Visits and family gatherings span Pleasant Plain Davenport
Betty Kurtz spent the weekend in Pleasant Plain with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Helburg hosted. Davenport visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Glen McCullough and Earl Payne at the homes of Cloyce Watson and D. F. Hancher. Earl Payne extended his stay. Frances Stewart and Ellamae Demorest, University of Iowa Hospital nurses, return to Iowa City after a 24 hour leave with Rep. and Mrs. E. L. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kurtz
Pleasant Plain
Ed Helburg
Glen McCullough
Earl Payne
Davenport
Cloyce Watson
D. F. Hancher
Frances Stewart
Ellamae Demorest
University Hospital
Iowa City
Rep
E. L. Stewart
John McChurch
Orba Lee
Helen Lucille
Rock Island
Herbert Judevine
Nancy Jo Franklin
Westwood
Lasson County
Calif
Nancy Jo
Dick Hayes
Edna Franklin
Jadevine
Floyd Murdock
Fresh Eggs Sold at 12 Cents Dozen by Reister Bros
Mr and Mrs Ed Aston rent the Mrs M E Danier property at 621 North Second Avenue. They previously lived in an apartment in the same house. George McDaniel Dr W L Alcorn R E Shannon Ralph Scott T Brookhart and Ed Squire depart tomorrow for Park Rapids Minnesota for a week of fishing. Virginia Messenger returned from the children's hospital in Iowa City after surgery ten days ago and is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Aston
M. E. Danier
North Second Avenue
George McDaniel
W. L Alcorn
R. EF. Shannon
Ralph Scott
T. &. Brookhart
Ed Squire
Park Rapids
Minn
Virginia Messenger
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Lew
George Brinton
Marshalltown
Brinton
Deaconess Hospital
Hampton
Arthur Rankin
Numerous visitors and travels fill local week
Local residents and relatives from Des Moines Chicago Kalama zoo Muscatine Detroit Hobart and Westchester join families for visits weddings and reunions. Guests include Pearl Ranous leaving for Chicago and Carl Koehler visiting from Los Angeles while Dr. and Mrs Droz return from a motor trip. Multiple locals attend weddings birthdays and family gatherings across towns.
Local Births and Medical Procedures Across Several Iowa Towns
Mr and Mrs Carl Havel of Ainsworth welcomed a daughter born yesterday at 1 55 p m weighing six pounds eight ounces Delores Heisdorffer of Richland was discharged yesterday David Coffman of South English Charlene Stoutner Walter Don Nelson and Mrs Grace Tinnes of Keota Mary Ann Bauer and Jerry Cherry both of West Chester Helen and Phyllis Arlene Knupp of Washington route 4 and Marilyn Miler of Washington underwent tonsillectomies this morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Havel
Ainsworth
Delores Heisdorffer
Richland
David Coffman
South English
Charlene Stoutner
Walter Don Nelson
Grace Tinnes
Keota
Mary Ann Bauer
Jerry Cherry
West Chester
Helen
Phyllis Arlene Knupp
Washington
Dautremont Family Visit Ties Riverside Residents
Riverside residents hosted Norbert Dautremont and family members from Cedar Rapids at their home on Sunday. Alicia Leeney, a University of Iowa student, has left Riverside for Chicago to assume a position aboard the Great Lakes steamer North American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Norbert Dautremont
Mary Rita
Virginia
Elmer Dautremont
Corrine
Marilyn
Adrian Dautremont
Gae Anna
Pete Serbousek
Cedar Rapids
C. Vo Dautremont
St. Mary's
Wm. C. Leeney
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Chicago
Great Lakes
Anderson and Corey Face 135-Pound Final in Muscatine
Washington boxers Bob Anderson and Charles Corey meet for the 135 pound title in the Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce tournament. Anderson holds 12 knockouts in 14 fights while Corey has 11 straight knockouts. Finals set for Friday night June 21 with local entrants in other weights still active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muscatine
Bob Anderson
Charles Corey
Anderson
Corey
Mike Dayton
Clarence Haifley
Stanley Wallace
Dubuque Bluff City Gridmen Lead All-State Ballot
Des Moines dispatch reports tabulation of first votes for the all-state football game to be played August 20. Western teams against an eastern group divided by Highway 69. Council Bluffs and Dubuque players led the polls as linemen strong in early voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Council Bluffs and
Dubuque
National League standings and results summary
National League standings show Cincinnati leading with 35 wins and 17 losses, followed by Brooklyn 32–16 and New York 38–37 in a strong pennant race. Monday results include Boston sweeping Pittsburgh 6–3 and 6–1, plus St Louis 5 at Brooklyn 1, New York 2 over Chicago 1, Cincinnati 6 defeating Philadelphia 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
W. Karet Cinsinnati
Brooklyn
New York
rCnieag
St. Lows
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Skatmie
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Wwll
St Louis
Philadelphia - Vo
First Transcontinental Auto Trip Highlights 1903 Pace
The first automobile to cross the United States completed its journey in 61 days during the 1903 transcontinental run. This historic effort showcased early automotive endurance and the expanding reach of motor travel across the country.
Methodist Church Coping Renovation Nears Completion
Members of the Methodist church are spending about $5000 to renew the concrete coping atop exterior walls after stone sections loosened and fell. L. C. Willits says the five week project, led by Earl Woods, replaces old stone with a reinforced concrete cap, improving safety and appearance since 1912 construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
L. C. Willits
Earl Woods
Ainsworth
Seven New Cars Licensed in Week in Washington County
Seven new vehicles received 1940 license plates this week raising county total to 6,440, up 10 percent from last year. Trucks licensed reach 131, up 107 from 1939.New car owners listed include Don Radda Washington International pickup L T McKeone Washington Hudson sedan Wilbur Richardson Washington Diamond T truck tractor Leo Drollinger Kalona Chevrolet truck M B Ahrenfelt Kalona Chevrolet sedan K C Rummelhart Riverside Willets sedan Anthony Melicky Richmond Chevrolet town sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Don Radda
Washington
International
L. T. McKeone
Hudson
Wilbur Richardson
Diamond T
Leo Drollinger
Kalone
Chevrolet
M. B. Ahrenfelt
Kn. C. Rummelhart
Riverside
Anthony Melicky
Richmond
A Secret in the Sanitarium Hearts
Dr. Louis LaMott reunites with Dolores a decade after Harvey's death. Dolores seeks help for her lung while hinting at troubled past and a son awaiting university. A fatal accident and a suspicious insurance claim reveal a hidden motive and drained finances. The investigator notes a missing premium fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Oxford
Dolores
Yuma
Louis
Amsterdam Clock Time Tied to West Church Steeple
Amsterdam’s Standard Time Holland remains the only major country not observing world time. It uses a local time based on the steeple clock of the West Church in Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Holland
Third Battalion Picnic Planned by Veterans
Announcement for a picnic of survivors from the Third Battalion of the old First Town Infantry National Guard later merged with units of the 168th and 133rd in 1917. Event to be held at Crape Park in Burlington next Sunday with attendees from Washington Fairfield Burlington and Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old First
Park Meeting Plans Washington Men Trip to Major League Game
A Central Park gathering Wednesday evening after the band concert will organize a Washington men trip to a major league game this summer. Attendees should be ready to vote on the destination, with July 21 or July 28 options in St Louis or Chicago for either National or American league contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Central Park
Velock
St Louis
Chicazo
Safety conference aims to cut town highway accidents
Dean Harland Mead of Washington Junior College, a member of the Iowa State Safety Council board of directors, returned from Ames after attending the third annual Iowa State Safety Education Conference. The meeting, started by the safety council, urged promotion of safety education in schools and county councils to reduce highway accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Harland Mead
Washington Junior College
Iowa State Safety Council
Ames
The
Safety Council
Eehoels
Mayor Lytle Fines Clyde Little for Disturbing Peace
Mayor R L Lytle held a brief police court session yesterday evening and assessed a fine of ten dollars and costs against Clyde Little on the charge of disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Lytle
Clyde Little
Dead Sea Becomes Key Source of Chemicals
The Dead Sea increasingly serves as a major supplier of minerals and chemical compounds used globally. Industry experts cite its unique brine composition and regional mining operations as driving the surge in chemical outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Sea
Funeral of Mrs McAvoy Held at Sherman's Funeral Home
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home for Mrs. Mary Mc Avoy conducted by Rev William M Nichol of the United Presbyterian church. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery with pallbearers Cloyce Gault Charles McClellan Charles Messenger Lee Little John Custer and Ira Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAvoy
Sherman’s
Mary McAvoy
William M. Nichol
The
United Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cloyce Gault
Charles McClellan
Charles Messenger
Lee Little
John Custer
Ira Mitchell
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Junior Redlinger
United States Military Academy
West Point
Farmers’ Store
Mat
Wolf Floral
Reister Bros
Eveready
Pearl Ranous
Mrs. J. M. White
R. A. Peterson
Jimmy
Janice
Phillips & Pebner
A. Keith Droz
Carl Koehler
Los Angeles
George Koehler
Koehler
California Tech
Besse Jones
Treasurer’s Office
Clark Nickerson
Veljean Quick
Alfred Faulkner
Nickerson
Leo Hart
Wilbur
Faulkner
Marvin Williamson
Joan
Jean
Williamson
Harriet Coulter
Ralph Kreese
Thomas B. Dolman
Pocatello
Idaho
Brookhart
Dolman
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Don Kyle
Kalamazoo
Mich
Walter Meek
Clay Blanchard
Powersville
James Wooley
Ottumwa
Frank T. Wolf
Dorothy Banford
Hilda Brown
Miss Brown
Nels B. Westermark
Miss Banford
Brown
Wayne Brown
Lowa City
J. E. Harvey
Washington County Hospital
Mattie Stephens Shaw
Grand Junction
Colo
Pearl Whistler
Frank Bell
Keith B. White
Leila Miller
Claire Dusenberry
Philip and
Paul
Mrs. Dusenberry
Dan Edwards
Bloomfield
Mr. Edwards
W. H. Emde
Wellman
Lester Carson
Clinton
Harry Crone
Billy Carson
Howard Lewis
Tommy
Sharon
Phyllis Lagey
Rex Frank
Milo Erwin
A. & P. Employes
Erwin
Credit Bureau
Bureau
Webster
Credit Reference Exchange of
Wrk
Phan
Frank Prymek
Walter Prymek
George Kameska
Gary
Pear
Munge
Burlington
Willits
PRARE
Alg. Ao
Tota
Nate
Iowa
Ass'n. Savery
R. Lamott
Harvey
Harvey Jr
Soldiers of
Burlington Park
Newt
Pits de Sto
Dead Sea Chemical
J. A. Sutten
Neen
Rudy
Gad To
van Camp
Libby
Phar
Kellogg’s
Ivo
Aes
LAVA
Farmers’ Co-operative Store
Iowa Avenue
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