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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
7
Ralph McCreedy and many locals celebrate Christmas at home in Haskins. Teachers and relatives return from Belle Plaine Monmouth Iowa City Davenport and Chicago for the holiday. Church program and family gatherings mark a busy parish season with several illnesses and recoveries noted.
Coppock and surrounding area prepare for Christmas with visits, meals, and gatherings. Mrs. Chas Stone and Mrs. Manus McKune visited Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Lon Darnell of Washington stayed with her daughter Mrs. Orla Jarrard. Arnel Carlson from Sparks Nevada visited Fred and G. F. Dodd. Families report new Victrolas and summer vacations, while many homes plan Christmas dinners and socialize.
A box and candy social was held at the Christian church last Friday evening and about twenty dollars was cleared. Mrs. Conley spent Wednesday at the F. Dold home.
Daylight reports from Dayton Grove list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Jas Searles to daughter Mrs Walter Stalter and Albert Dayton's family at J B Moore home. Residents from Washington venue include Leet Sigmund Bell and Embree. Christmas vacation program and tree planned. Sew and So club to meet December 31 at Lyall Moors. A. E. Knotts and Geo Ferguson families hosted by Wade Ferguson in West Chester.
Mrs Owen Palmer and daughter Carrie along with Mrs Bell Palmer visited Washington on Tuesday. Mrs Sarah Crawford spent Tuesday in Washington. J B Berend sold his coal and cement business to F E Gammon and will take possession January 11. Mrs J S Martin has been seriously ill but is better now. Miss Marjory Clarke a Nebraska University senior is home for holidays. Miss Marion Dunn arrives from Ames where she is a freshman. Dewey Hess arrives from Iowa City to help McDaniels during the Xmas rush. Walter Palmer returns from Chicago to celebrate Christmas at home.
R M Anwyl returns to Des Moines after holiday visit with parents. Veda Twinam comes home from Northwestern University Evanston Ill for holidays. Local merchants finish ice preparations amid mild weather. Bonnie Brooke company performs to an enthusiastic crowd Miss Brooke impresses with multilingual numbers and Civil War era costumes. Mr and Mrs Will White visit Diagonal Iowa. Mabel Crooks travels to Monmouth AL to relatives. Mrs J P Buxbaum heads to Grace Hill for Christmas with H A Engel. Mr and Mrs W E B Stump spend week with relatives.
Daughters visit Columbus Junction and Barnes City Iowa as John Mulhern of Wyoming visits his parents Mr and Mrs A Mulhern. Mr and Mrs Milton White visited in Washington yesterday. The Methodist church held their Christmas program and tree lighting with a large crowd. Mr and Mrs Ray Duncan of Columbus Junction are spending Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry White.
Miss Velda Alkire and Mr. Charlee Foster married at the Baptist parsonage in Brighton with Rev. M R Regan officiating. After the ceremony they left for Des Moines and Kansas City on a wedding trip. Velda is the daughter of Mrs. Ella Alkire and former clerk at Foster Hardware. Foster recently sold his hardware store and plans housekeeping in the Lechner property.
Mr and Mrs Sam McKee visited Gary Indiana for Christmas. Relief Corp ladies hosted a County Home event presenting a silk flag. Numerous families shared meals and gatherings. Pleurisy affected Mrs Ernest Carlson while Charles Vincent improves after a Christmas Day rest.
Crawfordsville Dee Huston and family hosted guests from Columbus Junction Wellman Washington and Wellman plus Winfield and Mr Pleasant yesterday at the Huston home A happy Christmas eve surprise brought Henderson McCall and his sister Miss Mary to the event while they were at prayer at the home of Men B F Brown.
Christmas at Stringtown featured family gatherings and meals with Mr. and Mrs. Jarrard Rich and others. No school on Christmas day. Visitors include Miss Ella Schantz and Miss Irene Holmes visiting relatives. Local church events drew large attendance and a pleasant Christmas program at Richer church.
A brief note directs readers to the want column for omitted items and notices. The snippet implies shoppers and readers will discover addresses, listings, and opportunities tucked in the classified feature.
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