New Year's Dinner Held by Relatives at Timmons Home
About twenty five relatives gathered at the Clarence Timmins home for a New Year's Day dinner. Guests from Washington included Mrs Laura Twell, Mrs Jean Siegel and children, Mr and Mrs Frank Lodgwell and Patricia. Others came from Welman and nearby towns. The gathering followed community Christmas dinners held on the previous Sunday due to the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Clarence Timmins
Washington
Lauratwell
Jean Siegel
Frank Lodgwell
Patricia
Lon Fleming
Moothart
Welman
Walter Patterson
Wil Matd
Dave Tipton
Oren Romine
East
Eury Henderson
Art Romine
Hddie Gretter
Toy Mouth
Paw Beil
Harold Tierney
Frank Dittmer
Carl Mayer
Bill Shaffer
M. Montreger
Baby
Andy Pimmie Tennant
Pimmie
Eddie Gretter
Wynn Gretter
John Gretter
Wilma Romine
HY. D. Henderson
Keota
John G.gretter
Lloyd Miller
Walter Bower
Betty Jean
Miller
Wellman
Paul Bell
Junior
Arthur Romine
Lawrence Romine
Frank Romine
June Sheets
John Fladung
Frances Romine
John Mladung
Christmas Tric ets Arrive From Peoria for Grandmother Sickness
Tric ets arrive on Christmas from Peoria called by serious illness of grandmother Mrs Rosanna Ricks. Mr and Mrs Clifford Carter of Ollie visiting at the Ronald Dold home. J Shrolls near Wayland host New Year visit. W 8 Cochran ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Rosanna Ricks
Clifford Carter
Ollie
Ronald Dold
Jakie Christner, Jr
Herald
Wm. McKune
J. Shroll
Wayland
Ralph Kauffman
Roth Bros
Cecil Riley
M. B. McKune
Charles Stone
Washington
Cochran
Gleede
Evelyn
Club Hosts Open House With Tea and Entertainment
A local club welcomes guests with a tea event managed by Mrs. Paul and Mrs. Tadlock on the kitchen committee while Mrs. Flading and Mrs. Pence arrange the afternoon’s entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Tadlock
Flading
Pence
Local News From Walnut District Report
Local items note Elwyn Gardner caring for the Wilson farm during their visit to Cherokee. School children returned to class after holidays. Mrs. Lloyd Nelson visited the Charley Welker home in Washington. Howard Darnel and family visited Wa l a re Darnel in Vinton to see relatives. they express satisfaction with their current living situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Nelson
Walnut District
Jan
Elwyn Gardner
Wilson
Wilsons
Cherokee
Charley Welker
Washington
Howard Darnel
Eugene
Vinton
Leeper Family Visits Derby Home in Rubio
Mr and Mrs Clifford Leeper and their young daughter from near Brighten visited the Marley Derby home on Thursday. Bernice Derby of Washington also joined for a visit before returning home. Beulah Johnson came back to Washington after a days stay with relatives here. Ice harvest underway L H Johnson finished filling his ice house and John McClure is now filling his. James McClure and Mrs A F Moorer hosted visitors at the J W McClurge home. Mrs George Readnour was a business caller in Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCrabb
Wade Gardner
Cloud Willits
Washington
Methodist Church
Lexington Circle
L. Beanan
Rubio
Clifford Leeper
Little
Near Brichton
Marley Derby
Bernice Derby
Derby
John McClure
James McClure
Fairfield
J. W. McClurge
George Readnour
Richland
Helen
Lester
Mr. Molyneaux
Ms. Ingalls
Anderson Galleries
Molyneaux
Les
Adam
Blade
Mrs. Colthurst and Children Return to Amboy Home
Mrs. Rodger Colthurst and her children Hetty and George returned home from Waterloo after a week with relatives. The article notes differing Christmas weather, a New Year gathering by the Give and Take club, and several New Year visits among local families in Amboy and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean White
Ainsworth
Rodger Colthurst
Hetty
George
Waterloo
F. M. Smith
Will Richards
King Michard I and Berengaria Visit Limassol Castle
An old report notes that in the Twelfth century King Michard I of England and Berengaria of Navarre visited the fortress at Limassol Cyprus where they later wed. The castle stood as a royal site during their courtship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limassol
Cyprus
Michard I
England
Berengaria
Navarre
Beulah Johnson Returns to Prairie Flower Teaching
Prairie Flower Jan 4 Beulah Johnson resumes teaching after a Christmas vacation with relatives. The piece lists local visits and greetings, including Cornicks near Mt. Union and other area households. It closes with thanks for cards, letters, gifts, and well wishes, wishing happiness and prosperity in the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Thrasher
Prairie Flower
Beulah Johnson
Cloyd Cornick
Cornick
Mt. Union
Lincoln Rural School
Roy Finke
Roy Tracy
Muscatine
Joe McGraw
Elmer Hornide
Joe Shalla
Finke
Elmer Hamilton
J. Fef. Rittenhouse
Thrasher
Clayde Knapp
Fairfield
New Year's Dinner At Gracehill Community Building
Forty one people gathered at the Gracehill Community building for a New Year pot luck dinner. Mrs. H A Engel returned home from North Carolina. Guests visited from Keota Kinross West Chester and David Banks home then Dale Robertson visited Frederick Reid in Washington and Flosse Springer spent a week with grandparents A J Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Robertson
Gracehill
H. A. Engel
North Carolina
Harry Willis
Keith and Clark
Keota
Ralph Cheney
Marjorie
Kinross
Carol Willis
Dickie Lee
West Chester
David Banks
Dale Robertson
Frederick Reid
Washington
Flosse Springer
Mrs Rosanna Ricks Ill With Pneumonia In Coppock
Mrs Rosanna Ricks of Coppock is seriously ill with pneumonia. Dr McCreedy is her physician. Ben Ricks and daughter from Oska loosa will visit, and Mrs Rieke, a trained nurse, will care for her grandmother. The note also mentions a move to a farm north of Wayland and thanks to the supervisors for road work on the Washington Coppock road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greede Dold
Coppock
Rosanna Rieke
McCreedy
Trichton
Rick
Ben
Oskaloosa
Jay
Burlington
Pharobe Wilkenson
Brighton
Vmre
Ben Ricks
Rieke
Roy Edwards
Fureka
Wayland
Dale Heaser
John Hesser
Washington-Coppock
Board of
East 76 Farmers Assist Neighbors Fill the Ice Houses
East 76 news reports neighbors lend help to stock ice houses this week with Eury Henderson Art Romine and others assisting. Local families move and visit during New Year period with several social calls and dinners noted among Romine and Gretter households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 76
Ancient Name of China Haunts Hint Text
The note hints at Cathas as an ancient label for China, suggesting historical naming explored in the fragment. The snippet raises questions about early ethnonyms and geographic identity in classical texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Cathas
Hint
Washington Lodge Meeting Notice For A. M. Regular Session
Washington Lodge No 26 A M Regular meeting set for the first Friday each month W A Bealer W M A W Yard secretary announces as the call to members likely in the coming week with standard fraternal proceedings and agenda details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. Bk
A. M
W. A. Bealer
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train schedule notices from L. Goodlander agent
Local and through passenger and freight train times listed for routes including Apache and Golden State Limited. Notes include stopping points at county seats and several towns, with daily or except Sunday frequencies and specific arrival/departure times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Apache
Washipton-Oskaloosa
NOTA
California
el Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Bidon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Alferton
Princeton
Spickards
Execals
Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Evening Train Schedules for Washington Area
The notice lists train departures from Washington with times for local and Southwest Limited services. Trains 5 8 and 26 run daily with Sunday exceptions and connect to the C Bell and C McKay agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OR. OR. CO
Washington
Southwest Limited
No. C, Bell, Agett
Helen Delays Wedding As Memories Return
Helen, a former social worker, battles memory and love as Lester Molyneaux presses for marriage while she grapples with Dirk and Anastasia’s deaths. She spends days in social circles, torn between duty and a longing for genuine love, delaying any commitment.
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Timmons
Armacost
Ioa
Kans
Lexington Ladies Aid
Lizzie Young
Zoe Kleinberg
Heila Anderson
Grace Emde
Ruby Sharpe
Helen Gardner
Ben White
Mort Emde
Victor Flynn
WSR
Nemee
Washington State Bank
Washington, Iowa
Official
Washington Directory
Geo
Morrison County
Hthel
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
Marion
George County
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Boyd Foster
M. T. Coon
Fred Bauer
A. C. Peterson
North Lows
Optometrists
Lemmon Jobo
W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Ralph W. Thompson Insurance, Bonds and Abstracts
Bailey
Crull Temple Ride
Washington, Ia
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Washington (Independent School District
PBA
Ralston
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
McCreedy School Board
C. W. Tucker
Ralph W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pease
Glenn Mace
A. B. Atchison
Everbady
Ream & Carbson
la. Ave
State
O. F. Boller
State Bank
Washington St
Theodore B. Bailey
Livingston & Eicher S. W. Livingston and
B. C. Richer
West Main St
Court House
Officers
Lloyd Lytle
W. H. Fulton City
BK. FF. Muck
Henry Balle
Scéasesao
P. L. Jordan
B. J. Holmer
Pollok Wallace City Fire
C. C. Reister Assess
Co. B. Lemie
Kyle Park
Marlan
Batley
Frank B. Miller
J. B. Lemmon
Lerge
Lester H. Orr
O F. Boller
J. A. Squire
Will Dupute
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reio
City Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Chiropractors
Dr, Ghas, C. Brown
East Main St
Sherman's Funeral Home
Santa Claus
Clarence Ruprecht
Cleveland
Will Richard
M. Smith
M. Maxwell
Ralph Morris
J. & Adams
Glenn Davis
L. B. Hall
Spring Run
Roy Whiteman
Conn
New Years
I. K
Will Roberts
Carl and
Dale
Glen Anderson
Mrs. Titterington
Wilkins
Freightances
C. McKay
Dixie Dugan
J. P. McEvoy
J. H. Striebel
Nwife
Molyneaus
Irene
Terhunes
Ces
Cecily
Nellie
Dirk
Belle
Guy
Ile
Anastasia
New Canaan
Anastasia Szworski Riley
Alter
Niobe
Walter
Soul
Europe
Goa
King Ventures Gredinste Lao
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