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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
3
Church young men's class oyster supper in the Bible school room ends with officers for 1927 listed. Corinne Powell and Lloyd Hill wed in Kearney Nebraska with comments on backgrounds. Christmas dinners and gatherings across Washington area noted, including Nicholson family events and various club meetings and choir activities.
Local groups announce social gatherings and meetings including Mrs Will Hotle hosting Wellston Social Club Thursday P M 2693. Rosemary Club meeting with Mr and Mrs Earl Galloway Wednesday. W H M S of West Chester at Mrs Lindenmeyer home Friday Dec 31 at 2 pm. Ritter Home gift drive. Pilotsburg Ladies Aid annual dinner Jan 1 1927 at LeRoy Schulty home 27013. Prairie Flower Baptist church basket dinner New Year Day invites all. 1st U BP choir practice changes to Wednesday. PD A officers installation at K C hall December 29. Navajo club meet with Mrs Anwyl 212 So 4th Ave Wednesday. Kolah club postponed two weeks. Country Club watch party Friday evening bridge and entertainment. United Presbyterians New Year dinner January 1. St James church oyster supper Friday evening December 31 6 30 to 7 00 in church basement.
The young people of the Church of Christ will hold a party at the church this evening to gather and socialize in a community event hosted by the congregation.
West Chester notes recount a sunny December Sunday, church events, a New Year dinner, a funeral, and visits by relatives. The writer mentions Santa, local roads, and road conditions while praising Reverend Gray and the Wellman group.
WELLMAN IA December 27. Residents recount Christmas travels to Pittsburgh Chambersburg and Washington and returning to Wellman. Local figures Lawrence Karr Glenn Murphy plan visits and purchases in Muscatine and Des Moines. Readers note engaging out of town students home for holidays and a new cream station planned by J. Carter.
The jumping mouse or kangaroo mouse stores food and builds a warm nest to endure winter. It enters a deep dormancy state beyond that of other small animals, conserving energy during cold months.
Muriel Stransky reports a sick child improve in Pilotburg. visitors from Knox, Ind. cousins at Lang home. Elizabeth and Barbara Hauers present Christmas programs then take a week’s vacation. Joe Vodichka buys a Chevrolet coupe. Uncle Charlie Brown moved to Washington Hospital after pneumonia. Ladies Aid to host New Year families at Roy Shulty home. Husking corn continues. Letha Ashby visits from Des Moines. Several area families visit Marion Stransky. Charlie Brown’s oats delivered to Wellman at 40 cents a bushel.
Mr Fred Burger reports on Christmas activities in Havre. Nannie Meyer visits sister Mrs George Wilson and will return to work near Lubio Wednesday. Swift family shared a holiday dinner at Dale Darbyshire home with Westen and Zleglowsky families.
Mr and Mrs Rex Swan and Marian visited relatives at Morning Sun over the weekend. Edward Wenger, student at Newton Kansas, spent several days with relatives here. Numerous local families shared Christmas day at the D S Graber home and other holiday gatherings across Stringtown and nearby towns. Ice house construction began Monday at Ethan Brooks' as farmers resume winter work.
Pleasant Johnson notes a busy Christmas week with visits among the Anderson, Libe, Mayhew and Burroughs families. Several households spent Christmas Day in Washington or at relatives’ homes while Grace Johnson kept store and Charlie Strohm traveled with Paul Harvey. The Walter Andersons are recovering from illness and the Paul Harvey family enjoys a new Atwater Kent radio.
Lora watches them with tea tinted eyes in a Boston Tran script excerpt. The scene captures tone and mood, highlighting observational detail and character reaction within a clipped narrative style.
The column lists numerous Sunday visits and holiday gatherings. Names include Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson and children, Alba Knotts funeral attendee William Knotts, Corinne Powell teaching in Nebraska, and Martha Mayer family at the Powell home in Keota. Neighborhood sympathy offered for Alba Knotts.
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