Local News Briefs Highlight Visits and Travel
Mrs. Mabel E. Stolle, Hollywood accompanist, travels from Iowa to Davenport to visit sister Mrs. Louis Wunschel while recalling her Washington grandmother Mrs. Catherine Swick. Other locals host visitors from Centerville and Davenport including Ralph Edwards family and Miss McFarland starting nurse training at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel E. Stolle
Hollywood
Davenport
Louis Wunschel
Stolle
WGM
Iowa
Catherine Swick
Washington
Hospital Presents Appendicitis Case and Local Births
Geneva Davison of Brighton underwent an operation for acute appendicitis Saturday afternoon. A baby boy weighing five pounds nine ounces was born at 7:29 this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Olin Zager of West Madison. Other locals, including Ruth Freyenberger Crawfordsville Corrine Sieren Harper and Mrs. Reo Horak with Sandra Jean, were discharged in recent listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Davison
Brighton
Morgan
Washington
Ruth Freyenberger
Crawfordsville
Corrine Sieren
Harper
Olin Zager
West Madison
Reo Horak
Sandra Jean
E. Ray Hall
Jefferson City
Raymond Stalder
Ronald Ray
Buckwalter's Homer Wins Final Game of Season for the Indees
Buckwalter belts a 400 foot homer for the Indees in a 5 to 2 win over the Moline Merchants at Blattnerfield. Mellecker allowed four hits across nine innings as the Indies rally in the eighth, aided by two earlier equalizers, to cap a 9-7 season record and hint at a southeastern Iowa tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckwalter
Indees
Marvy Buckwalter
Moline Merchants
Blattnerfield
Buck
Dale Burich
Red Mellecker
Rube Wilker
Indies
Hod Denton
Ray Whitehead
Dale Schauenberg
Schauenberg
Mitch van Hulle
Wilker
Gallens
Anspach
van Hulle
Max Raymonds
Iowa
Ottumwa
Davenport Maroons
Wilson Packing Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Prison
Anamosa Reformatory Grays
Reddy Kilowatts
Moline
Torre Snewen
Mitchell
Unc
ES Mellecker
Eee
Ferrars
Fuhr
Witt
Pufahl
Van
Six Conference Openers Spark Local Football Action
Washington fell 20 to 0 to New London while six conference teams won their first games. Ottumwa crushed Albia 27 nothing and Burlington beat Franklin 6 0 as Muscatine edged St Ambrose 12 6. Fort Madison defeated Macomb 20 7 with Rosy Moore scoring. Conference action resumes Friday with Washington at Fairfield and Ottumwa at Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairfield
Muscatine
Burlington
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Keokuk
New London
Mt. Pleasant
Bloomfield
St. Ambrose
Albia
Winfield
Ft. Madison
Macomb
Washington High School
Chiefs
Jim Schultz
Gate City Boys
Green Eleven
Gabby Ware
Bobby Williams
Jim Sheets
Harold Tackleson
Burlington Grayhounds
Franklin High
Cedar Rapids
Invaders
Ty Smith
Bloodhounds
Milton
Rosy) Moore
Moore
St. Ambrose Academy
Washing
Davis County
Lee Chambers
National League pennant record set by Pirates in 1902
The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates achieved the fastest pennant clinching on record by September 16 after surging to a 23 game lead by August end. Despite later clubs posting higher win totals, no champion since then has run away from a mediocre field as decisively as 1902. Brooklyn and Boston remained the only teams above .500 near the season end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Prites
Fred Clarke
Buccaneers
Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Brooklyn
Boston
Bucs
N.S
Riverside High Posts Eager Fall Baseball Force
Riverside coach Collins fields a young baseball squad led by Kenneth Kron Elmer Kron Kenneth Kos Dale Kos and others as they plan games with Nichols on Sept. 26 Solon on Oct. 3 and Oct. 10 plus a Stro Marys high school matchup pending date weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s High School
Pirates and Cubs Rivalry in 1909 Season Retains Lead
The Pirates secured 110 wins in 1909 while the Cubs tallied 104, with the pennant undecided until September 28 when the flag finally fell to the Pirates after a lengthy chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Cubs
Hammurabi Code Fixed Wages For Laborers By Day
Ancient law from Babylonia fixed daily wages for working men under the Code of Hammurabi. The regulation set standardized pay, illustrating early attempts to regulate labor compensation and protect workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylonia
Richland Cruises to Easy Season Opening Victory
Richland opened the season with a four touchdown win led by K Steinbeck and Ivan Henry. Steinbeck scored three times and rushed for 92 yards, with Henry adding a 61 yard run and a fourth TD on a 17 yard reverse. The Tigers face Iowa City next in a tough test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
K. Steinbeck
Ivan Henry
Lake
C. Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Henry
Lambert
Long
H. Robertson
North English
Tigers
Iowa City Eleven
University High
Iowa City
Wellman Golfers Triumph Over Washington Country Club
Wellman golfers defeated Washington Country Club 572 to 558 in a yesterday match at Wellman. Eleven Washington players participated, with Don Taylor of Wellman and Phil Anton of Washington posting the low scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Washington Country Club
Washington
Don Taylor
Phil Antonoff
Major Leagues Standings and Sunday Results
National League standings show Wacken leading with 89 61 .594 while Brooklyn 7 Cincinnati 5 and St. Louis 6 New York 5 headline a busy Sunday. American League results include Boston 9 Chicago 2 and St Louis 7 Philadelphia 2 with key pitching matchups noted for today’s games.
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National League Co
Ee Petgori I Ices
Sire Wacken
Cimeiees Co
Kisearen Ci
Ciee Ook
Crohee Esc
Warescee
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Hamlin
Berringer
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Geveland
Smith
Gomez
Rigney
Harris
R. Harris
McCrabb
Newhouser
Leonard
Ten Men Called in Draft October Sixteen
Long list of draftees with names and addresses from Washington Crawfordsville Kalona Wellman Keota Riverside and Davenport. The record shows individuals numbered 613 through 700 plus scattered notes and care locations. The draft call appears continued from page 1 listing many Iowa residents by name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Thomas
E. Main
Washington
Myral Bailey Smith
Crawfordsville
Arthur Dean Wilkins
Wellman
Paul Bernard Ruth
Riverside
Charles Burton Painter
Weldon Curtis Yoder
Kalona
John Claude Miller
Keota
Donald Ernest Penningroth
Glenn Leal Geret
Melvin Curtiss Miller
Howard Arnold Stoutner
Joseph David Walker
Lone Tree
Iowa
Theodore John Zieglowsky
Everett Roy Finke
William John Bell
John Raymond Watson
Stockport
Archie Joseph Haberman
Lyle Clinton Wilson
R. No
Russell Elsworth Beard
Frank Leo Kos
S. Marion Ave
Richard Orval Scott
Ray Gilbert Hough
Lewis Vern Edmund
Harold Samuel Coffman
Richland
Edward Everette Sorrell
W. Madison
George Washington Sojka
Carl Raymond _— Black
Norbert William John T. Bockhorst
Ivan Swartzentruber
Box 16
Robert Ralph Minick
W. 2Nd
George Dennis McChurch
W. 3Rd St
Davenport
Myron le Roy Salladay
S. Marion
John Arthur Clute
Care Delano Cafe
Harrison St
Flint
Mich
Allen Lamont Patterson
Lawrence
Dale Berten Dunbar
R. No. 1
Howard Monroe Hazen
Dennis KE
Michum
King Harry Cole
Brighton
Howard W. Benn
Gerald Mills Dickinson
Dennis Douglass Woodruff
W. 5Th
Harry Elsworth Schwab
Washington Blvd
Chicago
Lewis I. Nebel
Wayland
Raymond Paul Graf
R. No. 4
Lloyd Kenneth Coon
Ainsworth
Lawrence Hubert Kephart
R. No. 2
Theodore Barbutt Bailey
W. Monroe
Man
Elmo Francis Rummelhart
Francis William Redeker
Orin Basil Carr
West Chester
Bernard James Reed
Arthur Lee Edmondson
Iowa Ave
Enos H. Miller
William Paul Monroe
Glenn Everette Carris
N. Iowa
Clarence Harold Chance
E. 7Th St
Clive Vinton Clark
James Wellman
Howard N. Schrock
Oxford
Charles Howard Ralston
Rolland Meldo Yoder
Jesse Donald Harbison
Political intrigue and a lobbyist’s hold over Gale
Gale Holoway lands a $250 monthly secretary job with Senator Jeffrey Murray after overhearing a plan to push a monopoly bill. Colburn the powerful lobbyist promises influence for help, while Gale navigates gifts and threats, weighing loyalty, money, and justice as she moves through political circles. Joe Nash rescues her from trouble, and Murray warns of Colburn’s reach as the plot thickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Murray
Gale Holoway
Murray
Nan Parkson
Gale
Marie Gibbins
Joe Nash
McKurth
Parkson
Cedric Colburn
Tom Olmstead
Jim Drake
Corporation
Colburn
Senator Murray
Jeff
Capitol
Joe
Senator
Tommy Olmstead
Tommy
British drive back Axis columns in Egyptian frontier raid
British military sources said two Axis columns that penetrated the Egyptian frontier in a large scale raid were driven back into Libya with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Libya
Bill of Health Shows Nationwide Health Gap
A public health survey finds that on average every man, woman, and child in the United States is in capacitated for 10 days each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Prairie Alumni Hold First School Picnic in Jackson Township
Former students and teachers of the South Prairie school in Jackson township and their families gathered for the first reunion Saturday at Sunset Park and the Y M C A Community room. About 85 attended with a dinner committee led by Myrtle and Nate Pearson and others. The event plans to become an annual affair with Mrs. Godfrey Juzeler as president and Ernest Meyer as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Prairie School
Jackson Township
Sunset Park
Y.M.C.A
Myrtle
Nate Pearson
Grace
Fred Shaw
Alvin Shaw
Godfrey Juzeler
Anna Brown
Belle Davis
Picnier
Juzeler
Ernest Meyer
Miss Shawn
Eddie Gray
Betty Applegate
Miss Pearson
America
Maud Shaw Jarrard
Lois Fitzger
Ald
Phyllis Brown
Frank Pearson
Bertha Shaw Meek
Anna Pearson Brown
Bertha Meek
Funeral of Asa Reid
Funeral services for Asa Reid were held at Shermans funeral home Saturday afternoon conducted by Dr. R. C. Keagy. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. The pallbearers were W. A. Chilcote, Ode Ferguson, Fred Neiswanger, Harry Montgomery, Scott Wilcox and Will Harwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Reid
Shermans Funeral Home
R. C. Keagy
Elm Grove Cemetery
W. A Chilcote
Ode Ferguson
Fred Neiswanger
Harry Montgomery
Scott Wilcox
Will Harwood
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W. B. Edwards
Leslie McFarland
Norene
McFarland
Joe Casper
Harold McFarland
Jean
Miss McFarland
Mercy Hospital
E. A. Ralston
Margaret
Joe Duea
Adelyn
Jerry
Dubuque
Kenneth Kimberlin
Kimberlins
Mac
William H. Hopkins
Golt
Calif
Albert
Albert Hopkins
South Third Avenue
Frank
Columbus Junction
Earl
Charles Messenger
RED Jacket
Shropshire Rams
J. W. Rich
Ross
Motor Service
Sojka
Jarvis
Franklin
Sumner
Riverside Baseball
Donald Lamont Brown
Charles Edward Moffit
Virgil Poore
Russell Webster Johnson
W. 3Rd
Gilbert Clair Holmes
Wade Elston Pence
North 6Th Ave
William Vansant
Miles Oliver Stout
Virgil Leonard Lintz
Robert Eugene Arthur
Main
Lloyd Everett Evans
Everett Morrow Wells
Walter Thomas Nicholson
Box
Almon Dale Gallagher
Long Beach
California
Howard Orval Pearson
Marvin Edward Widmer
Harold Leo Miller
Well
Monroe Ulin
Senate
Maxwell Thayer
Chapter
Nan Parkson’s
Bill
Nash
Hearst Publications
Sec
King Features Syndicate
Joy
Uil CopHy
T. W. Harwood
General Insurance
C. V. Grull
South Prairie
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