Local Families Take Summer Trips and Visits
Mr and Mrs G G Kisor with family left for Kankakee Illinois to rent a cottage for summer. Mrs H H Pe er ard Ruth Moore head to Eldora to visit Mrs C J Pieper. Mrs A L Griffith and Everett Griffith go to Iowa City then Grinnell to visit daughter Mrs Lester Duke and granddaughter. Senator Smith Btockhart arrived in Washington from D C and will stay a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G Kisor
Kankakee
Ruth Moore
Eldora
C. J. Pieper
A. L. Griffith
Everett Griffith
Iowa City
Smith Btockhart
Washington
D. C
Tie
Mrs William Dittmer Returns from Clarks Iowa Visit
Mrs William Dittmer has returned from Clarks Iowa where she visited her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dittmer
Clarks
Iowa
Harry Blood
Weather Delays Extend Handicap Limit to Wednesday
Due to bad weather the Handicap limit now extends to Wednesday evening and all cards must be turned in by then. Ralph Huston of Rochester and Joe Huston of St. Cloud visiting Washington to see Robert Grimes before resuming their trip home. Mildred Duvall returned home to West Chester after visiting Dorothy Williamson. Edith and Owen Boileau went to Mt. Pleasant. Owen joined the Mississippi collegians orchestra for summer statewide performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Huston
Rochester
Minn
Joe Huston
St. Cloud
Washington County
Washington
Robert Grimes
H. P. Newton
Keota
Mildred Duvall
West Chester
Dorothy Williamson
Edith
Owen Boileau
Mt. Pleasant
Owen
Mississippi Collegians
Dead Town Echoes in Carter Center Veranda
On the Palace Hotel veranda in Carter Center residents debate the town’s decline since a drought and mining downturn. Dr Dec Sanderson, ready to retire, drives home to Isabel’s warm arrival announcing her new bacteriology post and asking him to move to the city with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Frazer
Palace Hotel
Carter Center
Ed Strong
Fatty Knight
Doc
Knight
Doc Sanderson
Fatty
Carrie
Palace
Pine Ridge
Isabel
Glenbrook
Dec Sanderson
Greenhorn
Sanderson
Harrington
Isahel
Midletown
Accidental Pose Inspires Sargent Roosevelt Portrait
Henry L. Stoddard recalls John Singer Sargent and Theodore Roosevelt during two White House sessions to find a background for the presidential portrait. After many poses, Roosevelt grows tired while Sargent persists, then a pivotal moment at the staircase yields the final composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Singer Sargent
Roosevelt
White House
Teddy
Henry L. Stoddard
Grant
Coolidge
Sargent
President
Rip Van Winkle and Washington Irving’s Enduring Wake
A reflection marks 108 years since Rip Van Winkle entered global readership through The Sketch Book. The piece notes its American printing by Cr. S. Van Winkle, the odd coincidence cited by James Donnell Bennett, and Irving’s 19th century Oxford Doctor of Laws ceremony amid student cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Geoffrey Crayon
America
Cr. S. van Winkle
New York City
James Donnell Bennett
England
Irving
Oxford
American Arches and Roads Marking Frontiers in History
From The Great American Band Waxton by Charles Merz the essay compares arches along Roman roads to filling stations on American highways. It argues arches signified frontier expansion and cultural reach, while modern symbols graph the nation’s progress along its open road network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
America
Via Appia
Venusia
Varentum
Waxton
Charles Merz
Dual Language Journal in Strasbourg Newspaper
The paper prints a full daily edition in French and German with identical content from ads to editorials. All production areas including press room and composing room operate in duplicate to mirror the two languages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Dernieres Nouvelles
Strasbourg
Washington Visitors and Local Arrivals
A long list of residents and visitors arriving in Washington and surrounding towns today. Names include Mary Louise Stewart Virginia Droz George Ebner Harry Blood Fern Duncan Milburn McKay Ruth Reinous Hazel Dean and many others visiting for banquets visits and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Stewart
Keola
Washington
Virginia Droz
Missing Ira Rusk Still Sought After Three Years
Ira M Rusk aged 21, height 5 10, weight 165 pounds, medium brown hair, dime sized birthmark on back of head last seen in April 1928. Mother Mrs Rusk 4210 Oakenwald Ave Chicago contact Oakland 1408. Miss Olive Kobb and Miss Mae Wehr visiting Audubon and Fairfield guests return to Minneapolis after visiting Mr and Mrs Will Gibson. Mrs R D Moore and two sons Earl and Russell from Alamosa Colorado left Washington after three weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Carolyn Barden
Fairfield
Will Gibson
Eira M. Rusk
Rusk
Oakenwald Ave
Chicago
Oakland
R. D. Moore
Earl
Russell
Alamosa
Colorado
R. H. Pauls
Washington
Grace Hill Church Notes and Local News
Grace Hill reports a Sunday school praising a Children's Day program with activities planned for next Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Sherlock return from Victor Iowa after a family illness and death. The Titus celebration is set for Friday June 29. The Ladies Aid plan an ice cream stand as last year. Jas Wilson injured by a mule Sunday. son George Wilson brings him home for care. Allen Schaeffed adds lightning rods with Mr Peffer of Valley. Mrs Chas McKinstry visiting relatives in Van Buren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hill
Sherlock
Victor
Iowa
Mr. Sherlock
Titus
Ladies Aid
Jas
Wilson
George Wilson
Washington
Allen Schaeffed
Peiffer
Valley
Chas. McKinstry
van Buren County
Clay and Fairfield Social Roundup With Cattle Losses
Mrs A J Morgan reports on the Clay scene including band concert attendance in Fairfield and visits by Rob McCaleb and Cecil Robinson. A W Woodford and son and A J Meacham lose Holstein cattle to lightning. The county bridge crew completed local work. Several families and visitors are noted across Washington Richland Davenport Oskaloosa and Webster with receptions and calls at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay—Newton
Mary Robinson
Fairfield
A. W. Woodford
A. J. Meacham
Rob McCaleb
Cecil
W. D. Morgan
Washington
Robert Jones
Oskatooga
John Robinson
Ben and
Homer’ Brinton
Ward Irwin
Davenport
Stannard
North English
Notices and Local Moves From Washington Iowa
A collage of brief items noting residents traveling and visiting relatives in nearby towns. Frank Haney signs about debt responsibility. Minnie Miller returns from Waukesha Wisconsin. Shryocok family visits grandmother in Washington and Muscatine. Gertrude Fisher resumes work at Muscatine and will graduate nursing in Bellevue. Purchases and auctions by D F Maron. Local travel updates include Mrs Benz to Fairfield and Mrs Yollins from Pryor Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Shryocok
Junior
Los Angeles
California
Washington
Shryocek
Peter Optenburg
Muscatine
Gertrude Fisher
Carl Firger
Gertrude
Bellevue Hospital
Br. J. Yollins
Pryor
Oklahoma
B. F. Miller
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FOX
Dorothy Mackaill
Jack Mulhall
Oswald & News
Reginald Denny
King of
Comedy
Mary Nolan
Otis Harlan
Dorothy Gulliver
Geo. L. McDaniel
North Side Cafe
John Winga
Flint
Carter
SWIFT
Kohrus
Sinclair
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
East Side Square
Mstrict
Sabel
Chubby Alvord
Chubby
City
Rip’s
Dual Language Journal
Graham’ Theatre
Clara
Greta Garbo
the Divine Woman
Bernhardt
George Ebner
Haskins
Fern Duncan
Clark & Enslin
M. L. Stewart
Zodie Zear
George Sojka
Kalona
Gerald Bailey
Bert Pierce
Hazel Dean of
Fred Reid
Cinton
Country Club
KE. Cc. Allen
Wayland
Milburn McKay
Ruth Reinous
Frank Daggett
Harry Newell
Ottumwa
Damascus Shine
Louie Jones
John Burianek Jr
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Watchman
Sheherds
Damascus Shrine
Rhode Kufman
Anna Hays
Ainsworth
George Goble
Ed Bambrick
John Bailey
Will James
Columbus — Juntion
Violet and
Annie James
Columbus Juntion
J. R. Sampson
Caroline
Delta
Rebecca French
Anderson
W. R. Lucky and Sone
William and
Robert
Columbus Juncion
W. H. Stephens
Harvey Meek
J. H. Hamston
Bristol
Wisconsin
Howard Miller
Robert Cherry
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
Olive Kobb
Audubon
Mae Wehr
Phil Mercer
Alice Barden
Minneapolis
Mary Sherlock
Logai. News
Frank Haney
Minnie Miller
Waukesha
Wist
Sia
J. W. Applegate
D. F. Maron
Robert Fisher
Mechaniseville
New York
J. A. Harwood
Fisher
Jettick Health
Charles. Benz
Fred Mathers
Carl Tygret
Lee McAvoy
Bass Lake
Indiana
Thomas Coleman
Westphal
Wear
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