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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1923

Page

5

Local Notes Dense with Family Visits and Illness

Lexington reports Geraldine Anderson recovering from appendicitis after a brief stay at her sister Ethel Woodruff’s. Nearby, Rob Neudigate works on a fence for Win Eyestone. Several social visits occur including the Timmins and Fleming households, Marcia Stewart visiting Virgil Rogers, and Thanksgiving gatherings with the Matthess, Timmins, and Fleming families.

Lexington Geraldine Anderson Ethel Woodruff Anderson Columbus Junction Geraldine Rob Neudigate Win

Nutrition demonstration draws crowd at Home Community club

The Home Community club led by Mrs. Belle Waterhouse hosted a Nutrition demonstration in Clay on Tuesday with good attendance. Miss Cora Hrinton of White Hawk community attended as a guest. Relatives and neighbors shared Thanksgiving plans and visits, including C R Waterhouse relocating to Des Moines and other local trips to Centerville and Oskaloosa.

Clay Home Belle Waterhouse Cora Hrinton White Hawk C. R. Waterhouse Waterhouse Ollie Des Moines C. B. Morgan Rubio Oskaloosa Omer Johnson Chas. Johnson A. J. Morgan Ruth Centerville Roy Robinson Walter Schaffer John Schaffer Fairfield Clayt Allen Moline Hll Carroll

Cotter Teams Up With Riverside In Two Games

Riverside faced Cotter in a Wednesday basketball clash, Cotter winning 36 to 9. A follow up match Monday produced a 26 to 10 Cotter victory, reflecting Cotter’s strong form locally.

Riverside Thanksgiving News and Local Visits

Riverside residents shared Thanksgiving at multiple homes in nearby towns. Chas Lorack and son Arthur visited in Washington while Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McArtor and children dined with Emmet Vertrees in Columbus Junction. Pearl Rath led Riverside girls basketball against Cotter 25 to 10.

Riverside Chas. Lorack Arthur Washington Oscar McArtor Emmet Vertrees Columbus Junction Fern Heck Will Graff Iowa City M. Hatka Joe Hatka Pearl Rath Riverside High School Cotter Clair Flynn Ray Cummings Joe Parizzeks Lone Tree Stanley Heck Chas. Havels

Dayton Grove Social Notes and Thanksgiving Gatherings

Mr and Mrs Albin Knotts visited the Oldfield home Thursday Willis Ferguson came from Par sons for vacation with kin Folks Will Embree and Percy Friday spent Thanksgiving with parental Embree home W Ferguson and family and Orvis Ferguson at George Ferguson home Alicin and Tom Knotts visited Washington Wednesday West Chester school program noted many attend Fremont football game

Dayton Grove Albin Knotts Oldfield Willis Ferguson Parsons Will Embree Embree Percy Ferguson Orvis Ferguson George Ferguson Alicin Tom Knotts Washington West Chester Fremont

Thanksgiving Day Visits Across Households

Thursday Mrs Dell Skinner and family joined Mr and Mrs Howard Skinner and Russell with Mr and Mrs Chas Shulty to spend Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Orvis Ferguson. Walter Leet drove to Fremont with a group of football boys on Thursday.

Dell Skinner Howard Skinner Russell Chas, Shulty Orvis Ferguson Walter Leet Fremont

Thanksgiving News From Havre Area Families

Walter Gardner and family spent Thanksgiving at the Say Sigafoose home. The Dell Walker and Aaron Stafford homes hosted gatherings with neighbors and friends despite snow. A pony accident injured a child, and Edgar Meyers remains on the sick list. The Havre Social Club enjoyed a group evening at the Aaron Stafford home with meals prepared by the women.

Havre Walter Gardner Say, Sigafoose Will Stafford Velma Dell Walker Edgar Meyers Grubb Keota John Koch Sam Warren Aurkle Aaron Stafford Earl Frey Howard McBride Washington Will McBrides Bessie Glascow Will Fort Worth Texas B. F. Miller Horton Kansas City Ben Fitzgerald

Crawfordsville Local Names at Mtg. incomplete list

Local column lists residents including Mrs Adda McFarland Mrs List Maxwell Mrs Delbert Maxwell J D Martin Mrs Leo Mak and others at a Crawfordsville meeting. Readable fragments show household names and attendees but few details remain.

Crawfordsville Adda McFarland List Maxwell Delbert Maxwell J.D. Martin Leo Mak

Local Readers Note Personal Travels And A Death

R S White were epiters in Washington yesterday. Miss Zelda Blake returned home from Cedar Falls and Mediapolis. Vernon White came home from Chillicothe Mo where he attended business college. Merle Twinam went to Chicago to visit his sister Miss Veda and attend the International Stock Show. Death reported of Leona Harper eight year old daughter of John Harper Hollywood Calif buried yesterday. Delbert Maxwell went to Chicago yesterday with stock. Mrs S J Stites and Mrs R C Wells went to Winfield last night to attend an Eastern Star meeting.

R. S. White Washington Zelda Blake Cedar Falls Mediapolis Vernon White Chillicothe Mo Merle Twinam Chicago Miss Veda Leona Harper John Harper Hollywood Calif Delbert Maxwell Stock S. J. Stites R. C Wells Winfield

Cement output hits record in October as demand outpaces supply

Washington December 5 cement production set a new October high at 13 350 000 barrels, 241 000 above September. October shipments topped production by nearly 1 000 000 barrels while supplies dwindle and stocks on October 31 fell to 4 597 000 barrels, about one third of a typical month’s use.

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Piles Can Be Cured Without Surgery

An instructional book by Dr. A S McCleary, a rectal specialist in Kansas City, claims piles can be cured without cutting or hospital stay. The method supposedly has 24 years of success in over eight thousand cases and the book is mailed free to any reader who mails their name and address.

A. S& McCleary Kansas City McCleary Parkview Sanitarium

Locomotive Union to Begin Widows Pension

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers announces Widows Pension to start December 1 with 281 widows receiving fixed monthly sums and a back pay total of 80650 dollars. President Warren S. Stone says the pension marks a historic advance for railroad labor, possibly for all unions.

Locomotive Union Cleveland Board of Governors The Pension Association of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Warren S. Stone Brotherhood Pension Association Organized Labor

Brotherhood seeks pension for widows of members

The group envisions a plan to pension widows of pension members and widows of all Brotherhood members from the date of their husbands' deaths, aiming for a broader, lasting effect beyond a single action.

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