Veterans of Foreign Wars unit active in community service
The Washington county VFW post founded 1933 and its auxiliary stay prominent in local affairs and veteran aid during VFW Week. Commander Clayt on A Neiswanger led post history with leaders Burham Atkinson Shockey and McAvoy, while Everett Burham oversees veteran services. The group operates hospital equipment donated for free use, kept at the McGaffeys’ home, including wheelchairs, crutches, beds and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Organization of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harold Kerr
Everette Burham
Truman Hysell
Washington Post
Washington County Post
Armed Forces
Women’s Auxiliary
VEW
Frank ©. Jlilton
Congressional Action
United States of America
United States
VFW
Washington County
Clayton A. Neiswanger
Everette R. Burham
M. Dale Atkinson
Cleo Shockey
Jesse W. Radda
John Pehler
Fred J. Longer
Alva E. Palmer
Thomas O. Swift
Earl F. Lemley
David McGaffey
Marsh Atkinson
Milo
Ottumwa
Sigourney
Keota
Columbus Junction
Anamosa
Winfield
Wapello
Burlington
Wellton
Washington
James van Zant
Congress
Everett Burham
Ily
Auxiliary
Post
Dave McGaffey
East Second Street
VEFW
McGaffey
VFW Post First in State to Own Its Building in Washington
The VFW post bought the Albert Orcutt building in Washington in fall 1948 and spent 46,500 remodeling the upper floor with labor donated by past members. The open rooms include club areas, a kitchen, and a TV, with dances every other Friday under VFW sponsorship. The post rooms, linked to Sieg Co, are used for meetings and rentals to support the treasury, and the Auxiliary history notes wartime hospital work and poppy sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW Post
Veterans Organization
Washington
Post
Albert Orcutt
West Second Street
VFW
Moose Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Sieg Company
Truman Hysell
VEW
Kathryn Longer
Helen Little
Margaret Payne
Lucy McGaffey
Wilma Atkinson
Maxine Steele
Frances McAvoy
Raymond Glasgow
Harold Kerr
VEFW_ building fund
Merrimac Residents Visit in Rubio Home
Merrimac residents visited friends Sunday in Rubio and nearby homes including the Cloyd Watson, L P Guy, and John Baldosier households. Attendees included Roy Eshelman and family Alva Delmar Crile Sharon Elizabeth Kientz and others from Merrimac Wayland and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Roy Eshelman
Alva
Delmar Crile
Sharon
Elizabeth
Cloyd Watson
Rubio
Robert Kientz
L. P
Local Family Visit Noted at Hinkle Household
Sunday evening visits occurred at the parental home of C. Hinkle Jr. with Dean and Lydia Hinkle and Mr. and Mrs. BK C Hinkle Jr. and Harold joining the Mathias Trabert family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathias Trabert
Dean
Lydia Hinkle
BK. C. Hinkle Jr
Harold
K. C. Hinkle, Jr
Community Party at Lexington Sponsored by Ladies Aid
In Lexington on January 18 the Lexington Ladies Aid Society hosted a community party at the church hall replacing the January meeting. A cooperative supper was served at 7 pm followed by seven tables of progressive rock with high scores by Mrs. Richard Gilliland and Chris Miller and low by Mrs. Cecil Amlong and W. F. Flynn. Committees under president Mrs. Wayne Norman planned the kitchen and entertainment, with about forty attendees enjoying the social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Emde
Lexington
Lexington Adies Aid Society
Church Hall
Richard Gilliland
Chris Miller Low
Cecil Amlong
W. F. Flynn
Wayne Norman
Ralph Tadlock
Bill Martin
Mort Emde
W. KM. Flynn
Milo Patterson
Bill Norman
Tempering Glass Discovery in Roman Empire Ends in Beheading
The artisan who found tempering glass in the reign of Tiberius faced execution when the emperor feared the technique would devalue gold. The inventor was beheaded and the method buried with him, leaving the secret lost to time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiberius
Gallon Club Expands as Blood Drives Continue in Japan
General Matthew B Ridgway notes rising membership in the Gallon Club, a group of military and civilian personnel in Japan who each donated a gallon of blood to the Armed Forces. Despite donations, blood supplies remain seriously depleted by the Korean conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallon’ Club
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ays
Japan
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Owna
VEW Post
Hysell
Morrison
Stella Palmer
Angela Shockey
Blanche Grecian
Alice Palmer
Sadee McAvoy
Ethel Burham
Rex Allen and
The
Sons of the Pioneers
C.B.S
Dor
Wg. Vores
Exsu
Meat Market
Morrell’s Pride
U.S
del Monte
Phillips G6
Earth Oil Company
Washington, Town
Hunt
Starlac
Rath
Jor
Jonathan
Pascal Celery
Eds
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
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