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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1938
Page
5
The forecast notes a price decline for New Year living costs and a drop in construction costs will ease in early 1938. Housing volumes may rebound after a 20 percent fall from 1937 peak, aided by a new government housing program and higher real estate values.
News Review notes Mr and Mrs Russell Bell celebrate their silver anniversary at their home on Christmas day. The column mentions other local happenings including two young men from Iowa City jailed for malicious damage to a country schoolhouse after a drunken quarrel with Washington girls, a basement fire at Roth sachild store causing damage and insurance discussions, and several Christmas visits and local comings and goings.
Local column lists Christmas visits and news from Amos Rankin and many residents. Entries include relatives from Fayette Iowa Randall and Chicago. hospital and accident reports. phone outages. engagements and marriages. civic posts. and holiday travel, with names such as Oral Clapper, Elizabeth Sherman, and Fred Moore.
The document lists a monthly regular meeting schedule with officers M K, Mc Daniel, W M, A W Yard secretary. It also provides a daily and weekend train timetable for Apache, No 2 Local, No 44 Californian, No 4 Golden State Limited, No 4230 Mixed Train, and No 429 Mixed Train with notes on passenger stops and advance notice for California passengers.
Miss Lillian Tholmes visits Columbus Junction and Burlington before returning to Elkader to resume teaching. John McCoy of Aurora and TJ and Ted Worle of Springdale call on relatives. Mrs. Ralph Miller and Mikie of Olds visit T. M. Holmes. Ollie Anwyl and Lisle Anwyl dine with Rev. C. W. Cochran in Mt. Pleasant. Want ads pay dividends.
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