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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
6
Across Washington County families hosted Christmas dinners and gatherings. Guests included the Hutt and Man gold families with Washington connections, plus Kin from Keota, Wellman, and Chicago. Recitals, cards, and a player piano accompanied meals, decorations, and gift exchanges as neighbors celebrated the holiday.
A series of church and club notices list planned gatherings and meals at Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, and Methodist churches and associated groups. Events include junior department parties, watch nights, Christmas programs, New Year dinners, oyster suppers, and community dinners with dates through December 31 and January 12 announcements.
Walter and Carl Meek left for Detroit after visiting at the M. R. Meek home. Miss Margaret Cowden heads to Chicago and Indianapolis for Christmas and a national missionary convention. Rev. W. B. Shelly and family relocate to lead the Church of Christ. Herman and Lawrence Genkinger return to Chicago to resume work at Western Electric Co.
Crawfordsville news item recaps visits by Ruth Crayne and Frances Maud of West Chester. Will Neal of Burlington spends the day with his mother, Mrs Bell Neal. Birth announced for Katherine Winifred Schwalbe to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schwalbe of Bethel Alaska. Old residents Anna Buxbaum remembered. Installation meeting January 2 at 2 PM invites DAR Spanish American War vets American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. Missionary Society meets January 2 all day at Mrs Renny Dawson. Fez Club tickets for January 3 banquet with Arthur Goodin organizing. Baptist church New Year’s dinner January 1 followed by business meeting.
In Columbus Junction Iowa the subscription list of the Columbus Safeguard, run by W E Whetstine for 53 years, was sold to B H Shearer publisher of the Columbus Gazette to operate one paper. The Safeguard will be absorbed by the Gazette and Whetstine will switch to job printing and the Eagle Printery. The move aims to cut costs and widen reach with a single advertising fee.
D C Birney of Muscatine and Lois Snair of Kalona visited Washington. Mrs G C Ebner of Ainsworth shopped there. Mr and Mrs Paul Critz, married on Christmas morning, returned to Ames after a family visit. Phillip Mercer from Minneapolis visited W A Gibson home and relatives. Mamie the fresh air girl arrives at McGee home from Chicago for a week. Robert Ferguson of Crawfordsville also stopped in.
Havre resident Guy McCall spent the day in Washington. Mrs. Clara Sweet and daughter of Crawfordsville are in Washington for a visit. Mildred Warren returned to Havre after visiting Mrs Arthur Bjorke. F A Chilcote and children traveled to Burlington to visit relatives. Mrs C E Herring and Marguerite went to West Chester to visit Mrs Herring’s father J A Walker. Mrs. De Bord of Des Moines visits her parents Mr and Mrs BE Benson. Other Benson guests include Mrs Robert Andreson and Gladys Benson of Moline. De Bord will join sisters in Moline to meet Mr De Bord. A N Buwer and June Conger visit West Chester and Joseph Rowan home. Miss Grace Conger hosted Conger for a day then Conger returned home.
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