Visit Grandparents While Mother Goes To TTT Convention
Karen and Nancy Rhea of Mt. Pleasant visited their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rhea in Fairview while their parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rhea were in Des Moines. Mrs. Rhea attended the state TTT convention. Mrs Lillian Maxwell and daughter were also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Karen
Nancy Rhea
Mt. Pleasant
J. C. Rhea
Kenneth Rhea
Des Moines
Rhea
Lillian Maxwell
Local social rounds include dinners and Mother's Day gatherings
Mrs. Robert Laurer hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Arvid Anderson for a dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Or rie Rew and daughter Leora and Mr and Mrs Don Todd and Christine. Several families attended Mother's Day meals across Fairview with neighbors from Washington Aledo Viola Swedesburg Mt Pleasant and Lake Orion Michigan visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvid Anderson
Orrie Rew
Leora
Don Todd
Christine
Mr. Rew
Mr. Todd
Winfield
Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Lillian Maxwell
Leonard Anderson
Aledo
Ill
John Fisher
Viola
Floyd Resehly
Floyd
William Resehly
Olds
Kenneth
Mt. Pleasant
Arvid
Emelia Anderson
Swedesburg
Floyd Blankenhorn
A. Ww. Yard
Blankenhorn
Mr. Yard
Washington Hospital
Salvation Army Seeks Funds in Riverside Drive
Riverside May 13 Salvation Army conducts its annual fund drive with committee leaders Earl Grout as chairman Ivan H Cummings as treasurer and Mrs G L Cres Dale Southwick and Dr George Godlove. Austin Moudy to hold closing out sale east of town may move to Booneville Mo about May 20 with both Moudys to join School of Correction for boys there. Mr and Mrs Hubert Kron entertained guests including Ed Kasper Cletus Kasper norm Kasper Ernest Swanes and Kenneth Kron of Washington. John Fyan Knoxville welcomed twin sons born May 9 named John David and Daniel Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Salvation Army
Earl Grout
Ivan H. Cummings
G. L. Cres
Dale Southwick
George Godlove
Austin Moudy
Booneville
Moudy
School of Correction For
Hubert Kron
Ther
Ed Kasper
Cletus
Norma Kasper
Ernest Swanes
Kenneth Kron
Washington
John Fyan
Knoxville
John David
Daniel Joseph
Knots and Knotholes Equal in Structural Strength
Forest Products laboratory tests show intergrown knots weaken wood just as much as loose knots or knotholes, indicating no strength distinction between knots and knotholes in structural grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Products Laboratory
United States Forest Service
Brighton Man Suffers Injuries to Fingers
Charles Heimick at the cement plant in Washington sustained two badly lacerated fingers when a wheelbarrow of sand toppled into a pit, trapping his hand under the wheel. The incident occurred Friday in Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Charles Heimick
Washington
Tom Nicholson
Wellman
Nicholson
Charles Mumper
Minnie Jones
Evelyn Bennett
Fairfield
Evelyn Bennet
Des Moines
Ramsey
Mattie Boos
Clyde Coffin
Edna Crile
Alfred McCracken
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across States
Mrs. Walter Ruggles was called by serious illness and death of her sister in law Mrs Ingle. Ernest Shutte and family of Elgin Illinois visited Mrs. Shuttes parents Ashell Robertson. Other guests included Dale Robertson Marion Robertson and Jesse Berry families. Mrs Ida Berry visited her son and Kansas resident Malcolm Griffith came for days with his mother. Oregon Illinois pair Albert Thurston visited K M Elmore. Chris and C D Cooper hosted Kientz visitors before travel to Montreal and Syracuse Ontario bound. Hubert Kasowski and daughter Marjory spent the weekend in Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ruggles
Oakdale
Ingle
Ernest Shutte
Bobby
Lloyd Dean Lance
Elgin
Ill
Jesse Berry
Mediapolis
Ida Berry
Malcolm Griffith
Mission
Kansas
Charles Mumper
Albert Thurston
Oregon
K. M. Elmore
Elmore
Canada
Chris Kientz
San Benito
Texas
Montreal
Can
Syracuse
N. Y
C. D. Cooper
Cooper
Hubert Kasowski
Marjory
Ottumwa
Pleasant Hill Ends School Term With Basket Dinner
Pleasant Hill holds a noon basket dinner to mark the last day of the school year. Mrs. John White will teach in Wyman next year, and Winifred Ragan is hired as Pleasant Hill’s new teacher. Local residents report minor damage from a recent windstorm while neighbors visited across area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Everette Curtis
John White
Wyman
Winifred Ragan
Homer Kephart
Jacob Earnest
Howard Witting
Glenn Pratt
Bryan Swift
Armnsworth
Richard
Everette Goodwin
Brighton
Elmore Family Visit Noted in Cedar Rapids
B. B. Elmore of Cedar Rapids spent Saturday at the home of his brother K. M. Elmore and ups Elmore. Mrs Martha Kasowski mentioned as mother in the surrounding notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Kasowski
B. B. Elmore
Cedar Rapids
K. M. Elmore
Ups Elmore
Neighbors Help Repair Barns Damaged by Wind
In Wayland on May 13, members of Bethel and Sugar Creek churches aided Neal Roth in rebuilding his barns after wind damage. Dozens of donors from local families including the Emery, Wenner, Wyse, Roth, Wenger, Leichty, Freysenberger, and Untermahrer clans assisted with labor and a noon meal at the Roth home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Bethel
Sugar Creek
Neal Roth
Clarence
Glen Emery
Harold
Ira
Raymond Wener
Noah Graber
Mahlon
Vernon Wyse
Harold Meyers
Joe Beachy
Will
Simon Leichty
Gilbert
Everette Roth
Elmer Ernest
Elmer
Owen
Jake
John Roth
Noah Untermahrer
Noah
Maynarl Widmer
Harold Beese
Ezra Freyenberger
Carl Bachman
Elon Boshart
Elmer Roth
Orie Roth
Dave Wenger
Gleo Wenger
Emery Wenger
Cotton Towel Use Outpaces Global Cloth Demand
In the United States Americans use about 150 900 000 pounds of cotton towels annually roughly a pound per person. Outside the United States per capita cotton use is about six pounds for clothing and all other purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Sunday visitors at Clarence Pulse Sr home
Mrs Pulse's parents Mr and Mrs Roy Duskin of Birmingham visited along with Mr and Mrs Roy Pulse of Marshalltown Anna Walker and Clarence Pulse Jr of Fairfield. Rev and Mrs R J Stahmer and sons David and John were visitors at the Lee Hunt home. Rev Stahmer also called on Bina Porter at the United Presbyterian home in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Witting
Sam Wittmer
Havre
George Sojka
Lake Darling
Everette Curtis
Richard
Crawfordsy
Glenn Pratt
Howard Benn
Raymond Witting
Patswift
Howard
Baverette Curtis
Clarence Pulse Sr
R. J. Stahmer
David and
John
Lee Hunt Home
Rev. Stahmer
Bina Porter
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
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Floyd Brankenhorn
Browns Finance Co
Court House
Robert Laurer
Robert Henderson
Dean
Floyd Reschly
Crawfordsville
Reschly
Miss Augspurger
Floy Blankenhorn
Harold Putnam
Judy
Cheryl Rees
Carole
John Ganon
W. C. Wooley
Elizabeth Wooley
Jeannette Hanna
Ray McAllister
Harley Rhea
Glenn Fish
Rollie
Orville Elder
J. M. Bratten
LL. Walker
Leslie Roos Cloyd Willits
Harry Ramseyer
Carl Klein
Washington High School
West Chester
Chick Ralston
Rod Richer
Francis
Mangold
Demons
Harry Barker
Darrell Ross
South
Marion
Darrell
Pease & Ross
Sam Barker
Sunset District
Martin’s Modern Cleaners
Martin's Modern Cleaners
All In
Taylors
John Ingle
Betty Jo
Cecil Ruggles
Warren Nash
Verle Porter
Elnor Engle
South Side
Liste LE
J. B. Randle
East
Madison
Ainsworth News
Lennox
A. D. Brown
Nl Law Catalog Sales Department
Buren
Rogers
Wards
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