Local social notes from Washington and nearby towns
Des Moines resident Mrs. Louisa Karrer returns home after a three week visit with her brother J Kunath. Mrs. Harriet Boyer brings two nieces Frances and Dorothy Bussert from Mt. Pleasant for a short visit. Elmer Lemmon of Racine Wisconsin visits Washington to see brothers Ernest and Clauds. Ruth Wolf returns to Davenport to resume school. Mrs C A Sprague of Crawfordsville shops in Washington. Mrs Jack Mayer of Richland shops in Washington. D J Ross and Harry Kreider travel by auto to Lake Okoboji for a Y M C A conference. Mrs James Swift visits Rock Island to see daughter Mrs R H Malin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Karrer
Des Moines
J. . Kunath
Harriet Boyer
Mt. Pleasant
Frances and
Dorothy Bussert
Elmer Lemmon
Racine
Washington
Ernest and
Clauds
Social notes from Washington and surrounding towns
Mrs T B Johnson of Columbus Junction shopped in Washington yesterday. Mrs M W Bailey and children Josephine and Henry head to Iowa City to meet Theodore Bailey and then motor to Wellsley Hills Massachusetts to visit Mr and Mrs St L Brown. Josephine will enroll at Dana Hall this fall. Miss Margaret Brookhart leaves for Des Moines to visit friends. Genevieve Newton of Keota attends Vincent McKee wedding. Mrs J R Krusor and daughters visit Allerton. The Krusors formerly lived there. Mr and Mrs John Jackson and John Jr return from six weeks in South Dakota with stops in the Black Hills Pierre Scotland Tyndall Yankton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jackson
John Jr
South Dakota
Black Hills
Pierre
Scotland
Tyndall
Yankton
Local residents visit friends and attend weddings
Miss Virginia Davis of Oskaloosa has returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Manton Hebner. W A White of Marysville visits his brother Milton White. Mrs. Earl Griffith of Crawfordville shops in Washington. The Reisters travel by car to Fort Pierre South Dakota to visit Mrs. Reister's mother Mrs. Bowman for about ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Noller of Siourney visit Washington en route from Hot Springs Arkansas. Mr. and Mrs. H Laers depart for Des Moines to attend the state fair. Lela Martin of Stafford on her way home from Arden Shore camp visits R G Vincent. Elmer Wright of Kingston attends Ruth Vincent's wedding then returns home. Frances Rohwer of Moline returns home after attending the Vincent McKee wedding. W A Gibson Maude Hott Evelyn Gibson and Carolyn McCleery travel to Iowa City to visit Clarice Wennel. Harry McKee and family of Des Moines return home after the Vincent McKee wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Davis
Oskaloona
Lela Martin
Stafford
Kansas
Arden Shore Camp
Lake Bluff
Illinois
R. G. Vincent
Elmer Wright
Kingster
Iowa
Washington
Ruth Vincent
W. A. Gibson
Rothschilds Letter From South Dakota Visit Details
Rothschild writes from Deadwood to describe a Kiwanis talk in Yankton by Gur ney of the Gurney seed business. He details facilities including two stone buildings, Italian marble in the women's ward, farm output, alfalfa seed import from Russia, and Yankton’s creamery and bridge funding. He notes Dr Meads supervision and a state refund of 27000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Dear Journal
Gurney Seed House
Yankton
Gurney
Adam
Prof
Haneon
Dakota Ae
Russia
Drs Mead
Tam
Swift
Chicago
Nebraska
Dakota
I. Rothsehild
Lois Brown Heads to Salix to Teach Domestic Science
Lois Brown left this morning for Salix Iowa to teach domestic science at a consolidated school. A summer graduate of Iowa State College at Ames she joins the staff. Mr and Mrs Richard Johnson and children Vernette and Richard Jr and Mr and Mrs John Elger and daughters Edith Esther and Virginia have returned home from a short outing at Cone Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Brown
Salix
Iowa
Lois
Iowa State College
Ames
Richard Johnson
Vernette and
Richard Jr
John Elger
Edith
Esther
Virginia
Cone Lake
Local Notes and Travel Involving Washington and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Bertha Batz journeyed from Morning Sun to Washington for shopping. Mrs. John Schilling and Mrs. Florence Schilling started for Chicago after visiting the Joseph Wolf home, Leonard and Leo Marie accompanying to Davenport for a weekend visit. Miss Ella Warren and companions traveled to Ames and Des Moines for a short pleasure trip. A. J. Dawson returned from a business trip to Des Moines. Mrs. Art Sanders visited Keota with Wayne Rash’s family. Miss Jennie Donaldson of Carl ton, Ohio, visiting Mildred Guthrie and Donaldson family, left for Nebraska and Kansas towns with Miss Stella Donaldson to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schilling
Florence Schilling
Chicago
Joseph Wolf
Leonard
Leo Marie
Davenport
George Dempsey
Ella
Sylvia Warren
Eugene Warren
Anna Dawson
Ames
Des Moines
Art Sanders
Keota
Wayne Rash
Jennie Donaldson
Carlton
Ohio
Mildred Guthrie
Donald
Dave Donaldson
Bert
Warren Donaldson
Nebraska
Kansas
West
Stella Donaldson
Families Visit Washington Area and Wellman Last Evening
Mr and Mrs Leo Giovanardi and son Eddie visited Wellman last evening with a taxi service note. Mrs J M Kelley and family traveled to Wellman for the evening with others. Mrs J M Stone and Grace of Ainsworth came to Washington to shop. The McCartneys from Minneapolis and their daughters Helen and Joan arrived in Washington to visit Will Wilson and L D Robinson. A B Dicken of Harrington Kansas is visiting Milt Dicken's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Giovanardi
Eddie
Wellman
J. M. Kelley
Winifred
Jerome
J. M. Stone
Miss Grace
Ainsworth
Washington
John McCartney
Helen
Hugh McCartney
Joan
Minneapolis
Mrs
A. B. Dicken
Harrington, Kansas
Milt Dicken
Grace Hill Aid Society Meets for Quilt Work and News
Mrs. Ed Libe hosted Grace Hill Aid Society guests for an afternoon of visiting and quilting. Mary Libe assisted as luncheon was served with chicken sandwiches salad pickles cake and frappe. A surprise announced Geneva Libe daughter of the hostess will marry Karl Chorpenning on September eighth. Geneva showed a chest and a roomful of items for her future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Libe
Grace Hill Aid Society
Gamons Sell Top Poland China Males at Mason City
W R Gamon and Sons, noted Poland China breeders, sold 11 top herd males to a Mason City buyer. Prices were strong, and the firm weighs options for a fall sale as a related sales note highlights deep discounts on men women and children shoes as school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Gamon and Sons
Poland
China
Mason City
Gamons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Budo
Wlene
FOX News
Fred Thomson and
Silver King
Our Gang
Ruth Wolf
C. A. Spracue
Crawfordsville
Jack Mayer
Richland
D. J. Ross
Harry Kreider
Lake Okoboji
James Swift
Rock Island
R. H. Malin
T. B. Johnson
Columbus Junction
Margaret Brookhart
Genevieve Newton of
Vincent McKee
J. R. Krusor
Allerton
Mrs. Krusor
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
Lemmon’s Jewelry Store
A. EB. Foes
Keithsburg, Sk
Giabecco
McElhinney Drug Co
Gho
W. A. White
Marysville, Missouri
His Brother
Milton White
Earl Griffith
Crawfordeville
Lloyd Foster
C. C. Reister
Harriet
Fort Pier
T. EB. Noller
Siourney
Howard Richards
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Mr. and
Mere. H. Laers
Frances Rohwer
Moline
Ilinois
Vincent-MckKee
Harry McKee
Vincent-McKee
I. Rothschild
SO. Dakota
Walla
Moses
Konner
Germany
Thompson
Cudahy’s
Washington Cleaners
Coats
Coats and West
South Side Square
W. Long
Bertha Batz
West Cheater Savings Bank
Helen Breese
Phillips Drug Store
A. J. Dawson
John Shields & Sons
White Yard
N. D. Anderson
TAXI
Vail
Y. Society
AJB AV Pohieson
Florsheims
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
East Side Square
Stock Land Bank
Bond Department
Washington, Iowa
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