Expert predicts building upturn in Detroit in 1936
Mason P. Rumney president of the builders and traders exchange in Detroit forecasts residential building will double in 1936. He cites the permanent Federal Housing Administration on residence finance and the long-term amortizing mortgage as key factors. He notes housing vacancy at about 2 percent, one of the lowest in years, and urges support for home construction to spur prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Mason P. Rumney
Builders’ and Traders’ Exchange
Federal Housing Administration
Probate Notice in District Court Iowa Washington County
An instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Luella M Kerr deceased dated February 25 1936 has been filed and fixed for hearing proof at 9:00 A M Friday March 13 1936 at the Washington County Court House before the District Court or the Clerk. All interested persons must appear and show cause if any they have why the instrument should not be admitted to probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella M. Kerr
Court House
Washington
Iowa
District Court
Katie Casuan
Juliet
Katie
Benning
Yuh
von Guerdon
O’hara
Katie Schmidt
O'Hara
Betse
Emem Schmidt
Washington court seals will for deceased March 1936
By Order of the District Court clerk R R Noonan issued in Washington on March 4 1936 the instrument was not to be probated and was allowed as the last will and testament of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Noonan
District Court
Washington
Laws
Ice Goes Out of Creek at Coppock
Coppock Iowa March 7 the creek ice went out Tuesday evening with a fireworks like noise reported No damage occurred. Almond Alter funeral services were held at Cottonwood church with Rev Cart er and Rev Patton officiating pallbearers named and burial in Cottonwood cemetery. Community conveys sympathy to the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleede
Coppock
Adelaide Kirk
Halltown
Ruth Hilderbrand
Mary Cook
Pearl Thompson
Burlington
Almond Alter
Cottonwood Church
Clifford Carter
Pleasant Plain
John Vansant
Lloyd Patton
Gleede Dold
Ronald Dold
Howard Cochran
Earl Rich
Ben Rich
Ben Vantrump
Cottonwood
Frank Cold
Rome
Edwin
Wilma Leep
Washington Lodge No 26 Regular Meeting Notice
SESE Washington Lodge No. 26 A A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. W. A. Bealer serves as W. M. and A. W. Yard acts as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SESE
Washington Lodge No
A. M
W. A. Bealer
W. M
A. W. Yard
Train Schedules and Stops for California and Western Routes
Railway timetable lists daily and except Sunday freight and passenger trains with numbers and times. It notes limited stopping rules for Nos. 8 and 4 for California passengers and No. 11 at county seats to El Paso and beyond, plus multiple stop points including Brighton Fairfield Eldon Belknap Centerville Seymour Allerton Princeton Spickards Excelsior Springs and Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Apache
California
el Paso
Brighton
Fairfield
Eldon
Belknap
Centerville
Seymour
Allerton
Princeton
Spickards
Excelsior Springs
Liberty
L. Goodlander
Railroad schedule notes for Washington area trains
Train times list for Co. B. & Q. No. 283 Morning Pass and No. 22 Freight with daily trips except Sunday. Mentions J. C. McKay and G. Bell as agents. Details include Southwest Limited trains 25 and 26 from Washington with morning and late night departures.
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J. C. McKay
RE. R. CO
Washington Coo
Washington
Southwest Limited
Washington Eye
Wv. G. Bell
Local Notes Include Illness Updates and Moves
Mrs. Dold has been seriously ill for ten weeks but is slowly improving and able to sit up. The Riches plan to move to a farm near Wyman next week. Several residents visit, travel, or assist with haying and moving, and the World Day of Prayer was observed at the Methodist parsonage with thirteen attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pleasant
Fred Cold
Wilma
Wayland-Coppock
Wyman
Earl Rich
Marjory
Fred Dold
Gleede Dold
Wilma Leeper
Mt. Pleasant
James Merrick
L. Oswalt
Wayland
Former West Chester Residents Spend Day There
Mrs. C. C. Owens and Mrs. J. D. Dayton of Washington, former residents, visited West Chester on Thursday to spend the day with friends. Mr. Dayton accompanied them in the morning and returned in the evening. Ned S. Morrow and wife visited relatives in North English. Bernice Hamm ran the restaurant in their absence.
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R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
C. C. Owens
J. D. Dayton
Washington
Mr. Dayton
Ned
Morrow
Pen Arrives in PottoWes Why
Tess the hen "Mathilda" in Denver has drawn state officials anxiety as a bottled pullet competes in confinement trials. Owned by V. J. Aligaier of Shenandoah, the bird lives inside a five gallon bottle since infancy. At ten days it was dropped into a giant jar through the neck and now sits five pounds overweight, risking the bottle’s breaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Mathilda
Denver
Shenandoah
V. J. Aligaier
Jer
Aligaier
Bettie
Ainsworth Locals March News Roundup
Mrs. Lee Jolly travels to Washington to visit her son Leewell ill with blood poisoning from a frost bitten heel. Aunt Ella Rowan in Los Angeles reports a recent church shock now linked to an earthquake. Mrs. Mabel Kieper and son Ronald, Mrs. J A Marsh and Mrs. E R Butterworth visit Iowa City. Rev J Austen Lord and three children stay with the J M Lord family from Indiana. Ted Walker moves to Hal Richards near Washington for work this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Lee Jolly
Washington
Leewell
Ella Rowan
Los Angeles
Mabel Kieper
Ronald
J. A. Marsh
E. R. Butterworth
Iowa City
J Austen Lord
Indiana
J. M. Lord
Ted Walker
Hal Richards
Wellman Locals Notes From Washington and Area
Mrs. L. E. Bidwell and Mrs. Keith Wilson visited Washington on Thursday. Miss Elizabeth Dickel spent Thursday in Iowa City. Mrs. E. Saxton of Oxford stayed with her sister Mrs. L. FE. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Kehoe were in Washington Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelle Braden
Wellman
L. E. Bidwell
Keith Wilson
Washington
Elizabeth Dickel
Iowa City
E. Saxton
Oxford
L. FE. Miller
L. J. Kehoe
Beauty institute intrigues and jealous lovers in modern tale
Juliet Rankin rises in Madame Hubert’s beauty institute while manager Thomas O’Hara wrestles with love. Dr Von Guerdon, infatuated and jealous, threatens Juliet as Katie Schmidt seeks a life change with three thousand dollars earned. Juliet guides Katie toward self improvement and vows to help, even as tensions with O’Hara and Von Guerdon unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliet Rankin
Madame Hubert
Thomas O’hara
Juliet
Franz van Guerdon
O’hara
von Guerdon
Katie Schmidt
Katie
van Guerdon
Meek
Little McSpadden
Mrs. McSpadden
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the Simpson Finance Co
Washington County
Official
Washington Directory
Geo
Morrison County
Kipel
Grecian
K. J. Noonan
W P. Rawe
Jane Lady
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnaw
Marion
George County
Lester B. Krabil
W. S. Kyle
Boyd Foster
M. T. Coon
Fred Dauer
A. C. Peterson
North Lows
Washington, Iowa
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Ralph W. Thompson Insurance, Bonda and Abstracts
Flower Hailey
V. Crull Temple
Washington, la
Lemley & Yard General Insurance
East Main Street
Washington (Ndemenden
A. Ralaton
Harland W. Mead
Mise Della Patton
Mise Ethel McCreedy
C. W. Tucker
Ralph W. Thompson
P. &. Etter
Officers
Lloyd Lytle Cry
H. Fulton
E. FF
Mick
Henry Bate
Salateleet
P. L. Jordan
B. J. Holmes
Pollok Wallace City
C. C. Reister
Lester H. Orr
O. F. Holler
J. HM. Squire
Will Dupule
W. Carl Hedger
Fred Reid
City Library
Eva Denny
Homer Stephen
Eveready
Kream & Carbon
Ave
F. Boller
State Bank
Washington St
Theodore
Bailey
Attorney At Law
Livingston & Ericher
W. Livingston
C Kiecher Abstract
West Main St
Chiropractors
Chasc
Sheerman's Funeeral Home
Dixie Dugan
J. P. Mevoy
J. H. Striebel
Ter, Kathleen
Richland
Art Black
Baie Hay
Frank McAvoy
Evert West
J. E. Coffey
Des Moines
Grover Walton
Carl Guther
Carla Joan
R. E. Brown
C. O. C. Clase
Methodist Sunday School
Abbie Boyer
Stanton Kiesey
Ode Farguson
J D. Dayton
John Dittmer
Methodist
Pearson
Ralston
Roy Gardner
Lucy Leet
Pearl Smith
Pen
Wellman Locals
Little Barbara
Samuel Schulman
Barbara May Schulman
de Marney
Janet
Lars
Dr. von Guerdon
Felich
Osiaea
Este
Poe
Bee
Miss Rankin
McSpadden
von Guerdop
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