Past Matrons Club Meeting Highlights Local Social Notes
The Past Matrons club met with Mrs. Keith Adams in Wellman with 11 members present. Highlights include by-law readings, upcoming programs by multiple members, birthday gifts, and September plans at Lillian Livezey’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Adams
Margaret Tarra
Adam Ritchey
Richard Moore
David Goble
George
Simpson Goble
Amos
William
Jesse Moore
Ritchey
Elizabeth Williams
Sarah McCulley
Brighton
Agustus Caesar Dodge
The Rocking Chair Brigade Old Settlers Meet
Ruth Martin recounts the Washington County Old Settler's Association events from 1877 to 1880. The 1877 meeting drew 12,000 attendees with a five mile parade and 1,200 wagons. Attendees showcased antiques including Hancock glasses and a 1768 Edwards On Original Sin book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Settler’s Association
Washington County
Ruth Martin
Washington Press
John Hancock
Edwards
Old Settlers Association Remembered in Washington County
Samuel Tracy led a day of storytelling as old settlers recalled pioneer life on the plains. The 1877 Old Settler’s Association honored members and noted the lasting, now vanished community that shaped Washington County’s early history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Tracy
Pulman Palace
Mr. Tracy
Washington County
Old Settler's
Washington County Press
Old Settler's Association
Samuel Russell
Tenn
Iowa
Maybe We Really Do Need War
A political editorial laments defense spending waste under wartime contracts. It accuses lawmakers and contractors of graft on cost plus projects, urges sacrifice, contrasts past patriotism with present labor and farm attitudes, and questions national resolve while warning of continued mismanagement and burdens on taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sam
Burlington
Washington
Lincoln
Uncle Sam
Colorado Springs
Venus Temperature Believed Very Low Compared to Earth
Scientists estimate Venus runs at about one percent of Earth's average temperature, suggesting a markedly cooler climate than our planet. The claim reflects ongoing discussions about Venusian atmospheric conditions and measurement methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Earth
July 4 Celebration at Junction Highlights
COLUMBUS JUNCTION July 5 Congressman Thomas E. Martin spoke on National Defense at the fairgrounds as part of a July 4 event. The American Legion sponsored activities included harness and pony races free acts rides shows band concerts and fireworks. The soap box derby was won by Jack Harbison with Bobby Meeker second. Free barbecued ox sandwiches were served at noon. Officers of the American Legion auxiliary were installed at Mrs. F J Pine's home with Mrs. Ralph Pine as president and other officers named. New residents and visitors are noted among local families and traveling relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
National Defense
Fair Grounds
American Legion
Jack Harbison
Bobby Meeker
American Legion Auxiliary
F. J. Pine
Ralph Pine
Norman Brook
J. K. Henson
Claude Cowger
Louisa County
H. L. McRoberts
New Junction
Walter Sheilmeyer
Algona
We Have Asked For It The Dollar Was Our Flag
A passionate editorial argues that the nation has misplaced values valuing money over liberty and life. It warns that without a return to true democratic ideals the country faces disaster and laments the loss of Old Glory to the dollar sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rible
Age of Youth Definition Varies by Authority
A discussion on youth age ranges highlights that some statutes set the limit from 14 to 24 while others extend to 24 or define maturity differently. Authorities disagree on where youth ends and adulthood begins.
Turkey Native Bird in Pueblo Indian History
The turkey is the only native farm poultry believed to have originated in the Americas. Pueblo Indians kept turkeys long before European contact, highlighting their early domestication and cultural ties to this bird.
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Liberty
Cecil B. Demille
Claudette Colbert
Gary Cooper
Robert Montgomery
Bette Davis
George Raft
Lionel Barrymore
FOX
Arthur Dodds
L. E. Fleming
Lillian Livezey
Lilliam Livezey
Everette Curl
Henry Durian
Russell Winegarden
BP. C. Jones
Dorcas Society
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
Paul Noffsinger
Noffsinger
Red Cross
Ralph Bringman
Rosana Schauf
Alfred Morgan
Harold Swartgendruber
Lowell Dodds
Rex Sievert
Lewis Glider
Opal
George Yoder
Kalona
Herman Yoder
Aitkin, Minn
Little Brown
Nashua
F. J Hanscom
Clarence Briskey
Yoder
Aitkin High School
Brown
Charley Brown
Dorcas Women
Seven Day Advent Church of Washington
Reuben Corpenning
Donnall Romine
Donna
Murriel Schlabaugh
Barbara Swartzendruber
Janice Leeper
Juanita Schafer
Harriette Jane Johnson
Sunset Park
Cc. N. Stewart
America
Pettit
Dco
Tate TE
Manley
Western Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
R. L. Swift
Harlan Democrat
Bernard E. Manley
Mason City
Swift
George A. Wilson
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Federation
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Des Moines
R. L. Evans
North English
A. D. Wiese
Manning
F. C. Lovrien
Spencer
J. H. Hagar
Waukon
David Lennox, Jr
Marshalltown
Robert Pike
Sioux City
Rocking Chair
Pioneer
C. W. Slagle
Old “UN
William Harvey
Sarah (Richey) McCulley
David Bunker
Bunker Mill
Henry R. Cowles
New York
Ralph Dewey
Christ Hicher
First Mennonite Church
Joseph Neal
Penn
Union History Society
H. A. Burrell
Lafe Sigafoose
Mient Koehler
Ll. J. Kehoe
L. J. Kehoe
Chicago
Planters
North Clark Center of Loop
Nature
Phillips & Hebner
West Side Druggists
Marion Talley
Susan
Los Angeles
Adolf Eckstrom
Miss Talley
Eckstrom
Halifax
Paderewski
Lord Viscount Halifax
Ignace Jan Pacerson
Poland
Junction
Congressman Martin
Shellmeyer
R. W. Lytle
Colum Ohio
J. S. Blair
Nettie B. Lewis
Doris Marshall
Aurora
Verne
H. C. Meeker
St. Luke's Hospital
Dawen
H. E
Nancy
Dowagiac
Mich
Charles L. Thompson
U.S.S
Dale York
Missie Reece
Brandon
H. Doyle Fos
Kenneth
M. BE. Fs
Fathe Fisher
Bernadine Lowe
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Solang
Cascade Beverages
Ring Bologna
Ai Toeesow
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