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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1932

Page

5

Community News Roundup from Route Six Families

Mr and Mrs John Sheheck and family plus Mr and Mrs George Birney and family and others visited relatives across Route Six. The Knupp brothers Cloyd Glenn and Stanley were entertaining, with several households sharing Sunday visits and Monday calls at local homes.

John Sheheck George Birney Bob Garrett Milton Norton Glen Fuhr Val Fuhr Robert Adams Ralph Oldfield John Shebeck Warriett Mildred Lewis Baker Cloyd Glenn Stanley Knupp

Lodge Meetings Schedule and Officers

Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 AF and AM hold regular meetings on the first Friday of each month with Glenn Mace as Worshipful Master and A W Yard as Secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10 WLs of J meets the fourth Tuesday at Masonic Temple rooms with Grace E Twinam as Worshipful High Priestess and Hazel Haven as Worthy Scribe.

Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Glenn Mace W. M A. W. Yard Damascus Shrite Masonic Temple Grace E. Twinam Hazel Haven

Rail timetable shows multiple east and westbound passenger trains

The timetable lists Eastbound and Westbound trains with numbers and times including Golden State Limited Apache Local and other passes. It notes daily schedules with exceptions for Sundays and indicates agents L. Goodlander J. C. McKay and company lines Knoxville branch details plus freight and mixed trains.

Golden State Apache Golden State Limited Woo Ee Oestisss Acme Knoxville California Sa Ee Oh L. Goodlander RELL

Community Notes on Local Moves and Visits

Mr and Mrs Roy Downs help with packing for Wieving at the larger s sister s home Mrs Ross Pence Harriette Shebeck visits sister Gen Eva Howell Adolph Guenther and wife move to IL EE Nagtley farm where Win Eyestone resides Mr and Mrs Kra Rathmel move to farm where Ross Pence lives Mr and Mrs Stanley McBeth and family and Mrs McBeth of Mt Pleasant visit Carl Jarrard home Mr and Mrs Orville Griggs spend Sunday at Norton home Woodrow Crone spends weekend with Alvin Shebeck Mr and Mrs Stanley Fishburn and family visit Henry Menefee home near Crawfordsville Cal Griggs and daughters visit D C Griggs Snowball social club hosted rock party Ralph Oldfields entertained the Snowball social club with a rock party Friday night Mrs Geneva Howell organizes a 4H club bread demonstration given by Ey LL Stewart

Roy Downs Latger Ross Pence Harriette Shebeck Geneva Howell Adolph Guenther Il.ee. Nagtley Win Eyestone Kra Rathmel Stanley McBeth McBeth Mt. Pleasant Carl Jarrard Orville Griggs Norton Woodrow Crone Alvin Shebeck Stanley Fishburn Henry Menefee Crawfordsville Cal Griggs D. C D. C. Griggs Home. Ralph Oldfields Ey LL. Stewart

Stringtown Threshing Run Elects Same Officers at Meeting

The Stringtown threshing run held its annual meeting at the schoolhouse Thursday night. Officers were re-elected for the coming year. Various locals, including Mr and Mrs Noah Widmer and Miss Mary Gnngey, visited neighbors around Wayland and Washington over the weekend. The Marion township Declamatory contest at Eureka church Feb 19 drew entrants from Stringtown with awards for Deane Rinner Mildred Rich Marian Swan Madge Brooks and Kathryn Widmer.

Stringtown Stringtown Threshing Run Noah Widmer Mary Gnngey Joe Graber Wayland Wilbur Schantz J. T. Wenger Washington Elmer Esther Wenger Donald Amstutz Chicago W. Widmer J. J. Rich Elmer Freyenberger Rex Swans Peter Graber Hannah Graber Dave Graber Joe Widmen Rosalie Widmer J. C. Graber Marion Township Eureka Deane Rinner Max Leichty Maxine Mangold Peter Graber Jr

Correct Rodent Taxonomy: Mice and Rats Belong to Different Genera

The statement clarifies that mice and rats are distinct rodent types and do not vary in size within a single species. True mice belong to genus Mus, true rats to genus Rattus.

Talleyrand Guests Visit Local Residents

June Sheetz correspondent reports neighbors visiting and calling on several local residents including Robert Sheetz Constant Buch Mr and Mrs Will Crawford and families plus multiple small gatherings at Henry and Tinnes homes with wood hauling and informal visits noted throughout the week.

Albert Tinnes Henry Bambie Milo Tinnes Petie Tinnes Keota Kenneth Hubert Sheetz Nick Tinnes Petie Hahn

Columbus Junction News Briefs and Local Events

Martha Butler reports on Columbus Junction updates including a boys basketball sectional at Wapello on March 3 4 and Class A teams Columbus Junction Lone Tree Mediapolis Morning Sun and Winfield with Class B teams Cotter Crawfordsville Grandview Huron Letts Nichols Orono township and Wy Man. Also notes on Evelyn Newell winning the junior high declamatory contest with What Price Peace and Paul Shearer second with The New Competition plus humorous division winners Max Marshhall and Wanda Marshhall. Other items cover auctions of M L Harbison farm clover hay corn oats horses cows calves pigs and machinery. local social events banker meeting in Burlington and social gatherings. Rev Emanuel Jasman attends Iowa classis Cedar Rapids. upcoming Today's club event hosted by Miss Marie Overholt and the world of Columbus Junction society.

Cecil Simmons Denmark Wapello Columbus Junction Lone Tree Mediapolis Morning Sun Winfield Cotter Crawfordsville Grandview Huron Letts Nichols Orono Township Eonesville Wyman George Horan Justice Weigner Columbus — Junction Louisa County Evelyn Newell Paul Shearer Max Marshhall Wanda Dotty Dippendale Mr. Hood Morning Sun High School Faris and Thomas Cyster M.L. Harbison Charles Hendrickson Paul Klotz Columumbus Junction State Bank Robert Moore University of Iowa Iowa Bankers’ Association Burlington W. H. Hull Friends Lester Kemp Roy Jean Knoxville eSocal Circle Fred H W. Cuthamp G. W. Brock

Miss Geneva Stumpf Buried Beside Father in Local Cemetery

Frank J. Patterson reports the body of Miss Geneva Stumpf was brought from Wellman on February 15 for burial beside her father Joseph Stumpf in Holy Trinity cemetery. Joe Selement visits relatives in Chicago. John Nayadley places second in humorous division at the English River Township declamatory contest at Snake Hollow school on February 16. Glee Stumpf helps care for Aunt Mrs. Charles Shaffer who is seriously ill in Kalona. Bernard Deutsch of Riverside visits Will Schillig.

Richmond Geneva Stumpf Wellman Joseph Stumpf Holy Trinity Joe Selement Chicago John Nayadley English River Township Snake Hollow Glee Stumpf Kalona Charles Shaffer Bernard Deutsch Riverside Will Schillig

Local Social News and Farm Trade Report

Sunday visits at the Lukovsky and Patterson homes with other callers. A stock buyer and assistant shipped three carloads of hogs from Nira station west of Wellman Thursday. Main Street drag cleanup continues after bad weather. Harold Stumpf rents No 1 southwest site now occupied by Raymond Benell family. Linus Patterson recovers from flu.

Vanl Houseal Fred Lukovsky Harold Schinoebelen Iva Schnoebelen Louis Whitmire Clara Patterson Victor Malichky Arden Saforek Nira Wellman Main Street Harold Stumpf No. 1 Here Raymond Benell Linus Patterson

Local Social Notes From Egypt Area Gatherings

Mildred Kurtz reports on social visits in Egypt and surrounding homes. Families such as Beranek, Marek, Kurtz, Horak, Liska, Prebyl, Kallous, and Sojka attend farewells, dinners, and weekend visits at Riverside and various homes, with Iowa City guests and shopping trips noted.

Wake Up Your Liver Bile Without Calomel

An advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile flow and digestion. It warns against salts oils laxatives and gum and claims daily bile flow improves digestion. The copy emphasizes the red label and price of 25 cents with product origin 1981 C M Coe.

Carter C. M. Coe

Knotek Family Spends Friday Evening at Chabal Home

Mr and Mrs John Knotek with Mary Catherine and Ed Knotek were guests Friday evening at the A B Chabal residence for a social gathering.

Liska John Knotek Mary Catherine Ed Knotek A. 8 Chabal

Community notes from Crawfordsville area gathering and visits

Local residents visit and host events across Crawfordsville and surroundings. Families including Westen, Wittmer, Koehler, Zieglowsky and Baker share Sunday dinners, travels to Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield, with several callers and hospitalities noted. A sub district school section is announced for March 14 at Havre school.

Fred Zieglowsky Rudy Wagonknecht Sam Baker Lewis Hering Lucille Baker Lewis Baker Wilbur Harter Vernon Witting Sam Wittmer Dale Darbyshire Carl Schneider Omer Fairfield Howard Witting Will McBride Washington Howard Elmer Mason Fred Burger Martin Westen Evert Albert Zieglowsky Oltmann Illinois The

Woman Preacher Dies in Indianola Visit

Burial set here tomorrow for Mrs. W. E. B. Kile 42 of Audubon a well known woman evangelist who died in Indianola Sunday while visiting a daughter.

Liberty Center W. EB. Kile Audubon Indianola

Wildcat Trapped Near Cold Springs

Howard Somers trapped a 22 pound wildcat near Cold Springs marking the first capture in years. He displayed the pelt to prove the tale.

Cold Springs N. Y Howard Somers Somers

Laundry Men Get Justice Promised in Southend

In Southend England a new charge was promised for each person who falls into the sea to cover the cost of drying out clothes. The laundries, long kept busy by sea rescues, will implement a fee of sixpence per incident.

Southend England

A Year From Today What Will You Look Like

Headaches neuritis and other pains cause facial lines. Sendol a non habit forming drug vanishes aches and neutralizes acid conditions. Only 20c at all druggists.

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English Channel Adamant Little S. Ulyat A. Folty J. C. McKay Helen Rich Corresporent Hree Ag ‘Ale ' Shoe Company East Side Square Washingt Towa Martha Butler Frank J. Patterson Thomas Green Adam Krolikowski Aaree Egypt Mildred Kurtz Ed Beranek Harry Matlichky Frank Kline Low Tree Anthony Marek Joe Liska John John Kurtz Harry Horak Velma Joe Beranek Jacek Stockman Roy Kallous Charles Kallous Rd Prebly Id Kallous Lyle Lantz Anna Iosa Johnnie Liska John Horak Edsgranek Emma Liska John Liska Geneva Dorothy I'reby Iowa City Wm. Preby Dale Delore Harry Malichsys Christina Hubert Junior Win Prebys Joe Augusta Koehler Westen Samuel Wittmer Tir School Son Willis Harry Bishop Lawrence Ernest Baker S. Gov Weston Theodore Oltmann Richard Oltmann Ilinois Carl Zieglowsky Ida Koehler Augusta Richard Olmann Howard Baker Geo. Westen Will Miller Ula Bhs Amee Hotel Chieftain Councy Hotel Warrior Sioux Cty Cppley Martin Roux City MR i Hotel West Toux City Oh Hotel Montrose Rapids Ooree Monge Magnus Tallcorn Marshalltown Mrs Simesmeer NITE
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