Community notes from Richland and Brighton local brief
Local residents report family gatherings at the Meacham Davis home with sister connections. Mrs Alvin Allen of Richland shopped locally. Spring weather brings coats and suits into evidence. Mrs Dewey Stineman and Nellie Ladder made business calls in Brighton. Ralph Shannon left for a Minnesota trip. Masseuse GFE Frey will be at Cy Bash res on Mar 14. Mrs Anna Wilkins, 84, discharged to sister Mrs Andy Peterson. Apron and Candy booths highlighted at Dutch Market Thursday.
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Gfe
Frey
Cy Bash Res
4Th Ave
Anna Wilkins
Washington County Hospital
Andy Peterson
Iowa’ Avenue
Peterson
Hospital Notes Outline Local Admissions and Discharges
Five year old Lester Wallace Dean from Ainsworth was brought for an x ray. Mrs Al Ledger Mrs Anna Wilkins and A N Kelly were discharged Columbus City. Mrs Willis Wolfe of Brighton admitted this morning. Charles Crome dismissed along with other routine hospital notices.
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Lester Wallace Dean
Norman Dean
Ainsworth
al Ledger
Anna Wilkins
Willis Wolfe
Brighton
Arles Crome
A. N. Kelly
Columbus City
Telephone Power Has Greater Value Than Cost
A local report argues that the telephone’s value exceeds its price, citing improved communication, business efficiency, and personal connectivity as the core benefits. Analysts call for broader access and investment to maximize utility for residents and firms.
Objections Heard Over Michael Creek Drainage Project
In Columbus Junction Iowa on March 11 landowners from Louisa and Muscatine counties spoke at a joint board of supervisors meeting. They argued the Michael creek diversion project finished the prior year at 18474 did not benefit farmers above the Mississippi entry point and that assessments were unfair.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Mar
Louisa
Muscatine
Joint Board of Supervisors
Muscatine County Court House
Mississippi River
Charles Young
Bonneted Saint Statues Adorn French Churches
In many French churches heads of saints' statues are covered with tiny bonnets reflecting local styles. The hats are changed yearly on the saint's day, matching the province of the church.
Unseasonal Seasons Across Hemispheres Highlight Winter Summer Contrast
The note explains that while the United States endures winter, Chile and parts of South America experience summer. It highlights the opposite seasons in different hemispheres and their impact on travel and climate perception.
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United States
Chile
South American
Local Notes From Kalona And Area Social Roundup
Mrs. Dave Knottnerus stays with the Ernest Dean family to aid Mrs. Dean who has been ill for months. Tommy Gray returns to high school after a broken leg, has passed exams and resumed class. Legion Auxiliary members bound for Brighton. notify Mrs. Maynard Brown by March 16. Auctioneer listing for Washington Iowa. Mrs. Boyd Berdo visits from Iowa City. Pearl Gardner returns from Davenport where her nephew Billy Creitz faced mastoid surgery and is progressing well. W. I. Hill slowly improves and plans loyalty time with daughter Mrs. Mann. Men favor brunettes over blondes in a survey of 60, with four liking blondes and 20 preferring brunettes.
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Dave Knottnerus
Ernest Dean
Kalona
Dean
Tommy Gray
Pearl Gardner
Davenport
Billy Creitz
Fordyce Creitz
Billy
Public School News: Spring Signs and Classroom Activities
Mumps keep Ruth Giese from school as the district reports on health themes, new rules, and a “Good Health Week.” Second grade wins a card-report race for completed papers. Students build a sun dial, dental chart, health posters, and decorate with pussy willows signaling spring. Third grade journeys through Multiplication Land with tickets at 12 stations. Edges of spring appear in language, art, and geography lessons as the school notes attendance, birthdays, new pupils, and classroom projects across Grades 4 and 5.
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Ruth Giese
Ronald Short
Roger McKeown
Lester Ballew
Martha Jean Crossett
Edgar Knepp
Lincoln
Harry Anderson
Bernice Crile
Betty Lou Glider
Doris Gray
Billy Hammer
John Peacock
Robert Rohrer
Robert Sutton
Betty Taylor
Lois Mace
Dickie Peterson
Betty Snakerberg
Benny McChurch
Nome
Miss Wylie
Gerald Maxwell
Centennial Grade School News
At a citizenship meeting on Thursday representatives from the first three grades met with the fourth and fifth grades to draft marble season rules. Ira Morrison presided as citizenship chairman with visits from Mrs. Floyd Grecian. Marion Grant and Robert and Junior Custer joined from Lincoln and Wallace. Carol Coffin moved into the fifth grade from East Pleasant Plain. Spring arrives as children bring marbles skates and jump ropes to school. The fourth grade writes original fables in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Morrison
Floyd Grecian
Marion Grant
Robert
Junior Custer
Marion
Lincoln
Junior
Wallace
Carol Coffin
East Pleasant Plain
Spring Awakening on Lincoln Grade Playground
One of the earliest signs of spring appears on the Lincoln Grade School playground as increased activity signals warmer days. Teachers note more outdoor time and fresh energy among students as the season shifts.
It's A Revolution Hello White House President
The piece discusses the value of outdoor play for children from kindergarten through fifth grade. It covers supervision, duty schedules, and seasonal activities from tag and ball games to rope jumping, skating, and garden work, noting how playground use shifts with age and weather.
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White House
Kindergartners
Playground activities shaping growth in Blackman school
The article describes seasonal playground games for fourth and fifth graders at Blackman including kittenball running games fox and geese and rope jumping for girls and marbles for boys. Contests with ward schools foster school loyalty and teamwork.
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Blackman
Washington Woman Names Runt Pigs
Mrs. Fred D. Stewart has trained nine pigs to answer to individual names. Despite local skepticism, visitors come from across the county to see the remarkable litter kept on the back porch, sleeping in boxes and drinking from a milk bottle.
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Washington
Fred D. Stewart
Stewart
Valley Students Win in Contests
Valley reports a Monday forenoon school event at 4 1 Center school house with Dutch Creek township spelling and declamatory contests. Marjorie Sheetz Arlene Churchill Raymond Sheetz and Shirley Bea Carris led with multiple firsts and seconds earning entries to county contest in Washington next Saturday. The annual school election also occurred electing Ralph Augustine to a three year term and Will Brinnise to a two year term.
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Chas
Churchill
Valley
Dutch Creek Township
Center
Arlene Churchill
Shirley Bea Carris
Betty Lou Klett
Marjorie
Arlene
Ralph Augustine
Suceed
Will Brinnise
Warren Carris
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Richland
Chas. W. Davis
Alvin Allen
Fresh Eggs
W.S. Reister & Son
Dewey Stineman
Nellie Ladder
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Minnesota
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Iowa Continental
Notive American Legion Auxiliary
Maynard Brown
Macon
Iowa
Boyd Berdo
Iowa City
W. I. Hill
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Ireland
Holland
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Mary Ellen Custer
Harold Grant
Harold
Lincoln School
Mary Ellen
F. G. Livesay
D. C
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Moore
Red Washington
Centennial Grade School News
Lincoln Grade School News
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Klein's
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Klein
Thea
Klothing
Lee, Mallory
Stetson
Wyoming
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