Legion Auxiliary reports on conference plans and charity work
The American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hall describing future conference meetings. They noted schools supporting the Poppy Poster contest, fundraising for Knoxville hospital, magazine subscriptions, and a March 17 county birthday event for 18 veterans at Mt. Pleasant hospital.
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Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Golia Miller
Fred Downing
Knoxville
Saturday Evening Post
Stewart P T A Chorus Delights With School Performance
The March Stewart School Parent Teacher Association met at the school with forty three attendees. The six grade chorus directed by Carolyn Neal performed Old Man River as a study of Negro music. Officers were elected: Mrs Gent Crosset president, Mrs Gilbert Mills vice president, Mrs Granville Humble secretary.
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Stewart School Parent Teacher Association
Carolyn Neal
Old Man River
Mary Berry
Stewart Parent Teacher Association
Gent Crosset
Gilbert Mills
Granville Humble
Henry Bailey
Gessel
Bailey
Helen Wiley
Fred Hubrey
Marius Olson
Warren Stewart
Lowell Wirene
Luke Lewis
Social Calendar Highlights Community Clubs and Meetings
Notices list multiple groups with times and hostesses including Harmony club at 6:30 dinner bring own service Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid 1 00 p m United Presbyterian Ladies 2 30 p m and many group meetings at Masonic Temple Friendship club at 2 00 p m and Order of Rainbow Girls school of instruction at 2 00 p m evening events include election of officers and cooperative dinners with meat and potatoes provided attendees asked to bring dishes and table service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Alpha
Homer Jarrard
Harmony Club
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid
R. G. Wessler
Wesleyan Service Guild
Harold Stephens
S. Marion
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
F. G. Polk
Women’s Council of the Christian Church Group
Buel Fortney
Ralph Zeck
S. 3Rd Ave
WT Props
West Madison St
Brirg Bibles
Verle Gallagher
Lyle Wilcox
Bert Dill
W. Washington St
C. W. Stewart
S. Marion Ave
Wm. Nordyke
N. 2Nd Ave
J. D. Dayton
KE. Main St
Wyatt Marbourg
Main St
G. E. Baird
S 3Rd Ave
Robert Speed
S Ave R
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masons
Mason Temple
EB. H. Whitehead
Drama
Library For Transportation
Ralph Kleese
Bible Department
Daughters of Union Veterans
Legionall Order of Rainbow Girls
Local Social Roundup Highlights Home Gatherings
Alfred Rashid of Rashid Sons spoke at the Half Hour club in Davenport on Oriental bugs, with 37 in attendance and refreshments. A Marion housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bote drew friends and cards. Red Horses club held an oyster supper with multiple households present. Open house marked the 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Dickinson of Brighton. Fox birthday surprise welcomed P Fox with cake and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Rashid
W. KK. Rashid Sons
Davenport
Edith Kearney
Margaret Hinderman
Myrtle Erwin
Wapello
Leonard Bote
Sour Marion
Red Horses Club
Mrs. Marsh
Kitson
William Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
Co. P. Fox
Fox
E. J. Blatter
Karl Schmidt
McKirahan
George Boller
J. B. Magdefray
Gerald Sharpe
Smith
Washington
Keota
Mt. Pleasant
Winfield
Jemima McClintie
American制造商产量分布卡车与巴士数量
Seventeen American companies produce passenger cars, 38 produce trucks, and 17 manufacture buses, reflecting varied emphasis across sectors.
National 4 H Club Week Highlights Washington County Growth
Fourteen clubs with 236 members in Washington County marked National 4H Club Week with 24 leaders and six committee members guiding nutrition projects. The 23 percent membership rise follows 1947 and 1946 saw growing clothing and home furnishings efforts, health work, demonstrations, and community service as clubs plan for 1948 activities.
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Cedar Clippers
Joe Knotek
Washington County
Isabelle Combs
George Dare
Merle Beckels
Harry Stacey
John Flading
Richard Stephens
Waterloo
Potluck Supper Brings 4-H Families Together
Fliers 4 H clubs held an annual potluck at the New Haven schoolhouse with parents as guests. With officers absent, Ann Sherman and Sharon Griggs led the business meeting. The next meeting is set for March 18 at the home of Virginia and Shar Griggs.
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Fliers
New Haven
Ann Sherman
Sharon Griggs
Virginia
Masons Hold Dinner At Masonic Temple
Cyrus chapter of the Royal Arch Masons held a dinner at the Masonic Temple with White Shrine ladies Rainbow girls serving. A college vocal group and a high school girls trio performed. Grand High Priest Lloyd Rime of Ottumwa spoke on the origin of Masonry, joined by Earl Daggett.
West Chester family hosts seventh birthday dinner
Mr and Mrs Wilbur West entertained relatives for Larrys seventh birthday with two grandmothers bringing cakes. Guests included Earl Dill and Tom West families, Glen Widmer Casey Jones Everett West and Mattie McAvoy. The County Line club met March 9 with ten members and one visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur West
West Chester
Larry
Earl Dill
Tom West
Glen Widmer
Casey Jones
Everett West
Mattie McAvoy
Mrs Mayhew Leads Good Will Club Meeting
The Good Will club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Frank Mayhew and twelve members. Mrs. Art Ruegsegger conducted the business, two new members Mrs. George Foster and Mrs. Fred Neuhart were welcomed, and refreshments were served. Next meeting set for April 14 with Mrs. Charlie Nicola.
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The
Good Will Club
Frank Mayhew
Art Ruegsegger
George Foster
Fred Neuhart
Jake Wenger
Clara Foreman
Charlie Nicola
Irish Jokes Mark Roll Call Session at Club Meeting
The Just Us club met with Mrs. D. W. McClure and answered roll call with an Irish joke. Mrs. L. L. Loveless led the business meeting. An anniversary luncheon is planned for April at Mrs. Cy Bush’s home. Program committee members conducted St. Patrick day quizzes and bingo was played.
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Just Us
D. W .McClure
L. L. Loveless
Cy Bush
E. H. Messer
John Lee
Wayland O E S Holds Instruction School
Mrs Helen Smith of Columbus Junction led a Wayland chapter O E S school of instruction at the Masonic Hall on February 26. Past Matrons hosted a buffet luncheon with honored guests Mrs Smith and Mrs Freida MacKinahan.
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Wayland
Helen Smith
Columbus Junction
Wayland Chapter O. E. S
Masonic Hall
Smith
Freida MacKinahan
Birthday greetings and anniversaries from local notices
Happy birthday wishes go to Martha Ann Chance Hugh McClelland Downgall Madge Brock Barbara Jean Rathmel Daryl Beenblossom Margaret Jane Owen E M McConaulhgy Lee Arthaud Evelyn Sim Genevieve Baker Sherman Donna Wylie Oran May and congratulations to Mr and Mrs Albert Simpson and Mr and Mrs Daryl Oldfield on wedding anniversaries The hostess gave St Patrick s day refreshments at Mrs Loveless home assisted by Mrs John Dodd and grandchildren Phillip and Sylvia McClure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ann Chance
Hugh McClelland Downgall
Madge Brock
Harold W. Brock
Barbara Jean Rathmel
Daryl Beenblossom
Margaret Jane Owen
E. M. McConaulhgy
Lee Arthaud
Evelyn Sim
Genevieve Baker Sherman
Donna Wylie
Oran May
Albert Simpson
Daryl Oldfield
St. Patrick’s
John Dodd
Phillip
Sylvia McClure
Loveless
More Pay Less Work Trims U S Weekly Hours Over Time
The article notes a long term trend of rising wages paired with shorter average work weeks. Since 1850 the typical U S work week has fallen by about three hours every decade, reflecting productivity gains and labor reforms.
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United States
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Crawfordsville
Miller
Cloyee Stewart
Iowa City
E. B. Ward
Washington County Hospital
Oscar Jane
R. J. Tanner
Miss Grow
Tom Duncan
Damascus
Jerusalem
Mt Pleasant
Stewart P. T. A
Queen Esther Shrine
Macomb
Eveing Journal
T. R. Phillips, Drugeist Booth & Horak
Peters’ Hardware Lemmon’s Jewelry
Kapp’s
Modern
Klein Klothing Ko. Atchison Shoe
Tom Duncan’s
Shop For Women
Tait
Nicola & Harmon
M. Bridges & Co
Bell & Gevoek Firestone Ledgers
Kiple & DePrenger Furn, Co
Osineup Drug Store
J. C. Penney Montgomery Ward & Co
Western Auto Store
Rukegaber Hardware
Iowa Southern Utilities
Washington Oil Company
Chamberlin Bros. Sport Shop
Rothschild’s Spurgeon’s
Scott Furniture
Geo. L. McDaniel
Brown’s Shoe Fit
Mee
Priday
Friendship Club
Mae Dav
Kose
Shruin Lewis
Harry Turner
Sara Lewis
Claude Goldsmith
Richard Bell
Robert Anderson
Charles Franzen
Bose
Red Horse
Bernard Weiss
Rosemary
Don Bealer
Donna
Don Mitchell
Raymond Glasgow
Harold Brock
Wayne
Madge
Mrs. Dickinson
Carrie Davis
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
C. T. Johnson, Jr
George Lutz
Northernites
Stanley Bash
Leo Waggoner
M. L. Crawford
Ray Sojka
T. R. Anderson
Robert Eckels
West Point
Orville Griggs
Miss Combs
Dan Guy
Melvin Sehnicker
Busy Bees
Frank Gault
Howard Anderson
Clover Leaf Club
Don Maxwell
Norman White
Ben Harrison
Milford McCreedy
Donald Robison
Clayton Martin
Merrymakers
Lyle Fessler
Ean
County Line Club
Marjorie Wagenknecht
Joe Woods
Marie
Thelma
Anna Wagenknecht
Richard Dare
Dick Paul
Dick Dare
Wayland O.E.S
Ronald Roth
Hhleeee
Carnation
Ndersold
Coff Red Rooster Ee
Thomassen’s
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