Washington County Iowa Holds Strong Farm Income Position
A Bible Thought opens with a prayer then notes Washington County Iowa sits in a vital farming belt in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Statistics from Successful Farming show the region accounts for large shares of farm wealth and machinery value, with many farm families earning over a thousand dollars annually. Washington County reports 559 square miles and 1258 farms, reflecting solid agricultural standing.
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United States
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Washington County
Iowa
Washington County shows strong incomes amid wartime talk
The column notes Washington County leads with average annual incomes over 1500 dollars, tied with few others in southeast Iowa alongside Secott and Cedar. It reflects on wartime homecomings, suggests Americans should see conditions abroad, mocks army tanks, extols auto mobility, jokes about evacuating Iowa in three hours, and mentions Feathorn fiesta plans for October.
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Iowa
Seccott
Cedar
Remembering a Track Handicap Moment at Washington High
Charlie McAvoy recalls a 14 yard handicap race at a Washington High track meet with Peck Geneva spotting the high school boys and still winning. Larry Travis introduced McAvoy to Peck Geneva, leaving the Washington mentor puzzled by the old tale.
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Larry Travis
Charlie McAvoy
Peck Geneva
Charlie
PRT
Washington
Washington High School
Baby Barbara meets young Karen Sue in sweet visit
Our sixteen day old daughter Barbara welcomed her first youthful visitor Thursday evening. Karen Sue Berkhoff, three weeks old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Berkhoff, cried while Barbara slept making for a great get together. A tidbit from our neighbor Bob Johnson concludes the column.
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Barbara
Karen Sue Berkhoff
Clarence Berkhoff
Karen Sue
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ella Littrel
Mrs. Ella Littrel, 82, longtime Columbus Junction resident, will be buried at Cedar Bethel cemetery after funeral services Sunday at 1 30 p m in the Fredonia Methodist church. She died Wednesday in Council Bluffs from heat illness. Surviving are two sons L R Littrel and Samuel Littrel. two daughters Lulu Skipton and Mrs Joseph Bolden. and several grandchildren. The body will reach Stephens funeral home Friday.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Ella Littrel
Fredonia Methodist Church
W. A. Bloomquist
Cedar Bethel Cemetery
Littrel
Joseph Skipton
Council Bluffs
Notes From the Y M C A For the Week
Notes from the Y M C A recounts weekly activities and people. Mr and Mrs Soule enjoy Colorado vacation. 60 boys in classes. girls set week record with 45 in one class. Rural chorus used community room. Travel mentions include trips to Kansas Oklahoma and visits to Fort Scott and Oceanside. Family events include Sunday school attendance and a swimming exhibition.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Julian
Redfield
Kans
Okla
Oceanside
Calif
Chas
Frank Draper
al Linemaster
Ft. Scott
Emma Wittman
Washington
Bertha Schaeffer
J. O. Kirton
Oral Dyson
John Williams
Leo Stockman
Rose Mary
Ellen Mar
Fred Strains Buys Warren Property to Build Home
Fred Strains purchases the Warren property after fire destroyed the house. He plans to construct a new home on the site. Other notes include local social visits and a birth, with the Tuesday Bridge Club meeting at Mrs Wylie Anderson’s home and prizes awarded for a maltipe game.
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Fred Strains
Warren
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Fredins
Harry Hazelett
Kalona
Jess Marr
Iowa City
Althea
Edith White
Ashington
Alie Anderson
Emma Walker
Marion Kilpatrick
Clarion
W. H. Hemphill
Carmel
Wylie Anderson
Leona Ruennheke
Wanda Arnduoft
Virginia Coon
Gracehill Play Supports Church Improvements
Eugene Engel returned from his work in Ames to assist the youth play, which drew a large audience and raised a substantial sum including the offering to fund church renovations. C. A. Strohm has returned from his itinerary.
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Gracehill
Eugene Engel
Tho Ames
C. A. Strohm
Platforms and bedbugs mingle in neighbor notes
An editorial scorns party platforms as wasted effort while noting voter indifference. A Wellman Advance piece extols American self reliance amid defense talk. Kalona News reports Dutch Creek bridge workers finding bedbugs in joists, with bats in crevices suspected as the source.
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Kalona News
Dutch Creek
Washington County
Board of Supervisors
No Rename for Sleepy Hollow Bridge Mentioned
A stream not polluted in cool weather can lose oxygen and become septic during warmth per the American Chemical Society. The note rejects renaming the bridge Sleepy Hollow.
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Sleepy Hollow Bridge
American Chemical Society
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