Barker Receives Army Discharge
Hilton Barker a Columbus high school graduate has completed six and a half years in the U S Army and received his discharge. He spent the last two years stationed in Hawaii. The article also notes local social events and visits around Columbus Junction including picnics and hospital news.
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Columbus Junction
Hilton Barker
Columbus High School
U. S. Army
Awaii
Tri-T
Columbus
Hhautauqua Park
Clair Clark
Fmer
Isaac One
Cotter
J. S. Miller
Gladwin
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Lakes Lack Vegetation Render Croatan Waters Unfit For Fish
In the Croatan National Forest of North Carolina lakes spanning about 8,300 acres lack aquatic vegetation and are deemed unsuitable habitat for fish populations. This ecological note highlights habitat loss as a factor limiting local aquatic life.
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Croatan National Forest
North Carolina
Batterson Buys Café at Kalona
Conrad Batterson purchased the East End cafe from C. C. Randall and will take possession July 1. A beauty shop will be opened soon in the vacated Mose Ropp meat market building by Miss Hannah. Local visitors include Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Manatt of Dallas. Margaret Miller is recovering from tonsil and adenoid operation. Melvin Gingerich sustained a broken collar bone after a motorcycle accident. he is the son of Mrs. Anna G. Hochstedler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lahey
Kalona
Conrad Batterson
Byron Batterson
East End
C. C. Randall
Conrad
M. L. Friese
Mose Ropp
Hannah
S.L. Manatt
Eleanor Tucker and Henrietta Stewart At Whisler Home
Living Lake column notes visits and social calls during the week. Eleanor Tucker and Henrietta Stewart stop by Frances Whisler’s home. Farm and home activity includes painting projects by P F Whisler Rennie Dawsons and others.
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Eleanor Tucker
Henrietta Stewart
Whisler Home
Birthday Eve at Ren Dodson Home and Local Happenings
Mrs Caroline Tucker and her son Clark visited the Ren nie Dawson home last week. Mrs Tucker has been ill but is improving. The corn crop is largely laid by. Fred Hermann is piping the water across the road. Alive and Dorothy Walker and Frances Whisler attended the Betty and Esther Stewart vacation Bible school at United Presbyterian church for the past two weeks.
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Caroline Tucker
Clark
Rennie Dawson
L G Club Hosts Supper And Card Games At O Connor Home
L G club met Friday at the O Connor home for a pot luck supper and progressive rook across five tables. The group plans to meet again in two weeks with the Marrs and Beenblossom and Hazen assisting hosts. Local residents visited family homes and attended a Hazen reunion in Ainsworth, with camping news from Boone Iowa and various calls at nearby households.
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C. H. Beenblossom
North
Oregon
L. G. Club
Orrie O'Connor
George Marr
Robert Genkinger
Joren Hazen
Duane Mercedy
Fairfield
Howard Beenblossom
Joella
Cal Beenblossom
Morris
Charles Beenblossom
Lee Hanna
Lois
Bruce Hanna
Crawfordsville
Loren Hazen
Rodney Arnold
Billy
Hazen
Delores Hazen
Lois Hanna
Duane McCreedy
Milan Thompson
Chalked Out Prison Term Signifies Fate
A prison term description explains chalk X marks on cells to indicate a prisoner’s status. An X remains as the inmate begins the sentence and is erased when the prisoner is freed or sent to the electric chair.
Sandy Hook Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Health
Wm Dunbar lost a valuable horse last week. Marion Dunbar treated a foot injury by doctor visit. Mrs Ed Gibson from Des Moines spent the weekend at the farm. Mrs Davis and Mrs Art Cooper visited Town City with R L Dunbar. The doctor removed a troublesome cast and a steel brace was fitted. Grandma Dunbar of Brighton joined them. Veramella Stout tops music pupils this summer. Indian Creek club hosted by Mrs Margaret Farrier with seven members present. Next meeting set with Marie Farrier in two weeks.
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Ed Gibson
Des Moines
Davis
Art Cooper
Fairfield
R. L. Dunbar
Town City
Mr. Dunbar
Grandma Duunbar
Brighton
Norbert Chuck
H. W. Mineart
Veramella Stont
John Dunbar
R. J
Veramella Stout
Vera Tucker
Marie Farrier
Nelson Family Dinner Guests at J Nelson Home
Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Schamp and Mrs. Ela Seals of Centerville and other Nelson relatives dining at J. H. Nelson's home. Roy Schiebel visited in Davenport, Chicago shoppers stopped in Muscatine, grasshopper poison spread discussed, and various family gatherings noted.
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Luther Cram
Red Brick
Charlie Schamp
Ela Seals
Centerville
Edd Nelson
Lois
Carl Nelson
Sevila Jean
Howard Darnell
Tommy
Rose Hamilton
J. H. Nelson
Roy Schiebel
Davenport
Lloyd Netswanger
Charlie Wilson
Whitch
Chicago
Muscatine
Dessie Dvorak
Martha Birka
Glen Green
Burlington
Arliss
Gilkey Family Guests of Mrs. L Maxwell at Crawfordsville
Ralph Gilkey and three children from West Middlesex Pennsylvania stay with his sister Mrs. Lisle Maxwell in Crawfordsville. Gerald Rhea will travel to Harbor Springs Michigan for a secretarial post from July 2 to Sept. 1. Harold Graham begins work as station agent at Lovitalia permanent position. The Graham family will miss the parsonage departure of M D Taylor and Clark Taylor of Oskaloosa. Alberta and Louise Cochran visited in Dubuque.
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Merle Blair
Frank Duncan
M. Overholt
Epworth League
West Liberty
Thomas Walker
Clarinda
John Hoveer
Boone
L. B. Deedrick
Deedrick
Ottumwa
Roy McCormick
Joan
Chicago
Charles McCormick
Columbus Chautauqua Park
John Riley
Buffalo
James Hammond
Frank Pierson
Cedar Rapids
Chariene Knauss
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Addison Hills
Floyd Dean Mona
W. H. Dean
Merle Lieberknecht
Paul Berg
Loveland
Colo
Ralph Dean
Harold Boyd
Nashua
Mont
University of Iowa
J. W. Boyd
Faye Karr
Kansas City
O. R. Lee
Fredonia
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Ralph Gilkey
West Middlesex
Penn
Gilkey
Lisle Maxwell
Gerald Rhea
Davenport
Harbor Springs
Mich
Harold Graham
Lovitia la
Albia
Knoxville
M. D. Taylor
Clark Taylor
Oskaloosa
Methodist Parsonage
Alberta
Louise Cochran
Dubuque
Patrimony and Matrimony Etymology
The note traces patrimony and matrimony to Latin pater and mater with the suffix monium. It explains reach into English via old French patrimoine and matrimoine. The link highlights how family terms evolved from parental roots through medieval influence.
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Pater
Loyal 12 Club Meeting at Watson Home
Anna Gowey hosted Busy Bee ladies on Thursday afternoon. The Loyal 12 met Monday evening at Carlos Watsons with ice cream cake and iced tea served.
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Milton H. Coffin
Anna Gowey
Busy Bee
Wilma Jones
Des Moines
Crail
Moses Haskins
Jere Elmore
Bruce Jones
Lester Burnaugh
Robert
Eloise
Reymond Coffin
Kenneth Coffin
Eva Mae Heston
Milton Coffin
Allen Jay
Carlos Watson
Harry Hamilton
Will Black
Loyal 12
Washington Lodge No 26 regular meeting notices
Washington Lodge No. 26 A F A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month M E McDaniel Worshipful Master A W Yard secretary invites members and interested parties to attend at the lodge hall.
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Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
M. E. McDaniel
W. M
A W. Yard
Train Schedule Fragments for Western Rail Lines
A fragmented timetable lists east and westbound trains with daily runs and notes. It includes California passenger services Nos 2 43 and 3 4 Golden State Limited, local passenger Nos 1 11, and mixed Knoxville branch Nos 430 429, with exceptions on Sundays and a note on California passengers.
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TNE
West Eeatherntenates
Golden State Limited
Knoxville
California
L. Goodlander
Rubio Young People Plan Ice Cream Social at Hopewell
Rubio is planning an ice cream social for July 7 at Hopewell church with a short program. The item notes Mrs. J. J. Fleig’s assistant Miss Wava Fitch and tap lessons at Congress hotel, along with local visitors Mrs. Joe Kerrigan and Waughters and West Chester residents Mr. Art Rigenhagen and sons.
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Rubio Town
Joe Kerrigan
Washington
Alice
Congress Hotel
Wava Fitch
J. J. Fleig
Rubio
Hopewell Church
Art Rigenhagen
Junior
Harold
West Chester
Burlington Trailways Local Bus Schedule Update
Bus No. 3 runs Moline to Des Moines leaving Washington at 6 20 a m daily. Bus No. 1 runs Chicago to Omaha leaves Washington at 4 04 p m daily. Bus No. 8 runs Omaha to Chicago leaves Washington at 3 18 p m daily. Bus No. 10 A runs Des Moines to Moline leaves Washington at 8 20 p m. Tickets available at Bus Depot Colenso hotel for trips coast to coast. Ray C Tracy, Agent.
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Burlington Trailways
Moline
Des Moines
Washington
Chicago
Omaha
Colenso Hotel
Ray C, Tracy
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Living Lake
Frances Whisler
Homer Birney
P. F. Whisler
Farm Bureau
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Marjorie Walker
Betty Drake
Pete Kiefer
Rose Hill
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Raymond Whisler
Adolph Larson
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Joe Wright
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O. O’connor
Sir James Barrie
Sandy Hook
Wm. Dunbar
Marion Dunbar
Nelson
J. Nelson
L. Maxwell
Harry
Green Journal
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Tee - Hee
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Loyal
Cc RL & BP
J. C. Meckay
ST. Pp
P. R BR CO
Southwest Limited
W. C Bell
Homer Stephen
Optometrist
West Side
Official
Washington Directory
Richard Stewart
Ethel Grecian
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Helen Cresswell
Harriet Coulter
Marold Putnam
Marion
George County
Lester B. Krabil
Kyle
Harve P. Wilson
Fred Bauer
A. C. Peterson
North Iowa
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Lemmon
John W
Lemmon Fast Side Square
Ralph W Thompson
Washington Loan & Trust
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Washington Independent School District
B. A. Ralston
Harland W. Mead
Della Patton
Ethel McCreedy
Glenn Mace
Ralph W. Thompson
P. L. Etter
T. J. Pexse
A. E. Atchison
C. W. Tucker
Livingston & Ficher
S. W. Livingston
B. C Eicher
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Lloyd Lyd
Fulton
E. F. Muck City
Henry Batley
Marian & Bailey
Frank V. Miller
J. E. Lemmon
Lester Hl. Orr
F. Boller
J. H. Squire
Will Dupe
W. Carl Hedges
Fred Reis
Erry Library
Eva Denny
J. D. Dayton Land Co
Piaxchanges
Iowa
Eveready
Chiropractors
Chas
Brown
Boller
State Bank Corner
Washington St
Theodore BF
Batley
Nicola Hide
North Side Square
Jonds Puneral
East Main St
Sherkman's Funeral Home
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