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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1926

Page

6

Local visitors depart after holiday stay

Mr and Mrs Ross Pence and Mrs Dan Arnold left for Delta after a few days with Mrs Lake Anderson Mrs Fl Sham it stayed with her daughter Mrs Glover Springman since September returned to Brighton Walter Meek went home to Detroit after Christmas at the M R Meek home Miss Myra Willsey hosted by Miss Clarice Meek returned to Iowa City Mr and Mrs Alfred Brown and son went home to Centerville after Christmas at the R E Brown home Holiday ads invite Christmas cash gifts and Kodak purchases Phillips Drug Store notes. Mr and Mrs Harry Dickerson left for Jackson Michigan to attend funeral of his father Geo Dickerson who died while wintering in California.

Ross Pence Dan Arnold Delta Lake Anderson Fl Shamit Glover Springman Brighton Myra Willsey Clarice Meek Iowa City Alfred Brown Small Son Centerville R. E. Brow Harry Dickerson Jackson Michigan Geo. Dickerson Dickerson California Harold Olfelt Burlington Harry Whittaker Mrs. Olfelt Miss Henrietta Whittaker

Christmas visits and travels noted across Iowa towns

Mrs G F Baird and daughter Florence of Ainsworth shop in Washington while Miss Ference a Waterloo teacher enjoys vacation with her parents. Families from Crawfordsville Spokane Monmouth and Cedar Rapids share Christmas at Anwyl and Woodburn homes.

G. F. Baird Florence Ainsworth Washington Ference Waterloo Fred Anwyl Max Isabel Crawfordsville Donald Sharp Spokane D. N. Anwyl Fort Madison Max Anwyl Monmouth College

Officers Elected by Spanish War Soldiers

A list of officers for the new year elected by Albert M. Huffcamp Post No. 26 United Spanish War Veterans. Commander Charlies A. Dewey. senior vice Reister. junior vice Harry Crone. adjutant S. J. Kelloggs. quarter master A. Neiswanger. CC Milan Shields. Wilson Ed Hammer. trustees Hugh H. MecCleery. historian T. H. Barnes. chaplain W. C. Starr. officer of the day Alonzo Beitel. officer of the guard Walter J. Crawford. senior color sergeant Dr W B Crooks. junior color sergeant James S. Wilson. surgeon J. S. Wilson.

Albert M. Huffcamp Erans Charlies A. Dewey Reister Harry Crone S. J. Kelloggs W. B. Crooks James S. Wilson

Furs Stolen From Silberstein Store Display

Police report valuables worth over 200 dollars taken from the Silberstein Fur store in Des Moines. The display window remained intact and officials are puzzled by the method of theft. A night watchman discovered the robbery.

Des Moines Silberstein

Des Moines Man Dead From Strychnine Poisoning

Carey Jolitt, 50, manager of the B. and M. case, was found dead in his room by L. A. Tesdahl. Coroner Guy Clift reported strychnine poisoning as the cause after examination of the body and a nearby bottle containing strychnine, with no reason found for self harm.

Des Moines Carey Jolitt Guy Clift L. A. Tesdahl

Arm Injury Strikes Betty Clow in Dooryard Play

Betty Clow 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Clow broke her right arm yesterday while playing in the dooryard. A bone was fractured just a year after her sister Donna suffered a similar injury.

Betty Clow A. W. Clow Donna

Chicago Christmas liquor gifts flood bootleggers with poison

Health Commissioner Herman Bundeson estimated that Chicago residents gave away about 10.6 million dollars in Christmas presents to bootleggers. He warned that 92 percent of the liquor was poisonous while only a small fraction was genuine and that repeated consumption would contribute to eventual health breakdown.

Chicago Herman Bundeson

Corn Husking Nears Completion This Week

A survey notes only a small amount of corn remains in the fields but husking should finish this week. For outdoor work, Weyenberg work shoes offer comfort and fit in various styles and sizes, priced from $3 to $5 a pair, with Florsheims or Arch-Preservers "Zippers" also advertised.

Weyenberg A.fe Atchison Florsheims

Journal Wants Ads Pay For Trial Convince

A fragment notes a claim that ads payment funds a trial and persuasion of readers. No further concrete names or dates are readable.

Journal

Local Holiday Visits Highlight County Families

A long list of residents and visitors fills the Christmas period with travel between Keota, Harper, Cedar Rapids, Columbus Junction, Ames, Perry, and Keota. Families including the Montgomery, Long, McCall, and Cunningham clans share greetings, trips, and brief stays across Iowa communities.

Harold Duke Holiday Visit With Chicago Relative

Harold Duke of Chicago spends the holiday vacation here with friends and at Brighton with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Duke.

Wilbur Long Business School Chillicothe, Mo Mrs C. W Long Harold Duke Chicago Brighton George Duke

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