House and swindle tale near Waco Theater in old town
In days gone by a white house east of town near the Waco Theater, built before the Civil War by James R. Pas ton, was painted with prankish soap by swindlers who used yellow ochre to mimic paint. The piece also recalls Indian mounds, the city cemetery, and a former county jail with guard duties tied to the jail’s unsafe trap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Theater
Everett Palmer
James R. Fpaston
Mr. Easton
South Hill
Iowa Avenue
Christian Tabernacle
Eastons
Mr. Palmer
Airport Road
Easton
Col
Hiram Scofield
Palmer
Washington County Press
Muscatine Journal
Washington County
William Osborne
Washington
Ghosts and aging memories in a homely column
A kitchen window scene hints at childhood belief in ghosts as a boy trails his father to the basement shower. The writer reflects on vacation repairs, vintage cleaning products, and neighborhood chatter about antiques, snakes, and county hospital repairs. A Chicago clipping reports the burial of King Al Charmack, Gypsy King, with Gypsy rites and nearly 200 attendees. See you, Marge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Knotek Kamper
Chicago
al Charmack
St. George Cathedral
Elmwood
Irene
Waldschmidt Family Reunion Brought Riverside Group Together
The annual Waldschmidt reunion was held Sunday at the Iowa City park with a basket dinner. Attendees included Charles Mitchell of Ramsey Illinois and many Waldschmidt relatives from Riverside Iowa City Davenport Moline and Cedar Rapids. Visitors shared a two day stay with local families and vacationers toured Canada Washington State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Charles Mitchell
Ramsey
Illinois
Loren Mitchell and Sons
Effingham
Jesse Mitchell
Helen Unferth
Moline
G. O. Patterson
Davenport
Irma Heitzman
Miriam
Paul Heitzman
Hills
Shamrock Inn
Earl
Gertrude Waldschmidt
Lamont Dann
Paul Gilroy
Rich Simon
Francis Waldschmidt
Jim Waldschmidt
Iowa City
George Schreiber
Ed Harney
Pat Harney
Tom Harney
Leroy Dunn
Joe Kaipo
Joe O’neil
Morris
William Spellerberger
Fairfax
Joe Gase
Cedar Rapids
Edward Dann
John Whiting
Huxley
Canada
Washington State
Marge Luckey
Jim Luckey
Kellogg
Pat Strickland
Baxter
Ernest Kiene
Crawfordsville
Wilbur Kiene
Enjoy horseback rides at a community gathering
Ainsworth July events describe guests from Washington Fairfield and Ottumwa joining Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson for dinner and cooperative picnic rides. The Unit ed Presbyterian Church held a potluck and extended call acceptance for Rev Hubanks. Camp Ripley deployments, local trips to St. Louis, hospital recovery, and Christmas in July celebrations are noted along with many family visits and travel between Washington, Crawfordsville, Iowa City, Davenport and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Golia Miller
Washington
Harold Booth
Fairfield
Robert Myers
Ottumwa
C. A
United Presbyterian Church
Charles W. Hobanks
Oregon
Wisconsin
Fred Blick
Hubanks
Columbus Junction
Riverside
Los Angeles
St. Louis Cardinals
Howard Schultz
Washington County Hospital
Darold Jones
Kenneth Arthur
Cotter
Sunset Park
Camp Ripley
Minnesota
Allen Jones
Jim Wilson
Jim Thompson
Duane Schultz
Roger Schuerman
Max Meeks
Don Sands
Howard Anderson
Crawfordsville
Gordon Johnson
Iowa City
Bob Carter
Johnnie
John Foster
Davenport
Sands
Ben Coleman
Ronnie
Susan
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Parners
R. E. McFarland
Dale Humphreys
Jaqueline
Michael
Janesville
Blaine Hawkins
Barbara
Burlington
McFarland
Bill McFarland
Robert Lopshire
Karen
Jim Simonton
Memphis
Tenn
R. H. Peterseim
Kenneth Miller
Larry Swartzendruber
Ellis Swartzendruber
Larry
Mary Schaffer
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Rita Grout
Earl Grout
Roy Pewitt
Sheila
Darrel Studer
Cheryl
Ivan Barkley
Fred Scott
Ken Ehrenfelt
United Christian and Baptist Church
Forest Lake
Jane Hooley
Kenneth Hutcherson
Lexington
Kentucky
Woodins Attend Baptist World Youth Conference trip
Woodins leave for the Baptist World Youth Conference in Berne Switzerland with Judy Enfield as representatives of the United Christian and Baptist church. They depart from New York by air Thursday July 18 joining other Iowa youth and Indiana delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Yoder
Darwin Swartzendruber
Allen Miller
Steve Christner
Deep River
Robert Topping
Sumner
Fall Jackets Use Hidden Zippers Prompting Designer Fashion Shakeup
United Press International reports fall and winter jackets will feature discreet zippers replacing buttons. Designers favor covered sleeves from wrist to elbow and heavy embroidery with rhinestones. Also noted is continued preference for stockings over bare legs in shows. A baking soda box is recommended for picnic first aid and cleaning.
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New York
Kalona Shower Honors Mary Yoder Bride Elect
Kalona hosts celebrate Mary Yoder bride elect with blue and white decor and gifts. Guests include relatives from Kalona and Des Moines, plus Sweden and Jamaica connections. Numerous visits, meals, and social events noted as community ties grow with the Kalona high school alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Keith E. Yoder
Duane R. Yoder
Mary Yoder
Miss Yoder
Donald D. Yoder
Lewis E. Yoder
Daley. Yoder
Karen Yoder
Kerstin Matsson
Sweden
Myron Graber
Wilbert Graber
Washington
Menno Helmuth
L. Glen Guengerich
June Gingerich
Rufus Gingerich
Wallace Fisher
Mary
Marcia Daley
Jamaica
J. Paul Yoder
Janice Zook
Clarence Hostetler
Dwight Staybaugh
Bonnie
Marcia Yoder
Judy Yoder
Marie Jackson
Glenn Carpenter
Sun City
Arizona
Gladys Carpenter Gast
Davenport
Kolonial Town House
Carpenters
Gast
Gladys Page Miller
W. D. Hochstetler
I. E. Grady
Walter Lehman
Clifford Small
Thomas Miller
Ivan Alt
Maude Kallaus
Lloyd Strickler
Willis Gingerich
Zaba
June Fry
Gertrude Lahey
Norma Grady
Kalona High School
Des Moines
Guy Carpenter
Lyle Fry
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Edna Jones
Washington County Historical Society
Easton-Palmer
Ben Ami
New County Hospital
Resurrection City
Waldschmidt
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
J. W. Helscher
CLA
P.O. Box
Iowa
Ohio National Life Ins. Co
Cincinnati
Alexander Smith
Washington Co
Armstrong
Narin
Goodyear
Mannington
Powell Furniture
Wellman, Iowa
Thompsons
C. A. Thompson
Woodins
Berne
Mrs. Eugene Way
Robert L. Swift
Republican
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
I Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Mississippi
Valley Savings
Burlington,Iowa
F.H.A. Home Improvement Loans
Federal Home Loan
U. S
Federal Insurance Reserve Reserve
D. M. Kurtz
J.C. Pryor
G. W. Rossiter
John R. Barnes
T. Sect
Mississippi Valley Savings and Loan Association
Valerie D. Brower
Des Moines County
Arnold G. Klein Whitford S. Niehaus
George A. Beck
John Tod William F. Ewiser Richard J. R
United Press International
Mary Yoder Kalona
California
Tiffin
Victor Ritz
Vernon Hartzler
Louise Kallaus
Reese Trusler
Willis W. Gingerich
Joe Allen
Don Miller
Joe Chody
Eugene Way
Fry
Ford Skola
Sue Ann
Colorado
Chase Millice of
Wellman
George W. Fry
Alvin Paulsen
West Branch
Lloyd Knepp
Alice Eimen
Raymond Schlabach
C. C
Chody
Reber
Alpha
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