Highlander Notes From Neighboring Towns and Country
Miss June Steele returned from Scetine Sunday to Muscatine as school resumes Sept. 6 with Long as teacher. Families move in, marriages occur, deaths noted, and local clubs plan picnics. weather brings heavy rains and a bridge failure on Goose Creek. Community updates include travels, hospital treatment, hunts for visitors, and school preparations across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Steele
Muscatine
Harry St
Brighton Notes Move, Visitors, and Family Links in Iowa
Dr J A Marble and wife plan to move to Blairstown after taking over a practice here. Blairstown, a town of 600, has only one doctor and offers a good opening for another physician. Juanita and Mary Elizabeth Weidner of Washington are visiting their aunt Mrs John Jones. Mr and Mrs Arthur Joy and children Claude Evalyn Cleo and Lela Ensign Kansas stayed several days with L K and H W Helmick. Walter Wallace of Salisbury Missouri visits KE B Bennett. Win Norton leaves Brighton for Milwaukee after visiting local friends. Mrs James Buffum and son Theodore and daughter Miss Mary of Columbia Missouri are guests at the Helmick home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Wayland
Myra Meeks
Blanch Murphy Wim. Murphy Jr
Lucille
Boyd
West Virginia
Cone Lake
Goose Creek
Jesse Meeks
Viola
Martha
Ernest Meeks
Iowa City
Perkins Hospital
Daryl Meeks
Krotz
Mary Krotz
Willard Chalupa
Washington
Ed Showalter
Mainea
Makota
Ida Meeks
Riverside
Verle Harrison
Oklahoma City
Frank Novy Sr
Methodist Church
Floyd Steele
Lola
Lorena Kron
Claire Kron
Fairfield
Mr. Showalter
Highland Junior Club
Sara McCreedy
McC
Brighton
Iowa
J. A. Marble
Blairstown
Cedar Rapids
Marble
R. A. McGuire
Juanita
Mary Elizabeth Weidner
John Jones
Arthur Joy
Claude
Evalyn
Cleo
Lela
Ensign Kansas
Wednesay
L. KE
H. W. Helmick
Decatur Co
Joy
Helmicks
Walter Wallace
Salisbury
KE B Bennett
Win Norton
Milwaukee
James Buffum
Theodore
Mary
Columbia
H. W. Helmick Howe
Harold Gray sells Owen station seeks new path
Harold Gray sold his old station to Ira Nordyke this week and has not yet decided his next move. The community hopes he stays in town. Rev. McCrory and family and Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Matthews returned from a northern trip. Helena Tobin and Homer Van Horn wed in Omaha on Sept 1. They will reside in Dunlap after Oct 1 with Van Horn employed as bank cashier. Evelyn Peterson attends Cedar Rapids business college. Ellen Nash of Waterloo visited family in town. Washington visitors Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stewart with relatives at J. J. Fitzgerald home. John McCaleb visited his brother George in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gray
Ira Nordyke
Gray
Rev. McCrory
J. O. Matthews
Helena Tobin
Homer van Horn
Omaha
Neb
Edna Tobin
Howard Richards
Dunlap
Iowa
van Horn
Evelyn Peterson
Business
Cedar Rapids
Ellen Nash
Waterloo
Ellen McCreedy
Ettie McCreedy
Labor Day Plans In Washington Feature Limited Observance
Labor Day will have little significance in Washington next Monday with no formal observance planned. Former union parades and picnics are not outlined this year while Odd Fellows plan a Chautauqua park picnic expected to draw many from surrounding counties. Judge H F Wagner will speak in Sigourney style events. Riverside plans a community program with Judge Ralph Otto of Iowa City set to speak. a Washington Riverside baseball game is on the schedule alongside other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Odd Fellows
Chautauqua Park
H. F. Wagner
Sigourney
Riverside
Labor Day
Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Weather outlook for Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
Washington forecast notes a mostly fair week with near normal temperatures across the Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys beginning Monday. No significant precipitation expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Mississippi
Missouri
Typhoon Claims Thirty-Five Lives in Eastern Japan
Reports from Tokyo describe a devastating typhoon across Central Eastern Japan killing about 35 people. At Toyohashi a schoolhouse collapsed burying around 100 people with 12 dead and many injured. Hammamatsu clothing factory collapse leaves eight dead. Kawashi fighters collapse with 14 missing. Forty military aircraft at Akenogahara airdome damaged.
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Tokyo
Japan
Toyohashi
Hammamatsu
Kawashi
Akenogahara Airdome
Meredith Attacks Brookhart as Demagogue in Dispute
Des Moines dispatch reports a heated political clash as George W. Meredith accuses Colonel Brookhart of demagoguery over remarks about a May 1920 Federal Reserve Board meeting. Brookhart defends himself while criticizing agriculture deflation and farm policy, hinting at a fuller reply later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Smith W. Brookhart
Meredith
Demongui
Kk. T.erat
Brookhart
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Advisory Council
Federal Reserve Bank
D W Harvey Opens Local Law Office in Washington
D W Harvey son of Captain and Mrs D W Harvey has opened a law office above the Washington Loan Trust Co in Washington, ready for general practice after graduating from S U S law school this spring. He cites Washington as his home with broad opportunities in a growing legal field and receives warm welcome from local professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Harvey
Dave
Washington
Washington Loan & Trust Co
S. U. S. Law School
Iowa
Steck to Campaign for Porter in Senate Bid
Senator Dan F. Steck of Ottumwa announced he will campaign for Democratic senatorial nominee Claude R. Porter. He spoke in Des Moines after a vacation in Minnesota and met Democratic leaders including Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, who was traveling home to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Dan F. Steck
Ottumwa
Minnesota
Claude R. Porter
James A. Reed
Missouri
Kansas City
Heavy rains and storms hit Midwest crops and towns
Across Iowa Illinois Nebraska and Kansas a week long storm backed by floods tornado winds and hard rainfall disrupted traffic damaged lines and homes. Crops face heavy losses with corn in Peoria district forecast for about 50 percent reduction. Nearby Pawnee City Neb reports at least 150000 damage from Thursday tornado.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Indiana
Ohio
Peoria
Illinois Agricuultural Association
Weather Bureau
Pawnee City
Neb
Nebraska-Kansas
Axtell
Kas
Diphtheria Claims Life Of Local Boy Albert Kolosick
Albert Lee Kolosick twelve son of Mr and Mrs Ed Kolosick west of town died at one oclock this morning of diphtheria after a week of illness symptoms appeared yesterday Private funeral services were held at four oclock with burial at Elm Grove cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lee Kolosick
Ed Kolosick
West of Town
Elm Grove Cemetery
James Havel Sr Dies At 86 In Riverside Area
James Havel Sr a prominent citizen of the northeastern county died at his home five miles south of Riverside at eleven last night He was 86 Funeral services set for two o clock Sunday at the U B church in Highland township with interment in the adjacent cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Havel, Sr
Riverside
U. B
Highland Township
Musicians Walk Out At Seven Blank Theater
The union representing performers in Tri-Citis orders a strike at the Seven Blank Theater, disrupting a scheduled performance and prompting review of labor action by local arts management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Washington Schools Open Monday Morning
Washington public schools prepare to start the new year with about 1200 students and a largely unchanged teaching staff. Most teachers arrived for a preterm briefing, with some new supervisors in penmanship music and girls physical training and one nurse on duty. Opening activities include a high school assembly at nine and class schedules to follow, with actual classes beginning Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Public Schools
Supt
J. H. Peet
Board of Education
Rachel Fabrick
H. Fr
Washington
Washington City Water Remains Safe to Drink
State University of Iowa laboratories report Washington municipal water is satisfactory with no unfit to drink condition. Four samples from the reservoir and three street locations show slight vegetable odor, turbidity, varied color, and sediments but no danger. Mayor Maxwell says flushing mains continues to keep water fresh and colorless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa Laboratories
Washington Municipal
George Maxwell
Iowa City
City
East Main Street
North
Fourth Avenue
North Fifth Avenue
Maxwell
Washington City
Homecoming at Abingdon Postponed to September 11
Information received today says the Abingdon Iowa homecoming celebration scheduled for today has been postponed for a week and will be held Saturday September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Iowa
Attendance at Iowa State Fair Tops Five Year Average
Des Moines reports say the Iowa State Fair drew 357,109 visitors, about 3,000 above the five year average, despite rain and muddy roads. Receipts totaled around 312,000 with expenses higher than last year. Rain limited attendance on the final day, automibile races were canceled, and Dale's Lad sold for 36 cents while showcases yielded strong junior club results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Fair
Associated Press
Des Moinds
Dale
Shelby County Club Committee
Sioux City
Chicago
Harvey ©. Larsen
Elkhorn
Small Girl Hurt In Swing Accident At School
Evelyn Kallaus daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Kallaus suffered injuries yesterday at No 11 school east of town while playing on a log swing. A displaced leg from the swing struck her breaking a cheek bone and injuring the chest raising fears the injuries may be serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Kallaus
Merle Kallaus
No. 11
Crowds Attend Notre Dame Mission at St James Church
Large crowds filled St James Church daily for a mission by Reverend Wendell Phillips Corcoran of Notre Dame. He preached eternal truths and Christian commandments, with a closing service including baptismal vows and sermons on perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Church
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
Wendell Phillips Corcoran
Father Corcoran
Holy Father
Rome
St. James
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