Local notes from Atchison and nearby visits and events
Jacob Widner of Wayland spent Saturday in town on business. Miss Stella Warner visiting relatives in Toledo. Mr and Mrs J Max Kurtz and daughter Daryl of Moline spent the weekend at the F P Randall home. Miss Alphonsa Redlinger and Herman Berg of Fairfield visited the Redlinger home. A B E Weber and family of Clarion expected to visit the Hugh McCleecy home. County Home Picnic on Tuesday August 28. Mr and Mrs J A Wehr and Mae returned from a three week auto trip through Minnesota driving over 1000 miles with Mae driving. Fresh cottage cheese at Hartman’s. J A Work Insurance Agency info. New phone 254 Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Max Kurtz
Daryl of
Moline
F. P. Randall
Alphonsa Redlinger
Herman Berg
Fairfield
M. J. Redlinger
A. BE. Weber
Clarion
Iowa
Hugh, McCleecy
J. A. Wehr
Mae
Minnesota
Miss Mae Webr
Paul Mundt
Albert
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tillotson
Charles Warner
Clinton
Big River
Mississippis
Lyons
Local Social Roundup Delights Keota Washington and Des Moines
Riverside and Keota residents visit towns on business and leisure. A Lyons dance lines up Cahill’s orchestra for tomorrow night. Families travel to Stronghurst and Des Moines while several shoppers and guests are noted from Ottumwa Muscatine Cedar Falls and Iowa City. A baby girl joins Tom and Mrs Geerdes’ northeast town household. Royal Society stamped packages with embroidery floss arrive at Crail's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Geerdes
Joan
Genevieve Turnipseed
Iowa City
Eva McKee
Muscatine
Elsie Narber
Shellsburg
Gladys Barnoski
Ottumwa
Mercedes White
Keota
Edith Reed
Phi Omega Pi Sorority
Cedar Falls
Royal Society
Crail's
Numerous local residents guests and shoppers visit towns
Names and travels fill a community page as residents and visitors from Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, Muscatine, and Monmouth are listed visiting relatives and shopping in town. Trips include Seattle, Warsaw, and Lyons across blustery late summer days with sales on dresses and blankets at Crail's and Putnam's.
Society News Notes From W R C Meetings And Local Weddings
The W R C met Saturday with 29 members, one new member joined, and an application was received. A report on the food sale noted 73 dollars 10 cents raised for the Soldiers Memorial fund. The H S C held July activities at Mrs. Blanche Endicott’s home with a picnic planned at Sunset Park on August 30. Miss Esther Welch hosted a shower for Miss Tressa Jane Phillips and her upcoming wedding, with gifts and a pink white luncheon. Miss Mable Anderson hosted a dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Victor Neiswanger who leave for East Chicago. The wedding of Miss Cleo Fountain and Norman Evans was held at the First United Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. Reade McCrory officiating. The bride, from Clerke Missouri, works as a stenographer in Columbus Junction. the groom is a Journal office employee. Dorathy Evans and Ray Snider attended the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. G
Kerr
S. C
Blanche Endicott
Sunset Park
Fannie Greesan
Esther Welch
Tressa Jane Phillips
Miss Phillips
Miss Welch
Mable Anderson
White House
Victor Neiswanger
East Chicago
Neiswanger
First Calumet Trust and Savings Bank
Cleo Fountain
Norman Evans
First
United Presbyterian Parsonage
Reade McCrory
Otis Fountain
Clerke
Missouri
Columbus Junction
Sawyer Molaberry
Thomas B. Evans
Journal Office
Dorothy Evans
Ray Snider
Waggoner and Gowey Reunion Set for August 25
Community notices announce the third Waggoner and Gowey reunion on Saturday at Sunset Park. Relatives are asked to bring a basket dinner and dishes for their own family. G. A. R. meeting scheduled Tuesday at 1 PM in the hall under F. G. Chesley P. C. supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
F. G. Chesley
P. C
Magnifying Glass in Cover of Tiny Bible Unearthed
Researchers report the Mite Bible, hailed as the smallest Bible, features a built in magnifying glass in its cover to aid reading the minuscule print. The artifact highlights advances in micro-scale printing and devotion in ancient manuscript culture.
Contrasting English Counties
A brief note compares English counties noting Lincolnshire as the fattest and Weet Moreland as the hilliest region. The source highlights regional differences in terrain and population density for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnshire
Weetmoreland
New Daughter Joins Evans Family on East Second Street
A daughter has arrived to reside with Mr and Mrs Jay Evans on East Second Street. Laura Doolittle and niece Ruth Brown are visiting historic sites in New England by car and will be away about three weeks. John Rupp of Santa Clara California recounts attending President Hardings Seattle address with old soldiers honored at a stadium of thirty five thousand. A Keota family seeks a Washington High School sponsor for their fourteen year old son needing employment for board and room to continue his education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Richardson
Rochester
Minn
Clem Richardson
Misa Richardson
Washington High School
Jay Evans
East 2Nd Street
Laura Doolittle
Ruth Brown
New England
John Rupp
Santa Clara
California
Seattle
Harding
Keota
Journal Office
Rescue Effort Underway For Freighter Dekotan
The freighter Dekotan ran ashore near San Lazaro on the west coast of Mexico at 8:30 AM. The tanker Charles Pratt anchored nearby and preparations were under way to tow the unmanned ship off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associates Press
Los Angeles
Calit
Charles’ Pratt
San Lazen
Mexico
Federal Telegraph Company
Dime Saver Experiment Proves Regular Saving Worth While
In January 1922 a patron received a Dime Saver and began saving a dime daily. The experiment proved successful, yielding more than 50.60 after interest, and the saver habit formed. Start your own Dime Saver today and build the habit of regular savings.
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LLMIS
Stelle Taylor Ladly Marshal Scott
Joe Chase
Blaney
Fale
Claire Allard Sous
Edward 2S
Wallace Beery Morrisott
Josephine Gaawt
Curtis & Ross
Penn
Sylvania, Kentucky
Indiana, Illinois
Iowa Coals
John Shields & Sons
Star Cord Tires
Starco
Washington
Motor Company
G. E. Mace
Atchisons
Jacob Widner
Wayland
Fred Bartholomew
Stella Warner
Toledo
D. F. Macon
Caroline Droll
Lawrence Varney
Tom Boggs
Cranston
Hartman's
South Side
J. A. Work Insurance Agency
F. & M. Bank
Arch
Oxfords
Wilson's
Carl Kos
Riverside
Fred W. Gowey
Brighton
G. B. Martin
Henry Frank
Mrs. W. A. Warner of
Denver
G. FE. Cook Home
Dorothy Allan
Lyons Open Air Hall
Cahill
Richard Swift
Mrs
Mary Swift
L A. Stewart
Muriel
Isaac Marr
Charles Clarke
Gilbert Adams
Flave Hagist
O. M. Swisher
West Chester
Stronghurst
Ill
Roland Bond
Betty Jane
Des Moines
Tobias Minick
India
Frank Klein
A. A. Beenblossom
Loren Horton
St. Joe, Mo
H. ©. Zickafoose
Swedesburg
Adda Olive
Blair
Cora Porter
Charles Lovelett
Ainsworth
Mary Hemmings
Mt. Union
Will
James Gutshall
Elmwood
Ilinois
Ellen Rock
Mary Hoffman
A. W. Bell
Cedar Rapids
Mary Kafka
East Pleasant Plain
Charles Hahn
W. E. Zook
H. F. Hesseltine
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Edgar Black
Emporia
Kansas
Jas. Gordon
Dessa Reiley
Crawfordsville
Miss Frances
Crail
Jesse Foster
Harold
Davenport
Charles Freding
Edith Anderson
Mildred
Montezuma
Matt McGraw
Here
Monmouth
Illinois
A. E. Putnam & Sons
John Malin
William Minor
Alvin Simmer
Marietta
Warsaw
Kn. J. Tanner
Putnam's
Crail’s
Venience
McElhinney Drug Co
Chautauqua Service
Chautauqua Grounds
Ment
Washington National Bank
Nationaal Bank
Washington County
Shhaeffer
Stephen
North Side Square
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