Stringtown School Picnic Marks Annual Community Day
Stringtown pupils and patrons held their annual picnic as rain paused activities. Miss Davisons enters her second year and will likely teach Eureka next year. Family visits and Sunday dinners frame a town gathering with multiple local households noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown School
Miss Davisons
Eureka
Elmer Roth
Dannie Roth
Jimmy Brooks
Marvin Widmer
Chris Roth
Wilson Gingerich
Washington
Illinois
Randy
Burlington
J. J. Rich
Marvin Rittner
Wesley
Arnold Rinner
Community Daily Bible School Opens With 205 Enrolled
May 22 Columbus Junction reports the Community Daily Vacation Bible School starting May 20 and running to June 7. Led by Gladys Marth with Laura Baker as pianist and Mae Kemp as secretary treasurer, it has 205 attendees. A full slate of teachers covers beginners to intermediate levels, with free bus transportation offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Community Daily Vacation Bible School
Gladys Marth
Columbus
Laura Baker
Mae Kemp
W. L. Sanford
Hazel Sparrow
Letha Boulton
Ed Gabriel
Roy C. Smith
F. J. Pine
William Oakes
Kenneth McCoy
Patricia Howell
Betty Cassabaum
Esther Boulton
Garnet McConahay
Jeanne Dawson
Darlene Blankenhorn
Esther Tabor
Betty Tieman
Gerald E. Sutton
Local Residents Noted in Daily Visits and School Plans
Daily social notes record Mr and Mrs R J Schliskel and children visiting Henry Little in the area. Mrs Mildred Bensmiller, former English teacher at Columbus High, will teach in Sigourney next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Schliskelman
John
Mary Ann
Council Bluffs
Henry Little
Mildred Bensmiller
Columbus High School
Sigourney
Pressing Wool Techniques For Dry Steam Care
A tailor notes that wool should not be pressed when fully dry. Lift the garment from the pressing board while steam lingers and gently pat out the remaining vapor. This prevents scorching and preserves a softer, natural finish.
Morrison and Morrison Attorneys Firm Listing
Edmund D. Morrison and Edmund D. Morrison Jr. operate from Morrison Building near the Benteco Food Store with a contact phone line 246 for legal services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Morrison
Benteco Food Store
Attorney Abstract Department in Office
Attorney Abstract department located at 204 West Main Street, one block east of Court House. Contact by phone 147.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney Abstract Department
West Main St
Court House
City Officials and Library Details Listed in Local Notice
The document lists city leadership including mayor city clerk treasurer solicitor superintendent of water and police chief fire chief street commissioner and assorted park commissioners council members and ward representatives. It also notes city library staff Grace H Stephen Ruth Lytle librarian and assistant at the Jones Funeral Home located at 116 118 East Main Street with phone number 95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Funeral Home
East Main St
Ambulance Service Advertised on Main Street
305 West Main St opposite Court House offers ambulance service with phone contact 253.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Main St
Court House
County Officials and Rail Bus Schedules In Washington
A listing of county officers including County Attorney John Owen and County Sheriff Harold Putnam, plus Washington Independent School District staff and a detailed local rail and bus schedule with departures, arrivals, and ticket notes for routes to Cedar Rapids, Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison, Macomb, Quincy, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
MT. Pleasant
Fort Madison
Macomb
Quincy
Ill
Ft. Madison
Winfield
Burlington
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Indianola
Kansas
California Daily Rail Schedule Fragments
The record lists multiple train numbers and stops including Golden State Limited No. 43 and No. 4, Southwest Express No. 11 and No. 44, with regular stops at Washington City Kansas City and beyond. It notes times such as 1:56 am 4:18 am 6:20 am 4:00 pm 3:15 pm and specifies sleeping car and discharge limits for California passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Washington
Kansas
Community Visits and Family Gatherings Reported
Betty Jean spent Sunday at the Win Murphy home in Washington and remains there for the week with Murphy and Barl Steele families. Mrs Winnie Thompson of Iowa City joined relatives for a dinner at the Henry Green home in Riverside. Deibert Krotz and the Campbell brothers met Monday and Mrs Lee Conry visited her aunt in Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Roth
Edd Wenger
Royce Roth
Arthur Boshart
Edna Widmer
Wesley Richard
Stringtown
Ronald and
Gene Wyse
Earl Bachman
Joe Hirshey
Betty Jean
Win Murphy
Washington
Murphy
Barl Steele
Winnie Thompson
Iowa City
Bernard Deutsch
Henry Green
Riverside
Deibert Krotz
Larry, Bruce
Rodney Campbell
Lee Conry
Brighton
Joe Krotz
Deibert
Samuel Murphy
Ralph Nicholson
Lewis Coon
Eula Mae
Blackwood Bros Quartet Concert Draws Ottumwa Crowd
William Lewis drove to Ottumwa for a Blackwood Bros quartet concert. The gospel group broadcasts over E. M. A. at Shenandoah and performs traditional gospel songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lewis
Ottumwa
Blackwood Bros. Quartet
Shenandoah
Highland Center Social Notes and Visits May Week
Highland Center notes summarize visits and gatherings around May including Geraldine Wissink of Lone Tree at Bernard Deutsch’s, several Sunday dinners with local families, a Fortnightly club drama department meeting, and relatives visiting from Washington Riverside Has kins Buffalo and Winfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Coon
Highland Center
Geraldine Wissink
Lone Tree
Bernard Deutsch
Burke McCreedy
Herbert Campbell
Charles Jenkins
Ainsworth
J. C. Herbert
Washington
Lee Con
Ella Mae
M. T. Coon
Haskins
Charles Soukup
Melvin Soukup
Samuel Murphy
Soukup
Raymond Shy
Phyllis
Buffalo
Mevin Soukup
Shy
Mrs. Soukup
Floyd Martin
Iowa corn planting reaches seventy six percent in May report
Des Moines May 22 UP about 76 percent of Iowa corn and 22 percent of soybeans have been planted. The service notes 4,000,000 acres of corn and 270,000 of beans sown in the past week, 16 percent ahead of normal. Frost damage limited to some top growth. expansion of rain needed in the northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Towa
Minnesota
How to Secure a Hose Washer with Shellac
Coat one side of the washer with heavy shellac and place it in the dry connection with the shellac side toward the hose. Tighten at the faucet and let it stand overnight for a secure fit.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Dairy
Payne’s
Western Auto Store
J. B. Randle
East
Madison
Washington County
State Banking Dept
Harry
the Journal
Community Daily Bible School
Martha Butler
West Washington
John Shields & Sons
North 12Th Street
Rock Island
Trac
Ing
Cotter
Columbus City
Toddtown
Littles
Washington Directory
Business City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
North Marion Ave
Leet
S. W. Livingston
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Officers
Water
Lloyd Lytle
John Lowned
C. P. Weldin
Henry Baileyght
L. Jordan
Carl Hancher
Carl Kelly
Nel
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
City Health
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miler
J. E. Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
T. W. Harwood
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Sherman
Optometrists
C. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square Visual Training
John Owen
Stan Kiesey
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Mrs. Payne Marshallounty
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
W. E. Howell
Lester B. Krabill
Kyle County
Ned Morrow
Clarence Fulton
Arthur Wiley
Washington Independent School District
M. M. SeDell
Ethel McCreedy
Marion George
Richard A. Stewart
Henry B. Bailey
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Harry Ramseyer
Washington Lodge No
A. M
Merle R. Green
W. M
Oskaloosa Branch
Lewis Goodlander
R. B. Haight
Davenport
Kansas City
Southwest Limited
L. R. Career
Burlington Trailways
Winga’s Cafe
BEE Line Transit
Pitas East
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
Brooklyn Blonde
Maisie
George Murphy
Ann Sothern
State
Pratt
SPRAY
Pioneer Drug Store
RED Comb Balancer
Reister Bros
Hatchery
Creamery
Loveless Implement Store
Allis-Chalmers Authorized Dealer
Old Pleasant Plain
Guernsey
Berkshire
Machinery
John Deere
G. P
Harrow Hayes
Adrian
St. Seat
McCormick-Deering
McCormick
Deering
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