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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1923

Page

8

Local students depart for college after holidays

Miss Margaret Brookhart resumes studies at Ames College after vacation with J L Brookhart parents. Jack Reid returns to Ames after Christmas at his father Asa Reid. Gladys Knupp returns to Cornell College from holiday visit with S R Knupp. Frances Pierson of Ames visits Keola, then home. Vivian Ingraham teaches in Wyman, Letts home. McFarland visits Crawfordsville relatives. Gladys Barnes from Cedar Falls visits Crone home and travels to Wyman. Katheryn Fleshr returns to Trenton Mo. Frank Gobble and Claude Tucker family visit Batavia.

Margaret Brookhart Ames J. L. Brookhart Jack Reid Asa Reid Gladys Knupp Cornell College S. R. Knupp Della Ingraham Miss Vivian Wyman Letts Gladys Barnes Cedar Falls D. M. Crone

Shenefelt and Kiefer Merge to Run Washington Auto Firm

A new partnership in Washington combines W. Shene felt and W. J. Kiefer to operate Studebaker and Wells lines from the Studebaker building on South 2nd Avenue. Both veterans bring years of auto sales experience and expect brisk spring demand with new 1923 models arriving soon.

Wachington Shenefelt Kief W. Shenefelt Studeoaker Age W. J. Kiefer Welle Line Jtorests Uees Studebaker South 2Nd Avenues Shene Kiefer Washington

Weekend visits and travels of area residents noted

A parade of residents including Mr and Mrs John Hillhouse visiting Havre to see daughter Mrs William Mitchell and many others traveling to or from homes in Monmouth Crawfordsville Iowa City Ames Moline Davenport Muscatine and Columbus Junction after holiday visits. The list mentions teachers students and families visiting relatives and returning to colleges and towns.

John Hillhouse Havre William Mitchell

Washington schools reopen after holidays with few absences

The Washington city schools will re open tomorrow morning after the Christmas and New Year vacation. Only three teachers are absent on the opening day as Superintendent Harding reports. Mr and Mrs Dickinson and Miss Rhodes are delayed by illness. The Navajo club meets with Mrs John Bryson at 220 North Marion Ave on Wednesday afternoon.

Washington City Harding Dickinson Rhodes Navajo Club John Bryson North Marion Ave

Local Notes and Visit Highlights from Keota and Nearby Areas

Arch Best Oxfords and other ads appear mixed with local notices. Widespread travel for students and instructors from De Pauw University and Ames to their colleges is noted. Residents, families, and visitors move between Keota Gridley Muscatine Ames New Concord and Des Moines with holiday departures and returns.

Social events fill holiday season in small town

Mr. and Mrs. A Van Sickle hosted a family dinner at their home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. K A Lewis of Des Moines. Guests included Miss Marcia DeBey, Miss Louise Livingston, and Mrs. Glenn Laffer. Numerous four to six course luncheons and dinners were held at homes on East Washington Street East Main Street and South Iowa Avenue with decorations of violets sweet peas and red poinsettias. A wedding notice reports Miss Helen Marie Van Dyke of Richland and Charles Kessler of Oskaloosa wed at the Van Dyke home with breakfast to follow, plans to live in Des Moines.

Mrs. A. van Sickle K. A. Lewis Des Moines Bay Helen Wilson Bridge East Washington Street Marcia DeBey Homer Darbyshire Glenn Laffer Fort Dodge Ben Wallace Iowa City Louise Livingston Augusta Lucas Winterset Iowa Dorothy Buck Monmouth Illinois Margaret and Mabel Livingston Sioux City Howard McCleery East Main Street Dodd Alice Hesseltine Elizabeth Lohnberger Merle Lytle A. Dewey W. M. Keeley Florence Ft. Dodge Puesta Fred Neiswanger Vandaline Iowa Avenue Cherry McElhinney Mildred Stewart Fred Reid C. W. Stewart Aye Washington High School Helen Marie van Dyke Near Richland Charles Kessler Oskaloosa Lester van Dyke Burnham Des Moines Electrical Company Kessler Penn College van Dyke L. H. Wallace

A R A Will Send Clothing to Russia

American Relief Administration launches a winter clothing remittance program for Russia. Twenty dollars sent to New York headquarters will equip a family for the winter and be delivered free of duty through Soviet cooperation. Numerous U S banks and groups will collect funds for the effort.

New York Russia American Relief Administration United States

Mrs T A Michaels and Betty Jane Visit Muscatine

Mrs T A Michaels and her daughter Betty Jane traveled to Muscatine this morning for a visit.

Jim Warner Moline Jerome Williams Martin Swift Muscatine Richard Swift

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