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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1937
Page
7
Eclipse Lumber Company advertises limited supply of brooder houses with phone contact 71 and a prompt to order early. The item is pitched with urgency and regional business tone typical of local commerce notices. It also includes assorted local classifieds about homes and weather lore.
Reported Friday a truckload of turkeys from Knoxville headed to Chicago but returned due to dangerous highway conditions. In Keota residents noted slick streets and many parked cars while Lindi Hotel sold fourteen Christmas dinners. Catherine Eberle assisted in the dining room.
Mr and Mrs G W Mast Crawfordsville R2 joined many for a Christmas cantata at their Baptist church on Sunday evening. New Haven west of Washington reports a crowded program with fine singing. Yuletide greetings extended from Frazier and Black. The piece ends with a reflection on friendship and giving. Clint Shull and others visit Crawfordsville on Christmas business. W S Gallagher hosts a duck dinner in north Washington. Des Moines clergyman Fr Des Moines visits South Marion. Harold Schneider makes a brief visit.
Ardith Tinnis of Valley is reported to be in the hospital following an unspecified incident. No further details are provided about her condition or the circumstances.
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