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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1932

Page

8

Local visitors from Iowa City share weekend call

Miss Mary Kerr and Mrs. Harold Lockhart traveled from Iowa City for a brief visit. They are nurses at the University hospital. The party included Mr. and Mrs. John Kupka and Mr. and Mrs. R. Mayo who spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Strum eight miles west. The men hunted rabbits and Mrs. Strum is Mrs. Kupka’s sister.

Mary Kerr Harold Lockhart Iowa City University Hospital Lockhart Grace Mauck John Kupka R. Mayo Gus Strum Strum Kupka

Crawfordsville visitors shop and travel notes

Miss Elizabeth Grace Jones and Miss Lucille Carper of Crawfordsville shopped here on Saturday. Mrs Vere Davis of Kalona conducted business and shopping Saturday. Miss Jessica Milligan visited friends in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Zoe Wright of Iowa City visited relatives Friday. Miss Gertrude Smith, now a Minneapolis public school teacher, will broadcast a Christmas story Tuesday at 4 30 p m from WCCO Minneapolis. she is the niece of Mrs W A Wilson and Mrs L P D Robinson.

Elizabeth Grace Jones Crawfordsville Lucille Carper Vere Davis Kalona Jessica Milligan Iowa City Cedar Rapids Zoe Wright Gertrude Smith Washington Minneapolis WCCO W. A. Wilson L. PD. Robinson

Crawfordsville Social Notes and Local Visits

Crawfordsville dated notes report visitors including Mrs Gale Matthews and Marilyn of Winfield with Misses Essie and Lois Harper. Meetings include a foreign missionary group of Methodist churches at West Chester. Deputies handle intoxicated James Morrison jailed after found atop a wandering corn load. Eureka Ladies Aid set for Wednesday Christmas exchange.

Crawfordsville Dee Gale Matthews Anehter Marilyn of Winfield Essie Lois Harper Walter Rauscher Pleasant Foreign Missionary Societies of Methodist Churches West Chester S. Hehbner Wilbert Rose Hazel Cherryy Holmes Miatrace Fletcher Pearl McNeill Methodist Society Wehner Rose A. Porter Wareld Waters Dorothy Marggaret Davidson Washington Verter Irs James Kelsey

Drinkless Kaywoodie and Mil ane pipes for sale

We offer Drinkless Kaywoodie and Mil ane pipes at 150 dollars. These pipes never sold for less than 83.50 and some as high as 86.00. Visit us to inspect and consider them for Christmas gifts. We provide free packing materials and twine for mailing packages. Weather note mentions probable snow tonight and rising temperatures.

Wayland Social Roundup Includes Travel and Meetings

Wayland residents and relatives travel to Smithshire Illinois to visit George Weaver family. Howard Brooks family joins Roth funeral and visits Cousins Lute. Sam Wenger and wife plan two month stay in Hot Springs Arkansas. Local groups note Shriners meeting in Davenport and a Wom en's Farm Bureau social with a covered dish luncheon. Betty Korvel and Sam Wenger hosts visited relatives. Mabel Witting awarded 1154 dollars in a damage suit against Charles Bekel following an auto accident.

J. R. McKirahan KE. G. Bittler A. B. Magdefray Shriners Davenport Mary Peck Earl Stutzman Manuel Heiser Wish Shirley Leichty Ruth Marvin Marilyn Eigsti Max Evelyn Ragh Anna May Graber Tal F Meyer Lydia Slonaker Hamilton Ohio Ben Korvel Sam Wenger Mabel Witting Charles Bekel Fairfield Jesse

Sunday Socials and Visits in Noble Community

Mrs J A Frey reports a busy Noble weekend with guests from nearby farms and towns. The Emanuel Mennonite church held a shower for Milton Noble at the D W Noble home, while others visited relatives in South Dakota and at Fairfield. Edith Rich returned to school after a illness.

Emanuel Mennonite Church Milton Noble D. W. Noble John Alston Lester Littwiller Hopedale South Dakota John Elizabeth Adolf Priehiem Samuel Priehiem Freeman P I’. Prieheim Hurley Arthur Mitchell Mildred Prince Fairfield Laurance Stortz Dan Beal Agencey Beale Ben Newman Edith Rich

Church adapts farm buildings in Hollingdale dedication

A church in Hollingdale England was dedicated after converting an old farm complex. The chancel occupies former horse stalls while a cowshed forms the entrance and pigsties were transformed into vestries.

Hollingdale England

Local Ledger Names Officers and Members

Erb 8S W and F H Magdefrau serve as officers with A B Magdefrau treasurer and Pp F Wenger secretary, listing positions for the organization.

Erb F. H. Magdefrau A. B. Magdefrau F. Wenger

Local social notes and cards from Washington Iowa area

Mrs Lee McAvoy visited in Monmouth and Chicago then returned home. Mr and Mrs George Pauls Jr and children moved to 415 South Second, formerly home of the Ives McKay family. Christmas cards advertised in boxes of 25 plus at the Journal office. Mrs George S Dempsey returned to Davenport after visiting relatives. Mrs John Zaring's condition unchanged in Washington County hospital. The Ainsworth Methodist Bazaar and dinner scheduled for Wednesday in church parlors.

H. Reed George Albert Isenhof Edna Reed George Mehaffey John J. Duffy Bertha Helen Brown D. W. Mehaffey Ottumwa Lydia Miller Waterloo John Garrick Queen Esther Opal Sign Toose Fern McCabe Pauline Mallam Mt. Pleasant Delta Alpha Donald Rich Forest Orris Boshart Joe Koebel Lockridge Ben Koebel Masonic Order Lee McAvoy Monmouth Chicago George Pauls, Jr East Second South Second Ives McKay Journal Office George S. Dempsey Davenport Celestine Marie J. A Will Marie Nmas John Zaring Washington County Hospital Glen Zaring Kankakee Ainsworth

Meredith Chance Recovers After Journal Office Fall

Meredith Chance, injured last Thursday in a fall at the Journal office, is improving and expects to return uptown soon.

Meredith Chance Journal

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