Washington County Board adopts 1935 road program and hearings
The 1935 Washington County Board of Supervisors adopts a construction plan for the secondary road system including crushed rock surfacing on multiple projects. It sets a June 14 hearing time for objections and directs notices and bid announcements, with salaries adjustments for county officers and staff. The Dublin Road project and damages settlement are approved for $250.00 to R A Sowash and Pearl Sowash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Weaver and Porter
J. H. Briley
Wm. Sickles
Rt. A. Lowash
Pearl Lowash
District Court
Dublin Road
R. A. Sowash
Pearl Sowash
G. A
Supreme Court of Iowa
Washington
Iowa
Ethel Grecian
Marion S. George
Mildred °. Patterson
Hazel McCarty
Court House
Wm. Sickel Sane
Boyd Foster
Hauer
BF. PF. Bauer
M. T. Coon
Office of the Auditor
S. E
N. E
Grace Hill
Haskins Road
Oregon
S. W
N. W
N. R
Bailey Quarry
Counl
Mome Road
Lawnorth
Rom
Marion Avenue
Grace Mill
Rubio Reroad
Clay Township
N. KR. Y W
N. EB
Wellman
Iowa City Road
Liime Creek Township
Johnson County
Cedar Trunk Road
Cedar Township
SS. KE
Richmond Road
English
River Township
Seeoe
Strom Bailey Quarry
Wyman Road
Crawford Township
Sec
Franklin and
Dutch Creek
Haskins
Rubio
Wellman Dinner Guests Host Relatives And Friends
Mr and Mrs J E Wehrle hosted a weekend gathering with relatives and friends. Attendees included Lawton Karr Verneal of Princeton Glider family from Cedar Rapids and Jeanette Karr of Origan. Other visitors came from Muscatine West Chester Cedar Rapids and nearby Keota for Decoration day and social stops.
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Cordelle Braden
Wellman
J. E. Wehrle
Lawton Karr
Verneal
Princeton
Albert Glider
Marvin Glider
Cedar Rapids
Forest Booth
Jeanette Karr
Origan
Dean O'Dell
Robert, Marlyn
Diana
Muscatine
Maurine Nevins
West Chester
A. I. Braden
T. Ellis Rickey
South English
B. L. Wilson
Thomas O'Flaherty
Rachel Torstonson
Sondra Torstonson
Harley Harden
Near Keota
Cuba manir shows hen lays eye weighing four ounces
George Rice of Cuba New York reports his Jersey hen laid an eye weighing four ounces. The peculiar feat measured 61 percent inches in one dimension and 8 percent inches in the other, highlighting a humorous farm anecdote from the Daily News.
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Cuba
George Rice
Buying Land for National Forest in Iowa Areas
Iowa daily report on national forest land purchases totaling about 2 000 acres across six southeastern counties. Parcels in Van Buren, Wapello, Lee, Union, Davis and Appanoose counties priced from 6 to 11 dollars an acre. Government plans include planting millions of trees for erosion control and expanding recreational facilities.
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Des Moines
Itowa Daily Press Bureau
Iowa
David A. Arrive
Towa
van Buren
Arrivee
Wapello
Lee
Union
Davis
Appanoose
National Forest
FARA
Keosauqua
Werler
Bloomfield
Thayer
Grand River
Chariton
Chequest
Forest purchase areas include Clarke Decatur and others
The text notes restoration efforts for wild game cover and streams for fishing. Counties listed in the forest purchase areas include Clarke Decatur Lucas Union Ringgold Appanoose Marion Lucas Monroe Wapello Van Buren Davis and Lee.
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Forest Purchase
Clarke
Decatur
Lucas
Union
Ringgold
Appanoouse
Marion
Monroe
Wapeliv
van Buren
Davis and Lee
Luncheon Honors Ex Teacher at Crawfordsville
Mrs. Donald Dout of Wilton Junction Indiana hosted a Saturday luncheon and shower honoring Miss Lucille Carper of Olds a former teacher soon to be married. Local attendees included Helen Huston Isabelle Anwyl Irene Thomas Doris Cherryholmes and Mable Monson.
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Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Jung
Donald Dout
Wilton Junction
Geraldine Strattey
Lucille Carper
Olds
Helen Huston
Isabelle Anwyl
Irene Thomas
Doris Cherryholmes
Mable Monson
Bea Smith
Ruth Jones
Iowa City
Talma Cherryholmes
Jessie Rauscher
Women's Auxiliary
Junction Farm Bureau meeting and local community events
A Junction Farm Bureau gathering in Columbus Junction featured musical performances, plus reports from J Jenkins and James W Helmick. Other items note Mrs. George Tisor funeral at Methodist church, open lunch room opening by Arthur Barnard, and local visitations and kittenball results.
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Columbus Junction
Columvus
Bulesu
J. Jenkins
C. Ob.merece
Jamesw. Helmick
Maared Lewis
Lucile Oak
Viola Center
Consolidated School
Glen Ayers
Bagley
Patrick McGivney
Chicago
Arthur Barnard
Standard Oil
Main Street
Max Mize
Frane Sigafoos
Rose Alloway
Ainsworth
W. QO. Wilson
Mountain View
George Tisor
de Wayne Brown
What Cheer
Jim Brown
Agents raid plan foiled as dynamite found at plant
Federal and state agents intensified efforts near Hammonton New Jersey as a raid was anticipated. A sign at the plant read the dynamite charge and the situation remained tense with authorities thanking workers for cooperation.
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Hammonton
N. J
Have Teeth at 1 Month
Ottawa report notes twins Al and Kenneth Reid sprouting teeth at one month old. Kenneth’s first tooth appeared at 85 days, Allan’s followed a few days later. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Percy Reid.
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Ottawa
Al‘ayn
Kenneth Reid
Percy Reid
Kenneth
Allan
Lodges Washington Lodge No 26 A M Regular Meeting
The regular meeting of Washington Lodge No 26 A M is set for the first Friday of each month with Fred H. Bey as W M and A W Yard as secretary.
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Washington Lodge No
A. M
Fred H. Bey
W. M
A. W. Yard
Railroad Timetable Fragments Show Local and Through Trains
A historical timetable fragment lists multiple trains with numbers and routes including No. 80 Local Freight No. 30 Passenger and No. 4 Golden State Limited. It notes daily operations with Sunday exceptions and several stops at county seats and towns such as Brighton Fairfield Eldon Helke jap Centerville Seymour Alderton Princeton Spickards Cox.
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Cc Rol & PL
Golden State Limited
Apache
Oses Atsskande
Washington-Oskaloosa
California
Paso
Bheyond
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Helke Jap
Centerville
Seymour
Alderton
Princeton
Spickards
Cox
Selsior Springs
Liberty
Goodlander
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the Board OF Supervisors
Washington - Riverside Road
Washington-Jackson
S. EE
R. W
Riverside
EF. PF. Bauer
Ayes
E. F. Bauer
Board of Servisors
B. of
Highland
Highland Washington
English River
Cedar
Clay
Isaap van Wolf
Avier
Floyd Kneap
Thomas Miller
Kalona
East Union Mennonite Literary
Henry Sehmelz
Pere Desjardins
Craic Woop
Stor
Rowa
American Legion Auxiliary
Mie
Claude McCoy
Blake Spencer
Latimer Davis
Mary Frances McCoy
Erma Spencer
Methodist Sunday School
Arlene Lowe
Clarence Lowe
Millson
Virginia Miller
United Presbyterian Church
Mary Ethel White
Lorene Taylor
Egypt
Alice Williams
Adrian
Marian Waters
Naivine
Manda Davis
Sudan
Marian Williams
Isabelle
Laurie Monson
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Earle Monson
Sam Gordon
Swedesburge
Junction Farm Bureau
Mooss
Cotter
Columbus City
John Nash
Harlan Davis
I. R. Meltzer
T. W. Rickey
Adda McFarland
Waldo Wells
Robert Gordon
Freieht
J. C. McKay
St.op
POR
RPT
Avene
Pepper Martin
Pete Desjardins
St. Louis
Pepper
Leo Sexton
Craig
U. S
Clyssic
Susan Vilas
K. J. Reynolds Tod. Co
Reggie McNamara
Iven Man
KR. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
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