Health Unit To Receive Vital Birth and Death Reports
Washington county health unit will annually receive births and deaths directly, accelerating reporting by about thirty days. Dr. Sorensen announced changes to forward January 1937 records by February tenth, with county registrars Edna Purvis Nellie Brown Belle Dunlap Davis Alma Ott and EF Spessard now mailing to Des Moines via Dr. Sorensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Wriiten
Division of Vital Statistics
Iowa
R. L. McLaren
Sorensen
Edna CC. Purvis
Washington
Nellie Brown
Brighton
Belle Dunlap Davis
Kalona
Alma @G. Ott
Riverside
EF. W. Spessard
Ainsworth
Guffey Seeks Senate Study Of Supreme Court Powers
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania urged the judiciary committee to investigate criticisms in The Nine Old Men about the court. He said the supreme court is the most troublesome problem and warned against rumors of abuse by individual justices. He tied court attitudes to looming congressional challenges following elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
INS
Supreme Court
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Juffey
Congress
Mrs. John Cherry Wins High Score at Rosemary Club
Mrs John Cherry won the high prize in bridge at the Rosemary club meeting hosted by Mr and Mrs Donald Brown. Charles Casper received the travel prize. Six tables played with four guests: Mr and Mrs Ray Lambert Mr and Mrs Clyde Gray. Mrs Lloyd Foster and Mrs Adolph Larson assisted with lunch. Next meeting set for an afternoon session in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cherry
Rosemary Club
Donald Brown
Charles Casper
Ray Lambert
Clyde Gray
Lloyd Foster
Adolph Larson
Brown
Comrad Class of Chester Hosts Supper February 3
The Comrad class of the Methodist Sunday school in Chester will serve a church supper on Wednesday February 3. They will also run a White Elephant and rummage sale and a booth offering cakes and pies. The group appeals for donations and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comrad
Chester
WFST
Methodist Sunday School
Lexington couple Wade Gairdner seen shopping in town
Mr Wade Gairdner and Mrs Wade Gairdner of the Lexington community were photographed shopping in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Gairdner
Lexington
Howard M. Stewart
Latimer Davis
Crawfordsville
Birds as Summer and Winter Lesson Delights WELLMAN
WELLMAN January 27 W Q V study club met Monday evening with ten members and one guest. Mrs L C Miller gave a fine lesson on Summer and Winter Birds drawing on personal bird feeding at home and colored pictures. List of attendees included Mrs Ora Gingerich Mrs L C Miller Mrs F E Honsinger Mrs A C Gingerich Mrs Ellery Foster Mrs E C Jones Mrs H F E Ross Mrs A N Gardner Mrs L W Durst Mrs Keith Adams and Miss Elizabeth Bock. Refreshments followed with social time and needle work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Gingerich
L. CC. Miller
Fef
Honsinger
A. C. Gingerich
Ellery Foster
E. C. Jones
H. FE. Ross
A. N. Gardner
L. W. Durst
Keith Adams
Elizabeth Bock
Riverside
William Ingram
Gram
St Mary's Church
Holy Name Society
P Bernard Jacobsmeier
Francis Schnechelen
Henry Frank
Ambrose Bopp
John Conlon
Aufusetine Bulger
Lawrence
Louis Yeerry
al Walton
John Gase
Birthday greetings mark milestones in local column
Mrs C F Hoxworth and her son I B Hoxworth celebrate birthdays today. Hoxworth, 80, is in the Three Quarter Century club, born in Freeport and came to Iowa by covered wagon. Other celebrants include Mrs Lester Orr Mrs Alvin Nebergall Francis Feltz Doris Custer Betty McKay Mrs Linzie Green 86 and granddaughter Helen Green in Washington. M Pierce 215 East Main observes a birthday. want ads pay dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Hoxworth
I. B. Hoxworth
Hoxworth
Three Quarter Century Club
Freeport
Iowa
Lester Orr
Alvin Nebergall
Francis Feltz
Valley
Doris Custer
Betty McKay
Linzie Green
Seventy- Six Township
Helen Green
Washington
Social Calendar Notes for West Chester Area
Social calendar notices include postponed Snowball Social Club meeting today and various club events scheduled through Saturday. listings mention West Chester Queen Esther ch 216 780 Ds change of date Mrs I D Quinn Farm Bureau lesson H J club potluck Lincoln PTA Rural Women American Legion auxiliary bridge party reservations Mrs Maynard Brown Jolly Good Timers Rendezvous Ninetieth Century club details with host addresses and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Esther
Ainsncen Frances Booth
I. D. Quinn
Farm Bureau
H. J. Club
E. J. Katlous
Lincoln P.T.A
Harry Anderson
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Maynard Brown
W.H.M.S
M. E. Church
Mary Genkinger
West Jefferson St
Mrs Myrtle Thoma Hosts Ace Hi Bridge Club
Ace Hi Bridge club met Friday afternoon at Ainsworth with Mrs Myrtle Thoma as hostess. Two tables of bridge were played, with Mrs Kathe Trotter top scorer. Guests included Mrs Max White and Mrs Violet Lambert, who enjoyed a one course luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Ace Hi Bridge Club
Myrtle Thoma
Kathe Trotter
Max White
Violet Lambert
J. A. Marsh
Sorosis Club
Florence Stephens
Name Committee for Entertainment Hostess at Rural Women’s Club
Mrs Harry Anderson will host the Rural Women’s club meeting this Thursday afternoon at her home. The entertainment committee will include Mrs Lloyd Humerton Mrs Claude Rhodebeck and Mrs Frank Pringle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
Rural Women’s Club
Lloyd Humerton
Claude Rhodebeck
Frank Pringle
Catch Skunk in Trap Not a Rat at Riverside Home
Riverside notes an odd event as a basement trap intended for a rat captured a striped skunk instead. The skunk resisted its capture and later left, while the rest of the day moved forward with church and community notices.
Misses Eicher and Miner Hostesses for Westminster Guild
The Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian church met at the home of Miss Father Besley with Miss Ruth Miner and Miss Frances Eicher as hostesses. Lena Stewart Ruth Ringheim assisted with dinner and Elsie Glassburner led devotionals. Election of officers is set for the next meeting with a nominating committee of Miss Miner Mrs Harold Johnson and Mrs John Lemmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Ruth Miner
Frances Eicher
Father Besley
Lena Stewart
Ruth Ringheim
Elsie Glassburner
Miss Miner
Harold Johnson
John Lemmon
McClevery
Misa Glassburner
Conesville Declam Contest Plans and Local News
The Conesville high school declamatory contest will be held February 3 with students listed for oratorical dramatic and humorous divisions. Miss Virginia Stauffer leads rehearsals. Also reports cover a P E O meeting, Mothers' club gathering, Red Cross flood fund drive, junior high basketball results, a pastor’s appointment, and a farm bureau convention attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Conesville High School
Clarence Buckman
Benjamin Finley
Edward Garrett
Arthur Geiger
Letha Holladay
Mary Kemp
Winifred Jones
Nora Maxwell
Madeline Sprouste
Virginia Stafford
Ethel Buckman
Ellen Buser
Betty Hawkins
Pauline Todd
Virginia Stauffer
Here
Red Cross
Florence Burston
Ann Nichols
Columbus
Grandview
E. E. Heltibridge
Grundy
W Post Leads Auxiliary Social at V F W Hall 1937
The 1937 social calendar for the local VFW post opened with nearly 40 members of the post and auxiliary at the K C hall. Everett Burham gave a history of the VFW, noting its 37 years as the largest of its kind in the U S. The program covered the poppy and emblem history, included a shelling game, raffles, songs, and a question box. Ray C. Watson chaired the event with Cleo Shockey assisting. ten dollars was collected for the Red Cross and a ten pound sugar donation was given. The next auxiliary led social is scheduled for February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. F. W. Post
Post
K. C. Hall
S. W. Easter
Everett Burham
United States
Burham
U. S
China
V. W
Jesse Radda
W. BR. W
Malta
Rodda
Art Shepherd
Michael McElroy
Radio Fame
A. F R. Palmer
W. Easter
Wassistarce
Cleo Shockey
Mike
Ray C. Watson
Ecards
Ray Watson
Red Cross
Donald Steele and Wife Visit Relatives at Highland Center
Five generations and multiple families appear in a Highland Center column detailing weekend visits and gatherings. Donald Steele and his wife join relatives while others travel for insurance meetings, shopping, and meals with the Murphy and McGuire families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Steele
Highland Center
Fifty-Eighth Wedding Anniversary Notes and Local Illnesses
Mrs MecQuire marked her fiftieth eighth anniversary while suffering a cold. Many in the community are stricken with the same illness. Doctor White attended a sick horse owned by Frank Florang Friday. Mrs Anna Nicholson left Saturday evening to visit her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Arthur Nicholson in Muscatine. Mrs Nicholson has visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Nicholson for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Mae Coon
Highland Center
Floyd Martin
Petty Jean
Samuel Murphy
I. C. Steele
Donald Steele
Couneil Bluffs
Will McCreedy
Ira A. Coon
Sidney
Mutual Fire and Tornado Insurance Association
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Nicholson
Eula Mac Oon
Columbus Junction
Orville Moberly
Howard
Wilby Merrifield
Frank Florang
Earl Steele
William
Washington
Haskins
W. M. Murphy
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
James J. McGuire
Cotter
Mrs. McGuire
MecQuire
Doctor White
Frank Florangs
Anna Nicholson
Arthur Nicholson
Muscatine
Lauderman Family Moves to Mayhew Farm Near Havre
Havre column notes the Lauderman family recently moved to the Frank Mayhew farm. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lanning visited them, while local residents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Witting and the Hunt family also appear in weekend gatherings at Wash ington and the Mason home. Wilma Richarda is mentioned with her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Henry Lanning
Wilmer Lauderman
Frank Mayhew
Sam Witting
Ode Ferguson
Washington
Homer Hunt
Elmer Mason
Hal Richarda
Wilma
Families Gather for Weekend Social at Zieglowsky Home
Dinner guests at the Aug ust Zieglowsky home near Haskins included Ray Smith, Mr and Mrs Martin Westen and family, Harold Wilson, Mr and Mrs Albert Zieglowsky and son Edward, Mr and Mrs John Zieglowsky and family, and Mrs Carl Zieglowsky. Miss Edna Wester visited the Martin Westen home for the weekend. Roy Fread and his family joined Frank Pratt for supper Friday to celebrate Roy Fread's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Smith
Martin Westen
Harold Wilson
Albert Zieglowsky
Edward
John Zieglowsky
Carl Zieglowsky
Zieglowsky
Haskins
Edna Wester
Roy Fread
Kenneth
Margaret
Frank Pratt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen. Guffey
Haven
Lustre
Ketter
Haldy's
EK. M. Pierce
East Main Street
E. M. Bridges & Co
Ninetenth Century Club
Lloyd Lytle
Robert Hale
N. Third St
Norfolk
Nebr
Eicher
Miner
Westminster Guild
Plan Conesville
Ant Grove Bethel Church
Concord Township
W. R. Frisk
Robert Barnes
Concord Township Farm Bureau
Des Moines
State Farm Bureau
Pearl Button Company
Della Votroubek of
Solon
C. J. Rollerbach
W. Post
Conomeg OA
Mammoth
Coats
Kayser
Wayne
Chiffon and Service
Phoenix
Rothschild’s
Lauderman
Mayhew Farm
Howard L. McCleery
Nicola Bldg
North Side
Ayee
Scientific
Rochelle
Sme
Rochelles
Wards
Montgomery
San
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
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