Ainsworth Women’s Society elects new officers
Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn was elected president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at Ainsworth Methodist Church effective June 1. Officers include Mary Townsend vice president, Blaine Hawkins secretary, Orie O’Connor treasurer, and a slate of secretaries and committee members governing spiritual life, literature, activities, and youth. The group, with about 90 members, plans a May 12 breakfast and an alumni banquet at Ainsworth High School.
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Ainsworth
Floyd Blankenhorn
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Blankenhorn
John Clegg
Mary Townsend
Blaine Hawkins
Orie O’connor
Orville Thoma
C. E Bassler
A. Stephens
Gene Stephens
Don Sands
Herbert Campbell
W. D. Roberts
Glen Miller
Richard Stephens
Floyd Edmondson
Campbell
S. A. Stephens
W. D Roberts
Ainsworth Methodist W.S. C. S
Potluck Supper at United Presbyterian Church
A potluck supper is planned for Thursday evening at the United Presbyterian Church. Carol Brewer of Washington and Mrs. Wm. Littlewood will provide Scottish entertainment.
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Ainsworth
United Presbyterian Church
Carol Brewer
Washzton
Wm. Littlewood
Congregation Surprises Dr William Littlewood on Birthday
Ainsworth United Presbyterian pastor Dr William Littlewood received a homeward surprise on May 1 after services. The congregation gifted a new radio, numerous cards, a birthday cake, and a dinner set. he also leads services at Brighton Congregational Church at 8 p.m. and recalled greetings from former New York parishioners.
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Ainsworth
William Littlewood
Ainsworth United
Littlewood
Brighton Presbyterian Church
Keokuk Spring Rally Draws Ainsworth Delegation
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church sent a number to the Keokuk Presbytery spring rally in Columbus City last Saturday. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Wm Litthewood and son John Majel Arthur Dorothy Hunt Stella Gardner Carol Gesling Hazel Hunt Lois Gesling Edith Mae Simpson Marline Brown and Mary Dee Orris. The drive aimed to raise funds for Ghada a blind Ethiopian missionary and the young people surpassed their 300 quota.
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Ainsworth
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Keokuk Presbytery
Columbus City
Wm. Litthewood
John
Majel Arthur
Dorothy Hunt
Stella Gardner
Carol Gesling
Hazel Hunt
Lois Gesling
Edith Mae Simpson
Marline Brown
Mary Dee Orris
Ghada
Stephens and Elliott Visit Relatives in New Windsor
Mr and Mrs D D Stephens Jr and Mr and Mrs John Elliott traveled to New Windsor Illinois this Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs O L Fleharty. Mrs Stephens and Mrs Fleharty are sisters.
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D. D. Stephens Jr
John Elliott
New Windsor
O. L. Fleharty
Stephens
Fleharty
Hikes Highlight Youth Activities at Ainsworth Methodist
Youth fellowship hikes feature at Ainsworth Methodist Church. On Sunday May 1 the senior group hiked Long Creek to east of Cotter and back, with food carried in knapsacks. They waded a sandy shallow area, saw fishermen, faced a shower under a bridge, and two snakes were killed. A third escaped. Wednesday evening the junior fellowship plans a bike hike with own supper, a fire for roasting, and meeting at the church after school.
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Ainsworth
Long Creek
Cotter
Carl Stiefel
U P Ladies Aid Meeting at United Presbyterian Church
The Ladies Aid society of the United Presbyterian church met in the church parlors with Mrs. A. E. Sands as leader. Roll call cited lawn care, plants and bulbs were exchanged, and refreshments served by Mrs. Ida Hunt and Mrs. Floyd Coon. Guest Mrs. Harry Bumeister attended. Hazel Hunt visited Mt. Pleasant weekend friend Beverly Scott.
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Ainsworth
Ladies Aid Society of
The
United Presbyterian Church
A. E. Sands
Ida Hunt
Floyd Coon
Harry Bumeister
Local families visit across state lines this weekend
Ainsworth residents Mr and Mrs David Peterson of Waterloo spent the weekend with relatives. Mr and Mrs John Edmondson and daughter plan an indefinite stay in Tierz Minnesota with Mrs Edmondsons relatives. Mr and Mrs William Simkins visited Floyd and Everett Simkins in Davenport this past week. Mr and Mrs Bobe Kurtz of Moline stayed with Mrs E W Spessard Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Harold Gosling returned Saturday from Rothsay Minnesota due to her fathers serious illness.
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David Peterson
Waterloo
John Edmondson
Tierz, Minn
William Simkins
Floyd and
Everette Simkins
Davenport
Bobe Kurtz
Moline
E. W. Spessard
Harold Gosling
Rothsay
Minn
Chips From The Sticks By Nellie Wittmer
Mrs. Osa Martin drove from San Antonio to visit her son and a daughter at Wayland. The narrator delayed a trip then decided to go, despite short notice, amid a strong wind and preflight household chores.
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Nellie M.wittmer
Martin
San Antonio
Wayland
Texas
Routine Morning Tasks Then Departure From Wayland
The timeline notes drying laundry by 7:30 and damp pieces hung by 8:30 for the men. At 8:30 the speaker was ready to leave in the car. Mrs Martin delayed the morning mail, delaying departure until 9:15 from Wayland.
Sixth Texas trip highlights a weary journey west
The narrator notes a sixth round trip to Texas in two and a half years with careful driving. Windy Iowa, heat and wind in Missouri and Kansas frame a long day from Leon to Pleasanton to Columbus. A crowded town and a faulty water system ruined a quiet night in a tourist cabin.
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Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Leon
Pleasanton
Columbus
Evening Journal Washington Town Tuesday May 3 1949
The May 3 1949 edition of the Evening Journal from Washington provides local notices and brief items typical of a town edition. Readers find community notes and short reports on events, with names and places reflecting daily civic life.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Oklahoma and Texas land could rise with gypsum lead or zinc
The narrator recalls rain during a road trip through Oklahoma and Texas. They note sparse visible corn, multiple town stops including Afton and Kiowa, and observe large land areas deemed worthless without mineral finds. Oil remains a major item in both states.
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Pryon
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
Mary’s Texas Visit Involves Morning Hospital Call
The narrator travels from Dallas to San Antonio by Greyhound Express, stays near the bus station due to full hotels, and visits the Robt. B. Green Memorial hospital where Mary is staying. A chance encounter with Mrs. Barron leads to a lighthearted reunion and a breakfast with Texas grape juice praised by locals.
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Osa
Dallas
Texas
San Antonio
Jades
Robt. B. Green Memorial Hospital
Mary
Southern hospital dining hall offers meals at fifty cents
A fragment describes hospital hospitality with meals in the main dining hall for fifty cents each and an adjoining room near Mary in the nurses' hall. The nurse is on duty from a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Mary's
A Day of Rest and Local Outing Amid Weather Swings
The writer details a quiet routine with laundry after supper and a seafood dinner at the Manhattan followed by a local theater showing. Roses bloom as rain drenches the area. a nine day stretch of heavy rain is noted with forecasts for more tonight and tomorrow. Weather briefly turns dramatic with a 14 minute period of hail and windows broken south of San Antonio, as temperatures plunge from 67 to 53 degrees.
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San Antonio
Hospital Expansion Draws Diverse Staff and Busy Courtyard
The narrator observes a hospital adding an expansion that will occupy a full block including a landscaped lawn. Ambulances arrive daily with discharged and incoming patients. Staff comprise many nationalities with nurses and doctors from Iowa and Illinois and maids who are Spanish, Mexican, and African American. The room is kept immaculate with prompt housekeeping and spotless linens.
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Iowa
Illinois
Homeward bound via Okmulgee for Duane's birthday
The writer plans a short stop in Okmulgee to visit Duane and Janet for two days before returning home. They note Duane's 24th birthday and recall travel over the years. Dining highlights include a wonderful cafeteria, a Mexican meal with unfamiliar dishes, and a seafood dinner Mary enjoyed but cannot eat fried shrimp.
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Okmulgee
Duane
Janet
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C. EF. Bassler
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