Honor Birthdays at Cooperative Dinner
Murray and Phyllis Coon joined an cooperative dinner Saturday night in Franklin to honor May birthday members of the Coon family. Guests included Eula Mae Coon Lewis, Rita Kay Murphy, and Mrs. Everette Coon. Howard Hoyle hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for Janice Hoyle and Merle Lee Hayes with multiple generations and relatives in attendance. Ernest White and sons visited Durst relatives, while Mrs. John D. Durst attended a Pythian Sisters school in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Durst
Pranklin
Murray
Phyllis Coon
N. R. Murphy
Lewis Coon
Durst
Eula Mae Coon
William Lewis
Rita Kay Murphy
Everette Coon
Ralph Orr
Homer Brinning
Howard Hoyle
Janice
Daryl Hoyle
Merle Lee
Don Hayes
Hoyle
Howard
John Waters
Tommy
Gerald Hoyle
Ernest White
Richard Durst
John D. Durst
Pythian Sisters School of Instruction
Washington
Wonder Salve for Skin Irritations Claims War Time Discovery
An advertisement touts Wonder Salve as a nonacid greaseless antiseptic remedy for psoriasis eczema and athlete's foot. It promises quick relief with no acids or alcohol and notes wartime origin for home use, sold by Washington outlets and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Phillips
Pioneer
Osincup
Walgreen
Truggist
Wedding and social notes from West Chester area
Darla Martin and Robert Mc Laughlin wed on Saturday attended by Mr and Mrs Merley Sheetz and others. West Chester Class play saw Mr and Mrs Everette Coon and family present. Families shared meals, graduates Bonnie Brinning finished eighth grade, and H J Brenneman home hosted visits. A windstorm damaged a summer shelter and water tank in Merle Sheetz’s hog pasture with rain and hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merley Sheetz
Ronnie
Patty
Homer Brinning
Richard
Robert
Leonard Brinning
Frank Kleese
Harold Klopfenstein
W. V. Durst
Darla Martin
Robert McLaughlin
Everette Coon
Murray
Phyllis
West Chester
Merle Sheetz
Clarence Booth
Bert Booth
J. L. McGraw
H. J. Brenneman
Bonnie Brinning
LeRoy McGraw
Joseph
Patricia
H. J. Brennemans
Nadine Gretter
Herbert Funston
Keota
Washington Evening Journal outlines staff and subscription details
The Washington Evening Journal lists editors Shannon Elder and Cowden with Charles Morris as News Editor and Max Marble as Advertising Manager. The paper publishes afternoons except Sunday and holidays and is a second class matter under the 1879 act. Subscription rates per week by carrier and per year by mail in Iowa are indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa Elder
Shannon & Co
Audit Bureau of
Brighton Area Net Visits and Local News Highlights
Mrs Luers and two children visit at grandmother Mrs Kasowski in Brighton as Mr Luers, now second lieutenant, transfers to Texas. Others journey from Denmark, New Jersey, and Iowa for family and social gatherings. Local residents attend dinners, funerals, and weekend visits across Wellman, Packwood, and neighboring towns. Born events, hospital updates, and church activities map a busy community week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Crile
Brighton
Leroy Luers
Martha Kasowski
Augusta
Luers
Texas
Ernie Stout
East Moline
QO. M. Farrier
Harvey Hoskins
Indian Hill
Colo
Wes
Gilbert Hoskins
West of Brighton
R. W. Fillmore
William Fillmore
Chicago
R Edward Gilmore
Pekin
Charles Mumper
T.O. Nicholson
Wellman
Gilmore
Mumper
Nicholson
Donald Willems
Nevada
Ben Stout
George Gier
Elsie Crosby
Ivan
Robert Gier
Carrie Goff
Jean Thompson
Frank Haistings
Kincaid, Kan
Roy Crossett
Rachel
Brighton Friends
John Tennity
Oregon
Malinda Shafer
Tennity
Willis Horton Sr
Marilyn
Donna
A. FE
Horton
IL. A
Roberta
Janet
Guy Stacy
Tommy
Des Moines Debates Conservation Funds And the 25 Year Plan
Political Ringside reports a legislative committee grilling Bruce Stiles about the conservation and recreation program’s finances and potential for a white elephant. Stiles defends the 25 year plan to place recreation lakes near towns while noting rising demand from urbanizing populations and local groups driving new projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
IDPR
Lown
Legislative Committee On
Bruce Stiles
Conservation Commission
Stiles
Iowa
Americans Urged To Leave Canton
The American consulate urged all non essential Americans in Canton to evacuate with dependents and portable valuables immediately. Those required to stay for business or government work were advised to send dependents and goods out quickly. Consul Winfield H. Scott signed the warning after an emergency meeting with Dutch and Portuguese officials. Minister Lewis A. Clark flew to Hong Kong to confer with Vice Admiral Oscar Badger as Clark criticized navy evacuation statements. Scott stressed that there is no guarantee of official transportation in time of need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield H. Scott
Lewis A. Clark
Hongkong
Oscar Badger
Badger
Clark
Navy
Scott
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S. Pat
Omee Sught Syndicate
Lex
Dixie Dugan
By McEvoy
Striebel
All In
Ington
Ngto
Neral
America
Pontiac
Fisher
Stewart & Crone
S. 2Nd Ave
Washington, Iowa
Mrs. Crile
Nels Mikkelson
Elizabeth
N. J
Harold Gertzen
Denmark
Mikkelson
U. S
R. H. Tracey
Jolly Ten
Ethel Norton
Lem Guy
Washington County
Elmore
Albert Thurston
E. M. Elmore
Russell Lemley
Luella Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Lemley
Nellie Engel
Ralph Mann
Packwood
Stouts
Karl
Harold Coop
Emmeck
Walter Coop
Richard Shelangoski
P. H. Shelangoski
Davenport
Rock Island
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Canton
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