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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1937

Page

8

Lindenmeyer Brothers Return After Thanksgiving Visit

John and Fred Lindenmeyer return to duties after a Thanksgiving break spent with parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lindenmeyer. John teaches at Anthon Iowa and Fred attends S. A. Thanksgiving guests included Mr. and Mrs. Milo Delong and Gerald. Homer Hotle won a turkey at a raffle and hosted a turkey dinner with his parents and Howard Hotle family in Washington.

R. C. Ferguson West Chester John Fred Lindenmeyer F. M. Lindenmeyer Anthon Iowa Fred S. A Fred Walton Homer Hotle Mrs. Hotle Mr. Hotle Howard Hotle Audrey Washington Milo Delong Gerald Harold Griggs Betty Carol Dean Wellston D. E. Brumback W. E. Pearson Robert Gordon Pearson C. C. Niffenegger Helen Ivan Niffenegger Iowa City Mr. Niffenegger U. C. Niffenegger Grandma Niffenegger Ode Ferguson Sam Witting Havre R. C George Statler Laural Staler Daria Georgia Shirley Homer Porter Clifford Priscilla Jeanette J. H. Thompson Mary Watson Ben Holt Fred Bauer Walter Freddie Mary Ann Lloyd Bauer Harry Kleese Platt Hicks Kinross Mrs. Hick Keota

HS MIAO Gam MEDICINE ONLY 49c

GEO L McDANIEL DRUGGIST lists medicine at 49 cents. Top on hogs priced at 8 dollars 30 cents. Weather forecast predicts partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday.

Thanksgiving Guests Share 16-Lb Turkey Feasts Across Counties

A lengthy Thanksgiving recount details gatherings at multiple homes including Wellman Sigourney Washington and Kinross. Families such as Schmeltzers Nevins Robins Bauer Griggs and Kleese hosted relatives for large dinners featuring turkey guinea chicken and other dishes.

Thanksgiving family visits span towns in Am boy area

Miss Wilma Pearson from Atlantic spent Thanksgiving at the Pearson home. J E Adams hosted Will McConnell family and guests from Ottumwa visited grandparents. The Frame and Porter households shared Thanksgiving meals with relatives from Waterloo Alamosa Chariton Crawfordsville and Columbus Junction.

Glen Porter Robert Paul Ray Moore Russel Alamosa Colorado W. E. Frame F. M. Smith A. Nickel Chariton Will Richards Ray Ratt Waterloo Rodger Colthurst Ee * Colthurst Fern Wayne Owens

Thanksgiving Guests for Dinner at Fred Dold Home

Mrs Gleede F Dold reports a Thanksgiving gathering at the Fred Dold home with relatives from Collins and Washington including Lloyd Patton Denzel Leeper and William Jeeper. The note also mentions Mrs Ella Merchant visiting her daughter in Haskins and local visits by various Ricks and Davison families. John Turner lost two of his

Gleede F. Dold Coppgck Fred Dold Lloyd Patton Wendell Denzel Leeper Garwin John Patton Collins Iowa Edwin Jeeper William Pleasant R. H. McCarty Helen Ruth Washington Gleede Dold Evelyn Ella Merchant E. J. Frey Haskins G. F. Dold Burlington Charles Davison Jean John McMulllen Ben Ricks John Joe Hera @ Ricks Joe Ricks Peoria Ill John Ricks

Farmers Recovering From Poisoned Corn Feed

Farmers report most corn husking finished as cattle herds face effects from poisoned corn. Many dairy operations struggle to manage milk cows while seeking safer feed, and neighbors exchange advice on remedies and prevention measures.

The Most Critical Period in a Man's Life

A quotation notes that the most critical life period lies between the shattering of a first ideal and the construction of a second. It reflects on personal growth and the transition between beliefs and new convictions.

Origin of Word Bunk Affects Buncombe District Speech

In a congressional debate on the Missouri Compromise of 1820 the Buncombe district member spoke at length amid boredom and impatience. This episode is said to give rise to the term bunk or bunkum used for long-winded rhetoric.

Bunk Bunkum

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