Remnants Describe Local Notables and Careers
Readable fragments outline careers of Washington figures including Dr. Fred Miller a former Standard Oil em ployee turned minister at Washing ton Methodist, Jay Brown who ran gas and electric meters and later a Mt. Pleasant appliance store, City Service station operator and Washington police chief. Arthur Griffith county auditor and former Crawfordsville bank figure with a Welsh farming background began in a general store and long served in county government. Dr George Kerr started in teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller
Washington Methodist Church
Standard Oil Company
The
Oil Company
Keokuk
Kalona
Iowa Wes
Jay Brown
Washington
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Iowa Southern Utilities
Mt. Pleasant
Texas
Our City
Arthur Griffith
Crawfordsville
Washington County
Profiles of local business figures and a pastor across Illinois and Iowa
The article traces the early lives and career paths of local figures including a United Presbyterian church pastor and several Iowa businessmen. It details schooling, farming beginnings, road work experiences, restaurant work, and long tenures with firms in retail, pharmacy, and barbering, highlighting mobility within the Midwest business scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Oakdale
Illinois
Monmouth
Kerr
Washington’s enduring tradesmen and their farming starts
The article traces local figures who began as farmers before shifting to barbering, restaurant, or shoe businesses in Washington. It covers John Winga’s moves across Iowa and Nebraska into Washington’s restaurant scene, and A. E. Atchison’s shift from Kansas farming to Washington’s shoe trade, noting long tenure in town commerce and hints of the era’s first paving in 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Lee
Washington
Doe
A. E. Atchison
Kansas
Ralph K. Atchison
Albia
New York
J. A. Work
Farmers and Merchants. State Bank
West Side
Fox & Dewey
North Side
Hove
England
Eagle
Fowler
Draft questionnaire eases intake for selective service
Officials announce a 16 question draft form that takes minutes to fill. Boards nationwide will register 9.5 million youths from Aug 80 to Sept 25. The quiz is framed as revealing as a mother’s knowledge, with no jokers in the deck though draftees may share opinions. Winners may receive a free camp trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
United States
Milland Repeats Thief Icon In Golden Earrings
Ray Milland once again channels his golden screen thief persona in Golden Earrings at the State Theatre. The scene shows him breaking into a chicken house for food, creating chaos as a startled owner ambushes him with a shotgun. Marlene Dietrich co stars as a Hungarian gypsy. Mitchell Leisen directs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atre
Hies
Milland
Hungrus
Yolanda Foldes
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
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Bruce Cowden
Leyan and Garrett Biblical Institute
George Kerr
Bell-Ans
Stephen Reret
Ors Cae
David Thompson
National Tea Co
Bentonsport
van Buren County
Iowa
South Dakota
Farson
Ottumwa
Knoxville
Red Ball
Mr. Thompson
Chain Store
T. R. Phillips
New Sharon
Glenn Garner
Grinnell
Tracy
Pharmacy
Cams
Phillips & Heinzman
Phillips & Hebner
Phillips Drn Z
Amwlaigoneny Pbbrd
Sander
Cathe
Uwe
Missouri
Ladora
Iowa County
New Meryico
John Winga
Russell Visquain
Iowa State College
Blair
Nebr
G. E. Cook
John
Holland
America
Washington Oil CO
Garian Gypsy
Mitchell Leisen
PLAID
Jacquard Bedspread
Washington Oil Company
ANE
Pioneer
Husky
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