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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1947

Page

8

Fairfield Visitors Join Local Residents For Weeklong Stay

State University of Iowa student Frank Gibson and his family from Fairfield join Mrs. Frank Bell at her home along withClarissa from West Des Moines. The week includes visits from Maurice Blees of Brighton and Howard Jones of Cotter to the Bell household.

State University of Iowa Fairfield Clarissa West Des Moines Frank Bell Frank Gibson Mrs. Gibson Bell Maurice Blees Brighton Howard Jones Cotter The Washington Flying Service

Winding Florida trip brings news of sickness and travel

Mrs John A Stewart shows signs of improvement after moving from Bradenton hospital to St Joseph hospital in Tampa Florida three weeks ago. The Stewarts host family visitors including daughter Mrs Glenn P Duncan Jefferson and Mary Voorhees from Washington. Other items note various local residents visiting relatives in Indiana Iowa and Illinois with travel plans and a hospital stay for Mrs Henry Yoder in Iowa City to remove a chicken bone and avoid hemorrhage risk. Carl T Anderson chairman of the Washington county soil district is set to return from Ames.

John A. Stewart Bradenton Hospital Fla St. Joseph Hospital Tampa Stewart Florida Glenn P. Duncan Jefferson Henry Yoder Wayland University Hospital Iowa City Carl T. Anderson Washington County Soil District Commission Ames

Local Family News Notes Travel and Visits

Mr and Mrs D P Livingston arrived home from Fort Wayne Indiana where they had gone Saturday Elliott Moses will live with his aunt and uncle on the farm and attend Stewart school Mr and Mrs Joe Wolfe returned from Des Moines visiting family and opening a new grocery store Mrs L V Capek left for Riverside Illinois after visiting her mother Mrs L C Woodburn and sisters Jeanette Mary Jo enjoyed seeing her grandparents at the Wolfe trip Hereford cattle sale noted.

D. P Joe Wolfe Des Moines Sherm Wolfe Mary Jo Wolfes Mr. Wolfe

Tree 13 Foot Douglas Fir From Tacoma Draws Attention

Carl Miller of Tacoma reports a giant Douglas fir felled near Tacoma to the Journal office. The tree measured nearly 13 feet in diameter and was about 586 years old, making it a mighty giant at Columbus discovery era. Miller notes western conditions include housing and material shortages and rising unemployment amid lumber region activity.

Carl Miller Tacoma Washington Journal Office Columbus America Miller Far West Tacoma i

Deaths of the Week Mrs Jane Wickham

Funeral services were held in Chicago for Mrs Jane Wickham 72 mother of Mrs Katherine Baxter of Burlington. She formerly lived in Ainsworth. Her husband Harry Wickham was at one time engaged in the grain and lumber business.

Chicago Jane Wickhaw Katherine Baxter Burlington Ainsworth Harry Wickham

Funeral for William M. Darbyshire Held at Local Methodist Church

William M. Darbyshire aged 72 died after long illness from a stroke six years earlier. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church.

William M. Darbyshire Methodist

Mrs. John Austen of Wooster Dies at Home

Mrs. John Austen of Wooster Ohio died at her home. She was born Ella May Kuhn in Brighton township on December 9 1865.

John Austen Wooster Ohio Ella May Kuhn Brighton Township

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