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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
7
Vera Sands Correspondent reports visitors from Wayland and Burlington and a move to Fremont Iowa. Residents attend the Mount Pleasant fair, birthdays, and communal gatherings. Local families repair porches, share news of clinics, and note dry water supplies as Camp Creek runs low.
Richmond and Ama da residents share family visits and celebrations. Mildred Emde's bridal shower celebrated ahead of her August 11 wedding to Raymond Whitehead of Washington. Holy Trinity church adds a steel bell tower and new vestibule with foundations laid. Road from Richmond to highway 1 resurfaced with crushed rock improving all weather travel.
Gray Mr and Mrs Fred Weekly hosted many relatives Sunday and Monday. Hubert Beenblosom and family visited Will Longer home Friday. John Martindale family at Lewis Bath home last week. Margaret Green away visiting at Ainsworth. Glen Green and John Martindale families joined at Lewis Roth home Sunday. Will Longer family at J Longer home Sunday. John Green on sick list. Edd Miller Roy Miller families also present.
Eureka area notes report the Eureka Ladies Aid Society meeting with Mrs Arthur Nicola last Wednesday. It was girls day with a program of music readings and a play. Local turnout plus church services and a Mt Pleasant fair mention follow.
A Washington Star quote critiqued individuals who boast that their weather remarks are novel and engaging. It frames such talk as self aggrandizing and dull.
The account notes Mexican Indians using battle flags and American tribes marching with long feathered staffs sharpened at the tip. A brave guarded the staff planted in the ground until recalled by the chief or killed, with the flag bearer known as a dog soldier.
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