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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1952
Page
4
Edith Mo Gates writes of a Mexico trip starting at Laredo Texas with a border entry by car, peso costs, and a tour through Monterrey. She notes contrasts between luxury and squalor, markets, crafts, and daily life, finishing with renewed appreciation for independence and gratitude for readers.
Partial OCR shows staff roles and early 20th century publication details for the Washington Evening Journal Iowa. It lists editors managers and advertising personnel, with publication noting afternoons except Sunday and yearly subscription rates for Iowa and outside Iowa.
Brighton memos list Sunday gatherings and visits as families and friends travel between Washington, Great Falls, Honolulu, and Iowa City. Notables include Harold Stephens, L. E. White, Lucy Fleak, Phyllis Woodford, Aunt Mrs. Clarence Dayton, Anson Woodford, Rev. E. E. Voss, L. W. Griffith, and Mrs. E. Voss. Also reported are births, hospital patients, and moves among local households.
The wedding of Mrs. Pearl Ferguson of Grinnell to Ernest Casson of Chicago took place at the McClure home Saturday afternoon. The ceremony featured nuptial music by Sylvia and Patsy McClure, with Rev. Mann officiating. The couple will reside in Wheaton, Illinois, as Casson runs an engineering firm there. Out of town guests included the Gossen, Meeker, and Adam families of Grinnell.
Bridge evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Bill Bosharts featured high scores by Mrs Charles Berdo among the women and Charles Morris among the men who also won the travel prize. Guest Mrs Harold Schranger of Atlantic, mother of Mrs Robert Day, attended.
Mr and Mrs Walter Bruty hosted a Pansy Hill club meeting Tuesday night with ten members and families present. Mrs Bruty, the new president, announced committees for Flowers and Program. The evening included card games television viewing and children’s games with refreshments served.
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