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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1928
Page
6
Ten years ago Sherm Welch returned from Columbus City where he visited his father, John Welch, briefly. We offer typewriter ribbons for most machines and invite you to buy ice cream for an easy supper. weather notes promise local thunder storms then cooler by Thursday. hog prices top at 12.85.
Local news notes William Salterbergh from Rembrandt visits his ill mother Mrs W F Salterberg in Washington. Mrs H B E Kracaw travels from Mt Pleasant to see her sister Mrs Saltbergh. Josephine Bailey returns from several weeks in Spencer with her college roommate. Carl Roberts family and Miss Anna Dawson attend West Branch celebration. William Boice visits with Dr and Mrs A Boice as he prepares for UI fall work after Chicago hospital work. Mont Hedrick and two daughters from Winneconne shop in Washington. Hal Williams travels to Rock Island for a short work visit after time in Washington.
Harry Duncan left home in Ainsworth this morning to visit his mother in Washington. Shirley Clark travels to Oskaloosa on a two day business trip. William Knottnerus plans Rock Island travel tonight to arrange moving tet and serve as express messenger between Rock Island Warsaw City and Des Moines. Mrs Knottnerus will join him in about two weeks. Rev H G Finney and family from Fayetteville Arkansas visited the Harry Metall home in Nevada yesterday. Finney, pastor of the Fayetteville Presbyterian church, is on vacation and they traveled from Washington to West Branch then Marion where he formerly served.
A court schedules a trial in the Want ef Pay matter with prosecutors seeking a conviction. Defense argues for dismissal citing insufficient evidence and procedural error. Proceedings will determine guilt or acquittal in the contested charges.
The common garden mole has very small eyes almost entirely hidden by fur. It is believed these eyes are degenerate and no longer function as sight organs.
The Clinatown sage Hi Ho declares money is a power philosophers claim to despise but will stay supreme while beautiful women respect it. The Washington Star frames the remark as a witty take on gender and wealth.
Mary Mickey visited Burlington with Betty Gantz for a few days. Mrs G W Hay traveled to Burling for a funeral of Mrs. Robert Coulter of Santa Anna California. Max Hays and family from Madison Wisconsin left Washington after a visit at Harold Hays home. They plan a week vacation with Frances Ponard Hays and Ganghtert. Kate Davidson of Illinois visited her niece Mrs W H Brinning. Mary Pauls returned from a ten day visit in Oskaloosa with relatives in Albion Iowa. J A Sullivan of Trenton visiting brother Ed Sullivan in Washington during Rock Island vacation. Mrs M A Cotter retired to Letts after three weeks with her brother John Bailey. T A Jones and grandchildren Maxine and Triv visit Des Moines with Ben Miller.
Roberta Ross of Montrose Colorado after eight weeks at the national high school orchestra camp at Interlochen Michigan is visiting her sister Mrs S A Dickerson. Her parents Mr and Mrs B F Ross are visiting at the Dickerson home.
Mr and Mrs W T Carson and children Bob and Helen and Mrs Anna Brood visited in Princeton Illinois spending the weekend. William Bragg traveled to Ottumwa yesterday. Beulah Nash of Colorado visiting Marjorie McFarlane went to Sigourney to visit Glenn Burns before entering John Fletcher college. Mr and Mrs H V Simons plan to Des Moines to attend the state fair and Woodman encampment August 29 to 31.
Classified note corrects the telephone line for a Riverside heating stove advertisement. The first issue had a wrong number. the correct contact is 634 Green.
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