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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1928

Page

5

Local Highland Notes and Fireside Happenings

Highland correspondent reports social visits at Krotz and Dvorak homes. A fire destroyed Milt Birka’s machinery shed with Birka injured saving tools. Community planting advances despite scarce rain and improving oats.

Milt Birka

Honored Dead of the Iowa Inft burials 1928 list

Sectioned memorial record listing soldiers and nurses buried in 1928 from multiple units including 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th Iowa Inft. and other volunteers. Names span Iowa Inft. regiments, Pa. and Ill. units, War of 1812 veterans, nurses, and a destroyer crew member, with ranks and section notes.

Barnes Geo. J Iowa Black Jonathan Dickson J.A Johnson Benjamin Mealey Sam Patton Donald Montgomery Reth John Williams D. M Clyde Jas Ill Way Espy D. Bruce Highstone Isaac F Lease Henry McCrum Roberts Geo. W Rodman A. A Chas. C Sticher Teas Lucian Warfel Benj. F Sergi Babcock N. Sh Black, Gee U. S. Col Towa Dawson J. H Chas Kellogg KR. L N. G N. G. Kellogg, J. J., B 113 Ill. Inft. Capt. B 88 U. S. Inft. Kilgore Jas. M Shields Jas. A Shockley Solon Stiles Geo. E U. S Wm. A Stinson C. M Wilson Jas. E

Elm Grove Cemetery In North Quarter Section Notes

A long list of interments at Elm Grove Cemetery includes many named soldiers from Iowa Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio units across Civil War and Spanish American War eras. The entry records graves in Northwest Quarter Section No 2 and mentions Robt W Alberson H 1200 and numerous Inft and Cav units, with a May 14 1928 Washington Iowa date and local plant note.

Alberson Allen Jos Iowa Anderson G. Lewis Bailey W. I Beatty Beenblossom Abe Boyer Brockhart Abraham Brown Jesse Chalmers Cherry Benj Clifton Clarence Lole David S David Corpman Lafe Crone Fordyce Justice G Fulton Gardner Sam L C Guthrie John Reed Ill Gunn H. C St. Jayne John Kleese Isaac Logan Sam'l M Maxwell Thomas H Mayhew McAvoy Jas McJunkin E. W Meacham Marcellus Mickey Daniel Nelson J.C Nicholas Jacob Nisle George Pauls Felix Ross Francis A Lee Scofield U. S Scott Towa Shields Robt Skipton Tripps Geo Wilson, W Young Jno Alex Northwest Quarter Arthur Hugh Ohio Batt Bare Sam's V C. S.A Bennett Booth Henry A Burham Casey Clary Cunningham Andrew G Curran Thos Doyle Frank Ferguson Andrew Hampshire L. T Artil Hunter Albert Harvey Jesse R Hicks Oliver

Pog Swallow complains about grocery bills driving home

Mrs Pog ue Swallow laments rising costs as she jokes about buying little for the house and the challenge of keeping groceries affordable. She recalls the old grocery with every item covered and exposed and mentions a big Maltese cat asleep in the prunes.

Memorial Sermon Set For Sabbath In Crawfordsville

The annual Memorial sermon will be preached Sabbath night by Rev. EL W. Griffith. Memorial services are planned for Wednesday May 30 at 1 30 at the school house with Rev Mr Zerbe of Columbus Junction Ia the speaker. Will Anwyl and son Lisle and William Davidson traveled to Burlington to see the Burlington vs Marshalltown game.

Crawfordsville EL. W. Griffith Zerbe Methodist Church of

Henequen Fiber Rooted in Mexican Sisal Hemp

Henequen is the Mexican name for sisal hemp, the fiber derived from certain Mexican plants used in rope and textile production.

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West Side Sc Highland Wilbur Chalupa Highland Center Will Krotz Krotz Mr. Birka Mary Weber William James Dvorak Jr Milt Wollrab Lillian Verlie Washington Charles Annie Krotz Johnnie J. Karel’s Ira Coon Mis Enemity Mes Alinie Krotz Johnnie Krotz Fred Chihak Wilbur Chalupa's Carl Steele Woodlawn Cemetery Easton Thos, L McClelland W. C McDowell John L M. S McMillan E. C Woods Cyrus Wm. I Robt. S Cowden Keating McClane Morison Hamilton Ritchey Wesley van Vient Martin Winter J. Leander Wm. E D. Carson Cowles H. R Col Doran Alexander Farris J. A Horsey Harvey C McConnell Rosenberger J. D Gustavus Ind Worthem Andrew J Phoebe Cook Downing Julia Kendall Knauss A. J Leeper Josiah N McGregor McMullin J. K Taylor Wm. D N. G. Todd Twiggs Arnold Vincent, Thos. P Wallingford, H Williams, Jnc. L Elder D. C Clark Hise J. G Paul Lewis Jas. H Long McCutcheon Jas. C Moore Isiah G Robertson H. M Smith Wm. T van Atta Rev. S. F Mary S Sam l. L Burkholder T. L U. S. TI C. Scott Mason D N. Y Sweeney Waddell White Robt. B Wylie, E. T Sargt Young, Alexander Armstrong D. H Leon M Fisher Geo. F Godfrey R. C Haynes Kivlett McCausland McConnaughey J. F Markin Riley Reuben Smythe Stewart S. E Thompson Sam'l Bell Wm. B Blair Burnett Theo. L Conger R. Ralph Folger Adam S Glasgow Hale Geo. H McMasters A. F Orris M. L Sanford Fred Sitler L. Clark Terry Young, Robt Elm Grove Cemetery Kinsler Kensler Kiesey King Patrick Lauderman Little Geo. M Loftus, Thos., Corp Mead Augustus M McKevitt, Owen, Corp. Co Warner W. H Wheelan Adair Wm. R Bush Gyrus Chilcote Alfred Wis Clapp Elmer F Corin Crawford Davis Melville Denison Eckerman R. P McCullum Hugh E McColl Peter Means Orville Mechanic Mercer Morgan Francis L Morton J. W Howard J Ott Daniel W Page Edward Parkinson W. Va Robinson Ernest R Shaw Albert H Simmons Dan'l Steck H. F Adj Swisher Claude D Thorne Clifford Waters Solomon Walter F Wright, Martin, Co Depot Brigade Oval Aughey Daniel L Beamer Bovee Ed H Dennis Cocklin D. E Coppock Daugherty T. S Darbyshire Hulbert Dewey A. R Ohio Donaldson John A Dusenberry Geo. Y Shuwer A. N J. S Gallagher J. B Gray Hancher Earl Jeffrey W. R Jones Benj. I Lezley Raugh R Lemon Lehrer McClellan John S McGuire L. A Neal, Sam L W Patterson Robi. M U.S. A Reeves Doyle S Russell Shanafelt Shannon W. A Shoemaker Parcy J. C Stephens Elias G Chas. N John H Ward Wolf Sherman Hueston James Robi Wade Tim N. J Copeland Sam l. C Dodd Fish Evan Fleming Bat Gilson Helwick John J Hoxworth Humm N. G. Keller Amos Hebbles Kennedy Kilgore Lamb B. F Latta John M Miller Isiah Myers John G Norris John D Oldfield Payne Rea T. C S. R Stone Harmon Cal Tucker J. T Warnwick Samuel Weston Riley Grecian Martin Mee- Mahon Washington County Washington City Mangold Secretary of Agriculture Congress Board of Supervisors Cedar Township Iowa Township Jackson Township J. T. Matthews Abe Martin Nellie Manners Batiste Dimity Jap Pongee Momme Athletic Union Organdie Nainsook Union
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