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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1940

Page

2

D A P Club Holds Regular Meeting At Ainsworth Home

Ten D A P club members met at Mrs Leona Roberts home in Ainsworth for the regular meeting. Roll call cited a trait admired in a sister member. Luncheon was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs Alice Stewart. Frances Sebum of Cedar Rapids was elected to fill a vacancy in the school music and English department. Past weekend visits included Floyd Blankenhorn and W J Reaney at the Courtney reunion in Columbus Junction and Bill Leatherberg visiting grandparents in Ainsworth.

Ruth Norris Ainsworth D. A. P. Club Leona Roberts Alice Stewart Frances Sebum Cedar Rapids Floyd Blankenhorn W. J. Reaney Courtney Columbus Junction Bill Leatherberg Tipton

Make Own Living and Other Local News In Hardscrabble

Short local items note a cat seeking return after a year away and its half mile living distance. A dinner visit from Chicago guests to Clarence Richards. Funeral services held in Dow City for a friend. Visits between Clarion, Iowa Falls, Winterset, Oskaloosa and Martinsburg residents are reported. Vacationing doctors E W Spessara and spouse at Big Stone. Brief line on rock wool production from natural rocks and minerals.

John Wehr W. I. Smylie Evelyn Eagen Little Daughter Chicago Clarence Richards BE. R. Butterworth Dow City J. B. Freeland Fern Hansen Iowa Falls Wilma Thompson Marion Kilpatrick Clarion J. B. Pressly Jane Mahin Winterset

Local Social News Highlights From Keota and Surrounding Area

Village families share visits and dinners as neighbors attend homecomings and reunions. Notable mentions include hay fever and sinus trouble among residents, with the Wehr cat Whitey welcomed back home after enemies left.

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