Road Vacation Notice In Washington County Iowa
Iowa road vacation notice from the county auditor May 1939. View appointed to assess vacation of road No in Seventy Six Township in the center of section 34 township 76 range 9 west. Report favors vacation and all objections or damages must be filed by July 15, 1939. otherwise the road will be vacated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
May Trith
J. Vans. Longenecker
C. I. Davis
Olive Munro
Arthur C. Walton
Alexander Clendinning
Lafe Stout
Seventy Six
Borth
Iowa
Auditor's Office
Milk as a staple in early Indian records
The oldest written records preserved in India indicate milk was an important food about 6,000 years ago. The finding underscores long standing dietary use and cultural significance of dairy in ancient India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Present Awards With Class Day Class Of Thirty Nine Receives Diplomas
Ainsworth May twenty five commencement exercises drew a larger crowd at the high school. Dr. E J Shook of Wayland gave the address focused and centered. Diplomas went to Freida Rabenold Billy Acheson Grace Carson Grace Pearson Joella Beenblossom Betty Burt Edith Megehelsen Martha Wylie Harold Wehr Gene McCaleb James Olinger Will McGinnis Sam Houseal Joseph Wood Warren Lins and Richard Edmondson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belle Olinger
Richard Edmondson
Edith Jolly
James Olinger
Bill McGinnis
Wayne Cline
Louis Koehler
Richard Beenblossom
Norval Norris
Harlan Evans
Rev and Mrs Webster to Visit Kin in Boston
Rev and Mrs N G Webster and son David and Mrs Bruce Hanna left Crawfordsville for Philadelphia where Webster serves as a delegate to the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian church as part of a church related trip this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Boston
Mass
Hanna
Pennsylvania
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
N. G. Webster
David
Bruce Hanna
Philadelphia
General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Church
Understanding Nearsightedness Causes and Progression
Nearsightedness arises when the eyeball is too long. Some individuals are born with it and it remains stationary, termed simple or stationary myopia. Others experience progression into the early adulthood years, up to the twenty fifth or thirtieth year.
Mildred Thatcher Leads Prairie Flower Skating Party
Prairie Flower notes a May 19 skating afternoon in Kalona led by teacher Mildred Thatcher for local pupils. Graduation mentions include Dorothy Turnipseed Ellis Finke and Everette Finke, with Riverside High School honors and Kalona commencement.
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Prairie Flower
Mildred Thatcher
Kalona
Dorothy Turnipseed
Ellis Finke
Everette Finke
Prairie Flower Community
Harry Donaldson
Ottumwa
Burl Pringle
Thornburg
Jean
Harvey Witthoft
Roy Finke
George Miller
Donnellson Sun
Witthoft
Joe Knotek
Arlene
Mary Catharine Knotek
Iowa
Jean Huber
Columbia
Pella
Everettt Finke
Des Moines
Mae Rittenhouse
Morning Sun
H. L. Huber
Clayde Cornick
Josephine Kay
Mt. Union
B. L. Smith
Iowa City
Eugenia
Esther Smith
Frederic Smith
Lake McBride
Martha Thrasher
J. Hamilton
Coralville
Will Wiles
Orville Sehulty
Schulty
Howly
Mr. Jackson
Miss Haller
Mrs. Wiles
Will Sechulty
Henry Witthofts
Washington area social notes recall Bratten home event
Eugenia and Esther Smith and guests from West Chester gathered at the Bratten home in Washington for a potluck dinner. Washington High School notes list Mary Helen Huber with the class and Merle Turnipseed and Mary Ardith Jarrard finishing Prairie Flower eighth grade. Fort Madison visitors Arthur Witthoff and George Miller Jr. stopped by after NOON.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia
Esther Smith
Marjorie Mangold
L. H. Huber
Arlene
West Chester
Bratten
Washington
Mary Helen Huber
Don Huber
West Prairie Flower
Washington High School
Merle ‘Turnipseed
Mary Ardith Jarrard
Prairie Flower
Harvey Edwards
Marjorie
Junior Grant
Williamsburg
L. W
Rural Students of Louisa County to Receive Diplomas
Rural school graduates in the north part of Louisa county include Patricia Lihs Frank Dicky Cairo Elizabeth Utter Mary Clark Washington Inde pendent Marguerite Bliven Randall Teel Fredonia Minton Arlene Allen Mary Blodgett Pleasant View Harlan Kerr Roger Peters Shellbark Anna Martin Ferndale Norma Finke Pauline Crossley Old Clifton Ione Finke Pitchin Ronald Fletcher Letha Hall Amity Jean Stephens Orchard Grove Verlee Jones Frog Pond Esther Murdock John Dvorak Carson Phyllis Allen Frog Pond Dan Barrick Adolph Boysen James Shearer Junior Wolfe Bernice Adams Erma Williams Berta Heither Donald Johnson Oakland Noah Carter Planada Caff came to see his mother Mrs Eva Carter very ill in St Luke's hospital Davenport Chapter CX P E O Sisterhood held final spring meeting at Mrs James McKee home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Patricia Lihs
Frank Dicky
Cairo
Elizabeth Utter
Mary Clark
Washington Independent
Marguerite Bliven
Randall Teel
Fredonia
Davenport
James McKee
Harold McCormac
Cedar Rapids
Mary Cherwinker
Lawrence Williams
Rochester
Minn
Local social notes from Havre area May gatherings
Mrs. Vernus Bradford and family plus Washington visitors shared a cooperative dinner at Allen Bradford’s. Numerous Sunday calls and visits followed at homes including Ter Wilmer Lauder man, Rock Island guests Chester Spangler Karla Kay, and others from Vee Washington Winfield Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hering
Havre
Vernuss Bradford
Jimmy
Grandma Bradford
Sade Bradford
Washington
Allen Bradford
Ter “Wilmer Lauderman
Chester Spangler
Karla Kay
Rock Island
Milton Coffin
Vee
Leslie Beenblossom
Jennie Lauderman
Sid Gookin
Pete Koehler
Claude McCoy
Sam Witting
Social visitors and local calls noted in Westen families
Sunday guests included the William Fryenburger and Gordon households with Clara. callers at the Harry McConnell and Walter Westen homes. The Fryenburger baby spent Wednesday with Walter Westen, and Pauline Wittmer aided the S. C. Wittmer residence while painting No. 7 school house. Further visits included Reverend Westy, D W W Bixler, Virgil Wittmer, Ruby Hoskins, Alice Ramseyer, Gwendolyn Ramseyer, and the Zieglowsky family with Eve ning calls and supper at parental Martin Westen home.
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Martin Westen
Evert Westen
Walter Westen
William Fryenburger
Baby
Walter Westens
Pauline Wittmer
S. C. Wittmer
Wittmer
No. 7
Olds
S. C
Washington
Fred Zieglowsky
Riverside Teacher Frances Brittin Plans College Return
Frances Brittin former home economics commerce and history teacher at Riverside public schools will spend summer in Cedar Rapids and plans to attend Coe College next year. Nearby notes mention Mabel Clark in Marion vacationing there and Ila O Loughlin visiting from the county hospital. A birthday surprise for Simeon Deutsch was held at the Deast home near Iowa City with a family supper and social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Frances Britten
Riverside Public School
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Mabel Clark
Marion
Ila O'Loughlin
County Hospital
Washington
Wm O'Loughlin
Mary Pogge
Iowa City
A. H. Pogge
Simeon Deutsch
Tyrone School Closed for Picnic Day
Tyrone records show the school closed Friday for a picnic at the school house. Caroline Sheetz returned home Saturday night from the Clyde Thompson residence where she had been employed the last two weeks. George Crawford and Omer Crawford families visited Bill’s on Sunday.
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Florence Marr
Cedar Falls
John Shook
Peoria
Clyde Keiper
Lucille Anderson
Burlington
E. R. Butterworth
Beverly
Lamont
Joyce
Graceland College
Wisconsin
A. J. Peterson
Edith Richards
Amberg
Wis
Arthur Peterson
Arthur
Otto Sheetz
Tyrone
Caroline Sheetz
Clyde Thompson
George Crawford
Omer Crawford
Bill
Relief for Rheumatic Pain Prompts Local Endorsement
Mrs. Wm. Rieken Sr. of Anamosa Iowa praises RUX Compound for relief from rheumatic pain. She credits a druggist suggestion and McMickle Drug Store for recommending the remedy and urges others to try it at Phillips Hebner Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Rieken
Anamosa
Iowa
Rax
Rieken
Rux
McMickle Drug Store
Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Memorial Day Program Outlined for School Auditorium
Memorial Day plan outlined with Invocation by Rev D C Davies and Rev E E Voss addresses, a male quartet, Doreen Lease, Forrest McNeill, Anna Miller led Star Spangled Banner, and a benediction. Program set for 1 Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium and wreaths to be made Friday night May 26 by Auxiliary members. Poppy Day observed Saturday by Auxiliary Post 593 with Grace Lease serving refreshments at Clark case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsville
D. C. Davies
Flander
Doreen Lease
Forrest McNeill
E. E. Voss
Anna Miller
N. F. Chapman
American Legion
Th Legion Hall
Grace Lease
Clark Case
Local Washington Scene Plus Parental Visits and Home Painting
Crawford home near Talleyrand hosts casual Sunday visit by Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Miller. The Sheetz family and Singmaster women shop in Washington, while Rosamond Redlinger and Clarence Wiefer paint the Fred Sheetz house. Jackie Helen Sheetz visits with Kether Lenninger and uncle C. W. Long in Washington.
Jury Convicts Neuhart in Fairfield Cattle Deal
FAIRFIELD A L Neuhart of Fairfield was found guilty of cheating by false pretenses by a jury that deliberated over an hour. He was the first of four men tried on similar charges in a cattle deal involving Job Riggs who received a $1100 check for 22 cattle. The conviction carries a maximum sentence of years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
A. L. Neuhart
New
Job Riggs
Neuhart
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