Maple Grove homecoming picnic planned at school grounds
Homestead Farm report details a July 15 Maple Grove homecoming with a program and basket dinner. Mrs Curl invites former residents and 1869–era pupils to attend, hear letters from teachers, and share memories. Ashore notes on local race terms close the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thel Curl
Maple Grove
Eliza Hyatt Grady
John Hoferdt
Cassia Kirkpatrick
Edith Turnipseed
Sidney Kirkpatrick
Fred Banks
Ann Mouser
Ecoming
Picniec
Albert Donovan
HASKINS Weekend Visitors and Local Arrivals Note
Mrs John Godlove Haskins reports visits from Mr and Mrs Sig Wallace Eldora over the weekend. They called at Elizabeth Wallace and Frank Salladay homes and conducted farm business. Davenport guests Mr and Mrs Elmer Thoewn ing visited J Booth family and D H Peters relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Sig. Wallace
Eldora
Elizabeth Wallace
Frank Salladay
Local Visitors and Family News Across Iowa and Washington
Norma Jean of near Washington and many families spent Sunday with relatives in towns including Ainsworth Waterloo Iowa City and Washington. The group gathered for church missionary events farm work and social visits with Dora Bean J R McCreedy and others.
Pigeon Brings Offspring to Hospital Window
In Kansas City Solomon Claud, 21, discovered his pet pigeon had found his hospital room and built a nest outside the window. The bird soon produced two fledglings, underscoring the unlikely bond between patient and pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Claud, Solomon
Solomon
Well Digger Henry Wilson Claims Water Locator Forked Gwitch
Taylor Texas well digger Henry Wilson with 26 years of experience says a forked gwitch finds underground water in four of five tries. He offers no explanation for the misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Henry Wilson
Sawiteh
Wilson
Indy driver bills new Chevrolet for personal use
In a fragmentary Ja Pers item, Bill Cummings who won the Indianapolis mile memory race bought a new Chevrolet for his own use. He notes Washington streets have fewer headlights and bumps are being fixed, praising Deere economy as spending with little fun, and promotes a midyear motor tune up on the longest day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cummings
Tay Race
Cary
Local social notes include visits from multiple guests
Mrs John Lemmon returned from Chicago with Grange Glover and will stay at the Lemmon home. Sister Mary AHissie from Dubuque visits her mother Mrs T J Dempsey until Saturday. Mrs J J McNamara and three children visit Mrs Dempsey from Iowa City. Ray Minick and LeRoy Pratt in Cedar Rapids on business. Miss Bernice Derby and Miss Mary Eisele in town for A Century of Progress then return to Rubio and Crawfordsville. Cord Thompson and wife visit Washington. Irene Reed is his former name. New row of five booths installed in the Chocolate shop today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lemmon
Chicago
Grange Glover
Washington
Mary Ahissie
Dubuque
T. J. Dempsey
J. J. McNamara
Iowa City
Rubio
Cord Thompson
Thompson
Irene Reed
Chocolate Shop
Olds News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Farm Woes
Local social visits include Mr. and Mrs. John Huston Jr and Mrs. Albert Overly in Sperry with Mrs. Huston’s grandmother, and Franks Goldsmiths from Wayland at the Joshart home. Farmers report chinch bug damage across fields, oats ruined and corn under attack, while open air services begin biweekly Sundays.
Rhododendron Growth in Southern Appalachian Mountains
The rhododendron grows prolifically in the United States, especially in the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge corridors. In western North Carolina the mountainsides are densely covered with the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rine Ridge Range
North Carolina
Chinch Bug Battle Drags On In Local Fields
Seventy six Cherries and a dry spell frame a farm column noting crops and labor. Mrs C O Dayton reports on village life as Gordon Watson helps Don Davis fight chinch bugs and farmers plow corn with oil furrows to protect oats and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Watson
Don Davis
Bugs
Gillas Bros
Marion Richard
Dutton
Claud Holmes
CO. Dayton
Braden Notes Social Calls From Local Residents
Mrs EF G Mason reports Braden greetings as Mr and Mrs Paul Tommasen and daughter Eilene visit, joined by Mr and Mrs Delbert Bailey Mrs Will Bailey and Dorothy Booth. Delbert Maxwell and Grover Booth called on friends Sunday morning. Mrs A R Smith spent Sunday in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Paul Tommasen
Eilene
Delbert Bailey
Will Bailey
Dorothy Booth
Wilfred Smith
Delbert Maxwell
Grover Booth
A. R. Smith
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
Mrs. W S McKeown’s niece Vivian Deam of Mediapolis visits the McKeown home this week. Miss Vivian Zear of Brighton teaches at Pleasant Valley near Brighton and stays with Mr and Mrs J Z Hins shaw working part time at the A and P store. Ellen Morrison leaves for Chicago to attend the Art Institute. Ruth Moyle of Maquoketa visits her grandparents on East Main. Ethel McCreedy goes to Marshalltown to visit a friend. George Purdy takes a vacation from Montgomery Ward and may visit Des Moines. Shalla of Wellman shops here with Mr and Mrs Bark er and Joe Falk attends Leo Kinley funeral at Kinross and Keota. Mary Messo of Seattle visits Mrs Paul Thomassen en route from New York to Seattle via Panama. Mrs W O Shafer of Brighton on business. Homemade ice cream at Prairie Flower June 22. Mrs J S Michum and Lorraine Kalona visit on business. New first vice president of Methodist Ladies Aid is Mrs C O Davis. Betty Ann Kunik named baby daughter of Mr and Mrs Julius Kunik. Mayor A J Johnson of Brighton visits with Edd Richards at Ainsworth. Grover and John Walton Havre with others visit Elmer Mason home. Donald Smith and Tiford...
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John Boshart
Lundquist
Aurora
Arch Huston
Olds
Dayle Huston
Gertrude Carper
Delavan
Wisconsin
Rodney Crawford
Flows City
Sam J. Miller
Lawrence Boshart
Muscating
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
W. Ss. McKeown
Vivian Deam
Mediapolis
McKeown
Vivian Zear
Brighton
Pleasant Valley School
J. Z. Hinshaw
Ellen Morrison
Chicago
Art Institute
Montgomery Ward
Des Moines
George Shalla
Wellman
Harry Barker, Jr
Joe Falk
Leo Klein
Kinross
Keota
Mary Messo
Seattle
Wash
Paul Thomassen
Messo
Thomassen
New York City
Panama
W. O. Shafer
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
C. O. Davis
C. W. Davis
Julius Kunik
Betty Ann
A. J. Johnson
Edd Richards
Ainsworth
Grover
John Walton
Havre
Joe Kolesick
Kenneth Fread
Rhea Fread
Elmer Mason
Charles Barthelow
Beatrice
Charles Jr
Lee Hunt
Hazel
Henry
Homer Hunt
Local social notes and visits across Iowa communities
Mrs. Carl Roberts returns from Sioux City visiting her Berry relatives in town. A. E. Baldrige travels to Des Moines due to her mother’s illness. Barr and family plus Sampson sisters visit Ed Rich near Crawfordsville. A Hawthorne visit includes Rev Forbes and others from Chicago Bloomington Dexter Winterset and more. J. M. Kelly attends bishop installation ceremonies in Des Moines with Rev O Donnell. Mrs Moody and Mrs Carris travel from Chicago to Long Beach via Elgin. Ed Griffith leaves for Camp Missokone to serve as summer counselor. Sam James takes over Harwood’s shoe repair during illness of W W Morrison. Van Winkle repair a windstorm damaged barn near Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Roberts
Sioux City
R. N. Berry
Berry
Colorado
California
A. E. Baldrige
Des Moines
C. R. Barr
Bernice
James Casey
Mary
Lucy Sampson
Ed Rich
Crawfordsville
J. A. Hawthorne
H. J. Forbes
Chicago
Mary FE. Webb
W. A. Forbes
Bloomington
Mary Nelson
Dexter
Towa
Walter J. Camp
James Postes
Winterset
Hawthorne
J. M. Kelly
J. H. O O’ Donnell
Gerald T. Rergan
Hospital Notes From Washington County
Miss Maxine Lowe of Crawfordsville underwent a major operation at Washington County Hospital this morning. Mrs. Kenneth Coates and Mrs. Bryan Coakley also had major operations there. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heck are parents of a baby girl born at 1 45 this morning at the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Lowe
Crawfordsville
Washington County Hospital
Kenneth Coates
Bryan Coakley
Ed Heck
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Tom McGraw
Dora Bean
Leslie McCreedy
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Harry MccCreedy
J. R. McCreedy
Eli Jackson
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May Hopengardner
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Sam James
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West Chester
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J. SS. Michum
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Long Beach
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Harwood’ Shoe Store
W. W. Morrison
van Winkle
Armour Station
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Hiland Palace
Casino Night Club Orchestra
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Washington Cleaners
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South Side Square
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