Local Visit Notes and Weekend Travels in Lexington
Lexington updates list visits and travels among towns. Fr Carl Keck and Mrs Keck visited Don Huber. John Patterson drilled Burling ton. Warren Matthess and Charline visited A L White. L W Matth thes and wife drove from Des Moines. Ewart Young delivered hogs to Wellman. Will Anderson travelled to Iowa City. Mort Emde and family visited Charlie Wahl. Ed Testroet and son visited W H Anderson. Mildred Patterson went to Washington for dental work. Mrs FE Fleming spent days in Washington for dental work. Pearl Tudor left for Missouri due to his father’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Carl Keck
Don Huber
John Patterson
Burlington
Warren Matthess
Charline
A. L. White
L. W. Matthesas
Des Moines
Ewart Young
Wellman
Will Anderson
Iowa City
Mort Emde
Baby
Charlie Wahl
Ed Testroet
W. H. Anderson
Rain Delays Planting as Community Notes Reach Kalona
May 1 report from Washington Route 2 highlights first heavy rain delaying corn planting. Local gatherings include Eas tern Star with a fine supper and good attendance. Visits from Casey Iowa relatives, chimney repairs by Kalona contractor, and many neighbors stopping by for news and sewing courses. Look-out school closes Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, R. R
Godfrey Summers
Allie
Milton Maas
Eastern Star
John Maas
Casey
Nate Bensons
Dawson
Kalona
West Chester
Raymond Hasty
Miss Hasty
Clara Faulkner
Charley Faulkner
Rosella Wilson
Pleasant Hill Birth and Sunday Visits Report
Born to Mr and Mrs Howard Baker April 25 a 10 lb girl. John Caldwell and daughters Mil dred and Margaret visited Sunday at Lee Hesseltines and others visited Roy Kepharts B F Millers Bernard Ballard Golia Miller families. Dittmer of Wash sheared sheep for Roy Kephart Monday. Ladies Aid met and cleaned the church Wednesday afternoon. Karl Kephart delivered a cow to Howard Witting Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Howard Baker
John Caldwell
Mildred
Margaret
Lee Hesseltines
Henry Ballard
Pleasant Plain
Golia Miller
B. F. Millers
Cal Beenblossom
Roy Kepharts
Bryan Swift
Charles Keating
Mr. Dittmer
Wash
Roy Kephart
Ladies Aid
Karl Kephart
Howard Witting
Haskins News Notes and Local Travels
Owing to poor road conditions a busy local freight carried many riders including Sam Leffler and son Ralph J R McCreedy and daughter Marjorie Hazel Booth Dale Ebner Harold Godlove Mrs Ralph McCreedy and children Robert and Marie Fern Benn of Washington visited relatives in Haskins Ralph Leffler and daughter La Vaun and niece Dorothy Raymond were in Davenport on business Sunday and Monday P H Boyd and Mrs Swisher were in Washington Tuesday Daryl Ebner returned from Davenport where he spent the past week Mr and Mrs G G Ebner of Washington visited son M E Ebner A telegram announced the death of Lola Welliver Jessup in Los Angeles with funeral arrangements unspecified Little Doris Leffler aged about four wandered from home to visit grandfather and Mrs Wallace then went to Jarvis for dinner Milburn Spessard and wife of Ainsworth visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola (Welliver) Jessup
Los Angeles
Doris Leffler
Haskins
Jarvis
Milburn
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Weekend
Hal Edwards and family from Washington visited Sunday to see his father 7% LL. K Edwards who has been ill for two weeks. Cloyce Henson and family stopped by Wapello to visit Ross Henson. Irene Lashek, age 9, daughter of John Lashek, died after a brief scarlet fever illness. J R McCreedy shopped in Washington. Keith Swisher returned from Tavennort Theotlogy and plans to go back next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Bean
Hal Edwards
Washington
LL. K Edwards
Cloyce Henson
Ross
Wapello
Irene Lashek
John Lashek
J. R. McCreedy
Kieth Swisher
Tavennort
Birthday greetings and community notes from Brighton area
April gatherings at Bert Smith home celebrate family birthdays near April 20. Updates cover locals returning from Illinois, a teacher for next year, a death in the Brinning family, church groups, social events, farming plans, road issues, and local humor about cats and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Art Dawson
George Gilbert
Henry Brinning
George Fulton
Crawfordsville Social Notes May Day Visit and Illness
In Crawfordsville on May 1 Mrs. Mary Clemens visited Washington to see her ill brother Walker Allen. The Huston family hosted dinner for John Bullers and his children. Dr J C Huston and son Joe from Burlington spent the Sabbath afternoon with Dayton McNeill and J M Martina returning from Chicago. F W Fletcher also visited Washington. J H Witting is very ill with influenza and erysipelas. his son Paul missed work as cashier at First Savings Bank.
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Crawfordsville
Mary Clemens
Washington
Walker Allen
John Bullers
J. C. Huston
Joe
Burlington
Dayton McNeill
J. M. Martina
Chicago
F. W. Fletcher
J. H. Witting
Paul
First Savings Bank
Death of Henry Brinning at West Chester
A West Chester memorial notice recalls the passing of Henry Brinning, once a talkative neighbor known for his hearty, talkative nature despite hearing challenges. The brief tribute notes his long acquaintance with locals and hints at a related “Glider boy” reference from the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Here
Henry Brinning
Marriage in Davenport and local happenings at Columbus Junction
May 1 report from Columbus Junction details the wedding of Lyle Hanft and Amanda Frayman in Wapello, with Hanft to live in Davenport. News covers illness of Eliza Johnston, visits from Frank Johnston and others, church events, new babies, sick lists, school absences, and a minor medical procedure for Cloyce Zieglowsky, all reflecting a busy local community week.
Weekend church visits and a local illness report
Rev Pettit spent the weekend at the Walter Gardner home and led services at Pleasant Hill church Sunday. Mrs Sam Baker and children visited after church with her folks in Wyhington. The Dr was called to see Mrs Will Miller who is quite sick with the grippe, an illness that has caused several neighborhood calls this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Pettit
Walter Gardner
Pleasant Hill
Sam Baker
Wyhington
Will Miller
Apostle Paul and Classical Learning in Tarsus
The text notes Paul’s extensive Jewish legal education and familiarity with Greek literature. It mentions multiple centers of learning in his era, including a major institution in his native city, Tarsus in Cilicia, akin to a university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Tarsus
Cilicia
Helen’s Promise and a Father's Dilemma at Church
A girl named Helen, raised as a Congregationalist, seeks to hear an Episcopal minister after hearing him praised. She persuades her sister and asks her father to permit them to attend, urging that listening to the sermon might change his mind about belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilelen
Eviurrea
Caledonian Art and the Potter’s Wheel Mystery
The Caledonians fell behind Romans in pottery wheel use yet rivaled the world’s wastrels in ornaments. Mountains gifted craftsmen gold silver bronze and gems including agate jasper cuirngorms jet and rock crystals. from Wey came ornaments and BA Weapons.
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Mildred Patterson
FE. FE. Fleming
Pearl Tudor
Lon Huber
Missouri
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz, M. D
Frank Boller
City
Mutual
W. Washington
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Blue Mutual
J. D. Dayton
Westchester
Iowa
Washington County
Austin Sutherland
R.R
Washington, Iowa
T. A. Michels
Morrison & Morrison
Morrison Bidg
North Side
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
C. J Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Journal
Livingston & Richer
Abstract Department
Warhington
Lows
C. V. Brown
Titus
Dayrman
Winfield
Glider
Neb
Tues
Gray
Sam Schulty
Sam
George Baker
George
Kellogg’s
Broadway
Indianapolis
Ind
Battle Creek
Michigan
Columbus Junction
Frank Johnston
West Liberty
Wm. Marsden
H. L. Duntan
Cedar Rapids
Columbus City
Eliza Johnston
Lyle Hanft
George Gardner
Amanda Frayman
Davenport
C. L. Wilsons
Clarence Allen
J. O. Browning
Dean Carlisle
Walter Marsden
Bert Dunlap
Martin Weston
Harry Campbell
Sunshine Community Club
Bessie Baker
No. 7
BF. L. Meyer
Little Cloyce Zieglowsky
Charley Zieglowsky
Prairie Center
BY Taylor
CTY
Ais Street
MR Gunn
Vee Ei
Apostle Man of
Learning
Vania Oil
Valvoline
Washington Oil Co
Everett True
By Williams
Chur
Ms Nie
FALUN
Helen
Caledonian Art
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