Katy the cat and local social notes in Washington Iowa
A Washington column recounts humorous angle about a cat named Danny Lee who insists on the name Katy and eats salmon and evaporated milk. It also details town social life including bond selling day gypsies, residents visiting Congress hotel, charity events, a wedding at the Methodist Church, hospital appointments, and a D A R rummage sale total.
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Danny Lee
Danny
Kitty
Katy
Berries
Charlotte Berry
Patricia Berry
A. J. Berry
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B. F. Bostwick, Jr
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Local Births and Medical Updates Listed
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Leonard Pohren of 903 North Iowa avenue welcome a daughter weighing five pounds fifteen and a half ounces born at five o'clock Saturday evening. A son is born to Mr and Mrs Charles Trier route four at eight o'clock last evening weighing seven pounds one half ounce. A six pound fifteen ounce son is born to Mr and Mrs Donald Batterson 508 North Iowa avenue at 11 38 last night. Robert Hawkins of Ainsworth and Helen Carson 1126 East Washington street, underwent tonsillectomies this morning.
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Leonard Pohren
North
Iowa Avenue
Walter Duvall
West Chester
Charles Trier
Route Four
Donald Batterson
Robert Hawkins
Ainsworth
Helen Carson
East
Washington Street
Carrol Warford
Leanne Joy
South Second Avenue
Glen Green
Route Two
Frank Nelson
South
Marion Avenue
Paul Campbell
Marlin Gene Arduser
South Seventh Avenue
Veryl Mitchell
North Second Avenue
James Godwin
Pleasant Plain
Dana Nelson
East Jefferson Street
Clarence Berkhoff
Kay Rita
South Avenue B
Passing Years in Washington and Area Briefs
A roundup from Washington Iowa reports liquor sales expanding to five Iowa cities on June 19. Walter Q Hays dies at 80 after forty years as a local carpenter. community opens house at Dr F C Wit zigman home after remodeling. creosote supplies arrive for bug barriers. local discharges and hospital updates. births and tonsil surgeries. travel notes from Minneapolis. Al Wagner dies in Ottawa Illinois. a new baby girl named Betty Ann. local plans for Fourth of July celebration and Manitou trip. Boy Scout camp departure. ongoing rain event summed with a weather note.
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Walter Hays
Walter Q. Hays
Washington
Washington Dem lists local events and notices from 1914
The Washington Democrat itemizes town happenings including girls representing the local high school, an auto wreck north of town, a religious altercation, the birth of Fred Jordan III, a clerk’s theft confession, Alex Miller’s appointment as postmaster, a marriage in Dows, a broken arm from hay unloading, Frank Rogers buying a second bus, a city hall election to repurpose the old Methodist church, Mason poisoned by ivy, and plans for a Christian Science church dedication ready by July.
Pageant Queen Lois Griffith Headlines Community News
Sally Finch visits grandparents in town with Clara Faulkner and Virginia Hasty while Mr. and Mrs. Roy Finch recall ties to Oklahoma City. Dr. James Harper Grier leads Monmouth College service as Sunset Park hosts reunion season. town events include a Fourth of July pageant, a new water works building costing 80000, and a large Griggs family picnic.
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Oklahoma City
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Co. P. Fox
North Sixth Avenue
Clara Faulkner
Virginia Hasty
Finch
Washington
Harriett Barrett
James Harper Grier
Monmouth College
U. P
Review of the week's news and local notices
War bond fines levied by Mayor Anna Dawson on Tuesday are noted alongside a large Wednesday band concert crowd. The Iowa State Guard added new recruits bringing the roster to sixty. A union service will be led by Rev Ivan Riess in Central Park tomorrow night.
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The
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Washington Nebr town notes and social updates
Local social calendar and news items from Washington include visits by Aha Texas and grandchildren, weddings in Iowa City and Crawfordsville, and guests in Washington. Attendees include Marjorie Teuber of Huron, Nellie Sutton, S. Barrett of Springfield, and Kathryn Neuzal. The county Republican convention is set for June 30 and 21 percent of war bonds sold.
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Texas
Nellie Sutton
Marjorie Teuber
Huron
Deaths of the Week Linas Wood of Alms Worth Dies at 70
Linas Wood Well known citizen of Alms worth aged 70 died Monday after a two month illness. Surviving are his wife Jessie Shene a sister Mrs Will Crozier and other relatives.
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Jessie Shenefelt Wood
Will Crozier
Drowning of 16 year old Robert E Crawford at Cle Rock quarry
Robert Earnest Crawford of north of West Chester drowned while swimming Sunday afternoon at Cle rock quarry three miles northeast of Chester. He was 16, the son of Ernest and Hazel Romine Crawford, with sister Wilma Maxine and grandparents Mr. and Mrs Steve Crawford surviving.
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Robert Earnest Crawford
West Chester
Cle Rock
Chester
Ernest and
Hazel
Romine) Crawford
Wilma Maxine
Steve Crawford
Baby Dies After Short Life in Meek Family
Tiny son of Mr. and Mrs. Rair ston Meek lived only a few hours and was buried Monday.
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Rairston Meek
Riverside resident dies after three weeks illness
Well known River side citizen aged 64 died Saturday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a three week illness.
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Riverside
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Pauline Louise Evans Dies at Home Wife of Guy Evans
Mrs Guy Evans Pauline Louise Evans died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in 1888 she was survived by her husband and five children. Two sons are serving in the armed forces.
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Pauline Louise Evans
Guy Evans
Death of Clayton McChurch at University Hospital Iowa City
Fourteen months old Clayton Gerald McChurch son of Mr and Mrs Jack McChurch died at University hospital Iowa City on Thursday after several weeks ill.
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Clayton Gerald McChurch
Jack McChurch
University Hospital
Iowa City
Death of Husband of Vida Alberson Moulton in Virginia Ill
Husband of the late Vida Alberson Moulton died in Virginia Illinois on Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery beside his wife, who died in 1910.
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Vida Alberson Moulton
Virginia
Ill
Elm Grove Cemetery
Pipe organ factory proposed in Washington region
Rumors say a pipe organ factory may be established in Washington with a plan to buy out stockholders of the Jackson Pipe Organ Factory in Chester Missouri. About twelve families would relocate, and about fifty workers could be employed once machinery and on hand material are acquired for about $9,000, not including buildings. There is also notice of a July 4 Hickory Grove farm picnic with Milt Dicken and a food program, plus commentary on town image and dress questions.
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Jule Eisenbud
National Travelers Aid Association
USO
Fourth Ave
New York
Pipe Organ Factory
Washington
Jackson Pipe Organ Factory
Chester
Jackson
Hickory Grove Farm
Milt Dicken
Mrs Good 87 Dies At Home Of Daughter Near Wayland
Mrs. Good aged 87 died at the home of her daughter Mrs. E Wenger three miles north of Wayland on Friday. Her death follows illness at her residence with family present. The obituary notes her long life and local ties.
Barbiturates Debated as Pain Sleep Aids since 1908
The article notes barbiturates began with Veronal in 1908 and argues they seem to offer relief from pain and sleeplessness with fewer side effects than paraldehyde and chloral. Experts disagree on their seriousness, and many states still allow over the counter sales or indefinite doctor refills.
Dry Clean for Overalls Shaped by Soapy Rinse
After washing overalls in soapy water rinse twice but wring only the first water. Huang hangs them on the line dripping wet and notes they become smooth as they dry.
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Huang
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