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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1947

Page

10

Relatives Visit in Southern Kansas and Local Social Notes

Mr and Mrs Ira Miksch spent the weekend with Mr Mikschs uncle Chas Miksch and aunt Mrs Julia Gardner in southeastern Kansas. Other items note travels to Modesto California, dinner guests in Gracehill, new housing in Washington, and various visits and hospital updates among local families. Riverside teams lose to Wayland 81 to 16 for boys and 68 to 22 for girls with standout scorers Van Ommen and Wascott.

J. Miksch Kansas Nelson Woodford Gracehill Ira Miksch Carker City Kan Wil! Hotle Washington Dan Boone Sharon Gravehill Ed Libe Lloyd Hayes Lyle Hayes Sandra Paul Harvey Ottumwa Harry Mc Riverside Riverside School Riverside Boys Wayland American Institute of Business of Des Mones Riverside Lassies van Ommen Wascott

Davison Dinner Hosts Varied Guests in Prairie Flower

Mrs Paul Wittrig of Inlay City Michigan attends dinner with the Wittrigs and Hulme family at Arthur Davison home. Christner family visited Harvey and Chorpening hosted birthday celebration for Mrs Russell Chorpening and her twin sister Roy Kurtz.

N. Prairie Flower Paul Wittrig Inlay City Mich Eimene von Wittrig Margaret Wittrig John Dill Hulme Arthur Davison Joe Christner Ane Bill Herwood Harvey Russell Chorpening Roy Kuntz Roy Kurtz Donald Chorpening Joe Christner Dale Arthur Yiamson Burdette Iowa City Russell Chorpen

Christmas Party of PEO Chapter CX in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction on December 17 reported PEO Chapter CX held a Christmas party at Mrs. Wilma Northey’s home with 22 members attending. Helen Orr spoke on Christmas in Mexico, a charity cash gift was collected, and other community updates followed.

Laties Aid Ed Libe Mabel J Johnson Dr. McCreedy H. A. Engel Engel Marsha Butler Columbus Junction P. E O. Sisterhood Wilma Northey Helen Orr Mexico D. A. Marker Cherry Avenue H. E. Orr Storm Lake Genevieve Fedderson Musicin Columbus

Indians Made Fish Hooks Across Americas

The Indians of America fashioned fish hooks from bone flint and abalone shells before Europeans arrived. The fish hook, dating back to the stone age, has been a vital tool. Leonardo da Vinci also devised a machine for sharpening fish hooks.

America Leonardo da Vinci

Junior Youth Group Elects Officers in Crawfordsville

The Crawfordsville Methodist church Junior Youth Group held a Sunday business meeting to finish electing officers. Reports list reporters and librarians, with fifteen in attendance and several local families as Sunday guests. Snows of December and moving into town were noted in nearby updates.

Crawfordsville Methodist Church Janice Cheney Ann McNeil Phyllis Anderson Ronnie Robertson Joyce Suter James Bloonquist Ivan Wilson Richard McNeil Pearl McNeil Albert

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