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WCHS News September 2024

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  • Page 4  More Covered Bridges
  • Page 6 Des Moines, Osceola & Southern Railroad
  • Page 8 Cassius Dowell
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WCHS News June 2024

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  • 4 & 5 Old Timers & Towns
  • Page 6 Clark Family
  • Page 7 & 8 Chariton, Indianola RR
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WCHS News March 2024

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  • Page 3 Connecting to Women
  • Page 4 Trains in Indianola
  • Page 6 WCHS Bylaws
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WCHS News September 2023

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  • Page 2 WCHS carving
  • Page 6 John Paul Jones
  • Page 8 McKinney Bear
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WCHS News June 2023

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  • Page 3 Mines
  • Page 4 Jefferson Hi-Way
  • Page 8 WCGS
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WCHS News March 2023

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  • Page 3 Bertha Legge
  • Page 4 Martensdale
  • Page 8 Gordon Fenton
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WCHS News November, 2022

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  • Page 4 Hartford & Richland
  • Page 5 WCHS Timeline
  • Page 6 City selling lot adjacent to WCHS
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WCHS News September, 2022

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  • Page 4 Creating Indianola
  • Page 5 1st WC Murder
  • Page 6 Camp Wesley Woods
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WCHS News August, 2022

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  • Page 4 South River Meeting
  • Page 5 1st Warren County Murder
  • Page 6 Camp Wesley Woods
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WCHS News May, 2022

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  • Page 3 Cadence on the Plow
  • Page 4 Naturalization
  • Page 6 First Methodist Church
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WCHS News October, 2021

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  • Page 2 James Amsberry
  • Page 3 1882 Jail
  • Page 7 Proctor Lynching
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WCHS News August, 2021

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  • Page 4 2021 LCF Flyer
  • Page 7 Barker Boys Gold Rush
  • Page 8 Dora Honnold
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WCHS News May, 2021

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  • Page 4 Allens & Johnsons
  • Page 5 Iowa Becomes a State
  • Page 7 Naturalization Papers
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WCHS News March, 2021

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  • Page 4 W. Allen Heiny
  • Page 6 Highway 92
  • Page 8 Lothrop
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WCHS News October, 2020

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  • Page 3 Resin Wilkins
  • Page 6 Drape & John Parker
  • Page 8 Tidbits
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WCHS News August, 2020

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  • Page 2 WCHS President
  • Page 3 2020 LCF
  • Page 5 Cruise Wedding
  • Page 7 Margaret Vance Mason
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WCHS News May, 2020

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  • Page 2 WCHS President
  • Page 4 Peter & Becky Sanders
  • Page 6 Ft. DM Rifle Range
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WCHS News March, 2020

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  • Page 3 WCHS Rental Policy
  • Page 4 Peter & Becky Sanders
  • Page 7 James R. Wasson
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WCHS News October, 2019

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  • Page 4 Rose Belmonte
  • Page 6 Governor Beardsley
  • Page 7 Indianola Banking Co
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WCHS News August, 2019

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  • Page 3 JENNIE RIGGS COSSON
  • Page 4 VICTOR FELTER
  • Page 5 LCF FLYER
  • Page 6 CAR SHOW FLYER
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  • WCHS News May 2019
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  • Page 3 Dorothy Daniel
  • Page 6 Land Entries VA Twp
  • Page 7 Robert L. Nine
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  • WCHS News March 2019
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  • Page 1 Soup Supper
  • Page 3 Warren Co. Tidbits
  • Page 5 Indianola Cemetery Tour
  • Page 6 Ole Lindquist
  • Page 7 Indianola Newspapers
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WCHS News October, 2018

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  • Page 4 Blanche Smith
  • Page 5 Veterans
  • Page 8 Liberty Center
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WCHS News August, 2018

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  • Page 4 South River Bridge
  • Page 5 Simpson Band
  • Page 8 Carlisle Bank Robbery
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WCHS News May, 2018

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  • Page 2 Whitebreast His. Soc.
  • Page 3 Simpson Musicuans
  • Page 6 Daredevils
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WCHS News March, 2018

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  • Page 4 Warren Musicians
  • Page 5 Deb Reflections
  • Page 5 Callisons
  • Page 6 WC Medical Society
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WCHS News October, 2017

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  • Page 3 Adam Walsh
  • Page 5 St. Marys Ghost
  • Page 6 Charles S. Litzenberg
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WCHS News August, 2017

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  • Page 2 WASPs
  • Page 5 Lyman Craig
  • Page 6 Carraher Murder
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WCHS News March, 2017

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  • Page 5 Katie Miller
  • Page 5+8 Goldrush
  • Page 6 Cocke Family
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WCHS News March, 2017

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  • Page 3 Toby Tent Shows
  • Page 4 Clanton Creek Bridge
  • Page 6 Lucy Snider White
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WCHS News Octoober, 2016

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  • Page 4 Harvey “Mike” Fetters
  • Page 7 Simpson Art Hall
  • Page 8 Palmyra Church
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WCHS News August, 2016

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  • Page 5    Katie Miller
  • Page 5+8 Goldrush
  • Page 6     Cocke Family
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WCHS News May, 2016

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  • Page 2 Pony Express
  • Page 4 Elmer Harold Felton
  • Page 5 Early WC River Names
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WCHS News March, 2016

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  • Page 2 Levi Taylor
  • Page 4 Phillip’s Sisters
  • Page 5 Grandmas go back to teach
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WCHS News October, 2015

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  • Page 2 Masonic Temple
  • Page 3 Baysingers Warren Co.
  • Page 6 St. Marys Baseball
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WCHS News August, 2015

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  • Page 2 Indianola Hotels
  • Page 3 2015 LCF
  • Page 6 Duke’s Grandfather
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WCHS News May, 2015

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  • Page 4 Lincoln
  • Page 5 John Francis Killer
  • Page 6 Warren County Tidbits
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WCHS News March, 2015

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  • Page 3 Charles Walter Aubert
  • Page 4 Little Breeches
  • Page 5 Proposed By–Laws
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WCHS News October, 2014

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  • WC 39th Infantry
  • WC Tidbits
  • John Paul Jones
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WCHS News LCF, 2014

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  • Jerry's Book, Agriculture in Warren County
  • Red Rock Riders
  • LCDF Events
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WCHS News August, 2014

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  • Page 2 LCF Flyer
  • Page 3 Elbert J. Kuhn
  • Page 5 4 Wheel Drive
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WCHS News May, 2014

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  • Page 2 Stran Steel house
  • Page 3 Francis Martin Ellis
  • Page 4 Lake Ahquabi
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WCHS News March, 2014

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  • Page 3 Martin Randleman
  • Page 4 Opera House
  • Page 5 Frazier Barbershop
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WCHS News October, 2013

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  • Page 3 Eli Vance, Civil War
  • Page 4 Oswego Tavern
  • Page 5 Fred Kent
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WCHS News August, 2013

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  • Page 2 Martha Jane Ball
  • Page 3 From the Front Line
  • Page 4 John A. Leach
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WCHS News May, 2013

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  • Page 2 Martha Jane Ball
  • Page 3 From the Front Line
  • Page 4 John A. Leach
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WCHS News March, 2013

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  • Page 2 Marybelle Allen
  • Page 3 George Fischer, Buck-tail
  • Page 5 Dr. W.S Hull
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WCHS News October, 2012

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  • Page 2 Builder of our log cabin Henderson
  • Page 4 LCF Sponsors
  • Page 5 Gertrude Brown Smith
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WCHS News August, 2012

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  • Page 3 LCF Activities Page
  • Page 5 R.G. Arnold, Norwalk
  • Page 5 Page 6 Burlesque Circus
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WCHS News May, 2012

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  • Page 4 Mahala Battles
  • Page 5 Pioneer School
  • Page 6 Summerset Coal
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WCHS News October, 2011

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  • Page 2 Lustron Homes
  • Page 4 W. T. Proudfoot
  • Page 6 Orlando Harrison Baker
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WCHS News September, 2011

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  • Page 2 St. Marys Train
  • Page 4 Samuel Irwin
  • Page 6 “Eleanor” Outhouses
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WCHS News August, 2011

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  • Page 2 USS Indianola
  • Page 5 Making butter Iowa State Fair
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WCHS News May, 2011

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  • Page 2 Highlights of Pioneer School
  • Page 4 Interview with CCC Worker
  • Page 6 John Frederick
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WCHS News April, 2011

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  • Page 2 Jack Rabbit
  • Page 3 George W. Clark
  • Page 6 St Marys
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WCHS News March, 2011

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  • Page 2 Temperance in Carlisle
  • Page 5 Wadle Coal Mine
  • Page 6 Ilo Browne Wallace
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WCHS News November, 2010

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  • Page 3 Liberty Township Log Cabin
  • Page 5 Broom Factory
  • Page 6 William H. Berry
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WCHS News September, 2010

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  • Page 3 Carlisle Christian Church
  • Page 5 Autobiography of a Playhouse
  • Page 6 P.P. Henderson
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WCHS News August, 2010

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  • Page 3 George F. Parker
  • Page 5 Beech Church Bell
  • Page 6 North Lincoln School
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WCHS News May, 2010

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  • Page 2 Rebecca Liston
  • Page 3 WCHS Libriary
  • Page 4 Eberman Children
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WCHS News March, 2010

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  • Page 2 Dancing at Ogles
  • Page 3 Mary Berry Hall
  • Page 4 Lacona Football
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WCHS News February, 2010

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  • Page 2 Journal of Robert Lindsey
  • Page 3 Annual Report
  • Page 5 Cookbook Recipe Form
  • Page 6 Warren County Stages
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WCHS News October, 2009

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WCHS News May, 2009

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WCHS News March, 2009

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  • Page 2 Spring Hill Honored Town
  • Page 3 Blacks in Indianola by Grace Overton
  • Page 6 Library Report by Ruth Overton