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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
7
Vivian Lemley of Davenport visited Grace Hill relatives, while Mrs. Harley Witkin stays with brother Frank Jenkins for the holidays. Grace Hill church plans a Christmas program, and school closes for a week.
Christmas greetings and social updates from Pleasant Hill include a family gathering at Bryan Swift s, Mart Anderson s return from Charley Anderson home, a two week school vacation, the Ladies Aid quilting for an orphan home in Council Bluffs, and a planned Christmas program at Pleasant Hill church. The King's Sons and Daughters Sunday school class held a Christmas exchange and elected officers for 1923 with Mrs Roy Kephart as president and Mrs John Putman as secretary.
Crawfordsville December 17 The Crawford cottage ladies hosted school teachers and guests for a Christmas party. The room decorations featured a Christmas tree with stockings containing candy popcorn balls and gingerbread men. Guests enjoyed games and light refreshments.
Dec 18 visitors from Columbia Missouri include Mr and Mrs John Wooley staying two weeks with J H Lease and W K Wooley. Other locals host guests from Washington and Kansas. Presbyterian pantry sale. Wyman high school boys lose by a few points to visiting Oakley Concert company set for December 23. ill baby Goldie Maud Barnes, aunt Sherm Benson ill, Miss Grate Cunningham to care for her aunt.
Mr and Mrs Sam Vain Sycc spent Sunday at the Ethan Brooks home. Alfred Nash sale drew many from the vicinity with J H H Wittin buying nineteen steers at 62 50 each. Glenn Dale Wood, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Wood, broke his arm near the shoulder Sunday evening in a barn accident. Washington visitors included E J Freyenberger Ethan Brooks Rex Swans J H Wittriz K W Goff Arnold Rinner and J R Rich.
Joe Wright unloaded five carloads of cattle at Verdi with Amos Stout and Oscar Sutherland. Will Cherry and Frank Melinsky shipped hogs from Verdi. Melinsky sawed wood for George Duke and Frank Leeper. Wright bought a carload of whiteface yearlings at the Rock Island sale. An auto wreck occurred on McLauchlin hill with a wheel failure. conditions and injuries undisclosed.
Miss Kate Glover of Keotas trains declamatory contestants for January 5 with a roster of Lois Holland Verda Metzger Verlee Owens Nellie Ross Catherine Rees Maglena Williams Velta Beauchamp Bessie Werner Harold Zickefoose Juanita Rees Hazel Sanger Ruth Turkington First and second rooms guided by Miss Caruthers and Miss Aeraham invite patrons to Thursday’s program Santa Claus and a Christmas tree will be present Mrs J K Dunn and children spent Saturday in Washington Mrs S C Bartlett recovering from surgery in Burlington visits family in Winfield Crawfordsville High School defeats Wyman 30 to 24 in a close basketball game on Crawfordsville floor.
Rubio area reports extreme cold with 17 below noted on Monday after a week of zero weather. Residents visit relatives, shop, and stock buyers travel to Kansas City to purchase cattle. A Saturday dance resumes weekly when possible and a Christmas event with tree is planned.
Local notes from West Chester report visits by Ott and Dayton and others from Richland and Grinnell, Christmas entertainments planned, church programs, and a Grinnell college glee club appearance in Washington New Year night. Weather praises mild winter with little snow and cold spells, plus school vacation and a Rock Island engine issue.
Brighton scene lists visits from Terry Gowey and families to Washington. Wilbur Day and others called on. Christmas trees planned at Black Hawk and White Oak schools, with programs Friday. Rural Route Three notes Baptist sewing for a "A White Christmas for the King" program. Local visits include Rev Unthank injuring forearm, Mrs Reeves in Washington, and various neighborly chores and chores, with field work and butchering activity noted.
George Dittmer spent Sunday with Wie Mother in Washington. In the afternoon he had six teams in the field with Imer Heil Ferrell Long Jack Perry George Dittmer W Gault and Cecil Amlone helping finish up tasks for the season. Plamers were at work on the new home of Mr and Mrs C C Telves Tuesday. George and Orvie Ferguson made a business trip to Washington on Saturday. The So and Sew Club will meet with Mrs Harry Dusenberry on Thursday December 28 1922. All members try to be present and remember the Christmas exchange. Jonnie Strum motored to Washington on Saturday.
In Dayton Grove on December 20 Mr and Mrs Albla Knotts were wellman visitors. Tom Knotts visited Keota while Lyle Moore sawed wood Friday. Walter Loet couple celebrate birth of daughter Elizabeth Elnore on December 15. Dan Rohrer and Orvis Ferguson visited Frank McAvoy Friday evening. Florence Gasa and Dorothy Pisney miss school due to sickness.
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