Memorial Day Committees Named for Ainsworth Service
Memorial day services in Ainsworth will be held on Decoration Day with committees appointed for program music flags firing squad and cemetery duties. Key organizers include P. E. O Connor as chairman of the day Milo Arthur for the program and C A Walker for finance and placing of flags. Additional chairs cover children cemetery flowers and wreath making with numerous local volunteers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
P. E. O'Connor
Marshall
Milo Arthur
E. R. Butterworth
Norma Clegg
Doris Orris
Mildred Pressly
Larry Trotter
Lloyd Coon
C. A. Walker
Bill Trotter
J. B. Pressly
William Gipple
Fred Orris
Charles Simpson
Clarence Richards
Lee Hunt
Glenn Wood
Norman Wood
Gilpert Wood
Claude Carson
Earl Miller
Dick Beenblossom
Walter McFarland
Bruce McFarland
Robert Lopshire
LeRoy Lopshire
Francis Lopshire
Charles Sinmpson
Laird Simpson
Harvey Go
Howard Stewart
Russell Jones
Glenn Miller
Hugh Hazlett
Charles Jenkins
Arbor Vitae
George Canott
Earl Wood
Mary Townsend
Max White
Lee Norris
Manford Kilgore
Blaine Hawkins
Alice White
Decorated Building Notables in Local Event
Floyd Simkins and Emma Walker lead a list of honorees including Mrs. C A Walker Mrs E R Butter worth and Mrs Ben Fitzgerald with High School Girls involved in decorating the building. Mrs Clarence Richards chairs the committee with Andrea Pearson Earl O Connor and Lee Norris also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Simkins
C. A. Walker
Emma Walker
E. R. Butterworth
Ben Fitzgerald
Clarence Richards
Andrea Pearson
Earl O’connor
Lee Norris
Kauffman Families Celebrate May as Birthday Month
May birthdays fill Pleasant Ridge with a chain of celebrations as James Edward Kauffman born May 21 joins siblings and relatives with May 5 9 13 16 19 birthdays noted among the Kauffman family. Local readers visitations share news of harvests Bible school notes and everyday summer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kauffman
Pat Swift
Pleasant Ridge
James Edward Kauffman
Ed Kauffman
Jimmys
Carolyn
Grandma Kauffman
Carl Nelson
Sevilla
Richard Nelson
M. P. Kuhn
Wayland
Chas. Holmes
Davenport
Donald Kuhn
Pa Swift
Ernst Woodyard
Irwan Hesseltine
Don Kuhn
Kuhn
Ed Stout Timber
Sandy Dock
Brighton
Jas Lowe
John Wieneke
Lloyd van San
Hesseltine
Bud'’ Schantz
Oll Davison
Chas. Kuhn
Marcus Kuhn
Ridge
Hesseltine and Carter
Old Folks Home idea gains voice in Washington
A push to create an Old Folks Home in Washington gains momentum as residents discuss planning steps. The piece notes the need for careful seeding, funding, and naming, with emphasis on independence for seniors and continued civic effort. It mentions Nellie Trip and Mrs. C. C. Owen and references local civic groups and residents like Lucy Leet Mae Fleming Della Little and Sarah Rinelart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nellie Trip
Improvement League
Longtime housekeeper missing in Columbus Junction notes
The excerpt recalls Mrs. T. O. George, a cheery housekeeper for Max, missing after her sudden death. It mentions local residents, garden scenes, and visitors from Chicago en route to California. It also covers community club meetings, school announcements, and a veteran receiving a car adapted for artificial hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. George
George
Max
H. O. Gaethe
Chicago
California
Charles’ Rahmiller
Wapello
Mulhern
Rahmiller
Columbus Canning Company
Carl Patrick
H. W
Betsy Jo Foster
Concord Township Farm Bureau
Robert M. Langstaff
D. R. Langstaff
Columbus Junction
George M. Church
Pasadena
Calif
Completes 12 Years Perfect Attendance In Columbus Schools
Columbus Junction reports Joe Churehk Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joe Church completed 12 years of perfect attendance at local schools after earning his Columbus High diploma May 17 He spent nine hospital days during the last two weeks of senior attendance. The piece notes local price and family facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Joe Churehk, Jr
Joe Church
Columbus
Richard Coon
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Linda Lou
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