D U V Meeting Concludes With Initiation And Plans
The D U V convention continued with memorial services and elected officers for 1949 including Alice Kephart and Mina Springer. Four women were initiated Fannie Gilbert Ida Thompson Katherine Sheetz Lillian Sherman. Delegates welcomed guests from Washington and Sigourney as plans for next year were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
George F. Masson
Lester Luckenbill
Sijourney
Alice Kephart
Mina Springer
Sigourney
Vera Sting
Fairfield
Fannie Gilbert
Ida Thompson
Katherine Sheetz
Lillian Sherman
Watch The For Sale Ads Local News
Mr and Mrs Dan Brindley left Thursday for the Ozarks to vacation several days. Mrs Robert West and daughter Mary Jo of Adel visited the Shannon family. Mr West and Johnnie plan to come this weekend. Local shoppers included Mr and Mrs Floyd Green Crawfordsville Mrs Harry Kilgore Wellman and Mrs R J Gingerich Wellman. Francis Olson and baby Edward returned from Tomah Wisconsin where they visited Olson’s relatives and Olson, a Journal plant typesetter, will take one week of vacation and will return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Brindley
The
Ozarks
Robert West
Mary Jo
Adel
R. E. Shannon
Mr West
Johnnie
Floyd Green
76 Township
Harry Kilgore
Crawfordsville
R. J Gingerich
Wellman
Francis Olson
Edward
Tomah
Wis
Mr. Olson
Journal
Pleasant Hill Church to Mark 112th Anniversary Sunday
Pleasant Hill Christian Church six miles southeast of Washington plans an all day homecoming with morning Bible school and worship, a noon basket dinner, and a two o'clock afternoon service. Rev. Robert Mattson and Rev. Ira Corney will deliver sermons. the event honors the church founded in 1856 as Iowa’s oldest active Christian congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Christian Church
Pleasant Hill
8. P. Telford
Lost Creek
Ft Madison
Robert Mattson
Drake University
Des Moines
Ira Corney
Keota
Pr. Telford
Richard Moore
Amos
Thaddeus
Iowa
Absolom Leeper
Moores
Ladies Aid Society
Locals Welcome Relatives and Note Near-Miss Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Robert Sachau and son Larry of Port Byron NL visit Arthur Wiley home north of town. Mrs E S Hebner returns from ten day visit with L A Warren family in Oelwein and narrowly avoids an auto wreck she would have shared. Phil Mercer and daughter Sally of Chicago depart after a several day stay with H F Freshwaters and Ralph Gibson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sachau
Larry
Port Byron, NL
Arthur Wiley
E. S. Hebner
L. A Warren
Oelwein
Phil Mercer
Sally
Chicago
H F. Freshwaters
Ralph Gibson
Notice Restricts Hunting Trespassing on Rural Land
Property between Washington and Ainsworth posted by Frank Janeek Chas Kennedy and Don Maxwell. No hunting trapping or trespassing permitted on the land, effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and
Ainsworth
Frank Janeek
Chas. Kennedy
Don Maxwell
Des Moines Drug Store Manager Convicted Under Civil Rights Law
Maurice C. Katz, owner of a Des Moines drug store, was convicted yesterday in municipal court for violating the Town civil rights law by refusing fountain service to three black patrons. He faces a sentencing on Nov. 1 with a maximum penalty of a $100 fine or 30 days in jail. His lawyers plan to seek a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Maurice C. Katz
Katz
Mrs Day Sells Her Beauty Shop in Brighton
Mrs. Ross Day has sold her beauty shop to Alice Statler who will continue at the same location. Statler has worked for Day since graduation and Day has run the shop for twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ednard Crile
Brighton
Ross Day
Alice Statler
Miss Statler
Day
Ira Saunders
Kermit Oswalt
Sherry
Richland
Sataur Day
Free Two Youths In Killing Of Farmer Charles City
Oct 8 A justice of the peace court freed Arthur Ubben 24 and Robert Garlock 19 both of Thornton after they pleaded guilty to drinking beer on a public highway. They paid a fine of 180 plus costs each. County Attorney Weston E. Jones said Harold Rickens 18, John Just 21, and Kenneth McClemons 19 of Sheffield probably will plead guilty Saturday.
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Charles City
Charles Gallup
Nora
Arthur Ubben
Robert Garlock
Thornton
Justice of the Peace
Weston EE
Jones
Harold Rickens
John Just
Kenneth McClemons
Sheffield
Education group endorses state aid plan in Des Moines
The Iowa association of school groups backs a state aid proposal as educators rally support in Des Moines. Officials urge lawmakers to approve funding boosts to public schools, stressing improved resources for students and teachers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, In
Iowa Association of School
FOX SCREEN SUNDAY ENDORSES STATE AID FOR SCHOOLS
The On Fox Screen Sunday boards expect to endorse permanent state aid at its third annual convention October 14 and 15. The Iowa State Education Association and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation call for aid equal to one fourth the cost of the program. Dr. Kenneth McFarland, superintendent of Topeka Kansas schools, will be the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka,Kan
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Louisa A. Young
Blue Island
Illinois
Ola McCleery
Bowers
Tucker
Eugene Tucker
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
R. J. Dawson
Women’s Relief Corps
Bruce Lipscomb
Shields
Dupuis
Blanche Foster
MccCleery
Daisie McConnell
Emma Warfel
Anna Anwyl
Bessie McLaughlin
Gobble
Helen Foster
Minnie Broadgate
Mame McConaughy
Nellie Crull
Gertrude Brooks
May Phillips
American Pearl Button Company
McCleery- Cummings Calendar Factory
McAlister Hybrid Gorn Company
Farmer’s Mutual Hail Insurance Company
Don Statler
Pleasant Plain
Mack Lowe
Earl Nelson
Ottumwa
B. C. ‘Tracy
Dan Bailey
Fred Wanerus
Hubert Morsan
Cedar Rapids
Patricia Coffman
Ethel Norton
L. E
Denny
Frank Stine
Lulu Smith
Wanerus
Dodd
George Ackley
Geo. Ackley, Jr
Kirksville
Victoria van Winkle
Wimner Trossen
Oskaloosa
Clyde Coffman
English
J. H. Reed
Vinton
Reed
Thomas English
Ralph Wikoff
Charles Wikoff
Verne Madden
Walton
Chautauqua Park
Mtr
Amie, Wyo
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Anna Kern
Ralph
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L. E. Helmick
Ada Yesenik
Lawrence Wilson
Carl White
Roy Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
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Margeret Monroe
Elaine Campbell
Richard Gingles
Henry Menefee
Judy
James Hodson
James Morgen
Wyoming
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Ethel
Baltimore
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FOX Screen
Towa State Education Association
Towa Farm Bureau Federation
Charley Grapewin
Alan Curtis
Anne Gwynne
Washington County History
Washington Armory
Skelgas Western Auto Store
Coast To Coast
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G. H. Mangold
Mace Motor Company
Washington Motor Co
B. A. Stewart Auto & Tractor
Stewart & Crane
Southern Utilities
Washington Health Unit
Humm
Gas & Appliances
Gamble Store
Scott Furniture Co
Bell & Gevock Firestone Store
Washington Oil Company
Tait
Radio & Appliance
Fields’ Motor Company
Cox Motor Company
Pence
Livingston
Gardner
Willits’ Motor Company
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