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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1928

Page

5

Wellman School Opens As Community Reports News

Mrs. Feadley Bell Jr arrives from Cedar Rapids to spend two weeks with her mother Mrs Clara Topping. Hilda Watters returns to Wellman as school principal with preparations underway for the new term. Local families visit Muscatine, Marengo, Princeton and Cedar Rapids while others tour Wyoming and Montana.

Wellman Iowa I. Bradford Cedar Rapids Clara Topping J. EB. Curl Wyoming Montana Eardly Bell, Jr Chester Anderson Washington St. Lukes Hospital Hilda Watters West Liberty L. E. McRoberts Muscatine Ora Thornton Marengo Roy Polson

Silk Hose Move Sets Fashion Trend for Everyday Wear

A textile ad proclaims pure silk, full fashioned hose available in fashionable shades at affordable prices, signaling a shift from luxury to daily wear as silk hosiery enters mainstream wardrobes.

Farmer concerns mix with travel and politics in Wellman notes

In Wellman and Crawfordsville reports residents plan a Cincinnati auto trip in a new Ford Coupe while others thresh and reap a bumper corn crop. Local talk covers Hoover Smith campaigns, farm relief, and road improvements as Wellman residents discuss land sales and state fair week plans.

Ora Saunders Cincinatti Ohio Tom O’flaherty South Dakota Tennant Tom S. I. Perrin Charles Eckhardt Iowa Homer Kelley Charles City Wellman Alfred Hull Max Coffey Sioux City E. I. Coffey Katharine Coffey New York Mrs. Coffey Kermith Rhoades Kalona West Branch Hoover United States

Dayton welcomes visitors as summer break ends in West Chester

West Chester correspondent reports Daryl D. Dayton returns from Cheney Washington for a month long vacation. Margaret Ellen Wood of Omaha visits the Dayton residence alongside Harvey Waugh of Clarksville Iowa and Raymond Thompson of Keota Town. Wood sings at the Methodist church and violinist Walla gh performs as Rev Gray delivers farewell sermons on Sept. 4. The Baker family plans to move to Michigan this week after years in town, with Georg e Baker praised as a valued, hard working neighbor.

West Chester Darryl D. Dayton Cheney Washington Margaret Ellen Wood Omaha Nebraska J. D. Dayton Harvey Waugh Clarksville Iowa Raymond Thompson Keota Town Wood Lamb of God Hadley Methodist Church Wallagh Gray Mr. Gray

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