Louisa County Seeks PWA Aid for Highways
Louisa County supervisors and the county engineer approved road projects and filed for a 45 percent PWA grant to finance six miles of gravel surfacing ten and a half miles of secondary coal construction travel seven and a half miles of grading. The grading work will occur in Columbus City and Union townships on the county trunk highway from Smoke Corner to the Washington county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Board of Supervisors
PWA
Columbus City
Union Townships
Smoke Corner
Columbus Junclion
Old Clifton
Washington County
Ainsworth Boy Promoted to Clerk in CCC Office
Grant Davis returns from CCC camp in Keosauqua for a few days at home and will be promoted to a clerkship in the CCC office. Local social notes detail visitsof Harry Boileau family and Merle Chambers kin, along with Miss Kenney preparing for an eastern tour and other hometown movements during Independence Day week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
C.C.C
Ruth Norris
Grant Davis
Ccc
Keosauqua
Harry Boileau
Hugh Morris
Cotter
Albinism Deafness Link Noted in White Cats
About six percent of pure white cats bred from white stock are deaf. The report notes an association between albinism and deafness across species, though the exact reason remains unknown.
Harmony Women Demonstrate at Montgomery Ward Event
Mrs Ralph Kelsey Jean Mrs Longer Mrs Glen Miller and Mrs Chas Schiebel attended the demonstration at Montgomery Ward store. Mrs Schiebel and Mrs Longer each received 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony
Ralph Kelsey
Jean
Longer
Glen Miller
Chas. Schiebel
Montgomery Ward
Schiebel
Ancient Iowa race evidence found by archaeologist Colton
Fairfield Iowa July 4 WP traces of an ancient Mongoloid branch of Iowa inhabitants dated two thousand years before the Mississippi discovery have been found by archaeologist KR EB Colton now excavating in Jefferson county. City council Washington County Iowa will meet August 6 1935 at 730 PM in Council Chamber. taxpayers heard on estimated expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Iowa
KR EB. Colton
Jefferson County
Washington
Washington County
Family visits and gatherings across town
Prize winner Wilma Kleese spent Tuesday with grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Kleese. The Schiebels and Miller family visited George Evans. Longer family spent Sunday at the Gideon home. Otto Schiebel visited Chase Schiebel, Joe Hamm, Randolph Kelsey and Ralph Kelsey homes. Roy Miller’s daughter visits her parents in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Kleese
Mrs
Walter Kileese
Chas. Schiebel
Richard
Glen Miller
George Evans
Walter Longer
Gideon
Otto Schiebel
Chase Schiebel
Joe Hamm
Randolph Kelsey
Ralph Kelsey
Roy Miller
Chicago Children Spend Summer at Stringtown Home
Chicago children spend the summer at Stringtown, visiting and staying with local families. The report notes multiple visits and gatherings around the 4th of July, with several Chicago families traveling to the Graber and Widmer households for meals, socializing, and farm help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stringtown
J. J. Rich
Myrtle
Edward Kampe
Fresh Air
Dave Graber
Verla Boshart
Noah Widmer
Ezra Wenger
Ethan Brooks
Joe Widmer
Familly
J. C. Graber
Simon
Jonathan Graber
Peter Graber Jr
Glen Widmer
Wayland
Peter Widmer
Arlene Swartzendruberg
Robert Krabill
Arnold Kinter
L. H. Rinner
J. J. Rieh
Earl Stutzman
Graber Bros
Dan Widmer
Ed Springer
Prehistoric mound builders found across Iowa near Lockridge
Ton Colton reports mute evidence of a prehistoric mound building race in Jefferson County and surrounding counties. Artifacts include arrow heads pottery and human bone fragments unearthed on the Leggett property near Lockridge. He suggests these people were Mongoloid or Asian migrants, not only native Indians.
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Ton
Jefferson County
Lockridge Township
Here
R. C. Leggett
Pairfield
Leggett
Turkey Creek
Lockridge
Colton
Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi
American
Bering Straits
Mexico
Valley of the Kings
Towa
Illnois
Leepert Farm
Girl Scouts Reed Work Lesson at Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on Friday two Girl Scout groups met at their captain Mrs. Rauscher home to craft reed hot dish mats and discuss a camp invitation to Iowa City. Miss Oma Strain, Drake University art head, had an article in School Arts magazine. A Million Circle of the United Presbyterian church plans a county ice cream supper next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Rauscher
Iowa City
Oma Strain
Drake University
Lisle Anwyl
Chilicothe
Million Circle
The
United Presbyterian Church
Bruce Lease
Davenport
J. H. Lease
Talma Clark
Burlington
Annex hotel renamed, Colenso link dropped in coverage
Local columns note the Colenso Annex has been refreshed with a new paint job and porch, but the property should now be referred to as the Annex hotel as the historic connection to Colenso ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annex Hotel
Colenso Annex
Colenso
Children conclude stay at Orris home in Crawfordsville
Sabbath visitors from Mt. Union New London and Ainsworth joined Bert Orris family. Irene Deharper Allen Deharper Shirley Brown returned home after a visit. Bert Orris hosted Presbyterian Sabbath School and Mario Williams assisted. Ainsworth C H Wolfe Esther visited. Lippert Oelwein Iowa hosted at Martin home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Henry Deharper
Mt. Union
Dwight Brown
New London
Bert Orris
Irene
Allen Deharper
Shirley Brown
Presbyterian Church
Mario
Williams
N. E. Lease
Washington
C. H. Wolfe
Esther
Ainsworth
Harry Bishop
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Richard DIX
Margot Grahame
FOX
Boyer
Phillips & Hebner Walgreen System Drug Store
Secon
Dary
Merle Chambers
Mary Chambers
Nettie Stacey
Indianola
J. R. Pressley
Homer Coppock
Floyd McFarland
North Dakota
Mary Kenary
College Springs
Kenney
Ed Coffman
Des Moines
Will Chihak
Virginia Ann
Parsons
Kansas
Orville Thoma
Lee Arthand
Elizabeth Gingery
Mary Jane
Donald
Lyle McCaleb
Carl Koehler
U. S
Lexington
San Diego
Martin's
du Pont Company
Martin’s Modern Cleaners
John Shields & Sons
HarmoNy Women
W. R. Longer
J&p
W. H. Fulton
Ee SN
Dorothea Thompson
Court House
DR. West
George L. McDaniel
Neil Hamilton
Verry Furness
Charlie Chase
Parrotville Postoffice
Parent’s Magazine
Meili Hamiton
Keokuk
Fort Madison
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Louisa
Henry, Lee
Orris
Goodyear
J.C. Penney Co
Washington Cleaners Photte
Wisie Long
Pra
Uncle Eben
Montrose
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Middle West
Auto Club
Copley Hote
Angel
American Tubsees Company
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