Washington past years reveal county notes and events
Washington County memories cover farm labor, camp trips, contests, accidents, and local figures. Camp Rotary near Iowa City hosts farmers and scouts. Troop F to Camp Ripley. county donations to European refugee relief. beauty contests, golf upsets, and a 1920 reunion planning. Community life spans storms, fire losses, and high school milestones.
Week in Washington area highlights and visits
Local items list social visits hospital news and church dedications across Iowa communities. Notable mentions include Leslie Brecht undergoing surgery at Mercy hospital in Iowa City, and Ralph Bell of Hedrick confined after a heart attack. Several families travel for visits, camps, or renovations, with campus and civic events noted in East Pleasant Plain, Moline, Burlington, and Park Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Brecht
South Suh Street
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bond vote in Washington to fund Sunset and Central park work
Voters in Washington will cast ballots on Monday July 31 to authorize 16 000 in bonds for Sunset park improvements and minor Central park upgrades. The list of local notes includes civic trips and community events with residents traveling and visiting relatives in Iowa and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sunset Park
Central Park
From & Am
To & Pam
City Hall
Tam
City of Washington
Fifty Years Ago Moonlit Picnic On Chicqaqua Banks
Thirty or more people drove to Coppock for supper and a moonlight picnic along the Chiccaqua. Nan Stapp hosted informally at the home of Artie and Mazie King with Topsy Stapp performing recitations and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
Nan Stapp
Artie
Mazie King
Little “Topsy'' Stapp
Crowds Fill Wagner Track for Close Preliminaries
A large crowd of men and boys gathered at Wag ner's track last night for exciting preliminaries. Nearby at the Norman Scofield residence a small group enjoyed whist while the Scofields settle into their new cozy home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner's
Norman Scofield
Mrs
Washington County News Briefs and Local Appointments
Washington County residents heard a stream of notes from resignations to pre Induction medical exams and community events. Helen Wilson retires after 29 years as English teacher. local officials report CCC loan rates for oats and wheat. several residents travel for family visits, nursing school pins awarded, and fishing derby plans announced. Community notices include visitors from New Castle Pennsylvania and a Denver Colorado birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Washington High School
Howard L. Witting
Washington County
PMA
CCC
Des Moines
Max A. Beenblossom
Carl H. Little
William G. Wiley
Ira L. Erwin
Washington
Robert J. Chabel
John W. Muller
Frederick J. Luckey
Riverside
Max A. Cole
Keith Farrier
Brighton
Joe M. Martinez
Kalona
Martyn E. Small
Wellman
Leland Carris
Miss Wilson
Neighbors at Home Highlight Local News and Obituaries
Sabbath church attendance in Central Park topped the summer crowds with Dr. Raymond Reed delivering the sermon. Addie Harmon, 87, longtime Nicola and Harmon Books staffer, died this week, while Amy Gardner’s art and Miss Wilson’s teaching legacy are remembered. Dick Dare earned a state DeMolay honor in Dubuque, and 4 H demonstrations showcase practical skills and creativity.
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Washington, D. C
New York
City
Northwoods
Rocky Mountain Way
Union
Central Park
Raymond Reed
Saturday Journal
Addie Harmon
Nicola and Harmon Book Store
Dick Dare
Dubuque
Counsillor
Hospital News And Obituaries Roundup
Admitted yesterday include Dale Garrett city surgical Mrs Anna Davis route 4 medical Alfred Nayadley city surgical. Today G C Duncan Cotter medical. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Carroll Reighard and daughter city Mrs Rolly Glasgow and daughter Olds Mrs Marvin Yoder and son West Chester Mrs Hubert Sheetz and daughter Keota Mrs Anna Daering Brighton. Birth today Mr and Mrs Ralph Erlenbush a daughter at 7 37 community died at University Hospital Sunday morning following six months illness Addie M Harmon 87 died suddenly at her home 319 East Washington early Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Garrett
City, Surgical
Anna Davis
Route 4
Medical
Alfred Nayadley
City Surgical
G. C. Duncan
Cotter
Carroll Reighard
City
Rolly Glasgow
Olds
Marvin Yoder
West Chester
Hubert Sheetz
Keota
Anna Daering
Brighton
University Hospital
Addie M. Harmon
East
Washington
Don O'Loughlin
Homer Pfeiffer
Surgical
Richard Kennedy
Route 1
John Bender
Columbus Junction
Marvin Christianson
Births and medical notices from city and towns
Yesterday and today entries record births and medical notices. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Everett Johnson in Riverside at 11 14 am. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Bernard Mottet in Richland at 9 19 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Johnson
Riverside
Bernard Mottet
Richland
Local births and names noted at city hospital
Today J C Duncan of Cotter Mrs Clyde Crile and their well man welcomed a son at 10 50 AM Additional arrivals include Mr and Mrs Marion S McAvoy of the city with their new baby son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J C. Duncan
Cotter
Clyde Crile and
Marion S McAvoy
City
Births Reported For Sny der and White Families
Yesterday Mrs Clifford Snyder route one medical and Mr and Mrs Myron White city welcomed a daughter at 9 30 p m. Richard Kennedy of city listed as today’s notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Snyder
Route One
Richard Kennedy
Myron White
City
Deaths This Week Monday Brighton and Kalona Notices
Bright on Lawrence Shel angoski five year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Shelangoski of Brighton died Saturday afternoon at the children's hospital at Jows City after a rheumatic fever illness dating from March Kalona Mrs Ober Niffenegger long time resident noted in the notice
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Mona McCarty
Missouri
Arkansas
Lake of the Ozarks
Branson
Eureka Springs
Ark
R. BE. Conrad
Cresco
Lida Hunting
Viola
Ralph Hunting
Burlington
Jinks
R. A. Hickok
Brighton
Lawrence Shelangoski
Fred Shelangoski
Children’s Hospital
Jows City
Kalona
Ober Niffenegger
This
Gardner, former Lexington resident, dies after brief illness
Any Gardner, former resident of the Lexington community, died July e at her home in Sate Col lege, following a brief illness. Charles J. Krotz, 61, died at his home in Mora, Minnesota Tuesday. He was a former resi dent of Washington, leaving here in 1910. RIVERSIDE-Mrs. Dale Hor ak, 23, of Riverside route one, died Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at the home of her mother, Gertrude Bulger, north of here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Miller
Iowa City
United Presbyterian Home
California
Amy Gardner
Washington
Walter A. Smith
Lexington
Pennsylvania
Any Gardner
Sate College
Charles J. Krotz
Mora
Minnesota
Riverside
Dale Horak
Riverside Route One
Gertrude Bulger
Here
Brighton Man John Long Dies at 96 in Mt Pleasant Home
John Long 96 died Thursday evening at a Mt Pleasant nursing home where he had resided for some time. He was a longtime local resident and figure in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
John Long
Mt. Pleasant
Eldon Iowa Youth Shot Found Dead In Schoolyard
Billie Lee Farrell twenty five son of Mr and Mrs Walter E Farrell of Washington was found shot to death in a schoolyard near Eldon Iowa early today. His body was found about one o clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Lee Farrell
Walter E. Farrell
Washington
Eldon
Iowa
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