Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1948

Page

6

Committees Named for Ainsworth WSCS Supper and Bazaar

The Ainsworth Methodist church W S C S lays out chair and member lists for the December 8 supper and bazaar. Committees include booths and candy led by Nora Spessard Dith Richards fancy work by Grate Stone Blanche Stephens Mildred Stephens fish pond led by Jennie Bassler Helen Tomlinson food booth organized by Ethel Stephens Jean Jeffrey Gretchen Quinn dining room with Leona Roberts Irene Thompson co chairs Martha Armstrong Virginia Knupp Olive Miksch O Bevin Edith Canott Mildred Sands Mabel Wood Dolores Hazelett Myr tle Thomas Alma Wood Lucille Frame Joella Gerdes Om i Edmondson Agnes Miksch Alice Marr Andra Miller Blanche Edmondson Florence Stephens kitchen led by Vera O Connor Eva Clegg co chairs Helen McCreedy Neva Campbell Marie Wagenknecht Martha Canott Myrtle Thomas Alma Wood Lucille Frame Joella Gerdes Om i Edmondson Agnes Miksch Alice Marr Andra Miller Blanche Edmondson Florence Stephens. The United Presbyterian Ladies Aid held a regular meeting with Mrs Harry Kilgore and worked on quilt blocks. Kilgore and Mrs Harry Boileau served refreshments. Mr and Mrs Everette Miller and daughter Pamela of Washington visited Clifford Thompson Friday.

Dith Richards Blanche Stephens Mildred Stephens Jennie Bassler Helen Tomlinson Ethel Stephens Jean Jeffrey Gretchen Quinn Leona Roberts Irene Thompson Martha Armstrong Virginia Knupp Olive Miksch O'Bevin Edith Canott Mildred Sands Agnes Miksch Alice Marr Andra Miller Blanche Edmondson I‘lorence Stephens The United Presbyterian la Dies Aid Harry Kilgore

Public Sheriff Sale in Washington County Iowa 1948

A writ of general execution directs a public sale of Lyall W Moore and Anna C Moore property in Cedar Township Washington County Iowa. The auction on December 16 1948 lists a 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan several farm implements and corn in fields with cash terms.

District Court Washington County Iowa Lyall W. Moore Anna C. Moore West Chester Cedar Township John Deere International J. B. Moore Place Emery Irvin Place Anna CC. Moore Ingalls Swisher Washington H. M. Putnam Robert W. Fillmore

Friday Whittaker and regional livestock sales listed

A dated column lists weekly livestock sales across Iowa towns including Whittaker Kalona Ollie Sigourney and Washington with prices times and locations. Several December closing out sales note starts between 11:00 and 1:00 and feature buyers sellers such as Harry Miller Vince Tellin and Henry Miller with farm and auction details.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Keota Junction East Edge Brighton Harry C. Miller Washington Riverside Vince Tellin Riverside-Washington S. E Howard Sigafoose Sandy Hook Frank Shelangoski Henry Miller

Rotund comic trimmed to barber role in El Dorado Pass

The article notes the comedian's versatility as he plays a barber in El Dorado Pass at the Fox Theatre. He underwent rapid haircut scenes during filming, showcasing on set quick grooming sessions.

Fox Theatre Smiley

Telephony Opera Vision Ridiculed in 1880s Outlook

A historical note recalls how the notion of transmitting opera to homes by telephone and radio faced ridicule in the 1880s, before such ideas matured into modern broadcasting and home entertainment.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ainsworth Lee Norris Ainsworth Methodist Church Nora Spessard Thornton & Minor Clinic Thornton @ Minor McDaniel Drug Darling Fertilizer Long & Hotle Eady Eigit Sheriff's Sale Smiley Burnette Charles Starrett Columbia Journal Henry J. Taylor Mutual Network Buick Stewart Fisher John Lund Wanda Hendrix Peaney Fitzgerald Monty Woolley WKA Chase Robert Stack Paramount Picture Louis J. Kehoe Jeffrey Bldg Theo. B. Bailey Morrison & Morrison D. Morrison E. D. Morrison, Jr Morrison W. Livingston Robert Day W. Main George F. Morrison G. Gifford Morrison J. C. Penney Co Paul V. Shearer John Co. Owen Side Square Wendell L. Shaffer Soth Optometrists Lemmon John W. Lemmon East Side Square F. G. Livesay D. C Solowa Ave W. R. Hayman N. Side Sq Mt. Pleasant 2Nd Avenue Washington, Iowa Turhan Bey Donald Curtis Eagle-Lion Lynn Bari Doan Washington Dairy For Tait’s Radio & Appliance National Feed & Supply CO Des Moines Washington Concrete Co St. and Rock Island Sentinel Radio Sale & Service South Ave W.L Col Little Phone Finarge Sbu Cae 73 Mia Pillsbury Freshwaters
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication