Washington shoppers and visitors crowd local stores
Mrs John P Jones and children visited Washington from Cotter to shop while many others traveled from nearby towns. Edna Mayo fractured an elbow after a park bench fall. Miss Marian Helmer arrived to teach at Centennial School. Thompson's Market advertised whole picnic hams at two cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Jones
Cotter
Washington
Marian Helmer
West Union
Centennial School
Homemade Bologna and trips headline local market notes
Homemade Bologna sale at Thompson’s Sanitary Market for 20 cents a pound on Wednesday. Readers report several local residents like Miss Helen Wilken and the Adair-Hemmings couples taking trips to Chicago and Yellowstone. Mrs. Blanche Grecian returns from Idaho Falls to visit friends as Kleese Hartman arrives from Des Moines. The market also lists Bacon Squares at 18 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Grecian
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
Boy Undergoes Tonsil and Adenoid Operation
A seven year old, Henry Knight, underwent a tonsil and adenoid operation at the county hospital. An advertisement promotes BeGO for hay fever and Sure Quick to improve smelling flowers, urging readers to visit Dr. Geo L. McKassel, druggist, with weather noting mostly fair tonight and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knight
Local notes record visits and trips surrounding Labor Day
Miss Kathryn Bostwick returns to Chicago after visiting her parents over Labor Day. Helen also comes back from visiting friends in Town City. Thompson and Brindley crew, plus Bob Godfrey and Bob Thompson, went on a Chicago excursion that ended last night. Mrs. Jennie Walker of Ainsworth visits Mrs. Will Logan. Mrs. Luella Kyle Patton and son Howard return to Burlington after a week in Washington visiting relatives. Mrs. M. H. Sartor returns from a Chicago sight seeing trip admiring Betty Ann Fons Lon’s curls and meeting sister-in-law Veresse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Bostwick
Chicago
Labor Day
Dan Brindley
Bob Godfrey
Bob Thompson
Luella Kyle Patton
Howard
Burlington
Washington
M. H. Sartor
Betty Ann
Dan Fons
Lime Creek Township
H. PD. MacGugin
Iowa City
John MacGugin
California
Wellman Advance
Wellman Co-operative Creamery Co
New York
G. F. Schroeder
Paulina
Schroeder
Antheran
Weidenhoeft
Wellman
Indiana
Huntingdon
Margaret Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Louise Braden
Ellis Rickey
Sadie Rickey
Braden
Miss Braden
Wellman High School
Kinross
Ellis
F. BE. Rickey
Lime Creek
Ames
Counter
Harold McClelland
Hunter McClelland
Mercv Hospital
Town City
Harold Furman
Bennett
Helen Schroeder
Lucille Birkey
Helen Rirkey
Wilma MelIntosh
Shirley Bidwell
William Mayer
Donald Durian
Gerald Whetstine
VU. T
Wayne
Milton Wehrle
Mildred Schwartz
Cedar Falls
Max Berry
Helen Zillmer
William Zillmer
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Durian
Bobby
Fort Dodge
Charles Durian
Stump
von Hone
Edna Hendryx
Kathryn
Hendryx
J. G. Wehrle
Tom O’flaherty
O. C. Lanner
The
Wehrle Auto Co
Des Moines
Wellman Notes on Local Life and Events
Local correspondent reports on visitors including the Bradfords of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Clara Topping. Mentioned are Des Moines fair trips, school opening, corn prospects, creamery shipment records, and several weddings and medical updates in Wellman and Lime Creek area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
KE. I. Bradford
Cedar Rapids
Bradford
Clara Topping
William Dorrance
Howard
Des Moines Fair
F. B. Olson
Town City
North English
Olson
Johnson County
Raymond Klass
Klass
TM Lewis
William McConnel
Wayne Lewis
Eardley Bell, Jr
Riverside
Solon
American Legion
Notices of debts and local travels fill Washington daily
The notice lists debt demands from Jesse Marr about orchard trespass and ten days to settle or face the Sheriff. It also reports many local residents noted for marriages, trips to Chicago, family visits, wedding attendance, and weekend gatherings with detailed names and towns such as Keota Kalona Washington Muscatine Wayland Waterloo Bettendorf Oakland Mills Eldora and Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Marr
Wellman Town Sends A Strong School Delegation
BRIGHTON Aug. 31 Brighton correspondent reports Wellman townsfolk plan a solid delegation to state schools. Local families move, travel to Des Moines for fairs, enroll children, and teachers prepare for the coming school season as residents visit kin and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hool
Frank Jones
Wellman
Burl Jerry
Dec Spears
Lyle Ruggs
Business College
BE. A. Wehrle
Guy Moothart
Des Moines
H. H. Wilson
Park Hotel
Iowa City
Alfred Wells
Tom O'Flaherty
South Dakota
Community Notes and Local Appointments in Washington IA
Mildred Ochs of Keota teaching at West Chester attended a teachers institute in Washington. Miss Nellie Loder visited Brighton for a brief business. Mrs H F Steck returned from Iowa City after visiting daughter Mrs Jay Sproatt. Wyman Community Club to hold annual picnic Saturday September 8 at Sunset Park. Jersey milk priced 10c quart delivered by Cedar Lawn Dairy 47208.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Ochs
Keota
West Chester
Washington
Teachers Institute
H. F. Steck
Iowa City
Jay Sproatt
Wyman Community Club
Sunset Park
Iowa
Jersey
Cedar Lawn Dairy
Local residents make short visits and travel plans
Mr and Mrs John Hayek return from a week visiting Washington and nearby towns. Mrs A E Warner visits Eldon. Maxine Barden travels to Fairfield before horse training in Minneapolis. James A Latta returns to Chicago after a Washington weekend. Dale Warner teaches in Fairfield and will go to Lewis Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Barden
Fairfield
Mrs
Frank Barden
Minneapolis
James A. Latta
Chicago
Mrs. Byron Snider
George Wbner
Dale
Haskins
Lewis, Town
Rural Supply and Society Notes From Rochester
Mrs J A Work and Mrs George Edwards of Great Falls Mont with Mrs W J M Scott and Margery Ann plan an indefinite visit to the Scott home at 650 Highlang Ave Rochester N Y Tonight barn paint adverts from Phillips and Hebner urge long lasting paints while Wood s feed mills advertise barley and oats and a Berdo dance draws crowds Thursday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Work
George Edwards
Great Falls
Mont
W. J. M. Scott
Margery Ann
Scott
Highlang Ave
Rochester
N.Y
Phillips and Hebner
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FOX
Phe
Lou
Evelyn PN Brent
the Trickster
VOX News
Wednes. & Thurs
Richard Barthelmess
Chance
By Fannie Hurst
Lina Asquette
Margaret Livingston
A. W. Yards
Pea
Frank Taylor
Crawfordsville
Washington Today
Edna Mayo
Stanley Maxwell
Johnson Grocery
Tom Bailey
Oftumwa
John Pailey
Ralph Nelson
Davenport
Kila Merchant
Dan Klein
Ainsworth
Wasington
Alice Meek
Detroit
Michigan
Carl Meek
Thompson’s Market
T. H. Smith
D. SS. Hancher
al Payne
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
Helen Wilken
Europe
Italy
France
Holland
England
Ireland
Leo Adair
Will Hemmings
Bacon
Kleese Hartman
Will Harwood
Mary Louise
Arts Cafe
Geo. L. McKassel
Helen
Jennie Walker
Will Logan
Buick
Essex
Buisk
Mer
Jersild
Carter
State Fein
Leland Kracaw
Keotaan
Marie Figgins
Kalona
Victor Jy Blattner
Mildre Warrer
Dave Donovan
Quinn
Loosa
C. A. Spear
Dave
Finlay Garrett
Gerald Shaw
Muscatine
A. E. Shaw
Milo Weaver
Lloyd Foster
C. Reister
Harriet
Decatur
Illinois
Meg
Art Minick
Ray Guest
Russell Knott
Virginia Thompson
Dorothy Schlatter
Wayland
Carl Hancher
Mildred
Columbus Junction
F. A. Hunt of
George McCleery
Waterloo
Hugh McCleery
Homer Weaver
John Lemmon
Eldora
Isabelle
Trover Taylor
Viola
Lola
Dallas
Bettendorf
Rudie Schmidt
Joe Hill
Harold Brock
Lloyd Lovelett
Kenneth
Ivan
Oakland Mills
J. W. Gray
Martha Washington
Taylor
Brighton
R. Helmick
Mary Cirkoff
L. E. Bidwell
Edna Wiley
Derby
Clair Jonrad
W . Barber
Duain
E. C. Cook
M. M. Carter
Ollie
T. M. Carter
I. J. Harkin
Cedar Ratds
Maude Brinton
Paola
Kansas
Billy Brinton
Kansas City
Evelyn Helmick
le Roy
Helmick
Bonnie Cassady
Clara Manning
Miami
Florida
Jessie O'Neil
W. W. Jamison
Gilbert Davis
Gilman
R. W. Hinson
Gale Whisler
Old Brighton
Little Raith Coffman
Vinton
Fred Wanerus
A. B. Clark
Charles Kessel
Howard Schaffer
Colorado
Wyoming
EW Grawa Theatre
Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
Gorila
Dane
Arthur
Louise Lorraine
Conrad Nagel and
Greta Garbo
Bob Steele
Snydet
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
Thompson’s
Nellie Loder
Ford
Chevrolet
Dodge
Chrysler
Star
Sitter’s
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
John Hayek
Ft. Dodge
Ed Grayson
Richmond
Here
A. E. Warner
Eldon
Ed Cahill
D. F. Maron
W. H. Knottnerus
Rock Island
Dave Knottnerus
Wessell
Berdo’s
Moore
Wood's
Berdo
al Grou
C. S. Lemmon
Ct Mons
Barore
John Shields & Sons
Washington Oil Co
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