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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1921

Page

7

Local visits noted in Havre society notes

Correspondents from the Journal report social calls and visits in Havre and nearby sites. Eva Moot hart and children from Des Moines visited the Will Saville and Lee Hesseltine homes. Grubb of Keota visited John Koch home. Calls at Sherman Benson and Ross Benson homes followed illnesses. Pleasant Hill Ladies Aid met at Walter Gardner home.

Havre Havre Eva Moothart Des Moines Will Saville Lee Hesseltine Grubb Keota John Koch Will Easter Lloyd Easter Arlene Sherman Benson Ainsworth Mr. Easter A. Cloyce Benson Virginia Ross Benson Pleasant Hill

Valley Valley School News Roundup

School children had a two day vacation instead of twelve. Otto Pfeifer and others visited Wayland on Sunday. Eva Ballard, Ruth Robison, and several families were mentioned in various visits and Easter activities. Weather brought many colds and sore throats across the community with numerous local visits noted.

BE. L. Breitenbach Frankie Walter Mayer Dortha Pfeifer George Blattner Eva Augustine Gene Christina Breitenbach Louise Addie Wallace J. E. Deal Boma John Augustine Mary Augustine Chas. Augustine's Myrtle Frank Lily Pfeifer Olive Pfeifer H. V. Frank George Myrtle Andy Sheetz Blanche Conrad Charley Churchill Charley Augustine Willie Eva Sigourney Fred Sheetz Josephine George Crawfords Dillons Pansy Pearl Derby Delpha Black Will Derby

Wallace Farmer canvasser visits Stringtown area

Joe Lindeen of Swedesburg canvassed in the Stringtown area for the Wallace Farmer. Teachers training class met at Eicher church. Crawfordsville high school lecture at the opera house attracted locals. Several residents visited relatives and attended events, including trips to Davenport and Camanche. Washington visitors named among others.

Stringtown Joe Lindeen Swedesburg Wallace Farmer Eicher Church Crawfordsville Silas Korf David Schantz Ella Schantz Davenport Ella Camanche Florence Monson Middletown E. E. Eicher P. R. Alliman P. R. Schantz Washington Kenneth Goffs J. H. Wittings Walter Jarrads C. K. Schantz EB. EB. Eicher

Quarantine and Theater Upgrade Reported in Lllman Wellman

The Jess Nicola family was quarantined for small pox Wednesday morning though symptoms were mild. Bunk Booth installed a raised floor at the Majestic theater on Monday, a noted improvement. the only drawback to the theater remains unclear.

Llman Wellman Jess Nicola Bunk Booth Majestic Theater

Weathered fields and cattle loss in Iowa farming note

In Maple Grove and Wellman reports, dry rainless conditions threaten crops while communities note fires, school events, auctions, and local visits. A Iowa flood of fraternal orders, insurers, and tradesmen populate town life as residents adjust to drought and economic concerns. A Pavilion fire near Iowa City kills cattle, causing vast financial loss.

Washington F. & A. Masons K. P's Mystic Shrine Knight Templars Red Men Eastern Star Foresters of America Order of Hibernians Oddfellows Good Templars Rachabites American Mechanics Order of Brith Abraham A. O. M. W. Ellis Royal Arcanum Order of Foresters Knights of Maccabees K. C. Yeemen Maccabees of the World Woodmen of the World Embley Iowa City John Linden

Roeston Transcript Clue Fragments Suggest Local Dust Issue

Fragmentary text from Roeston Transcript hints at a local dust or debris problem and mentions unsatisfica in a vague context. The readable bits point to a civic matter rather than a sporting event or obituary.

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