Local Notes and Visits Across Davenport Keota and Mollne
Local items list visits and travel among residents. Pearl Palm of Keota spent a week with S A Turner’s family in Davenport. Mrs Will Clark returns from Iowa City post operation. Ambrose Cunningham funeral drew relatives from Kansas Chicago Cedar Rapids and Mechanisville. Gilbert Goff visiting Rock Island goes to Fairfield. John Shebeck shows improvement after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl Palm of
Keota
S. A. Turner
Davenport
Ambrose Cunningham
C.C. Cunningham
Mherington
Kansas
Helen Cunningham
Chicago
Harlan DeWitt
Cedar Rapids
Donald Bell
Mechanisville
Gilbert Goff
Rock Island
Fairfield
Ten Years Ago Today at Oskaloosa Morning Travel
Mr and Mrs Joe E Wright drove to Oskaloosa by auto this morning and will return this evening. A local store advertises fresh flash light batteries tested for strength and wall paper remnants sold at savings. Top hog price listed at 10 dollars. Weather outlook predicts showers tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E. Wright
Oskaloosa
Rural Letter Carriers Meet In Riverside
The first monthly season meeting of the Washington county Rural Letter Carriers association was held at the Masonic hall in Riverside on May 12 with over fifty attendees from Riverside Kalona Ainsworth Crawfordsville Washington and Brighton and visitors from Iowa City. The program included songs prayers readings addresses by J W Hobson and local officials, musical numbers, skits, and refreshments. Monthly meetings are planned for June July August September and October with Washington as the next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Rural Letter Carriers Association
Masonic Hall
Riverside
iRiverside
Kalona
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Washington
Brighton
Iowa City
First District
J. W. Hobson
C. BE. Blythe
C. EB
Blythe
Clyde Yount
Rose Mannion
Frances Kephart
Tae
Piano tuning by Ellis Newton in town this week
Ellis Newton, who has spent ten years with the Baker music house in Ottumwa, is in town to handle piano needs. Tuning orders should be sent to Lemmon's Pharmacy early. Price for tuning is 3.3 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Newton
Baker Music House
Ottumwa
Lemmon’s
Local shoppers from several towns visit Saturday
Mrs J B Tobin and daughter Helen of Ainsworth Mrs Van Horn and small son Joe of Omaha Nebraska Miss Mildred Woodford of Brighton Mrs Ober Niffenegger of Katona Mrs W S Ferguson of West Chester and Katherine Forese of Mediapolis were shopping here Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Tobin
Helen
Ainsworth
van Horn
Joe
Omaha
Nebraska
Mildred Woodford
Brighton
Ober Niffenegger
Katona
W. S. Ferguson
West Chester
Katherine Forese
Mediapolis
May gatherings and meetings announced by local clubs
The Fleur De Lis club meets May 17 with Mrs. Walter Smith urging tan and dark blue cotton for a quilt project. Damascus Shrine No. 10 plans a May 17 meeting at eight, with a Supreme report from Milwaukee and balloting. Washington Golf and Country Club hosts a dinner May 17. reservations and own silver required. Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society holds a May breakfast and meeting at Mrs. L. S. Patterson’s home with prompt 9 am arrival for breakfast and 9:45 for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleur de Lis Club
Walter Smith
Damascus Shrine No. 10
U. S. of
Washington Golf and Country Club
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Womens’ Missionary of Presbvyterian Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Social calendar entries for Tuesday to Friday
A list of meetings and socials across groups including Pythian sisters E O W club Kolah club Pythian circle Wellston social club Rural Women's club Philathea class P B O Lexington Ladies Aid Ladies of the Christian Church Golf and Country club dinner Women’s Missionary Society and Rebekah meeting scheduled through the week with venues and times noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Women’s Club
Elmer Cherry
Philathea
M. EF
M. E. Sunday School Parclass
Methodist Sunday School
Leslie Gates
Mary Browning
Lexington Ladies Aid
Ladies of the Christian Church
Golf and Country Club
Thornburg principal to lead Montezuma high school
Robert Badger former Thornburg junior high manual training teacher and current high school principal guest at the W F Bickel home says he will be principal of the Montezuma high school next year S A Stephens of Ainsworth was shopping in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Badger
Thornburg
W. F. Bickel
Montezuma
S. A. Stephens’ of
Ainsworth
Mrs Thelma Whalen Harrison Visits Chicago Family
Mrs Thelma Whalen Harrison of Chicago is visiting her mother and sister Mrs Albert Taylor. She will be joined by her husband later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Whalen Harrison
Chicago
Albert Taylor
Local Folks Visit Family Homes This Sunday
Mr and Mrs Ted Dalton and Mrs Maude Culwright spent Sunday at Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Frank Longwell and Louise Longwell visited Loren Longwell in Wellman. Mrs Ola Whalen and W P Koons spent Sunday with friends in Des Moines. An old battery plus ten dollars buys a new Ford 13 plate battery suitable for cars and radios at Brown s Tire Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Dalton
Maude Culwright
Muscatine
Frank Longwell
Mr. Longwell
Louise
Loren Longwell
Wellman
Ola Whalen
W. P. Koons
Des Moines
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Tribune
Carl Ed
Arthur Lake
Mary Brian
Lucien Littlefield
Alice White
Jack Duffy
Barbara Kent
George Seigmann
H. H. Stephen
Arthur Mosenselder
Little Son
Vernon E. McAvoy
Moline
Mosenselder
Mr. McAvoy
Mrs
Mary McAvoy
Elmer Forney
Harold Rhodebeck
O. D. Ferguson
Fort Madison
J. D. Peters
Vastine
Will Clark
Ralph Jones
Martha’ Ferris
Anderson
John Shebeck
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
Wells & Crail
Washington, Iowa
South Side
Prody A. Borkoski
Mel Crandall
America
J. C. Dautrement
Washington Post
C.K. Blythe
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
NEW Graham Theatre
Lillian Gish
Ralph Forbes
France
England
Pythian Sisters
E. O W
Laura Graham
Kolah Club
Kolah
Clayde Knapp
Pythian Circle
J. G. Maxwell
Wellston Social Club
Rebecca Southerland
Washington Cleaners
Wisie Long
Prop
LOCAJ
COATS
West Side
Om Ont
Eda
Kayser
Kohr
Weiners
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
East Side Square
Arts Cafe
Brown
Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Richards
Owen McGovern
Pat
U.S. Pat
John Shields & Sons
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