The Rocking Chair Brigade remembers a friend and trip notes
In a reflective piece from Sioux City, memories of Mrs A B Schmoeller and her family surface alongside travel and social details. The author recalls her courage, the daughter Dorothy and granddaughter JoAn, and reflects on life, illness, and the funeral. The diary also covers a Detroit marriage announcement for Christine Peterson to Clifford Lorenz, travel trials during a blizzard, and a D A R conference attendance with vivid observations of hosts and attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Christine Isabel Peterson
Clifford Alvin Lorenz
Helen Peterson
Helen Elder
Daughters Host Meeting Amid Patriotism and Networking
A report from a patriotic society conference highlights quiet FBI work, a call to report suspicions, and speeches by Mrs. Imogen Emery and regent Mrs. von Krog. Attendees shared knitting projects for England, visited Corbett households, and enjoyed a congenial luncheon with old friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense
Dunlap
Imogen Emery
von Krog
Hidera
Meeting at R Wirtz Home Highlights Class Event
Vanguard Sunday school members met March 11 at Mrs R W Wirtz home for an all day gathering and potluck with twenty members and four children present. A short business meeting led by president Mrs Guy Moothart approved a donation to the parsonage fund and assessed each member twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Moothart
Hospital Births and Dismissals Bulletin
A tour of local hospital news lists dismissals for Mrs Myral Smith and infant Joyce Elaine Crawfordsville and LeRoy Detweiller West Chester. New parents include Mr and Mrs Herbert Judevine Westwood Calif for a son born at 12 10 pm. Also noted are births to Mr and Mrs Wilbur West West Chester Route 1 and Mr and Mrs Wilmer Kaufman Washington Route 2. Other entries record admissions of Mrs Chester Green Keota Route 1 and Mrs Carl Sieren Keota Route 3 surgical, plus Joe Wright Washington discharged. Tuesday shows Homer Patterson Washington with a son born yesterday afternoon at 4 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myral Smith
Joyce Elaine
Crawfordsville
LeRoy Detweiller
West Chester
Herbert Judevine
Westwood
Calif
Allie Stots
Atlanta
Clara McClintoe
Brighton
Wilbur West
Wilmer Kaufman
Washington
Chester Green
Keota
Route 1
Carl Sieren
Route 3
Joe Wright
Homer Patterson
Peters
iMirs
Clarence Peters
Evanston
Barrett Todd
Miriam Sipe
Chester Cherryholmes
of the Legion Auxiliary
Cora McCoy
Alda Davis
Florence Henss
Grace Tease
Pearl Hering
Marie Welch
Mary Frances McCoy
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Notice
Wednesday Mrs. William Hufstuttler and son Richard Lee were admitted for pneumonia. Thursday Elmer Harland was discharged. Friday Mrs. C H Yoder and daughter Janice Eileen were dismissed. Mr and Mrs Ronald Jennings welcomed a daughter at 10 30 pm weighing six pounds ten ounces. Marilyn Moore was admitted as a surgical patient. Mrs Wilbur West and son Larry Allen were discharged to their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hufstuttler
Richard Lee
West Main Street
Herbert Judevine
Herbert Michael
Westwood
Calif
Edna Franklin
North Avenue
Elmer Harland
West Chester
Ambrose Gilpin
Michael James
Washington
Gilpin
James Boyd
C. H. Yoder
Janice Eileen
Wellman
Ronald Jennings
East Washington
Marilyn Moore
North Marion
Wilbur West
Larry Allen
Outdated Proverbial Snippets On Family And Manners
Readable snippets offer quick quips on marriage vanity and social quirks. Observations touch on husbands, sons in law, publishers, beard politics, snow storms, talkativeness, physicians, churches, and the safest path to heaven. The tone feels like a humorous column of maxims.
Plan Scout Troop at Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville residents organize a Boy Scout troop at the Methodist church with eight boys and eight fathers present. Owen Thiel of Davenport outlines district plans while a three-church troop committee organizes meetings and sponsorship by the Methodist men's club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
Mar
Methodist Church
Owen Thiel
Davenport
River Valley
Passing Years Revisit Washington Readings and Events
Ten years ago a fire damaged Althea Montgomerys house as shingles burned beneath fireproof roofing. The Y M C A painting nears completion with furnishings being restored. Theodore Bailey sailed from Antwerp to the United States. Washington groups push to establish a veterans hospital locally amid state and Knox ville hospital plans. Isabelle Lemmon visits Parson College for the weekend. Three decades past, Washington banks handled eight million in six days. Etha Dawson returns home then plans Des Moines trip. Senator S K Neal's secretary. Manton Hebner visits from Iowa City for a Sunday stay. Ida Sproull underwent an operation in Rochester, Minn. Sidney Smith sold a Model G Franklin to Dr W B Crooks, a stylish 18 hp car.
Elected President of Better Washington Club
Paul Gor ham was elected president of the Better Washington Club with Harry Ward as vice president Ver non Crull as secretary and Lee Holland as treasurer The item notes a hot mayoral race with three candidates and mentions Mrs Owen Wilson Jr traveling to Chicago to be a stylist for Marshall Field and Co The J A Marsh home at Ainsworth suffered a serious fire damage marking a second recent loss for Mr Marsh after his store burned last fall
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Paul Gorham
Better Washington Club
Harry Ward
Vernon Crull
Lee Holland
Ains
J. A. Marsh
Ainsworth
Marsh
Chi
Owen
Wilson, Jr
Frank L. Wilson
Chicago
Marshall, Field and Co
Theatre Sold To Adams Group Des Moines Manager Olsen
The Graham theatre has been sold to the Adams people of Des Moines with O. B. Olsen named as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Adams People
Des Moines
O. B. Olsen
Beatty Falls Injures Man in Knee Fracture
Beatty, John fell and fractured his right leg just above the knee. He has a history of paralysis after a prior stroke and had just begun to move about comfortably again.
Nicola Hardware and Furniture Co Incorporation News
Articles of incorporation filed for Nicola Hardware and Furniture Co of Washington Iowa. Officers listed are B W Nicola president and Walter Skinner secretary. Also reports Bessie, the young daughter of Mr and Mrs Bovee, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle G Gallagh
Philadelph Penn
Gallagher
Philadelphia
Bessie
Destructive Snowstorm Ravages City Last Night
A severe storm brought heavy snow and sleet to the city last night causing widespread damage and property disruption. Officials survey wreckage as residents assess loss and anticipate repairs.
Petition aims to name new English River bridge Schnoebelin
A petition signed by about 100 taxpayers from English River and Town townships seeks to name a bridge across English River three miles west of Riverside as Schnoebelin Bridge. Estimated cost is 2500 to 300 dollars. New Hotel Manager John Stevenson will take over the Ess ley house, renovate, redecorate, wallpaper walls, and may install a furnace. Frank Frazier moves to Oskaloosa to work for Hedsa Wilson Printing Company at 14 dollars weekly with a possible raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English River
Riverside
John Stevenson
Essley House
Frank Frazier
The
Democrat
Oskaloosa
Hedsa Wilson Printing Company
Deaths of the Week 1. LI. Colthurst Dies at Home
Prominent Ainsworth resident LI Colthurst dies Sunday afternoon at his home aged 84. The longtime figure in the community was widely known for local philanthropy and civic involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colthurst
Ainsworth
Elrod Dayton and B S Gregory Die in Brighton Home
Elrod Dayton Charles Elrod Dayton, 87, died at his Brighton home Saturday after a pneumonia illness. B S Gregory died Saturday afternoon at his home from heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elrod Dayton
Charles Elrod Dayton
Brighton
B. S. Gregory
Mrs Schmoeller Maude Lyman Schmoeller Dies At 62
Mrs A B Schmoeller Maude Margaret Lyman Schmoeller aged 62 died Thursday after an illness of long duration. She had an operation in January and had not been well for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Schmoeller
Maude Margaret Lyman Schmoeller
Local Chapter Meetings Held Across Crawfordsville
Chapter L of the L. T. T. T. met at the Maxwell House with most members present. The Girls 4-H Club gathered with nine members and a tailoring lesson. The Womens Society of Christian Service screened a moving picture "In the Shadow of Independence Halls" with guests and officers in attendance. The Fairview Community met with entertainment and St. Patrick Day themed refreshments. Next meeting scheduled with Mrs. Gertrude Darbyshire on April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mare
Lilian Maxwell
Joan Maxwe
Women's Society of Chritian
Church
Fairview
Eva Blanken
Gertrude da Byshire
Gertrude Darbyshire
Sickness excuses unpaid bills and social quirks
Sickness is the excuse for no paying many a bill. Lots of people have very goo meals when there is compan but have mighty little to ey when they are alone. Some very trifling men ar named in honor of great on good men. It is no wonder some marry the fellows they do. . do not know them well enough You never know how mue you miss butter until the supp is exhausted.
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Edith Corbett
Wernick
Charles City
Evelyn Gibson
Sioux City
Burlingtonians
Corbetts
Myrtle Speer
England
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Dorothy Laithly Schmoeler
John Schmoeller
Dorothy
Mrs. Schmoeller
JoAn
Burlington
Carlton Corbbetts
Carol
Edward
Stanley Corbetts
Chamber of Commerce
R. Wirtz
Harold Swartzendruber
Fred Forsyth
Greeley
Colo
L. E. Bidwell
Rex Severt
Harold Durian
Forsyth
Freddie Slocket
Lewell Dodds
Willard Trieschmann
Stanley Bash
Donald Bidwell
Leo Gislain
Charlotte Bidwell
James Bryant
H. B. Rugg
Lowell Dodds
Willard Triesehmann
Churen
Thiel
A. J
Thompson Peanty
Washington Independent
Althea Montgomery
Soule
Theodore Bailey
Sykes Bros. and
Ripley Steamship Company
Antwerp
Belgium
United States
Huston
Congress
Knoxville
Isabelle Lemmon
Parson College
Etha Dawson
Albia
S. K. Neal
Manton Hebner
Iowa City
Ida Sproull
Rochester, Minn
Sidney Smith
W. B. Crooks
Ralph Gibson
Mr. Reynold
R. Gibson
North Marion Ave
Ada Todd
Oliver Todd
Washington Improvement League
John McCall
Chattanooga
Tenn
Edna Flynn
George Breitenbach
Smouse
Curtis
Sadie Babcock
West Alexander
J. Houser
Colenso
Mr. Cook
Frank Wilson
Nena
J. M. Lytle
Fred Smith Treas
W. A. White
J. H. Young
Washington County
Rothschild
Frank Eagle and Son
Frank Jr
Fremont, Neb
E. J. Harmeier
Anna Eagle
Roy Tracy
Tracy
Ina McDowell
the Tracy
Maquoketa
California
Howard Miller
Glen
Henry
Robert Risk
Cedar Falls
Miller
Esther B. MacGugin
Iowa Press Women's Club
Fort Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Ass'n
Robert Smola
Battle Creek, Mich
Army Division
Red Cross
Gene Tucker
Gerald Carris
Corsicana
Texas
Claud Tucker
Harlan Snyder
Pomona, Mo
Clarence Miller
Central Cafe
Mr. Miller
North Side Cafe
Charles Benz
Maurice Brayton
Miss Richards
Hi-Y Club
St. James Parochial School
St. Patrick
K. C. Hall
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church
Max Owen
Marion Tnp
Smylie
Oren Wallace Jr. and
C. R. McCutchen Jr
Washington Lumber and Fuel Co
Shannons
W. J
Barbara Elizabeth
J. T. Stewart
Tom
Iowa
John Patterson
Gamble
Barclays
Roger Eicher
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Billy Ewing
Missouri Academy
Ralph Pratt
W. W. McCarty
Hazel
Oakland
Edna McCarty
Y. W
Ruth Floods
White Cliffs
Mayme Ruth
Pale Dier of
Wayland
Claude "Breidenthal
Christian Church
Vinton
Leo B. Walsh
Arthur T. Allen
Kalona
Army
West Chestr
John Westphal, Jr
Roger
Glendale California
Area Industries Technical Institute
John ‘Titterington
Pekin
Virginia Stutsman
Iowa State Teachers College
Jean Huber
Esther Stewart
Virginia McLaughlin
Stewart Home
Albert Spangler
Bert Spangler
San Diego
Marines
Charlotte Baldrige
Harry Ramseyer
Franklin Bostwick Jr
Siegers of
Newton
Don Braden
Rotary Club
Henry Hull
Charles van Riper
Kalamazoo, Mich
Henrietta Hull
Bloomington
Ind
Ralph LeMoine
Blaine
Waterloo
Don Paul
Melvin Kern
University of Iowa
Ray Rathmel
Mr. Rathmel
Art Rathmel
AAA
Churches With Christian Endeavor Societies
Lee Sitwell
Esther McGugin
Armens
Fred Reid
Hendrickson
Richland
A. W. Motley
Leo Birka
John Henry Wasson
Dorothy M. Adams
Paul Kyle
Paul
Avoca
Orville Elder
D.A.R
Edith Chett
Battle Creek
Fort Custer
R Cross
Harris MacGran
Rexall Drug
M MacGugan
Muicipal
Lester Orr
Fred Re
C. W. Stewart
Drexel Hill
Penn
Vincent Keesey
Miss Dent
Verdi
Welcon
Tt Journal Plant
James Cas
Archie E. Goodwin
Fo Sam Houston
Camp Bowl
Richard Edmondson
Ainworth
Iowa South Utility Co
L. T.T.T
L. Maxwell Houe
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