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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1934

Page

5

Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Church Anniversary

Mrs FE Rh Palmer of Washington visits sister Mrs Harry Bishop in Crawfordsville. Miss Talma Clark returns from Burlington Business College for the weekend. John Wooley of Columbia Mo visits J H Lease home. Mrs Peter Jabber and Mrs Harry Bishop make Saturday business calls in Washington. Trevor Davies returns from Iowa City for weekend. T H Barnes family and others attend Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church seventieth anniversary service. The Kings Heralds and Little Light Bearers are mentioned.

Crawfordsville FE Rh. Palmer Washington Harry Bishop Talma Clark Business College Burlington John Wooley Columbia Peter Jraber Trevor Davies Iowa City T. H. Barnes Ruth and Maude Lee Hanna Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church Kings

Methodist church holds regular Saturday meetings and visits

The Methodist group met Saturday afternoon at the church with opening exercises. Maurice Rose told the lesson, Light Bearers and Kings Heralds shared stories and activities, and pictures were pasted to show progress at Friendship Village. Grandparents visit from San Pedro California joined various family members for the weekend.

Methodist Church Kings Maurice Rose Friendship Village Gladys Donald Mitchell Mary Gale and Gordon San Pedro California C. M. Strain W. H. Mitchell Rev. E. S. Hebner J. W Rich Wilbert Rose S. C Burlington Devinney Charles Martin Carrie Joan Moline

Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary at Knebel Home

About one hundred relatives and friends gathered at Linus and Adaline Knebel’s farm northwest of Riverside to celebrate their twenty fifth anniversary. A noon basket dinner, afternoon games, and a gift of silverware marked the event with eight children present along with many neighbors and relatives. The couple married in 1909 at St Mary’s church Riverside and began housekeeping on the family farm. The event followed by a Young People League meeting at Valley church with Prof B Shimek discussing outdoor life in Iowa and invitation for Milan Shields to perform May 18.

Riverside Linus Knebel Adaline Beatch St Mary's Church B. Jacobbsmeier Richard Heitzman Flora Knebel Paul Joseph Waldschmidt James Knebel Joseph Mellecker IT. G Birrer Edward Kueneman Joseph Knebel Vera Dorothy Kathleen Jeno Kron Ray Marner J C. Droll Frank Knebel Cletus Mellecker Verne Droll Elmo Reitzman Earl Waldschmidt Familly Joseph Rummelthart Young People’s League Not Valley Church B Shimek State University of Iowa Iowa League Shimek Claire Dewey Whistler Washington Milan Shields Orchistra

Grace Hill Correspondent Reports Local Health and Visits

Grace Hill hertock reports Chas Strom works for J B Sherlock who is ill and hopes to recover soon. Victor visitors include Emil Messer Orin Sherlock Pred Neuhouse and Robert Shull to see Joshua Sherlock. Local visits include Mr and Mrs J O Kirton and son Myron from Washington, Raymond Sankey and Anna Sankey, and Earl Chorpenings family with whooping cough.

Grace Hill Chas Strom J. B. Sherlock Emil Messer Orin Sherlock Pred Neuhouse Robert Shull Victor Joshua Sherlock J. O. Kirton Myron Washington Anna Sankey Raymond Sankey Kdd Libe’s Earl Chorpenings KO Stram A. J. Robertson

Farmers, rock work, culverts and poll work noted

Frank Pratt and Chester Holcomb offer sheep herding and related labor while A J Robertson hauls rock fixes culverts and works as a poll man. Lumberjack Birde is mentioned as a north woods worker with a penchant for occasional notes. The calumet pipe is described as two and a half feet long with red marble bowl and leather decorated reed stem.

Frank Pratt Chester Holcomb A. J. Robertson

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