Local Notes Include Illness, Reptile Find and Auto Show
Miss Pearl Gardner visits Davenport while her nephew Billy Creitz battles mastoiditis. Dr. Fred Reid returns from California with wife Rose M eid expected home soon. Leo Wolfe uncovers six blue racers and two bull snakes under five feet of snow, on display at Crone's Grocery. Fresh eggs 180 per dozen from W S Reister & Sons. Mrs. Joseph Singmaster shops in town. Lincoln-Zephyr shown at Mace Motor Co. Mrs. J C Canby travels to aid her ill father W J Hill, with Mrs. George Mann returning home. Marie Kleese Newton dies in Granite Okla. she is sister-in-law of Mrs. R L Badger. Auctioneer-py. & Macon, Washington, Iowa.
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Here
Leo Wolfe
Rock Island
Crone
J. C. Canby
Mt. Pleasant
W. J. Hill
George Mann
Iowa City
Marie Kleese Newton
Granite
Okla
R. L. Badger
Macon
Washington
Iowa
Local residents in Washington report daily business and errands
Willis Wittmer and L H Clark visited Washington on business while Mrs E G Davis and Mrs Joe Johnson from Crawfordsville shopped. Roy Turnipseed of Wellman and W H Anderson with son D W Anderson from Ainsworth also conducted business. Water bills are due March 1 with a 10 percent discount if paid by March 10 at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Anderson and
D. W. Anderson
Ainsworth
Washington
City Hall
W. H. Fulton
Hospital admits Archie Harvey and notes minor operations
Archie Harvey was admitted yesterday afternoon for medical care. Ernest Arnold underwent a minor operation this morning. Marjory Snyder of Brighton underwent a minor operation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Harvey
Ernest Arnold
Marjory Snyder
Brighton
Seven Birthday Celebrations Mark Leap Day
Mrs Wilfred M Albright marks her seventh birthday on February 29 a rare date for cake and cheer. Others due to greet include Mrs Della Ramsey Ainsworth route 2 and Mrs James BE Long of Brigh ton with celebrations planned Sunday. J D Rabenold of Ainsworth turns three this weekend with a small party at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred M. Albright
Della Ramsey
Ainsworth
Brighton
James BE
Long
Birthday notices for state official and local residents
Mrs. Alex Miller secretary of State celebrates birthday tomorrow. Tomorrow marks the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs I bert Weber East Highland. Other birthday mentions include Mrs Ella Thompson near Ainsworth aged 80 Mrs J D Dayton Dorothy Soukup Willard Palmer 13 son of Wayne Palmer of West Chester Josephine McElhinney Mrs Leslie Payne Mrs J J Minick Mrs Frank Mincer and Mrs James Dvorak both of Baat Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Thompson
Ainsworth
J. D. Dayton
Dorothy Soukup
Willard Palmer
Wayne Palmer
West Chester
Josephine McElhinney
Leslie Payne
J. J. Minick
Frank Mincer
James Dvorak
Baat Highland
Local Youths Named in Prairie Flower and Crawfordsville Notes
Junior Turnipseed seven, son of L. W. Turnipseed, Prairie Flower. Catherine Wilson, Bessie Baker, Crawfordsville High School junior, daughters of Sam Baker and Fran E. Winn. Richard Moore twelve, son of Jesse Moore, and Ralph Augustine are also listed among local youths.
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Junior Turnipseed
L. W. Turnipseed
Prairie Flower Community
Catherine Wilson
Bessie Baker
Crawfordsville High School
Sam _ Baker
Marjorie Jean Winn
Fran E. Winn
Richard Moore
Jesse Moore
Ralph Augustine
Jack Clark Celebrates First Birthday Party
Mrs. Shirley Clark hosted a birthday gathering for four year old Jack Clark with eight children attending. Guests included Patty Patterson Jeanne Ellen Rudiger Mary K Morrison Dannie Holland Bobby Krause and Mac Clarke. Lunch and pink cake with green candles followed a 10 am arrival and noon cake ritual.
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Shirley Clark
Jack
George Dowell
Geogianne Rudiger
Patty
Nancy Patterson
Jeanne Ellen Rudiger
Mary K. Morrison
Dannie Holland
Bobby Krause
Mac Clarka
Shower Given for Mr. and Mrs Meyer
Mr and Mrs Orval Meyer were honored at a shower hosted at the Caldwell home. Mrs Everett Dilon, hospitalized, sent gifts to her sister Mrs Glenn Wilson. The gathering was social with refreshments and many attendees participating.
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Meyer
Orval Meyer
John Caldw
Everett Dilon
Glenn Wilson
Sob
Carstensen Addresses M E Men on Worth and Willingness
Rev M C Carstensen spoke to the M E Men's Club on what a man is worth stressing that value lies in willingness to work, character, and giving to church and community rather than body composition. Master Ted Schwartz played violin with his mother Mrs B F Schwartz. About fifty men attended and dinner was organized by a committee led by Dr Er E Stutsman with O E B Schmitt presiding and L A Jones directing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Carstensen
Baptist Church
Methodist Men's Club
Carstensen
Ted Schwartz
B. F. Schwartz
Er. E. Stutsman
O. E B. Schmitt
L. A. Jones
Fire destroys cemetery tool shed in Crawfordsville
Early Friday morning a tool shed at the Crawfordsville cemetery burned believed sparked by unknown cause. Resident T B Maxwell alerted authorities but the structure and contents could not be saved. Loss included valuable tools, with some personal belongings likely left by a transient sexton Lafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
T. B. Maxwell
Pace
Sexton
Lafe
D A R March Conference in Des Moines Next Week
The Daughters of the American Revolution hold their annual Iowa conference in Des Moines at Fort Des Moines on March 2 and 4 with state officers to be elected. Local delegates include Mrs. Orville Elder and Mrs. Co A Speer, while Miss Fannie Foater of Cherokee wins the Patriotic Pilgrimage.
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D.A.R
Des Moines
Daughters of the American Revolution
Fort Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Iowa D. A. R
D. A R
Clyde E. Brownton
A. Anderson
Orvile Elder
Co. A. Speer
Board of Management
Sara Goodman
Fannie Foater
Cherokee
Iowa
Imogene Emery
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Daughters of Union Veterans to Vote at Monday Meeting
D of V members will hold a regular business meeting Monday at 7 30 PM in the G A R hall. Good attendance is urged due to substantial business carried over from two postponed sessions during cold weather. Candidates will be voted on at this meeting.
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Daughters of Union Veterans
G. A. R. Hall
T. ©. Meibohm
East Main Stree
Meibohm
MT George
Iola Dittmer
Mary Ellen Lyte
James Owen
LeRoy Riley
Maurice Brayton
Esther Masson
Pians
Ruth Dupuis
Ruth Smith
Department of Bible Study
Frank Wilson
Mrs Zoe Carter to Speak at Pansy Hill Club
Pansy Hill club members plan to have Mrs Zoe Carter give a demonstration on artificial flower making and forms of weaving at their meeting Tuesday afternoon in the home of Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger two and a half miles south of Washington. Routine business will be discussed and a social hour will follow.
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Pansy Hill Club
Zoe Carter
Lloyd Neiswanger
Washington
Sesson
Dave McLaughlin
J. A. Porter
Handcraft
Frances Minick
West Second Street
F. R. Mauthe
East Madison Street
R. G. Cherry
Mauthe
Department of Literature
R. E. Shannon
East Main Street
Harry Snodgrass
Arthur Krause
Leslie
DAR to Hold Regular Meeting Tuesday
The D A R plans its regular March meeting Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Mrs Ab Anderson 406 East Washington Street A special milk fund collection will be taken and a large attendance is desired
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Ab Anderson
East Washington Street
S. S. Class Plans Supper and Meeting Tuesday Evening
Presbyterian Sunday school class holds regular meeting and potluck supper Tuesday at 6 20 p m in the home of Mr and Mrs B H Van Meter 1105 North Madison Street A social hour follows the business session
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Presbyterian
B. H. van Meter
North Madison Street
Neighbors Honor Dill Family With Farewell Party
Mr and Mrs Earl Dill and Margar et received a farewell surprise Saturday night from five Merry Mixer club families in East Seventy Six. The Dills plan to move to a distant community soon and will be missed by neighbors. The club met in February at Mrs Charles Thrapps home for an all day session to work on a quilt. A new president Mrs Mabel Griffith was elected. By-laws were amended and nine members plus guest Mrs Grace Emde attended.
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East
Earl Dill
Margaret
Merry Mixer Club
Dill
East Seventy-Six
Charles Thrapp
Edna Phillips
Mabel Griffith
Grace Emde
Oren Romine
Mrs. Elnora Colton Plans Open House on 91st Birthday
Mrs. Elnora Colton of Columbus City widow of Civil War veteran Frank Colton will celebrate her 91st birthday with an open house at her home. Born March 1, 1846 in Louisa County she later taught in Louisa County and helped run a Columbus City dry goods and grocery. Her son B. M. Colton died in a railroad wreck. she has two daughters, grandchildren, and a great grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Elnora Colton
Columbus City
Frank Colton
Colton
Johbmston
Ivan Whitted
B. M. Colton
Sunday School
Methodist Chhurch
Lucile Long and Lyle Ross Wed in Missouri Nuptials
Announcement of the February 20 marriage at the Ewing Missouri parsonage of Lucile Long daughter of J. A. Long east of Columbus Junction and Lyle Ross son of Mrs. Hazel Rosa of Winfield. Rev Vergil Graves officiated with Miss Evelyn Fullerton and Wilbur Long as attendants. The couple will reside on a Winfield area farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Lucile Long
J. A. Long
Lyle Ross
Hazel Rosa
Winfield
Ewing, Mo
Vergil Graves
The
Baptist Church
Evelyn Fullerton
Wilbur Long
Presbyterian Sunday School
Frank Isett
Mrs Chas Thrapp Hosts So and Sew Club
The So and Sew club met at Mrs. Chas Thrapp’s home for an all day quilting session. Nine members and four guests attended including Mrs. Oldfield Mr and Mrs George Merraw and J A Walker. A pot luck lunch was shared and new president Mrs Dusenberry led the business meeting. Two members announced they would be leaving the neighborhood.
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So and Sew Club
Charlie Thrapp
Oldfield
George Merraw
J. A. Walker
Dusenberry
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
Notices for U. and I. club events include family supper at Robert Dawson home 1114 East Main, American Legion Auxiliary food sale at Washington Cleaners, Department of Music at 7 45 p m, Rainbow Girls at Masonic Temple, and multiple Department of Literature and D A R gatherings. Upcoming D A R and Pythian Sisters sessions feature regular meetings, with postponements noted and venues updated for Handcraft and Bible departments.
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U. and I. Club
Robert Dawson
East Main Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington Cleaners
Department of Music
T. C. Meibohm
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple Department of Literature
R. E
Shannon
Bible Department
Frank L. Wilson
D. of V
G. A. R. Hall
Duesday Handcraft Department
Frances Minick
West Second Street
Mia
Ab Anderson
East Washington Street
Pansy Hill Club
Lloyd Neiswanger
Presbyterian
B. H. van Meter
North
Iowa Avenue
PS A . Newts
Ynard Brown
Pythian Sisters
Bac
EB. C. Handcraft
F. R. Mauthe
Madison Street
Clubwomen urged to study the Social Security Act
Mrs. Clarence Fraim of Wilmington urges clubwomen to study the act, calling it the most comprehensive public welfare measure and a major peacetime tax. She lists questions on handicapped care, vocational training, prison reform, free clinics, prenatal care, disease control, cancer stats, group hospitalization, and welfare coordination.
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Washington, B. C
Clarence Fraim
Wilmington
Del
General Federation of Women's Cubs
Congress
Shower Honors Mrs Earl Booth and Infant Janice Booth
Mrs Earl Booth and her six week old daughter Janice Fileen Booth were guests of honor at a shower hosted by Mrs Troy Porinash. Attendants included Mrs C C Reeves and others, while guests from West Chester faced travel hardship on the way to the event.
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Mrs. Earl Booth
Janice E. Booth
Janice Fileen Booth
Earl Booth
Troy Porinash
Little Jerry Fornash
C C. Reeves
Roland Benson
William Gamoan
Milford Anderson
Little books gifted by fellow club members
Members presented receiving little books made for them by other club colleagues. The small keepsakes reflected a shared sense of camaraderie and mutual support within the group.
Fortnightly meetings announced for six departments
Six departmental meetings are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday next week. Handcraft section 1 meets at Mrs Maynard Brown 742 East Main Tuesday at 2 with Kitchen Floors and Decorations led by Mrs J E Wright and Mrs H I Ward.
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Maynard Brown
East Main Street
J. E. Wright
H. I. Ward
Pythian Sisters to Elect Delegates at Tuesday Meeting
Delegates will be elected to the district convention of the Pythian Sisters at a Tuesday evening meeting in the hall. Other business will be discussed and the M. kh. C. urges good attendance. Members should bring sandwiches for refreshments after the meeting. Mrs. Oral Mayo and Mrs Clyde Pratt head the social-hour committee.
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of Pythian Sisters
M. Kh. C
Oral Mayo
Clyde Pratt
Wellman Women Form P W G Club And Farewell Party
In Wellman on February 28 the local ladies formed the P W G club after a pot luck dinner at Mrs. Ike Marner’s home. Elizabeth Dickel was elected. Ten attended. meetings set for the first Monday monthly. A separate farewell gathering for the Winegarden and Cupy families was hosted, with a noon basket dinner and many local neighbors in attendance. The Winegardens are moving to Millersburg and the Ray Martin family to the Winegarden farm.
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Mark Schaffer
J. J Ward
L. E. Fleming
Ike Marner
Walter Ahrens
Betty Coffey
Ethyl Groff
Pauline Hicks
Elizabeth Dickel
Jessie Potsander
John Winegarden
Kathryn
John
Gayle Cupy
Winegarden
Cupp
Fred Durian
Helen
Richard Durian
Albert Greiner
Dave Winegarden
Holy City rehearsal set at Y on March 2
A rehearsal for the Holy City is scheduled for Monday evening March 2 at 7 o'clock at the Y.
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Holy City
Helen Critz Celebrates 83rd Birthday in Riverside
Mrs. Helen Critz turns eighty three on February 27 in Riverside. She received greetings and gifts though no special celebration was held. A longtime resident, she lived in Richmond before moving to Riverside over 46 years ago and remains active in church and quilting activities.
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Riverside
Helen Critz
Card Club Hosts at Forinash Home
Mr and Mrs Troy Forinash hosted a 500 club gathering Monday evening at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ben Holt of West Chester as guests of honor, with attendees Mr and Mrs Walter Bauer, Mr and Mrs Roy Bauer, Mr and Mrs Earl Atwood, and Mr and Mrs Ben Coakley. Refreshments were served at the close.
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Troy Forinash
Ben Holt
West Chester
Walter Bauer
Roy Bauer
Earl Atwood
Ben Coakley
Winfield Residents Shop in Town Afternoon
Mr and Mrs J Lane and daughter and Delbert Dorsey all of Winfield were shopping in town yesterday afternoon.
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C. H. Stoutner
Helen, Keota
Washington
City Choir Members Invited to 1112 Regular Knights Meeting
Public notice invites all choir members of the city to attend the 1112 Regular meeting of the Knights of Pything on Monday evening. The brief item records a community event with unspecified venue and time details.
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Knights of Pything
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Pearl Gardner
Davenport
Billy Creitz
Mrs. Fordyce Creitz
Jis
Fred BE. Reid
California
Rose Meid
Reister & Sons
Joseph Singmaster
Keota
Mace Motor Co
Colom
Willis Wittmer
Fairfield
E. G. Davis
Joe Johnson
L. H. Clark
Roy Turnipseed
Wellman
T. H. Peters
Ruth Haffen
Mrs. Tandy
Affternoon
Lucille Robertson Jackson
Fred Reid
John Lance, Moline, Jr
Anna Dawson
Mae Allen
Richland
Ivan Irving
EB. A. Umland
Shabbona, Ih
Warren Owen
Laberta Todd
Haskins
J. A. Pence
Frank Hagar
Fox
Harry Richman
Rochelle Hudson
J. D. Rabenold
Alex Miller
Mrs
Ibert Weber
East Highland
Jack Clark
M. E
D. of V.’s
S. S
Other Society
H. L. Edwards
Ralph Marshall
Glen Edwards
Paul Smith
Omer Jones
Pauline Edwards
Business College
Chas. Thrapp
Wellman Business Women Form Club
Card Club
Forinash Home
Beauty Studio
East Side Square
Milady
Beautie
Globe
Loretta Knauss
N. E
Chiropractic
Sartor
Kleip Klothing Ko
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