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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berry left Brighton to visit relatives in Cassopolis Wisconsin and planned to continue to the lakes after the visit.
Local social calendar highlights visits and events across Washington Iowa and surrounding communities. Notices include out of town guests, hostesses, picnics, bridge parties, family travels to Kansas City and Indianola, and updates on residents including medical recuperation and real estate transactions. The item also records a probate hearing notice dated August 22, 1949 and signed by R. R. Noonan as Clerk.
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff roles including Shannon Co publishers E Shannon and Elder, with editors Cowden Morris and W J Shannon. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and notes press associations and subscriber rates by mail and carrier in Iowa.
Weekly Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Wednesday at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. Kalona Iowa Thursday livestock sales at Kalona Sales Barn. Tuesday 1 00 p m One Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa August notices list public sale household goods six pm August 17 at 215 East Washington street R C Ferguson August 18 Furniture consign ment at 927 South Second Avenue Starting 6 30 p m Don Burger August 25 Closing Out Sale eight miles SW of Brighton Starts 11 90 a m Frank M Sith August 27 Closing Out Sale of Household Goods on South Walton Avenue first house south of Bill Putmans Standard Station Starts 1 50 John Kiben
Notice states an instrument purporting to be the last will of John W. Shebeck, deceased, dated January 28, 1949, has been filed opened and read in Washington County District Court No 8700. The public is notified to appear or respond as required by law to probate the will.
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