Ainsworth and Nearby News Highlights
Community notes from Ainsworth and Washington cover visits by Effie McCreedy and other locals, travel plans to Rock Island and Des Moines, Farm Bureau basket weaving lessons, school movements, and civic events. Reports mention new pavement opening, local visits by officials, and fall festival winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Effie McCreedy
Ella Nash
Waterloo
Minnie Jackson
Rock Island
Hugh Hall
Great Lakes
Hutchman
Amoret
Kansas
William Tedford Duncan
Columbus Junction
Anna Tedford
Oregon
Twanship
Farm Bureau
Washington
Peark Ditmar
J. O. Matthews
George Lord
FE. W. Spessard
Nate Crawford
Cora Baird
Ed Lins
Crace Stone
J. J. Fitzgerald Jr
Toledo
Iowa
Agar
Virginia Thompson
Des Moines
W. H. Krenmyre
M . Church
Maurine Stephens
Florida
Mr. la Moine
Marie Taster Stephens
Col. Macor
Oole Ferguson
del Kilgore
Sheriff Charle
Maynard Hites
Tom McGraw
Ted Herr
Jesse Pearson
Kansas City
Denison
Tere
Martha Hause
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Lyn Vanhorn
Iowa City
Wellman Notes and Community Happenings
Excelsior Springs rheumatic treatment for Charles Julian. Charles Althaus ill in Garwin Iowa. Margaret Jones to Indiana for college. Mrs Jesse Ryan of Chicago visiting relatives. Local and regional travel includes Maplethorpe, O’Flaherty, and Oskaloosa business trips. Farm activity via shipments of cattle hogs and labor news from Keota to Davenport. Community Club resumes with a supper and youth club support. Rev Arms reassigned to Wapello with possible replacement Rev Kennedy. Family visits in Wellman and surrounding towns showcase daily life and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Charles Julian
Excelsior Springs
Prings
Charles Althaus
Garwin
Iowa
Jesse Ryan
Chicago
Jesse Garder
Ernest Maplethorpe
Iowa City
L. E. Maplethorpe
Tom O'Flaherty
Oskaloosan
Tom O’flahherty
Allen Fickling
Keota
F. C. Schroeder
Davenport
Tme
J. A. Heng
South Dakota
Mabel Booth
Arms
Wapello
Methodist Conference
Arma
Rev. Arms
Mr. Arms
Boy Scouts
Kennedy
J. W. Coffey
E. I. Coffey
Local Notes From Rubio Area on Visits and Appointments
Rubio L G Johnson reports visits to Omaha and a vacation stay by Mr and Mrs Elmer Palmer at the W L Ireland home where a new Dodge sedan is seen. Lyle Schmitter takes a professorship at Town Wesleyan. several locals attend a teachers institute in Washington for guidance and instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RUBIO
J. J. Fleig
Omaha
Nebr
Elmer Palmer
W. L. Ireland
Irelands
F. M. Stricklands
Newton
Raymond
Alfred Steinbeck
Young Married Peoples
Charley Morrow
Des Mines Hospital
Ardith Luithly
Alice Snider
Maxine van Dyke
Donald Hanan
Sylburn Johnson
Richland High School
Marjorie Maurine Rose Hill
Mildred Morgan
Brighton
Bernice Derby
Sigourney
Francis Derby
Webster
Lyle Schmitter
Town Wesleyan
Visiting families share Sunday at Linder home
Sept. visitors from Ottumwa Iowa and Cotter Illinois met at the J K Linder residence. Clarence Foster from Table Grove Illinois, who stayed with the J E Linder family this past week, departed for Ottumwa Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ray Linder
Ottumwa
Iowa
Albert Nicola
Cotter
East Franklin Community News Highlights Visits and Plans
A crowded social section reports Sunday callers at J L Macon and nearby homes, visits by Halloways from Fairfield and Minnesota relatives, picnics with the Linger Longer club, cement work at several properties, and various local telegrams. Public events include a Masonic meeting in Ottumwa, church youth socials, and a note of condolences for the Eisele family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Clyde Putnam
J. L. Macon
June Putnam
Jean Macon
Robert Maon
Harold Wolfe
John Halloway
Fairfield
Clay Walton
Halloway
Minnesota
Esther Flood
Myra Meek
G. N. Barclay
Francis Skipton
Lester Macon
Les Embree
Macon
Coffey
Clyde Dawson
Jim Combs
Rodney Davis
Joe Natergall
Emil Finke
Dale Atkinson
John Hindahl
Ernest Meeks
Arthur Dawson
Sunset Park
Catherine Coulter Wa
Hazel Enner
Kansas
Huber Named to Farmers and Merchant State Bank Board
Roy E. Huber appointed to board of trustees of the defunct Farmers and Merchant State Bank of Columbus Junction replacing the late F. Molesberry. Other trustees are J. Carson Duncan and Garry Stapp. Depositors received fifty percent when bank reorganized as Columbus Junction State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Roy E. Huber
Farmers and Merchant State Bank of
F. M. Molesberry
J. Carson Duncan
Garry Stapp
District No 5 News Briefs Highlights Local Roster
Mrs Claud Rk and Mrs Carl Phillips recover after operations at the county hospital. Esther and Laurine Fildridge visited the John Cherry home on Thursday. Burl Pringle drives a new Ford coupe. Edna Flynn stayed with the James Philps. Lloyd Phillips and Toppan Johnson families visited the Phillips home on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Edith Miller
County Hospital
Harvey Meek
Lloyd Humston
Green Squires
Elmer Cherry
Howard Anderson
John Anderson
Marjorie Huntman
California
Robert Borland
James Phillips
Ethel Flynn
D. C. Griggs
Harley O’laughlin
Paul Rhodebeck
KF. Grayson
Don Carbaugh
Ottumwa
John Beckles
Atlanta Ga
Charles Cherry
John Cherry
Chris Schwartz
Glenn Schwartz
Frank Heinzman
New Sharon
Old Garden Hall
Louise Porter
Frank Dittmer
Carl Phillips
Esther
Laurine Fildridge
Edna Flynn
James Philps
Lloyd Phillips
Toppan Johnson
Phillips
Harlen O'Laughlin
Practical Joker Ad in Paper Recounts Hoax on Widow
In Columbus Ohio Mrs Anna Smeltzer received a newspaper advertisement claiming a practical joke. She warned she did not wish to be buried or moved from her 25 year home. A moving van arrived followed by a floral wreath marked O. D and several taxicabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Anna Smeltzer
Crawfordsville Social Notes Include Legion Meet and Visits
Miss Jane Graham visits Burlington at the Worth home while Lewis Schwaebe tours from California via Washington. Mr and Mrs Murray Smylie host and host guests. Harold Ross and son Russell honored by the American Legion and Auxil iary. William Henss elected Legion commander at a Tuesday business meeting. Ice cream and cake served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Jane Graham
Burlington
Joe Worth
Lewis Schwaebe
California
Washington, D.C
Schwaebe
R. C. McCleary
Murray Smylie
Washington
John Smylie
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Harold Ross
Russell
Wellman
William Henss
Legion
R. H. Walker
A. L Foster
Chicago
Abran
Journal Expresses Sincere Through Columns
In a brief column the journal conveys sincere apologies and concerns, signaling a community focus and intent to address recent issues with candor and consideration. The piece emphasizes unity and ongoing efforts to improve local relations.
Parts count for aircraft and Wright Whirlwind motor
More than 5,000 parts go into an airplane excluding the motor, per the statistician of Ryan-Mahoney Aircraft Corporation. It notes 3,100 parts are used in the Wright Whirlwind J-6 motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ryan-Mahoney Aircraft Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Allie Taylor
Cincinnatii
Ohio
Ruth Norris
Wisconsin
S. T. Wheeler
New London
Newendon
Wheeler
Winfield
Margaret Jones
GC. Jones
Indiana
Chisago
Chierto
H. D. Macdingin
Mercy Hospital
H. L. Rockwell
Rockwell
West Liberty
Eardley Bell, Jr
John Carr
Melack Mar Marek
Dr. Foreman
D. G. Yoder
Kalona
Nebraska
Elmer Kephart
Ed Simmering
Earl Kephart
Bertha
Roy Kephart
Harve Hightshoe
Needis
J. B. Linder
Chas. Kephart
de Soto
Chrysler
Plymouth
Hugh A. Piper
Mrs
Daisy Simmering
East Franklin
Ida Meeka
Gladys Twinam
Lucile Carper
Madeline Starr
Daisy Huber
Miss Starr
Miss Carper
United Presbyterian Church
Winfield United Presbyterian
William Eisele
Florence Eisele
Annabelle
A. E. Stafford
Howard Custer
Martha Routler
Claud R K
Burl Pringle
Nellie Manners
Rchmond
Guernsey
Jersey
T. B
Farrow
Concord
PARM
John Deere
M. KB
Godfrey Sommers
Kalona Savings Bank
J. L. Hershberger
Locust Grove
Eaitie
Parnell
Pleasant Hill Ladies’ Aid
P. M. Swartzendruber
M. N. Cruise
D. G. Yeder
F. E. Skola
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