Local News Briefs From Washington County
Mr and Mrs Dwight E Prince returning from visit to Kansas Ill drive their new Dodge home. Charles Whetstine leaves for Camp Pickett Va for overseas duty after a 12 day furlough and marriage to Pearl Am long. 45 Birds to perform at Armnsworth Methodist church March 21 at 8 00 pm with 35c and 20c. Ned Haney and Mrs Haney of Macomb Ill attend funeral services for H H McCleery. Harry Whittaker returns from Camp Grant Ill discharged as sergeant after 37 months service 17 months in European theater. He was wounded in France and hospitalized four months. His brother Pfc John Whittaker is in Reims France.
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Charles Whetstine
Camp Pickett
Pearl Amlong
Armnsworth Methodist Church
Thurs
Ned Haney
Macomb, Ill
Ted Brown
H. H. McCleery
Haney
Washington County Hospital
Harry Whittaker
Martin Whittaker
Camp Grant
Ill
France
Pfc
John Whittaker
Reims
Crawfordsville and Danbury Share Similar Records in State Meet
Crawfordsville and Danbury enter the state tournament in Iowa City with near identical marks 29–1 and 31–1 respectively. Joe Martin leads Crawfordsville with 426 points while Elton Tuttle tops Danbury with over 400. Danbury, six feet three, features Jack Barry and Dick Reicks as top forwards. The opening-round odds favored Crawfordsville to upset Danbury, with Crawfordsville favored on a familiar campus court. The two towns are small and distant, and Ames will host the tournament with radio coverage by WOI Ames WSUI Iowa City and seven other stations.
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Danbury
Iowa
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
Joe Martin
Roger Davey
Elton Tuttle
Jack Barry
Dick Reicks
United Press
Boone
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Ames
WOI
WSUI
Inelua
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Krol Clinton
AKNAT
Des Moines
KTRI
Sioux City
le Mars
KSO
Globe Trotters to Perform Tonight at High School Gym
Tonight the Globe Trotters will entertain the community with a basketball show at eight o'clock in the high school gym. They face the Washington Y team, and a large crowd is expected as fans pack the venue for the exhibition.
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Globe Trotters
Washington ‘‘Y
Harrison Talks At Athletic Banquet In Wellman
Wellsman Iowa March 19 Coach Pops Harrison of Iowa University was the principal speaker at the annual high school athletic banquet sponsored by the Wellman community club. Coach McPherson presented basketball fetters to Bill Topping LeRoy MacArthur Stanley Goodwin Dwaine Miller Max Lewis Leon Miller and Don Swartzendruber. Football awards were made to Robert Row Bill Topping Junior Wagamon Mervin Hudson Bill Litwiller Stanley Goodwin Leon Miller Herbert Free Harold Kempf Dwaine Miller LeRoy McArtor Devore Redlinger and Willard Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsman
Iowa
Pops’ Harrison
Iowa University
Wellman Community Club
McPherson
Bill Topping
LeRoy MacArthur
Stanley Goodwin
Dwaine Miller
Max Lewis
Leon Miller
Don Swartzendruber
Robert Row
Junior Wagamon
Mervin Hudson
Bill Litwiller
Herbert Free
Harold Kempf
LeRoy McArtor
Devore Redlinger
And
Dust Cover Idea for Garments in Closet
A suggestion to repurpose an oiled silk raincoat as a dust cover for clothes hung in the closet instead of folding it for storage. The tip emphasizes protecting garments from dust when not in use.
Tourney Pairings Staged Over 11 Nights At Local Y
The Y Masons Amateur Independent basketball tourney schedules 11 nights of games across three weeks. Twenty three teams enter with nine byes. first round on March 27 to 29 and April 2 to 5 9 10 11. Second round starts April 2 with byes in the lineup.
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Morning Sun Sei
Kalona
East Pleasant Plain
Barnes City
What Cheer
Morning Sun Slickers
Salem
Crawfordsville
Washington GI
Wellman
Nichols
Winfield
Washington
North English
Wyman
Gibson
Olds
Morning Sun
Sharon
Wayland
Webster
West Chester
Washington Team Opens Veterans Tourney at Fairfield
The Washington GI basketball squad travels to Fairfield for a veterans’ tournament at Fairfield high school gym. They meet Ottumwa at 7 30 in the opening game with Fairfield facing Mt Pleasant to follow. Class A includes four teams while Libertyville Lockridge Packwood and Pleasant Plain compete in Class B.
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Washington
Libertyville
Lockridge
Packwood
Pleasant Plain
Rainbow Girls Plan Initiation in April
The Rainbow Girls met at the Masonic temple with Mrs. M. L. Brown and Fred Longer present. Beverly Brown presided over a 30 member meeting. Initiation is planned for next month and a school of instruction is set for April 4. A social after invited March birthday members.
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Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Rainbow Mother
M. L. Brown
Rainbow Dad
Fred Longer
Beverly Brown
Temple
Martha Baker Weds Walter C Edmisten in Akron Church
Mrs Lynn W Baker Akron announces the marriage of Martha Baker to Walter C Edmisten son of Mr and Mrs W C Edmisten of Los Angeles Calif The ceremony March 9 at West Congregational Akron drew 200 guests with Rev Harry Nicholson officiating The couple will reside in Columbus Ohio where he pursues a Ph D in chemical research after a brief wedding trip
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Lynn W. Baker
Akron
Ohio
Martha
Walter C. Edmisten
W. C. Edmisten
Los Angeles
Calif
Baker
John W. Baker
Washington
Frank Herr
Ainsworth
West Congregational Church
Harry Nicholson
Ruth Baker
Henry Pase
Henry A. Pase
John
Gooiland
Ind
Arthur Charlton
Iowa City
Iebride
Lions and Bobcats Triumph in Church League Tilts
In the Y gym last night the Bobcats beat the Bears 17 to 9 in junior division play while the Lions defeated the Panthers 43 to 10 and the Marines defeated the Army 28 to 18 in the high school boys section. Brown led Lions with ten field baskets. Thornton scored for the Panthers.
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Bobcats
Bears
Lions
Panthers
Marines
Army
Brown
Thornton
Williams
Duensing
Brock
Green
Gorham
E. Beenblossom
Marines Army
Olsen
Putnam
Zook
Livingston
Wilson
Schmitt
Eyestone
Crandall
Bell
Presbyterian Morning Prayer Meeting Notice
A Presbyterian church announces a morning prayer meeting at 9 30 Wednesday morning. All members are invited to attend at the church.
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Presbyterian
Riksha Boys Cry Outside Oriental Cities All Day
The riksha boys keep constant watch in Oriental cities, warning of rats and shouting to clear routes. They wear summer garments like straw hats and cotton shorts, with straw sandals, and add straw raincoats in rain and padded coats in winter.
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Ricksha
Riksha
Moriartys Host Family Dinner Reunion Honors Returned Service Members
Mr and Mrs W P Moriarty hosted a Sunday family dinner at 732 West Monroe Street bringing all their children together for the first time in five years The gathering honored Mrs Roy Moriarty newly arrived from Australia and brothers Homer Roy and Raymond Moriarty who recently received honorable discharges from the South Pacific service Attendants included Victor Holzworth and family Harper William Atkinson and family Davenport Dan Moriarty and family Freeport Homer Moriarty Mrs Roy Moriarty Raymond Moriarty Maud Stewart and Alvin Lewig Muscatine among others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Moriarty
West
Monroe Street
Roy Moriarty
Australia
Homer
Roy
Raymond Moriarty
South Pacific
Victor Holzworth
Harper
William Atkinson
Dan Moriarty
Davenport
Homer Moriarty
Freeport
Mra. Maud Stewart
Alvin Lewig
Muscatine
Hospital Discharges and Births Reported in City
Mrs Walter Jungbluth of 11126 South Iowa Avenue was discharged this morning. Mr and Mrs Carl Ward of 603 South Avenue C welcomed a daughter at 2 15 this morning. Wayne Peiffer of Harper had an appendix operation yesterday afternoon and this morning Gertrude Davison of 509 West Second Street underwent a tonsillectomy.
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Walter Jungbluth
South
Iowa Avenue
Carl Ward
South Avenue C
Wayne Peiffer
Harper
Gertrude Davison
West Second Street
County Convention Of Women's Clubs Set For April 24
The county convention of the Women's Federated clubs will meet April 24 at the Methodist church in Brighton with Brighton Study club members as hostesses. A luncheon will be served by church women with reservations in advance. Morning and afternoon programs will be announced by Mrs. A. R. Krause, county chairman. This marks the 20th annual federation meeting with plans to honor anniversaries. Lola Coffey, Iowa City and formerly Wellman, was the first county chairman. the initial meeting was held in Wellman with C. W. McLaughlin as district federation president assisting in organization.
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Methodist Church
Brighton
A. R. Krause
County Federation
Lola Coffey
Iowa City
Wellman
C. W. McLaughlin
Federation
Social calendar notices for community groups and meetings
Notice of upcoming meetings and events from Myrtle McCleary Circle of Presbyterian church to several local societies and clubs. Details include times, hosts, locations, and call for by ten a m. submissions for the column.
Birthday notices honor local residents in Keota and area
The community marks birthdays and anniversaries from Alta Groves of Keota to Gwen dolyn Ruth White and John Allen Cherry. Notables include Dale Beard’s tenth birthday, Melo Lasek’s eighteenth wedding anniversary, and Keith Paul White’s seventh birthday with many well wishes from neighbors and families.
Ainsworth Couple Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs T H Will of Ainsworth observed their golden wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the Will home hosted by their daughter in law and son. The table featured yellow and white decor and a three tier wedding cake baked by Mrs Rabenold. The couple have spent nearly all their married life on a farm southeast of Ainsworth and were joined by out of town relatives including Mrs A G Hawley Violet Hawley Lulu Robinson and the Campbells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Will
Ainsworth
J. D. Rabenold
Will
Rabenold
Mrs
J. T. Long
A. G. Hawley
Violet Hawley
Oskaloos
Lulu Robinson
Ottumwa
Harry Campbell
Clifford Campbell
Muscatine
Drama Department March Meeting At Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly club Drama Department held its March meeting in Y W rooms with hosts Marcella Blackmer and Marjorie Rodman. Leader Mrs R J Kleese presided and reported on the executive board meeting and the Brighton county club convention set for April 24. Nomination and program committees were formed, with seventeen members answering roll call on the topic What Puzzles Me at a Movie. Visitors Imogen Tabor and Dorothy Anderson attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Blackmer
Marjorie Rodman
Drama
Y. W
R. J. Kleese
Brighton
Robert Choate
Miss Rodman
Gladys Edwards
Ralph Young
Richard Bordwell
Merritt McDaniel
Imogen Tabor
Dorothy Anderson
Herbert Osincup
Edith
Strait Presents Revealing Paper on Screen Illusions
Strait delivered an intriguing talk on Screen Illusions. During the social hour the hostesses provided refreshments.
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Strait
Shine Up Your Windows This Winter
Brighten your home with clean windows to greet guests with order and comfort. Set aside time on mild winter days to wash inside with a soapy soft cloth, rinse with clear water, and dry with a chamois. Use up and down strokes inside and criss-cross outside to spot streaks.
Early mineral salts used to boost crops recorded in 1660
The first documented use of mineral salts to improve crop yields dates to 1660 at Gresham College in England. This historical note highlights early agricultural experimentation and the development of fertilizer practices.
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Gresham College
England
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Wolf’s Flower
Dwight E. Prince
Lloyd L. Little
Kansas
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Tankar Station
Iowa Ave
State Bank
Washington County
Dickey
Adrienne
East Side Square
Harrison
Fairfield H. S. Gymnasium
Fairfield
MT. Pleasant
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Rainbow Girls
Martha Baker
Myrtle McCleary
Presbyterian Church
Harvey Davis
Sam Turkington
R. L. Muench
Clara Barton Street
W.E.W
K.C. Hall
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Booster Club
Carl Hering
Ralph Stewart
New Haven Ladies Aid
Good Will Club
W. A. Bealer
P. Finch
Roll Call
American Legion Auxiliary
Gion Hall
Rosemary Club
George Horn
Homemakers Club
Sam Munson
Kolah
Bessie Wead
Rt Valley Ladies Aid Society
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Peter
West Chester Federated Church
Odd
Rebekahs
Faily
C.f.hell Lexington Ladies Aid Society
Donald Smith
Elizabeth Young
Richard Yous
Baptist
Homer Stephen
Maurice Meyer
Public
W.S.C.S. of Methodist Church
E. L. Rouse
Harry Drake
Charles Kennedy
A. C. Durst
Washington St
Claude Bain
3Rd St
Clarence Shaffer
2Nd Ave
J. N Phillips
Madison St
Elizabeth Klein
Merle Turner
W. Madison St
S. Iowa Ave
Rebecca Rathmell
S. Ave
A. Oe
Alta Groves of
Keota
The
Journal
Three Quarter Century Club
Dale Beard
Mrs. Russel Beard
Melo Lasek
Gwendolyn Ruth White
Boyd White
Mary Elizabeth Hoover
J. M. Hoover
John Allen Cherry
Jack Cherry
Keith Paul White
Carl White
Kinross
Roger Kleese
Rarph Kleese
Elmer Wells
Ira Morrison
Tommy Dale Randall
Roy Randall
Walter Mayer
Joe Simmering
Guy Koch
John Mapel, Jr
Dale H. Peters
Dewey D. Stephens
Q. E. Farrier
J. W. Fields
Mae Farrier
Route Three
Wilma Zoden Young
Elaine Augustine
Ralph Augustine
Phillips & Hebner’s
Phillips & Hebner
Spurgeong
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