The Rocking Chair Brigade News Byte
Frances McCoy Cherry returns from California after a rain delayed Iowa picnic. Superintendent A B Ralston travels from Atlantic City to a National Educational convention. Eva Denny greets him at the train. Mrs Myrtle McCleary, returning missionary from Africa, set to arrive Philadelphia March 4 bringing warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Ralston
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Eva Denny
C. W. Stewart
Myrtle McCleary
Africa
Hospital Discharges and Birth Notice From Riverside Area
In updates from the hospital, James Meeks of Riverside and Lorel Garrett were discharged yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Ralph Schubert and Mrs. William Bell with infant son Peter Anthony were dismissed yesterday afternoon. Myral Smith of Crawfordsville welcomed daughter Joyce Blaine at 8 35 this morning weighing seven pounds. Brady Wetzel and his wife were discharged over the weekend, with several others listed for recent admissions and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Meeks
Riverside
Lorel Garrett
S. Ninth Street
Dolores Stoner
Wellman
Fred Beeler
Peru
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ralph Schubert
N. Ave. B
Lloyd Fredmund
N. Adams
William Hahn
Keota
Brady Wetzel
Murray
Elmer Phillips
Truro
Myral Smith
Crawfordsville
Joyce Blaine
William Bell
Peter Anthony
Washington
Clay Humston
Hospital Discharges And Admissions Reported
The report lists several hospital movements including Mrs Marion Augustine and son Edwin Jr from Washington, Mrs Wayne Zeck and daughter Shirley Jo, Mrs George Adams to Keota and others discharged. Admitted: Robert Owen Riverside as surgical patient and Melvin Johnston Brighton with a fractured left leg. Also notes Kenneth Kentz Wellman appendectomy and Mrs Stanley Thompson Madison appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Augustine
Edwin, Jr
Washington
Wayne Zeck
Shirley Jo
George Adams
Keota
Elmer Fenton
West Chester
Effie Swank
Riverside
Gilbert Hotle
Columbus Junction
Robert Owen
Melvin Johnston
Sidney Johnston
Brighton
Kenneth Kentz
Walter Kentz
Wellman
Stanley Thompson
Madison
Bartlett Gregory
Joseph Jones
A. B. Schmoeller
Passing Years in Washington Sifts Hidden Gold
In 1981 J Brooks unearthed 1510 in gold while digging his garden, bringing his total found this year to 1600. The tale traces to an aunt Patience who distrusted banks and hid her money, with Owen Hayes suggesting the motive behind the stash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Brooks
Owen Hayes
Brooks
Patience
Old Time Student Letters About Early Academy Life
Red Cloud Nebraska February 22 1941 letter from Mrs Orville Elder Washington Iowa recounts Glenn McFarlane Penney manager and early Academy janitor history. He recalls Prof Magee and Prof Sweeney first term 1874 1875, life as a student janitor, later work in Washington and Medina Ohio, and his move to Red Cloud Nebraska in 1877 with marriage toward building a life and teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cloud
Neb
Orville Elder
Washington
Iowa
Elder
Glenn McFarlane
J. C. Penney
Penney
Old Academy
Academy
Magee
McKee
Sweeney
Aloe House
Medina
Ohio
Norman Everson
The
Sands
C. J. Werner
A. B. Pierce Remembers Washington Academy Alumni
An 89 year old writer recalls 66 years since his Washington Academy days 1879 era with classmates, professors, Magnet society, and campus scenes. He seeks alumni news while noting family and Civil War era roots and offering an academy booklet.
Lisle Moreheus Buys Placentia Courier in Placentia
Lisle Moreheus, former resident, has purchased the Placentia Courier and will assume control immediately. The sale confirms a local newspaper transfer to a longtime community figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisle Moreheus
Placentia
Cal
Medal Awarded to Washington Native for India Mission Work
King George presented Jon McNeil former Washington resident and Washington Academy graduate with a medal in recognition of his missionary work in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
England
Jon McNeil
Washington
The
Washington Academy
India
Washington Women File Papers For School Board Nomination
The women of Washington filed papers to nominate Mrs. Smith W. Brookhart for the school board as three spring vacancies loom with candidates R. Ki. Shannon Carl Hedges and George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smith W. Brookhart
R. Ki. Shannon
Carl Hedges
George
Pilotburg Ladies Aid to Meet at Allison Maas Home
Pilotburg community notes show the Ladies Aid planning an all day meeting at Mrs. Allison Maas home on Thursday. Co hosts are Mrs. John Young and Mrs. Carl Peterson. Members should bring a covered dish for pot luck and roll call will be an Irish joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotburg
Mar
Phy
Names listed include Fisher Wilson Keck Ball Mather Anderson and Hott
A readable fragment lists June Fisher Mr J Wilson Lillian Keck Emma Ball Fanny Mather Miss Anderson Miss Jennie Anderson Sally Hott and C A Campbell as participants or signatories in a Pennsylvanian context. The item provides only names with no event details or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Fisher
J. 4. Wilson
Lillian Keck
Emma Ball
Fanny Mather
Miss Anderson
Jennie Anderson
Penn
Sally Hott
C. A. Campbell
Valentine Party and Local Happenings Highlight 30 Years Ago
Thirty years ago Mrs W R Mount hosted a Valentine party for Pythian circle members and their husbands with a mock wedding. The Evening Journal marked its 18th birthday on February 15. Daisy Mc Farland married Editor P L Huber in Crawfordsville on February 15. Mason Transfer opened with crowd despite bad weather. Elmer Mason gave a Studebaker buggy and Eva Crone played piano. Eldorado Hotel was sold to J W Guy and J H Schenefelt for repainting and remodeling. Chertrude and Martha Swift hosted a party for telephone girls last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Mount
Pythian Circle
Mount Home
Crawfordsville
Daisy McFarland
P. L. Huber
Archibald Cardle
Mason Transfer and Storage Company
Elmer Mason
Studebaker
Eva Crone
John Foster
Brinton suit over $1500 trust for poor women cited
Mrs Ina Brinton brings suit in Washington County district court against Washington County Hospital Board claiming $1500 fund from Frank Britton's will was not used to aid poor women at childbirth. Lawyers Cressman and Bleakley of Cedar Rapids represent her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Brinton
Washington County District Court
Washington County Hospital Board
Frank Britton
Review of the Week's News Highlights and Local Notices
The Week's Journal itemizes numerous local movements and visits from 1042 East Polk to 323 West Third, and include Mrs. Walter Brown of Iowa City visiting her mother Mrs. Haney. It notes 23 mumps cases in schools, honors for Dr. Twinam of Harvard and others, wedding reports, post office dedication plans, and community events at churches and clubs with several named residents and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brown
Iowa City
Frank Haney
Brown
Camp Claiborne, la
Louisiana
D. C. Barrett
Dr Warren Dies at Forty Two in Pontiac
Dr George Warren aged forty two died February 18 1911 in Pontiac Illinois where he practiced dentistry. He was son of Mrs Caleb Warren of Washington and leaves his wife two children his mother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
George Warren
Caleb Warren
Washington
Pontiac
Ill
Hospital Benefit Play Set for February 28
Local talent will present a benefit play for the hospital on February 28. Proceeds from the event go toward funding the new county hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Temples
Smoker at Commercial Club Discusses Depot Plans
A smoker event at the Commercial Club was hosted by a committee led by Karl Corbin, Faanco Bridger, and Frea Steck. The meeting covered the proposed new union depot and other important issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Corbin
Faanco Bridger
Frea Steck
Union Depot
Go Imagine This It Has Got So Now
A short item notes that youths plan dates by telephone and may propose marriage similarly. It mentions County Auditor Ingham trapping mice at the courthouse with surprising totals and asks what the ladies deputies do, implying they spend time on chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingham
Fair by Woman's Relief Corps in Swifts Building
Members plan a fair on Saturday February 23 in Swifts Building with fancy work pastries and homemade candies for sale. The Washington Rest Room Association formed on February 14 1901 with by laws adopted by committee including Mrs CN Stewart Mrs A R Miller and Mrs Chas Keck. Executive committee named Mrs W R Jeffrey Mrs R O Lewis Mrs M P Miller Mrs KE Everson and Miss Besse Scofield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
Swifts
Washington Rest Room Association
CN. Stewart
A. R. Miller
Chas. Keck
W. R. Jeffrey
R. O. Lewis
M. P. Miller
KE. Everson
Besse Scofield
Visit of Miss Wahnee tah Clark Highlights Winfield Meeting
Here For Visit Miss Wahnee tah Clark of Winfield called yesterday at Mrs. E. E. Everson's home. New rural routes to be established from Washington with three carriers appointed. Bonds posted by Milton White and Alpheus Grumbling. Harve Shannon named as interested. Annual salary for daily coverage except Sundays is 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Jesus
Matthew
Luke
Judah
Wahneetah Clark
Winfield
E. E. Everson
Washington
Milton White
Alpheus Grumbling
Harve Shannon
Local marriages births and visits noted in Wayland
Ainsworth wed Carl Lay in Meadville Missouri last Sunday. Keith McClelland and wife welcomed a seven and a half pound daughter Wednesday. Goshen Indiana visitors C L Graber and family came Thursday to Wayland. J G Roth and Reed Fleury move to Mrs Elmer Wells apartment. Fleury is Equitable Life farm manager. Melvin Gingerich writes for Palmipset and receives praise for his books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Carl Lay
Meadville
Chillicothe Business College
Keith McClelland
East Harrison Street
C. L. Graber
Goshen
Ind
Wayland
J. G. Roth
Melvin Gingerich
The
Historical Society of Iowa
Tax Gauges Shift as Cigarette Taxes Rise
The article notes manufacturers face higher basic federal taxes on wholesale and retail sales than the product’s revenue. It also mentions some states impose both state and city taxes on tobacco, creating multiple levies for producers and buyers.
Deaths of the Week Marcus Chandler Wellman
Marcus Chandler Wellman died after an attack at work. Funeral service planned for Sunday.
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Marcus Chandler Wellman
Out of i
James Alloway Dies After Illness at 69 in Colu Junction
James Alloway lifelong Colu Junction resident died Monday after a period of illness. He was 69 years old and had lived in the town for his entire life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Alloway
Colu Junction
Mrs O Knott Former Junction Resident Dies in Nebraska
Mrs O Knott aged 84, former resident of Junction, died in Nebraska. Funeral services were held in Columbus Junction. She was a longtime resident of the area and had lived in the Junction community for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Knott
Junction
Nebraska
Columbus Junction
Riverside Woman Eva Thompson Dies at Mercy Hospital
Mrs Eva Thompson of Riverside aged 73 died at Mercy Hospital in City on Sunday. The death was reported by family and authorities have not released further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Thompson
Riverside
Mercy Hospital
I City
Obituary notices for Jess Ponchard and Ernest Knotek
Resident Jess Ponchard died after a paralytic stroke near Wellr. born 1863. D C Olive Richland businessman 76 died suddenly. Ernest Knotek, 55, son of the late Jim Knotek, died after three years of illness. he never married and lived with his mother Mrs J Knotek. He had five or six and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Ponchard
Wellr
Ernest Knotek
Jim Kn
J Knotek
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California
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Mrs. Glick
New York Times
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Rev. C. Breidenthal
Washington County Hospital
Schmoeller
J. F. H. Taylor
Summit Ave
Pasadena
Calif
Journal
Democrat-Independent
Mr. Taylor
Rds ‘ I
William Masson
Raymond Witting
Cooking School
Ruth Campbell
State
New Picture House
Graham Theatre
Frank Miller
Robert Patterson
Chicago
Robert
Paul Gorham
Gorham
Richard McCleery
Y's Men
Schroeder
Auditor’s Office
Carl Guther
Des Moines
Carla Joan
Duke
Schulty Garage
Iowa Ave
Washinon
T. J. Berdo
Catherine Null
Dusenberry
East Washington Street
Evanston
A. B. Pierce
Opera House
Maggie Axtell
Washington, D. C
White House
Capital
Congress
Kerr
Rutherford B. Hayes
U.S
Prof Sweeney
Magnet Society
Harry Hammer
Pres. McKee
Bro
Edmund Morrisons
J. C. Warnock
Ralph E. Lackey
Medora Conger
Miss Conger
R. E. Lackey
John Beamer
Shaw
Pilotburg Ladies Aid
Allison Maas
Evening Journal
Eldorado Hotel
L. M. Jarvis
J. W. Guy
J. H. Schenefelt
Chertrude
Martha Swift
West Main Street
Ivan Norton
Ronald Jennings
Moulton
Morgan Cafe
James Jennings
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
State Theatre
Stan Kelsey
Harry Ramseyer
W. D. Dwyer
Robert Arthur
Clarence E. Logan
A. EK. Baldrige
B. F. Bostwick Jr
D. F. Barnes
Rockwood
H. C. Hull
C. J
Charles van Riper
Kalamazoo Midh
Henrietta Hull
Bloomington, Ind
Kalamazoo
Sam Marsh
Shiloh
Scott Jarrard
William Cochran
Billy
Harold Kolesick
Joe
Westwood
Leonard MecKeone
Mary Dougall
Mary
Bible School Institute
Presyterian Church
Donald Leon Beenblosom
Donald Palmer Baehibasen
Supreme Court
Mrs
O. E. Schmitt
Kenneth Lovelett
Lloyd Lovelett
Fort Snelling
Minn
Merle Simpson
Fairfield
Camp Claiborne
Dell Walker
Kirksville
Marjorie Walker
Ruth Turner
June Garrett
Teachers College
Bim
Karl Libe
State Farm Insurance Co
Oscar Gardener
Havre
Helen
Oliver Tackenberg
Mt. Pleasant
P. L. Etter
Ms. Me. Penney Co
Rothschilds and Bridges
Virginia Hoskins
Thaddeus Kozuch
Chamber of Commerce
Plan&s
Willis A. Sutter
Atlanta
Georgia
Freida Rabenold
Mrs. J. D. Rabenold
George Birney
East
Polk Street
West Third Street
Freq Downing
Carl Voorhees
American Legion Auxiliary
J. H. Peet
Cedar Falls
Methodist Church
Tom Downing
Cambridge
Geneseo
Moline
E. E. Stutsman
Vera
Virginia Stutsman
Courtney Kline
Waterloo
Mr. Kline
C. W. Twinam
Middleboro
Mass
A. H. Twinam
Harvard University
Lakeville State Sanitorium
Washington County
A. W. Yard
Harold Hays
Reister
Ames
Agn, Livingston
Alethea May
Louise Null
Robert Hatton
Rensselaer
Indiana
Notre Dame Chapel
South Bend
Crown Point
Edward C. Hicher
Robert B. Young
C. P. Berkoff
Wm. J. Shannon
Don Radda
Presbyterian Church
D. Aers
Charles Clark
Government Shell
Bur
Lington
Charles S. Hennon
Burlington
Governm Shell
6Rdview
Guther Studio
C. R. McCutchen
Denver-Fi
Lins
Colo
Charles Mille
Wilbur Miller
A. E. Palmer
E. Loren Palmer
Ottumwa
Mary Ellen Lytle
W4ington
Bettendorf
Alice McDanie
Gentry
Ross Gallo
Bob
Jack
Bill
Ra Anne of
H. J. McChome
Bruce Lipscomb
Edward Barker
Mood, Ill
W. J. Masson
Bob and Masson
Althea Montgo
Ft. Dodge Saturda
Genevievewick
Don Benblossom
Rotary Club
Joe Schantz
West Monroe Street
Joe Klopfenstein
Gingerich
Stephen
Galesb
Francis Skill
Washin
Glethea May
Maryville
Missouri
Northwest
Miss State Teachers College
R. E. Pratt
Jefferson City, Mo
Harry Miller
Ewing
Wesley Ly
Florence Godwin
Harold Godwi
S. K. Orris
Crawsenville
Betty Jane Shafer
Rex A. Eastburn
Christain Church
Sigourne
Mrs. Reed Fleury
Mr. Fleury
Equitable Life Assurance Society
O. EK. Schmitt
D. C
Olive Richland
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