WCTU Essay and Poster Prizes Named Across Louisa County
May 6 Columbus Junction report lists W C T U prizes for an essay contest on Why Sensible Young People Do Not Smoke and a poster contest Alcohol or Tobacco. Individual prize recipients include Opal Arms and Alice Briggs with top awards, plus multiple schools such as Letts Pitchin Amity winning group prizes.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Opal Arms
Wapello
Alice Briggs
Cairo
Melba Jones
Amity School
Letts School
Conesville High Announces May Commencement Schedule
The commencement calendar lists Baccalaureate on May 14 at the Methodist Church with Rev H C Druse as speaker. Commencement exercises May 14 at Grace Reformed Church. Community picnic and alumni banquet set for May 15. Junior senior banquet date not announced.
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Conesville High School
Methodist
H. C. Druse
Grace Reformed Church
Local Families Share News From The John Simmering Area
Sunday visits mark a busy week as Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simmering host and Howard Linder of Jews City calls on J. B. Linder home. Beulah Linder recovers from appendicitis after surgery in Minnesota.
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Ed Simmering
John Simmering
Social News Chatty Weekend Visits Across Town
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Guy spent Sunday at John Robertson's. Mrs. Anna Springer and Eloise and Marion Robertson also visited. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hotle and children stayed Saturday at W. J. Pfeifer's. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hloglan and granddaughter Barbara visited over Sunday at the Bo Kr. Seaft ome, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Selmilt.
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J. W. Guy
John Robertson
Anna Springer
Eloise
Marion Robertson
Gilbert Hotle
W. J. Pfeifer
A. J. Hloglan
Sunday Visitors and Weekend Gatherings Across Havre Area
Local families and relatives spent weekends and Sundays visiting relatives in Havre area homes. Entries mention the Wehr Seivert Robertson Little Wolfe and Snyder households hosting or visiting, with various extended family groups gathering at multiple residences.
County column notes community visits in Havre
Havre news lists neighbors calling on relatives and friends from May 5 with visits to McBride Westen Zieglowsky and other homes. Farmers busy planting corn and townsfolk illness recoveries noted. several local families and travelers visited during the weekend and Sunday gatherings.
Heiress Missing at Sunday Sh. G. Been Blossom Otic
Miss Sehnneider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sehnneider, is reported missing after spending Sunday afternoon and evening at the Claud McCall home in Washington with Omer. Mr. and Mrs. Sehnneider and Omer were seen in town.
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Havre
Minnie Underwood
Baby
John Zieglowsky
Howard McBride
McBride
Guy McCall
Will Miller
George Westen
Cross
Will McBride
Bertha Klopfenstein
Coppock
Jo .Nichols
Clem Edgar
Howard
Washington
Paretal
Lewis Herring
Juanita
Charlie Zieglowsky
Clem Bdgar
Geo. Westen
Warm Westen
John Westen
Lee Hunt
Frank Moore
Homer Woota
Gilbert Hotle
Howard Baker
Thelma
Bernice Darby
Jim Thompson
Amos Stout
Emma
Fred Shrader
Muffin Westen
Dale Darbyshire
Darbyshire
Elmer Youngs
Bishop
Overholtzer
Wayne Overholtzer
Tingley, In
Dale de Hbvhire
Lyle Klopfenstein
Donald
Fred Donaldson
Havre Shipping Association
Mervin Schuman
Ton
Sh. G. Been Blossom Otic
Carl Sehnneider
Omer
Claud McCall Hne
Doris Dempsey
York, Pa
New York
William Dempsey
To Honor Mother Sunday in Washington County
Next Sunday May 10th is set aside to honor mothers. Those with living mothers plan special thoughts or tokens such as flowers, candy, or a dinner. Many Washington merchants announce items to make mothers happy.
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Washington
Washington County
Local Social Notes Highlight Neighborly Visits
Mrs. Wilbur Shanty returned from the county hospital to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Wenger. Irene Wagner joined Mr and Mrs William Gamon for a Davenport trip to visit Mrs Roll Gamon in hospital. Sherman Gault visited Oakdale as warm weather and good soil spur farmers to plant.
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If A. Olio
Lloyd Ness
Davenport
Roll Gamon
Sherman Gault
Oakdale
Churches Observe Mother's Day in Sunday Services
Washington churches plan Mother Day observances with special music and sermons centering on mothers. Floral decorations will beautify altars and mothers will be recognized, reflecting a nationwide tribute to mothers in the United States and Canada.
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Washington
Mother
Canada
Woodmanseer Denied Rehearing in Murder Case
In Des Moines on May 7 Woodmansee convicted of killing W F Knapp had his request for a rehearing denied by the town supreme court removing his final clemency option.
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Des Moines
Fred A. Woodmansee
W. F Knapp
Town Supreme Court
Woodmansee
Firemen Injured as Armory Burns in Buffalo
A massive blaze destroyed a five story armory and a church in Buffalo's Masten Hill area. Seventy five firefighters were overcome by smoke while battling the fire which damaged nearby homes. The armory stored 40 000 pounds of small ammunition that exploded during the flames.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Masten Hill
Red Brick Community Events and Illness Notes
Red Brick May 6 sketch shows Wenger dining with parents Mrs and Mr Jacob Wenner. Charles Wilson plowed for Frank Bruty on Abe Beenblossom farm. Elmer Kephart ill with tooth infection. Hermie Kephart and Frederick Wenger absent from school. Additional Kephart family visits noted.
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Red Brick
Wenger
Jacob Wenner
Charles Wilson
Frank Bruty
Abe Beenblossom Farm
Elmer Keplart
Thorer
Mr. Kephart
Frederick Wenger
Lawrence Kephart
G A R Membership Plunges in Missouri Report
Joplin Missouri May 7 Grand Army of the Republic membership stands at 42188 with an average 900 deaths per month over the year ending April 1. Gen James F Jewell national commander cites aging veterans while state report shows 854 members in Missouri and notes a push for a uniform widow pension in Congress.
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Joplin
Grand Army of the Republic
James F. Jewell
Fort Morgan
Colo
Missouri
Jewell
Mis.s Wourt Department
Chalmers P. Woodruff
Abbreviated The Bridge Of The Charles Reference
The poem The Bridge by Longfellow originated as The Bridge Over the Charles. The note refers to the small stream along which Boston Hes.
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Longfellow
the Charles
Boston
Goldsmith Agreement Sought for Natural History Work
In 1769 London, Oliver Goldsmith agreed to author a new natural history of animals eight volumes. He would receive 800 guineas about $4,000 for the project and the contract was sold for $1,025.
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Oliver Goldsmith
London
Goldsmith
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