Local Society Notes and Upcoming Wedding Event
Mildred Ott and Everette Neiswe Waneter of Censicosa returned to Warrington after attending a grimmes se Cloeery wedding. Miss Mable Snields, head of Aurora Illinois nurses training, arrives to visit Mr and Mrs Don Sherman. Sophronia's Wedding set at Valley church June 30 sponsored by Ladies Aid. Mrs Walter Peterson returns from Des Moines where husband sick in hospital shows some improvement. Ellen Morrison heads to Chicago for a job at Marshall Fields and summer visit with Northwestern student friend. Donald Mitchell arrives from San Pedro to visit his father William Mitchell in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Ott
Everette Neis- Waneter
Censicosa
Warrington
Grimmesse Cloeery
Mable Snields
Aurora, Ill
Don Sherman
Walter Peterson
Des Moines
Ellen Morrison
Chicago
Marshall Fields
Northwestern University
Donald Mitchell
San Pedro
California
Wiliam Mitchell
Crawfordsville
Mrs. Mitchell
Noxious weeds must be cut by July 15 in Marion township
Trustees of Marion township order residents to remove Sour dock curled dock Canada thistle buckhorn velvet weed and button weed and all noxious plants by July 15. Otto F Frey, township clerk, issues the notice in the public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Marion Township
Otto F. Frey
Local Social Notes Highlight Keota and Washington Visitors
RR Halse of Keota visits parents Mr and Mrs Sands. Mrs E J Ryan and son Charles from Eldora stay with the Harveys. Martha Jennings travels to Mr Pleasant to visit Dorothy and Ruth Anderson. Grimes McCleery wedding guests arrive from Iowa City. Josephine Bailey returns from Wellsley Mass a recent graduate planning next year. The Kirkpatricks shop in Washington while the Bradys of Wichita visit T J Brady en route from Minnesota and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halse
Keota
P. Sands
Harry Ward
Dorothy
Charlotte
Howard McCleery
Iowa City
Grimes-McCleery
Josephine Bailey
Wellsley
Mass
Danahall
Josephine
College Board
Bie
Marsh W. Bailey
Hubert Brady
Wichita
Kansas
Washington
T. J. Brady
Ladies Silk Dresses Featured In New Shipments
Local shoppers visit Washington as West Chester and Wayland residents arrive for dress sales. A special showing of Ladies Printed Silk dresses sizes 16 to 40 is noted along with prices. People travel to Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Davenport and Muscatine for visits and errands.
New Ladies Silk Dresses Arrive in New Shipment
H. S. Ward and Co reports new shipment of ladies silk dresses in three prices 10 12 and 16 75. Marriage licenses were secured yesterday by Richard Hamilton Mc Cleery and Sarafis Grimes of Washington Carl Earl Kelley and Cecil Georgia Tucker of Washington William Fred Koepnick of Archer Iowa and Helen Lucine Vanerus of Brighton. Mr and Mrs D H Wentworth of Brighton visited friends in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ward and Co
H. S. Ward and Co
Richard Hamilton McCleery
Sarafis Grimes
Washington
Carl Earl Kelley
Cecil Georgia Tucker
William Fred Koepnick
Archer
Iowa
Helen Lucine Vanerus
Brighton
D. H. Wentworth
Washington County Farmers Have Good Crop Prospects
A local farmer notes Washington County crops look as good or better than other regions. The piece mentions strong corn and oats prospects and promotes men’s Oxford shoes in tan or black priced at 4.50, 5, and 6 per pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Card of Thanks for Oscar L. Brock
The Brock family thanks neighbors and friends for their sympathy and practical support after the death of husband and father Oscar L. Brock. Mrs. Mame Brock and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar L. Brock
Mame Brock
End of Season Regional Swim Meet Highlights
Colorado and Arizona teams shine at regional event with standout performances from Columbia and Long Island clubs on Lake Michigan lanes. Lake Michigan venues host fierce rivalries as Arizona runners post fast times and Colorado leads overall standings.
Read With Pleasure Shape A Childs Reading Taste
The article argues imitation drives a child’s early learning and that pictures and words imprint strongly. It urges parents to entertain before instructing, choosing reading material the child can understand and that fits his play life, making reading a pleasant companion rather than a task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Not an Easy Matter to Tell Deer's Age
The United States biological survey notes it is impossible to determine a deer's age by antler points. Antler growth depends on overall condition and virility, not a fixed yearly increase. Older deer tend to have smaller horns with fewer points, and the reindeer is the only deer where females have horns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Biological Survey
First Exploration Party to the Appalachian Mountains
In 1716 Spotswood organized the first expedition into the Appalachians with about fifty people, including John Fontaine Robert Beverly Colonel Robertson Doctor Robinson Austin Smith Captain Clouder and four aides. Each wore a golden horseshoe emblem marking horses shod with iron for mountain passes. The motto read Sic jurat trans cendere montes and eligibility required to prove the health of George I sworn atop Mount George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spotswood
Appalachian Mountains
John Fontaine
Robert Beverly
Colonel Robertson
Doctor Robinson
Austin Smith
Captain Clouder
George
England
Mount George
First Subway Lines and Early London Efforts
The passage notes London as the first city to feel subway needs with a 1858 two track under ground line from Edgeware to Kings Cross. It cites later attempts in 1886 by J H Greathead to design a circular cast iron lined railroad, initially cable powered, later switched to electric operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edgeware
Kings Cross
J. H. Greathead
Male Seahorse Incubator Worker in Nature's Nursery
A seahorse male acts as an incubator by carrying eggs in a brood pouch. The female lays eggs and the father transports them until hatching. Hundreds of tiny seahorses emerge fully formed but require magnification to be seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seahorse
Scottish golfer in New York helps found first American golf club
Robert Lockhard of Dunfermline Scotland was arrested in Central Park New York while attempting to play golf. He and John Reid traveled to Yonkers where they organized what became America’s first golf club. The story notes golf originated in Scotland four centuries earlier amid parliamentary opposition and attempts to ban the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lockhard
Dunfermline
Scotland
SSS
Central Park
New York
John Reid
Yonkers
America
Local social notes from Chariton and surrounding towns
Mrs. Alexander Trimble of Chariton and relatives from Garden Grove visit, with sister ties to local families. Missouri trips, job changes, and a Glenwood Springs outing feature among residents. A free strawberry day accompanies Ray Bambrick’s western tour ending with a geyser heated pool visit. Shopping ads note pleated flannel skirts at H. W. Ward Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Trimble
Chariton
Iowa
Charles Miller
Olive Mae
Garden Grove
Trimble
W. F. Gardner
Ainsworth
Elia Cherry
M. R
L. M. Meek
City
Ray Bamobrick
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Glenwood Springs
Latter Place
Ray
Glenwood
Mrs Mountford to Visit Pittsburg Friends
Mrs Leslie Mountford of Mercer Pennsylvania arrives tonight for a brief visit with Mr and Mrs Ch S Cook and other friends. Her husband is a former pastor of the Second United Presbyterian Church. She has attended a conference of the Woman's General Missionary society in Pittsburg Kansas. Very special showing of Ladies Printed Silk Dresses sizes 16 to 49 at 5.85 by HLT Ward and Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Ward and Co
Leslie Mountford
Mercer, Penn
Ch. S. Cook
Second United Presbyterian Church
HLT. Ward and Co
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FOX
William Fox
John Golden
Jacqueline Logan
Zasu Pitts
Margaret Livington
Earle Foxe
Creighton Hale
David Butler
Dan Mason
Claude Gillingwater
Guy Bolton
Kenneth B Cane
Frank Borzage
Sophronia
the Valley Church
Ladies Aid
Wed
E. J. Ryan
Charles
Eldora
D. W. Harvey
Martha Jennings
Mr. Pleasant
Dorothy and
Ruth Anderson
E. L. Kirkpatrick
Thelma
Joe Jones
Thomas
Cotter
Loren Horton
Jake Shrader
Paul Mast
Wayland
Harriet Bongata
May Larson
Delmar Stewart
Crinnell
Doris Martin
A. C. Allen
Vivian
Hoyt Allen
Hoyt Jr
Ruth Eggers
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Anna Scott
John Bidwell
John
Edward
Marie Jack
Columbus Junction
S. P. Beatty
L. B. Ward
Beatty
Omaha
Nebr
H. J. Ward and Co
Claude F. Holmes
Bessie Love
Centerville
Mre. W. HL. Mohr
Fairfield
S. P. Dewey
Lola Hughes
Milwaukee State Normal
Milwaukee, Wis
Elmer Wells
Nenneth Roos
Dilan Rows
J. D. Kern
Bobbie of
Osage
Palmyra
Missouri
Franklin Hamilton J
Topeka, Kansas
B. Share
Muscatine
Rose Isaackson
Boos
Davie
Hans
Wardrobe Cleaners
Wey
Harwood’ S
J. A. Harwood & Son “the Shoers
South Side
Rollin Catlett
David
David Wallingford
Geo L. McDaniel
A. E. Atchison Florsheims - Arch-Preservers
Ladies’ Hosiery
Colorado
Columbia
Lake Michigan
Tennessee
Savannaher
Pennsylvania
Long Island Sound, Pamlico and
Puget Sound
Arizona
Long Island
Weed
Redmen
The
American Legion
Graham
Last
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mighty Romance
Comedy & News
Sally
Irene
Mary
Cleaning Service
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
Frank Berry
Lillian
BE. N
Roger Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Ralph Norris
Rock Island Lines
St. Joe
Ward Ad Co
Mike Trier
Ernest Carlson
John Shields
Chur
Ba Jory
Keokuk
Madison
Albin
Monmouth
Canton
Oxfords
Postoffice
G Stores
Washington, Bowa
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