Church of Christ Builds Its First House in 1913
In Washington the Church of Christ raised funds around 1897 to buy a lot and, in 1913, with Rev. S. K. Coats and named contributors, a church building rose on East Jefferson Street. The C. S. Organ Evangelistic company led revival and the dedication occurred January 25, 1914 with 170 members. Rev. L. P. Kopp became first pastor in Feb 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Nichn
Church of Christ
Washington
East
Jefferson Street
M. M. Anderson
C. S. Organ Evangelistic Company
Evangelist Organ
L. P. Kopp
Glen Eaton
South Third Avenue
Mr. Eaton
Memphis
Hepir Eaton
W. L Dalton
W McFarland
Richard Johnson
W. H. Hampton
Lake City
Iowa
E. C. Sarehett
H. V. Allison
W. R. Foster
Dr. Telford
Court House
Central Park
South Second Avenue
Christian Church
Women’s Council Aids Church of Christ Through Decades
The Ladies Aid of the Washington Church of Christ organized in 1912 with early leaders Mrs. Mae McFarlane and Mrs. Mert King. The Aid merged with the missionary society to form a Women’s Council meeting monthly with programs, refreshment and charity to five institutions. The narrative covers parsonage purchases, relocations, multiple pastors from 1914 to 1941, and community church activities led by wives and council members.
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Ladies Aid
Washington Church of Christ
John Hillhouse
Mae McFarlane
MsFarlane
John Henry Kephart
Mert King
The
Aid
Ettiene Spenser
Clara Nicholson
Clyde Hillhouse
Frank Haney
Claud Tucker
N. E. West
Vera Grobst
Mae Morgan
Pearl Nicolson
McFarlane
Missionary Society
Briedenthal
Women’s Council
Leslie Beenblossom
Ralph MccCreedy
William Putman
Georgia Larson
Vernon H. Carter
Carters
Church of Christ
Marion
Iowa
Claude Breidenthal
Vinton
Ivan Riess
Johnson Bible College
Tennessee
Riess
Eloise Long
Waterloo
Fortnightly Club Evolves with 335 Members in 10 Departments
The Fortnightly club of Washington, founded in 1806, now numbers 335 members across ten departments including American Home, Bible Study, Child Study, Drama, Garden, Music and Public Affairs. It supports civic causes, hosts two guest meetings, and funds a $100 defense bond while maintaining a memorial library for deceased members. The current officers are President George W. Rudiger and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View
Children’s Milk Fund
Y.W.C.A
Red Cross
Iowa Children’s Home
Memorial Road
Sunset Park
George W. Rudiger
W. B. Dupuis
A. R. Krause
D. D. Davis
William G. Hldridge
Town Notes and Visits Reach Local Households
Stringtown notes report visitors including D B King of Morton and Shafer families from Bloomington Illinois, and Mrs Dayen Graber and kin. Hay put up by Sam Roth for Arthur Davison. Blanche Alliman hosts her mother Pearl Dean from Oregon for weeks. Louis Graber reports a change of address to Louis Edward Graber A 5 USN Dearborn Michigan. L H Rinner and family attend Guernsey show at Mt Pleasant. Frank Nebel Ella Rapp Noah Widmer visit. Noah Widmer hosts midweek callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Roth
Arthur Davison
Blanche Alliman
Pearl Dean
Oregon
Lester Alliman
Louis Graber
Louis Edward Graber
U.S.N
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Michigan
Barracks
Upper East
L. H. Rinner
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Nebel
Ella Rapp
Noah Widmers
Noah Widmer
The
Local visits and social events across towns
Clarence Hoshart returned home after a week at the Hoshart residence near Washington. Mrs. Emery Liechty and Mrs. Elmer Roth attended a Thursday shower at Ezra Frevenberger’s for Mildred Klopfenstein. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rinner and Marian joined Don and Mrs. Rinner for a trip to Austin, Minnesota to visit the Fred Shell and David Rinner families recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hoshart
Washington
Norman
Hoshart
Emery Liechty
Elmer Roth
Ezra Frevenberger
Honhoring
Mildred Klopfenstein
L. H. Rinner
Marian
Don Rinner
Austin
Minnesota
Fred Shell
David Rinner
Your Job Is Important Keep Your Chin In The Air
A motivational poem urging workers to value their roles in the workplace. It compares each job to a vital gear in a large machine, stressing that every position matters even if unseen. It encourages pride, hard work, and self-respect, regardless of rank.
Washington County Hospital Marks 22 733 Treatments Since Opening
The Washington County hospital notes 22 733 patients served since its 1912 opening. Built after the Munger bill empowered county tax funding, the facility expanded to meet demand with planned 1941 addition adding maternity and pediatric spaces plus adult wards.
Thomas Gray Took 13 Years To Write His Elegy
The poet Thomas Gray spent 13 years composing his famous Elegy. It comprises 32 four line stanzas, averaging fewer than three stanzas per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gray
Gray
Methodists Mark 102 Years of Washington Church History
The Washington Methodist church traces its roots to 1839 with eleven members. Pastors and charter members are named, detailing successive meeting places from a log school to brick buildings. Current church leadership includes minister R Clifton Keagy and a long list of trustees stewards and officers.
Landscape Notes On Local Visits And Daily Life
Landscape column reports several local visits and family moments. Kiel en Swanson met Ladora Redlinger near Wellman. Everette Plecker and daughter visited relatives near Sharon Center. Gorham party traveled to Missouri. Marjorie Vansickle stayed with Mildred McCall. Harlan O Loughlin's Dion attended a West Chester health clinic. Wilma Leet helps at the Huber home. Coakleys visited Smithfield Illinois and left chores to others. farmers in the community work long hours to boost production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kielen Swanson
Ladora Redlinger
Wellman
Everette Plecker
Visits Gorhams
Keith Huber
Leland Griggs
Missouri
Ted Gorham
Marjorie Vansickle
Mildred Jean McCall
Harlan O'Loughlin
Dion
West Chester
Wilma Leet
J. A
Sam Bowser
Herman Sears
Twin Bridges
Albert Janecek
Charles Shalla
Homer
Leonard Skining
Merle McDowell
Y.M.C.A
W. R. Plecker
Everette Flecker
Hal Richards
Wrank Tucker
Howard McCall
William McCartney
Ann O' Loughlin
Helen Swanson
Louisa County Men Leave for U S Army Induction
June 17 departure gathers a list of Louisa county volunteers headed to induction into the U S army service including Melvin Partington Howard Will ims Delbert Lee Raymond Rowland and many others with hometowns Columbus Junction Wapello Morning Sun Letts Grandview Muscatine and more. Community notes mention property purchases visits and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
U. S. Army
Melvin Eugene Partington
Howard Arthur Willims
Delbert Keith Lee
Raymond Elwood Rowland
Mitchell Mc
Bride Allen
Kenneth Dale Woodruff
Robert Eugene Fulton
Richard Bruce Paxton
Albrt
Dean Downs
Anthony Wykert Knight
Ivan Glen Mills
Charles Philip Haislet
Vert
Georege Phillips
Rober
Kenneth van Meter
Paul Raymond Kallenberger
William Archie Jordan
George Russell Pullin
Wapello
Milburn Dewayne Vinnier
Letts
John Jefferson Alihood
Keith Welton Holtrop
Grandview
Kenneth Lopper Springsteen
Floyd Burdette
Boulton
Morning Sun
Clyde Harod Lloyd
Burns City
Mich
Clark Walkinshaw McKee
Long Beach
Calf
Cyril Eugene Baker
Muscatine
Joseph Albert Harris
Merrimac
Legion Women Organized in 1921 Legion Auxiliary forms in 1921
The American Legion Auxiliary began February 24 1921 with 125 charter members led by organizing president Mrs Sadie V Hollinger and officers including Mrs J E Edgington and Mrs Oscar Lane. The group supports child welfare veterans families and community projects while fostering a junior division and fundraising through poppy sales and defense stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Sadie V. Hollinger
J. E. Edgington
Oscar Lane
Ernest Louck
John S. Wilson
Grace Conner
Davyl Mathers
Susie Edgington
S. W. Easter
Fred Downing
Knoxville
Archie Buwer
Red Cross
U.S.O
Margaret Voorhees
Jewel Carris
Helen Etter
Lucy Lane
Pauline Crone
Hazel Euwer
Florence Moothart
Hulda Barth
Alligator Ancestors of Arizona Swamp Eons Ago
The ancestors of the alligator lived about 200 million years ago in a tropical swamp that later became part of the Painted Desert region in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painted Desert
Arizona
Harmony note from Harmony column reports local happenings
Harmony notes detail the week’s events including Lester Hesseltine joining the army for Mr. Kelsey, Dr Mendenhall from Boston University visiting Ralph Kelsey, Vera Schmitt in Iowa City hospital, and multiple family visits over Father's Day among the Kelsey and Schmitt households. Local social ties and visits among Wellman and surrounding homes are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mendenhall
Boston University
Ralph Kelsey
Mrs
Singleton Katie Schmitt
Willis Longer
Bis Grandma
Ted Fimongs
Lloyd
Bill Chmelars
Lyle Kelsey
Randolph Kelsey
Anderson
Elmer Roeden
Ralph Kelseys
Also Mentioned on This Page
Church of Christ’s
F. L. Wilson
A. Anderson
J. A. Harwood
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
General Federation
George Rudiger
Stringtown
J. J. Rich
D. BE. King
Morton
Shafer
Eureka
Allen Shafer
Bloomington Ilinois
Dayen Graber
Bunker Hill
Washington County Hospital
United States
E. E. Muncer
Spencer
Dolly Bennett
Marsh W. Bailey
William Perry Wells
W. L. Harvey
Methodist Church of Washington
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Jesse Ashby
Elizabeth Wilson Ashby
Mary
Julia
Priscilla
Esther
Conner
Eli Patterson
Dr. Keagy
R. Clifton Keagy
W. M. Darbyshire
J. E. Gardner
EE Stutsman
C. V. Crull
L. C Willits
G. N. Barclay
T. W. Harwood
R. E. Brown
M. R. Meek
J. W. Chandler
C. M. Barclay
I. D. Quinn
J. R. Busby
W. R. Brown
Robin Schell
H. M. Dodder
W. J. Shannon
Byron Snider
Hugh Hall
C. W. Davis
T. B. Bailey
George R. Baker
O. E. Schmitt
Earle Libe
Glen Thompson
Homer Birney
J. F. Kapotek
Lyle Wilcox
Walter Jarrard
George Dare
Walter E. Smith
A. C. Durst
Clayde Knapp
Wendell Baker
Woman's Society of Christian Service
W. S. Kyle
T. B Bailey
Leigh W. Soule
Mrs. C. Bauer
W. Olson
Peoria
Ill
FE. P. Shella
Barger
Paul B. Smith
Frances Phillips
8S. C. Foster
Cedar Rapids
Will
Milo Phillips
odd@rch
V. A. Bloom
Council Bluffs
Mt Pleasant
Donald Dawson
Richard and
Donald
H. L. McRoberts
Lee
Loren
West Middlesex
J. E. Luckins
Ralph Dean
Sheila Sue
Ft. Collins
Colo
Wwoh
Dean
Norman Brook
L. R. Croy
FL Jr. Pine
Clair Clark
Gordon Stone
Mt. Gillead
Ind
Cray
Nebraska
Shellhark Club
C. de. Pierce
J. E. Gray
Warren May
R. P Hawkins
T. J. Gipple
Paul Masonholder
Ft. Sill
Okla
Guy Masonholder
Legion
Voorhees
Mittee
Mrs. Carl
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