Rosenberger family visit to Colfax and Keota relatives
Mr and Mrs Fr C Rosenberger and family from Colfax Iowa spent yesterday at Mrs N L Fleming's home with their daughter Juanita Georgia Rosenberger remained for a short visit Mrs Arch Saunders traveled to Keota to spend the day with relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. C. Rosenberger
Colfax
Iowa
Arch Saunders
Keota
Otto Walton
Brighton
Albert Simpson
Mike Jekel
Marilyn
Westwood
California
Beatrice Wilson
Ten Years Ago Today Miss Hazel Stewart and William Stewart Visit Winfield
Ten years ago today Hazel Stewart and her brother William spent the day in Winfield. The weather promises mostly unsettled conditions tonight and Friday with local storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Stewart
William Stewart
Winfield
Local News: Canning Demonstration Friday Afternoon
Local notes report a canning demonstration set for Friday from 2 to 5 o'clock. Several residents including Mr and Mrs Frank McClelland and family from Rockford visited the James Boyd home. Others from Sigourney Ainsworth Brighton Garner and Tren ton were noted in town for visits and shopping today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McClelland
Rockford
James Boyd
Howard Crawford
A. P. Jefferies
Grace Walker
Ainsworth
Leona Thompson
F. M. Berry
Brighton
Iowa Penitentiary Crowded Crowded by Growing Prisoner Numbers
Iowa officials warn Fort Madison will exceed capacity by 1938 based on 1918 1927 admissions totaling 2400 with 1129 inmates on January 1 1928. Two options discussed: enlarge current facility or build a new penitentiary as demand rises in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Control
Fort Madison
T. P. Hollowell
Farm Revolt Labeled Political Scheme In Nebraska
Samuel R. McKelvie former Nebraska governor and Nebraska Farmer publisher calls the farm revolt army a political scheme engineered by a few aiming to nominate a candidate under farmer discontent. His remark targets Governor Adam McMullen and backers of Frank Lowden proposing Midwest farmers march on the Republican convention to push a farm relief plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sancoln
Neb
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Nebraska Farmer
McKelvie
Adam McMullen
Frank Lowden
Illinois
Middlewest
Iowa high schools enter 179 in interscholastic meet
Iowa City May 31 Thirty three high schools and 179 men have entered for the University of Iowa annual interscholastic track meet to be held here Saturday Included in the entries are 22 Iowa high schools eight from Illinois and three from Indiana.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Local notices and travel plans in Washington Iowa area
Helen Mauthe returns from George Iowa and plans summer school at Ames. Mrs A E Cunningham and daughter Florence depart for Littleton Colorado for summer visit via Crete Nebraska. Annie Minner of Des Moines visits Washington relatives amid Chicago trip for brother Doctor John Auld. Owen Canning Demonstration Friday 2 to 5. Miss Iva Lenninger of Keota shopping in town. G L Sage and Earnest Noryke visit Washington for Decoration Day then return by car.
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Helen Mauthe
George
Iowa
Ames
A. E. Cunningham
Florence
Littleton
Colorado
Annie Minner
Des Moines
Washington
Chicago
John Auld
G. L. Sage
Rs. Sage
Earnest Noryke
Leon
Abe Beenblossom
The World We Know Quote About Perception and Value
A reflective passage argues that each person imagines a universe within their own mind. It questions the usefulness of money to the poor and the value of art to the ignorant, asserting that the world one experiences is bound by inner perception.
Local social notes and visits from Burlington residents
Burlington visitors and residents are named in a social column listing events and journeys. Mr and Mrs Leslie Pauls and baby, Miss Lois Brown off to Knoxville for a friend's wedding, and many other townsfolk visiting relatives or traveling to nearby cities are noted, including candidacy chatter for D H Wentworth and various household greetings across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Pauls
Baby of
Burlington
Bath time gadget would silence phones in isolation
A proposal imagines a device that detects a person alone at home entering the bathtub and automatically disconnects the telephone and doorbell to prevent interruptions. The idea reflects long-standing desires for private moments without intrusion.
Beards and Baptism Curious Old England Customs
A fragment discusses historic rites around baptism and beard superstitions. It notes that in old England, if children of different sexes were baptized together, the boy should be presented first or the girl would risk growing a beard, while the boy would be left without one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old England
Mental Gymnastics Quotation Sparks Matrimony Debate
The Austin American cites a remark on comparing intelligence tests to marriage while the Boston Transcript suggests no modern test can match the children's quiz in its wit and challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American
Boston Transcript
Local Notes and Social Updates From Washington Iowa
Harry Donaldson recovering after Sunday appendectomy at Washington county hospital. Ada Dewey returns from Pasadena to the area. Water consumers notice: rent due June 1 1928 at City Clerk’s office, 10 percent penalty if unpaid by June 10 1928. Kate Glover of Keota in town. Ida Simmonds visits for Kendall tablet unveiling. Auctioneer D F Mason, Washington IA. Gailord Waymack visiting from Minneapolis. Anderson's Taxi contact. Hammer family to Oxford Ohio for Eunice Hammer graduation at Western College for Women. Gertrude Hammer joins from Stephens College, Missouri.
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City Hall
W. H. Fulton
BE. B. Hammer
Oxford
Ohio
Western College For Women
Eunice Hammer
Gertrude Hammer
Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
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Hoot Gibson
Ace of
Dorothy Gulliver
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
Qven
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Charles McGreedy
Helen
Sigourney
Mitchell Sprole
Fmal
Garner
Fred Palmer
A. D. Stiles
Trenton
T’sa
Wells & Crail
Washington, Iowa
South Side
Campbell
van Camp
Ackakers
B.C
Sunkist
J. Z. Hinshaw
Mer
Iowa Penitentiary
Owen Canning
Iva Lenninger
Graha' Theatre
Lois Moran and
Neil’ Hamilton
Bob Steele
Barkin
Lois Brown
Knoxville
R. C. Wells
Crawfordsville
Moose
Everette Duncan
Harris McGugin
Wellman
D. H. Wentworth
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Wentworth
Journal
Henry Knecht
Fannie Shelton
Oskaloosa
Ray Page
Virgil Horne
Marshalltown
Roberta Ross
Montrose
S. A
Harry Reid
C. A. Shanafelt
Seymour
J. P. Wood
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
Helen Wood
Newton, Lla
Iowa University
Sarah Smith
Monroe City
Smith
Wood
W. A. Heins
Harry Ross
Washington Cleaners
Wisie Long
Prop
Washington County
B. N. Jessen
Daily Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian Church
Aya
Brown’s Tire Shop
East Washington St
Harry Donaldson
Washington County Hospital
Ada Dewey
Pasadena
Kate Glover
Ida Simmonds of
Orawa
Gertrude Kendall
D. F. Mason
Gailord Waymack
Minneapolis
Anderson
Owen McGovern
Liaes
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