The Rocking Chair Brigade brings news and notices
A long readers’ page covers Ralph Jonathan West’s birth in Ogden Utah and family travels to California. It notes Iceland’s shelters and women’s resourcefulness, plus Washington sending Dr. Melvin Gingerich to Bethany College for a year’s leave. Margery Means and Stewart Bell wed amid a family crowd, with job roles at the newspaper office. Local notes report the jail debate, revival tent relocation, a neighborhood exodus fear, and Amateur Night prizes led by Lois Fitzgerald.
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Washington
Melvin Gingerich
Bethany College
Newton
Kan
Quiet square sprayer op contrasts with noisy progress
Tales range from a be-haved civic scene with decorative lampposts to wartime censorship and a Marine’s letter revealing confidential meeting details. The column also recalls local kindness, community volunteers, and personal memories including a golden wedding and sewing stories.
Hospital dismissals and admissions noted in local column
The hospital log lists multiple patient movements including dismissals at different times from Crawfordsville and Washington, several admissions such as Charles Tharp Bettendorf and Stanley Thompson at East Madison, and surgeries like appendectomies and a major operation. Names include John Cannon, Mrs. William Chmelor, Deb or ah Longer, Harold Strum, Greta Gaye and more, with various towns and addresses.
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Fredrick Fischer
Riverside
Elmer Krantz
Brighton
Deborah Longer
Washington
Robert Colbert
Charles Tharp
Bettendorf
Jimmy Netser
North English
Harold Esmoil
J. E. Moore
Stanley Thompson
East Madison
E. H. Messer
West Madison
Harold Strum
East van Buren
Mary Widtfeldt
Council Bluffs
Donald Shull and Son
Donnie Eugene
Crawfordsville
B. F. Murrain
Carrolton
Carl Kelley
North Fifth Street
Curtis Wells
Route 4
Greta Gaye
Lester Kern
North Avenue B
Clarence Weber
Richland
Clover Luckey
Lester Muck
Thomas Joseph
Albert Janecek
Ervon Barnett
Local Notes From Washington County From 10 Years Ago
Local items recount community updates including church fund gift of 61 dollars for minister salary, Troop D returning from Camp Dodge with 62 enlisted men and 3 officers, Carolyn McCleery arriving home from abroad, Miss Henriet ta Griffith graduating as osteopath and opening an office, J Clyde’s family planning move to Kansas for teaching, 2.10 inches of rain being the heaviest of the season, Sam P Donahoe returning from a trip, A E Putnam starting a car crankcase oil renewal business, nine year old Buford Bennett's fatal rusty nail incident, George McCall going to San Diego for EE coursework, Mayor John W Applegate’s operation, Labor Day mail delivery pause, Cap Pollok Wallace’s permanent mail route, Wake Neal buying houses for post office relocation, Our Way smokehouse changing hands, Chicago license to Ohngemach and Too man, curfew whistle shipment to Washington, and a fire at Dr Hay tile factory causing 1000 dollars in damages.
Fashion Notes on College Style and Attention
A quirky column comments on college fashion, noting that brilliance matters little against a flashy outfit. It jokes that any ill fitting four piece suit can look college chic, and claims a clever hook like a new cook hook wins a woman’s interest.
Quotations and notices from a small town page
Selections of humorous maxims on daily life followed by local society notes. County hosts welcome thousands at the County Home August 31 with picnic, lunch, and a program. Engagement announced for Corinne Rothschild to marry Harry Margolin on November 24 1921. Shooting accident injures Bob Wagner in Crooked Creek timber.
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Picnie
Frank Beatty
Corinne Rothschild
Bobe Wagner
South Avenue
Crooked Creek
Pastor A M Malcolm Called to Washington church
Members of the Associate Presbyterian church of Washington vote to extend a call to Rev. A M Malcolm of Albia. The pulpit has been vacant since the death of Rev D J Masson last October. The Fair store cleanup from the recent fire progresses as Glen Conrad plans a reopening soon. Richmond’s new hall costing $20 000, built by local Catholics, is near completion with a large dining room and a program serving 400 people.
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Associate Presbyterian Church of Washington
A. M. Malcolm
Albia
D. J. Masson
Glen Conrad
Richmond
Local Deals and Moves Hit Regional Notices
Buy Grocery Roy Mapel and George Masson acquire A E Forgey stake in Model Grocery. Land purchase by George Paul adds 16 000 acres of Colorado land at 50 per acre. Dave Donovan relocates to Dubuque. Jim Walker introduces a self starting car device seen as a likely winner. Dorothy Miller takes Latin instructor post in Middleboro.
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Roy Mapel
George Masson
A. E. Forgey
Model Grocery
George Paul
Colorado
West town lot purchase reshapes neighborhood plans
Will Move Mrs E N Wright buys the west lot of C N Stewart and will move her house onto it. The site is praised for its fruit and beauty. Sells Home Mrs H F Steck sold her home and Henderson property for 4250 to Tom Neiswanger who will clear houses and use part for a coal yard as Milwaukee expands.
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C. N. Stewart
Democrat
H. F. Steck
Henderson
Tom Neiswanger
Tom
The
Milwaukee
Death of Lae Week Rev. Dr. Orving Berg
The Rev. Dr. Orving Berg a prominent pastor and educator in New York died on Saturday. He is survived by a sister Mrs T R Gillespie who lives here.
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Orving Berg
New York
T. R. Gillespie
C. W. McLaughlin
Carolyn Hamilton
McKinnie Phelps
New York City
Park events and local notices in one week report
Last Sunday Rev Alfred Trenerry led the park service. Scholarships awarded to Jean Brower and John Humble. Two fatal auto accidents near Washington in Keokuk county. Labor Day quiet. schools reopen Tuesday. Local weddings, graduations, and relocations noted with several travel and work updates.
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Alfred Trenerry
The
Baptist Church
Review of a Week of Local Social and Accidents
A broad community digest items include Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Taylor visiting relatives in Maywood Cedar Rapids and Cumberland Maryland. six to seven August marriage licenses. new school enrollments and births. multiple travel notices for residents to Kirksville Des Moines Chicago and Des Moines. road incidents near Ainsworth and Rock Island. a Persian mission furlough official. a caravan collision near North Ave. farm bureau district meeting. new insect pest in Washington County. and various club and church activities plus a swimming pool vote scheduled.
Mrs Mary Eyestone Dies at 83 in Clear Lake
Mrs Mary Eyestone aged 83 died at Clear Lake. Funeral and burial were held here on Wednesday.
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Mary Eyestone
Clear Lake
Iowa
Little Mary Crumpacker Eyestone
Death of Dee Work Brother of Mrs Rickey in Homerville Ga
Dee Work, brother of Mrs. Charles Rickey, a longtime resident of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, died at the home of his son in Homerville, Georgia. Born in Richmond in 1861, he had previously lived many years in Florida.
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de Funiak Springs
Florida
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Dee Work
Charles Rickey
Washington
Homerville
DeFuniak Springs
Richmond
Housekeeping, Courtesy, and Family Roles in Past Opinion
The passage discusses tensions within church circles and critiques roles of women and men. It notes scrubbing women prioritizing floors, loans masking wealth, ignored wives, petitioners, and the need for courtesy in business success. It reflects social norms and gender expectations of the era.
Young patient from Livingston farm admitted to Iowa City hospital
Larry Jackson, three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jackson, has been taken to the Children's hospital at Iowa City. He is seriously ill and will require several weeks of treatment. He is a close friend of Mrs. R. L. Livingston. the Jacksons reside on the Livingston farm.
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Henrietta Hull
Daisy Startsman
Bufort Bennett
Roscoe Bennett
Dublin
University Hospital
Iowa City
Larry Jackson
Wilbur Jackson
Children’s Hospital
R. L. Livingston
Jacksons
Livingston Farm
Local Couple Return From Colorado Visit
Mr and Mrs Richard McCleery are back home after a two week stay in Colorado with Richard’s family.
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Mrs. I. W. Shenefelt
Colorado
Richard Mce-Cleery
Richard
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