Mother's Day gifts lift spirits as WW II news fills town
Mrs. B M Miller receives a large box from overseas son Pvt. George Miller containing silverware, carving set and fox fur for Mother’s Day. The piece notes grateful mothers and ongoing war messages, with local tales of charities, bonds, and community prayers. The narrative mentions Stella Wilcox, Kathryn Latta bequest to YWCA, and local wartime routines in Washington.
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B. Ww. Miller
George
Germany
Millers
North
Marion Avenue
Pvt
George Miller
Miss Wilcox
Stella Wilcox
Holum Family Notes and Local News Column
Local column recounts family anecdotes with Ola in riding days, Ed Veggy’s quicksand ordeal, May birthdays, hospital updates, school plays, poster contest winners, and community events including church services and club honors. Mentions Maurine McLaughlin Bogle’s university presidency and Washington praise for war-work.
Gazeman house sale plans fade as porch is torn
The Gazeman house in Washington remains owned by the Chamber of Commerce though selling one dollar tickets for a lottery was abandoned. The porch has been removed and remodeling is underway. Other items note a steak fry at Red Brick school, staff moves to Rock Island, alfalfa planting, a double funeral, and local gossip.
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Chamber of Commercce
Gazeman
Montgomery Ward
Deaths of the Week in Riverside and California Obituaries
Mrs. John Prank Meeker of Riverside and Mrs. Lillie Alice Meeker widow of John Meeker died at 69. A daughter Opal Stransky survives with a brother and two sisters. Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Maxwell Cook will be held at Sherman Funeral Home with interment in Eli Grove Cemetery. She was born January 1, 1866 and is survived by a brother and a sister in California.
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Lillie Alice (Knox) Meeker
John Meeker
Opal Stransky
Riverside
Los Angeles
Jennie Maxwell Cook
Mareh
Calif
Sherman Funeral Home
Eli Grove Cemetery
Jor. Eait
Esther
California
Arrow Shots and Rural Reflections in a Fragmented Prose
The piece mixes quirky aphorisms about knives, fashion, and village life with observations on humor, medicine, and parenting. It reads as a collage of disconnected musings rather than a cohesive story or argument.
Orville Elder Purchases Washington Evening Journal
Twenty five years ago on May first Orville Elder became owner and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal.
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Orville Elder
Washington Evening Journal
Col Nicola Seriously Ill at East Main Home
Col Nicola is very ill at his East Main street home. He is the father of Mrs Blanche Nicola McCleery.
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Nicola
East Main Street
Blanche Nicola McCleery
Resignation of Washington County Hospital Superintendent
Mrs. Anna House, superintendent of Washington County hospital, resigns effective July 15. She has not announced future plans. Walton League members granted permission to stock Rock Island reservoir with fish after discussion with A. Claire Dewey.
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Washington County Hospital
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Rock Island
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Rural graduates seen from eighth grade rising to exams
Superintendent H A Phillips reports about 150 eighth grade graduates this spring with around 125 expected to pass exams. A class of fifty will take the normal training tests locally. The W T A institute was held at Mrs William Blair’s home. Twenty four H S boys and twenty five H S girls will ride to Ames for the state music contest. $121 was raised at a Y M C A concert. J Elliot Grayson named Memorial Day chairman with patriotic groups assisting. Soldiers and others to speak in schools urging observance.
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H. A. Phillips
Ames
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Southwell and Anderson Grocery Sold to Lemley and Cox
The Southwell and Anderson grocery on the northeast corner was sold to Charley Lemley and Will Cox. Caughey Southwell will move to Omaha for a wholesale grocery role, while J. T. Anderson has not stated plans. Dr. Dewey Dies.
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Lemley and
40 Years Ago Bad Runaway
In a runaway near Wellman Rev W L Clapp M E pastor was unseated as frightened horses threw all passengers from the buggy. No serious injuries reported. Caleb Warren, longtime railroad man, died at his home May 15 at 70s. Survived by wife three daughters and son Dr George Warren of Pontiac. Kate Berd0 leaves for Washington Pennsylvania to visit kin and Niagara Falls en route home. PEO convention drew delegates from across the state with Masonic Temple as convention hall. Washington Academy graduated twenty one students last night.
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Wellman
Warren
Caleb Warren
Anna Anderson
Sylvia
Ella Warren
George Warren
Pontiac
Kate Berdo
Washington
Penn
Hallie
Niagara Falls
C. T. Bartlett
Washington, Pa
Bartlett
Cora Wright
Masonic Temple
Harvey Matthews Mounts Pony Rushes to Ball Park
Harvey Matthews rode Asa Reid's pony at Sunset Park and could not stop it. The pony bolted and ran uninterrupted to the ball park.
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Harvey Matthews
Asa Reid
Sunset Park
Ball Park
Miller drives to Noble and gets lost for hours
Martin J. Miller drove to Noble last night and on returning home he became disoriented, turning around five times and not arriving home until 2 a.m.
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Noble
Bicycle race ends quickly between Beaty and Col Bell
The contest featured Jim Beaty riding his young son's bike against Col Bell and ended soon after it began. Workmen fill ground west of the Temple building as residents hope for a new sidewalk.
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Col. Bell
Beaty
Will Build Fine Home Near Music Hall
Don Sherman plans to build a fine home just west of the Music Hall after purchasing the lot. He and his family will move into the A. H. Wallace house vacated by the Shrader family.
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Music Hall
A. H. Wallace
Shrader
Babcocks Invite Miss Ola Babcock to Wed Alex Miller
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs N L Babcock announce the marriage of their daughter Ola to Alex R Miller. The ceremony will be held at the Babcock home on a date not shown in the excerpt.
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St. James
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Washington
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Ola
Alex R. Miller
Babcock
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L. E. Helmick
Joseph S. Stark
Batavia
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Rowland Davis
Oxfordsville
Mc Orwin Whitham
Ft Navy
Sa Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Dale
St of Bri
Annabelle
Pte
Charles City
Antonio
Texas
Janeis Xhton
Wilfre
Hospital admissions and dismissals roll in weekly report
The record lists multiple hospital admissions including Richard Meyer at 720 East Washington and John H. Sonday after a tractor accident with facial and chest injuries. Dismissals include several patients such as Mrs. Virgil Starr and Mrs. A. Anderson. A newborn son is noted for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsner born at 1 06 this morning.
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East
Washington Street
John H. Sonday
Harper
Virgil Starr
East Seventh Street
Arnold Forney
North
Iowa Avenue
George Edward Means, Jr
West
Jefferson Street
Lorene Anderson
Sadie Davison
East Jefferson Street
A. Anderson
East Washington Street
Minnie Smith
Riverside
Richard Leet
Richard Arnold
West Main Street
Joe Riordan
Robert Joseph
Keota
William Marie, Jr
Route Four
Richard White
Ainsworth
Harold Gosling
Michael Robert
Chas. Jeffries
John Jeffries
Pacific
First Baptist church holds annual meeting and elects officers
The First Baptist church completed its annual meeting this week with officers elected and finances reported in good condition. Rev. Harold C. Tirwin will address the Columbus Junction graduating class. R. and Shannon spoke at Brighton's high school commencement. Mrs. Nancy Shaffer, Crawfordsville’s oldest resident, has died. Esther Smith, recent Clarence Iowa teacher, returns home and heads to New York May 14 for Red Cross staff training, visiting family in Cleveland afterward. Mrs. William Lewis of Tucson, formerly LeHoma Johnson, visits here with Betty Hamil. Frank Barnoski and Ottumwa neighbors were weekend visitors to Reister and Lemmon homes.
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Columbus Junction
R. &. Shannon
Brighton
Esther Smith
Clarence
Iowa
Earl Smith
New York
American Red Cross
Frederick Smith
Cleveland
William Lewis
Tucson
LeHoma Johnson
Betty Hamil
Wellman
Sign of the Times On smoking and lawyers
A terse remark laments cigarette holders and lawyers who smoke. The speaker argues interference causes more trouble than cigarettes and hints at avoiding repeating stories to ensure accurate retelling.
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