Montana Doctor Recalls Youth on Farm in County
Bruce Cowden recounts Dr. Fred Taylor of Montana visiting Washigton area memories of his youth on a Brighton township farm. The piece notes Taylor’s Virginia and Indiana lineage, a Gatlin cemetery, and local acquaintances while touching on a Toastmasters meeting in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Washineton
Fred Taylor
Pred Mauthe
George Brinton
Waylor
Brighton
Washigton
Wo Aaa J
Brookhart
Wgion
Tassor
Tin County
Chace Gill
de Lancers
Libes
Thomases
Sutherlands
Livers
Washington
J OR. Taylor
Bred
Ome
Sote
Gatlin
Dro Vasler
J. R. Taylor
Indiana
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
James Taylor
J. R. Paylor
Dro Pred
Jink
Brighton Township
Dr. Taylor
McLellan Store Owner Discusses Center Ville Talks
An attendee from Center Ville, owner of the McLellan store, spoke at the meeting and was well received. Washington participants introduced themselves to visitors, many being salesmen, and underwent critique on posture, gestures, and grammar from a visiting evaluator. Notable attendees included Carleton Stas of Waterloo, and Walter Steigleman of Iowa City, both connected to journalism circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toastmasters Club
Washington
Mel Houck
Waterloo
Iowa City
Centerville
Glenn Haycreen
Man
Ager
McLellan
Isashinatan
Center Ville
Carleton Stas
Las
Sioux City Journal
Walter Steigleman
Are
Lowa University
Washington Ia Man Completes Army Leadership School
Leland E Schmitt of Washington Iowa completed Army Leadership School with the 5th Armored Division after finishing 18 weeks of basic training at CAMP CHARFER Ark. He attended Washington High School and Coe College and entered service seven months ago with his parents, Mr and Mrs Everett Selmitt, living on rural route two, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Charfer Ark.ie
Leland BE. Schmitt
Washington
5Th Armored
Washington Fighe
Coe College
Everett Selmitt
Route
Birthday honors for Mrs Van Dyke brighten Rubio town
Long list of visitors and neighbors in Rubio and nearby towns celebrate Mrs Emma Cherry Van Dyke’s birthday. Community members advertise plays, gatherings, and weddings, with many names and places from Richland to Pleasant Plain attending events and sharing meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
Emma Cherry
Mero
Floyd Crane
Gene Smith
Washington
Pearl
Margaret
Louis Smith
West Chester
Lester van Dyke
van Dyke
Wendell Dreiser
Francis Feltz
Valley
Clayton Martins
Robert Martin
Kiehland
Clarence Smith
Anna Farrier
Brighton
Edgar Farrier
Pekin
Pickens Honor Their Granddaughter
Pleasant area residents share a series of family visits and celebrations centered on Julia Miksch turning one year old. Families including Miksch, Flanders, Zwicki, Hayes, and Mikseh join birthday dinners and weekend hospitality across Keota, Columbus Junction, and nearby farms. The Chorpenings observe their 12th wedding anniversary amid gatherings through mid February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hayes
Pleasant
C. G. Vicken
Julia Miksch
Lawrence Miksch
Norbert Flanders
Keota
Lawrence Miksel
Julia
Lioyd Miksel
Connie
Mag
Hannah Aiming
Gien Miller
Clifford Potten
Joe Stolder
Lloyd
Regina
Devilish Eyewear Legend Mirrors Dental Bristle Quip
In medieval times eyeglasses were blamed on the devil as a harmful invention. A prior belief held that if nature meant better sight, humans would have stronger eyes. A later quip notes teeth brushing would require bristles on the tongue.
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Bruce Cowden
Jimmy Doolittle
Little Air Armada
Tokyo
Truman
Doolittle
International
Scumitt
Mrs. van Dyke
iMre, A.V. Sparks
Vera Steinbeck
Jesse Harbison
Marion Dickinson
Barbara Sparks
Lois Watson
Christine McClintie
Cloyd Watson
D. Ho. Watson
Carroll Steinbeck
Raymond Dickinson
Charles Kessler
Mabel Jarton
Ella Luithlv
Zeno Times
Larry Morgan
Walter Stevens
Stevens
Des Moines
Ross Hodson
Hawk
Lena Barnes
Nancy Dickinson
Viole Jue
Eugene Morean
Roy Swartzwelter
Rietland
Bill Ziegler
Fairfield
Rubbio
Richland
A. J. Steinbeck
Chicago
Chevrolet
John Tomes
Willie Augustine
Rea Carris
Zeno Time
A. C. Roach
Paul McClintie
Roman Gevoek
Pleasant Plain
Omer Long
Virginia
Violet
Howard Lane
Clarence Hyzer
Lloyd Mitchell
Marion DeReus
Pella
John
McClaree Taoh WeCtare and
Patty Iv Rene
Floyd Collett
Eueste
OFW
Fred Leppert
Christina Dertys
Lydia Oswalt
Riehlind
Nancy Leppert
Honor Aoniversaries
O. W. Lehmitter
C. C. Hyver
Tournal
Wondag
Wen
Claston Morgan
Viola Das
Edith Morgan
Mary Morgan
Paul McClintienand
Levi van liv Ke
Lena Zukle
Chester W. Goggin
Los Angeles
Goggin
International Soundphoto
Threeman
White House
S. Hall Johnson
Charles F. Horne
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Jerome C. Hunsacker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aeronautical Engineering Department
Western Avenue
Turnermann & CO
Davenport
Iowa
G. J. Timmerman & CO
Western Ave
Davenport, Iowa
American Gas Association
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Harold Hayes
Charles Croft
Preston Tarvey
John Johnson
Preston
Graeeniil
Pickens
Don Zwicki
Linda
John Dolson Tevnne
Miro
Bill Horton
Earl Chorpening
Carrold Lemley
Angela
Keosauqua
Elimer Young Houe
Cherri Tues Sovder
Alice Chorpening
Brom Hospital
Charles Keller
Myron Burroughs
Town City
Karen Keller
Paul Harvey
Vera Deimerlys
Preston Tlarvey
Tom Ford
Earl Burroughs
Lawrence Mikseh
Cave Galloway
Walter Jones
Columbus Junction
Bennett Peters
Karl Chorpening
Claire Neff
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