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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1928
Page
6
Rex Benz, son of Mrs. Chas Benz, is described as quite ill at his home on East Washington street. The item notes a local reference to past events and includes unrelated ads and weather, with a weather forecast of fair tonight and Tuesday and warmer conditions in the east and central areas.
Decela Wheelan returns from visiting her father in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Charles Brown and daughter Hilda visit Ottumwa at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Ayers. Harold Islays travels to Madline to meet Mrs Hays visiting Mrs V L Jackson and Mrs J O Vinal in Davenport. Mr and Mrs Will Jones back from Wayland after homecoming at Grier Proshart home. Mrs Hope Bidwell and two children from Wayland visit Carl Hedges. Mildred Brown Ruth Mohr visit Ruth’s friends in f1 dora Town. Faye Freshwaters and three college friends tour the east and return to Cedar Falls for a short visit before going home.
Wayland reported a successful homecoming weekend with crowds growing each day. The parade featured numerous floats from local businesses and organizations, with Washington observers in attendance. Senator S W Brookhart spoke on cooperative agricultural relief, and Iowa Wesleyan students performed in the Saturday program. Wyman defeated Wayland 14 to 2 in Saturday baseball. Wayland beat Lockridge 12 to 2 on Friday.
Winners in the Louisa county farm bureau home project at Columbus Junction fair include Grandview township for kitchen utensils and several other township prizes. Stock judging prizes total 36 dollars for 4 H club members to cover state fair travel. Notables visiting include Rev Balcott and Mrs Austen with families, plus local coaches and residents visiting relatives and shops in nearby towns.
Fred Morrison went to Wapello this morning on a brief business trip.
Hoyt Allen of Wayland passed through Washington on business en route to Town City. Chris Ingerich and son Wesley of Kalona arrived in Washington on Saturday for business. Harvey and John Coulter visited Davenport to see Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Williamson for several days. Dorothy and Gladys Clark returned from a week in Detroit and Chicago where they stayed with Evelyn Gibson and friends. Stanley McConnell, home from Monmouth, visited his father Harry in Washington before returning to Kansas City. Mr and Mrs W J Brady and daughter Mary Margaret of Jacksonville are visiting Harve Porter and relatives in Washington. Carolyn Hamilton and Maurine McLaughlin returned from a trip west via Loveland and Long Beach. Fred Morrison and son Jimmie Bruce came back from Des Moines where Mr Morrison had business. they stayed with I L Hague.
New construction work started in Iowa since the first of the year totaled 38,885,600 dollars, per a F W Dodge Corporation statement. The July total was 5,024,700 dollars, nearly twice July 1927 but 44 percent below June this year. Public works and utilities led at 2,265,190 dollars with 622,500 for residential, 631,700 for commercial, and 438,500 for educational projects.
Mr and Mrs Joe McConnell plan to start tomorrow for their Tacoma home after a summer with relatives. Evelyn Wooden from Jackson Michigan visits Marguerite Wallace and Clarice Meek. Dale Gallagher injures his right foot at Shell Gasoline with a hydraulic lift on West Washington. Other locals travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Fairfield, and Chicago. Several couples visit Cedar Rapids and Washington shopping, with reunions and college plans noted.
Individuals from Wellman Eldon and Washington Iowa travel for visits reunions and conferences. Eb Williams Cotter visits Washington while Mrs J F Fisher of Porterville tours Wellman and Centerville. Beatrice Kephart 4H wins at Achievement Day. Katherine Swift to Council Bluffs for American Legion Auxiliary. Elijah families attend funerals and relatives visit across Iowa including Davenport Omaha Monmouth and DeWitt.
Numerous Krause relatives gathered in Davenport for a reunion with fifty attendees mainly from Illinois near Kewane. Church pastor Eckler from Cedar Rapids visited with relatives at John Simpson’s home.
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