Mrs Emma McCall Edwards Visits Ames and Delphi Friends
Mrs Emma McCall Edwards of Ames Iowa plans a short visit with Mr and Mrs Malcolm Montgomery and with Mr and Mrs Will Guinn of Delphi Indiana. Mr and Mrs S E Sands returning from Lincoln Nebraska report eighty miles of bad roads east from Council Bluffs plus local travel notes. Harold Rovs returns to Crawfordsville after attending the county teachers institute while Rev A M Malcolm returns to Albia after visiting local friends. Firemen hold regular meeting with special business announced by Chief C C Reister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McCall Edwards
Ames
Iowa
Malcom Montgomery
Will Guinn
Delphi
Indiana
Sand
S. Ef.’ Sands
Lincoln
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Tornado Narrowly Misses Wrights Kin In St Louis
Mrs FE N Wright learned yesterday that her grandson Col J Floyd Terry, living in St Louis, and his wife from Florida, were delayed by a late train when a tornado struck nearby. Their home and office were spared though the couple had to detour to reach their residence. Col Terry recently helped move his parents W M and Mrs Terry home through rain and mud aided by Maynard Brown to Burlington. Tomorrow night at the Armory the Frivolity Five will perform in Washington after earning praise from circuits for their high class entertainment and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. N. Wright
Col. J. Floyd Terry
St. Louis
Union Station
Florida
W. M. Terry
Here
Maynard Brown
Burlington
The
Armory
Washington
Call 331 Black Our New Number for Boots and Leather Goods
A local store announces a new phone order line 331 Black for customers to call and place orders as if in person. They advertise Goodrich boots and rubber hip boots for rugged use, noting durability and months of service, plus Florsheims Arcc Preservers ladies hosiery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Local social notes and district Pythian events
Mrs F W Eastwood and Mrs W M Fitzwilliam travel to Water loo for the woman's synodical at Westminster church. Julia McKevitt returns from Illinois visiting relatives, Lincoln and Decatur stops noted. Mrs Herbert Shockley arrives from Ft Dodge to visit her parents. J W Enslin attends funeral of his mother in St Louis. Tood Baker returns to Lincoln after visiting relatives. Hazel Moore takes vacation from Town Utilities office. Out of town attendees at teachers meeting include Norma Grady Kerr Mabel McClintie Mary Strance. Knight of Pythias delegates attend sixteenth district convention at Rose Hill with banquet and dance. Miss Mabel Duncan visits Washington area. R G Hallberg, Burlington, in town on business. Harry Shepherd returns from Davenport after James Wilson funeral. Pythian Sisters bazaar and social announced for Wednesday October 12 at K P Hall with dancing afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Grady
Katona
Fd Kerr
Mabel McClintie
Brighton
Mary Strance
Fairfield
Knight of Pythias Lodge
Ed Carris
Leland Carris
Ed Rovee
John Applerate
Ives McKay
Lee Holland
John Wenga
Owen Greetan
John Pratt
Fred Franklin
Rose Hill
Washington
Wellman
Ed Carvis
Chancelor
Illinois Farmers Visit Gov Lowden at Sinnissippi Farm
Citizens from across Illinois gathered at Frank O. Lowden’s Sinnissippi farm in Oregon to press him to announce a 1928 presidential bid. Caravans arrived overnight as demonstrators camped on the grounds while organizers planned a noon luncheon and parade through Oregon to the former governor’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Lowdon
Lowden
Towden
Cleveland
Sinnissippi Farm
Homer W. Hall
Local notices and social updates from Weis man area
The clipping reports Miss Phylis Day attending a teachers institute and multiple brief notices. It mentions Dr Watts offering foot care, various travel plans for neighbors to Davenport Becker Lamberton and Becker Minnesota, visits and illnesses, upcoming bake sale, and rummage sale details. Names include Mrs Howard Stewart and son, Mrs W W Patterson, Mrs William Kenser, Mrs M J Redlinger, Mrs Herman Berg, Miss Florence Brown, Miss Jean Johnson, A T Brown, P G Ahrens, August Janson, Leonard Stenberg, George Marr.
Local visitors and residents attend Washington fall festival
Mrs. Charles Blackburn of Detroit visited her parents in town. Washington hosts Friday morning riders to attend the fall festival with many passengers listed. Updates include travel for J E Booth Alberta Farrington Murphy and Lockett, plus family notes on births and deaths and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Er. J. Frey
Mildred
Frances
Jean
Ella Merchant
J. E. Booth
Alberta
James Farrington
Geo
Murphy
Eugene Lockett
Boughton
Bought
J. W. White
Canada
Mrs
Frank Chilcote
Funeral Held For Frank G. Baker In Columbus Junction
Funeral services for Frank G. Baker were held at the Methodist church with Rev. A. W. McBlain officiating and burial in Columbus City cemetery. Miss Arvilla Duncan of Columbus Junction and Russel Cummings of Riverside were married at the Muscatine First Methodist parsonage by Rev. I. A. Bentzinger. The couple will live in Muscatine. Mae Jones of Grandview visited Columbus City before heading to Chicago for the winter. Prof. Fitch of Iowa State College in Ames toured Conesville for an agriculture experiment station project. Mrs. Dale Nichols of Cedar Rapids visiting. Norma Lewis, Mrs. G. W. Breneman, and Amna Wilson returned from Sioux City. Royal Neighbor lodge members plan to attend the district convention in Winfield on Oct. 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Frank G. Baker
Methodist Church
A. W. McBlain
Wilton
Columbus City
Arvilla Duncan
Russel Cummings
Riverside
First Methodist Church
Muscatine
I. A. Bentzinger
Harry Stiles
Cummings
Association of Commerce
Record Printing Co
Mae Jones
Grandview
Fitch
Town State College
Ames
Conesville
Dale Nichols
Cedar Rapids
Norma Lewis
G. W. Breneman
Amna Wilson
Sioux City
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Winfield
Local visitors shop with Wellman guests
Jean Macon and Miriam Palmer returned from Wellman where they stayed with friends for several days. Among out of town shoppers were Mrs F M Lindenmyer Mrs Agnes Ross and Mrs I E Coffey of West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Macon
Miriam Palmer
Wellman
F. M. Lindenmyer
Agnes Ross
I. E. Coffey
West Chester
Local travelers visit Riverside and Washington with Rathmels
A party from Industry NL spent Monday evening with Mrs Clarence Rathmel and family and the night there. They visited Riverside to see Mrs Jay Wilcox and her boys and continued on to Washington Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Rathmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industry
Clarence Rathmel
Rummage Sale at the &th 1993 Tek
A rummage sale listed as the &th in 1993 at Tek draws local shoppers. Event details are sparse in the readable fragment, with no clear organizer or exact location provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Penney
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX
Viola Dana
Mike and
Ike
Poli Negri
Hall Caine
Beau Geste
Harold Rovs
Crawfordsville
County Teachers’ Institute
A. M. Malcom
Albia
Col
C. J. Wilson
Keota
C. C. Reister
Penney Store
Bramer’s Tailor Shop
D. J. Palmer
Des Moines
SVE
Martha Washington
Geo. L. McDaniel
A. BE. Atchison
Florsheims
Arcc
Wolverine
J. A. Harwood & Son
F. W. Eastwood
W. M. Fitzwilliam
Waterloo
Westminster Church
Julia McKevitt
Lincoln, Ill
B. W. McNally
Decatur, Il
Art Minick
Herbert Shockley
Ft. Dodge
Thomas Wheelan
J. W. Enslin
St Louis
T. J. Enslin
Tood Baker
Harold Mangold
Darrell Ross
Oscar
Lou Baker
Hazel Moore
Southern Uhilities
Mabel Duncan
Allerton
Masson
East van Buren St
W. S. Duncan
R. G. Hallberg
Barey
Harry Shepherd
Davenport
James Wilson
Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Gov
Tive
Watts
Howard Stewart
Burlington Depot
W. W. Patterson
Gray, Indiana
A. Daub
William Kenser
New Sharon
Cox Motor Company
OSG
George ‘Aisken
Asken
Eva Dickerson
Frank Lamp
Becker
Lamberton
Minnesota
M. J. Redlinger
Herman Berg
Berg
Washington Cleaners
Florence Brown
Jean Johnson
A. T. Brown
Sigourney
Martin Whittaker
Chicago
P. G. Ahrens
Oskaloosa
August Janson
Leonard Stenberg
George Marr
Ainsworth
Opie Dickey
James
Opie
George Murphy
Glen Davis
Ollie Beardsley
Will
W. F. Gardner
Gardner
Ella Cherry
Robert
Kenosha
Wis
Pearl
W. B. Gordon
Frank Embree
Ralph Boyd
Gosling
Frank Adkisson
Martha Butler
South Side Square
Joe Falk
Hoffmann
Milwaukee Business College
Wells St
Milwaukee
A. Anderson
E. Washington St
Harwood
Preece
Toc
Ae - Ee
U.S. Pat
Southern Coal&coke CO
CINO
John Shields & Sons
Washington-West
West End
Libby
Farmer’s Co-operative Exchange
Washington- East
Fanning
Thousand Island
East End
van Camp
South End
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