Local Visitors and Cattle Sale At Pavilion
Macon at the Junction Columbus Safeguard reports pleasant callers Macon and Vincent of Washington at the office Tuesday morning Col Maron assisted with the large cattle sale at the pavilion in the afternoon He remains lame from an injury when he jumped from a car headed for a ditch Frank suffered a broken leg and still walks with a limp
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Columbus Safeguard
B. FP. Mancon
Mr. Vincent of
Washigton
Col Maron
Frank
White Christmas With Sleighing Over Washington County
A fresh snowfall brings four to five inches by mid afternoon and icy pavements. Bob sleds return to town for Christmas shopping and holiday travel, with sleighs likely on rural roads tomorrow. Bergie Larson visits family near town while Everette Griffith returns from the University of Illinois for holidays.
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Washington County
Bergie Larson
L. E. Larson
Everette Griffith
University of Illinois
A. L. Griffith
Jolly Society Parties At Baptist Church For Children
Two cheerful gatherings were held Thursday at the Baptist church. The junior and intermediate group, led by Mrs. Will Sickles, gathered in the dining room with about seventy children enjoying games and stories then a candy treat. The primary class, in their Sunday school room, entertained by Mrs. M R Regan and helpers, included thirty five children who played games and shared candy and popcorn ball, with a decorative Christmas tree enhancing the room.
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Baptist Church
Will Sickles
M. R. Regan
Roy Means
Hazel Meek
Helen Wood
Capitola Brindley
Near Tragedy in Gun Accident at Keota
Keota residents report a hunting rifle misfire incident in a home on a December evening. Duvell Leinen cleaned a pump gun in the kitchen when a discharge sent a bullet through the ceiling and mattress, narrowly missing his mother in the room above. A second accidental discharge occurred as he carried the gun outside but caused no harm. Leinen vows never to handle a gun again.
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Keota
Keeota
Duvell Leinen
Ted
Levien
Duv
Penetracll
Duvell
Duvel
Andersons Mourn Grandchild
Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson mourn the death of their infant granddaughter born Wednesday December 21 to Dr and Mrs Howard Leslie Anderson in Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
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Fred Anderson
Howard Leslie Anderson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rock Island Conductor John T Walker Killed at Cameron Junction
John T Walker, a popular Rock Island passenger conductor, was killed Wednesday night at Cameron Junction Missouri. He was a member of the Washington lodge of Masons, joining the order during his residence there about ten years ago.
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John T. Walker
Rock Island
Cameron Junction
Washington Lodge of Masons
Order
Fairy Lands of the South Seas by James Nor man Hall
James Norman Hall, famed American author, has a new book titled Fairy Lands of the South Seas. He and Charles Nordhoff visited South Sea islands after the war and spent two years exploring. The volume promises entertaining accounts of rarely visited islands and their peoples. Reliable readers may inquire via Hall relatives W. F. Hall or W. C. Hall for sale details.
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Columbus
James Norman Hall
South Seas
Hall
South Sea Islands
Charles Bernard Nordhoff
W. F. Hall
W. C. Hall
Henderson family plans Christmas visit to Ottumwa
Mrs L F Henderson and children Louise Marion Bobby Bruce and Virginia travel to Ottumwa to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs William Veitch over Christmas. Mother Retta V Minteer of Iowa State College Ames and brother Mr and Mrs Ralph Minteer with children of Chicago will join for a happy Christmas gathering. Mr Henderson heads to Ottumwa tonight.
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L. F. Henderson
Louise
Marion
Bobby Bruce
Virginia
Ottumwa
William Veitch
Retta V. Minteer
Iowa State College
Ames
Ralph Minteer
Chicago
Henderson
Local Firms Plan Monday Half-Day For Christmas Break
Most Washington business firms intend to close Monday at noon after a busy week. Ralph Gibson and others say customers should visit early. Egg separator promotions and market quotes on page two conclude the notice with holiday thanks.
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Washington
Christmas Season Brims with Church Music and Caroling
A large community Christmas feature highlights a choir of over a hundred voices touring sick homes. Churches host extensive programs with special Sunday school choirs and festive services across Presbyterian Baptist Evangelical Methodist and Catholic parishes. Highlights include a First Church program The Best Christmas and a St. James Midnight Mass with canticles and carols. Public attendance is strong despite winter weather.
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Presbyterian
Baptist
St. Paul's
Second United Presbyterian and Christian
First United Presbyterian Church
Carolyn Hamilton
Mazie Stewart
Maude McCreedy
Santa Claus
Armenian Relief
Bible Society
St. James Church
M. J. Hartigan
Agnes Thompson
Irene Whittaker
Massin F
Albert H. Rosewig
Mark
Critz
Cantique DeNoe
Mark Critz
Finneys Visit Ainsworth for Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs J M Finney and Ruth join Grace and Mary Elizabeth for a visit at H C Finneys home in Ainsworth with a family dinner planned. Mrs F L Broadgate returns from Minneapolis while Mrs Herman Schipfer visits and heads to Rubio. The Banks of Washington observe a holiday on Monday December 26.
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J. M. Finney
Ruth
Ainsworth
Grace
Mary Elizabeth
Mr. Finney
H. C. Finney
Herman Schipfer
Sigourney
L. F. Henderson
Rubio
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AL Phillips Manton M
Hebner
Elizabeth Dawson
Naomi Clark
Gladys Clark
Glenn Eldridge
Phillips Drug Store
Kodak Store
Amou
Welke
Farmers & Merchants State Bank the Bank
Zeredatha
Zeredatha Council
Masonic Temple
Elliot Grayson
Wilder Bell
L. H. Wallace
Arthur Goodin
Interchurch Committee
Y. W
Klein Klothing Co
J. Rothschild
Andersons
Saxaphones
C. E. Plumly
West Side Square
Ralph Gibson
Reister & Sons
Last Sight
Alma Huppert
Santa
Des Moines
Evening Journal
International Mills
Morristown
John J. Black
Iowa Street
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Dee
W. D. Loftiss
Gott
S. C
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Mutual Phone
West Chester
Fuqure of
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Harvey Chance
Cotter
Humphrey Davis
Iowa
FORD
NEW Brunswick
Dean's
OAK Block Wood
W. M. Darbyshire
Ene
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Bath
Arthur HK. Payeminger
Oxford
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Riverside
A. F. Smith
West
Boone
Marshalltown
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Brown Hound
Hiram Coakley
Cc. O. Davis
Washington Rendering Works
Willis Turner
Duroc
Donald H. McLaughlin
Rhode Island
Maytag
Crawfordsville
James K. Helmick & Son
Columbus Junction
Apollo
Earl Edmondson
F. L. Broadgate
Minneapolis
Glen Davis
Parson College
Byron S.sn‘der
Baby Margaret
Richland
Bevins Motor Co
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