Christmas Holiday Visitors and Local Notices
Local items list Christmas visits and travel for residents and guests, including Rachel Johnston returning from St Francis Hospital, Charles H Thompson Jr home from Coe College, and Mary McConaughey with Bob Stein from Des Moines. Also notes Christmas Day repair numbers, Bar gains at Penneys, and various family gatherings with relatives from Allentown Nashville Petroit Des Moines and Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oerains
Rachel Johnston
St. Francis Hospital
Aton
Charles H. Thompson, Jr
Coe College
Mary McConaughey
Bob Stein
Des Moines
Arnold Link
Allentown
Penney’s
Charles Hadley
Charles, Jr
Susan Lou
Christmas Guests and Local Notices Fill Washington Scene
Local column lists Christmas visitors from Davenport St Paul Germantown and Des Moines with extended families in Mason City and Washington. Names include William McConaughey Robert Thompson Jim Watts Elizabeth Klein Lucille Coe Hubert Essley Patsy Bride John F H Taylor and families with travel to Oskaloosa Keota and Galesburg Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McConaughey
Robert Thompson
Davenport
KF. M. McConaughey
Ralph Thompson
Jim Watts
Mace Motor Co
Jim
Elizabeth Klein
St. Paul
Lewis Klein
Lucille Coon Coe
Ainsworth
Reister & Sons
Hubert Essley
Patsy
Germantown
Penna
W Essley
Essley
Mason City
Howard M. Bride
Muscatine
John F. H. Taylor
Washington
Harrison M. Dodder
South 2Nd Ave
Oskaloosa
Taylor
John M. Hemiers
Penney’s
Vrietmas
William Beal
Hubert Beal
O'Nell Nebr
H. M. Hoover
John
Des Moines
Glen Beal
Sam White
Harriett
Siox Falll
South Dakota
Kathry
Christmas Visits Span Iowa Families Across Towns
Local families from Stuart Wellman Keota Kalona Burlington and Ottumwa gather for Christmas meals and visits. Relatives travel from Ames Burlington and Omaha to shared celebrations. Notable mentions include Pal mers Roudabush Conley Cartwright and several Beaty and Bailey families joining kin across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Palmer
Wellman
Winnie Palmer
Newton
Miriam
W. J. Roudabush
Danville
C. L. Hunter
Roudabush
Hospital Discharges Reported for Local Families
Mrs. Herman Wagenknecht of Aineworth and her son Donald Jim were discharged yesterday afternoon. Mrs. A M Kelly of Columbus City was discharged this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wagenknecht
Aineworth
Donald Jimmy
A. M. Kelly
Columbus City
Prizes Awarded in Outdoor Christmas Decoration Contest
Washington residents decorated outside for Christmas with diverse ornamentation showing community spirit. The contest highlighted many homes not reported in the Journal, praising the beauty of outdoor displays and the library interior decoration as a notable but ineligible entry. Citizens are urged to keep up outdoor decorating to make Washington a premier Christmas City in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eryone
Washington
Iowa
Bobby Shafto Quilt Pattern Offer Sparks Nursery Song nostalgia
A quaint quilting column blends nursery rhyme lore with fabric advice. It describes Bobby Shafro as a seaman figure, suggests color and pattern choices for a Baby Goose quilt block series, and promotes a thread assortment sent postpaid for 75 cents via Ruby Short MekKim, Quilt Editor, care of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Shafro
Bobby Shafto
Bobby
Ruby Short MekKim
Brookhart as 1936 Senate Candidate Rumors
Talk centers on former Senator Brookhart seeking a 1936 Senate seat despite funding hurdles. Kraschel remains a Democratic front runner, with speculation he may pivot to governor or an appointive federal post. A Herring Kraschel split could force a political realignment if both pursue the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraschel
Lost Kitten Yellow Persian Seen North Town
A Yellow Persian kitten named Too Late to Classify was reported missing in the north part of town near Call 606. Residents say the cat answers to its collar tag and may be hiding indoors.
Don Bell Joins Hanna & Co. as Local Representative
Don Bell, formerly with Washington National Bank and boasting twenty four years in banking, is named local representative for Wanna & Company of Burlington. He will oversee fourteen counties in the south and west, work on the road, and promote investment consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bell
Washington Nationa Bank
Wanna & Company
Buffington
Don
Mrs. Bell
Washington
Tis Resources
Sep
Ap Federal Deposit Joaienne Corporation
Sconsin
Hanna Company
Burlington
Iowa
Bell
Red
Bandit Imprisons Pair Then Robs Store
A lone bandit locked a Des Moines grocer and his female clerk in the basement and fled with 195 dollars in store receipts from Pidgeons Cat Rate Market in Union Park. The daylight hold up occurred as Mary Cebuhar, the clerk, called manager Leo Pidgeon to answer the phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pidgeons Cat Rate
Union Park
Mary Cebuhar
Leo Pidgeon
Sheriff Receives Expanded Office Space in Courthouse
Arrangements completed in the courthouse basement create a larger sheriff’s office with a public lobby and private consultation room. The outer room now houses the counter moved north-south, while old age assistance headquarters relocate to a partitioned store room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Harold M. Putnam
Old Age Board
Old Age Assistance Board
Sheriff's Office
Christmas Eve Dance at Iowa Ballroom
The Christmas Eve dance at the Iowa ballroom features Doc Lawson and his orchestra tonight. The hall is decorated and a season pass to Tos ballroom dances will be given away as a feature of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Ballroom
Heis
Doc Lawson
Post Office Closed Tomorrow in County Holiday
Offices at the courthouse will be closed all day tomorrow Christmas following the usual holiday custom at the county building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Funeral services for Charles Hebner held at residence
Funeral services for Charles Hebner were conducted by Dr. F. L. W. Fastwood of the Presbyterian church at the residence, with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Pallbearers named were R. M. Smith, Orville Elder, Ralph Shannon, Donald Bell, Phil Crail, and C. C. Gan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hebner
FL W Fastwood
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
R. M. Smith
Orville
Ralph Shannon
Donald Bell
Phil Crail
Court House WPA Project Hopes To Avoid Being Forgotten
Citizens express hope the proposed Works Progress Administration interior redecorating project for the court house will not become a forgotten undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
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Keith Vine
Grinnell
Lynn Bueere
Oetjen
Arthur Evestone
Mt. Vernon
South Marion Ave
D. F. Macon
Weehington
Marguerite Stewart
Keota
E. G. Butterbaugh
Beatrice
Stuart, Iowa
Farmer’s Co-operative
W. L. Statler
Eli Knepp
Tyler Street
DeWit Grocery and Market
E. R. Cartwright
Cedar Rapids
Marsha. Bailey
Howard Hazen
Dora Saunders
Brighton
Saunders
Ivan Cummings
Maxine and
Billy
Ottumwa
Tr. Schaffer
Iowa City
Harry Watkins
Wilson Putman
Ralph Hesseltine
Sinclair Station
East Washington St
John Winga
Jess Winga
Wayne Weaver
Tresa Schroeder
Bertha Perdock
Freda Rosenbalm
Corinne Klett
Alta Klett
Kathryn Little
Eo Gross
Taia Bgahutlew
Pear
McCaleb
Lloyd Conger
Loyiv
Jennie Rath
Junior Cuddy
North Side Cafe
Bobby Boe
Healy
Brookhart
Senate
Herring
Lois Wilson and
Edward Everette Horton
Dudley
the Fox
Hanna & Co
Don Paul
Jesse Busby
Charlie Crossett
A. E. Atchison Shoe Store
Widmer & Busby
Stanley McKeown
Steve Anderson
Claude Woods
Carrie Reinert
Benteco
Mrs
Julius Kunick
Daryl Dodder
Washington Fruit Market
Chevrolet
Claude Tucker
John Naughton
Harold Gray
John Flanagan Russell Edwards
Leslie Kieher
Nellie DeWitt
Carl Nicholson
Wm, Putman
Lawrence DeWitt
Tucker & Eicher
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