Hear U P Choir Radio Broadcast Summary
Washington residents tuned in to a Washington United Presbyterian church choir broadcast from Iowa State University radio. Directed by Carolyn Hamilton the program featured anthems solos and duets including Ruth George Lucille Rose Harvey Coulter and William Stewart among others. The broadcast served as an evening service supplement with a warm reception from listeners.
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Washington
State University of Iowa
Washington United Presbyterian Church Choir
Carolyn Hamilton
Helen Harvey
Harvey Coulter
George Stewart
Ruth George
Lucile Ross
William Stewart
Marie Tavingston
David Fulton
Irene DeLonge
Virginia Davi
Ralph Kleese
Miss Hamilton
H H McCleery
Smith
Adunis
Lucille Rose
Nate
Bilis
Harri Carolyn Hamilton
Merc
HH. McCleery
Hervert
Stewart
Villmor
Chalcedony Crystalline Quartz Description From the Text
Chalcedony described as a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz with a waxy luster. It may appear white gray blue brown or bisek with a milky tint and veins circles or spots.
Local visitors mingle with family ties across three states
Mrs Frank Martin and daughter from Milwaukee visit her sisters Mia Julia Cavender and Priscilla Junkin while Mrs Martin plans a longer stay. Mr and Mrs H M Hoover and son from Des Moines, Miss Helen Hamilton and the Schipfers from Cleveland, and the DuMonts from Des Moines visit Washington area families. David DuMont works for the state fish and game commission in Des Moines.
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Frank Martin
G. R. Watson
Milwaukee
Wis
Journal Office
H. M. Hoover
Johny
Des Moine
W. M. Beal
Helen Hamilton
Schipfer
Francis
Dan Schipfer
Cleveland
M. D
Miss Hamilton
Cheyenne
Schipfers
Sirourhey
Grinnell
W. G. DuMont
Philip
David
Des Moines
DuMont
Charles Atkinson
Atkinson
Dale Atkinson
Washington
Philip DuMont i
State Fish and Game Commission
Local families share visits and dinners this week
Mr and Mrs Noah Richard and daughter Ruby Mae and Clysta and son John spent Thursday evening at the John Graber home. Sunday dinner guests at the Alvin Roth home included Mr and Mrs Leonard Wysy and son John, Mr and Mrs Jake Vunternahrer and children, and Miss Mary Roth of Washington. Additional gatherings featured the Lyman Jonson and Milton Roth households with relatives. Dr C Hont of Mt Pleasant and Miss Ardith Larson were also seen in the vicinity.
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Levi Roth
Emery Elgell
Clarence Roth
Milton Roth
Axel Swansor
Carl Sandburg
Sherrm Swartzendruber
Jow Widmer
Noble
Peter . Graber
Daugher
Ada
Chris Riehner
Get Together Sermon Highlights Mennonite Meeting
Wayland June 18 The annual Get Together gathering of four southeastern Iowa Mennonite churches met at the Kicher church near Noble on June 14. Editor Jacob Roth of Wayland spoke on Christianity in the Social Orders, tracing its influence on civilization and social progress. He contrasted leaders with high intelligence and low desires and cited reforms attributed to Christian influence, calling for spiritual life and self sacrifice alongside education.
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Wayland
Iowa
Kicher
Noble
Jacob Roth
Roth
Victor Swartzendhiuber
Pulaski
Mr. Roth
Aaron Burr
Alexander the Great
Tyre
Julius Cearsar
Alfred
England
Peyot
Key
Welly
Donnelison
Valuski
Wayland Alour
A. H. Miller
Susan Mill
Bloomington
Miller
Mennonite Hospital
Convention of Rebekahs Held in Riverside
A twenty fifth annual Rebekahs district No 2 convention convened in Riverside on June 1 with over 150 attendees including state president Mrs Rose V Heninger Sigourney state vice president Mrs Josephine Cutting Iowa City and state treasurer Mrs Caroline Darby Iowa City Visitors came from Sigourney Iowa City Washington Keota Wellman Lone Tree Kalousa Frank Pierce Martinsburg and Palisades Colorado. The program proceeded with speeches by Heninger Cutting and Darby and degreed work by Wellman staff. The 1945 convention will be held in Washington with officers elected by the Washington lodge. A social hour and refreshments followed the session. The Ladies Aid served a chicken dinner in the Methodist church basement. The Greenlee company of Rock Island began cleaning and repainting Riverside town water tank interiors completed Friday with exterior work to finish Monday.
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Riverside
Rebekahs of
Rose V. Heninger
Sigourney
Jace Phine Cutting
Iowa City
Caroline Darby
Iowa’ City
Washington
Keota
Wellman
Lone ‘Tree
Kalousa
Frank Pierce
Martinshure
Palisades
Colorado
Josephine Cutting
Heninger
George Hell
Wellmar
George W. Younkin
Riverside Alsll
Gqordie
Universits Rebekahs
Doneiry
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Local Births and Hospital News in Washington County
At the Washington county hospital a baby girl was born at 11 40 yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Julius Kunik weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces A baby girl born at 10 this morning to Mr and Mrs A J Smith of Truro Iowa weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces Modesta TeBookhorsat underwent an appendectomy at the same hospital Mire Lyle Sehulty and her baby son Jamnes Lyle prepared to depart for the home of Lives Sehulty’s parents Mr and Mrs SJ Boyd were to travel this afternoon
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Julius Kunik
Washington County Hospital
A J. Smith
Truro
Iowa
Weirhy
Modesta TeBookhorsat
Mire
Lyle Sehulty
Jamnes Lyle
Home of Lives
Sehulty
SJ. Boyd
Agricultural woes and oil supply delays in Merrimac
Mrs. Carl Athine writes of county agentPermits required at Warm Bureau before reaching the gas plant for oil. Long waits push oil pickup to the next night. Locusts swarm fields and stoplines as air barriers are set. Farmers including Mr. Wilt Brannon Ned, Joe Grabers, and Roy Fisherman mingle in Pattern Field on Wednesday.
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Ouling
Wilt Brannon Ned
Joe Grabers
Roy Fsherman
Boyd Lantz
Glen Shafer
Lester Kientz
Pairfield
Birthday Gatherings Placed Across Town.
A Ladies birthday celebration scene unfolds with Mrs. Award Sons and Mrs. Howard Caldwell as the honored guests. Friends and relatives from Caldwell and surrounding homes gathered at Chalupa and Caldwell residences with ice cream and cake, sharing wishes of many happy returns. Local residents named include Silas Caldwell, Howard Caldwell, Ed Chaluspy, Lennir family, Reeves, Linder, Kep hart, Lambert, Anderson, Miller, Ad en family, T. J. Bales, and June Sheetz, among others, with multiple birthdays noted across June 17.
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Chalupa
Caldwell Home
Silas Caldwell
Howard Caldwell
Betty
Dale
David
Ed Chaluspy
Famly
Eugene
Evelyn
Roslyn Rae
Howard Lenn Ir
Ray Reeves
T. J. Bales
J. E Linder
Fred Kephart
Raymond and
Vernard
Clyde Lambert
Arlene
Maxine
Charles Anderson
Lioyd
Lewis
Charles
Nellie
Ear
Hell
William Miller
Juanita
Clark
Arthur Aden
Roberta
Eden
Miller
McAvoy Family Reunion Held at Sunset Park
The McAvoy family reunion convened at Sunset Park with a large dinner. Attendees included R F McAvoy and ER McAvoy, Evelyn of Valley Junction, and relatives from Chicago Davernoor Cedar Rapids Keota Muscatine Marion Washington and others. Mrs Gray remains for most of the week and DW McAvoy departed after a two week visit.
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McAvoy
Sunset Park
Valley Junction
R. F. McAvoy
ER. W. McAvoy
Evelyn
D. W. McAvoy
Chicago
H. A. Davidson
Libbie Davidson
Davernoor
Bertha Gray
Detroit
Elwood Royster
Cedar Rapids
F. C. Jones
Weisman
Varley Hardin
Keota
Frank McAvoy
T. A. West
West Chester
Tom McAvoy
Flora
Muscatine
Lee McAvoy
Robert McAvoy
Sadee McAvoy
Marion
Georg
Melba McAvoy
Grace Radike
Washington
Gray
DW. McAvoy
Stamp Evidence Points to Greece in Poros Findings
Postage stamp records from Poros Greece indicate the trust stamp was produced by Greece rather than Great Britain over a decade ago. Researchers note the stamp’s Greek origin is supported by archival documents and local notes from Poros authorities.
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Greece
Poros
Great Britain
Merrimac Notes Local Socials and Games Schedule
Merrimac notes Mrs Carl Amrine reports community visits and updates. Mrs John Baldosier and family visit near Trenton. Germanville Kittenbach plays Riverside June 17 and Coppock June 24 at Glen Shafer farm if plans hold. Harold Pewcil and Rosa Lines wed in Fairfield. Local farmers work on oil barriers, gas supply issues, and field duties.
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Merrimac
Johnie Baldosier
Ralph Mann
Near Trenton
Germanville Kittenbach
Riverside
Glen Shafer
Plana
Carl Amrine
Harold
Fairfield
Busines
George Ackey
Sone
Brighton
Doss van Winkle
Harold Pewcil
Rosa Lines
Pencil Harlan Diers
Wayland
Loren Dusesenberry
Oakland Mills
Doss van Winkle H
Roy Eshelman
Hugh Kahelman
Achie Christner
Alva Hendrick
Four Corners
Tehy
Worne
Waldo van Winkle
Owen Bilek
Carl Arrine
Boyd Lantz
Local News from Snowball Neighborhood Around June
Snowball correspondent reports community events and daily life. Items include visits by Mrs John Shebeck and families, park fence removal, families tying teams in town, and trips to Weesler blacksmith and the International garage. The 4H girls and mothers attend achievement day, and fresh air children from Chicago arrive for summer. Social club hosts ice cream social with sixty nine guests and ample treats.
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Orville Griggs
Grices
Alvin Shebeck
The
International
Weesler Blacksmith Show
Val Fuhr
Glenn Fuhr
Date
Muscatine
Armour Grigee
Lawrence Howell
Armour Griggs
Sam Neill
P. Om
Clarence Pulton
Vorhees
Glenn Knupy
Charlie Stewarts
Chicago
Gudich
Arthur Wileys
C Griges
Donald Visits Parental Crile Home
A report notes that Donald visited Thursday at the Crile family home. The event centers on a family gathering at the parental residence, with no additional details about attendees or purpose provided.
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Donald
Local social notes from area residents and visitors
A stream of visits and trips fills the week as residents and guests travel to Colorado, Ottumwa, Wellman, and Iowa City. Families gather for church events and social outings while local business hours adjust during absences.
Chrysanthemums Reach Europe Through Holland to Britain
The chrysanthemum originated in China and spread to Europe after the mid seventeenth century. Holland first planted it, then France and England adopted it, and by the nineteenth century it appeared in this country. Two wild chrysanthemums with small flowers are said to be ancestors of about 400 cultivars.
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Europe
Holland
France
England
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Augustacs College
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Nellie Larsen
Lyman Jotineau
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Greenlee Company of
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Prise
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M. J. Redlinger
St. James School
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Ball Field
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Harry McCall
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Kate Buckley
Cincinnati
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Three Quarter Century Club
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Here
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Weat
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M. Ao Maer
Ocociety
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Merrimag
John Shebeck
Honery
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Hilly Crandall
Duane Griggs
Harriette Shebeck
Mabel Wiley
Everette Youngs
Ada Smith
Armour Griges
Peterson
Clarence Fulton
E Vacation Bible School
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Stanley “Ishburn
Burlington
M. &E. Booth
Waerhington
Washington Cleaners
Wisie Long
South Side Square
George W Rudiger
Colorado Springs
Estes Park
Lutheran Ladies
Church Lawn
Eula A. Cherry
Wilmette, Til
W. A. Cherry
George Masson
Marion Avenue
Jack Rettela
Tony Rettela
Ruth Rettela
Tet Brown
Jack
Ruth
Tony
PW. Boring
Clarence
P. FE. Barr
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C. V. Little
Arbels
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Bertha Renda
Ottumwa
Ivan Shaffer
C. M. Shaffer
Robert Templeman
Ann
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Harry Barker
J. K. Lemmon Drug Store
Mr. Temple
C. GC. Sehmoeller
Alton
T. C. Meibohm
Meibom
Louise
St. Louis
Tomorro
Meibohm
Richard McCleery
Toledo
Fred Reid
T. V. Knerr
Kalona
Margaret Milversted
Iowa White Shrine Club
Kellogg's
Lux
East End
John Shields & Sons
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