Camp Fire Blue Bird Leaders Plan March Birthday Week
Camp Fire and Blue Bird leaders met Monday to finalize events for the Blue Bird birthday week from March 11 to 17. The kickoff includes a church service at Presbyterian Church and a box supper for the Father and Daughters party on March 23 at the Y with proceeds for upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Bird
Camp Fire Rooms
Presbyterian Church
Camp Fire Girls
Don Mitchell
Robert Hammer
LBC Club Hosts Meeting with Guests and Theater Theme
Mrs Everette Smith and Mrs Bert Dill hosted the LBC Club with 14 members and guest Mrs Blanche Forniash. Mrs Robert Lloyd led the business meeting while Mrs Walter Kylie directed entertainment using the twelve months theme. Mrs Bartholow shared her recent trip. Next gathering with Mrs Rebecca Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Smith
Bert Dill
LBC Club
Blanche Forniash
Robert Lloyd
Walter Kylie
Charles Bartholow
Rebecca Butler
Forinash
Davis 25th Wedding Anniversary Party Held
A group of 22 friends and relatives gathered Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Davis of Washington to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Ice cream cake coffee nuts and candy were served as the honored couple welcomed guests including Newton and Mildred Davis Roberts Iron Whitham Della Humphreys John and Clara Davies Hughes and Jones families from Washington and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Davis
Washington
Newton Davis
Mildred
Robert Roberts
Iron Whitham
John Winga Della Humphreys
Evan Evans
John R. Hughes
John E. Hughes
Clara
Washington County Nurses Association meeting features cancer film
Twenty four members met in the nurses home with Vivian Wells presiding. Guests included Mrs Meint Koehler Harris Jones and Ben Bruns. Bruns showed a film on Psychological Aspects of Cancer. Refreshments were served by Donna Orris Lorraine Suter Mary Robertson and Marge Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Nurses Association
Nurses Home
Vivian Wells
Meint Koehler
Harris Jones
Ben Bruns
Bruns
Donna Orris
Lorraine Suter
Mary Robertson
Marge Glover
Elthon Seeks Senate Nomination in Iowa District 41
Fertile Iowa July Defendant Elthon announces bid for Republican nomination for state senator from the 41st District in the June 4 primary. He will face incumbent Jacob Grimstead, citing his former 20 years in the State Senate and his return to the Senate as his "first love."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fertile
Iowa
Ulp
Leo Elthon
Elthon
Leo A. Hoegh
Hoegh
State Senate
Senate
Jacob Grimstead
Lake Mills
GOP
Severe winter storm and damages sweep central Michigan regions
Snow and ice lashed Detroit edge counties as three states report downed lines and power losses. Central Michigan faced three to four inches of hail and disrupted communications while Jamestown saw ten below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Jamestown
N.D
Midwest
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Minnesota
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles
British Columbia
Westview
Grain table CHICAGO UP grain market movements
Grain table shows mixed moves in Chicago with corn and oats on the rise, wheat and rye fluctuating, and parity around midweek. Prices listed for Mar May and Sep contracts, with percent changes and up or off indicators across multiple grains.
Social Calendar Notices Announces Community Meetings
A busy week of club and church events runs Wednesday to Friday with regular meetings at Ainsworth Chapter CBS Friendly Circle Club VFW Auxiliary and many groups across town. Notable items include silent auction changes and luncheon gatherings for various circles and circles at churches, plus service and dessert events at WSCS Circles and United Presbyterian Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
CBS
Friendly Circle Club
John Sherman
VFW
Roy Rotzinger
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Wayne Kouppij
Harold Strum
Rebekah Club
CWF
Richard Skipton
Mae Miller
St. Paul's Guild
Walnut Women's Club
Marion Robertson
American Legion Auxiliary
City Hall
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Masonic Temple School of Instruction
Rural Women's Club
Lloyd Humston
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
Howard Schultz
Masonic Temple
Roy Randall
H. E. Wakelin
J. L. McGraw
Joe Kirkpatrick
E. E. Stutsman
Fred Wagner
Walter Messer
Don Huber
Ralph Nicholson
Homer Jarrard
Don Holmes
Nixon May Join Cabinet In Alternate to Re‑Election
Newsweek reports President Eisenhower suggested to Vice President Nixon he might take a Cabinet post instead of running again for vice president. The White House indicated Nixon could still receive the nomination if desired, while the President sought flexibility to choose a running mate later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newsweek
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Local News Briefs From Washington and Nearby Areas
Local items report visits and guests in Washington including Morris and Glaze families in Texas and Missouri. Birth announced for Michael Joseph Sweet February 24 with parent Peggy Dougall and coach husband. Community members pursue studies and visits in Iowa City and Monmouth College. Birthday greetings for Don Knight and hospital stays noted for Harry Watkins at University Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sweet
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Michael Joseph
Don Knight
Ainsworth
Veteran's Hospital
Knoxville
Washington
Harry Watkins
University Hospital
Iowa City
Harry
the Evening Journal
Local Briefs: Three Fined for Petty Larceny in County Court
Kenneth Cline Charles Messenger and Charles Hesseltine were fined $100 and costs of 30 days in the county jail on petty larceny charges in Justice of the Peace Glenn H awards court Tuesday. Cline and Hesseltine paid the fine but Messenger remains jailed in McConnell. Funeral services for Mrs. Harry McConnell were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church with Dr Evert Haney officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery. James Jones Funeral Home handled arrangements. Americans eat nearly twice as much ice cream as they did 35 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cline
Charles Messenger
Charles Hesseltine
Justice of the Peace
Glenn Holdens Court
Cline
Hesseltine
Mr Messenger
Countryman enters race to challenge Hickenlooper in GOP primary
Iowa Attorney General Dayton Countryman, 37, announces bid for U S Senate in the June 4 Republican primary. He promotes a farm program combining the soil bank with high fixed support prices, opposing the natural gas bill and criticizing past enforcement actions. Countryman is the second GOP entrant, following Duane Orton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Countryman
Hickenlooper
Senate
Eisenhower
Hick
Duane Orton
Atlantic Farmer
Orton
National Farmers Organization
Country Mans
Story County
Nevada
Clinton County
Warren Johnson
Johnson
Woodbury County
Pierson
Moville
Iowa State College
University of Iowa
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Harlan Widmer
On The Record Hospital reports the arrival of a son to Mr and Mrs Harlan Widmer of Washington on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Widmer
Washington
Birthdays Notables Observe Special Day
Best wishes go to T. W. Harwood Marilyn Elaine Rittenhouse Mrs Delbert Daniel Mrs Clara Pry mek Ronald Wielan Mrs Robert Crone Bill Blick Janet Paula Te Bockhorst and John Burell Cook as they observe their birth days today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Harwood
Marilyn Elaine Rittenhouse
Delbert Daniel
Clara Prymek
Ronald Wielan
Robert Crone
Bill Blick
Janet Paula Te Bockhorst
John Burell Cook
Iowa Sheriffs Demand Outset of Nebergall
Des Moines reports Gov. Leo A. Hoegh met with Safety Commissioner Clinton Mover to discuss the status of R. W. Nebergall, chief of the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation, who is under fire from some factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
cGov
Leo A. Hoegh
Clinton Mover
R. W
Doe
Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
County sheriffs press for action after meeting
After a 45 minute session, six sheriffs including Wilbur Hildreth and Wayne Dudgeon lodged complaints against the bureau and Nebergall. Hoegh said he asked Moyer for information within a week while Moyer refused comment. The sheriffs previously pledged cooperation with Nether tall and the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoegh
Moyer
Bureau
Nebergall
Nethertall
Wilbur Hildreth
Polk County
Wayne Dudgeon
Audubon County
Alfred R. Thorup
Carroll County
McCool
Gutorie
Donald Olson
Sac County
RL. Blecker
Wright County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Engel Home
Eugene Engle
Harlan Johnston
Magda Admiring
Red Cross
Delbert Havel
Leonard Brinning
Engel
Jonston
Reid
Y Wives
Bill Reif
David Gregory
Paul Maxwell
Ray Glover
Charles Breiter
C. F. Larsen
Dean Garrett
Paul Fern
Ronald Taylor
Keith Norton
F. J. Nelson
Gale Neuenswander
Lyle Gwin
Leon Horst
R. B. McDonald
Dar
Lucille Forgey
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Margaret Cowden
Admiral Radford
J. D. Schlatter
New England
States
Delta
Handcraft T
S. M. Fishburn
Handcraft
Flo M. Bridges
Otto Sheetz
Pythian Sisters
Betty Green
Grand Temple
Laura Stewart
Vera Shepherd
Blanche Grecian
Carrie Reinert
School of Instruction
Secretary of the Temple
Mildred Morgan
DDGC
Betty van Winkle
Johnnie Woods
Phil McClure
Washington Demons
Phil
Davenport Democrat
Don McClure
Beebe
Chicke
Sladens
Wilson
Aunt Nellie
Bu. Basket
Colgate Peter Pan
State Theater
Golden Age
Rhua Helmick
Tillie Donovan
Veterans Hospital
Ton Ford
Mercury
Tudor
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Hugh Morris
Williard Glaze
Houston
Texas
Morris
Galveston
Richard Stearns
Fort Worth
Carl Foster
Sheffield
Leo Stone
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Monmouth College
Patricia Stewart
Richard A. Stewart
East Jackson
Edward Ball
Osseo
Minn
Anna Segill
Ama Ise
Callus
AGS
Faper
Polaroid
Olincup
Byron Sweeting
Ben Tucker
Wayne Zeck
Audrey Reed
Harry Showalter
Carl Chalupa
Register
Helena Rubinstein
LPS
Aloe E
Washington, Neh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!