Twenty Years Ago Dr Wickham Donated Library
A historical note recalls Dr E T Wickham giving his medical library to the hospital as a nucleus for a library. The item also mentions community events, renovations, a camp trip, an air meet plan, a carnival earnings estimate, and local civic actions in Washington county Iowa.
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E. T. Wickham
Washington weekly notes and social visits and events
News Review of the Week in Washington reports October start for this year’s Community Chest drive. Local people attend reunions, vacations, and visits across Iowa and nearby states. Officials and residents, including Esther Squire and Betty Sojka, resume duties and travel for family and church gatherings.
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News Review of the
Washington
Richard Stewart
Community Chest
Temperance meeting and social notes plus regional visits
A union meeting will hear the committee report on a new temperance organization for the city and county. Reports from Iowa City show H. M. Eicher elected to the executive committee. Various family visits and travel include Eloise Schutte, Kathryn Marshall, Barbara Hampton, and others visiting relatives in Illinois, Colorado, Nebraska, and Arizona as health and travel updates are given.
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U. P
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State Bar Association
Iowa City
H. M. Eicher
Clyde A. Pratt
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East Women Street
Fire Hits Second Floor Of Local Bank Building
A Tuesday morning fire of unknown origin swept through the second floor offices of the Washington State Bank building around 2 30 am and kept firefighters busy until late morning. The item lists multiple local residents visiting and traveling relatives, including Camp Arrowhead attendees and visits from Washington DC, with families in Fairfield, Waterloo, and Des Moines noted among residents and visitors.
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Washington State Bank
State Bank
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Signs of safety drive reaches Washington county
The Junior Chamber of Commerce leads a statewide safety poster program in Washington, with local chairman Charles Morgan announcing the campaign. Various residents and visitors arrive in town, including families from Allentown and Illinois, visitors from Oregon and California, and church youth members attending regional institutes and camps.
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Washington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles Morgan
Mary Hunter Leaves for Two Week Lake Oko boji Vacation
Thirty years ago Mary Hunter departed for a two week vacation at Lake Okoboji. The item notes interest in horse traders dealing with species once believed extinct.
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Mary Hunter
Lake Okoboji
Neighbors at Home Promote Unity and Curb Communism
Edith M. Gates notes a broad call for ecumenical unity to combat communism, urging action now. The column covers Korea newsreels, polio awareness, a State Bank fire and damage, a car accident tragic toll, polio cases, and local figures, tying them to national tensions and the need for positive thinking.
Thursday Fashion Cleaners Opens in Washington Iowa
Local owner Keith Crossett announces Thursday Fashion Cleaners at 106 N Iowa is now open for business. The report notes nearby civic and personal travel and community events involving Washington Iowa residents and regional figures.
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Fashion Cleaners
Iowa
Keith Crossett
Training period underway for 468th Ordnance MM company
Friday Captain Bill Perdock announced orders received for the annual two week training period. Several local families plan trips and departures including Betty Caldwell heading to Berea Kentucky for Berea College nursing graduation and others visiting Davenport Des Moines and European destinations.
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Bill Perdock
468Th Ordnance MM Company
Howard Caldwell
Carla
Sam Sigafoose
Berea
Berea College
Betty Caldwell
Hazel Alliman
Siota
Caldwell
Miss Caldwell
Hospital News and Obituaries Summary
Admitted Saturday include Laura Foster Wellman and John Bender Columbus Junction. Surgical cases include Catherine Shelangoski Pleasant Plain Francine Shaw Ottumwa. Dismissed William Lukovsky Riverside. Today Milo Steele Riverside. Births list Dean Wilkins Wellman son born 11 42 p m. Dale Bower city son born 5 05 a m Gerald DeLong West Chester son born 10 20 a m.
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Laura Foster
Wellman
Medical
John Bender
Columbus Junction
Catherine Shelangoski
Pleasant Plain
Francine Shaw
Ottumwa
Surgical
William Lukovsky
Riverside
Milo Steele
P. m
Dale Bower
City
Gerald DeLong
West Chester
Local Births Reported Across Several Families
Yesterday Joyce Logan of City had a surgery. Mr and Mrs Raymond Sojka of Riverside welcomed a daughter at 5 21 PM. Mr and Mrs Cletus Kern of Kalona welcomed a daughter at 7 48 PM. Today Mr and Mrs Carroll Reighard of City welcomed a daughter at 5 41 AM. Mr and Mrs Marion Strabala of Richmond welcomed a daughter at 3 36 AM.
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Raymond Sojka
Riverside
Cletus Kern
Kalona
Carroll Reighard
City
Marion Strabala
Richmond
Local Births and Surgical Updates Noted
Yesterday and today reports show Mrs. Lawrence Fritz and Stella Orr undergoing surgical procedures, along with Mrs. C. C. Hyzer to receive medical care. Later entries record births including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Yoder and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Orin Black, with times listed. Additional births include Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Sheetz and Mr. and Mrs. Rolly Glasgow welcoming daughters.
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Lawrence Fritz
City, Surgical
Stella Orr
C. C. Hyzer
Rubio
Medical
Earl Mikseh
Ainsworth
Marvin Yoder
Wellman
Orin Black
City
Hubert Sheetz
Keota
Rolly Glasgow
Olds
Local Births and Family News Noted
Today Mrs Francis Mangold and son in city Mrs Dean Wilkins and son Wellman Florence Crawford Keota. Today Mr and Mrs Roy Lewis Packwood welcomed a son at 3 29 am.
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Francis Mangold
City
Dean Wilkins
Wellman
Florence Crawford
Keota
Roy Lewis
Packwood
Deaths This Week: Rosemary Krabill Killed in Auto Accident
Rosemary Lee Krabill six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Vincent Krabill of Wayland was killed at 2 30 this afternoon in an automobile accident on the Wayland gravel road near the South Washington overhead railroad bridge.
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Lester Krabill
Walter A. Zelinsky
University Hospital
John Shebeck
Max Boone
Pacific Northwest
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Oregon
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Roy Boone
Stevenson, Wash
Roger Smith
Des Moines
C. G. Picken
South Avenue B
Smith
An Evening Journal
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Wayland
Acci
Keota Merchant Emil Valenta Dies at 61
Emil V. Valenta prominent Keota merchant died at home after about a year of illness. He was 61. In Columbus Junction Clair Clark aged 53 died of a heart attack Tuesday evening at eight while stopping for gasoline at a local service station.
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KEOTA
Emil V. Valenta
Columbus Junction
Clair Clark
Samuel Miller Dies Near Columbus Junction at 86
Samuel Miller aged 86 died at 11 a m Tuesday at the Louisa county home where he had lived two years. He was found dead in the yard at the home with probable heart attack as the cause.
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Columbus Junction
Samuel Miller
Louisa County
Notable births and names listed for today
Today the community records births and names including Mrs Emma Durst Brighton Mrs Oren Black and son city Mrs Ray Sojka and daughter Riverside Mrs Cletus Kern and daughter Kalona Mrs Marion Strabala and son Richmond Ed Stout Brighton Anna Ritz Riverside Kimbal Leyden city Francine Shaw Ottumwa Mr and Mrs Clyde Crile Wellman a son at 6 40 am
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Brighton
Oren Black
City
Ray Sojka
Riverside
Cletus Kern
Kalona
Marion Strabala
Richmond
Ed Stout
Anna Ritz
Kimbal Leyden
Francine Shaw
Ottumwa
Clyde Crile, Wellman
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