Wellston Community Notes From Friday to Wednesday
Reports from Wellston narrate movers to Brighton and Crawfordsville, store positions for Preston Hoover, resignations and illness in families, school plans for Ethel McNees, and travel to Washington. Local commentary mentions dry conditions, budding spring, and various residents visiting relatives and attending events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Miksch
Will Dunbar
Simpson
Brighton
Preston Hoover
Wellston
Mr. Hoover
Farmers’ Union
W. C. Hotle
Washington
Levi Shidler
Sigourney
Local Residents Attend Washington Day Trips and Banquet
Mr and Mrs B W Cole transacted business in Washington Friday. Ralph McCreedy and wife of Fairfield visited home folk over the weekend. Cloyce Benson, Virginia Benson, J R McCreedy and Tom O Connor were passengers to Washington Saturday. Mrs Geo Ebners Sunday school class held a banquet Saturday night at the church after a class contest with the losers treating the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Tooth
Ames
Washington
Lola Welliver
Ainsworth
Bertha Welliver
Gee. Birney
Faye Uberwinker
W. F. Gardner
Kansas
Mary Barbour
Gardner
Hinzel Whetnstine
Mrs. Zene Edwards
Fort Madison Teachers Decline Next Year Over Insufficient Raises
Fort Madison teachers, despite yearlong raises up to thirty percent or more, are not signing contracts for the next year. Superintendent J W Fish says grade teachers gain twenty four percent from two twelve percent raises after initial signups, based on efficiency. High school raises also reach as high as forty five percent, but are deemed insufficient in actual money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Madison
Fort Madison
J. W. Fish
Teachers seek higher pay for nine month year positions
The Fort Madison Teachers association reports raises for nine month posts are too small to attract staff. They note Burlington and Keokuk have boosted full year pay by twenty five dollars monthly. The issue dominates recent meetings and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Keokuk
Fort Madison Teachers Association
Angstead to Lead Forty New Homes in Fairfield
Fairfield March 26 Rep tape is missing from the opening of the Fairfield Building Company the new house building corporation planning about forty homes this summer Under Angstead who has long experience in large projects the firm aims to build attractive modern houses at affordable prices The plan emphasizes variety not uniformity with at most two houses per pattern and a mobile steel truss mill with five woodworking machines to produce mill work locally
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Fairfield Building Company
New House Building Corporation
Fd Angstead
Chester Anderson Resigns as Purchasing Agent at Eclipse Lumber
Chester Anderson resigns from the purchasing agent role at Eclipse Lumber Co and will stay with the firm. His duties will be merged with the Superintendent of Construction under Fd Angstead who seeks a capable bookkeeper as his assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Anderson
Eclispe Lumber Co
Fd Angstead
Angstead
Grinnell to Host Carnival Themed Telephone Ball
Grinnell Iowa hosts the annual telephone guide ball on April 6 on the second floor of the new washing machine factory. The event will feature carnival decor with colored lights and balloons and the Ogles varsity orchestra from Town City will provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Ogles
Town City
Ben
Proverb Lesson Sparks Dread of Fire and Water
A teacher cites a proverb about fear of fire during class. A student responds with a parallel line about water, noting a washed child dreads water. The exchange highlights caution in harmful elements and contrasts fire and water fears within a classroom moment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace Hill
Henry Walderich
Clara Engle
Homer Porter
Paul Harvey
Porter
Ethel McNees
West Chester
Harley Bower
Alice
Gerald
Floyd Bower
Crawfordsville
Haskins
Tam
Charley Scabery
Apperson
East End Garage
A. G. Long
John E. Thompson
John Striegel Jr
Harper, Iowa
Mahaska, Keokuk
Iowa
Kemp
Ine Ue
Dr. Edwards
Edwards
Eatonic
Eaton
Ted
Maliam
Sciajica
Iown
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Lowe Brothers Company
Mannhardt Bros
West Second Street
Bheel Peede
Norwalk
Chas. Hebner
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