Comings and goings in Washington County notes
Wellsman Iowa May 24 Mrs Farley fell and broke her limb Thursday en route to California. Emma Booth went to Mercy hospital Iowa City for tonsil removal. Mrs H L Karr operated on for gall stones at Mercy hospital. Many locals, moves, illnesses, and visits among Wellman and nearby towns are listed with brief notes on health, travel, and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Iowa
Farley
Hamilton
Alturas
Cal
Emma Booth
Iowa City
Mercy Hospital
H. L. Karr
Barton
Taylor
Des Moines
Local Notes From Havre and Surrounding Areas
Dora Smoke returns home to Columbus Junction on Monday. Hattie Shrader hosts her Sunday school class at dinner. John McCall visits daughter and family, Mrs. Louie Jugenheimer. Edith McBride travels to Washington after visiting her parents. Cecil Shrader returns from Washington visit with grandparents. John Putman and Sam Witmer depart for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Dora Smoke
Columbus Junction
Hattie Shrader
Pleasant Hill
John McCall
Louie Jugenheimer
Edith McBride
Washington
Will McBride
Cecil Shrader
Local visits mark small town weekend gatherings
Rural Route No 4 notes visitors over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Edgar Meyer called on the Leveth Barnes home near Brighton. Mr and Mrs John Putman and children visited the Jim Chalupa home near Richmond. On Tuesday evening Rev Dalton and wife from Washington called on the Ed Mayhew home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Meyer
Leveth Barnes
Brighton
John Putman
Jim Chalupa
Richmond
Charlie Kephart
Rev. Dalton
Washington
Ed Mayhew
Local social notes and movements around Brighton
Miss Hat tie Hill visits from Guthrie Center this week. Mrs Arthur Gerecke and baby visit W P Brier in Brighton. Mrs Mary Spiles heads to Johnstown Pa for step-daughter Mrs C J Smith funeral. Mrs J H Wade of Richland visits Mary Fox. Ethel Thompson attends Victor Vercheval funeral in Kecta. Ross Whitacre from Town City works at State Bank during Allen Warren illness. Mrs Vera Friend attends P E O state convention in Sioux City as a delegate from Chapter A. Orrie Jones returns with bride from Chicago. Mae Jones joins them in Davenport for visit. John Wilkins enlists at Ottumwa and heads to France. Sergt Lloyd Prizer, Corporal Marcus and Howard Swisher discharge and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Hattie Hill
Gutherie Center
Arthur Gerecke
Baby
Aledo
W. P. Brier
Mary Spiles
Johnstown
C. J. Smith
J. H. Wade
Richland
Mary Fox
Ethel Thompson
Kecta
Victor Vercheval
Ross Whitacre
Town City
State Bank
Allen Warren
Vera Friend
Sioux City
Chapter A
John Wilkins
Ottumwa
France
Sergt
Lloyd Prizer
Marcus
Howard Swisher
Local News from Haskins May 23 Frist Dashes Home from Service
Frank Embree and family near Gladwin visit Mrs Godlove. Myral Harry McCreedy and Dewey Godlove return from Des Moines after army discharge. Lott Birney still overseas. Hazel Booth Mabel Godieve Lola Welliver transact in Washington. Rev Wallin visits Fairfield. Daryl Mathers Vivian Booth travel to Washington. Dewey Godlove and Myral McCreedy buy new suits in Muscatine then return by Friday on the Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Frank Embree
Gladwin
Mabel Godieve
Lola Welliver
Washington
Rev. Wallin
Fairfield
Daryl Mathers
Vivian Booth
Daryl
Dewey Godlove
Myral McCreedy
Muscatine
The
Rock
Island Changes as Clergy Prep for Summer Chautauqua
The article notes that uniforms will be put away as residents transition to civilian clothes. Rev Wallin will deliver his last sermon for a period Sunday before commencing chautauqua work for the summer.
Sophomore Domestic Science Dinner for Crawfordsville Faculty
The sophomore girls of the domestic science class and Miss Pemberton hosted a 5:30 dinner for the faculty in the domestic science room. The T shaped table was green and white with courses including cocktail, scalloped potatoes, roast beef, salads, brick ice cream, angel food cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Mabel Crocks
Leona Lease
Freda White
W. H
Mary McCall
Washington
John Waughes
Morgan Williams
Sleeping Sickness Linked to 1716 Outbreak Claims
At the Illinois Medical Society meeting in Peoria the 1716 reference appears in a paper by Dr. S S Winner of Chicago on Encephalitis Lethargica. He notes cases dating to 1716 and a current Illinois tally of ninety cases with fifty percent mortality, mainly adults, peaking in cold months. Pneumonia danger urged strict isolation and sterilization to curb deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Illinois Medical Society
S. S. Winner
Chicago
Great Lakes
Herman N. Bundesen
Community YMCA Work Highlighted In Special Study
For the past four years he has conducted a special study of the problems of Community Y. M. C. A. work, focusing on youth services and local engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. Cgc
Couple found dead in home ruins after quarrel with Clay
Bodies of a couple were discovered yesterday morning among the ruins of their residence after a quarrel with a man named Clay. The mob involved many Black residents in the incident.
Mother Dreams Dead Soldier Returns in Centerville
In Centerville May 24 a mother fainted near the Company D reviewing stand amid a celebration. Mrs Hanrahan, mother of Yulan Hanrahan, learned her son was missing and feared the worst after a soldier’s harsh remark. She learned he would arrive on the next train from Des Moines and later found he came in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Company D
Hanrahan
Yulan Hanarhan
Des Moines
Yulan
Morning Sun War Veterans Return Home
Morning Sun, Iowa, welcomes four of seven local youths who enlisted early, joined the Rainbow Division, and served overseas nearly two years. Albert Willson Robert Leeper Sam Wilson and Will Beck are home. Fred Hays and Leland Scott were killed in France in 1918. Earl Caperoon is expected home on furlough after a hospital operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Sun
Rainbow Division
Albert Willson
Robert Leeper
Sam Wilson
Will Beck
Fred Hays
Leland Scott
France
Earl Caperoon
Fort Des Moines
Irony on bait catching more than fish
A facetious speaker claims wit can snag anything from a simple worm to a casual streetcar. He exaggerates the idea that a clever line or lure can trap even improbable targets in a humorous analogy.
Tuberculosis Barred From Army 1917 18 Campaign Planned
Sixty two thousand men with TB were barred from entering the national army and 20000 discharged for the same reason. Six thousand TB patients in service receive treatment in army hospitals. Discharged soldiers with TB will get free hospital care from the U S Public Health Service or War Risk Insurance. A national TB prevention campaign will be planned at a conference in Atlantic City next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Army
Army
National Tuberculosis Association
United States Public Health Service
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Newton Y M C A Names New Secretary
Fred Cassady of Anderson Indiana has been hired as secretary of the Newton community Y M C A by the local board of directors. He will begin his duties about July 1 and has prior work experience in Y M C A roles at Anderson Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Fred
Cassady
Anderson, Ind
Y. M. C. A. Board of Directors
Lynching of Frank Livington Near Eldorado
In Eldorado Arkansas on May 24 a mob of about 150 men tied Frank Livington to a tree and burned him alive eighteen miles from town after he allegedly confessed to killing his employer and the employer's wife, Mr and Mrs Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Ark
Frank Livington
Robinson Clay
Iowa Cement Mills Cut Output in 1918 Decline
Three Iowa cement mills produced 3,326,456 barrels in 1918, down 21.6 percent from 4,626,141 barrels in 1917. Iowa ranked eighth in U S cement production, with Pennsylvania first. Shipments fell to 3,188,669 barrels from 4,428,765 in 1917. average price rose to 1 701 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Des Moines
United States Geological Survey
States of the Union
Pennsylvania
Iown
Boys Aid Skin Graft in Boone Hospital Appeal
Sixteen Boone lads donated skin for Edward Dippo at Eleanor Moore hospital to aid healing of a badly injured leg. A total of 189 grafts were applied, Harold Patterson contributing 21 grafts, with other helpers listed. Dippo’s condition is improving and he remains in the hospital for about four more months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Edward Dippo
Eleanor Moore Hospital
Dippo
Harold Patterson
Jay Stevens
Riley Hayes
Howard Potts
Paul Hayes
Frank Morrissey
Russell McCartney
Harold Wiley
Gene Flint
Joel Wester
Thomas Lynch
Chas Granson
Frank Brown
Robert Munn
Elmer Lundquist
Herman Schultz
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Wash
Ington
F. D. Snavely
Ernest Baker
Bumble Bee
C. F. McArtor
Lester
Vivian Oldaker
W. T. Hamilton
J. S. Fisher
West Liberty
Hall Moraine
Mechanicsville
Dallas Zimmerman
Fred Ruggresegger
North English
Albert Longwell
Albert
Hie
Jessie Longwell
Zella Lanser
Arn BidWell
M. E
Barker
Wellman Cemetery
Rev. Barker
Martin Jones
Henry Emde
Emde
Oklahoma
Henry Strucker
Waggoman
Orval Moore
Lilah Whetstine
Esther Shaw
A. C. Swartzendruber
Davenport
Jacob Gundon
Theodore Wilton
West Branch
Wayne
Kinross
Durian
O'Flaherty
Shaffer
Anderson
Mete Gardner
L. C. Gardner
W. EB. Romine
Lee
Glen
Romine
Ainsworth Savings Bank
Lowa
Ainsworth
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Total
United States Bonds
Capital
State of Iowa
Washington County
State OF
A. E B. Sands
A. Stephens
A. E. Sands
8. Stephens
N. S. Tripp
W. W. Moore
J. W. Parrow
J. C. Jones
Sidney Coon
J. C, Jones
J. ©. Jones
J. Be, Booth
Db. C. Birney
Harry Dye
WM. R. McCreedy
America
Soldier Train
Morning Sun War Veterans
New
Mark
City of
Goodrich
Akron
Ohio
Achilles
Goodrich Tires
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