Local News Notes on Community Movements and Travel
Joe Snider begins new position at the Ford garage. Mrs. L A Stephens returns to Aineworth from Washington after a day there. Mrs. C H Buider and daughter with Mrs. Roy Mallory and children go to Sioux City to meet Mrs. Snider’s sister Mrs. Frank Willer who will take them to Mobile Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Snider
Ford Garage
C. H. Buider
Roy Mallory
Fioee
Buddy
Sioux City
Snider
Frank Willer
Mobile
Iowa
Arch Best Oxfords and Wilsons Visit Washington
West Chester resident F. G. Chesley spent yesterday in Washington. Eva Ebner returned to Haskins after visiting Pearl Badham. Mrs Neil Kracaw returned to Wyman after visiting the Kracaws and Birneys. Mrs Myrtle Welliver went home to Haskins after visiting her mother and Mrs Littrel. Public cleaners Washington Oil Co. Steam cylinder oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Chesley
West Chester
Washington
Eva Ebner
Haskins
Pearl Badham
Neil Kracaw
Wyman
Harry Kracaw
H. Worthington Birney
Colorado Springs
Karl Birney
Alneworth
Myrtle Welliver
Haskina
M. EF. Sands
Roy Littrel
Ella Merchant
Havre
Ben Weidner
C. A. Sprague
Crawfordsville
T. J. Parsons
Cranston
Shelley Eberling
Des Moines
Ralph Scott
Newberg
Des Moines River drowning toll noted in Muscatine trip
Mr and Mrs Ben R Beach and their children paused in town en route to Muscatine to retrieve their son George who drowned in the Des Moines river on June fifth. Pauls Lumber Co manager from Knoxville and H A Pauls met them after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben R. Beach
Muscatine
George
Des Moines
Beach
Pauls Lumber Co
Knoxville
H. A. Pauls
Dinners and tires offered with local business notices
A dense list of local ads and notes includes 40¢ dinners at Deans and 60¢ Sunday specials. Vacuum Cup Tires offer free inner tubes and Bevins markets tire prices. Several residents’ travel, visits, and graduations from Ames, Crawfordsville, and Des Moines are reported along with wedding licenses in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown's Tire Shop
Iowa Primary Expenses Show Small Totals For Several Candidates
Col Brookhart reports less than 500 dollars in primary spending with 300 from himself 112 from Spanish war veterans and 75 from a hometown meeting He spent _so_ on other races J N Brookhart and M L Temple report minimal outlays Temple spending four cents for petition postage and a report filing while numerous Democratic contenders say they spent nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Col. Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
J. A. S. Pollard
Fort Madison
W. K B. Herbert
Storm Lake
Wayne G. Cook
Davenport
Congress
Paul W. Richards
Red Oak
Ernest R. Mitchell
Ottumwa
J. N. Brookhart
Washington
Col
Smith W. Brookhart
M. L. Temple of
Osceola
Clarke County
Local notices and arrivals fill Washington scene
Large assortment of high grade chocolate candies at Deans and Indeco crank case service. Washington Oil Co offers ice cream strawberries and cake on the Baptist lawn Tuesday evening. Elevator overhaul expected at Farmers and Merchants Bank building causing a closure for a couple of days next week as parts arrive. Various local visitors travel between Haskins Crawfordsville Mediapolis Keokuk Burlington New York Philadelphia Washington and Deep River Haunts include Leota Welliver Mies and Mrs Sands Mr and Mrs McCoy Miss Louisa Wilson Clarence Shaffer and the Fenton and Wilson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Vacation Bible School ends first week with 249 enrolled
The vacation Bible school wrapped up its first week yesterday with 249 enrollments amid strong turnout and enthusiasm. Opening exercises at 9 in the Junior High assembly were led mainly by director Mrs. Maud Osborn. Volunteers are urged to help for the remaining three weeks, with older adults especially needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Scheo
Maud Osborn
Women’s Interchurch Committee
George Dowell
Margaret Godfrey
Lora Busby
A. Belter
Barbara Miller
Dorothea Thompson
Irene DeLong
Sevilla Boice
Evelyn Gibson
Fire Department members called to City Hall for gathering
City Hall hosts a 1 30 pm meeting for all active reserve and honorary Fire Department members tomorrow. Attendees are asked to bring flowers and their cars as part of the event led by F L Casey See.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
F. L. Casey
Young America Sets Aside Rally for YMCA Endowment
The Rural Women's club hosted a Thursday night festival at Young America Schoolhouse, raising twenty five dollars for the YMCA endowment. Strawberries, ice cream, and cake were served with Japanese lanterns decorating the grounds. The strawberries were donated by Mrs Harley O'Loughlin and cakes by club women. Remaining treats were sold to a large town crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young America
Rural Women's Club
Harley O'Loughlin
Mrs Siverly Heads To Ottumwa For Move Arrangements
Mrs H H Siverly traveled to Ottumwa this morning to arrange a move there. Misses Margaret and Isabel McNurlen of Richland Center Wisconsin visited yesterday with their cousin Wm Fulton and are bound for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Siverly
Ottumwa
Margaret and
Isabel McNurlen
Richland Center
Wis
Wm. Fulton
Washington
Miami Valley Flood Defense Becomes Model for Flood Prevention
The Dayton area guards itself against floods with the Miami conservancy plan. Massive dams and basins on the Great Miami River, funded by a 34 million bond issue, aim to prevent repeats of the 1913 and 1918 deluges that devastated Dayton and killed over 400 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Miami Valley
Conservancy
Main
Conservancy Act of
Ohio
Conservancy Act
Miami Conservancy Plan
Great Miami River
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Teddie Gerard
New York
Yosemite Valley
Gov. Miller
Firestone Tires
Schulty Motor Car Co
Dayton & Son
Washington, Iowa
Dailey’s Taxi
Local and Country Service
Lupton
Oo P Wright
Marion Ave
Farmer's Exchange
Sora
Universal Car
Ford
Washington Motor Co
EK. Mack
Owen McGovern
Arch
Wilson's
Washington Oil Co
Dean's
Bevins
Floyd Bower
Dale
Brighton
William 8. Moore
Ruth Fisher
Burlington
Franklin Waggoner
Washington High School
The
Commercial Savings Bank
Hiram Baker
South of Town
Hazel Birney
Ames
A. EK. Cunningham
Angel Food
Maud Reister
Evelyn
Wm. Thompson
W. S. Reister
A. EB. Acheson
Mary Elizabeth
Morning Sun
W. J. Marshall
Edyth Augustine
Elva Miller
Mise Oletha Seeton
Keota
Dan Bailey
Baby
Herman Tracy
Winfield
W. 5. Reister
Bert Tracy
Bailey
Temple Ave
Jong Earn
Calif
TH. M. Dodder
Burrell Keck
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
C. M. Keck
James McFadden
Fairfield
Parsons College
Grace Lease
N. J. Lease
Grace
Temple
New Haven
Sadie Strum
Miss Sadie Strum
Hevulah Coffman
Mamie Thompson
McElhinney Drug Co
Oh Roy Rootev
Indeco
Crank Case Service
Lce
Baptist Lawn
Mies Leota Welliver
M. FE. Sands
Roy Littrer
Claude McCoy
Mary Frances
Bert Olson
Vernon Elroy
Mediapolis
Mr. Olson
J. H. Fenton
Keokuk
W. R. Smith
Harold Wilson
O. F. Boller
J. M. Wilson
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington, D. C
Mr. Wilson
Louisa Wilson
Clarence Shaffer
Frank Rouse
Deep River
MEE Co
Helen Wood
Martha McGinnis
Margaret Doolittle
Miss Bishop
Veda Stryker
Stella Donaldson
Eunice Hammer
Martha McCreedy
Edna McCarty
Hazel Porter
Leon Hale
Y” Fund
Cincinnati
Toledo
United States
American Society of Civil Engineers
Conservancy Improvement
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Arthur and
Dodd
John Shields & Sons
H. D. Smith
Marion
Hone
A. D. Sanders
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