Local shoppers and visitors descend on Pleasant Plain
Miss Anna Supalla Miss Lois Emry Miss Rosamond Dutton and Miss Lucille Mineart were seen shopping from Pleasant Plain today. George Oliver and daughter Agnes travel from Chicago to spend the weekend with the Henry Underwood family southeast of town. H W Ramseyer of Oskaloosa came in on business yesterday. Mr and Mrs Philip Gerdes and family of Ainsworth were also in town for business today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Supalla
Lois Emry
Rosamond Dutton
Lucille Mineart
Pleasant Plain
George Oliver
Agnes
Chicago
Henry Underwood
H. W. Ramseyer
Oskaloosa
Philip Gerdes
Ainsworth
32 volt farm and town lamps and fair weather hogs sale
The ad announces 32 volt lamps for farm electric plants and available in all sizes for town use. It notes a fair tonight and Sunday with mild Sunday weather and lists hog top price five dollars.
Local Leaders Attend Chariton Junior College Tournament
Dean and Mrs Har and Mead and Mrs George Freshwater joined the state junior college basketball tournament in Chariton yesterday. John Westphal Jr and several families plus area teachers and band members traveled for the event. Attendees included Supt J H Peet and Audrey Peet, and Ottumwa high school players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Har.and Mead
George Freshwaters
Chariton
John Westphal, Jr
J. H. Peet
Charlton
Audrey
Helen Alcorn
George Leebs
Lester Krabil
Ottumwa
Eoma Clemons
Marjorie Pratt
Marjorie Smith
Henrietta Hull
F. L. Dasher
Keota
Claire Kent
Moulton
Iowa
Glen Jaconey
Betty
Fairfield
Myrtle Wright
O. E. Schmitt
Ralph Scott
Burlington
Dickie Crossett
Earl Crossett
Pierce
Manton Hebnert
Farmers Group Supports National Sales Tax Plan
Directors of the American Farm Bureau federation in Chicago indicated a resolution favoring a national sales tax would be adopted at a later meeting. They favored a sales tax but postponed further discussion during today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eldon Hi Team Triumphs Over Demons In District Play
Eldon defeats Washington 25 to 22 to eliminate them from district tournament at Ottumwa. Ottumwa tops Albia 25-24. Eldon and Ottumwa meet in the Class A final as Washington led early with strong floor work but fouls and free throws by Eldon decided the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Ottumwa
Eldon
Albia
Washington
Peldon
Demons
Fairfield
Bane
Reynond
McElhinney
Jockron
Encennen
Pinesy
Goldfield
Alta
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Holstein
Mount Ayre
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Boone
Boone Roosevelt
Diagonal
Rudd
Lehigh
Otumwa
Bonaparte
Liberty Center
Kalona
Olds
Special Meetings in Ainsworth Church
Iev H EF McAllister pastor of United Presbyterian Ainsworth plans a series of special meetings March 21 to 24 with Rev R A Foster from Keokuk speaking each evening at 730 and music by Ainsworth high school glee clubs. All are invited to join. Mr and Mrs E le Breitenbach announce the birth of a granddaughter to Mr and Mrs Doh Baxter Cedar Falls at a Waterloo hospital weighing seven pounds four and one quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iev
H. EF. McAllister
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
R. A. Foster
Keokuk
E. le Breitenbach
Doh Baxter
Cedar Falls
Waterloo Hospital
Christina Breitenbach
State Girls Basketball Championship Round Advances
Avoca High School earned a bye into today's round as sectional play continued. Centerville defeated Bonaparte by three points while Whittemore Deep River and Aplington exited the 1931 finals. Ida Grove Lamont and Audubon advanced after yesterday's play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca High School
Centerville
Bonaparte
Whittemore
Deep River
Aplington
Ida Grove High School
Lamont and
Audubon
Telephone Before You Start Out Always
A brief admonition urging readers to call ahead before beginning any task to avoid others undervaluing their time and energy. The advice emphasizes proactive communication to ensure others treat their effort with respect.
Blanchard-Wiley Wedding in Washington Today
Miss Della Blanchard of Washington wed Howard Wiley of Rock Island at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. Arthur A. Wing officiating. The couple and their small wedding party, including Alma Blanchard and Merle Hauser, plan a welcome home dinner and a week long honeymoon before settling in Rock Island.
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Washington
Della Blanchard
Robert Blanchard
Powersville
Howard Wiley
Rock Island
Ill
Ed E. Wiley
Baptist
Arthur A. Wing
Alma Blanchard
Merle Hauser
Crawfordsville
Ed Wiley, Jr
Georgia
Nellie Wiley
Methodist Aid Unit Meetings Attended By 98
The Methodist Aid society held Friday afternoon sessions across nine units though unit ten skipped March due to road and weather conditions. Attendance ranged from four to sixteen per unit with devotions, business, and social refreshment infusing the gatherings. Highland's Jolliest club hosted twenty members plus guests for a March 11 gathering with card games and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Aid Unit
Methodist Aid Society
Unit Ten
Unit 1
J. C. Bauer
Claude Bain
J. R. Kruser
E. EF. Stutsman
W. B. Dupuis
W. S&s. Kyle
Clara Huber
O. J. Rice
F. R. Mauthe
Dupuis
T. C. Davis
Ralph Shannon
J. J. Peet
Davis
Bell
T. F. Barker
Unit 5
Mary J. Bell
Julia Cavender
May Pierson
Barker
S. T. Bereman
W. F. Bickel
Clarence Jacobs
Jacobs
Verna Bickel
Thelma Derby
Highland’s Jolliest Club
Samuel and
Blanche Murphy
Fort Steele
William James Batterson
Washington
James Murphy
Wellman
Wilma Steele
Clarence
Lorrie Lasek
Donald Steele
Rook
J A Marsh closing out sale on Ainsworth Washington road
A notice of J A Marsh closing out sale on the Ainsworth Washington road scheduled for Monday March 14 at 11 o clock. The text also mentions local social notes including visitors from Old Monroe Missouri and various community updates from Washington Iowa and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth- Washington Road
J. H. Kelley
East 2Nd Street
Olie Ferris
Claud Ferris
Mildred
Ed Pohlman
Ferris
Old Monroe
Missouri
Muscatine
J. W. Fields
Homer Brinton
Brighton
Sherman Crone Out Again After Weeklong Illness
Sherm Crone is sidelined for a second straight week due to an illness, with team sources noting his continued absence from practice and upcoming games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm Crone J
Government Pay Here for Troopers
Capt. Jay Brown of Troop announces quarterly government pay for troop members is available at the armory. Total to be distributed amounts to $932.29 for the three months. Lieut. Harry Donaldson is at Fort Riley Kan for a special instruction course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Brown
Harry Donaldson
Fort Riley
Kan
Feeding pheasants by sledging oats earns praise
Theo Pompe of Lotts Creek township in Wossyth county feeds game birds during heavy snow by dragging sacks of oats along roads for pheasants to find. The article notes humane treatment and cites USDA data showing 1930 31 hunting licenses totaled over 10 million dollars, with Iowa licenses and revenue specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Pompe
Lotts Creek
Wossyth
Pompe
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Iowa
Card of Thanks from the Redlingers
We thank our neighbors and friends for their cooperation in saving most of our furniture after the loss of our home. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Redlinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Redlinger
Brighton visitors shop and travel routes noted
Mr and Mrs Ralph Wyckoff of Brighton visited Washington on business yesterday for Rag washing and Radda items. Also present were Mr and Mrs J D Schlatter of Wayland and others from Brighton Columbus Junction Oshkosh Overalls Dougherty's with prices noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wyckoff
Brighton
J. D. Schlatter
Wayland
Washington
Ray Singleton
W. J. Dea
Ainsworth
W. A. Williams
Columbus Junction
J. ¢. Vacha
Oshkosh
Dougherty
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