Correspondents Report Local News From Brighton May 17
Brighton Iowa May 17 reports from correspondents of Journal News note visits of Prody Borkoski Frank Clarks and families to Laird Woodford and others. Sunday church at Clay Church with Pastor Grinnell praise and good music. Weather mentions showers and hail in Black Hawk area. A large graduating class at local schools and corn planting progress. Russia famine film at opera house prompts charity collection and a W W Bowers talk urging aid.
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Brighton
R. No. 1
Prody Borkoski
Frank Clark
Ayland
Frank Chaffee
Kenilworth J
Laird
Warder
H. Stonka
Warder, Jr
Donald Rutherford
Grinnell
Woodford
Lairds
H. A
Black Hawk
A. W
Amon Woodford
al Bray
Richland
Hi. A. Woodford
California
Bray
Edward Hadley
Wayne Savages
Laird Woodford
F. M. Chaffee
Chicago
Mrs. C
Wellston News Highlights From May Day Week
C Prinning family visited Edgar Meyers near Ainsworth while farming neighbors report good corn planting weather. Joneses traveled to Washington. Brinning and McClelland stayed at Geo Heil’s. A group of 18 honored Wilma Brinning’s ninth birthday with cake and gifts. Mrs. Charley Hoover is gravely ill and family from Kansas and Oklahoma are en route.
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Wilma
Charley Hoover
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hoover
Local happenings in Havre and surrounding towns
John Koch received a carload of stock cattle from Mediapolis last week. Mitchell began work as long distance operator for the Washington Telephone Co. Mr. and Mrs. Will McBride visited Cedar Rapids with daughter Mrs George Barnett. John Davison of Washington visited at the Easter home. Grabb of Keota stayed with the Kochs. Ode Ferguson visited Lee Craig. Havre school closed for a picnic in the woods. Tom Nicholson and boys worked for A B Carr. Havre Social club to meet with Mrs John Putman. Clifford Thompson had a runaway with four horses at a dise and was bruised after leaping clear. Mrs Earl Frey rode to Washington Wednesday.
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Havre Havre
John Koch
Mediapolis
Vna Mitchell
Washington Telephone Co
Will McBride
George Barnett
Cedar Rapids
John Davison
Washington
Will Easter
Grabb
Keota
Ode Ferguson
Clifford
Mra
Earl Frey
Sprague and Davidson Attend Galli-Ceri Soprano Stop
Mrs C A Sprague and Miss Lois Davidson traveled to Davenport yesterday to hear the famed soprano sing last night as part of a concert event.
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Crawfordsville
C. A. Sprague
Lois Davidson
Davenport
Valley News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Community Events
H V Frank visited Washington and Rubio for business. Andy Sheetz and family and Myrtle Frank shopped in Keota. Sunday visitors included John Hahn Delphea Black at Raymond Frier's, with other locals gathering for Mothers Day activities led by Donald Derry. Gardens bloom and farmers plant corn as rain refreshes Valley.
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Valley Valley
H. V. Frank
Washington
Rubio
Andy Sheetz
Myrtle Frank
Keota
Myrtle
Sheetz
John Hahn
Delphea Black
Raymond Frier
Frank Miller
Raymond King
Erna Coffman
Gertrude Wallace
League
Mother
Donald Derry
Charley Churchill
Temple Bros
Bert Givane
J. B. Deal
I. EF. Deal
Eva Ballard
Miss Ballard
Pearl Derby Owen Black
Addie Wallace
Cc. Tl
Wallace
John Redlinger
Nellie Pfeifer
George Blattner
Coppock Area Social Notes and Local Visits
May 18 report from Coppock highlights Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dold and Mrs. Louise McAfee visiting relatives in Mt. Pleasant and Rome. Emma Carpenter spent days with her daughter Mrs. Lester Newman at Brighton. Gleede Dold and Clarence Neff made business calls in Washington and Wayland respectively. A cleaning week follows a recent heavy shower aiding farmers after a hard ground period delaying corn planting. Dave Davison and Ed Stimpson were noted as local callers.
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Coppock
Fred Dold
Louise McAfee
Mt. Pleasant
Rome
Emma Carpenter
Lester Newman
Brighton
Gleede Dold
Washington
Clarence Neff
Wayland
Dave Davison
Donnalson
Ed Stimpson
Fairfield
Mel Simpson
Rural Route 5 News Briefs and Social Updates
May 18 rural column notes Mrs Bell Palmer returns home after a week with daughter Mrs Clarence Work family visits by J B McCaleb and Rob James Jr. Howard Lecox family at C C Hotle home. Willie Robertson buys seed corn from A R Conrad. Neuman of Brighton shears at Conrad. Everett Fulton has a new Maxwell. Will Conrad hosts and returns to W H Knox. Community mourns Mrs Charley’s death.
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Mr. Neuman
Brighton
A. R. Conrad
Everett Fulton
Maxwell
Everett
Will Conrad
W. H. Knox
Charley
Local News Briefs From Dublin Area
Hoover dies at home in Wells ton on Wednesday evening. Mrs Eleanor Ford laid to rest at New Haven. Old Dublin resident leaves two sons and many friends. Shifts in farming as corn planting nears completion and cool showers arrive. Local visits include Mr Ashby and Mr Matthews from Washington. Bethel Methodist church starts Sunday school with open welcome two miles south of Dublin.
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Hoover
Wellston
Nob McCaleb
Jim Banks
Karl Burroughs
Berty Smith
Eleanor Ford
New Haven
Dublin
Ashby
Mr. Matthews
Washington
W. E. Augustine
J. L. Mayer
Frank
Charley
Geo. Frank
Arthur Conrad
George Frain
Bethel Methodist Church
Ainsworth
High School
Margaret Beal
Maxine Stephens
Merl Simpkine
Wanda Spessard
Bonnie Kelsey
Bennetta Tobin
Mabel Sands
Annetta Coppock
Earie Davis
A. H
Fitegerald
Margaret Bliven
Neal Sands
W. G. Robertson
Alice Townsend
Wm. Reaney
David Peterson
Local Social and Church News from Crawfordsville
Mrs C A Sprague and Miss Lois Davidson returned home from Davenport. W W Twinam went to Olathe Kansas for a General Assembly meeting. J R Maxwell of Washington visited on business. The Presbyterian Women Missionary Society met with Mrs C H Fishburn with refreshments served by Mr Fishburn. The United Presbyterian Missionary Society met with Mrs Frank Maxwell. refreshments were provided by Mrs Maxwell. Pupils with Highman and McFarland Geographies for sale are told not to take them to Nicola and Harmon Book Store in Washington around July.
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Crawfordsville
C. A. Sprague
Mias
Lois Davidson
Davenport
W. W. Twinam
Olathe
Kansas
Reformed Presbyterian Church
J. R. Maxwell
Washington
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
C. H. Fishburn
Fishburn
The
Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Frank Maxwell
Maxwell
Washington shoppers and visitors in Crawfordsville news
Mrs L G Sherwood and Mrs J and McCleary of Crawfordsville are in Washington today as shoppers. Misses Grace and Alice Hesseltine, also of Crawfordsville, are in Washington. Mrs George Finch visited her parents in Crawfordsville. Miss Catherine Gage of the Wyman schools was en route from Letts to Wyman. Mrs BE Goodwin left for Milledgeville to attend the death of her sister Jennie Dingman.
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L. G. Sherwood
J. & McCleary
Crawfordsville
Washington
Grace
Alice Hesseltine
George Finch
J. R. Lease
Catherine Gage
Wyman
Letts
BE. W. Goodwin
Milledgeville, Til
Jennie Dingman
City approves cemetery subdivision plat in Washington Iowa
Be It Resolved by the City Council of Washington Iowa that the survey of a Woodlawn Cemetery enclosure is approved and platted into lots noted as Third Addition. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to file the plat with the Recorder of Washington County Iowa and attach their certificates of approval. Passed May 15 1922.
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Washington
Iowa
Woodlawn
Fifth Pr. M
D. C. Kyle
Washington Cemetery
Washington County
A. N. Alberson
J. Kellogg
Gipsies in History and Origin Theories
The article traces the Gipsies first appearance in Europe in the early 1500s and discusses possible Hindu origins or exile due to religious beliefs. It mentions Timur as a persecutor and notes European speculation that they were Egyptians, a name that became common globally. It also notes Miss Irene Yard of Havre shopping in Washington.
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Europe
Tamerlane
Timur
India
Irene Yard
Havre
Washington
Washington ordinances set fire department pay rates 1922
An ordinance repeals ordinance 139 and replaces it with new pay scales for Washington Iowa fire department staff. The Chief earns 100 dollars per year, the First and Second Assistant Chiefs 90 dollars per month, and the Secretary 25 dollars per year. Fireman pay is one dollar per call up to one hour, plus 50 cents per hour after. Fake alarms incur 50 cents. Effective May 1, 1922. Mayor A N Alberson and City Clerk J Kellogg certify. Mrs. Walter Johnson attends to Keota business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Fire Department
Rejoices Daughter Can Resume Studies
A 12-year-old girl suffers stomach and intestinal distress that kept her from school for a year. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, she improves and returns to class as the advertisement claims the product heals catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the digestive tract. Lemihon's Pharmacy and other druggists promote the remedy with a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
Lemihon
Advt
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