Intellectual life at a Midwest college in Dirk’s year
Dirk DeJong's freshman year unfolds through classroom mismatches and social strain. Pedantic professors clash with lively but insubstantial instructors as Dirk and Selina share a tense, impressionistic winter by the High Prairie fireplace amid a cast of locals and returning students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk
Midwest
Euphemia Hollingswood
Miss Lodge
Selina
Prairie Farmhouse
We Weery
High Prairie
Dirk DeJong
Simeon Peake
Pervus DeJong
West Chester Notes Include Mix of Local Chitchat and Spring Plans
In West Chester on January 18 residents report on radio mix ups as Harry Davis song claims anger for Mrs C H Davis though not him singing. W L Ralston to finish husking corn soon with good yield. Local corn praised at 68 cents sale. Boz rents Sage farm near Grace Hill and will move in spring. Roads remain rough and impassable for months, with little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Luers
Iowa
Adam
S. H
Bankers Life Insurance Company
Kuhn
Towa
Des Moines
John Grush
B. J. Palmers
Charlie Schulty
Henry Ford
James Waltons
John Walton
West Chester
Washington
C .H. Davis
Harry Davis
Harry
W. L. Ralston
Lee
J. D. Dayton
Keota
James Nelson
McLaughlin
Boz
Grace Hill
Frank Sage
Chet Stewart
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Acheson at Presbyterian church
Funeral services for Mrs Jennie Acheson were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev W E Ruston officiating and burial in Columbus County cemetery. A quartet sang Lead Kindly Light and the twenty third Psalm. Pall bearers were grandsons Blain Harry Albert Bliven Robert Carey Earl Wagner and Cecil Schlichting. The Muscatine Columbus girls basketball game on the local floor Friday evening resulted in a score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Jennie Acheson
Presbyterian Church
W. E. Ruston
Columbus Cty
Blain Harry
Albert Bliven
Robert Carey
Earl Wagner
Cecil Schlichting
Muscatine
Crawfordsville News Briefs: Birthday, Visits, and Local Games
Mrs Beulah White and son James of Spokane were visiting Miss Essa Harper before visiting Mr Richard Bennett in Hedrick. Mrs Anna Mary Haines of Burlington traveled to Washington to visit friends after a week in town. Gerald Rhea celebrated his tenth birthday with a party hosted by grandmother Mrs F J Maxwell. Sabbath school youths hosted a basketball game against Washington and won 21 to 7, followed by a 14 to 9 win by the Boy Scouts. The 7th grade Junior High hosted a party at the school house Saturday. Miss Prudence Johna returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Southeastern Iowa
Farm Bureau Institute
Conesville Hall
C. L. Fitch
Iowa State College
I. B. Melhus
The
State College
A. A. Burger
Black Hawk Co
Farm Bureau
Home Sweet Home
Jonn Boorn
Bellevue Hospital
Methodist
Letts
Concord Township
Anna Schmeldt
Ines
John Jr
Esther
Alice
Paul
Harold
Columbus Junction
West Liberty
Green
Junction Star
J. Lyle Kinmonth
Columbus City
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Greece
Egypt
Kinmonth
Asbury Park Evening Press
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Muscatine Co
W. Schorr
Rada
High Schoool
Parect Teacher Association
Rust
Iowa City
Richard Huces
Chicago
Kymru Society
J. L. Murray
Cairo
W. R. Smyth
Morning Sun
Smyth
Henry Murray
Lee Baker
Joe Johnston
Shellbark
Chester Pierce
Johnston
Crawfordsville
Baker
Junction
Milo Kelly
Vanderhill
Lakawanna
New York
Underhill
Daughters of Veterans of
Beulah White
James
Spokane
Washington
Essa Harper
Hedrick
Richard Bennett
Anna Mary Haines
Burlington
Gerald Rhea
F. J. Maxwell
Eata
Methodist Church
L. Lowe
Anwyl
Beauchamp
Shuman
White
McNeill
Jones
Weekend Teaching Visit From Yarmouth Educator
A teacher from Yarmouth travels for a weekend teaching engagement. Local students receive instruction and insight from the visiting educator, expanding program outreach and cross town collaboration.
Red Brick Neighbors Notes and Transfers
Miss Mable Sayre joins Ward's new store as a clerk. Mr and Mrs Vincent Belici relocate to the Downing farm north of town. We regret losing these fine neighbors. Mrs Rob Gault visited Haskins last week. Red Brick residents attend Hesseltine home dance last Saturday. Walter Crawford township assessor is busy. Delbert Sayre works in the Coppock neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Sayre
Ward
Vincent Belici
Downing Farm
Rob Gault
Haskins
Hesseltine
Walter Crawford
Delbert Sayre
Coppock
Local Social Notes From Tuesday To Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Jake Anderson spent Tuesday evening at the Elmer Waller home Birney Gretter and Everett Green were Sigoorney visitors Tuesday Mrs Walter Duvall spent Thursday at the Bury Henderson home Ruth Endicott spent the weekend at Will Shaffers Arthur Romine put up the Fri Mrs Homer Mayer and her son spent Friday night and Saturday in Wash
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Anderson
Elmer Waller
Birney Gretter
Everett Green
Walter Duvall
Bury Henderson
Ruth Endicott
Will Shaffers
Arthur Romine
Homer Mayer and Son
Wash
Local Social Visits Highlight Weekend News
At the Carl Klein home Mrs. Cary Mayer accompanied Cora Henderson to Des Moines for a visit with Walter Mayer. Carl Mayer visited Art Romines on Sunday. Corrmine and Darlene Powell stayed home. Mrs. Paul Berry and son Bobbie visited the Eury Henderson home. Mrs. Everett Green hosted the rook club Tuesday night at the Green residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Carl Klein
Cora Henderson
Denver
Colo
Cary Mayer
Des Moines
Walter Mayers
Carl Mayers
Sun
Art Romines
Corrmine
Darlene Powell
Paul Berry
Bobbie
Eury Henderson
Everett Green
He Rook Club
Green
Milady's Beautie Shoppe Offers Hair Services
Clara Doane runs a beauty shop at 1156 West Jefferson Street one block south of the square. The shop provides shampooing Marcelling manicuring and hair dressing with soft water used to aid treatments and styling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Clara Doane
Jefferson Street
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNU
Maartse Poo
Roelf
Roeelf
Selina DeJong
Eugene
Paula Arnold
Julie Arnold
Prairie Avenue House
Prairie Avenue
Julie
Weill
Aug Hempel
Arnold Menage
Arnolds
Paula
Prame
Peele
Cleopatra
George Simerman
James O'Loughlin
Kalona
George St
Wil Robertson
Pat Strain
Grandview Telephone Co
W. F. Berk
J. H. Buster
H. Gast
Elmer Carter
Farmers’ Union
Grandview
Ruben Rexroth
J. P. Kemp
Yarmouth
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Journal
Kentucky Coal
Wilson
N. E. West
Federal Farm Loans
T. Ralph Miner
Mt. Pleasant
Physicians and Surgeons
E. Stutsman
M. D
F. & M. Bank Blag
A. John Droz
West Main St
C. W. McLaughlin
West Main Street
Mutual
W. L. Alcorn
Iowa Ave
Wilson Heating Co
Ls. H. Bateman
Osteopathic
South Iowa Ave
T. G. Arthur
S. Marion Ave
C. V. Brown
Water Works
R. R. Breese
West Washington Street
Blue
East Main Street
Lemley & Yard
HAL Instatiy National Bank
J. A. Work Insurance
Blaine J. Holmes Willard
City
A. J. Franzen
Neiswanger Bldg
South
Nesbitt Motor CO
Gasoline Alley
Campbell’s Granite
North Marion Ave
L. B. Lupto Monuments
S. Iowa Ave
North
Hugh Dougal
Dick’s
Austin Sutherland
Washington, Iowa
Georghe W. Stewart
Tooman Leather Shop
Laura Harvey
Wood Workshop
W. D. Loftiss
Postoffice
Fairmont Creamery
Johnson's Grocery
Siowa Ave
Agency
F. & M. Bank
Candy Kitchen
North Side Square
Phone 440
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison Lawyers
Morrison Bldg
North Side
Brookhart Bros. Law
Opera House
Mutual Phone
C. J. Wilson
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Journal Office
Livingston & Eicher
Abstract Department
INO. W. Applegate
Brookhart
East
Washington Street
City 2
J.D. Dayton
Westchester
Washington County
Frank Boller
Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
W. J. Masson
Frank Wilson
U. L. Broadgate Electric Shop Mutual
Blite Beauty Shop
Red Ladie E. McAvoy
Rickey Barber Shop
Klein Klo. Ko
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