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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
8
The Shields orchestra of Washington will give a concert Friday August 20 at 8:00 p.m. in the M E K church Crawfordsville under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society. Local notes record varied errands visits and shop notices including a chalk of ads for 25 cent items at Lemmon’s and a stair of travel to Chicago and Iowa City.
Morning departures to Denver and Crawfordsville mark a day of social visits. Allen family reunion plans gather relatives across the country with stops in Muscatine en route. A wild life school trip, Coffman reunion, and travels to Cedar Rapids and New York are noted along with a local seed store bulb sale.
Mr and Mrs Harry Knott stayed in Waverly Iowa for a few days. Chal Ford returned from Winfield on business. Miss Russ Hunter and Miss Rachel Kelso of Beaver Falls Pa arrived in Washington en route home from Seattle for a few days with Miss Ruth Leet. Miss Martha Garber of Fairfield will visit Mrs Leland Morrison. J R Coulter and Donald Coulter of St Louis visit the Warnocks. Mrs Willis Turner and children returned to Cedar Rapids after visiting her mother Mrs J B Green. Avis Harris of Delta Iowa went home after two weeks with the Perry Hayes home. Read the Want Ad Columns.
McCall Bros. S28 ended Richard Leffler and Robert Cunningham started yesterday in their automobile for Nebraska to spend a short time.
Miss Ann Horthy of Maxwell and Doris Morrison of Collins have been visiting Miss Edith Tedd north of town for several days.
Nature’s Remedy buy offers a free Alladin knife sharpener with each 25 cent box. Edith Haynes of Cedar Rapids arrives to visit Fern Duncan. Mrs J A Work returns from Muscatine staying with Mrs Shin nabareer. Mrs J B Green and granddaughter Lucille Lewis visit Des Moines to see Frances Walker. Dr Wishart and Rev Blick travel to Fairfield for a college friend visit.
The Knotek brothers produced a strong oat crop, threshing a little over 66 bushels per acre. The note cites this as the best yield heard of, with farmer effort praised and a nod to Wegenberg Work Shoes used by local workers. Prices for shoes range from 3 to 5 dollars a pair.
A fur salesman warns customers that the fur trade can be a skin game. The speaker urges buyers to trust their merchant and to purchase coats only from Richter's if confident, otherwise from another reputable dealer.
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