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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1919
Page
7
Community reporters file brief items from local blocks with short notes on events, meetings, and happenings in several neighborhoods. The summaries highlight resident efforts, small grants, and upcoming gatherings across districts.
Brief notes from Washington County columns include exchanges of greetings, arrivals and departures, births, marriages, and obituaries. Names of residents and locales appear with small updates on community activity and milestones.
Riverside reports delay in forming a Commercial club as Prof O E Bil lingam an Extension Department U of I plans to address the group. A street sprinkling association is formed with R H Heitzman as president and a land sale price set at 20 000 for S W Hart fruit farm and 350 per acre for adjacent land. Several residents visit family, medical matters noted, and local farm purchases announced.
Miss Beliel of Washington visited brother Ralph Dickinson and family on Sunday. George Morgan died Thursday after a long stomach cancer illness with his children at his side. F. Blakely and Herbert visited Newton relatives. C. E. Bennett returned to Ames.
Farmers near Haskins finish thrashing in fine weather and head to J. C. Mathers place before a rain Thursday evening. They expect a day or two delay but are grateful for the rain.
Aug 1 Crawfordsville reports L C Woodburn visiting Washington. R B Dix attended funeral of Mr. Bicher in Washington. A water glass on a threshing engine run by Frank McCoy broke, injuring his face and hands. Mrs J R Lease reports improving. Mrs Cynthia Fishburn is ill again. Mr and Mrs Join Hanna returned from Illinois. Last night’s rain brings general rejoicing and forecast of more rain.
Miss Mildred May visited last week with her sister Mrs Sam Taker. Miss Gertrude Swift is visiting at the Carl Schneider home. Some from this neighborhood attended the funeral of Henry Eicher Thursday afternoon. Mrs Sarma Reeves spent the latter part of the week with Charley Anderson. Mr and Mrs Earl Kephart and children visited Sunday at Lewis Baker's. Vernus Bradford and family spent Thursday afternoon at Harry Mullikin's.
Miltion Swisher and family traveled from Grinnell for several days with relatives and returned homeThursday Movie Prizer joined them briefly. Sergt Glenn Cooper came home from Des Moines after army discharge. Mrs Lafe LaMotte ended a three week Aberdeen visit with daughters Lulu and Myrtle. R J Armstrong and Rhua returned to Washington after a two week visit. A daughter was born July 30 to Mr and Mrs Bryan Morean. Grace Gay arrives from Valparaiso Indiana to visit Mrs George Anderson. Anna Day buys west lot of Miss Hattie Priger and plans building. Alice Pilling visits from Mediapolis with sister Mrs Melinda Bridwell. Neal Whistler and Ray Conrad return from Lincoln Nebraska after work at Mangold milk plant. Ralph Brinton back from Norfolk Virginia where he worked in shipyards. Herman Spohn's furlough extends ten days. he will depart for Ft Sheridan Illinois on Sunday.
Mrs Cates and daughter left for Mason City Illinois after a two week visit with her daughter Mrs J C Mathers and children. Mrs W F Welliver visited in Washington with her sister Mrs Paul Davis. Mabel Godlove hosted a birthday dinner with Mise Enid Annas as a guest. Mildred Brock of Washington visited Hashee to see friends. Paul Davis and Leren Hazen visited the Welliver home. Paul Davis and family planned to move to Kansas. Mabel Godlove and Clara Birney went to Gladwin met by Mrs Frank Embree. Clara to visit Lew Embree for a few days. Mrs J C Sherty and son Daryl...
The text notes Gibraltar as the smallest British possession at two square miles and India as the largest at about 1,502,629 square miles, highlighting the vast range of British territories.
A detailed daily program covers August 12 to 21 featuring the Schumann Quintette, lectures by C L Ficklin Dr Ball and others, Boys' Club sessions, Children's Hour events, Bible hours, and various musical performances including a Chicago Ladies Quartet and Garner's Jubilee Singers. Notable speakers include Rev J A Glendinning and Bertha Farner Company with topics on life, democracy, and world affairs.
Twenty of Iowa’s ninety nine counties adopt hard roads with Lyon county as the twentieth. Rock Rapids reports indicate an overwhelming vote in favor along with a bond issue of 1 125 000. Four counties including B Story Tama Hardin and Franklin reject the plan while Des Moines county sets a September 5th vote.
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