Brighton News Highlights From a Busy Weekend
The Brighton segment reports Winfield defeating Brighton 19 to 0 in a Saturday football game. Edith Seaton is hospitalized in Washington for diabetes treatment. Local social notes recount visits by families from Fairfield and Oskaloosa, church events, and extended relatives visiting towns including Winfield, Packwood, Eddyville, and Fairfield.
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Winfield
Brighton
Edith Seaton
Washington Hospital
Evelyn
Oskaloosa
Rey
C. E. Ward
Eddyville
Bert Arnold
Albia
CC. A. Arnold
Sam Cassaday
W. S. Parks
Levi Peaseley
Fairfield
L. E. Helmick
Hoyt
Cedar Rapids
Jack
Maude Waterhouse
Des Moines
Glenn Hoover
John Croft
Vern Rice
Columbus Junction
Dan Pringle
Katheryn Frazey
Davenport
Frank Frazey
County beauty contest contestants listed for Washington fall festival
Twelve of the contestants are not pictured. The photo by Guther shows rows of participants with Olive Pfeifer named as winner in the costume she wore when crowned queen. Pages Mary Ellen Lytle and Elizabeth Thorne helped during the event. Pfeifer is identified as daughter of W J Pfeifer of Dutch Creek township.
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Washington
Guther
Virginia Cain
Hazel Walters
Betty Bowes
Mildred Leet
Berenice Dawson
Marjorie Clark
Mary Scranton
Theresa Swisher
Mary I. Anderson
Velma Stafford
Leona Donaldson
Cecil Robertson
Myrtle McConnell
Helen Lewis
Maxine Teets
Aenes Carter
Helen Carr
Mildred McCreedy
Florence Glasgow
Thev
Mary Ellen Lytle
Elizabeth Thorne
Olive Pfeifer
W. J. Pfeifer
Dutch Creek Township
Pointing Out Duty and the Aim of Preservation
The excerpt contends preservation seeks to correct human intellects defects and strengthen weak reason. It emphasizes reminding mankind of its own nature and duties while critiquing ongoing forgetfulness and the need for steady moral effort.
Put Up Coad Fights Sir Richard Grenville Off Azores
British vice admiral Sir Richard Grenville, surprised by a Spanish squadron off the Azores, attempted to break through but held a 15 hour hand to hand fight before surrendering.
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Richard Grenville
Azores
Daily English lesson on misused words and pronunciation
A compact feature lists misuses and pronunciations with examples. It includes guidance on using total sums, Spokane pronunciation, and common misspellings, plus a word study note highlighting REPULSION as a daily vocabulary target.
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Spokane
Wash
Rubio Community News Highlights Bazaar Preparations and Local Visits
The Rubio column reports cement work on a church basement, a busy bazaar planned with a friendship quilt, and visits from Kathleen Jay, Miss Flo Bell Sargent, and other relatives. It notes Mrs. John Augustine's illness, Rheumatism issues for Dale Leppert, and travel to California for Mrs. Bend's relatives.
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Rubio
Rey Jay
Kathleen Jay
Penn, Oskaloosa
John Augustine
Dale Leppert
Manic Laithly
EF Ll. Meyers
Tom Stewart
Fairfield
Omer Johnson and Son
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mra. Talman Johnson
Flo Bell Sargent
Smith Center
Kansas
J. TR. Luithly
WW. FE. Laithly
John McClege
Manda Morgan
Heart
Loulauna
Missouri
Local families share weekend visits and milestones
Mr and Mrs Walter Duvall welcome a baby girl born Tuesday. Arthur Romine and family joined by Oren and Wilma spent Sunday with Harry Huber. Keota and North English ties appear as neighbors host visitors, farm tasks, games, birthdays, and hospital notes from Hilton Gregory to Margaret Dill’s birthday.
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Christian Congregation
Wanda Waltman
Packwood
George Lechner
Harry Lechner
Olds
Fred Lechner
H. W. Welmick
Andd
Walter Duvall
Arthur Romine
Oren
Wilma
Harry Huber
Carl Mayer Halled
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Thua Helmick
Co. Kek. Ward
John
Jake Koch
Koch
Abe Martin
Oi -T
Hal
Hoyt and
Lyle
A. L. Augustine
Wilda
West Cheater
Dolly Wilkins
Lucy Jenkins
Allie Bond
Allie Bend
Mt Pleasant
California
Lucy Genking
Fred
Vals
Pennsylvania
Valvoline
North Iowa
Washington Oil Co
Mi Liza Schaffer
John Powell
Powell
Keota
Johnnie Mayer
Chicago
John Henderson
William
Henry
Mary Martha
George Mayer
Oren’ Romine
Tnward Mayer
Stunteiczh
Henderson
Hilton Gregory
Margaret Dill
Birney Gretter
Betty Mae
Albert Ollinger’s
Henry Henderson
John Green
Arthur Krause
Lex Stephens
Everette Green
H. & A Baking Co. of Good Baking
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