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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1939
Page
2
Mrs. J O Sexton sails to Chicago for Christmas with relatives. Numerous local families plan holiday visits, from Youde's Inn parties to trips to Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Florida, and Oklahoma, with relatives in Iowa City, Chicago, and beyond. Arch ie Speidel arrives from Chicago to stay with grandmother N M Speidel through New Year s.
Mr and Mrs Don Applegate and children Jean Ruth and Dick will leave Friday morning for Knoxville Tennessee to spend Christmas with Applegate sister Mrs J K Underwood and family The Underwood is a botanist at the University of Tennessee Also Margaret Corbin UT voice instructor arrives from Austin to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Elizabeth Corbin Mrs Walter S Brown returns from Akron and Thompson Ohio with relatives visit The Chaffee kin accompanied them Early travellers Martha Lohberger of Ventura California will visit her parents and travel to Omaha and Council Bluffs on the way home
A Local resident bought meat then could not find the package at home. Later, her husband found the meat wrapped in Christmas paper among gift parcels, the wrapping being so elaborate the pork chop looked like a holiday present.
The notice promotes Flower Telegraph Delivery linking 12,000 florists worldwide for rapid gifts. It urges calling, highlights affordability, and offers long stemmed gladiolus at 2 dollars per dozen, marketed as a convenient Glad’s for Christmas choice.
A suggested combination for a Christmas table centerpiece using White Garza pompoms and sprays of Eu phorbia featuring tiny orange red flowers.
Corbin Crawford of Ainsworth was taken to a Davenport hospital yesterday after ear trouble persisted for weeks. He is now receiving treatments for mastoditis.
Washington high school freshmen and sophomores, minus Bob Lewis, outplayed Muscatine’s veteran squad and led most of the game before Muscatine nabbed a 23 to 22 triumph in the final minute. Dick Marshall and Arlo Barham starred for Washington with strong defensive work as Bob Lowe and Kiesey contributed key scores.
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