Local Society and Travel Notes From Washington Area
Mr and Mrs James Schmoeller visited in Purlington with Mrs Schmoeller s sister Mrs John Swazil over the weekend Dr H F Masson travels to Mayo Clinic Rochester MN to spend a few days D F Macon Auctioneer phone 496 Red Mr and Mrs C A Klein Davenport guests in Washington briefly Merle Thrapp West Chester and Dorothy Butterbrugh Wellman obtained a marriage license in town Shoppers in Washington include Mr and Mrs Lee Colton Columbus Junction Stanley Vodischky Kalona Mrs Bruce Hanna Crawfordsville Mr and Mrs George Freshwaters and children moved from 717 South Marion to a farm near West Chester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Klein
Davenport
Washington
Merle Thrapp
West Chester
Dorothy Butterbrugh
Wellman
Lee Colton
Columbus Junction
Stanley Vodischky
Kalona
Bruce Hanna
Crawfordsville
George Freshwaters
South
Marion Avenue
Hospital Report Defines Local Births and Procedures
At the hospital Raymond Gregory Harper underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs Clarence Morrison and baby daughter Lola were dismissed yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gregory
Harper
Clarence Morrison
Lola
West Chester Republicans to Hold Caucus Meeting
The West Chester precinct Republican organization will hold a caucus in the H. W. Luers office on March 22 at 7 30 P M 2012.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Repub- Means
H. W. Luers
Local residents visit relatives and shop in Washington
Scranton couple spent weekend with Mrs Easons mother Mrs Phillips while Mrs Tracy returned from Eldon. Fairfield’s Jack McFadden visited his parents in town. Gerald Seward traveled to Edgewood Manchester Cedar Rapids and Town City. Shoppers and visitors list include Eicher Peters Allen Eckhardt Thompson Peters Chapman Rosenthal Busby Ayers Humphreys Davis Faulkner group hike five miles Living Lakes area and Ottumwa visitor Province. IO City banquet for engineers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Eason
Scranton
Town City
Washington
Jacob Eicher
Wayland
Omri Peters
Columbus Junction
A. S. Allen
Richland
Louis Eckhardt
Wellman
Dorothy Thompson
Fairfield
N. W. Thompson
T. H. Peters
Burlington
Tom Davis
Ainsworth
LeRoy Pratt
Investors Syndicate
Davenport
Bill” Chamberlain
Home
Iowa
Charles Faulkner
Marjorie
Girls’ Athletic Association
Dell Walker
Living Lakes
Betty Redlinger
Ellen Gidley
Dorothy Humston
June Garrett
Vada Fetters
Marjorie Faulkner
Martha Turnipseed
Riley
Ottumwa
Joe Tobin
Lloyd Houvenagle
Engineers’ Mecca
Iowa City
Community mourns loss of beloved mother and wife
Family thanks friends for kindness during illness and death of their mother and wife. Appreciation expressed for Rey. Stevens sermon and quartet songs. From R. L. Moore and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey. Stevens
R. L. Moore
Heat wave eases after brief shower across Iowa
Des Moines reports a sharp cool down from 84 to 63 degrees after a shower of .18 inch. The storm hit a diagonal Iowa path, with .45 inch in Des Moines and Charles City. Temperatures fell from yesterday's 86 to a low of 40 in Iowa Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Des Moines
INS
Dubuque
Charles City
Iowa
Iowa Falla
Storm Rips Northern Iowa Farms Killing 13 Horses
A severe early today storm in north central Iowa caused $20,000 in damage and killed 13 Percheron horses on Charles G. Ames’s farm near Mason City when lightning struck and burned a barn. Franklin and Wright counties and Cerro Gordo were in the storm path. A tramway at Sheffield brick and tile factory was wrecked and plant closed for two weeks. Thornton saw the county highway maintenance building and several structures destroyed. Debris blocked roads as crews cleared highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Charles G. Ames
Franklin
Wright
Cerro Gordo
Sheffield
Here
Thornton
Kalona Baby James James Dies of Pneumonia at Five Months
Kalona March 22 James Joseph James five months old son of Mr and Mrs Tom James died at 6 15 last night at home after pneumonia and complications. He had a bad cold ten days earlier and ears were lanced at an Iowa City hospital. Burial in Cosgrove with service at the grave. He was born Oct 10 1927 and survived by his parents a brother six paternal grandparents and his grandfather Welch. Mr James is assistant cashier at Kalona Savings Bank and scoutmaster of Kalona Boy Scout troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
James Joseph James
Tom James
Iowa City
Donovan
Father Schmitt
Cosgrove
Iowa
James Joseph
Tom
Alice Welch James
Stanley
Welch
James
Kalona Savings Bank
Boy Scouts
Jews in Austria Hide From Hitler’s Drive Against Them
The report details Austrian Jews and anti Nazi figures facing intensified terror after the Nazi annexation. It lists prominent victims, arrests, plunder, and the impossibility of emigration as deaths rise and escape remains near impossible for most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Hitler
Paris
Gestapo
Germany
Evry
Europe
Hailstones Hit Audubon as Storm Strikes
Hail stones as large as walnuts fell with a rain storm and high winds in Audubon Iowa during an early today weather episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Iowa
Hit and run driver strikes Edward Doyle in Waterloo
Edward Doyle, 40, of Raymond Iowa, was struck near death in Waterloo by a hit and run driver who escaped. Police report the motorist fled the scene and no suspect is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Edward Doyle
Raymond
Iowa
Stephens Visit Parents and Community Notes From Dayton Grove
Mr and Mrs Robert Stephens visit his parents near Ainsworth. Mrs Charlie Thrapp Mrs William Carr and Mrs Robert Stephens attend Merry Mixer club at Mrs Oren Romine. Washington visitors include Mr and Mrs Ladehoff and Mr and Mrs Walter Leet family. Lyall Moore family and Billy Dusenberry visit. Dusenberry and Dean Moore celebrate birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Dayton Grove
J. B. Moore
Robert Stephens
D. D. Stephens
Ainsworth
Charlie Thrapp
William Carr
Merry Mixer Club
Oren Romine
Ladehoff
Washington
Richard Leet
Walter Leet
Lyall Moore
Billy Dusenberry
Dean Moore
Donna Belle Kephart Improves After Appendicitis Attack
Donna Belle Kephart sixth grade pupil at Junior high rests more comfortably after an appendicitis attack. Mrs. Mary Houvenagle of Maccatine visited son Lloyd and family over the weekend. Highland Township Republican Caucus set for Wednesday March 25 at Harrison School. Louise Allen of Richland shopped in Washington yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Belle Kephart
Rodney Kephart
Donna Belle
Mary Houvenagle
Maccatine
Lloyd
Highland Township
Harrison School
Louise Allen
Richland
Washington
Treasury official opposes revision of taxation laws
Washington March 22 Roosevelt administration rejected business demands for tax system overhaul. Under Secretary Roswell Magill testified to the Senate Finance Committee and refused to repeal the corporate undistributed profits tax or modify the capital gains levy in the new revenue bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Roswell Magill
Treasury Department
Senate Finance Committee
Badminton Court Origins Mentioned in 19th Century Tale
The note states badminton began in England around 1873 while claiming earlier play in India. It contrasts origins with India as a purported earlier site of the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
India
Wellman Scores Big in Kalona Music Contest
Wellman School earned superior ratings in Kalona's music contest with the mixed chorus and Girls Glee Club both cited for top marks. Katherine Lewis and Virginia Stricker received quality solo designations, while other Wellman performers earned high praise amid a busy local news roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Adams
Wellman
Wellman School
Kalona
Katherine Lewis
Virginia Stricker
Marian Darts
Glee Club
Keota
Columbus Junction
Ainsworth
Ruth Weber Leads in Cornell Play
Ruth Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Weber, stars in the play Beyond the Horizon at Cornell college Mt. Vernon. Also noted: a Midway Sale pavilion consignments sold seventy five head of horses and mules. a four year old roan mare brought 171 dollars. several teams sold for 275 to 300 dollars. The community also marked a funeral for Rev. W. E. Hilliard in Danville and Chi Epsilon Phi initiation for Keith Orr at the University of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
G. W. Weber
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Ruth
Midway Sale Pavilion
Floyd Hall
W. E. Hilliard
Danville
Keith Orr
University of
Washington Lodge No 26 Masonic Meeting Notice
Want ads pay dividends Washington Lodge No 26 A F A M Regular meeting first Friday of each month William J Mohland W M A W Yard secretary The item is a brief public notice for a lodge meeting with officer names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Lodge No
A. F
A. M
William J. Mohland
W. M
A. W. Yard
Trains Schedules Include Local and Limited Lines
Rail notices list CORLL and P lines westbound and eastbound services with regular stops at 3:45 p m and 1:59 a m for Californian and Golden State Limited. Eastbound services include No 2 Local daily and No 4 Californian with specific departure times. Also shows Knoxville Branch and mixed trains with agents Goodlandor Anderson Bell and station details for Davenport Kansas City routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State Limited
Tucumcari
N. M
Californian
California
Knoxville
C. M
New Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Ste
Kansas City-Davenport
W. C. Bell
Fred Franklin Joins Al Roe & Son Workforce
Fred Franklin has joined Al Roe & Son this week bringing years in the sheet metal trade. He previously worked with Busby Manufacturing, whose spouting stock will be taken over by Roe. Busby will cease that department and focus on metal stock feeders waterers and metal signs. Franklin was formerly with the Roe organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Franklin
al Roe & Son
Mr. Franklin
Busby Manufacturing Company
Busby Company
Roe
Edwards Family Sunday Visit Highlight Eureka Note
Eureka reports Roy Edwards and family spent Sunday with John McKune. Ed Lukovsky was reelected Eureka school director. Mildred Fetes and Carol Benson attended a teachers meeting. Additional local visits occurred among Benson, Snider, Schantz, and Armstrong families with relatives in Rock Island and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Benson
Eureka
Roy Edwards
John McKune
Clarence Benson
Gleede
Rock Island
Ill
Lewis Fetes
Ed Lukovsky
Mildred Fetes
Harold Snider
Eleanor
Aretha
Elmer Schantz
Carol
Filis
Karen
Howard Hotse
Washington
Roland Armstrong
Merrimac Social Notes Touch Down Weekend Visits
Merrimac notes show Mr and Mrs Dave Paul visiting Earl Smith home Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Baldosier visited Monday evening with Harry Bekels. The Merrie Makers club met with Mrs Walter Fitchner Thursday afternoon. George Shoemaker of Burlington called on his brother Oral Shoemaker Thursday. Ben Crile and sons Delmer and Kenneth visited the Earl Smith home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Amrine
Merrimac
Dave Paul
Earl Smith
Johnnie Baldosier
Harry Bekels
Dave R Baldosier
Carl
Max Baldosier
Mt. Pleasant
Merrie Makers Club
Walter Fitchner
George Shoemaker
R Burlington
Oral Shoemaker
Ben Crile
Delmer
Kenneth
RaBerta Beauty Shoppe Remodeled in Chicagoland Run
The RaBerta Berber and Beauty Shoppe has been completely remodeled. Work began before the Minicks left for the National Beauty convention in Chicago and was finished last week. The shop now features new inlaid flooring, Siamese drab walls, green partitions, and added equipment including vapor marcel machines with exclusive territorial rights. Local social mentions conclude with visits from Harold and Donald and Mrs A N Amrine, plus weekend gatherings with Reschleys, Farmers, and Shafers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Minick
Chicagon
Journal
St Berta
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Wolf Floral CO
James Schmoeller
Purlington
Schmoeller
John Swazil
H. F. Masson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minnesota
D. F. Macon
Iowa Avenue
P.L. Etter
S. Lowa
Mace Motor Co
R &G
Horseess
Berlin
Frankfort
Emil Fey
Odo Neustaedterstuermer
Interior
Gustav Bayer
Helga
Wilhelm Miklas
Kurt Schuschnigg
Louis
Baron Fugen de Rothschild
Professor Loewy
Heinrich Neumann
Rose Walter
Bruno Walter
Pawlikowsky
Graz
Sieemund Waitz
Salzburg
Innsbruck
Archduke Otto of Hapsburg
Otto
Vienna
Friedrich Ritter von Wiesner
Hermann Oppenheim
Union of Austrian Jews
Desider Friedmann
Treasury
Richland, Iowa
J. W. Hendrickson
Farmall
Girls' Glee Club
A. J. Nichols
E. S. Hensinger
Aurora
Colorado
Wellman Friends
J. J. Ward
James Bryant
Calvin Griffith
Harley Ruge
Oskaloosa
K. of P. Lodge
Order of Pythians
Paul Hann
Ellis Bell
Cedar Rapids
Ellery Foster
L. W. Durst
L. C. Miller
Ruth Weber
Cornell
Corll & P
L. Goodlandor
C. B
C. B. Anderson
Burlington Trailways
Chicago
Omaha
Colenso Hotel
Ray C. Tracy
R. Edwards
J. McKune
RaBerta Beauty Shoppe
Harold
Donald
A. N. Amrine
Joe
Vance
PRG
Wolf's
Kim
Sabina & Wfitzer
Boston
Virginia
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