Local Residents Visit and Travel News
Mr and Mrs Ral bh Kurtz and son Richard of airfield visited at George Wheelan's home yesterday. Mrs David Johns of Crawfordsville traveled to Washington Saturday for shopping. Stanley Maxwell returned to work at Johnson grocery after vacation. Harold Johnson left for Fairfield to start college at Barsons and will work part time at Klein Clothing. Rothschild went to Jana Cry on a short business trip. Thelma York journeyed to Fairfield to work at Klein Clothing for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ral
Kurtz
Richard
Airfield
George Wheelan
David Johns
Crawfordsville
Washington
Harold Johnson
Fairfeld
Barsons
Klein Klothing Company
Thelma York
Fairfield
Klein Kothing Ko
Daryl Ross
Denver
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
B. Askea
Reister’s Creamery
Jack Potter
Famly
Davepport
Beulah McKune
Chicago
Mrs. I. Rothschild
Joe Falk
Ottumwa
Washington shoppers greet visiting neighbors from across Iowa
Ot tumwa visitors J W Warner and family called on friends in Washington while Katona and Wayland residents shopped there. M Burich, recently with the Rothschild store, visited Iowa City and her mother. Numerous Cahill family members from Victoria Kalona Des Moines visited Washington for shopping and business. Daryl Ross family enjoyed a Denver Yellowstone trip ending in the Black Hills. Ruth McGinnis returned from Jets visiting her sister in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Burich
Rothschild Ready
Iowa City
Local residents embark on work trips and visits across states
Richard Haney leaves for Iowa City to begin his second year at the university School of Pharmacy. Edwin Griffith also heads to Iowa City for university work. Claude White visits Washington from Modesto after twenty six years, and several families travel to Chicago and Jackson Michigan to see relatives. Mrs Bessie Tucker returns to work at the Graham store after a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Haney
Iowa City
The
University
School of Pharmacy
Claude “Chub” White
Modesto
California
Washington
John W. Long
Mr. White
Edwin Griffith
University of Iowa
Bessie Tucker
Graham
Evening With the Spirits in Yonkers Doorway
A reader recounts an evening at a Yonkers spirit séance led by a woman called Medic the Medium. The skeptical guests hear alleged communications from departed relatives and joke with a stagey Irish narrator as the group visits a doctor’s door on 58th Street and Fifth Avenue.
Local residents take trips and visit relatives in nearby towns
Mrs Marsh W Bailey and Mrs Eleanor Brown with daughters Roberta Nancy and Josephine Bailey plan to reside in Burlington for the winter with business college for Josephine. Mr and Mrs Glen McFarlane and others motored to Oskaloosa and visited the Crayne home. Families visited Iowa City and Iowa University authorities as Mary Hoover prepares junior year. Dr Chase Weeber and Grant Conklin guests of Dr Ed Wheelan. George Crone spent weekend with Al Crone family. Washington visitors from Crawfordsville and West Chester shop and travel. Marion Thompson Tom Dodds and Paul Young returned from two week trip through Minnesota the Dakotas and Winnipeg. Senator Smith Brookhart attends American Legion in Cedar Rapids then campaigns for Hoover. Beulah McKune joins Chicago trip with Jack Potter party. Zaar Finshaw attends A P Manager Benefit banquet in Davenport. I Rothschild visits Fairfield Ot tumwa.
Local residents share visits and events around Washington
Mrs H B Bolar returns to Kansas City after a visit with C R Goodwin. Irene Cain Osburn of Bloomfield sings at local services and plans a concert in October. D F Macon Auctioneer handles listings. Families travel between Newton Emmetsburg Boone and other towns for visits and events. Dogs muzzled advised in Cres ton township per trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Cain Osburn
Bloomfield
Creston Township
Oregon Township
Ten Years Ago Today in Brooklyn Iowa Mr and Mrs Eicher and Dewey
A brief social snippet notes Mr and Mrs Ed Eicher and Mr and Mrs Charles Dewey visited Brooklyn Iowa ten years prior. The item also advertises sale of this year's wallpaper remnants at cheap prices and invites readers to bring measurements. Weather mentions possible showers or thunderstorms tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Eicher
Charles Dewey
Brooklyn
Iowa
Old Geographical Titles of the Two Sicilies
The kingdom included Naples and Sicily as the former Kingdom of Naples. In the Middle Ages southern Italy was called Sicily on this side of the Faro, referring to the Struft of Messina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Kingdom of Italy
Naples
Italy
Sicily
Kingdom of Naples
Faro
Struft of
Messina
The Return Goat Sufferer in Paris Rire Cartoon
A Paris Rire cartoon caption features Towser suffering again as he chews his sore foot. The gag centers on exaggerated discomfort and a comic line about returning pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towser
Paris Rire
Keota Residents Return From Weekend Visit
Mrs Verle Sigler and son Bobbie return home from a weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Snyder in Keota. Miss Hattie Clendenning travels from Keota to Washington for a day of shopping. Alice Shellangoskie leaves for Davenport to enter Immaculate Conception Academy. Mrs Ella Cherry visits Washington friends then heads to Cedar Rapids for work. Jersey milk delivered 10c per quart via Cedar Lawn Dairy phone R19 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle Sigler
Bobbie
Keota
Frank Snyder
Hattie Clendenning
Washington
Jersey
Cedar Lawn
Alice Shellangoskie
Davenport
Immaculate Conception Academy
Ella Cherry
M. R. Meek
Cedar Rapids
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FOX
Clara
Knights OF the Air
FOX News
Stanley Maxwell
Johnson Grocery Store
Rothschild
Jana Cry
Berdo’s
Doc Lawson
Iowa Collegians
St. Louis Ramblers
J.W. Warner
Gladys Williams
Hoyt
T. W. Knerr
Lester Klein
Katona
A. B. Madfran
Wayland
James Cahill, Sr
Victoria
James Cahill, Jr
Kalona
Roy Cahill
Des Moines
Ella Shirley
H. FB. McKain
Donald McKaine
Thornburg Iown
Agusta Lester
Tink
Sheneek
al Ledger
J. C. Huston
Hore
William Mohland
Ruth McGinnis
Jets
Merle Dodder
Mary Motts
N. L. Black
M. T. Cooper
Granett
Kansas
L., L. Morgan
Colorado Springs
H. D. Looney
Frank Cooper
Jackson
Michigan
T. L. Morgan
Lloyd Hanlon
Bobby
Sigourney
Howard Richardson
Ralph Minick
J. R. Conlee
Centerville
Fred Rohrer
Rohrer
Mrs. Conlee
P. M
Yonkers
N. Y
Herb
Ave
Medie
Gene Tunney
Oberlin College
Yale
Jack
Edward
Pat O'Brien
Doc
Pat
Dad
Nora Holmer
Norski
Norway
Ellert
Vassar
Shish
Sweetheart
Kate
Bright Eyes
Bel Syndicate
Luc
Marsh W. Bailey
Eleanor Brown
Roberta
Nancy
Josephine R Bailey
Burlinston
Brown
Josephine
Business
Glen McFarlane
Frank McFarlane
Marjorie
Revert
Oskaloosa
M. EE. Crayne
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
John Olds
Floyd Olds
Coppock
Milltown
South Dakota
Billy Olds
Carl Roberts
Mary Hoover
Mary
Iowa University
Stephens Junior College For Women
Chase Weeber
Grant Conklin
Ed Wheelan
Riverside
George Crone
Mt. Pleasant
al Crone
Fred Kupka
West Chester
Washigton
Marion Thompson
Tom Dodds
Paul Young
Minnesota
Dakotas
Winnipeg
Canada
8. C. Fletcher
Smith Brookhart
American Legion
Hoover
Zaar Finshaw
A & P Manager’s Benefit Association
Blackhawk Hotel
Schmoeller Bros
C. H. Davis
J. D. Davis
Los Angeles
Richland
S. R. Tracey
H. B. Bolar
Kansas City
C. R. Goodwin
D. F. Macon
I. D. Hall
Newton
J. T. Rhodes
Emmetsburg
David Keltner
Boone
D. D. Davis
Los Angees
H. Davis
Wood
Melvin McCracken
Rockford,linois
Ed Mayhew
Kremlin
Oklahoma
Henry Rathmel
Rathmel
Mayhew
Salt Plains
101 Ranch
William
Marion
Carolyn
Phillip
Enid
Carlton
Ft. Worth
Texas
Mr. Mayhew
Karl Graper
Harrisonville
Missouri
Griff Humphreys
Wyman
Fred
I. E. Glick
Lester
Pana
Ilinois
Illinois
Lillian Ballard
Monroe City
J. P. Wood
Rex Benz
Askaloosa
Charles Benz
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
Cadet
Arrowhead
Arrowhead Hosiery
A. E. Atchison
North Side
Martha Washington
Flays
Tammany
Tammany Hall
New York
Carl Vrooman
Ass't
Wilson
Cox
Davis
Houston
Nei Graham
Warner Bros
Philadelphia
Pathe News
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wilie Long
C. S. Lemmon
John Shields & Sons
Ben
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