Local Families Spend Sunday at Kinfolk Homes
Washington area residents share Sunday visits with relatives including the Fetes, Bell, Wagner, Moore, Salterbury, Coon, Owen and others. Ethel Wagner returns from Carson school for summer vacation as John Wagner helps Rodney Swailes. Memorial Day spent at Clark Wagner home with Lee Jenkins and Raymond Shy stopping by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse Moore
Lewis Fetes
Paul Bell
Paul Jr
Howard Wagner
Fred Wagner
W. FF. Salterbury
Clark Wagner
Bertie
Lester Nicola
Ethel Wagner
Carson
Louisa County
Wayne Warner
William Potrat
J. L. Coon
Gordon and Stuart
Sillie Reddick
W. H. Owen
Mary
Betty
Max
Lee Jenkins
Raymond Shy
Merrimac and Germanville Play in Kittenball Doubleheader
Sunday gatherings fill Merrimac area as neighbors visit Glen Shaffer home and Hulls, while Germanville wins a doubleheader against Merrimac and Sloughville. Telegram notes Owls start Tri County League play in Winfield Friday.
Ma Cinderella in the Backwoods Brings Power Struggle
In a Ozark family saga Ann Haskel, known as Ma Cinderella, defends her educated son John Herbert while clashing with Diane Carrol and Lodge guests who scorn her rustic ways. Jeff Todd, Ann’s troubled stepson, stirs trouble as wealthy outsiders doubt the mountain woman’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Haskel
Ozark
John Herbert
Judge Shannon
Ann
Jeff Todd
Jeff
Nance Jordan
Diane Carrol
Diane
Jedge
Hit
Jedge Shannon
Lais
Shannon
Hyear
Kat
Cinderella
Crawfordsville Notes and Local Events Summary
Mrs. D. H. Fox attended the funeral of her brother-in-law E. G. Fox in Washington. M. Strain and Mrs. Rhue Mitchell traveled to Iowa City to meet Oma Strain visiting from Des Moines. A Legion and Auxiliary gathering enjoyed ice cream and cake before watching the Legion defeat Pitch-in 15 to 6 at the softball field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
D. H. Fox
E. G. Fox
Washington
M. Strain
Rhue Mitchell
Iowa City
Oma Strain
Des Moines
Legion
Auxiliary
Community Patches Life Events and Travel Notes in Wayland
Wayland residents share news of repairs and recoveries after a car collision near Olds, visits from relatives, and showers for a bride. Local trips include Harold Meyer’s Ohio visit and the Magdefray Des Moines band contest trip. Mrs Sodergren returns from a multi city visit while Miss Graber prepares to move to California.
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Wayland
Emerson Schlatter
Henry County Hospital
Dave Schlatter
Severa
Olds
Clair Sodergren
Chicago
Staten Island
New York
Helen Graber
Carl Landis
Emma Graber
Philadelphia
California
Omer Boshart
Florence Bergh
Boshart
Walter Sauerteig
Clara Neff
Sommer
Harold
Donald Meyer
Fulton County
Ohio
Esther Meyer
Elmer Meyer
Kent
W. J.” Bieber
Victor Olson
Swedeshburg
Mary Torrance
Tacoma
Washington
Isaac
Anna Conrad
Frank Magdefray
Des Moines
Paul Rainier
Adrian
Mich
Milchican
Ross Harnett
Delta
Gerald Boshart
Onar Boshart
Brighton's Drought Voices Hopeful Despite Low Wells
Nevada ranked sparsely settled in the Union as Brighton endures drought with a deep well drilled in 1923 and a test pump run without water loss. Memorial Day crowds, visiting families, and Brighton band debut in new uniforms highlighted community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Soeten
Riehland
Arrie Soeten
Dry Ice Facts From A Commercial Note
The document explains dry ice as carbon dioxide solidified under pressure and notes it evaporates without moisture. Caution is urged as handling bare hands or skin can cause harm due to a temperature about 110 degrees below zero. The product weighs less than water ice and is about twenty times more effective.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington, R
John Wagner
Rodney Swailes
Merrimac
Frank Farmer
Bernies
Delores
Glen Shate
Ethelbert Young
Ottumwa
Doss van Winkles
Arthur van Winkle
Lyle
Doss van Winkle
Roy Duttweiler
Donna
Glen Shafers
Dora Saunders
Walter Fitchner
John Hyde
Johnnie Hyde Jr
Richard
Horace Ingham
Will Brannon
Joe Grabers
Trenton
Graber
Glen Shaffer Farm
Germanville
B. Craft
C. Hoefer
HH. Diers
B. Lantz
Ro Eshelman
E. Tagular
A. Clark
D. Holt
FL Norton
Rk. Richard
DPD
J. Schadt
F. D. Manning
E. Messer
R. F. Merrimac
Sloughville
B. Craff
D. Craff
P. R. Miller
W. van Winkle
C. Hinkis
S. S
R. Eshelman
KE. Tagular
H. Dies
Davison
R. Duttweiler
P. Imhoff
A. van Winkle
B. R. Mann
H. Feitz
FE. Mann
H. Kauffman
R. Davison
H. Mann
Lester Kientz
Mae Morgan
Harry Reshley
Ruth Coffin
Libertyville
Fairfield
Boyd Lantz
Glen Shafer
Legion Hall
Owls
Winfield
Cubs
Margaret Graves
Granville
J. Stites
Noble
Lillian Holmes
Burlington
Maude Harper Heck
Portland
Oregon
Lizzie Wooley
Harold Bell Wright
Nance
Todd
Gandamighty
Kingdom Come
Wilderness Station
John Ilerbert
Mies
Ridge Highway
Haskel Place
Billy
Herb
Selt
Bel Wright
Bing Festus Sredheis
Nellie Manners
Bera Witter
Nevada
Union
Brighton
Rhua Helmick
Gary Stone
Katheryn
Cedar Rapids
Malcolm Griffitt
R. W. Hinson
Rex
Dannie
Bruce Fox
Oskaloosa
Mary Chambers
Ainsworth
Will Teeter
Geo Kessel
Virginia
Jesse Berry
Mediapolis
And
Tren
Columbus Junction
le, Huston
Carlton Jones
Batavia
Ed Morgan
Maec Morgan
Lon Morgan
Lone Tree
Calla Woodford
Maynard Kallous
Gene Kisor
Alms
Galesburg
T. Nicholson
Pleasant
Leigh Soule
Methodist Chaurch
Maxine Weidner
Kisor
BE. C. Cook
Earl Smith
Ft. Madison
Alice Karlen
W. A. Coffman
Chesterfield
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