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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
2
Riverside on Tuesday morning saw the English River still rising after a weekend storm. Residents reported 3.5 to 5 inches of rain with more falling Sunday and Monday nights. The rising river caused damage to beans and corn along the riverbank. Mr and Mrs Norman Sojka of Hiawatha are mentioned.
Ezra Wittrig Wayland Aug 7 family of Mrs Margaret Wittrig held a second reunion at Sunset Park Washington Aug 5 with 47 relatives attending Sunday dinner at Arthur Davison home. Attendees included many Wittrig relatives from Colorado Springs Kalamazoo Crystal Lake Danville Iowa Palatine Wheaton and more. Activities featured games visiting and photo taking.
Wayland Aug 8 members of the Joe Graber family joined hosts Mr and Mrs Larry Graber for a weekend campout at the Willis Graber farm. A cooperative supper, Sunday breakfast, lawn church services, and family games framed a day of visits. Dozens of Graber relatives plus friends from Elkhart and Goshen areas attended including Joseph Graber Virgil Glaber Joan Roth and more. Other items note vacations hospital stays and a new granddaughter born Aug 7 to Larry and Julie Roth.
Mrs Hinkle celebrated her birthday with family and friends on August 2. A parade of visitors from Mt. Pleasant to Fairfield joined gatherings and picnics at Saunders Park and the Reschly homestead. Regional trips included Swiss Europe trainee plans, Oregon and western states tours, and numerous visits among Wyse, Witting, and Hileman relatives with dinners, picnics, and ball games in St Louis and Decatur.
The fragment lists date August 11 1972 and publication details for the Washington Evening Journal Iowa with staff roles and subscription rates. It shows addresses and mailing categories but contains many misspellings and incomplete lines, indicating a partial front matter page. The readable items include date, city Washington Iowa, publisher Elder Snort Co Inc, staff roles such as news manager William Shannon and others, and subscription pricing by carrier and mail.
Household goods antiques estate and livestock sales listed by town and owners across Iowa. Includes Haskins Washi Mt Pleasant Wayland Columbus Junction Ollie Ainsworth Kalona Middletown and Wapello with start times from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. August 12 19 and related farm and livestock auctions and regular weekly sales.
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