Free Acts and Carnival Highlight Annual Washington County Festival
Free Acts feature Bob McElroy ventriloquism and The Four Wades from Chicago in three showings Friday and Saturday. United Liberty shows Ken Murray carnival rides plus prize drawings open all afternoon and evening. Parade, band concert, and coronation of festival queen cap an event drawing 10 000 last year.
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Ainsworth
Bob McElroy
Wades
United States
United Liberty
Ken Murray
Don Rabenold Festival Chairman and Southeast Iowa staple
Don Rabenold is named general chairman of this year’s festival in Ainsworth. A businessman and farmer, he is deeply connected across southeast Iowa, with a busy schedule of hunting trips in Texas and Canada and a long history in community life. He owns Community Feed Store and partners in a 28 acre stock farm, has a son Tom, and married wife Madge in 1918. He is active with the Lions, Moose, and Methodist church, and is known for his readiness to help friends during festival time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Hunter
Don Rabenold
Don
Iowa
Washington County
Davenport
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Harry
Crow Lake
Ft. Francis
Kenora Canada
International Falls
Minnesota
Uvalde
Texas
Tom
Madge Rabenold
Gal
Herb Campbell
Brighton
Bill Trotter
Bill
Fish story and farm news mix in Elkader tale and hog feed deal
A fishing party near Elkader caught 240 Rainbow Trout from a privately stocked farm. The rest of the clipping notes market shifts in mill feeds, hog feed discounts, insecticide sprays, and equipment ads, concluding with a separate line about two missing divers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Elkader
WSCS Honors Brides At Special Meeting
Fifty attendees at the WSCS regular meeting at Ainsworth Methodist Church heard devotions led by Mrs. Claude Carson and a program by Mrs. Mary Townsend titled I Can Give More. The group voted to increase quarterly support by 1547 as directed by WSC headquarters and honored recent brides with gifts presented by Mrs. Glen Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
WSCS
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Claude Carson
Mary Townsend
WSC
Will Roberts
Glen Miller
Carl Roberts
Raymond Hendrickson
Kenneth Beenblossom
John Elliott Jr
Leon Meeks
Floyd Blankenhorn
Clifford Thompson
John Elliott Sr
Ben Fitzgerald
Jess Tomlinson
James Mason
Gene Stephens
Ainsworth Locals Move Furniture Between Towns
Marsh family moved household goods from Park Ridge Til to their Ainsworth home. Hazelett family to shift goods to Ottumwa apartment today. Martha White visited Cedar Rapids Thursday evening to view the VFW parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Marsh
Park Ridge
Til
Ainsworth
Charles Hazelett
Marsh
Ottumwa
Martha White
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas to Crown Ainsworth Festival Queen in Royal Pageant
Bill Nicholas of Mason City will preside at the crowning of the Ainsworth Festival Queen on July 1. He will deliver a 15 minute non political address after the coronation and his farm activities and public service record are noted. Nicholas, a WWI veteran and Republican figure, operates turkey farms near Mason City and has a long history in Iowa politics.
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Ainsworth
New Town
Margaret Pfeifer
Miss Pfeifer
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Irene Trotter
James Quinn
H. Nicolas
Iowa
Mason City
Nicholas
W. H. Nicholas
Crowning
Bill Nicholas
Turkey
United States
Bonnie
Bill, Jr
Butler County
Communion Sermon Announced by Rev Steefel at Ainsworth
Rev Carl Steefel announces a communion sermon at Ainsworth Methodist Church on Sunday July 2. This summer service includes distribution of bread and wine to worshipers in their pews.
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Ainsworth
Carl Steefel
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Livingston to Present Nicholas in Washington
David Livingston, Republican chairman for Washington county, will present W. H. Nicholas to friends in Washington Saturday afternoon July 1 between 4 and 6. Nicholas, Mason City resident, is the Republican nominee for Iowa lieutenant governor in November. Mr. and Mrs Mae Davis and daughter Marie of Fairfield visited Mr and Mrs Orie O Connor Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
David Livingston
Washington County
W. H. Nicholas
Washington
Nicholas
Mason City
Iowa
Mae Davis
Marie
Fairfield
Orie O'Connor
Mrs Darold Jones Elected Legion Auxiliary President
At the Legion Auxiliary meeting in Ainsworth on Tuesday evening Mrs Darold Jones won the presidency. Other officers named include Mrs Paul Hazelett as first vice president Mrs Blaine Hawkins secretary Mrs O R Toma treasurer Mrs Mary Townsend chaplain Mrs Al Hazelett historian and Mrs Elizabeth Gingery sergeant at arms. The food stand committee for the Ainsworth celebration will include Mrs Paul Hazelett Mrs Jones and Mrs McFarland. Refreshments were served by Mrs Clarence Richards and Mrs C M Pessard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Richards
C. M
Pessard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago
Four Wades
Columbus Junction
J. D. Rabenold
Milburn Spessard
Richard Hotle
Don fFtone
Claire Darby
Charles Jenkins
John Garner
Garner
Cairo
Illinois
Kentucky
Conesville
Hill's Gun Club
Ervin Rabenold
Carrie
L. H. Trotter
The
Chamber of Commerce
R. M. Whitehead
Helen McCreedy
Donna Ripple
Des Moines
Frieda
William Young
Art’s Electric Service
Ainsworth, Ia
Nou
Nutrena
Ainswort
Glen Miller Ainsworth
Greece
Beenblossom Feed
Ayer
CERTO
Kerr Lids
Doz
Ibs
Elliott’s Food Store
Ainsworth State Bank
Maxwell Grocery
Hlunt’s Meat & Locker
Slome Lbr. Co
Crawfordsville
Chamberlin Sports Shop
Fuhr & Cochran —Piggly- Wigely
Grace’s Cash Grocery
Riverside
Stone Furniture Store
Viola Nicholas
Iowa -Bristow
Steefel
Livingston
Ainsworth Meat
Earl Miller
Max M. White
Darold Jones
Legion Head
Thompson
Chevrolet Sales & Service
Kent
Beenblossom Feed & Grain
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