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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
8
Christmas travel plans share town and regional ties
Local notices track Miss Martha Sidles and multiple residents as they depart for Christmas vacations to Jerome, Iowa City, Kansas City, Chillicothe, Mo., Des Moines, Olin, Dows, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Manly, Nashua, and Waterloo. Several are visiting relatives and recovering seniors are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Sidles
Jerome
Claire Twinam
Iowa City
Herman Twinam
Claire, Twinam
Elizabeth Irwin
M. EB. Whitney
Kansas City
Bertha H. Godfrey
Topeka
Leila Anderson
Chillicothe
Virginia Wright
Edna Mercer
Des Moines
Boneta Larby
Olin
Myernha Jacobson
Corinne Martin
Miss Jacobson
Dows
Miss Martin
Waterloo
Lucy Stahl
Cedar Rapids
Manly
Cedar Rapids Y Beats Washington In Swim Meet
Cedar Rapids Y defeats the Washington Y swimming team 59 to 16 at Cedar Rapids. Washington earned seconds and thirds in events led by Norton Davis Wagner Shannon and Edgington with coach Griffith. Medley relay and several individual races produced Washington podium finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Y. of. C. A
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Claire Norton
Grant Davis
Jim Wagner
Bob Shannon
Dick Edgington
Bill Sartor
Charles Owen
Homer Darnell
Carl Hinkle
Louis Thornton
Karl Frederick
Edwin Griffith
Rogery Sherman
Ralph Kleese
Norton
Davis
Wagner
Shannon
Sartor
Edgington
Darnell
Hinkle
Sartr
Frederick
Younger Set Dancing Party at K C Hall
The Younger Set dancing club held a party at the K C hall with about sixty couples enjoying music by Boyd's orchestra. Refreshments were sold and plans announced for another dance on NewsYear's Eve hosted by Marty Whittaker at the Commercial club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. Hall
Boyd
NewsVear
Marty Whittaker
Commercial Club
Prairie Flower Social News Notes
Prairie Flower column reports on local visits and family happenings. E B Young and family visited Milford Anderson. Merle Munson traveled from Wellman via S A Munson's to Mercy Hospital for his father Charles Munson. Am Munson visited his father. Roy Downs of Washington aided local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Young
Milford Anderson
Merle Munson
Wellman
S. A
Four Bandits Rob Indiana Bank in Mt Summit
Four bandits robbed the Mt Summit State Bank of 2000 dollars today in Mt Summit Indiana. They kidnapped a woman bookkeeper, used her as a shield, and fled amid a hail of bullets from vigilantes. The bookkeeper Mrs India Province was taken to Daleville and later released unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Summit
Ind
Ross Pence Involved In Tuesday Afternoon Butchering
Ross Pence assisted with butchering Tuesday afternoon. The Booster club held a Christmas exchange and meeting at Mrs. Martin Whittaker's Tuesday afternoon. Lloyd Rittenhouse visited J. F. Rittenhouses. Mission Circle was postponed due to bad weather. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jarrard visited Washington Tuesday. Clarence Timmons delivered cattle for shipment to Washington Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Reeves plan a Saturday trip to Illinois to visit the Goldborough home. The little ladies Maxine and Myrna will stay with grandparents Reeves while parents are away. O. K. Scott was a business caller at the Smith home Wednesday morning. Mrs. Joe Shalla visited Thrasher home Tuesday afternoon. Little and Custer delivered hogs to Washington buyers Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Pence
Martin Whittaker
Lloyd Rittenhouse
J. F. Rittenhouses
Mission Circle
Carl Jarrard
Washington
Clarence Timmons
Clifford Reeves
Illinois
Goldborough
Maxine
Myrna
T C. “Reeves
O. K. Scott
L. Smith
Joe Shalla
Thrasher
Little
Custer
Local Families Note Weekend Visits and Hospital Updates
Rubio and family spent the weekend visiting relatives in Oskaloosa and Rose Hill. Eugene Morgan of Oskaloosa was home for the weekend. Miss Letha Schmitter called on Aunt Mrs. C. B. Morgan in Fairfield. Mrs. J. J. Fleig returned from Ottumwa hospital. Dr. W. E. Luithly of Richland is in Town City hospital for a leg operation. O. W. Schmitter went to Chicago with a cattle load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
O. Johnson
J. B. Johnson
Oskaloosa
Rose Hill
Eugene Morgan
Letha Schmitter
Fairfield
C. B. Morgan
J. J. Fleig
Ottumwa Hospital
W. E. Luithly
Richland
Town City
O. W. Schmitter
Chicago
Vacation departures and holiday shopping in Washington area
Local residents prepare for Christmas holidays with travels to Fayette Decorah Iowa City and Brighton. Miss Thelma Long Miss Audry Humble and Miss Lucille Reister head home by bus while others visit relatives and shop in Washington and nearby towns. Auctioneer Chas heown promotes wallpaper offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Barrett
Amy Christian
Fayette and Decorah
Neil Humble
Iowa City
Thelma Long
Audrey Humble
Lucille Reister
F. E. Young
Son Farrel
Crawfordsville
Washington
KE. Davis
L. A. Holland
C. W. Long
Charles Long
University
A. A. Jeffreys
Ainsworth
Cheriet McElhinney
Lyn van Horn
J. N. Irwin
Christmas Ecards and Pro Football Backfield Star
Mrs J M Kelley offers the Journal line of Christmas ecards available plain printed or engraved in quantities with personal delivery. Keith Molesworth son of Mrs Ed Gray of Washington not on the all star professional team list but voted fastest backfield man. previously with the Chicago Bears and played for Washington high school and Monmouth college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Kelley
Keith Molesworth
Ed Gray
Washington
Chicago Bears
Molesworth
Washington High School
Monmouth College
Miss Margaret Cowden Returns to See Parents in Washington
Miss Margaret Cowden missionary of the Presbyterian church at Teheran Persia arrived in Washington to spend a year with her parents Dr. and Mrs A M Cowden after seven years in Persia. She landed in New York two weeks ago and had visited Egypt and Italy en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangold
Margaret Cowden
Presbyterian Church
Teheran
Persia
America
Washington
A. M. Cowden
New York
Egypt
Italy
Local residents move from hospital to home and shop in Muscatine
Julia McElhinney was taken home today from Washington county hospital. Mrs. Lawrence Libe and VAN Frances Sauners did shopping in Muscatine yesterday. Mrs. Pearl McCarty was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Maytag washer advertised by Scott Furniture Co. in Macon Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia McElhinney
Washington County Hospital
Scott Furniture Co
Lawrence Libe
van Frances Sauners
Muscatine
Pearl McCarty
Macon
Washington
Iowa
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Nashua
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Pharelay Sie
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Gary Cooper
Claudette ‘Colbert
Paramount Picture
Richard Spiro
Sreeey
Dougherty
Ralph Dougherty
Cottey College “Monthiversary
Loyal Order of Moose
George Chapin
Moose
Ottumwa
Dave Knottnerus
Prairie Flower
Martha Thrasher
Indiana Bank
M. BE. Church
Joe Daniels
B. E. Stewart
South Second Avenue
Chas Heown
Washington Cleaners
South Side
Wisie Long
Natl Bank
Harry Springman
Rach
Morrell Pride
PEG
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Keys
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