Local Notes From Washington and Surrounding Areas
Social visits include Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shene of Cedar Rapids with Mr. and Mrs. Ira Shenefelt. Clarence Logan returns to Klein Klothing Kompany after a vacation. Families holiday with Mrs. Logan’s parents in Hawkeye. Masseur G J E Frey to appear at Cy Bush residence July 2. Fresh eggs sell for 17c a dozen. P B E society hosts charity teas. members contribute ten cents per event. Shoppers from Ainsworth and Davenport noted. Camp Huaga hosts Joan Michaels and Geneva Palmer for Camp Fire Girls. Mrs. George Dowell travels to Des Moines on business. Auctioneers D F Macon listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Logan
Klein Klothing Kompany
Mrs. Logan
Betty
Bobby
Joyce
G. J E. Frey
Cy Bush Res
S. 4Th
Joe Falk
I. Rothschild
Davenport
Reister Bros
P. BE. O. Society
Ray Blankenhorn
Harry Pearson
Ainsworth
Washington
Will Jones
Cotter
Nicola & Harmon
Daisy Huber
Crawdsville
al Pear
Anna Conger
West Chester
Wes Reim
Joan Michaels
Geneva Palmer
Camp Huaga
Cedar Rapids
George Dowell
Des Moines
D. F. Macon
Riverside Boys Boost Washington Legion Junior Baseball
Four Riverside youths from the local high school lineup join the Washington American Legion junior team as age restrictions trimmed the squad. The group, led by pitcher Sumner Cummings and including Burton Fox, Robert Frost, and Kenneth Rada, joins a fifteen man list sent to state headquarters. Workouts, scheduling, and a mid July Muscatine district meet are planned as two more teams form and the squad builds experience for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington American Legion
Riverside
Sumner Cummings
Burton Fox
Robert Frost
Shortston
Kenneth Rada
Legion
Jack Wood
Merrill Ostrus
Cuy Carlton
Bove
Muscatine
National League standings and results brief
NL leaders New York 37-25 and Cincinnati 35-25 top the table. Tuesday results Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 9 Chicago 8 with Boston at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia rained out. AL shows Cleveland 31-21, New York 34-25, Boston 38-27 and Washington 34-31. Tuesday cards Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 Chicago 10 St Louis 9 Philadelphia at New York rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati Coo
Chicago Winceman
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Hicago
Swimming Meet at Y Thursday Opens Summer Program
Joe Duea of the Y M C A announces a Thursday 7 30 pm swimming program at the pool open to the public with no admission. This first in a summer series divides boys into beginners swimmers and non swimmers and lists events including relays and strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Duea
County golf tournament set at Washington Country Club
For the first county wide event Washington county will stage a 36 hole medal play tournament this Sunday at the Washington golf and country club. Golfers from Kalona Wellman Brighton Wayland and Washington may enter with 18 hole qualifying rounds to place players into three flights of sixteen for the finals on July 10. Entrance is 1 dollar and includes two Sundays of golf plus participation in the inaugural event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Washington Golf and Country Club
Kalona
Wellman
Brighton
Wayland
Washington
Westphal
Taylor
Vic Westphal
Don Taylor
Glen Smith
Jack Lytle
T. L. Brookhart
R. H. Peterseim
J. R. Swartzendruber
Kaiona
T. R. Phillips
Golf Tourament Committee
O E S Meeting in Wellman With Guest From LA Chapter
In Wellman, forty attended the O E S special meeting. Guest Mrs. Scott from an Los Angeles O E S chapter spoke briefly. Members Mrs. Mabel Aller Kathryn Winegarden and Joyce Miller received degrees. July and August vacation noted. Golf breakfast for Wellman ladies included 25 attendees with Mrs. L C Miller posting low score. Mothers Club met at Mrs. Stanley Fash's country home with Mrs. Donald Romine assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Scott
Arthur Dodds
Los Angeles
Calif
Mabel Aller
Kathryn Winegarden
Joyce Miller
Wellman Golf Club
L. C. Miller
Mothers’ Club
Mother's Club
Stanley Fash
Donald Romine
Scouts Prep For Match With Troop 33
Troop 32 spent the night at the log cabin and after breakfast practiced softball in preparation for a game with Troop 33 scheduled for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Fame
Golden wedding anniversary and local notices in Washington
Mr and Mrs Lorenzo L Wesco former Washington residents plan a golden wedding celebration in Cleveland on June 30. The article lists Wesco family relations and neighbors including severalCamp Fire girls heading to Camp Hanteso from July 17. Other items note visits from Roanoke and Davenport residents, and travelers from Minnesota and Iowa with brief local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo L Wesco
Washington
Cleveland
Ohio
Hessler Road
Wesco
Wren Wesco
James Fleming
Ida McKoon
Cloyce Burham
Frank Frazier
Ed Gray
Esta Clark
Wisie Long
Ralph Robertson
Mary Lou Barth
Shirley Brown
Evelyn Meek
Blaine Thomassen
Henrietta Stewart
Margaret Ann Junebluth
Shirley Dunlap
Lois Mace
Betty Snakenberg
Frances Falk
Etta Johnson
Virginia Gibson
Donna Belle Kephart
Camp Hantes O
Henry Little
George Dowell
Boone
Louis Turner
Kelly
Roanoke
Virginia
Leland Morrison
Murray Smylie
Excelsior Springs
Charles Marek
Riverside
R. O O. Wilson
Keota
Jacob Bicher
Wayland
Carol O. Klein
Davenport
Clayton Clapper
Waseca
Minn
Ira Shenefelt
Shenefelt
Winona Anderson
Carl D. Anderson
Wellman
Spectacles Inventions and Eye Health Noted
A London Answers Magazine note traces spectacle origins to the thirteenth century with monk Alessandro di Spina named as inventor, while Roger Bacon may have worn them. It adds eye health facts that peak at age ten to fifteen and that office workers’ vision declines faster. The piece mentions blue eyes may live longer than brown or hazel and recalls a lesson where short articles were read and refreshments served after a meeting led by Mrs Lyall Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alessandro di Spina
Florence
Roger Bacon
London Answers Magazine
Springlike temperatures continue with 75 high and 65 low
Weather figures show a 75 degree high yesterday and a 65 degree low last night per the observer's thermometer. The spell of mild conditions persists with daytime warmth and cooler nights recorded in the latest measurements.
Hospital Discharges And Admits Noted In Brief
Mrs W Keith Wells and daughter Nancy Carol were discharged yesterday. Dale Engel of Keota was discharged last night. Ferdinand Marie admitted for hand treatment. Ray and Richard Twesen discharged home this morning. Mrs Howard Reighard of Brighton admitted for observation. Mr and Mrs Willard Campbell welcomed a son born last night at 9 o clock weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs Howard White admitted last night and underwent major operation this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Keith Wells
Nancy Carol
Dale Engel
Keota
Ferdinand Marie
Ray
Richard Twesen
Howard Reighard
Brighton
Willard Campbell
Howard White
Heavy rains flood Spirit Lake area in Iowa report
Des Moines June 29 the federal weather bureau said Spirit Lake rose 4.32 inches after 4.45 inches of rain fell in nine hours ending at nine this morning. Rain continued over a wide area in central Iowa with heavy precipitation reported in several locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Spirit Lake
Federal Weather Bureau
Iowa
Notable moisture reading in northern counties
In the northern counties, including notable Yville, a moisture measurement of 3.25 was recorded, reflecting current soil conditions across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Counties
Sewing Machine Mast Across Civilized and Primitive Societies
A Collier's Weekly perspective outlines the sewing machine as a highly mechanical device best used by civilized peoples, yet also employed by primitive communities from southern islands to Siberia. The note emphasizes wide global utility and cultural reach of the sewing machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
South Islands
Siberia
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Mother Earth
C. V. Crull
Riverside Boys
Bob Anderson
Bob Lowe
Bob Macon
Bob Faulkner
Bill Brown
Bill Patterson
Fred Evans
Ellis Finke
Carl Klein
Tom Randall
D. Wayne Felton
J. A. Wallbank
Mt. Pleasant
FE. @ Eicher
Arthur Neu of
Dubuque
Milo Sorden
Duea
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Colgate Tooth Powder
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Roe
George Stewart
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Mort Bickford
Roger Jones
Rochester
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