The ever burning heat through ages and faiths
A historical survey traces humanity’s heating from ancient fire gods and hearths to Roman central heating and medieval castles. It notes early stoves from Alsace in 1490, Franklin’s 1742 Pennsylvania fireplace, and the shift from steam to warm air and water systems. Gas heating dominates today with nine in ten new U.S. homes using gas where available. Autumn checks, drafts, insulation, chimney, ducts, and filter care protect efficiency. seek a trained service if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsace
France
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
America
James Watt
Washington social calendar notices list upcoming events
Notices for social events run through a daily deadline and include details such as Saturday shirts and skirts at Legion Hall, a masquerade at the Country Club, and meetings of Golden Age, YWCA chapters, and various clubs. Activities span dances, teas, luncheons, board meetings, sewing, crafts, and excursions with guests invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Ken Wandt
YWCA
Legion Auxiliary
Ira Morrison
C. A. Pratt
Attorneys Directory Listing for Livingston and Stewart firms
Livingston Day and Bates Attorneys operate from Main Street with phone 53-2147. Stewart and Shearer Attorneys at Law list Richard A. Stewart and Paul V. Shearer in Ab Dept office at 225 West with phone 653-2159.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day & Bates
Robert da
Een
Main St
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Ab- Dept
West Phone
Admitted Yesterday and Today Medical Records Update
On the record Admitted Yesterday Jaye Lynne Hunt Washington surgical Lee Moore Columbus Junction medical Today Mrs Margaret Hind erman Washington medical Duane Orr Columbus Junction medical Dismissed Today Oscar Collett Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaye Lynne Hunt
Washington
Surgical
Lee Moore
Columbus Junction
Margaret Hinderman
Duane Orr
Oscar Collett
Baptist Women’s Society meeting at First Baptist Church
Mrs. Howard Hays led the General Missionary Society gathering with devotions on Occupations by Mrs. Minnie Van Meter. A special missionary report on the Huff family noted Congo work, Paris study, and past Crawfordsville ties. poems and music honored deceased Marietta Workman. Double Deck Club hosted pinochle with scores and travel prize awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hays
General Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Minnie van Meter
Robert Buffington
Huff
Crawfordsville
Wyman
Central Seminary
Kansas City
Paris
Congo
Dorothy Watson
Newton
Iowa Baptist Women
Marietta Workman
Workman
Picnic to Hoover Memorial A group from United Presbyterian Home visits
A United Presbyterian Home party spent a perfect picnic day at West Branch to view the Hoover Memorial. Attendees included Mrs. Donna Griffis, Mrs. Griffis' guests, the William Walkers of Butler PA, Misses Mattie Black Maud Jackson and Carol McMillan, Rev. Guy Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvie Harland. The Walkers planned a Kentucky visit then Pennsylvania return. Miss Maud Jackson joined them. she will visit friends at the United Presbyterian Center in Frenchburg KY while the group visits Wilmore and Lexington. Jackson aims to return mid November. Louise Askren returned from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after nearly 3 weeks. Various visitors called at the Home, including Mrs. Jennie Harris and Mr. Vern Messert of La Grange IL, and Mrs. A. W. Hyke, Mrs. W. E. Campbell, and Mrs. Margaret Lyon of Fairfield. Ford Schwamb and his wife, en route from Berkeley MI to Arlington WA, stopped to see aunts Mae Sturgeon and Grace Vincent. Leon Rezner and wife of Galesburg IL visited Mrs. Gertrude Upton with news from Galesburg. Clint Rhea and Mrs. Coral White called from Crawfordsville. A letter from Laura MacLachlan dated October 14 reports Miss MacLachlan well and safe at Qila Sheikhupura Pakistan, caring for 24 refugees with luggage packed for any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Hoover Memorial
Donna Griffis
Griffis
William Walkers
Butler
Mattie Black
Maud Jackson
Carol McMillan
Guy Hamilton
Alvie Harland
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Miss Maud Jackson
United Presbyterian Center
Frenchburg
Wilmore
Lexington
Miss Jackson
Robert MacLachlan
Laura
Miss MacLachlan
Qila Sheikhupura
Pakistan
Local Social News From Ainsworth and Nearby
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler, who fell at her home in Ainsworth September 1, is being cared for at the Sam Lambert residence in Washington. A farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jarrard was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rader for 25 neighbors. Visitors included Mrs. Shumaker and relatives. Camp Fire and Blue Bird Leaders meet Oct 25 at 1 30 pm. Earl Morrall will appear on the Johnny Carson Show. Numerous birthday and visiting notes follow, plus a recipe note for saucy muffins with grated cheese and canned apple sauce as a spread for toasted English muffins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Wheeler
Ainsworth
Sam Lambert
Washington
Harry Rader
Carl Jarrard
Rader
Gerald Cherryholmes
Ann
Cheryl
Mike Rader
Camp Fire Girls Plan Meeting And HalloWeen Activities
The Camp Fire Girls report recent activities across groups. Leaders' Association set a meeting for Oct 25 at 1 30 p m in Camp Fire rooms. Various Blue Birds and Fourth Grade groups held meetings with Halloween themes, hikes, story readings, and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire
Leaders’ Association
Camp Fire Rooms
Guests in Bruegge home at Haskins
Bruegge home in Haskins hosted Ernest Giberson of Stockport and Lacey Loving with family as dinner guests. Donald Bean of Marion visited with Jim Bean family. their daughters arrived Friday. Mix of local visitors and shopping trips noted, including Bell Murphy and Paputsakis households. Nigeria gin once used as money per Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskins
Ernest Giberson
Stockport
Bob Bruegge
Mrs. Lacey Loving and Family
Donald Bean
Marion
Jim Bean
George Murphy
Ethel and
Vivian Booth
Dickey
Prairie Home
Nigeria
Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum
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New York, N.Y
Angie
Hephaistus
Prytaneum
Rome
Vesta
Europe
Amer
U. S
American Gas Association
Tive Board
Cedar Two
Farm Bureau
William Gamon
19Th Century Club
Harold Johnson
Garden I
H.L. Walker
White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Family Living
Robert Holmes
Applied Arts
Robert Truax
BPW
Eileen Jeffrey
Iowa City
VFW
Daveener
Just Us
Emma Campbell
Priscilla Club
Winga Cafe
Myrtle Neiswanger
West
Professional Directory
Og J. Kehoe
Jeffry
John ‘C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
OR. P. L. Etter—Osteopathic Eascien Journal
Optometrists
John W. Leann
Ralph Melville
Wolf
Wolf's Flower Shop
Breaing Journal
Iowa
Baptist Women’s Society
Richard Peterson
Buffington
Werner Lowry
Green Lake
Wis
Rhoda _ Nielson
Dora Wagner
Blanche Grecian
Edna Norton
Leona Gardner
Gardner
The
United Presbyterian Home
Louise Askren
Mercy Hospital
Jennie Harris
Vern Messert
la Grange
Ill
A. W. Hyke
W. E. Campbell
Margaret Lyon
Fairfield
Della Dool
Fair
Mrs. Ford Schwamb
Berkley, Mich
Arlington
Mae Sturgeon
Grace Vincent
Leon Rezner
Galesburg, Ill
Gertrude Upton
Galesburg
Clint Rhea
Coral White
Walton
Rey Shumaker
Ottumwa
Claud Hippensteel
Therion Hippensteel
Topeka
Kan
Winnie Robison
Harold Messenger Sr
Shumaker
Robison
Messenger
Camp Fire and
Blue Bird Leaders’ Association
Earl Morrall
New York Giants
Charles Snyder
Johnny Carson
Joe Wolfe
Sherman Wolfe
Des Moines
George Zeck
Gary Zeck
Joe
Ed Wolfe
William A. Anderson
Dayton, O
Elmer Fisher
Nina Hughes
Prairie City
J. W. Helscher
Glen Reschly
Wayland
Joan Venzke
Louie Schroeder
William Day
Robert Brinton
Brighton
George Miller
Harold Griffith
Lloyd Miller
Donald Foss
Carrie Davis
Lucille Anderson
Raymond Bonar
Robert Bonar
Angela
Robert
Nellie Smylie
Smylie
Ross Shafer
Mt. Pleasant
Atmore
Eileen Hammen
George Jarrard
Charles Kennedy
M.O. Smith
Halcyon Notes
Halcyon House
Leon Hillman
Diane Walby
Stewart
Blue Birds
Don Vogel
Bob Redlinger
Lincoln
Dick Chorpening
Wally Horn
Hayes Timber
Everett Sanger
Patty McFadden
Lewis McFadden
Rex Stout
Friendly Blue Birds
Jack Weik
Lisa Lemley
Warren Escher
St. James School
Mary Sue Cady
Jolly Blue Birds
Richard Colby
Robert Curley
Debbie Howell
Susan Humston
Bonnie Fritz
Michelle Curley
Cathy Turner
Sharon Carey
Connie Fritz
Ann Colby
Sunshine Girls
Kathy Blodgett
Julie Kennedy
Bruegge
Ivan Hartsock
Francelia Farrier
George Paputsakis
George Murphy’s
Don Peterson
Pam
Howard Murphy
Bath
Bill Schwerdtfeger
Washington, D. C
Geo. Murphy
Bessie Murphy
Restopia
Rudy Mullinix
Dubuque
Ben Harrison
Geo. Paputsakis Home
Mrs
Marvin Townsend
Clyde
Orville Townsend and Daughter
St. Joseph, Mo
Rev
Charles Smith, Jr
Smith
Holyland
Washington County
Brown Finance Co
South Iowa
Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
North Marion
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