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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
8
Lloyd McCall of New York City visits his father Joan A. McCall in Washington Iowa for a few days with relatives and friends. He has spent a year in California managing business interests and renewing his home. D F Macon of Washington Iowa is auctioneer.
Local notes record Mr and Mrs J L Mayer and Mrs G A Mayer of Chapin Indiana visiting Richland at the Frank Maye home. Mrs Della Neal ill with summer flu at Mrs Coppocks. Harvest Moon ice cream advertised. Several visitors arrive in city including Rev and Mrs J W Dill en route to Sterling Kansas.
Local notices recount visits from Davenport to West Chester and Keota to Wellman. Various residents travel to Minneapolis Chinook Denver and Burlington. The Chocolate Shop markets Harvest Moon ice cream with a notable malted milk anecdote.
Washington will host a Dollar Day next Thursday endorsed by about twenty local businesses. The event promises unusual bargains across almost every line of merchandise and will be publicized in the Journal and Democrat next week. Watch for Tuesday announcements and seize planned savings opportunities.
Mrs. Mary Simon and daughter Jennie headed to Lancaster Missouri after visiting relatives in Brighton. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mullikan and daughter Emily from Brighton are in Washington today. Several families depart for Oklahoma trips and relatives, while Merle Wilson of Ainsworth visits. J R Maxwell stays home ill. Krauss of Ainsworth shops in town. Cunningham family arrives from Richmond Kansas to visit Ernest Atchison and his mother. Elizabeth Atchison noted.
Local notices announce a Wagcomer Gowey reunion at Brinton Bridge on Sunday August 16. Havre Social Club cancels its next meeting until August 27 due to chautauqua. The 76 Ladies Aid hosts at Mrs Clara Fleenor’s Friday August 14 with assistants Mrs Pearl Funston and Mrs Myrtle Funston. U and I Club meets Friday afternoon with Mrs Chas Schulty. Chautauqua days suspend some women swimming classes, with morning swims still available for others. W o c T U of West Chester meets Friday at 1:50 at Mrs Nilfennegger’s home.
Notice announces the Sheetyz reunion to be held at Sunset Park on August 16. Community members are invited to attend and share memories. Local organizers remind attendees to bring photos and keepsakes for the gathering.
A letter from Wanda Neiswanger says she is in Paris and plans to sail home on August 22. She enjoyed a delightful summer and met many University of Illinois schoolmates. Mrs. Joe Mugnaini is due this evening from Geneseo, Illinois, where she has been visiting her parents.
See our display of millinery with splendid styles and reasonable prices. We are showing a number of new 54 inch flannels and homespuns in plain, striped, and border patterns priced per yard.
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