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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1918
Page
6
Local item brief mentions rug shoppers and shoe dealers Crail's Fox & Dewey and Dr J O Sexton. Notes visitors and returns from Des Moines Grinnell Santa Ana and Chicago. Also college opening Brown's Muscatine and a Delineator offer and health ad for Sand medicine.
Morning passengers Jacob Schultz and Lee Tedford of Albia arrive for visits while Carl and Clark Hancher return to Rock Island. John Orris travels from Exelsior Springs Mo to Havre area. Miss Della Fetters visits Muscatine friend Miss Lillian Bronner and Hazel Barnett heads from New Castle Pa. Voluntary ads and a Sanol kidney remedy ad conclude listings.
Miss Eva Den ny of the Janet A Chilcote Library announces Iowa Library commission exhibit at the Des Moines state fair with emphasis on the Traveling Library and Library War Activities including Food Conservation. Attendees learn about free book provision and libraries aiding the war effort. Memorial services honor Leon Beatty at 3 pm Sunday at the Methodist church with Rev. Pritchard in charge.
Ruth George and Hazel Kracaw visit Wellston for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Hahn welcome a ten-pound boy born yesterday. Boyd Dill heads to Des Moines for the state fair morning. W A Carson and daughter Charlotte travel to Muscatine for the day. Mrs. Owen Grecian arrives from Keota to visit at the Mary Grecian home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duncan of Ainsworth visit Mrs. M. J. Orris. The Anwys drive to Des Moines for the state fair. Mrs. S. J. Carson attends the fair and visits. Mrs. Utterback of Ainsworth travels to Des Moines for the state fair. Keota couples visit the Benz home in Washington. Mr. and Mrs. FE J Adams and son Milo return to Moline after visiting A. G. Cunningham. C. C. Matthews of near Wyman heads to Des Moines for the state fair. Mrs. Walter Smith and son Vernon return to Ottumwa after visiting Merwin Chadwick. The Shraders and Mrs. Miriam McMasters travel to Lexington to see Mrs. Beatty ill since her son Leon Beatty’s death in France. Mrs Beatty improves. T W Rickey returns to Crawfordsville after visiting in St Paul and with daughter S J Cocklin. Granddaughter Clofield Harper accompanies them. J R Coulter and sons Donald and Homer report a safe automobile journey from Logansport as they plan to return home today.
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