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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1927
Page
6
Local brief items list residents and visitors in town including C B Davis of Grinnell representing Debold Safe inspecting at Washington Loan & Trust. Several couples and individuals from Davenport Keota Crawfordsville and others visit or travel east toward Regina and return for winter.
Earl Crossett fills 258 mail clerk duties on the Oskaloosa branch during M A Hunter's absence. Families and guests travel among Arizona Letts Moline Rich mond West Chester Wellman and Maitland. The Washington Indies game moves to Wapello next Sunday and the White Shrine picnic is rescheduled to August 11.
Oats show good yield with Sam Schulty at 75 bushels per acre Marty Whittaker 62 and Ray Lambert 50. The piece notes continued reports and mentions the Weyenberg work shop selling the S16 con flex sole farm shoe praised for comfort and no break in.
Mrs. Frank Bell enjoys a two week vacation as Ward store clerk. Mrs. Arthur Sanders travels to Keota to visit friends for several days. Mrs. Ed Gibson arrives from Des Moines to stay with her mother Mrs. John Davis and aunt Mrs. Will Clark. Mrs. Roy Mallory and son Buddy and brother Joe Snyder travel from Ottumwa to Chicago to visit a sister Mrs. Max Timmins then Joe heads to Waukegan for business. Mrs. Jane Lemmon and Mrs. Mina McClaren return home to Guthrie Center after a Sunset Park family reunion. Mrs. C H Davis visits West Chester to see Mrs. Coffey.
The Blairstown clipping reports Mrs. Hester Winter Stewart, reputedly Benton County’s oldest resident, died of acute pneumonia at her Blairstown home on January 20 1927. Born November 3 1829 in Maryland, she married Nelson Stewart and lived in Iowa since 1854. She leaves two sons John G. Stewart of Keota and George A. Stewart of Vinton, numerous grandchildren and greats. Funeral services were held January 21 at the Blairstown Methodist Church, with interment in Blairstown Cemetery.
A rack of printed Georgette crepe and suede crepe dresses from H. I. Ward & Co goes for 9.75 after value to 19.75. Miss Martha Chambers visits Cedar Rapids to stay with friends. Weeklong visits include Ellan Oleson and E Bergens, Anna Scott and family, and Harriett Riddle’s guest stint with Miss Jessie Kerr as Keota and Argentine residents travel and host across town.
Community members travel to Crawfordsville Keokuk Iowa City and Lincoln for family visits medical care and work. Mrs Loren Horton Miss Lucille Martin Miss Marie Martin and others are noted in travel updates with relatives and work plans in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and Illinois.
Taxi requests dispatch to call a Yellow Cab at the first opportunity. The Klein Clothing Company reports new fife and drum corps units have arrived.
Donald Moneysmith of Detroit visits this week as Ed Wests guest. Ed Wilson of Iowa City arrived with his brother Merle and sisters Faye and Florence, heading home to Idaho Falls. Also noted is a 5 cent price for car and radio batteries by Washington Motor Co. Professors Hovydal and Mrs Hovydal from South Dakota, summer school attendees in Iowa City, and Olive Torgenson return to Iowa City after visiting Mr and Mrs Ambrose Cunningham. Mrs Hoydal and Miss Torgenson were friends of Miss Florence Cunningham and Miss Ida Hickson of Cleveland, Ohio, who stayed with Mr and Mrs R A Means.
The Town council of Crawfordsville Washington County Iowa will meet August 15 at 8:00 p m in the council room Taxpayers may be heard for or against the following estimate of expenditures at that time.
Park board members say the West Main street to Sunset park roadway will be paved in concrete by week’s end. Al Horsey and Son perform the work creating a new hard surfaced park entrance with a circuit drive from Main to Madison streets and back to town center.
Manley Means of Pasadena arrives for a visit with Roy Means while in town. Mr and Mrs E E Bosley and family were in town yesterday after an absence of about a year. They have spent the year touring the country giving concert programs in various towns and broadcast weekly from station KSO Clarinda. They recently performed in Hannibal Mo and are now returning toward northern Missouri.
Iowa farmer L. P. Christensen, east of Cedar Falls, records a heavy oat yield of 72 bushels per acre and barley at 67 bushels per acre after good fertilization. Nearby corn is three weeks late but colored well with some tasseling. The piece notes a 1623 Dutch Governor of New York, Adriaen Jorisszen Tienpoint, in error or as trivia.
Sheriff Charles Denison reports two saddles were stolen from Charles McKinstry and a saddle plus harness from Walter Leet. No trace of the thieves is yet found.
The Zeke's Zippy Zerenaders orchestra announces a Lone Tree performance this evening. Also noted are a 50 cent car and Radio Batteries price, Charles Stearns visiting from Ainsworth Way, and Richard Lins driving to Iowa City to visit friends. Fred Martin continues to slowly improve but will take time before returning to work.
A reminder to call 506 Green for a beauty parlor appointment with Peggy who promises good service. Combs and brushes are sterilized before use to ensure hygiene.
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