City Bus and Train Schedules Released for Washington Area
Public lists for Bee Line Taxi and Burlington routes show local and long distance buses with West Bound and East Bound departures from Washington. Notes indicate certain Golden State Limited trains will not stop at Washington and tickets can be bought at the depot or North Side Cafe for travel nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden State
Washington
Chicago
Winga
North Side
North Side Square
County Officials and School District Leaders Listed
County officers and district leaders are named including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Fred Bourgeois County Clerk R R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter Treasurer W E Howell Sheriff Harold Putnam Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill Coroner Dr W S Kyle Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Washington Independent School District Superintendent W A Erbe Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy School Board members Marion George Don Boyer Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Harry Ramseyer Washington Lodge No 26 A M and A M Regular meeting first Friday of each month Secretary Merle Greet Yard Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Owen
Fred Bourgeois
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Payne Marshall
Harriet Coulter
W. E. Howell
Harold Putnam
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Clarence Fulton
Arthur Wiley
Ashington Independent
W. A. Erbe
Ethel McCreedy
Marion George
Don Boyer
Richard A. Stewart
Henry B. Bailey
B. F. Bostwick
Harry Ramseyer
Washington Lodge
Merle Hi
Rocking Chair Brigade Buys Nurses Home at Auction
My Scouts report Mr and Mrs Wilson Putman bought the old nurses home last week for 4600 dollars. The house sits just west of the hospital. Mr and Mrs Bob Marble and their baby hope to find a new place and are staying at the Lloyd Scott home meanwhile.
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Wilson Putman
Bob Marble
Baby
Lloyd Scott Home
Local Notes and Society Highlights from Washington
Obituary notice for Mrs Dc Weldin marks a pioneer family loss at seventy five. Washington housing shows a prefabricated home arriving by truck. Rock Island trucks draw parade interest during construction. Coppock’s modernization observed as a summer resort area evolves. Fire safety urged after a Sunday blaze near James Shalla’s home. World Wide Mission Day inspires Bible Society News and Braille concordance pricing. DAR bus trip to Wayland planned for members. Lemley family recalls a swallowed safety pin incident at Iowa City hospital.
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Bible Society
Japan
Russia
Charles Lemley
Iowa Avenue
Moter Mourt
University Hospital
Iowa City
Millsons Return from India Mission on Furlough
Mr and Mrs Earl Monson met Mr and Mrs Chas Millson who arrived from India on furlough. They stayed with the Monsons then at J H Crooks in Crawfordsville. The article notes multiple social visits and upcoming moves, with locals attending events and trips to Burlington and Des Moines.
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Floyd Blankenhorn
Fairview
Earl Monson
Burlington
Chas. Millson
India
Monson
Twesday
J. H. Crooks
Crawfordsville
States
Dickie
Joan McNeil
Jim
Frances Stewart
Stewart
Wisconsin-Ohio sale calendar lists farms and times
A busy schedule of farm auctions and livestock auctions across southeast Iowa towns. The column catalogs dates from October 3 to October 10 with events at Wellman Fairfield Winfield Wellman Washington Riverside Fairfield and other locations. Listings include Poland China hog sales Hampshire cattle and dairy stock auctions with start times mostly around noon or 1 PM.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Kapias
Washington
MT. Pleasant
Fort Madison
Macomb
Quincy
Ill
Ft. Madison
Winfield
Morning Sun
Burlington Ly
Burlington
Hee
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Indianola
Kansas City
Des Moines
W.tad
Ickts
106al Depot
Whittaker
Midway Sales
Compan
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Wapello
Harry Jones
Earl Eversmeyer
Court House
Jay Brewer
Knotek Bros
Fall Duroc Board
Riverside
Hampshire
Haldane Farm
Earl Kellogg &Sons
Southeastern Iowa
Swartzendruber
Wellman
Clarence French
Poland
Fairfield
Karl Fickel & Son
Batavia
E. R. Brenneman & Sons
South Second
Nellie Dodder
Penningroth Bros
East Edge
Steel Equipment Installed At Bessemer Pa Mill
In 1891 the first electrical equipment for steel mills was installed at Bessemer Pa marking an early advancement in industrial power use and efficiency for the steel industry.
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Bessemer Pa
Farm Fatalities Highlight Unnecessary Accidents
A daily toll shows 43 farm related deaths in the United States due to preventable incidents. The piece notes telephone service relies on 25 wood varieties for poles and switch boards.
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United States
Nighttime fatal accidents dominate New York 1940 toll
Three of five fatal accidents in New York state during 1940 occurred at night. Poor sight is cited as a contributing factor to the high night death toll.
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American Bible Society
Bible House
Park Avenue
New York
New York State
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Washington
Washington Directory
City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
North Marion Ave
Leet
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Morrison
Benteco Food Store
W. Livingston
Attorney Abstract Department
West Main St
George Fr. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
Officers
Lloyd Lytle
John Sowash
C. P. Weldin
Henry Bailey
P. L. Jordar
Carl Hancher
Carl Kelly
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
T. W
Harwood
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery City Library
Grace Stephen
Bee Line Taxi
R. J
Golder State Limited
California
Imperal
Eastpound
Golden State Limited
Imperal Limited
Oskaloosa Branch
R. B. Haight
Davenport-Kansas City
Southwest Limited
Davenport
L. R. Carbee
Burlington Trailways
Eee
BEE Line Transit
Sumes Funeral Home
Mbrary
East Main
Sherman
Optometrists
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
Rocking Chair
Dc. D. Weldin
Alf Chilcote
Rock Island
Coppock
James Shalla
DAR
Wayland
Stacy
Dixie Dugan
Ky McEvoy
Striebel
Winter
Nat'l Master Plumbers
Joan Maxwell
Colleen Swan
Lisle Maxwell
Iowa Wesleyan
Joe Ott
Bob Yoder
Keota
Ott
Dale Darbyshire
Chas. Hanna
Allen Pritchard
Winside
Nebr
J. H. Krenmyre
Sheldalel
C. L. Stookey
Journal
P. m
Auto Parts
West Madison
Sorrell
Coralville
Whiting’s
T. W. Harwood Insurance Agency
McAllister
Walter
Nicholson
Call
South 2Nd Ave
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