Review of the Ay Week's News Highlights
The week’s paper notes the poppy sale as the largest ever here with over $410 raised though rain reduced sales. Obituaries include Mrs. Hannah I. Peckham and Mrs. Ellen Lear. Eighth grade graduation at St. James parochial school honors 12 students. Several local residents and visitors from Iowa City, Washington, Davenport, West Chester, and Colfax span travels and family visits. Floyd Frakes, 338, died in a Wyoming mine accident. John Anwyl of Crawfordsville, 76, passed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Ward
The
Legion Auxiliary
St. James Parochial School
St. James
H. J. Corcoran
Floyd Frakes
Washington
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Floyd Furdock
Richard Skola
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bert Novy
Louis Walsh
Davenport
Odelia Walsh
Lyle Fesler
Memorials, migrations and mergers fill county life
A rural county scene features 106 graduates receiving high school ready diplomas. Coffey lumber yard changes hands with DeLong and Durian as new owners. court action in a divorce case Hattie L Swift vs Thomas O Swift. extensive social and civic mentions including Memorial day observances, soil conservation efforts, church vacation school plans, and local visits, trips, and moves across Washington and surrounding towns.
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported for Local Families
Admitted yesterday Keith Allen Carris Linda Carris of Wackwood Mrs Nethe Spear Wettiman Mrs Leila Kime Richland Kirths Yesterday Mr and Mrs Leonard Bomvpet West Chester parents of a daughter at 9 45 A M Admitted Today honald Schulke Harper tonsillectomy Births Today Mr and Mrs Leonard Sieren Keota parents of a son at 0 A M Dismissals Yesterday Mrs A K Glider 302 East Lth Mrs Martyn Allen and son Wellman Mrs Joe Schantz and daughter Route 3 Mrs Donald McCrabb and son Keota Dismissals Today Mr Harold Hontrager Winfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Green
Burbank
Calif
Patricia
W. S. Kyle
Paul Kyle
Avoca
Iowa
Donald Kyle
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kyle
Keith Allen Carris
Linda Carris
Wackwood
Nethe Spear
Wettiman
Leila Kime
Richland
Joe Schantz
Route 3
Donald McCrabb
Keota
Leonard Sieren
Lloyd Lytle
East Main
Tonsillectomies today and dismissals listed
The list shows tonsillectomies performed today for Barbara Watkins, John Capper, Charles Russell Caper, Mrs Rodney Redlinger, Darlene Humston, and Car olin Fae Miller. Dismissals yesterday include Mrs Wilbur Sehauf and her son Larry Joe, with dismissals today for William Wessler and Ronald Heck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Watkins
North Marion
John Capper
Wellman
Charles Russell Caper
Rodney Redlinger
Darlene Humston
Carolin Fae Miller
Keota
Wilbur Sehauf
Larry Joe
William Wessler
Ronald Heck
Admitted Lawrence Kurtz and Dismissals Names Listed
Admitted Lawrence Kurtz of Packwood and dismissals include Mrs. Glen Pringle and son Kenneth Olin of Brighton, Mrs. Leonard Bombet and daughter of West Chester, and Mrs. Esther Mimme and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Kurtz
Packwood
Glen Pringle
Kenneth Olin
Brighton
Leonard Bombet
West Chester
Esther Mimme
Route 3
Lloyd Lytle Issue Report From East Main
A fragment notes Lloyd Lytle of 403 East Main listed in a Thursday entry. No further context or actions are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lytle
East Main
May Queen Reigns At Washington Junior High Fete
Shirley Peterson daughter of Mrs. Alice Peterson Palmer was crowned May queen in a Washington junior high May Fete. Other items note Memorial day speakers Robert Oakley and Rev Arthur Stack and Egypt theme at the United Presbyterian missionary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Woodlawn
Paul Wells
The
Baptist Church
Milo Phillips
Crooked Creek Bridge
Brighton Road
Robert Day
Shirley Peterson
Alice Peterson Palmer
Washington
Robert Oakley
Rev
Arthur Stack
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
H. H. McCleery
Local Notes from Hinskins Storm and Community Life
A severe storm at Hinskins caused substantial damage. The Copperhead is the high school seniors’ play with Dunham Morrison star and Richard McCleery as coach. Button cutters strike at American Pearl Button Company with forty workers. D A R prizes reward Mary Paul and David Catlett. Mabel Whittaker travels to California for two years then returns for vacation. Sarah Grimes wedding to Richard McCleery planned with gifts. Major Latta hosts county audience to meet senator Carwell and Iowa Press members. Funeral for Walter Ailen attended by many. Births and dismissals listed for local residents. names include Popejoy, Montgomery, Stewart, Crawford, Wilson, Miksch, Sieren, and Lytle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copperhead
Dunham Morrison
Richard McCleery
Obituary and Society Notes Highlight Local Figures
Jackson Roberts a renowned attorney in the region died May 24. Mrs Margaret Gibson former wife of the deceased. Mrs D J Norton Jr hosted a music room event inviting youths with Kiva Hunt on piano and Hallie Ferde performing piano pieces including Pure as Snow. Additional chatter covered long distance talks cited from Chicago to Des Moines and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Roberts
Atorneys
Margaret J. Gibson
D. J. Norton, Jr
Kiva Hunt
Hallie Fierde
Maude Shields Teaches in North Carolina Mission School
Maude Shields travels to North Carolina to teach at a mission school earning $60 per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude. Shields
North Carolina
Washington Gazette remembers the deep wit meeting at music hall
The note recalls a Memorial day association leadership with James Cunningham Jr as president and M H Sweet as marshal, Rev J R Logue chaplain, and a street festival hosted by West Chester United Presbyterian church with a strawberry ice cream event and city orchestra. The piece ends with a joke about never having another festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cunningham, Jr
Memorial Day Association
M. H. Sweet
J. R. Logue
Ladies of the
West Chester
South Side Club Meets at Flynn Home South of Riverside
Members of the South Side club gathered May 29 at Mrs. Maude Flynn’s Riverside area home for a social afternoon. Guests included Mrs. Cleo Burich, Patty Walsh, and Shirley and Gary Wehmeyer. The group held a business meeting, exchanged flowers, and enjoyed a two course luncheon. Mrs. Carl Craig hosts the next meeting in June. Mrs. Mary Schnoebelen of Riverside announced the birth of a son weighing...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
South Side Club
Maude Flynn
Cleo Burich
Patty Walsh
Shirley
Gary Wehmeyer
Lyle Fesler
Clair Flynn
Wesley Prehoda
Sherman Fox
Carl Craig
M. O. Wehmeyer
Victor Burieh
Alva Bell
Local Families Visit. Commencement and Church Plans Noted
The past week saw births and family visits including a 6 pounds 12 ounces baby born to Mr and Mrs Alvin Schnoebelen of Lone Tree. West Branch hosts include LeMoyne Korous in graduation, while St Marys Church announces a June 1 collection for St Vincent's Home in Davenport.
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John Tucker
M. J. Mayall
Wheaton
Ill
Lester Rath
Champaign
Gene, Ardythe
Beverly Wead
John Miller
Oxford Junction
Ardythe
Colleen Godwin
Davenport
Daniel Moriarty
Harry Payne
Joe Barnes
Louise
Wayne
Mary Joyce
St. Louis
Lake Taneycoma
Tulsa
Okla
Barnes
Juhn
Bob Rutherford
Oklahoma City
Kansas, Mo
Charles Crandall
Washington
Crandall
Boston
Mass
Navy
Ted Johnson
Biddy
Ing
Alvin Schnoebelen
Lone Tree
Charles Rath
Riverside
William Korpus
West Branch
LeMoyne Korous
St. Mary's Church
Thomas L. Wolfe
St. Vincent's
Harold Watson
River Junction
Joseph Birka
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Hannah I. Peckham
Ellen Lear
John. J. Anwyl
Crawfordsville
Dave Anwyl
Winifred Duncan
Rutle Mandel
Chariton
Edward Sorret
Tom West
Wilbur West
Colfax
Des Moines
Harold Wehr
Tommy
Charles Holden
Mt. Joy
Jerry Monroe
Grinnell
Monroe
Paul
Carla Benell
Paul L. Benett
Logan Heileman
Washington State Bank
Helen and
Frances Falk
Mrs. the Falk
R. W. Schreiber
Falls Village
Conn
Frank Scranton
Schreiber
Virginia Scranton
Wade Scranton
Ottum- Wa
Scranton
William Masson
W. Yg. Masson
Isabel Courtney
Canton, Ill
Dick and
Jerry Tucker
Harold Tucker
Denver
Town City
Dave Blankenhorn
Paul Shearer
Lester B Krabil
Coffey Lumber
Coffey
Milo de- Long
Roy Durian
de- Long
R. G. Yeder
Hattie L. Swift
Thomas O. Swift
Nyla Reinier
Lemmon
Ethel Gray
Claire Gray
Mrs
Clue Gray
Marsh Atkinson
Cedar Rapids
Jimmie Allen Atkinson
Aen Atkinson
Little Jimmie
Dale Atkinson
Don Stone
Spokane
Lucy Askea
John McGaffey
Ray Sojka
Mae Davis
Oskaloosa
Howard Gregory
Gregory
Marvin Cox
Crandon
Wisconsin
Cox
E. L. Barthelow
Olive Moore
G. Christopherson
Henry Harricoh
Methodist United Presbyterian, Christian, Evangelical and Reformed
Associate Presbyterian
Frank Shebeck
Richard Stephens
Farm Bureau
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington, D. C
G. E. Mace
Fred S. Downing
Foster G. Bagge
R. W. Chamberlin
John W. Lee
Ottumwa
Chamber of Commerce
John Morrell Company
Mr. Mace
Doyle Palmer
Clarence Johnson
Ft. Madison
Eleanor Deal
Mrs. Perry Hayes
Frank Armstrong
C. W. Shoemaker
Fred Burger
Nevada
Wm. G Dial
Don Burger
McCallisburg Lown
Anna Monaghan
Holbrook Lowa Iss
Esther Moore
Wapello
Eugene Chalupa
Kenneth Warren
June Knotek
Chicago
Joe Knotek
Miss Knotek
Sears Roebuck & Co
B. C. Tracy
Herbert Thompson
Beverly, Bill and
Mary Ann
Curtis Snyder
Jesse Pearson
Barbara Lou
Ainsworth
W. J. Edgar
J. J. Anwyil
Emily Carrison
J. W. Nebergall
Macomb
Arden B. Hughes
Richard C. Stearns
Truman
Lester B. Krabill
Albany
Oregon
Charles D. Bues
Ray Minick
F. L. Lindenmeyer
Juneau
Alaska
Esther Lindenmeyer
D. G. Taylor
Lindenmeyer
Arlington
Fred Lindenmeyer
Vancouver
British Columbia
Jacqueline Frost
Long Beach
Paul Horak Insurance Office
Doris McCutchhen
Tom Wolff
Elzin, Ill
Rotzinger
Dan Cordova
Phoenix
Ariz
Ralph Scott
J. M. Finney
Gideons
H. C. Finney
Massina
Towa
Helen Bower
Kansas City
Evelyn Givans
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Ted Givans
Vern Dawson
Spencer Auld
Culver City
California
Herman Rosencrans
Keokuk
Keith Hotle
Stanley Hotle
Clifford Polton
Air Transport Command
Long Island
N. Y
Topeka
Kansas
Harry LaRene
Les Moines
Walter Hagans
Phyllis Galloway
Cedar Falls
Ruth Miller
St. Charles
Harold Booth
Rockford, Sr
M. L. Brown
United Service To
China
Joe Koenigsmark
Tony Koenigsmark
Ben H. Badenoch
Frank L. Wilson
Dorothy Libe
John Libe
Miss Libe
Fred Slotman
Kahoka
Slotman
Elva Allbaveh
John Nraths
A. K. Glider
Martyn Allen
of Wellman
Harold Hontrager
Winfield
Zelca Anderson
Helen Carson
Miss Anderson
Albert Johnson
Los Angeles
Curran Company
Harriet Bey
Frederick BE. Smith
University of Iowa
W. C. Allen
Father Jacobsmeier
Hallie Berdo
Askaloosa
Iowa Federation of Women's Club
J. A. Harwood
Frank Graves
Cleveland
Africa
Upper Nile
Claire Dewey
D. C
Hinskins
American Pearl Button Company
Mary Paul
David Catlett
Mabel Whittaker
Harry Whittaker
Ruth Annis
Madeline Aiken
G. W. Hay
Sarah Grimes
Major Latta
G. L. Carwell
Iowa Press Association
Ralph Shannon
Orville Elder
Evening Journal
Esther McGuxin
Washington Press
A. R. Miller
Josephine Babcock
Washington Demoocrat
Wilbur Miller
Walter Ailen
William Popejoy
Pleasant Plain
Addie Montgomery
Barbara Jean Stewart
Karen Crawford
Karen
Dorothy Wilson Ainsworth
Earl Miksch
Blondie
Cookie
Chic Young
MAMA
Marthas
Ralph Dougherty
Central
Muscatine
Milwaukee
New York
Washington Gazette
Music Hall
South Side
Flynn
Kitten
Dotty
Hien
Dixie Dugan
Mevoy and
Striebel