Road program push sparks town politics in West Chester
West Chester residents vent about city officials over road repairs and mud holes while linking prices and local commerce to road conditions. The letter cites Mr. J. A. Walker on historical price swings, notes sugar and potatoes pricing riffs, and mentions local visits by residents including Ruth Leet and others, plus nearby town references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Fred Kupka
Wes’ Ches
Hoover and Porter
Suey How
Ainsworth
Keota
Dublin
Walker
Spreckles
Oakland
Calif
Farmers endure heavy rain then sunshine in rural update
The article notes a spell of heavy rain through Thursday morning and again Friday and Saturday, followed by sunshine. It lists local visits and movements including Mrs Pheebe Jones, Sanford Bray, Pearl Maring family, Dale Jones returning from Iowa State College, Ila Jones heading to Greeley Colorado to teach, Earl Simmons family, Weldon Heston trip to Des Moines, and a Sunday school convention at Antioch with a large neighborhood turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antionetta Smithart
Richland
Walter Bray
Dorothy
Hazel
Milton Jones
E. C. Statler
Earl Balderson
Maxine
Fairfield
John Lindaur
Bill Trail
Phyllis
Amanda Trail
Faye Roberts
Hazel Rice
Swinney
Etta Jones
Theodosia Spencer
Dave FE. Miller
Merl Baird
Greenfield
Infield
Glenn Elmore
Doris and
Robbie
Luther Elmore
Veo
Pheebe Jones
Sanford Bray
James Vestal
Mauritia
Pearl Maring
Dale Jones
Iowa State College
Ila Jones
Greeley
Colorado
Earl Simmons
Florisla
Fred
Weldon Heston
Des Moines
Kate Heston
Antioch Sunday
Harlan Roberts
Letha
Loren
Faye
Addie Ramsey
Marjorie
Lorine Bennett
Salina
Alda Watson
Loren Oertel
Havre Social Notes Read in Many Local Visits
Havre residents report Mrs Walter Gardner and Misses Mabel and Mary Hopping visiting Walter Gardner. Mrs E L Meyers spent days in the neighborhood. Al Tansey of Oklahoma visited at William McBride's home. Two carloads of hogs shipped to Chicago. A large church meeting heard Rev Pettit preach. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Leslie Beenblossom at the county hospital. Many local calls and visits noted among residents including Chas Stearns and other neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Border
Ruth Leet
W. EF. Leet
Brighton
Smith
Wm. McBride
Mr Weaver
Mabel
Mary Hopping
Walter Gardners
E. L. Meyers
al Tansey
Oklahoma
William McBride
Helen Harvey
Floyd Steele
Riverside
Local Social Notes From Hardscrabble Area
Miss Mare verite Sexton of Waterloo visited her sister Mrs. John Wehr. John Schumacher visited A. Striegel in Harper. David Banks plows for Curtis Snyder. Howard and Gladys Ewing at Paul Sparks. Robertson and Guy families at Charley Robertson’s near Brighton. Virginia Swisher visiting grandparents the Smiths. Genevieve Wehr returned from Ottumwa St. Joseph academy. J. W. Clark family at Frank Smiths. John and Ralph Robertson shipped cattle and hogs from West Chester. Ralph rode along. Dale and Tom Carris families spent Sunday with Mrs S. D. Carris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareverite Sexton
Waterloo
John Wehr
John Schumacher
Matt Wehr
Harper
David Banks
Curtis Snyder
Howard
Gladys Ewing
Paul Sparks
John Robertson
J. W. Guy
Charley Robertson
Brighton
Virginia Swisher
Frank Smith
Genevieve Wehr
Ottumwa
St. Joseph's Academy
J. W. Clark
Frank Smiths
John
Ralph Robertson
West Chester
Ralph
Lorene
Zotas Robertson
Dale
Tom Carris
HASKINS Community Notes Highlights Visits and Travel
Mrs John Godlove Haskins reports a busy period with relatives and friends visiting from Washington near West Chester and Columbus Junction. Local families, farm shipments, and a university commencement decorate the week as neighbors share visits, shopping trips, and travel to Iowa City for Homer Jones’ graduation and summer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Opie Dickey
Excelsior Springs
George Wilson
Washington
George Birney
Bobby
Near West Chester
John Birney
Beulah Wilson
Clara Birney
Maud Green
Columbus Junction
Dale Ebner
TL. B. Rabinold
Davis Brothers
Sam Harrison
Bill Luckey
J. C. Jones
Iowa City
University
Homer
Herman Pehler
Helen Young
Near Wellman
Arnet Mathers
Louis Henderson
Mor
M. Swisher
Scotts Bluff
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D. Dayton
E. A. Hosler
Harold Smiths
Russell Simmons
Eva Roberts
Emma Spalding
Ezra Hadley
Glenn Beauchamp
Christie
Leo
George Bray
Dolphia
Lavell
Oren Roger
Wyoming
West Liberty
John Emmons
Denver
Colo
Gladwin
Mee
Bo Ching
Norwalk
Chas. Hebner
Cor
North
Iowa Ave
Aee Martin
Havre
Walter Gardner
John Reevey
Scasola
Chicago
George D. Harrison
William Deford
G. C. Neiswanger
Pauline Johnston
Drake University
Whetstine
Kinnell
Columbus City
Howard van Auken
Vinton
School For the Blind
R. F. Duncan
Harold Stutsman
Martha Butler
Hal Harrison
Long Beach
Mr. Harrison
J. M. Pulver
East End Groc
West End Groc
Johnson’s Groc
Michigan Resorts
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Great Lakes Resorts
Atlantic City
J.C. McBray
White Mountains
Lake Champlain
Adirondacks
Atlantic Coast
Maine Woods
J.J. Teeter
Burlington, Iowa
Mrs. Thornton
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