Local social notes from Washington Iowa area
Ed OJ or Ed Octsen travels to Kansas City on business. Numerous visits and weekend trips mark a lively stretch as residents including Ayers, Parker, Klein, White, Wilson, and others spend Sundays with relatives in Oxford Crawfordsville and Washington. A chicken dinner at Christian church draws community attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Octsen
Kansas ‘City
L. D. Ayers
Jesse Busby
Oxford
W. H. Parker
Cotter
Maggie Foster
Frank Klein
Freida White
Crawfordsville
Harry White
Billy Creitz
Davenport
Pearl Gardner
Dorothy Ellis
Towa City
John Caldsiwell
Joan Wilson
Glen Wilson
Merle Green
Wagaterloo
Engirls
Iowa City
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Yestern
Local residents visit as Brighton team visits Washington
A list of guests includes Mr and Mrs Dan Keeler and Sally from Centerville, Lawrence Kehoe and Matilda Lohberger of Rock Island Ill, Mrs Kehoe returns home after three weeks here. Brighton champions visit Washington for photos. squad members named with coach Zeigler. Various locals shop and visit in Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lohberger
Dan Keeler
Sally
Centerville
Lawrence Kehoe
Matilda Lohberger
Rock Island
Ill
Kehoe
Brighton
Washington
C. H. Quiher
Burdell Marshall
Curtis Kessel
Ralph Brown
Gene Messer
Robert Day
Marland Hendren
Merde Hiller
Loren Moore
Gale Knerr
Jimmy Meek
Zeigler
A. J. Gilpin
John
Iowa City
S. J. Boyd
George Breitenbach
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Lloyd Morrison
Grinnell
Crawfordsville
Pleasant Inn
Court House
Will Kerr
Tola
Harry Moore
Council Bluffs
Verne Kerr
Caldwell
Kants
Luella Kerr
Dewey Stephens
Ainsworth
J. C. Jones
Ailsworth
Hospital Discharges and Admissions Reported
At the hospital several patients were discharged yesterday afternoon including Mr A E Farrier of Brigh ton and Mrs R L Quinn of Ainsworth. Mrs Everett Dillon and her son were also discharged. Mrs Theodore Bailey and 800 Edward Hammer were discharged Sunday afternoon. Aloia Musil was admitted this morning for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Rothschild
Joe Falk
Oskalooga
Sam Potosky
George Courtney
Kokomo Ind
Charles Harvey
West Chester
Lee Hanna
A. E. Farrier
Brighton
R.L. Quinn
Ainsworth
Everett Dillon and Son
Theodore Bailey
Edward Hammer
Aloia Musil
Music Contest to Be Held in Wellman
The postponed Wellman music contest will be held March 7 with all entries participating. The Girls Glee club will wear white dresses for the event. Margaret Yoder won first at the Ainsworth declam contest on February 26 with the dramatic selection Honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Wade
Wellman
Pilotburg Farmers Delayed by Bad Roads and Openings
Pilotburg report notes slow farm moving due to deep drifts and poor roads. Oscar Lowry relocates near Wellman to Henry Durian farm. Haller and Petterson families move to vacated houses. Will Patterson plans Lexington move. Lemleys fill vacated home and work for John Bauer. Local meetings resume with road openings. wisdom tooth extracted. several visits among residents as roads allow travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilotburg
Oscar Lowry
Wellman
Henry Durian
Haller
Will Patterson
Lexington
Lloyd Lemley
Pettersons
John Bauers
Charley Lemley
John Blum
Jimmy Ashby
Miss Leatha
Pilotburg L. A
Carl D. Anderson
Helen Wilson
Harry Green
George Shalla
Wayne
Prank Straneky
Edith Pribyl
Family i
Egypt
Iowa seed corn surveys show varying germination results
Iowa State College extension agronomist 8 S Dyas says surveys and germination tests suggest seed corn may be adequate for Iowa though farmers must continue testing and locating seed. About one third of 85 county agents reported seed samples at 60 percent or less germination, while many counties have seed surpluses or buyers lists to match supply and demand.
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Ames
Iowa
Dyas
Iowa State College
College Seed Laboratory
Kalona School Board Awards Plumbing and Heating Contract
William H. Cress received the Kalona school building plumbing and heating contract after his bid met specifications and was lower than a Cedar Rapids firm. The project is worth 5278 dollars and work is expected to start soon. Nearby, Kallous Chevrolet delivered several new Chevrolets including a truck to William E. Scott a coupe to Oran Thompson and a standard coach to August Schmidt. Hospital returns and local visits are noted as Mrs Ivan McCreedy recovers at home with her mother Mrs Mary Black assisting, and several families visit the O Laughlins and others in Riverside. Howard Fisher family moves to Mrs Mary Mougin estate southwest of Riverside. Mrs Clement Rummelhart returns from Washington County hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
William H. Cress
Kalona
Cedar Rapids
Cress
Kallous
William E. Scott
Oran Thompson
August Schmidt
Ivan McCreedy
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mary Black
Whiteall
Illinois
McCreedy
Robert Arthur
Judith Ann
Washington
Dorothy Young
Muscatine
Bess Adams
Maxine O'Laughlin
William O'Laughlin
Howard Fisher
Mary Mougin
Clement Rummelhart
Washington County Hospital
Kaolin: A Beneficial Clay for Industry Emerges
Kaolin is a weathered granite clay used in porcelain, white earthenware, and paper. It also fills fabrics and is found widely in the United States with steady domestic production. notable deposits exist in Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, and Georgia.
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United States
Vermont
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
North Carolina
Georgia
Stone Calendar Trackers of Inti Huatana
The ancient locals called a stone Inti Hluatana or Place where the sun was tied. They used Inti Huatana to measure seasons and sharpen their alphabet as a seasonal gauge. When hot it signaled summer and when wet it indicated wet season.
Louis the Stammerer of France King 846 879
Louis the Stammerer ruled Francia from 846 to 879 succeeding Charles the Bald. He faced internal strife and court factionalism while maintaining royal authority, with chronicling sources noting his speech impediment and cautious governance.
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Stammerer
Louis 11
France
Vna
Local Residents Share News From Washington R 3
Augustine and Gardner bought two cows and a calf from Albert and Milton Maas and delivered them to West Chester. Several families visited kin and neighbors in Washington and Kalona over the weekend and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Maas
Washington
Augustine and Gardner
Albert
Milton Maas
West Chester
Allison Maas
Harold
Omer Green
Wellman
Caribp. Anderson
Albert Maus
Kalona
Laurence Miller
Russel
Milton Maus
Bryan Swift
Willard Maple
Riverside
Mark Koening
Orval Meyer
Koening
Misses Reiners
Wm. Koening
Anton Reiner
Melack Marek
San Diego Named Sixty Years After Discovery
San Diego was first sighted in 1342 by a Spanish navigator and officially named sixty years later, marking a delayed naming in early colonial exploration history.
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San Diego
Spain
Frank Smith from Merrimac Nurses an Injured Arm
Merrimac report notes Frankie Smith bruised his arm after being kicked while helping clean out a barn Tuesday morning. The item lists numerous local people assisting with butcherings, visits, and family trips through the week, concluding with a nod to reading the classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Merrimac
Carl Amrine
Frankie Smith
Lester Kientz
Henry Wolfes
John Hydes
Lon Hydes
Dave
Johnnie Baldoster
Henry Wolfe
Glenshafer
Boyd Lantz
Lester Kiente
Harry Anderson
John Crile
Fairfield
Roy Eshelman
Hugh Eshelman
Dave Baldosier
Carl
Max
Johnnie Baldosier
Will Brannon
Mt. Pleasant
Roy Duttweiler
Glen Shafers
Carl Amrines
A. N. Amrine
Marion Jarrard
Washington
Elmer Reshley
George Diers
Julius Miile
Minnie
Karl Smiths
Water Main Thawed By Local Welding Firm
The Putnam Welding Company of Iowa City has thawed a north Riverside water main after freezing during the cold spell. The line serves the Wes Reiner and Edward Muller homes and the public school, which all had water. An electrical thawing unit melts the ice after contact at two pipe sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Putnam Welding Company
Iowa City
Wes Reiner
Edward Muller
Deer Herd Hurts in Blizzard After Feeding Probes
Irwin in Harlan County reports a large deer herd feeding in town as blizzards limit forage. Many animals died after getting mired in deep snow. others visit homes daily seeking food set out by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Irwin
Ime
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Christian Church
C. A. Klein
Deborah Lou
Barbara
M. L. Harbison
Columbus Junction
WD. EK
Zimmerman
Macon
Carl Hedges
H. H. Hille
Hedges
Hills
Herman Genkinger
Waukegan
T. W. Hunter
R. Simpson
Raymond Minick
Moline
Jean Moore
Fred Moore
University of Iowa
James Casey
Wilson Putman
Arthur Pratt
Harvey Kinnersley
Kinnersley
Clarence Schafer
Amos Good
Wayland
J. W. White
Haskins
Alvin Allen
Richland
Ed Davis
Haskits
Ray Blankenhorn Ainsworth
Matilda
Clara Te Bockhorst
Frank Stransky
WM. Cress
R. 3
Scott's
Feltbase
Furniture Mart
Charles
London
Niture
THAWS
St. Mary’s Church
Bernard Jacobsmerey
Arnold Shradel
Denver
Colorado
Holderness
Miller
Lone Tree
Cline
Willis Cupp
Burlington
Henry Jardon
Catherine Baschnagel
Mary Baschnagel
Barclays
Teasure Hunt
Barclay’s
Crisco
Ine
P. & G. Soap
van Camps
Brookhart
California
H.&a
Mayo
Fat
Chase & Sanborn
Golden Prairie Flour
Bliss Coffee
Oxydos
Prince Albert
Kentucky Club
Santos
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