Four Guests from Colorado Visit at Harvey Jones Home
Mrs Ila Johnson and three daughters from Pueblo Colorado visit her parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Jones and other relatives in town. Richard Rieneke returns to Albuquerque after a week with Everett Coffin. Larry Crail of Chicago visits his aunt Etha Jones. Esther True from Richland spent Saturday with Mildred Coffin. Gloralie and Mary Lu Hayes stay with Darlene and Martha Hoskins. Ice cream and cake hosted Friday evening for Moses Hoskins family and several Jones relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton H. Coffin
Veo
Ila Johnson
Pueblo
Colo
Harvey Jones
Richard Rieneke
Albuquerque
N. M
Everett Coffin
Larry Crail
Chicago
Etha Jones
Esther True
Richland
Mildred Coffin
Gloralie
Mary Lu Hayes
Darlene
Martha Hoskins
Moses Hoskins
Keith
Robert
Martha
Bruce Jones
Bobby
David
Albert Jones
Wilma
Juanita
Charlie Jones
Everett
Blaze sparked by man striking match at Sunshine Oil
Perry Jordan lit a match to read the winter meter at Sunshine Oil Co and started a blaze. Weather outlook notes partly cloudy skies with showers and cooler temperatures. Hog prices top at 11.50 a hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Jordan
Sunshine Oil Co
Coffin Family Gatherings Mention Fourth of July
Coffin family members including Hervey and Marie Coffin spent the Fourth with Darlene and Martha Hoskins. Beverly and Wanda Coffin joined, with Darlene and Martha staying overnight. Hervey Coffin drives a truck for Harry Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin
Mildred
Larry Crail
Hervey
Marie Coffin
Beverly
Wanda Coffin
Darlene
Martha Hoskins
Martha
Hervey Coffin
Harry Turner
Dublin Social Notes Amid Fourth of July Visits
Dublin residents share a busy Fourth with guests from Chicago Moline and Burlington. gatherings include the Sullivan, Augustine, Seethout, Vandyke, Dewey and Mangold families plus local engagements and threshers meeting attendance.
Industrious Club Postponed to July 9
Mrs. Will Martin postpones the Industrious Club meeting to Wednesday July 9. Report of the storm was to be telephoned but telephone communication has failed.
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Keota
Will Martin
East Highland Social News From Frank Mincer Farm
East Highland notes record visits from Austin Collins and family traveling from Carson Iowa to the Mincer home. Leona Mincer plans a several week stay while July fourth guests enjoyed ice cream and a afternoon gathering. Harold Rath visits with Theodore Rath as part of a string of Sunday family outings and dinners at the Mincer residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Highland
Austin Collins
Austin Junior
Carson
Iowa
Frank Mincer
Leona Mincer
Frank J. Mincer
Gary
Gayle
Austen Collins
Omer Bopp
Floyd
Ruby Prymek
Rocking Chair Brigade founder Norman Everson is remembered
Norman Everson born December 29 1815 in Vernon New York died 1896 in Washington Iowa at 81. He apprenticed as a tailor then farmed taught school studied law in Kentucky Ohio and New York and later moved to Washington Iowa where he helped run schools and then established banking and real estate ventures including the Exchange and Deposit Bank in 1853. He remained a major stockholder as Washington’s banking landscape evolved.
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Norman Everson
Isaac and
Abigal (Usher) Everson
Vernon
Oneida County
New York
Washington
Iowa
Kentucky
Normans
Lorain County
Ohio
Caleb B. Campbell
Old Court House
Everson
Exchange and Deposit Bank
Opera House
Washington State Bank
State Bank
First National Bank
Everson of Washington County A Whig Leader and Early Iowa Statesman
Mr. Everson held multiple offices in Washington including postmaster and Road Supervisor. He helped form Iowa's first state code, served four years in the Iowa State Senate, became a Republican leader, and funded Washington Academy’s building. He traveled abroad with his wife Ellen Pierce Everson after 1865 and remained a respected figure in local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everson
Washington
Norman Everson
Washington County
State Senate
Louisa
Washington Counties
Washington Academy
Mr. Everson
One Farmer Sees Advantage of Wind In Storm
A South 76 report notes storm damage with oats and corn losses, torn stalks, and stripped leaves. Walter Fisher’s corn crib blew over. fences damaged by trees. Mrs. Joe Romine, driving home, was bruised with possible broken vertebra after her car left the road. Community club play interruption mentioned.
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South
Walter Fisher
Joe Romine
Center
Local families gather at Mrs Mary Fyvorn home on July 4
Mary Dvorak and relatives including Mrs James Swailes Marie Lorack and the Lungquist family with Betty Rose attended a gathering at the Mrs Mary Fyvorn home on July 4. Mr and Mrs Orville Hunan conducted business in Muscatine on Monday.
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Mary Dvorak
James Swailes
Marie
Mary Anne Lorack
George Lungquist
Aran
Betty Rose
Mary Fyvorn
Orville Hunan
Muscatine
Elastic ste n outbounces rubber 92 in test claim
A stray line asserts a ste n is more elastic than a rubber 92, suggesting a surprising result in a material test about bounce and resilience.
Peanut Butter Developed at Sanitarium Around 1890
A historical note states peanut butter was developed as a sanitarium food around 1890. It highlights early use in health facilities and marks the invention period in the late 19th century.
New Zealand First Coin Introduces Universal Eight Hour Mark
The New Zealand First New Zealand coin marks a milestone by featuring a universal eight hour measure. This design highlights a standard work period and circulated widely, signaling a shift in currency symbolism toward labor time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
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Cesar Ears
Cisco Kid
Mary Beth Hughes
Happiness
COLES
Norris Y
FOX
Colorado
DR Hess
Dublin
H. J. Mangold
Lonnie Sullivan
W. BE. Augustine
Roy Sowash
Moline
Jake Seethout
Lee Sanders
J. W. Vandyke
Ft. Madison
Glenn Miller
Marilyn
Marilyn Were Sunday Dinner Guests At the Rev. M. L. Dewey Home, Cloyce Times
Stanley Mangold
Billy
William McCartney
Mac Kern
Jeanette Picken
Cleo Trier
Wayne Mangold
Alice Vincent
Phyllis Longwell
Harold Hyde
Burlington
Larry Hough
Grandpa
Grandma Robertson
Edward Engle
Lois Ann
Harold Anderson
Harry Hutt
C. J. Mayer
Arnold Lionel Barrymore
Marsha Hunt
Robert Stirling
Gene Reynolds
Louis
Billy Conn
Freezer
Pvt
Conservos
T. H. Peters Howr
Ray Stitson
Owea
Kay Sutton
Irvington
N. J
Yuma
Ariz
Cliff Weaver
Miss Sutton
Rocking Chair
Elizaville
Cynthian
Sovereign Service
Sovereign
Washington Oil Co
East Washington Street
Meda Hauenstein
History of
Washington County Bar Association
Scofield
Everestine Daniels
Warren Davis
Washington Beverage Company
Washington, Iowa
En Earth
John Wietzke
Ola
Pepsi-Cola
Nacctty, WY
America
Washington Beverage CO
Call 510
Rob Lee
ROB /AIR Footwear
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