Presbyterial Missionary Meeting Held at Burlington
Keokuk Presbytery of United Presbyterian church held a missionary gathering in Burlington with attendees led by Mrs W J Giffin and officers elected including Mrs A J McConnell and Miss Helen Fulton. Three cars were used by helpers Catherine McConaughey Margaret Livingston and William Masson to reach the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
O. Crawford
Irene DeLong
M. C. DeLong
W. J. Masson
Mazie Stewart
Oscar George
Burlington
Catherine McConaughey
Margaret Livingston
William Masson
W. J. Giffin
Morning Sun
A. J. McConnell
Andrew, Ia
J. K. Beal
Ainsworth
Fall Festival Shoe Repair Contest Promises Doll Prize
A fall festival event offers a doll to the girl who brings in the most shoes for repair by the festival’s end. Shoes repaired earn credit, with additional prizes for participants. Bargain repair prices include men’s and women’s soles, heels, and full services, all guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dol
Increased Rates to Railways Opposed at Farmer Meeting
The article notes a farmer meeting opposing higher railway rates, with attendees including Ralph Snyder of Manhattan Kansas as president, A W Ricker of St Paul as secretary, Charles Hearst of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, and O W Sandberg of the American Farm Bureau Federation transportation director. Delegates came from Iowa Minnesota North Dakota Kansas Nebraska Illinois Missouri Indiana and Wisconsin farm groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Belt Committee
Ralph Snyder
Manhattan
Kans
A. W. Ricker
St. Paul
Charles Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
O. W Sandberg
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Smith Brookhart Jr and Bob Shields Embark 300 Mile Hike
Smith Brookhart Jr and Bob Shields left yesterday for a 300 mile hike to Fort Snelling Minnesota to enter military training camp. Weather is mostly fair and warm tonight with continued warm conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Brookhart, Jr
Bob Shields
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Reports From State Convention 4H Clubs at Ames
Ruth Stewart and Mary Mickey highlighted sessions at the Iowa 4-H state convention in Ames. Leaders praised attendees from Washington county and announced perfect music contest scores and a new county president. A candlelight installation crowned new officers as Mary Mickey presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Ruth Stewart
Jacksonite
4 H Club
Mabel P. Nelson
Ohe
Mary Mickey
Walnut Club
E. L. Stewart
Washington
Ruth Speidel
Eleanor Augustine
Margaret Stewart
Lenore Thomann
Rennie Dawson
Daniel Glomset
Des Moines
Jos. H. Kinnamon
Dawson
Mary Griffin
Centerville Auto Accident Claims Life of William Sharp
In Centerville a car overturned in a residential district killing passenger William Sharp. Driver Ray Dean and two girl companions were injured. The incident occurred during a routine late night drive in Centerville with responders investigating at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Williaim Sharp
Ray Dean
Sharp
Dean
Iowa Export and Trade Report Totals for 1936 Fiscal Year
The Iowa Nebraska office of the U S Department of Commerce reports 135 firms handled export and domestic trade totaling $7 327 63 in the year ending June 30. Seventy one firms reported export sales of $542 168 46 and domestic trade of $147 355.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Des Moines
U.P
Iowa
Nebraska
United States Department of Commerce
Young pilot Wayne Winter Sees First Solo Flight
Wayne Winter, 16, admitted flying an airplane was easy after a six hour twelve minute solo session. He began instruction at 7 20 a m with L K Miller, logged 65 leg tests, then piloted and landed solo with no fear though his hands were wobbly. In Des Moines police await return of P M Chamberlain from Duluth after allegedly selling a local hotel for 3500 to Chris Larsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Wayne Winter
Wayne
L. K. Miller
Des Moines
U.P
P. M. Chamberlain
Duluth
Minn
Chris Larsen
Chamberlain
Larsen
4-H Club Officers in Iowa Hold Pledge Ceremony
Lenore Thomann of the Country Lassies Grace Thompson of Fern Cliff Ruth Foster of Jacksonites and Margaret Stewart of the Northern Star led the club officers in reciting a pledge to service and community. County Agent H J Montgomery announced Achievement Days on August 11 and 12 with a club show and canning exhibits, plus a Farm Bureau picnic. Dr Hendricks and Miss Jacobs plan physical exams for 13 4-H girls at Riverside Wednesday and Thursday, followed by ice cream cones for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stewart
Ames
Eleanor Augustine
Jolly Joker Club
Helen Swinney
Fannie Buchanan
Lucille Baker
Fern Cliff Club
Mary G. Griffin
Country Lassies Club
Washington County
Mary Mickey
Lenore Thomann
Bagdad
Iowa
Grace Thompson
Fern Cliff
Marion
Ruth Foster
Jacksonites
Jackson
Washington
Northern Star Club
Jackson Two
Montgomery
H. J. Montgomery
Farm Bureau
H .L. Hendricks
Hielka Jacobs
Riverside
Urbandale Clerk Seeks Signatures for Water System Vote
J W Miksich Urbandale town clerk seeks fifty signatures on a petition to call a special election over funding a $20 000 water supply system after labeling the current supply unsafe and a health menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Urbandale
J. W. Miksich
Vigilantes Select Five For State Shoot Representation
Five of the top marksmen from Washington county vigilantes were chosen to represent the force at the state shoot in Des Moines on July 20, with Ben Boone and Gerald Teets of Kalona, Ho Wolfe of Washington, and Chal mers Marshall and Dr. Ernest Horner of Brighton. Horner led scoring at the county event, Teets was second, and deputy Harold Putnam placed third but will not attend. Boone was reelected county chief as the 58-member force prepared for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Des Moines
Ben Boone
Gerald Teets
Kalona
Howard Wolfe
Washington
Chalmers Marshall
Ernest Horner
Brighton
Horner
Harold Putnam
Wheat futures hit record low on Chicago market
Chicago July wheat futures fell in a frenetic session to 50 1/2 cents a bushel, the lowest price ever paid in America, dipping one eighth of a cent below the prior 1894 low of 50 1/2 cents amid fierce pit activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Chicago Board of Trade
America
Peek Divorce Sparks End of Twenty Two Months of Marriage
In Los Angeles on July 15 a domestic split ends a brief marriage as George H Peek files for divorce from Martha H Peek after twenty two months of married life without disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
George H. Peek
Martha H. Peek
Local Shoppers and Funerals Highlight Crawfordsville News
Crawfordsville area residents shuffled through the day with several shoppers here, including Mrs. Alice Williams and son and Mr. J. A. Crooks with daughter. The community gathered for Capt. David A. Boyer’s funeral, with many relatives and friends from Keota, Sigourney, Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon, and Chicago in attendance. A separate note reports Mrs. Mabel St. John and her mother Mrs. Pearl Wilson reuniting in Logansport after 21 years of fruitless searching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Boyer
Stanton Johnston
Ruth
Mt. Vernon
Ethel Johnston
Mona
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Leetch
Tyte Smith
Sioux City
Thomas A. Boyer
Chicago
Harry Adams
Sigourney
Charles Harris
Keota
C. S. Kreger
Arthur Dane
Marshalltown
William Nelson
Nelson F
Co. A
25Th Iowa Infantry
Boyer
Logansport
Ind
Mabel St. John
Peal Wilson
Notice Eagle Stamps discontinued after August first
A public notice states Eagle Stamps will be discontinued after August 1. The Wilson Coal Company appears in the notice. Other local items note social events and visits, including theater plans in Iowa City and family travels to Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Coal Company
Mangolds announce birth and local medical news
Mrs and Mrs Leo Mangold welcomed a son, Leo Charles Jr, born at 4 15 p m yesterday in Washington county hospital. Miss Vera Darbyshire underwent a major operation at the Washington county hospital this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Lund
Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Albert Hasley
Leo Mangold
Leo Charles, Jr
Washington County Hospital
Vera Darbyshire
Local shooters and students visit Ottumwa event
C W Long and Mike Edwards attended a trap shoot in Ottumwa this week with Edwards scoring 4 of 100. Henrietta Hull returned to work at the University of Iowa as the six weeks period closes. John Stevenson of Mystic Iowa, a University of Iowa student in Iowa City, visited last night with Harold Briley on his way home for a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Long
Mike Edwards
Ottumwa
Mr. Edwards
Henrietta Hull
University of Iowa
John Stevenson
Mystic
Iowa
Iowa City
Harold Briley
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Sally Eilers
Bumbie
AQ Missionary Convention
Frank Bosworth
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So and Go
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Goodyear
BROWN
Pete
The
Baanily Shoe Store
Journal
Washington, Iowa
KODAK
Phillips & Hebner Druggists
Pease & Ross Motor Service
West Madison St
Kodak Pictures
Dr. Hess
William Haines
Belasco
Daddy Longlegs
Iowa State News
Oskaloosa
Isaac Maimer Mathews
Ideal Lumber Co
Nose Hill
Bedford
Mathews
Columbbia
Marengo
Delta
Anamosa
Dubuque
Fred O'Connell
State Reformatory
D. B. Maguire
MaGuire
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Ruby Cordt
Paces
Joseph Ohn
Worthington Savings Bank
Kohn
John W. Kitzinger
Worthington Farmers Creamery Company
Him
Vigilantes
J. A. Crooks
E. C. Monson
Crawfordsvillle
Alice Williams
Crawfordsville
Mary Atchison
Rothschilds
H. C. Royer
Coune'l Bluffs
Ray Boyer
Fairfield
David A. Boyer
H. C
F. W. Kerr
Caldwell
Estes Park
Capt. Boyer
Kerr
Lou Jean Stewart
University
A. E. Davis
Blake Spencer
Amos Stout
W. E. Huber
Wellman
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William Hagie
John Bullers
C R Oldfield
Ray A. Miller
Alice Peterson
George Abel
Grand Island
Nebr
William Tavilor
Glen
Roscoe Bennett
Ralph Junkin
Hubert Crail
Robert Minick
Lawrence Waters
John Winga
Auburn
Lola Winga
John
Ed Yates
FE. D. Morrison
Priscilla
Schuyler Livingston
Margaret
Richard II
Moose Hall
Eod
N. D. Anderson
Bernice
Tennessee
Mr. Anderson
G. E. Fray
Massuer
4Th Ave
Cy Bush
Eloise Kisor
Calesburg, IL
Virginia Law
William Perdock
Owen Nossen
Vincent Helling of
Clyde Pratt
Annwyl
Richard and
Raymond Anwyl
Mobil
Iowa Motor Service
Wardrobe Cleaners
C. W. Davis
Barclay's Store
South Side Square
Vhone
W. Macon
Ssw
Corner Sq
John Shields & Sons
Pine
Edhatcurity
C. L. Pine Loan Coo
Nat'l Bank
DR. Clow
Osteopath
Ken
Welch Moore Shoe
East Side Square
Childrens
Mebbe
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
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