Ice Cream Stand and City Notes Add Local Flavor
The item highlights a candy kitchen on the north side and a mayoral note from John WV Applecate. It lists ward garbage collection days and references a Bohemian Dramatic club performance in Richmond on May 5. Also mentions local families and eighth grade exams.
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North Side
Notlor Garbage Man
John
WV. Applecate
Bohemian Dramatic Club
Richmond
I. C. B. J. Hall
Washington County
Candy Kitchen
Local Residents Travel and Moving Notices
Winfield Smouse journeyed to Muscatine and Davenport for business this morning. Miss Buelah Harvey visited Davenport to spend the day with friends. Mrs. T. J. Harvey and Victor John Swisher prepared to leave for their new home in Pueblo Colorado. A sound bank promotes savings with safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Smouse
Muscatine
Davenport
Buelah Harvey
T. J. Harvey
Victor
John Swisher
Pueblo
Colorado
Step-Ins That Cling to the Slenderest Foot
Step-Ins That Cling to the Slenderest Foot offer a Black Wid front Gore pump No 309 in a two width combination. The caban heel is 14 8 covered with a metal buckle, French bound around, and improved WBC steel arch. Made of high grade kid leather, sizes and widths range from quadruple A to triple E with stock varies. price eight dollars fifty cents. Be at chison Arch-Preservers.
Her Reply to His Proposal
Helen Beaston a precise young manager in a large research organization reads Tom Brinstey’s marriage proposal during lunch. Though she plans to say no she writes a second letter agreeing to marry, then sends the reply to Brinstley in the State building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brinstey
Helen Beaston
Helen
Tom
Hielen
Aecross
Tlelen
Settlement reached after grade school fire loss in Columbus Junction
A $6 950 settlement was reached with insurers for fire damage to the grade school building. Plans were discussed to remodel the structure. Several local residents and visitors are noted, including funerals and births, with ongoing community events and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
W. H. Gaskell
Peter Weimer
Burlington
Oklahoma City
Local Happenings in Coppo ck May Week
Dale Hesser visits brother Glenn in Noble this week. Mrs. R H McCarty and Miss Helen McCarty of Washington return home after visiting G F Dold. Miss Carlotta Messer works at Chris Wenger home in Weav yland. Gleede Cold and wife visit Washington. FE B E Nichols returns after visiting with daughter in Washington. Mud hole north of D O Davison fixed allowing car crossings. School dismissed May 3 for picnic. Marshmallows and wieners roast. pictures taken. Mrs. Benson re elected for coming year. Andy Duttweiler and Mae visit Everette Weaver. Oats planted, fields wet. radishes and lettuce growing. Mr and Mrs Ronald Dold were
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Coppock
Dale Hesser
Glenn
Noble
R. H. McCarty
Helen McCarty
Washington
G. F. Dold
Carlotta Messer
Chris Wenger
Weavyland
Gleede
Fe.be. Nichols
West Chester shoppers visit for eighth grade exams
Mrs J B Carris and her daughter from West Chester arrive with Mrs Carl Mayer and daughter Mary to spend the day shopping. Mrs Seymour Martin of Keota also comes for shopping and visiting friends. The note mentions homemade ice cream at the Candy Shop.
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Jacob Lambert
Glen
Ben
J. B. Carris
West Chester
Carl Mayer
Mary
Seymour Martin of
Keota
Verle Stanley
Minneapolis
Minn
Lesroy Richardson
Skurk Is a Friend and Nature Magazine Says Skunks Eat Insects
Skurk is presented as a friend and Nature Magazine notes skunks eat grasshoppers crickets locusts and other insects. The piece advocates befriending skunks as wise.
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Nature Magazine
Pleasant By-Product of Poor Golf Habits
The note cheekily suggests a golfer learns bitter lessons when drives hook into the weeds. It preserves a playful tone while implying the awkward consequences of bad shots and the humor found in golf mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avild Howers
Safety in daily life and transportation risks
A column discusses hazards from clutter at stairs and bath tubs and criticizes manufacturers for lacking safety devices. It notes office rules against objects on window sills and calls for accountability in rail and vehicle safety. Local visitors Davison report from Washington.
History prompt multiple choice style geography and events
A list of states and a set of historical events is presented. Identify which lettered option correctly matches the described items across several periods from Hastings to the discovery of America and Jamestown to the Declaration of Independence and Waterloo with regional names included.
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Hastings
Constantinople
America
Jamestown
Waterloo
Local notices and visits across towns report
Mrs. Harry Ward and Mrs. James Ward visited Des Moines with plans for their return. A carload of Champion Pig Meal and Molas com cattle feed will pass through Washington about the 14th. contact Vincent Marek before May 12. Various residents travel, visit relatives, or run errands in nearby towns and townsfolk share notices and small updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ward
Des Moines
James Ward
Washington
Vincent Marek
Stumbling Thirty Dance Attracts Miss Elizabeth McWilliams
Mor Kie sales rise weekly as locals discuss the eventful Stumbling Thirty dance attended by Columbus Junction figure Miss Elizabeth McWilliams. American Legion Auxiliary plans a bake sale on May 7 at Washington Cleaners. Nellie Link and Wilda Augustine return from Davenport. Mrs. R C Saurburne of St Louis visits Pratt family.
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Elizabeth McWilliams
Columbus Junction
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington Cleaners
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Zeke
W. A. Gibson
Fairfield
BF. &. Barden
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Nathan Sayre
Iowa
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Fiersheims
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East Side
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Ralph Baker
Chicago
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Garrett L. Harrison
St. Louis
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Cleaning Service
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
Mise
Clara Linnen
Sigourney
John Linnen
Willard
Fi Holmes
BE. W. Spessard
Ainsworth
Boice Kurtz
Edith Miller
L. P. Jackson
Beulah Miksch
Mildred
Violet Hough
Misses Hough
Thomas Mitchell
Faiirfield
J. W. Hendrickson
O. M. Albright
Haskins, Iowa
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Crawfordsville
R. J. Conrad
Freda White
Jerry Carris
McCall Bros
Nellie Link
Wilda Augustine
R. C. Saurburne of
Ralph Pratt
Tam
Cain
Sam
Hanes
the Wardrobe Cleaners
U.S. Pat
Southern Coalacore CO
Cino
John Shields & Sons
Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
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