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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
7
Brighton Route One A Family Trip and Fair Attendance
A community notes the return of A. L. Funston and family from Michigan. Emma and Tresa Fritz stay with relatives near Keota. Edgar Kessell and J. F Gowey attend the Des Moines State Fair with others including John, Edgar Lynn, Roy Statler, and Wesley Engle while Mrs J F Gowey visits Des Moines. Mrs E Brady visits Dexter relatives and Mrs L B Shidler visits Sigourney relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
A. L. Funston
Michigan
Emma
Tresa Fritz
Keota
Edgar Kessell
Des Moines
J. F. Gowey
Hoskins
John
Edgar Lynn
Roy Statler
E. Brady
Dexter
Wesley Engle
L. B. Shidler
Sigourney
Josephine Melinski
Near Pleasant Plain
A. L. Borkoski
Pleasant Hill Neighbors Attend Brighton Church Convention
Several residents from Pleasant Hill attended the Christian church convention at Brighton Sunday. Mrs Eva Caldwell and her son Marion visit this week with Clarence Benson and wife near Coppock. Earl Kephart family and Roy Kephart family joined Sunday afternoon. Ladies aid served lunch at Mrs Corbin’s sale, bringing in nearly 50 pounds. Pleasant Hill school to begin Monday with Hazel Tucker as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Christian Church
Brighton
Eva Caldwell
Marion
Clarence Benson
Near Coppock
Earl Kephart
Howard Baker
Roy Kephart
Baby
Ladies Aid
Andy Corbin
Hazel Tucker
Local Visit Notes and Short Travels from Brighton
Lyle and Hattie Hill traveled from Guthrie Center to visit the Haley White home this week. Mrs. Hugh Henry returned from Des Moines after weeks visiting her sister Mrs. George Mattock. Mrs. O. P. Sprong led the Christian church C W E M meeting in Des Moines then returned. Mrs. Harry Lloyd and two others spent Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. Verna Seeley came back from Cedar Rapids where she visited Ezra Seeley. Mrs. Bellspohn leaves for Joliet Illinois and plans to join her daughter Mrs. Chas Malinee in New York to see Corp. Dan Spohn bound for France. Maude Brinton departed Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Lyle
Hattie Hill
Gutherie Center
Haley White
Hugh Henry
Des Moines
George Mattock
O. P. Sprong
Christian Church Convention
Harry Lloyd
C. H. Lloyd
D. O. Friend
Cedar Rapids
Verna Seeley
Ezra Seeley
Bellspohn
Joliet, Ill
Chas. Malinee
New York
Corp
Dan Spohn
France
Maude Brinton
Obituary and Community Notices From Cripple Creek Area
Local residents reported in include Elizabeth Ingham of Brighton who died at her daughter's home and was survived by six relatives. Atkinson and Johnson families noted for visits and deaths. A bone tumor removal for Oscar Johnson at Town City hospital followed by support from his father J Johnson. Christian Sunday school held its annual Brighton park picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Colo
H. Farris
Abrahamson
Des Moines
Dayton
Rev. Anderson
Jefferson-Henry County
Convention of the Christian Churches
Mary Atkinson
Burlington
Goldie Bartlett
Elizabeth Ingham
Brighton
Roy Johnson
Elizabeth Heyde
Coshocton County
Ohio
Wm. N. Heyde
Washington
Thomas Heyde
Curtis Ingham
Afton
Town
Edgar
Horace
Helen Huston
Agra
Oklo
Methodist Church
Pike
Oscar John
Town City Hospital
J. Johnson
R. He le Gore
Baby
Churdan
Irwin
Christian Sunday School
Brighton Park
Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Helen Gormley of Fairfield visits relatives in Crawfordsville. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Yard of Washington and Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Yard of DeKalb Indiana visit the ER Davidson home. Miss Emma Wonderly returns from Monmouth Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young travel to Des Moines for the state fair with A. E. Davis and daughters Sadie and Ada returning from Des Moines fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Helen Gormley
Fairfield
M. D. Yard
Washington
W. R. Yard
de Kalb
Emma Wonderly
Monmouth
Hill
Clarence Young
Des Moines
Sadie
Ada
Damage suit filed over remarks at city council meeting
Mrs. Eoper Ward sues A. K. Harper for $10,000 claiming defamation of character from remarks made during a city council debate on an anti Sunday picture show ordinance. Notice served after the meeting. case expected to be heard at the September district court term opening next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Tribune
Eoper Ward
A. K. Harper
Harper
Mr. Harper
Ward
District Court
Conrad Family Reunion Marks Community Spirit in Marion Township
The Conrad family held its sixth annual reunion on Richer grounds Marion township with about 250 attendees. Speakers praised American democracy and urged support for Liberty Loans and the Red Cross while a Hughes report on aircraft graft and sabotage loomed as a possible government action. The day featured a dinner, talks, a Navy-style program, and a forthcoming aircraft investigation update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Marion Township
Rev
Mussleman
Hol Eicher
Germany
Liberty Loans
Red Cross
America
Fol ey Kidney Pills Advertised By Lemmons Pharmacy
Mrs. Frank P. Wood writes that Foley Kidney Pills helped her and her husband. She says he was lame and could not stoop but now he feels no pain. The ad promotes relief from lame back sore muscles stiff joints rheumatic aches and pains. Lemmons Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Wood
Morrill
Foley
Lemmons Pharmacy
Advt
Riverside Team Sets Three Game Labor Day Series
Riverside fans will enjoy a three day baseball series against the Cedar Rapids Pirates starting Saturday through Labor Day. The Labor Day game will be at Washington and run under the direction of local labor unions as part of a broad program by Washington labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Pirates
Labor Day Game Sought in Washington for Red Cross Benefit
Riverside club hopes to stage the final Labor Day series game in Washington to honor the holiday. Net proceeds from Riverside games will support the local Red Cross chapter. Cedar Rapids Pirates remain a fast opponent, with three closely fought games anticipated this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Riverside Club
Riverside
The
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Pirates
European Factories Produce Vast Coconut Butter Weekly
European factories churn about 16,900,000 pounds of artificial butter weekly using coconut oil as a base. The production underscores a large scale use of coconut oil in margarine-like spreads across the industry.
Foley Catholic Tab Promises Quick Digestive Relief
Ad copy notes Foley Catholic Tab as gentle yet thorough for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating and gas. Claims it cleanses the bowels sweetens the stomach and benefits the liver with prompt relief from stomach mass and sun exposure concerns. Lemon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley Catholic
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Adyt
Old Man Blobbs Reflects on Youth Tales
A comical exchange has Blobbs lamenting aging while a younger boy of sixteen recounts childhood feats. The contrast highlights a playful sense of time and memory in a contemporary setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blobbs
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