Community building grounds meeting at 1 p.m.
A community gathering begins at 1 00 p m on the grounds of the community building. Local residents are invited to participate in the planning and discussions about neighborhood improvements.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1948
Page
6
Chorpening Loses Finger in Pump Jack Incident
In N Prairie Flower April 28 Russell Chorpening lost a finger while working a pump jack. The note lists visits by Robert Christner Dianna Gechlatter and others and reports Chorpening's election as a director at Summit school. The article also mentions the school board meeting at the John Young home and John Young being elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Chorpening
Arthur Davison
N. Prairie Flower
Russell Chorpening
Robert Christner
Schhlatters
Dianna Gechlatter
Christners
Eliabeth Young
Richard Young
Joe Christner
Millard Schlatter
Earl Gingerich
Wayland
Dale Richenberger
Burdette
Homer Dawson
Summit
John Young
Della Christner
Donna
Darby
For Sale Old Farm Machinery Listing Mercer County
For sale a large assortment of used farm machinery including tractors Minneapolis Moline Allis Chalmers John Deere Hart Parr Oliver Case Massey Harris and more. Also includes combines corn pickers planters discs hay equipment drills mowers rakes plows spreaders and related items. Located in Mercer County seven miles west of Aledo on Route 17 phone contact Joy in IN 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell City No
John Derre
Minneapolis-Moline
International
Innes
Wisconsin
Stebring
Winpower
Sterling
Minneapolis - Moline
Allis-Chalmers
John Deere
Hart Parr
Oliver
Case
Minneapolis- Moline
New Idea
Sears Hammermill
Harjacney
Massey Harris
Joy
Phone 66
Mercer County
Aledo
Three Old Maid Aunts presented by St Marys High
Riverside April 28 senior class of St Marys high school staged the play Three Old Maid Aunts in St Marys hall to a good crowd. Sisters of Charity coached the cast and a rhythm band provided music. After the show, St Marys Guild served refreshments. Local residents visited from Iowa City Bettendorf Washington and Riverside engagement notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
St. Mary's Hall
St. Mary's High School
Sisters of Charity
St. Mary’s School
St. Mary's Guild
Agnes Metz
Iowa City
Cecil Strabala
Donald Clawson
Hills
Lyle Fesler
R. H. Heitzman
Miriam
Paul Heitzman
Mercy Hospital
Ronald Pearsons
Jean
Bettendorf
William Knebel
Cedar Rapids
Edward Bushek
John Knittell
John W. Soukup
Towa City
al Erbe
Nancy
Susan
Ernest Salladay
Washington
Louis Douglas
Carl Craig
John Moss
Charles Rath
William Krotz
Annie Krotz
Church Officials and Teachers Vote to Try New Curriculum
HASKINS April 29 The church and Sunday school officials and teachers met at David McCartney's Friday night to discuss a new curriculum and material for Sunday school. They voted to try it. Christine Watts traveled to Winfield Friday evening for a short visit with cousin Mrs. Homer Lowrey near Washington, expected to stay several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Godlove
Haskins
David McCartney
Christine Watts
Winfield
Homer Lowrey
Washington
Visiting Pastors Conduct Service at Eicher Church
Sunday service at the Eicher Church featured Rev. Vernon Sprunger and Rev. S F Pannebacker among visiting clergy. Missionaries from Yar Slough Africa shared items, while Rev. Sprunger presented Africa articles. The event occurred during the Middle District Conference of Mennonites in Wayland Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eicher Church
Vernon W. Frey
Noble
Eicher Ehurgh
Vernon Sprunger
Yarslough
Africa
Sprunge
S.F. Pannebacker
Mennonite Seminary
Chicago
Rev. Harder
Ohio
Iowa
Wayland
Local visitors and events report from the Bluffton area
Eldon Roth suffers burns from scalding water while removing a radiator cap on a tractor. Bluffton college students Max and Daniel Graber visited home folks with delegates from a recent conference. Families hosted relatives near Washington and Sigourney. The Eicher School District held its final meeting of the season at the school house. Galen Widmer and relief workers shared European photographs. Refreshments were served and plans for fall meetings were made. Congregants attended the Mennonite Church Middle District Conference at Wayland from Thursday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Roth
Max Graber
Daniel Graber
Bluffton College
Washington
Er. Freyenberger
Harry Gardner
Xpress
Freyenberger
Robert Freyenberger
Sigourney Sunday
Gardner
Eicher
Galen Widmer
Middle District
the Mennonite Church
Wayland
First Edison Kinetoscope Show Opens in NYC Store
On April 14, 1894 a cinema debut occurred in a former shoe store at 1155 Broadway New York City. Ten of Edison's initial kinetoscopes were employed to screen the motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York City
Edison
Veterans Purple Heart Vets Ministers Wes Questioned as Bill Advances
Discussion centers on veterans with multiple years of service and Purple Heart recipients noting ministers named Wes as potential beneficiaries before the bill becomes law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes
Community Friday Sale at Whittaker and Regional Livestock Auctions
Weekly livestock sale notices list events at Whittaker sale barn on Fridays, Midway Sales Columbus Junction on Wednesdays, Kalona Sales Kalona and Ollie Livestock Exchange on Tuesdays, plus Hi Dollar Sales Sigour. Details show recurring sale dates and participating barns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Sale
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona
Ioowa
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie Iowa
Hi Dollar Sales Company
Sigour
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Dagwood
Kink
St Mary’s High
Estelle Crutz
Willing Workers Club
Newton Whetstine
J. M. Soukup
Albert Novy
Wes Sojka
C. F. Fitzsimmons
Anna Krotz
George ‘Kos
Rath
Toni Jean Wittmer
Una Gordon
Godlove
Ethel
Vivian Booth
Davenport
Vivian
M. T. Coon
M. D. McCreedy
Dixie Dugan
By Moevoy and
Striebel
Jas
E.J. Freyenberger
Kinross
F.L. Matson
Burlington
Kenneth Goff
Dennis Klopenstein
Trenton
By Ken Reynolds
ENOL
House Armed Services Committee
Purple Heart
Journal
Maytag
Tait Radio & Appliance
R. G. Wessler
E. Second
South Ave
D. W.L
Col
Little
John Blick
Finance
Louis J. Kehoe
Attorn
Jeffrey Bidg
Law
Theodore B. Bailey
Morrison Building
S. W. Livingston
Robert Day Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gieford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
BF. G. Livesay
D. C
Spinal Distortion
Iowa Avenue
Wash
N. Ave. B
Suimme
Bickford Elfctricu
Washington Dairy
Baby
Reister Hatchery
E. Third
Ed Hite
W. Wash, St
Reister Bros. Feed—Hatchery
Washington Concrete Co
St. and
Rock Island
McAllister
Walter Nicholson
Washington, Iowa
South Second Ave
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