Local residents leave for Brownwood trip
Mrs. Walter Conner Bob and Dorothy Sara Jane Lemley and Mrs. Ray Gidley depart early today in the Gidley car for Brownwood Texas to spend a week. Capt Walter Conner is stationed at Camp Bowie and KuEllen Gidley who has been visiting in Arkansas and Texas will accompany them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Conner
Bob
Dorothy
Sara Jane Lemley
Ray Gidley
Gidley
Brownwood
Texas
Capt
Camp Bowie
KuEllen Gidley
Arkansas
Car dealers promise better deals on Ford or Mercury
Kenosha, Wisconsin resident Frank C. Craemer stayed overnight with the Max Marble household as he planned travel to Trenton Missouri where Mrs. Craemer and family are visiting. Various relatives plan trips and visits across Iowa, Illinois, and the Northwest, with nephews and nieces reuniting in Des Moines, Mt. Union, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Craemer
Kenosha, Wis
Max Marble
Trenton, Mo
Hospital surgeries and discharges reported for local residents
Everett Schmidtz of Washington route 4 and Edith Marie of Fairfield were operated on for acute appendicitis last evening. Evelyn Bartz of Ainsworth and Helen Holden of North Iowa had tonsillectomies this morning. Allen Snodgrass was discharged yesterday afternoon, and Mrs. Harold Ahrens of Washington and Mrs. Glenn Martin of Keota were dismissed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Schmidtz
Washington
Edith Marie
Fairfield
Evelyn Bartz
Charles Bartz
Ainsworth
Helen Holden
North
Iowa
Allen Snodgrass
Harold Ahrens
Glenn Martin
Keota
Major League Standings Report with All Star Game Note
National League standings include teams such as Ct MPOORTIT UEMMETOY and SNOW with records highlighted. Philadelphia sits at 20 64 and 270, while open date and All Star game at Detroit are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpoortit
As Ipasli
Aks Uemmetoy A. Ce
Snow E Sole
Cas
Ormectinati
Scactuc
Cars Arts
Leee
Roglor
Soci Tena
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pet
New York
Cleveland
Boston Se Sect
Chicago
Philadelphia Ute
St. Louis
Washington
Fairfield Golfer Leads Des Moines Medalist Race
Fairfield golfer Wayne Harrell shot 76 to stand at 145 after 36 holes in the Iowa state amateur. He led at 69 yesterday and 39-37 today to finish one over par on the back nine. Others included Ottumwa's John Stoltz 76-72 147 and Fairfield's Jim Nelson 77-78 155.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Des Moines
Wayne Harrell
John Stoltz
Ottumwa
Jim Nelson
Card of Thanks From the Reister Family
Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comforting sympathy and help in our sorrow. For the beautiful service, floral offerings, and other kindnesses we are deeply grateful. Mrs. C. C. Reister and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Reister
Fourth of July gathering in Muscatine and hospital update
Mrs. Sadie Moore and children of Washington joined relatives in Muscatine for a July Fourth picnic at Weed park with multiple Illinois and Iowa families. Donald Doran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doran, after a University of Iowa Hospital stay, underwent nasal surgery to remove dead bone and will stay three weeks. Relatives from Colorado and visitors from Illinois returned home after weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Euwer
Sulphur, la
Mr. Euwer
Maxwell Euwer
Sadie Moore
Washington
Muscatine
Roy Bain
Sarah Mahoney
Margaret Showalter
Rock Island, Ill
Samuel Stang
Roy Green
Grace
Lois Crow
Moline
Pearl Chamberlain
Davenport
Weed Park
Donald Doran
Charles Doran
University Hospital
Iowa City
C. A. Brooks
Chiccago
Donald McLaughlin
Will Howell
Ted
Charles Palmer
Blanch
Mortimore
Bonnie Cassady
Brighton
Albia
Bert Arnold
Wife's Affections Alienated. Suit Seeks 30000 Dollars
Damages of 30000 dollars are sought in a suit filed by Harold A. McGowan of Mason City against William Laufert of Gladbrook. McGowan charges Laufert urged his wife to sue for divorce and that Laufert hired a lawyer to file the action, which is now pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Harold A. McGowan
Mason City
William Laufert
Gladbrook
McGowan
Laufert
Woman Sends 36 Inch Hair Lock to Aid Nation
Mrs. A. R. Wilkinson of Ottumwa has a blond braid 36 inches long and wrist thick. She plans to mail the strand to Washington to meet an army request for long hair to aid meteorological warfare research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
A. R. Wilkinson
Washington, D. C
Harland Mead Becomes Rotary Club President
Harland W. Mead takes over as the twenty second president of the Washington Rotary Club succeeding LeRoy Pratt. A year in review by the retiring president notes a good year under Pratt and Mead reports from the recent international Rotary convention in Denver. The piece also recalls past presidents since 1920 and emphasizes Rotary's democratic reach and ahead stance on peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland W. Mead
Rotary
LeRoy Pratt
Pratt
Mead
Washington Rotary Club
J. D. Glasgow
Frank L. Wilson
Orville Elder
W. M. Keeley
Ralph
Denver
Local Visitors and Guests At area Homes
Mt. Pleasant hosts Mr and Mrs Paul Hogue for Sunday calls at Eugene Holcomb home. Ainsworth residents Mr and Mrs Howard Stewart were in town shopping this morning. Chicago resident Winifred Ragan spent the holiday weekend in Davenport with Mr and Mrs BE Meisenbach. Viva Gene Holcomb spent the weekend in Salina with friends after caring for Mrs Imhoff and baby. Betty and Harriet Kunik visited Iowa City with Braverman relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hogue
Mt. Pleasant
Eugene Holcomb
Winifred Ragan
Chicago
Charles Ragan
Davenport
BE. A. Meisenbach
Viva Gene Holcomb
Salina
Glenn Imhoff
Mrs. Imhoff
Julius Kunik
Betty
Harriet
Iowa City
Braverman
Last day to save on gas and electric bills this Thursday
The notice warns that Thursday is the final day to secure discounts on gas and electric bills. It lists local residents and visitors including Iowa Southern Utilities Co. and several households in Rochester and Cedar Rapids. The item also notes travel and funeral attendance by multiple residents in Des Moines, Davenport, Clinton, and Albia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
City of Washington Iowa_ Bicycle light and reflector ordinance
Ordinance prescribes bike safety rules including headlights red reflectors and bells. It sets sidewalk riding limits in a specific downtown area and requires parking racks with penalties up to 100 dollars for violations. The measure repeals conflicting ordinances and takes effect after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Washington
Iowa
Main Streets
Second Avenue
Avenue
Marion Avenues
Jefferson Street
Second Street
Central Park
2Nd Avenue
2Nd Street
Avenue B
East Main Street
Iowa Avenue
Main Street
Marion Avenue
West Main Street
West Washington Street
Washington Street
East Washington Street
Town Avenue
Missionary Gives Talk in Darkness at Presbyterian Service
In Crawfordsville on Sunday evening the lights failed as Rev. West prepared to speak at the Presbyterian church. Dr. Bruce West of Davenport preached in the morning and shared experiences from China and the Philippines. He and his wife and son attended the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
West
Presbyterian Church
Bruce West
Davenport
Philippines
China
Donald Zimmerman
United Presbyterian Church
Ferriers
Dell Ferrier
Moline, Jr
Ferrier
Lois Fletcher
Frank Fletcher
Moline
Craig Nelson
Dean
Goldfield
Louise
Maude
Max White
Ainsworth
East
Niagara Falls
Louise Barnes
New York
Columbia University
Max White, Jr
Owen
T. H. Barnes
Bruce McCleary
Jimmy
Des Moines
J. S. McCleary
McCleary
Iowa City
New London
Clarence Despain
Clarence, Jr
Betty
Donald White
Union Hotel
Burlington
Ss. J. Cocklin
St. Paul
Washington
Cloyee Dusenberry
Reunion and family notices from Moline and Kalona
Gets Child Back John Knotek comes home from the hospital. Mr and Mrs Adolph Larson and Arylus attended the Anderson reunion at a Rock River camp in Moline owned by Mr and Mrs George Peterson. Mrs Peterson is Evelyn Anderson formerly. A family dinner at Ralph Zeck's home honored George Zeck birthday July 3 and Wayne Zeck anniversary later this month. Mr and Mrs John Shalla Jr visited V J Spevacek home in Kalona. Mrs Spevacek returned from a month at Excelsior Springs where treatments aided her fatigue from the trip home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Knotek
Adolph Larson
Arylus
Anderson
Moline
Ill
Rock River
George Peterson
Peterson
Evelyn Anderson
Ralph Zeck
George Zeck
Wayne Zeck
John Shalla, Jr
V. J. Spevacek
Kalona
Spevacek
Excelsior Springs
Joan Manners
Joan Langan
Los Angeles
Brookline
Mass
John Langan
Man 80 Takes Turn on Binder
Salem news notes James Zeck observed his eightieth birthday and spent the day riding a binder at his grandson George Zeck’s home and again at the Ralph Zeck farm. Also reported are a double crib project facing weather issues and Fourth of July visits by Mr and Mrs Arthur Horn. Local city officials consented to a publication as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
James Zeck
George Zeck
Ralph Zeck
Harold Durst
Arthur Horn
Dwane Shalla
Mary Catherine
Ralph Joseph Knotek
Dwight Hoyle
Lucille Anne
Annual Freel Cave Reunion Held in Washington Park
The annual Freel-Cave reunion occurred at Sunset Park in Washington on Sunday July 6 with a noon picnic. Harve Freel of Wellman and his half brother George Cave of Fairfield were honored on their July 9 birthday. Attendees included numerous Freel, Cave, and Birkey family members from Wellman Fairfield and Washington along with guests from Des Moines Santa Anna and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilson
Wellman
Freel-Cave
Sunset Park
Washington
Harve Freel
George Cave
Fairfield
Clifford Freel
Beulah
Alyne
Herbert
Wesley
Ira Huber
Richard
Helen
Oren Birkey
Ann
Merle Freel
Lester Disney
Lynn
Loretta Mae
Clarence Cave
Darvin Cave
Phyllis
Brands
South English
Don Cave
Donna Mae
Bob
Clarence Disney
Illness of Husband Calls Mrs Golden to Washington
Riverside July 8 Mrs David Golden who recently returned to Riverside from Oklahoma with her son Glenn Alcorn Jr and her mother in law Mrs May Alcorn was called to Washington DC the past week by the illness of her husband Mr Golden who is employed by the United States government is suffering from an attack of pleurisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
David Golden
Oklahoma
Glenn Alcorn
May Alcorn
Washington, D. C
Golden
United States
Newton Whetstine
Wellman
Summer Enrollment Drops at Iowa Campus
Iowa City registrar Barnes reports summer enrollment at 2.8 students bolded by OCR. a drop of 248 from last year. The administrator notes similar declines across universities in the nation, indicating a widespread trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
Bares. Barnes
State University of Iowa
Bares
Eclipse yields Earth shadow on Moon blurring sight
Observation notes describe a lunar eclipse where Earth's shadow dims the Moon. The report questions the extent of shading and whether the phenomenon reflects a vast shadow or other atmospheric effects.
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Calla Lily
Jack-in-the Pulpit
Wolf Floral CO
Logan Heilman
Vaughn Thornburg
Portland
Ore
Mr. Heilman
Washington State Bank
Miss Thornburg
Willis Rambo
Puyallup, Wash
Minnie Chance
Ted Givans
Mich
Harry Bush
Grand Junction
Colo
Letitia
Edith Shields
A. Ray Maricle
W. M. Tweeten
Mrs. Maricle
Mr. Tweeten
Mary Rickey
Mt. Union
Mrs. C. A. Brown
Evoready Plumbing & Heating CO
Washington, Iowa
Adda Vee Coal
OK — Gas
Oscar Meyers
William
Kenneth
Longmont
Alta Haverty
Dale Ferguson
Omaha, Nebr
Belle Ferguson
Brooklyn, N. Y
Harry Ferguson
Marion
U. 8S
Washington Fruit Market
Harland Mead
Washington Organization
Mrs
Howard Stewart of
Theodore Tollefson
Rochester
Minn
Stella Latchem
Charles Latchem
Raleigh
N. Car
Latchem
Mayo Clinic
Iowa Greenkeepers’ Association
Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Joe Benson
Hazel Hoover
William Beal
John Hoover
Patty
Beal
A. A. Jeffries
Grace Walker
Ella Crawford
Dan Riegelman
Corrine Oriez
Henderson Wallace
Charles Beach
Sigourney
R. C. Keagy
Eleanore
Clinton
Marion Griffin
Bill Phillips
Homer Stephen Optomet
Mary Manners
Man
Mrs. Dewey Weeks
R. L. Lytle
W. H. Fulton
Washington Park
Art Brown
Tiffin
Alton Brown
Robert Johnson
Johnson
Emery Gingerich
Lake Okoboji
Chris Larson
Rockwood's Shoe Dept
Nat’s Farm Loan Ass
Corner
Squa
C. Pettit, Secy
Treas
U.S
England
Red Cross
Maasdam
London
Mrs. Golden
Geraldine Waldschmidt
Lewis Waldschmidt
Stanley Heck
Soap
Artis
Milo Stransky
Reserve District No
National Bank of Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
County of Washington
Ss. I
F. Mick
F. Muck
Fred L. Stewart
R. E. Dougherty Frank CC
CRONE
Lucy F. Dempsey
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