Davis Attends Red Oak Funeral in Iowa
W. C. Davis traveled to Red Oak Iowa on Thursday to attend the funeral of his cousin W M Jones. J M Peters and family were also mentioned in the same local item as attending the event.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1927
Page
3
W. C. Davis traveled to Red Oak Iowa on Thursday to attend the funeral of his cousin W M Jones. J M Peters and family were also mentioned in the same local item as attending the event.
A series of social visits are listed in Muscatine and nearby towns. Families including Peters Jenkins Davis Williams Edwards Wehr Williams and Kellogg are shown hosting or visiting relatives and friends with outings to Columbus Junction Keokuk and Fort Madison.
Frank McCoy arrived from Stanwood to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moorhead. Miss Alice White traveled to Grand View for a week with friends. Dick Cain moved his household goods yesterday to Brighton. Merle Twinam shifted goods in his truck.
Polly, a charitable girl known for reclaiming the distressed, pursues her kindness through plants, animals, and people. Her brother warns of consequences as Polly targets Billy Norwood, a man with a drifting life, seeking to lift him from ruin with a drive to Riverside and a life altered by her influence.
West Chester reports a harsh spring with ice, high winds, and a late corn setback on May 14. Voters in Washington County prepare for a June 5 good roads ballot while readers recall a hospital visit, grape juice tasting, and helping a stranded traveler near Laubach and Stewart corner.
Iowa National Guard units have tentative summer camp assignments approved by the adjutant general. Fort Snelling in Minnesota will host headquarters and staff from the 34th Infantry Division and related units, including the 87th Infantry Brigade and the S4th Infantry Division, with dates in early June.
Headquarters detachment of the 34th infantry division and allied units report to multiple camps. Camp Dodge in Iowa and Camp McCoy in Wisconsin host infantry, cavalry, and field artillery units from August 14 to 28. Fort Riley Kansas also lists units including the 113th Cavalry and ambulance companies.
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