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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1933
Page
8
The article touts a gent’s enamel that is easy to use, does not run, and covers in one coat for floors chairs or beds. It mentions a reduced price of 5 cents a gallon for Pure Neatsfoot Harness Off and notes only a few gallons remain.
The Women's Relief Corps hosts a Washington birthday social at Mrs. Myrtle Jennings home. Columbus City township Farm Bureau meets in the Columbus City grade school with talks on Farm and Home Week and Recent Legislative Affairs plus a state convention report and Farm Bureau movies. Rural mail carriers plan to attend a district meeting in Winfield. A Lincoln and Washington birthday program was held at Cotter Presbyterian church. Local families plan moves and visits including the Brent Wren property and trips to Ashland Wisconsin.
Riley Grecan delivers corn to Annie Krotz at 15 cents a bushel. Social news includes Highland Social club meeting with eleven members, upcoming February 22 gathering, and visits by multiple families to relatives, butcherings, and local shop outings.
City Friday afternoon gatherings included couples A A Jean Hawkins Hankins and Hesseltine. A United Presbyterian Church pot luck supper and program will be held Thursday evening for congregation members and friends in Columbus City. The Shellbark club met Thursday with Mrs Williams. next meeting chaired by Mrs Hawking and Mrs Williams. Mr Crim plans to move to the farm of Margaret Crim in Lone Tree near Gladwin. Whatsoever class of Oakland Presbyterian Sunday School elected officers: Barrack president Nichols vice president Johansmeyer secretary treasurer Ogier corresponding secretary. Quilt taps were made to send to the Orphans Home in Council Bluffs.
W T Duncan spent yesterday and today at his farm near Ainsworth. Mrs John Anwyl and daughter Hazel and Mrs Will Anwyl of Crawfordsville shopped here. O H Cuddy of Cedar Rapids visited his brother Oscar M Cuddy. Agnes Wheelan, on Washington birthday holiday, drove to Riverside with her father George Wheelan aunt Miss Catherine Wheelan and Miss Julia McKevitt to visit Dr Edward F Wheelan.
Mrs. Harry Maxwell hosts guests while men attend Will Mayhew sale. Children from the school compete in spelling contests led by Margaret Chalupa and Stella Thompson. Families including Zeiglowskys and Bakers visit each other, with Betty Chalupa placing second in her grade.
Wyman reports a busy week with church plans for February 24 and quilting gatherings led by Mrs. Harry Bishon. Neighbors hosted dinners and social events while a Farm Bureau session occurred at E. V. Humphreys. Crawfordsville and Wyman split a basketball game, with Crawfordsville winning a close matchup.
Desperate unrest in Romania prompts royal figures to seek abdication of King Carol in favor of his son Prince Michael. A conference in Bucharest reportedly involved Dowager Queen Marie Princess Sleana Archduke Anton and the King and Queen of Yugoslavia as Marshal Averescu’s remarks on soldiers’ pay spurred the move.
Mrs Daseal Hamilton and family spent Sunday afternoon at J W Robertson's home in Winfield. Kintindsom of Winfield remained Monday night with her friend Pauline Simmons.
Mrs J M Pulver reports from Hardscrabble with attendance at Dr Kerr's funeral last Tuesday and a Dutch Creek declamatory contest at Valley. Virgil Cardzel of Des Moines stayed several days at Matt Wehr's. neighbors and relatives visited, attended meetings, and celebrated Mrs Snyder's birthday.
In Crawfordsville Miss Nellie Manners reports Walter Rauscher and family moving into Miss Jean Clemens house. Miss Clemens will stay with J Ferguson’s family. A basketball game saw Cyclonettes and Miss Holmes defeat Lacey girls 44 to 23 at Lacey. A First Year Nutrition lesson at Crawfordsville covered milk and menu planning with attendees from Marion, Crawford townships and Ames. Next lesson on eyes meat and fish set for March 19.
An eight decade old bottle containing a cucumber pickle remains a curiosity. W D Shearer placed the blossom in the bottle then filled it with alcohol to preserve the pickle. Mrs Charles Beng preserves the relic for Shearer descendants. Also noted is a Washington birthday dinner by the Christian church ladies with roast chicken and cherry pie attracting a crowd.
On February 22 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. George marked their forty fifth wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives joined the celebration with greetings, music, and a cake inscribed 1888 1933, as token stunts and phonograph music provided entertainment.
A brief note reports the moon’s velocity as 4040 miles per second and records Mr. Pleasant visiting friends on a Sabbath evening.
Mrs. W C Hall of Columbus Junction and Frank McClean of Brighton were admitted to Washington County Hospital for medical care. Auctioneer D F Macon of Washington Iowa announced by phone.
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