy Priscilla
Conrad Miller
North English
John Krotz
Ainsworth
Bora
Cletus Ruxlowe
Keola
Ira Amilong
Ray Box Washington
Ben Miller
Wayland
Jim Boyd
Local births and medical news listed in column
Parents Myrta Jeffrey Washington Stanley Mouser Wellman and Miles Sherman Winfield welcome a daughter born at 4 55 am weighing six pounds nine ounces. Bohumil Kos Ainsworth underwent an appendectomy this Thursday. Guy Enke and infant Lloyd Gene were dismissed for home at Columbus Junction. Isaac Kleese and infant Mary Jo were dismissed for home on Washington Route 4. Richard Lenninger Ainsworth and spouse welcome a son born this morning at 12 40 weighing six pounds fifteen ounces.
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Myrta Jeffrey
Washington
Stanley Mouser
Wellman
Miles Sherman
Winfield
Bohumil Kos
Ainsworth
Guy Enke
Lloyd Gene
Columbus Junction
Isaac Kleese
Mary Jo
Richard Lenninger
Deaths of the Week Mrs. Frank Kuhn Nellie Fetes Kuhn
Nellie Fetes Kuhn died at County hospital Sunday morning February fifth after pneumonia developed following a stroke. She was sixty one years old.
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Beman
Edwin Thomas Beman
Monroe Street
Frank Kuhn
Nellie Fetes Kuhn
Obituaries of Betsy A Holmes George B Stapp and Elmer Lovelett
Betsy A. Holmes age 83 died Wednesday morning at her daughter's home. George B. Stapp age 75 died Thursday morning at his Cotter residence after a long illness. Elmer Lovelett age 57 died of a heart attack at his Remus Michigan home, formerly living in Washington.
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Betsy A. Holmes
Betsy, A. Holmes
Milton Mass
George B. Stapp
Cotter
Elmer Lovelett
Remus
Michigan
Mr. Lovelett
Washington
A Woman Never Closes A Dam Per On A Stove
A collection of pithy sayings reflecting stubborn habits and temptations. The speaker notes shiftlessness in families, gambling on the board of trade as a social stigma, and impulsive theft when confronted with apples in a store.
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Daughters of Veterans
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George Mohr
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New Orleans
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Harry Rimmerman
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Milt Godfrey
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Elmer Wulf
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Gamble
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Shirley Clark
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