Local visitors and travels noted in small town lines
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Goff went to Ainsworth this morning to visit relatives. Miss Alla Wyse of the Ward store spent Sunday at her Noble home. John MacGurin arrives from Iowa City to visit his grandfather R L MacGugin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Goff
Ainsworth
Alla Wyse
Ward
Noble
John MacGurin
Iowa City
R. L. MacGugin
A. &. Myera
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Mere. Janes McCutcheon
North Marion Avenue
Richland
Norman = Evans
Chicago
Thomas Evans
Ore Larkin
Frank Kurtz
Des Moines
William Beers
Clifford
A. Noble
Myatic
Town
Washington
Mildred Pierce
Titus
Oscar Lane
Marion Schultz
West Chester
Gladys Coakley
the Mises
Minnie
Etta Conner
Iowa Avenue
Coppock Highway
John Shadla
Riverside
Peters
Urban
Alice Spillane
Oxford
Hugh Han
Marriage Announcement for Dorothy Miller and Ben Wallace
Announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Dorothy Miller and Ben P Wallace was made at a luncheon hosted by Mrs M I Miller. The guests included the Ready Maids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Miller
Ben P. Wallace
Rug sale and visits highlighted in Bartlesville notes
Local notices describe visits from Bartlesville residents to relatives in Richland and Des Moines. Advertisements promote Crail's rug sale with prices on Axminister and Wilton carpets, along with a Kelly-Springfield Pont Card deal at The Triangle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crail's
Kelly Springfield
Community Notices From Washington Today
Local items report Miss Genevieve Matucha visiting relatives in Tipton and West Chester, several residents traveling to Davenport Pella Richland and Ottumwa, and household goods sale scheduled for June 24 at Mason's Storage. The Iowa Wesleyan Epworth League Institute is under way at Mt Pleasant with tents for sleeping and a strong program. Paul MacEachron named head football coach at Oberlin College after Grinnell College tenure. An eastward visit plan includes Mrs Lewis Klein and Mrs J H McCreedy taking trips to Michigan and New York. Rev C C Hillis to Mt Pleasant for a wedding service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bowers
Epworth League Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
Paul MacEachron
Grinnell College
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
MacEachron
Washington
China
Grinnell-in-China
America
Lewis Klein
J. H. McCreedy
Miss Maude
East
Klein
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Mrs. McCreedy
Rochester
New York
CC. KE. Hillis
West Chester
Hillis
Local notes mix farming tips and social visits
A chaotic world forecast by a Warvard professor sits alongside local notices about carrot and parsnip growers and meat advertisements from Oriez and Speer. The column reports residents visiting, moving, or visiting relatives in Washington and nearby towns, with multiple small society updates and business course enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warvard
Oriez & Speer
State Board Funds Wildcat Den Park in Muscatine County
The State Board of Conservation approved 6 500 for a state park at Wildcat Den in Muscatine county. L W H Pammel notes the white pine in Wildcat Den marks the first southwestern occurrence west of the Mississippi River. The board says it has created thirty seven state parks and oversees park posters plus more than sixty lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MES
State Board of Conservation
Wildcat den
Muscatine County
L. W H. Pammel
Mississippi River
Jamimel
Cautions on Brash Polish Use and Cleaning Techniques
The guidance warns that abrasive particles should not scratch brass polish and must not be used on nickel trims. It also advises cleaning cars with a sponge or chamois using straight strokes rather than circular motions.
Local Visitors And Family News From Stringtown
Mrs. F K Cummings visited the Ethan Brooks home. Peter Graber Sr and Chris Roth visited the J W Widmer home. J J Rich and C A Rich shipped cattle to Chicago. Harlan Widmer broke his arm again after a swing fall. Various Wittmers and relatives visited homes, with trips to Mt Pleasant and connections to George Herzog and the Nickelaug family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
F. K. Cummings
Wayland
Ethan Brooks
Peter Graber, Sr
Chris Roth
J. W. Widmer
J. J. Rich
C. A. Rich
Chicago
Harlan Widmer
Joe Widmer
Dr. Allen
Wasland
Harlan
J. J. Wittiig
J. G. Wittiig
Bara Wittmer
A. BK. Rinner
Dy. J. Rich'a
Riverside visits and weekend guests in Cedar Rapids area
Riverside residents hosted visitors from Oxford Oakdale and Dubuque while others toured Davenport Muscatine and Iowa City. The Riverside baseball team lost 8 to 7 to Oxford as families shared news of travel and nursing training commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement Schnoebelen
Cedar Rapids
John Mottet
F. P. Schnoebelen
Mary Baschnagel
Oakdale
Adele Baschnagel
Mary Manuel
Erminude
Dubuque
Charles Hawthorn
New Meadows
Idaho
Joseph Linsley
Steve Fouchek
Jacobsmeier
Davenport
Norris urges Wisconsin to stay progressive after LaFollette death
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska tells national progressives to stay united in Wisconsin after the funeral of Senator Robert M. LaFollette. He warns against factionalism as a successor election nears, noting Mrs. LaFollette's potential candidacy but without any public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Robert M. LaFollette
Norris
Unusual low flying funnel cloud observed in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Iowa June 22 reports describe a large funnel shaped cloud that roared and whipped from side to side, passing over without causing damage. Weather observers note such tornado antics are rare and the cloud remained low without striking buildings or tree tops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Mahaska County Cuts Farm Land Valuations By Ten Percent
In Mahaska County the County Board of Assessors reduced farm land values by ten percent, the first official reduction in the state. State Auditor J C McCloune received the information from Des Moines. Farm bureaus and allied groups had urged the cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moinikes
Mahaska County
County Board of Assessors
J. C. McCloune
Farm Bureaus
St Louis Livestock Markets Report June 23
In East St. Louis cattle and sheep receipts noted, hogs at 25 to 35 cents higher with top hogs 13.85. Cattle demand steady with best steers around 11.25 to 13.00, weighty lots strong. Sheep market steady with top lambs 15.50 and fat ewes 4.00 to 5.50. Mr and Mrs George Marran, daughter of Ainsworth, were chopping in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
George Marr An
Ainsworth
Washington
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Thief
Paradise
Doris Kenyon Ronald Colman
Aileen Pringle
Leonard Merrick
Wm. Desmond and
Gareth Huches
Andy Gump
Mctlkinney Brug Co
Crafl'a
Genevieve Matucha
Tipton
Iowa
Will Matucha
Bertha Kupka
Joe Clyde
Blakesburg
Charles Houck
Reed
Fredonia
Ted Mecera
Mason's Storage
RR. L. Wilson
Macon
Atuet
Ad Grayson
Ottumwa
Milwaukee
L. S. Patterson
Pella
Nate Bovee
Circle
Montana
K. Maurice Swisher
Haskins
M. Swisher
Chilliesthe Business College
Clilicothe
Missouri
Guy Carpenter
PD. WW
Hesselschwerdt
Kalonin
Chillicothe Business College
Chillicothe
Misouri
Sth
C. B.C
Swope Park
Kansas City
Ohez & Speer
J. J. Foley
Dr. Foley
City
John Little
Anna Bowman
D. A. Chalmers
Martha
Peterson and Poolittie
Marie Ledger
A. R. Ledger
J. M. Kelley
J. W. Lowerson
Jessie Margaret of
Marengo
West Main Street
Uneeda Biscuits
Grandmothers
Bakers
Ib. Can
South
Marion Ave
Pennsylvania
Valvoline
Washington Oil Co
Noah
Peter KR. Graber
Archibald Howland
Gene
Perion
Charles City
P. T. Nickelaug
A. Herzog
Measant
J. H. Witting
Robert Mathew
George Herzog
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
John Shields & Sons
St. Louis Livestock
Panama
C. M. & F. Clothing Co. Good Clothes Store
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