Local Briefs Highlight Regional Visits and Illnesses
Mrs H G Miller returned from Moline Illinois where she spent the week with her daughter Attorney Ruby Miller. Mr and Mrs Wm T Carson and daughter Helen and Mrs J E Ream are in Des Moines today. John Kauffman of Wayland was in Washington this morning. Mrs Nettle Emry and Lois are visiting the Sitler home. Ed Hartman was in Davenport on business. Miss Etta McAvoy visiting her brother Lee McAvoy's home Valley Junction. Mr Henderson Walker is reported quite ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Miller
Moline, Il
Ruby §. Miller
Wm. T. Carson
Helen
J. E. Ream
Des Moines
John Kauffman
Wayland
Washington
Nettle Emry
Lois
William Sitler
Ed Hartman
Davenport
Etta McAvoy
Lee McAvoy
Miss McAvoy
Valley Junction
Henderson Walker
Paradise Alley
Hiram Johnson
Coppock Highway
John Davidson
Hiram
John
Mr. Johnson
W. T. Hays
G. Sehmoeller
Iowa Avenue
T. J. Anderson
Ruth Anderson Johnson
California
Mae Anderson McCulley
Iowa City
Weekend Visit and Birth Notices Parade in Iowa Village
Mr and Mrs G W Wallace returned from Havanah Illinois after a weekend with daughter and son in law Robert Baker who manages Havanah Oil. A son named Herman Jr welcomed by Mr and Mrs H M Schuster of Maryville Missouri who formerly led the local Methodist choir. Janta Jacobs of St Louis visits sister Hilkea Jacobs from Iowa City. A fishing party on the creek enjoyed a picnic lunch and large turtles with Vic Crone and family among others. For sale or exchange a 95 acre Crawfordsville farm may swap for town property with long payment options offered by Breitenbach Dayton. Mr and Mrs John Patterson welcome a boy weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces born at county hospital near Wellman. A Metcalf boy, 10 pounds 3 ounces, born near Columbus Junction. Bernard Lewis underwent appendicitis surgery at county hospital. condition very good. Mrs Chas Deuel home from county hospital. improving. Mrs Sam Marshall and son Kenneth of Los Angeles left for Tracy Ohio to visit her parents with Atchison family members accompanying to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janta Jacobs
St. Louis
Hilkea Jacobs
Iowa City
Vic Crone
Son Bob
John Wooley
Hubert Beal
John Haven
Robert Sayre Howard Hazen
Preston Wolfson Harold
Chick Crone
Crawfordsville
Olds District
Breitenbach & Day-Ton
North Side
John Patterson
Wellman
H. M. Metcalf
Metcalfs
Columbus Junction
Bernard Lewis
Chas. Deuel
Sam Marshall
Kenneth
Los Angeles
Cal
A. E. Atchison
Tracy
Marshall
Atchison
Mary Elizabeth
Jean
Cedar Rapids
Harry Sizer
Lisbon
Iowa
Faye Gardner
Ed Kos
Lemars
al Logan
Marion Township
Milton G Smith
Dublin
William Chance
Isaac Kleese
Harold Disney
Ennis Shaw
J. W. Radebaugh
Walter Johnson
Washington
St Louis
John
General Motors
Dry Agent Suspended in Prohibition Inquiry
W. C. Cooper former federal prohibition agent in Des Moines and Davenport is suspended pending investigation. He had been investigated in the Peoria liquor conspiracy case and testified as a government witness. Cooper was transferred to St Paul from Des Moines on June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
W. C. Cooper
Davenport
Peoria
Ill
Cooper
St Paul
Ten Years Ago Today Milk of Magnesia Ad Featured
Edward Bandy from Minneapolis travels for a millinery house. A grapefruit drink is touted as a real thirst quencher. McKesson's Milk of Magnesia in full pint bottle priced at 39 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bandy
Minneapolis
McKesson's
Community notes and local life in Washington area
The column lists visits and family news including Mr and Mrs Roy Means and children at their Iowa river shack, Mrs H F Steck with antique Harpers magazines, Miss Marie Jackson winning a Bloomfield prize, and various hometown shoppings and engagements. Also reports on local births, illnesses, and the identified body of John Peterson in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Means
George
Margery
L. F. Pratt
Darlene
Iowa River
Davenport
Mississippi River
John Peterson
Iowa Republicans Hear Praises for President Today
More than 1,800 delegates gathered for the Iowa Republican convention with aims to nominate Karl W. Fischer for auditor of state and Thomas B. Martin for railroad commissioner. J. W. Long withdrew as auditor candidate, boosting Fischer's chances amid district caucus disputes and a keynote by John E. Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Cross
Des Moines
Iowa
Karl W. Fischer
Thomas BE. Martin
Fischer
J. W. Long
Martin
Lows City
B. M Richardson
State Central Committee
State Committee
John E Cross
Newton
West Chester Notes and Farm Roundup
West Chester correspondent reports Dan Wass is poorly. Maud Wagner visited with Eldon Bauer. Ben Holt and Bauer families picnicked at Wild Cat Den. Emma Stouffer to Zion Illinois. M E ladies aid to meet next Wednesday. Harvest days near end. tomatoes and roasting ears in abundance. Haymaking weather favored by farmers. threshing starts this week. Visitors include Burrel Parker and Carl Price of Macomb Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Dan Wass
Maud Wagner
Eldon Bauer
Ben Holt
Wild Cat den
Thompson
Minnesota
Fred Lindenmeyer
M. E. Ladies Aid
Emma Stouffer
Zion
Carrie Stouffer
Sam Stouffer
Burrel Parker
Carl Price
Macofib
Ill
D. E Brumback
Mr. Parker
Ms. Wrumback
Community Vistas and Comings in Iowa and Michigan
A roundup of local social events and moves: families picnicked at Wild Cat Den and ate in Weed Park. Mrs. Lee McAvoy returns from Des Moines after visiting son Warren for ten days. Irene Piper leaves county hospital for home. Buckley family relocates to Owatonna Minnesota for work with a Maytag dealer. Latta family departs Chicago for Jackson Michigan after two weeks with Mrs. Latta. Otto F. Puls of Dubuque elected president of the Iowa state Grotto association, succeeding N. J. Versteeg of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Hansen
Harry Crone
Gus Reinert
Bertha Mae
Frank Wells
Owen Grecian
Wild Cat den
Weed Park
Muscatine
Lee McAvoy
Des Moines
Warren
Irene Piper
Near Fairfield
R. J. Buckley
Robert, Jr
Richard Francis
Grace Marie
Owatonna
Minn
Buckley
Martha Isabelle
Elwin Latta
Chicago
Jackson
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Ins
Otto F. Puls
Dubuque
Iowa State Grotto Association
N. J. Versteeg
Washington county W C T I convention set for July 26
The Washington county convention of the W C T I will be held July 26 in Crawfordsville with Mrs Jeanette Mann a national worker on the program. Ruth Coon and Water Wilma were callers at the Brumback home Tuesday evening along with Ruth Pulver of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Crawfordsville
Jeannette Mann
Ruth Coon
Wilma
Brumback
Ruth Pulver
Keot
John Shields Jr Takes Insurance Post in Columbus
John Shields Jr son of Milan Shields has moved to Columbus Oklahoma to begin a position with Equitable Life Insurance Co of New York. He recently graduated from Harvard Business School this summer. Mr and Mrs M M Kline left for their home in Munele Kansas after visiting here the past week. Mr and Mrs George Dunham and two children of Waterloo visited friends in Washington Sunday. Dr Dunham formerly taught manual training at the Junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shields, Jr
Milan Shields
Columbus
Oklahoma
Equitable Life Insurance Co
New York
Business Administration
Harvard
Macon
Washington
Iuwa
M. M. Kline
Munele
Kan
George Dunham
Waterloo
Dunham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ferguson
Joan
Bennett
Ben Lyon
Judd
Toffee
Morrison's
Lemmon
G. W. Wallace
Havanah
Robert Baker
Mr. Baker
Havanah Oil Corporation
H. M. Schuster
Maryville, Mo
Herman Jr
Schuster
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
H. F. Steck
Harpers
Atlantic Monthly
R. F. Davis
Marie Jackson
Rothschild
Bloomfield and Co
Helen Genkinger
Biklen
Frank Brown
Clint Rhea
Fred Wyse
Noble
Yesterdoy
Glenwood
J. W. Lemley
Leon
Long
Richardson
Railroad Commission
Martn
N. C. Gray
Blencoe
W. Felton
Solux City
Starr E. Cogshell
Resolutions Committee
Hoover
Curtis
Henry Field
Harwood
Oxfords
J. A. Harwood & Son
Foot Comfort Store
Cantaloupes
Nice
Pork & Berans, van Camp's, Can
Horn
Wisconsin
Iba
Kellogg's Pke
Francis Haney
Welchmoore
Krebuilding
Prima Beer
West Side
D. E. Brumback
Weiners
Hamburg
Thompson’s Market & Graceteria
Denvernes
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
Daisie “McConnell
A. J. McConnell
A. L. Peterson
Duane
Hopeville
F. L Broadgate
Westphal
ARC
Tucker & Eicher
Chevrolet Sales & Service
John Shields & Sons
Klopfenstein
Winstop Duzzit
Washington Oil Co
Washington, Iowa
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