Rocking Chair Brigade reminisces and small town tales
Ralph Dougherty recalls Evelyn McCutchen daughter of C. R. McCutchen Jr. and stories from Washington County. Local life threads cover sales mishaps at Winfield and Keelys, a New York department store makeup fad, a West Allentown move, and memories of Kermit Roosevelt during Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dougherty
Evelyn McCutchen
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
East Washington Street
National Bank
Pete
Deaths in Week Include Adams and Eastwood Relatives
Former Lexington resident C F Adams aged 87 died at home in Wellman on Sunday. He was son of Robert Adams and Hannah Stair Adams. wife Fanny Bear. Wisconsin death notes note Ruth Church’s mother aged 68. Allentown child of Dr Walter and Ruth Eastwood aged 1 1/2. Riverside farmer, 63, died suddenly of heart attack. wife Geneve Knebel and eight children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Eastwood
Peggy
Allentown
Penn
John Cunningham
J. A. Cunningham
J. A Cunningham and Sons
McLelland
Lexington
C. F. Adams
Wellman Sunday
Robert Adams
Hannah
Stair) Adams
Fanny Bear
Dr. Ruth Church
Washington
Wisconsin
Walter
Ruth Eastwood
F. W. Eastwoo
Farmer
Riverside
Geneve Knebel
June 5 heat record and local community notices
The sheet records a June 5th heat spike at 99 degrees the hottest for that date in town history. It lists Rotary club talks on a county lake project, a new plumbing shop opening, a local wedding in Rochester Minnesota, a 81st birthday celebration and multiple civic updates from Ames to Ottumwa with moves, new pastors, degrees and community events.
Arrow Shots on Public Manners and Habits
A series of pointed observations about social conduct in public life. It notes ugliness in fashion with hats, haste causing chatter, lodge banquets draining funds, cruelty of worthless men to animals, public speaking surprises, gendered slang, and bills exceeding expectations.
Home Again for Pollok Wallace From Kaaba Band Delegation
Pollok Wallace and Ernest Lemmon returned from Washington D. C. as delegates from the Kaaba temple band to the Shriners meet. Wallace appeared in a glittering uniform with a fez and made a striking impression, while J. E. K. had not yet reached home. The Washington Times carried Wallace’s photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollok Wallace
Ernest Lemmon
Washington, D. C
Shriners Meet
J. EK
Pollok
Washington Time
Nurses Convention Draws Local District Members
The district nurses convention was held here on June 9 with about forty to fifty nurses in attendance.
Des Moines Trip for Mrs Guther and Local Notes
Mrs C H Guther visits Des Moines while Lt Ralph Edwards returns to Fort Dix after a week with his parents. Mrs Edwards plans to visit Ringstead before returning east to join him. Betty Michels comes from Northwestern University for a week with the Michels family. Jean Michels travels from Davenport to stay until June then go to Camp North Wood Wisconsin. Weather turns cooler with a 23 degree drop on June 6. Health unit plan faces Rockefeller funding and county match. Martha McCreedy marries Warren Fields in Des Moines. Sidewalks on South Iowa Ave to be moved after a debate. City hospital incorporation steps underway. Rev W L Clapp's circuit churches present a gold watch to honor him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Edwards
Fort Dix
New Jersey
W. B. Edwards
Betty Michels
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
T. A. Michels
Jean Michels
Davenport
North Wood
Eagle River
Wisconsin
Inspector Praises County Engineer Rawn on Work
Federal aid inspector Geo. L. Campen examined the county projects and declared the work by county engineer W. P. Rawn to be 100 percent complete. He offered high compliments to Mr. Rawn for the quality and progress achieved.
Deaths of Week Report from Local Area
Mrs Ndrth Walker Jugenheimer aged 21 died at the County hospital Elmer Thoma aged almost 64 died at his home on N Iowa June 5 Lloyd Purvis son of J C died in Idaho June 7 age 43 born and raised here James Gordon 75 died at his home on S Ave C June 8 1923 leaves wife and three children One Ella Gordon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ndrth Walker Jugenheimer
Elmer Thoma
Iowa
Lloyd Purvis
J. C
Idaho
James Gordon
S. Ave. C
Ella Gordon
New Band Forming In Ainsworth With Weekly Training
The Ainsworth concert band is organized with twenty five members. Mr Langenberg will travel from Columbus City each week to train them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Langenberg
Columbus City
New Pastor F O Ross Installed at First United Church
Rev F O Ross became the new pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church and delivered his inaugural sermon this past Sunday, marking the start of his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Bender
F. O. Ross
First United Presbyterian Church
Elder Attends Galesburg Commencement. Pearl among graduates
Elder traveled to Galesburg Illinois yesterday for commencement exercises with his sister Pearl as a graduate. Early mornings at the old fair grounds see participants like Earl Lewis John Cunningham Fort Sherman Chas Davis Cas Slocum and Will Chilcote arriving around five thirty for horse workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Orville Elder
Pearl
Earl Lewis
John Cunningham
Fort Sherman
Chas. Davis
Cas Slocum
Will Chilcote
Organ Installed at First U P Church
Charles Saling sold the church their piano and the new organ was used for the first time. Cora Bell played it Sunday making the church ring with instrumental music for the first time in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Saling
U. P
Cora Bell
Local Hospital Births and Discharges Reported
Multiple births and medical discharges noted across area residents. New parents include LeRoy and spouse with a son born this morning. Maurice Altenhofen and spouse welcome a son weighing 8 lbs 9.5 oz at 5 pm last evening. Several patients admitted for medical or surgical procedures and discharged to home, with numerous names and addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Pratt
Jefferson
Elaine Huber
Jackie Lee
North English
Everett Allen Goodwin
North Second Ave
Margaret Ann Ahrens
Julia Ann Carson
East Jefferson
T. R. Gillespie
E. Main
Eugene Dickinson
East Jackson
Maurice Altenhofen
Harper
Hadley Edmondson
North 6Th Ave
David Blankenhorn
Wayland
Ward Essley
Washington
Mary Catherine Redlinger
Harley James Bloomquist
Crawfordsville
Richard Dale Anderson
West Madison
David A. Bell
Harriet Kunik
East Madison
Dennis
Dion O’loughlin
Earl Chance
South Ave. C
Everett Allin Goodwin
North 2Nd Ave
Rollie Jurging
South 4Th Ave
Josephine Puckett
Flave Hagist, Keota
Henry Lanning
Washington R.R
Howard FE. Stewart
West Chester
Keith Smutz
Insworth
Darlene Snyder
South 2Nd
Dennis Brayton
Mt. Vernon
Etta Reeves
South 2
Curtis Wells
Washington R
Review of the Week's News From Lake Forest area
Local notes report visitors and departures of residents from Lake Forest and surrounding towns. Military personnel including Dr. C L Boice and Lt J W Lytle are mentioned with transfers and furloughs. Announcements cover marriages births and travel, with several names and places in Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
Riddles on Vests and Train Warnings
A terse, wry remark about counting fancy vests and character judgments. It notes people known for leaving tasks unfinished and implies caution when called a good fellow as a possible sign someone seeks something in return.
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Ps Ain Tes | Evening Journal
Weerenutum
Emia Eae
Washingington County
Myrtle Renshaw
Winfield
Ode Ferguson
Kermit Roosevelt
Cavalry
Dave Miller
Cloyce Dougherty House
Katherine Oates
Arthur Oates
Marshfield
Wis
Lawrence Wilson
Marguerite
Janesville
University of Wisconsin
Oates
Belvidere
Wia
Ralph and
Cloyce Dougherty
New York
Jeanette Kyle
Clara Ane
California
Jean Acheson
Kyle
Alice Poole Kyle
William Kyle
Robert Lytle
Bob
Jack
Carrie Berdo
Dora Jones
Norman Sage
Ginter Ave
Iowa City
Howard
Burrell
Washington County
Harry Bishop
U. S
Palmer
Leon Southwick
Kalona
Dale
John
Alice
Morton
Virginia
Ruth
Betty
Sara
Ida
Harry Bell
Louise
Charlie
Ambrose
James
Ella Burnell
Cc. F. Adams
W. D. Church
Peggy Eastwood
Carl Klein
Rotary Club
East Jefferson Street
L. I. Norton
Chi
William Shannon
Mildred Hancher
Beacon City
Leis Meachem
The
Happy Hour Hustlers
Sunset Park
Ruth Wilson
C. P. Wilson
Ray Simpson
Albert Simpson
Rochester
Minn
Business and Professional Women's Club
South
Iowa Ave
Ames
Boyd Berdo
Charles
Berdo
Howard McCleery
Nic
Sam
West
Monroe Street
Frank Wilsons
Charlie Cunninghams
Henry Eichers
Mrs. Gardners
Presbyterian Church
John H. Cunningham
James A
Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Cunningham
John Wesley Morton
Robert Patterson
Jean Hay
G. W. Hay
Ralph Minick
Marshalltown
Altho
Advertising Club
Louis Henderson
Ottumwa
Herbert Carrey
Japan
Vera Rogers
Bethel
Cedar Township
Gets
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
Yale
Thorne
C. H. Guther
Des Moines
George J. Norman
Pfe
Chanute Field
Illinois
William 8. Kyle, Jr
Victorville
Calif
W. S. Kyle
Board of Supervisors
Uderstood
Rockefeller Foundation
Martha McCreedy
Warren Fields
J. W
David McCartney
A. H. Wallace
Atty Thorne
City Hospital
Hospital Association
W. L. Clapp
Muscatine
Charles Mayer
Washington, R. 4
Marie Mitchell
Lester Raymond
6Th Ave
Vincent Marek
William Kyle Jr
Gary William
Harland Diers
Brighton
Evelyn Cannon
Wyman
Bernice Young
Lake Forest,ll
C. E. Miner
Martha
Lake Forest
Lulu Finch
Minneapolis
Josephine Roush
C. L. Boice
U.S.N
Floyd Bennett Field
New York City
United States Naval Air Station
Atlantic City
Bolce
Sally
Shore Road
Linwood
Lester Hamil
Arm Air Base
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pvt
Sikkle D. Temple
Camp McCain
Mississippi
David Temple
Keota
Ernie Temple
David Gerald McGaffey
Drew Field
Tampa
Florida
David McGaffey
Orle Sankey
Margaret Ann
Kenneth
Curtis Ray
Orange
Texas
Art Bower
Los Angeles
Bower
Hannah Luithly
Lafe Lowe
Minnie Chance
Myrtle
Leo Embree
Rockingham
North Carolina
Sgt
Leo L. Embree
Camp Mackall
Georganne Rudiger
Jane Baldrige
Shirley Clark
Everett Squire
Navy
Shannon
W. R. Hughes
Madrid
Mrs. Hughes
Elizabeth Shannon
Cecil Cona
Des Moines Co
William Perdock
Bertha Perdock
Fort Crook
Neb
John Lytle
Abilene
A. E. Palmer
Shirley
Excelsior, Mo
Don Morrison
Jack Mace
St. Louis
Mrs. Fred Burger
Marion Shoemaker
Nevada
W. L. Alcorn
Philadelphia
Helen
University of Pennsylvania
DeWayne Dickey
Excelsior Springs
Mary Alice
Karl Simmering
Martha Edmondson
Denver
Marion Fowler
Sigourney
Wiliam McGinnis
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
W. A. McGinnis
Inez
Jerry Voorhis
Charles and
Jerry Livingston Voorhis
San Dimas
John Hull van Riper
Chas. van Riper
Kalamazoo
Mich
Grandma Hull
Kalamaczoo
J. W. Coughlin
Cedar Falls
Irvin Falk
Oliver S. Reiley
Burlington
Batalllon
State Guard
Mrs. Courtwright Hawley
la Porte City, Iowa
Dr. M. H. Sartor
D. H. Elwell
Denison
Telephone Company
Carrie Elwell
R. A. Jones
C. W. Davis
Don Davis
Pleasant Street
Windsor
Conn
Joan Michels
St. Catherine's School
Michels
W. W. Wilson
C. P. Coates
Wichita, Kans
Charles Wells
Orlando
Cpl
Charles L. Wells
Chester Allen
Chicago
Perry Jordan
Wanda Custer
Ed Custer
Boca Rator
Alvin V. Jones
Isaac Rothschild
Kansas City
Ira Gastman
Nancy
Patricia Gastman
Rothschild
Donna Crow
International Lyons Club
L. B. Lupton
Louisville, Ky
George Breitenbach
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