Local News Items on Travels and Visits
Mrs. Ada Peterson returned from a two week visit with her sister in Fairfield. Mrs. M. F. Hawkins of Ainsworth left by plane from Moline for Seattle to visit her youngest son Max Hawkins and family. Mr. Blaine Hawkins and Barbara with Mrs. Floyd Olds Washington accompanied their mother to Moline Airport. Dr. Preston L. Etter, osteopathic physician of 2045 Journal
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Ada Peterson
QO. J. Simons
Fairfield
M. F. Hawkins
Ainsworth
Moline
Ill
Seattle
Wash
Max Hawkins
Blaine Hawkins
Barbara
Floyd Olds
Washington
Preston L. Etter
OO. O. McKiIntyre
Laura
Lenox
Osteopathic convention notes and local visits travel through town
Ridge Washington Iowa attended the Fifty fourth Annual Convention of the American Osteopathic Association at Stevens hotel Cutaxo July 10 14. Local residents hosted visitors including Mrs Edna Franklin Mr and Mrs Hal Richards and Mr and Mrs Donald Franklin. Staffer Charles Kallous Jr. heads to Wo Pena Boy Scout camp for a week. Local officials and residents made trips to Des Moines Yellowstone Glacier Canada and Monmouth.
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Charles Kallous Jr
Wo-Pena
Iowa City
Lone Tree
Kalona
Victor
YW Desk reports Bob Logan elected chair at supper meeting
Bob Logan is chosen chair man of the young adult discussion group during a Friday night supper at the Bob Day home. Plans hint at a September resumption of YW sponsored meetings and a August outing.
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Bob Logan
Bob Day
Bob
Town and City Estimate Notice for Crawfordsville Iowa
The Town Council of Crawfordsville, Washington County Iowa, will meet July 27 1950 at 7 80 PM at Peoples Savings Bank to hear taxpayers for or against the estimate of expenditures for the year beginning April 1 1951. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing. Orrin H Johnson Town City Clerk.
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Crawfordsville
Washington County
Iowa
Peoples Savings Bank
Ten Years Ago Today Seal Coat Began On City Streets
Work started an application of a seal coat of bituminous material on about two and a half miles of city streets surfaced with crushed rock and road oil in recent years.
Picnic Supper Draws Mixers As Bees Close Road
A week from Tuesday night the Mixers plan a picnic supper at the Day home. The group meets biweekly in summer to limit meals. A buzzing swarm blocked a street with pedestrians and drivers cowering until a beekeeper coaxed it away and traffic resumed.
Vacation Planned by Washington State Bank Clerk
Juanita Hering will take a vacation from her duties at the Washington State bank next week. Mrs. Ralph Junkin spent a few days with her brother and his wife, H. S. Allander and family, at Vail. Infant Marvin Roy Votruba, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Votruba, born last Wednesday, is meeting his grandparents and great grandparents.
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Juanita Hering
Washington State Bank
Ralph Junkin
H. S. Allander
Vail
Marvin Roy Votruba
Charles Votruba
Lucinda Geyer
Wellman
Joe Bell
Washington
Sylvia Geyer
Vinton
Ellis Bell
A. J Votruba
Doctors Use Tube To Explore Heart Of Ill Youngster
University of Minnesota doctors used a long woven silk tube inserted into a vein to reach a 15 year old patient’s heart. The test revealed a hidden abnormal opening between heart chambers and confirmed mixing of blood from the lungs with venous blood. Recovery expected. the team plans further use on other patients to refine heart catheterization techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University Hospital
Bee Swarm Causes Traffic Jam in Mansfield Intersection
A swarm of bees clustered on one side of a traffic signal in Mansfield Ohio blocked a busy intersection, baffling drivers and delaying vehicles for hours. Police and bystanders watched as the insects gathered in the crosswalk area, halting movement until the swarm dispersed at dusk.
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Mansfield
Monkey Dies After Escape From Zoo Cage Explosion
Jerry the three year old monkey escaped from his cage at Ormond Tropical Gardens into a tool shed where dynamite caps were stored. Keeper Jo Jo says the animal gassed the caps thinking they were candy and an explosion occurred. Attendants heard the blast.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Jerry
Ormond Tropical Gardens
Jo Jo the Clown
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Reported
Admitted yesterday were Kimball Leyden and John Pratt for surgical care, both from the city, and James Young for surgical procedures. Dismissals today include Mrs Delbert Lowe and her son from Brighton, Mrs John Wagner and daughter Route 3, Mrs Arnold Nicholson and daughter Wayland, Allen Johnston from Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Leyden
City, Surgical
John Pratt
City, Medical
James Young
Delbert Lowe
Brighton
John Wagner
Route 3
Arnold Nicholson
Wayland
Allen Johnston
Crawfordsville
In the Spotlight Ad Promotes Proper Plumbing Work
A reader warns Washington homeowners about unsafe plumbing by unqualified "shade tree" plumbers. He cites examples of improper unions and lead in joints, urging customers to hire a licensed master plumber to avoid health risks and sewer gas problems.
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Washington
Eveready
Keith
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