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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1931

Page

7

Residents and Activities in Columbus Junction Area

Local notes report Roy Hildebrand and Mrs. J. B. Garrett visiting Chicago. Shellbarn farmers husked twenty acres for ill Hilton Hanft. Women of the Relief Corps plan their annual party after officer elections. Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge to elect officers. Conesville Methodist Ladies Aid holds all day meeting with cafe dinner. Sheriff George Oaks applied for drivers licenses at Louisa National Bank and will visit multiple towns this week. Newborn Vincent Charles Williams joins families of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Williams. Charles Alloway, released convict, is jailed after attempting to flee with a stolen car. Des Moines County tax sale held by H. L. Davison draws many attendees.

Columbus Junction Dee Roy Hildebrand J. B. Garrett Chicago Shellbarn Hilton Hanft Women's Relief Corps I. O. O. F. Hall Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church of Conesville George Oaks Louisa County Louisa County National Bank Letts Grandview Wyman Vincent McWilliams Vincent Charles Charles Howell Charles Allows James Alloway Columbus City Muscatine Tlinois EB. H. Weigner Des Moines Alloway

Palestine Neighbors share visits and errands this week

Leona Vondrasek spends a week in Iowa City with sister Irene Kron. Families including the Kos, Kron, Motley, Metcalf, Kasper, Novy, Vondrasek, Horn, Havel, and Draker undertake shopping, visiting, wood cutting and dinners across Palestine, Washington, Riverside, Hills, and nearby towns.

Palestine Velma Kron Irene Kron Iowa City Moore Metcalf Carl Kos Win Kron Hubert Kron Henry Kiefer Ronald Horn Floyd Marston Joe Soukup Roy Kron Washington Wash Motley Wapello Frank Kron Irene Leona Vondrasek John Kron George Kron Car Kos Ed Kasper Otto Novy Anna Novy Charles Vondrasek Roy Havel Earnest Bowman Irene Horn Riverside Frank Patterson Harles Vondrasek Martin Vern Kron Moore Metcalfs Will Kron Robert Henry Kron Lyle Lantz Joseph Liska Dorothy Vondrasek Palestine School Wm. Kron Arthur Draker Hills Henry Krons Hubert Krons Otto Novey Eldon Richard Murphys Henry Wieland Washilgton Hospital Hazel Horn Gladys Kron Mary Vlasaks Roy Kron Wis Frank Krons

Desert Border Intrigue Opens With Radcliffe Arrival

Ted Radcliffe enters Verdi Junction in the Mexican border tale as Major Blount and Aunt Clara introduce him to Adela, Paco Morales and Jito loom as power players. Adela’s mixed heritage and growing mystique set a tense stage for land, wealth, and loyalty amid northern Mexico’s control under Morales.

Lopez Ted Radcliffe Verdi Junction Mini Memd Bob Harkness Bob Ted Paco Morales Jito Major Blount U. S. Army Verdi Radcliffe New York Europe Adela Ieaven Mexico Aunt Clara Denver Morales Rio Grande

Lodge and Chapter Meeting Notices for Washington Area

Lodge Washington Chapter No 98 C E S regular meeting second Thursday each month Ida McDaniel W M Ernestine Denison secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 W S of J regular meeting fourth Tuesday at Mason ic Temple rooms Grace E Twinam W H P Mrs Hazel Haven W Scribe Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M regular meeting first Friday Har ry C Ward W M A W Ward secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 RA M regular meeting second Friday J W Enslin TM A W Ward secretary

Washington Ida McDaniel W. M Ernestine Denison Damascus Shrine W. S. of J Masonic Temple Grace E Twinam H. P Hazel Haven Washington Lodge A. F A. M Harry C. Ward A. W. Ward Cyrus R. A.M J. W. Enslin

Railway Time Table Highlights Arrivals and Departures

The timetable lists Westbound and Eastbound trains including the Golden State Limited Apache and Local Passengers with daily and Sunday exceptions. It shows arrival and departure times for trains Nos 4 12 50 30 80 3 21 29 49 83 420 429 and details on freight and mixed trains. Bay area connections and Knoxville branch notes appear with agent names L Goodlander and J C McKay.

Golden State Limited Knoxville Branch J.C. McKay

Ruth Chatterton the Actress and Her Civic Curiosity

Ruth Chatterton pursues theater and film with equal zeal while making social rounds in New York. She seeks dramatic material in everyday people, gifts the needy, and chats with shopkeepers on the East Side. She values fashion, dons luxurious evening gowns, prefers tailored daywear, and enjoys golf and swimming in spare time.

Ruth Chatterton Middleville New York Miss Chatterton Embassy Hollywood East Side Land

Kephart and Neiswanger family visits noted

Mrs. Fred Kephart and the Homer Kephart household hosted visitors on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs C F E Hering and the writer called at J A Walker's home on Sunday. Homer Kephart was sawing wood last week and John Caldwell attended Mrs Yockey's funeral on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Floyd Neiswanger and their son David were guests at the A B Neiswanger home on Sunday.

Fred Kephart Homer Kephart C. FE. Hering J. A. Walker Homer Kepharts John Caldwell Yockey Floyd Neiswanger David A. B. Neiswanger

Brighton Christmas Program Promises Festive Grade Show

Brighton prepares a Christmas program for Friday at 2 PM in the high school auditorium featuring grade performances, songs, dances, and a playlet. Also notes an American Legion meeting electing I F Kraemer as commander and B A Horner as vice commander, plus Harmony club gathering and officers elected.

Brighton Charles Crandall Santa Clas Helen Schooley Verle Koch Donald Ackley Lloyd van Sant Il Wang Marjorie Hasseltine Ararade Gra Bette Edwards Bill Billy Kraemer Richard Arnold Nita Crandall Mildred Horner Santa Claus Santa Harmony Club Clara Schafer

Local Notes Include Visits and Travel Updates

Nellie Swank treasurer and Edna Crile active in club plans to pack a Christmas basket. F B Gertz visiting mother in Muscatine. Ira Schafer and wife visit Mrs Schafer’s mother Rhoda McFarland in Drakesville. Joe and Herman Crish travel to Florida with plans to tour Tennessee Kentucky and Mississippi. John Leffler visiting relatives in Wellman. Minnie Larson ill and missing school. Hoskins family moved into Harvey Leeper property. Harper Alkire visiting his mother Ella Alkire in Clinton. Edwards family moved near the grade school. Lizzie Bealea visiting sister Mrs Smothers in South English.

Conrad Lizzie Bealea Mrs. Smothers South English

Infectious Disease Bulletin Reports Wide Range of Livestock Illness

Weekly bulletin lists hog cholera outbreaks across multiple towns including Miles Preston Alamosa Maysville and Dysart with eight in one drove and eighteen died. Swine diseases such as flu pneumonia hemorrhagic septicemia necrotic enteritis and pox appear in numerous counties. Cattle maladies include Bang’s disease and pulmonary edema with incidents in Dixon West Branch North English and other towns.

Miles Preston Alamosa Maysville Washington Solon Dysart Norway Tipton Clutier Dike van Horne Marion Atkine Wheathind Cloutier Weazleton Parnell Lost Nation Cascade Monticello Dike Ridgeway Decorah Dixon Big Rock Iowa City Dubuque Waterloo Sigourney Calamus Donahue Solon Ridgeway Wheatland West Branch Bennett Charlotte Chelsea Kualona Bang Dixon Wheatland North English

Poultry Trade In Iowa Towns Cited in Fragmentary List

A partial OCR lists locations in Iowa including Wheathine Big Rock Solon Iowa City Wellman and chicken trading mentions Belly laine Solon Iowa City lowi Falls Dyersville Sunbury. No clear event or source context provided.

Big Rock Solon Iowa City Wellman Lowi Falls Dyersville Sunbury

Marriage License Report From Monmouth to Crawfordsville

Burlington Gazette notes a marriage license issued in Monmouth to May Patterson of Crawfordsville and Oliver Reiney of Burlington. Patterson has worked in a Burlington glove factory. Visitors include Mrs. Merle Edwards Schenassler and son from Chicago with her parents, and Merle White of Chicago visiting his parents in Crawfordsville. School resumed after a two day vacation and local residents Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson visited from Washington. Will Wooley and daughter Wilma returned home from Iowa City.

Crawfordsville Burlington Gazette Monmouth May Patterson Oliver Reiney Burlington Raymond Anderson Washington Will Wooley Wilma Iowa City

Local Law Offices Advertisements In City Directory

A compact pane lists attorney offices including A. Michels general law practice at Temple building opposite the Journal office and Brookhart Law Abstract near State Theatre on East Washington Street with phone listings 65 and 190 respectively.

T. A. Michels Temple Building Opposite Journal Brookhart Law Abstract Faria Oans First Door State Theatre East Washington St John W. Applegate City Hall

Chiropractor Dr Chas C Brown Offers Neurocalometer Service

Dr Chas C Brown advertises neurocalometer service with an office opposite the court house. He lists office and residence phones as 102 and notes a downstairs office location.

Chas. C. Brown Court House

Lemley & Yard Insurance Ad In East Main Street

Local ad promotes Lemley and Yard Insurance offering all kinds of coverage from offices opposite Washington National Bank at 19119 East Main Street. Contact by phone 784 for details and quotes.

PT. J. Pease Court House Penney Lemley & Yard Insurance Washington National Bank East Main St

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