Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1936

Page

6

Special election on utility franchise in Washington Iowa

Public notice announces a special election in Washington Iowa on January 16 1936 to decide granting to Iowa Southern Utilities Company a fifteen year franchise to generate electrical energy and to lay lines. A second question asks granting gas plant rights for fifteen years with similar conditions and protections for city streets and services. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm at four wards with specified polling places.

Washington Iowa Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware Washing Rical Compan Ashington H L. Whittaker North Marion Avenue Mace Motor Company Halidineg Loway Avenue City Hall Washington Street Ridney Smith Ross Motor Service de Successorr Sard City City Coyne Iowa Southern Unities Company of Delaware Avenure Allega Washington Iowa City Water Works Washington City Washington, Iowa Gvalitee Erantee City of Washington Civ Council City of Lowa Harmlew Fulton Evening Journal R. L. Lytle Towa Ely Jie Hewin Iona Yider Ita City Council

Pleasant Ridge Local News In Review

Pleasant Ridge residents share visits and social calls on New Year week. Neighbors attend Grover Walton sale and drifted roads hinder mail delivery as cleanup crews clear routes. Sessions with Edna Reeves, Kauffman and Wagner families noted along with trips to Washington Crawfordsville and Wayland.

Aileen Smith Pleasant Ridge Jan Leslie Ross Wayland C. A. Reeves Grover Walton Ray Reeves Dora Saunders Brighton Lucille Coffin Fairfield Wm. Huffstutler Robert North Milton Smith Washington Aileen Ruth Smith Pauline Darlene Schantz Edna Reeves Lewis Duke A. L. Zihlman Roy, Farl Homer Alvin Kephart

Michigan Man Visits Schlatter Home in Crawford District

Crawford district notes report Donald Baughman of Ashley Michigan visited Inez and Emerson Schlatter and other local families. Christmas Day gatherings include Mr and Mrs Harley Keiser and family in Iowa City. A horse kick injures Henry Alvine, hospitalized. Daryl Peterson ill with ear trouble improving.

Michigan Schlatter Crawford Marie Johnson Donald Baughman Ashley, Michigan Inez Emerson Schlatter Harley Keiser Orin Lois Iowa City M. M Kempf Leonard Wyse Max Near Wayland A. H. Roth John Abroahamson Old Lyman Johnson Daryl Peterson Clarence Peterson Henry Alvine Memorial Hospital Mt. Pleasant Hazel Kempf Vinton Milo Kempf Margot Larsen Dow Moines Hilbert Larsen Noah Richard Dineer John Graber Wayland

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. H. Fulton Campa My March OF Remington Portable C. V. Crull Temple Building Dixie Dugan J.P. McEvoy J. H. Striebel Dixie Sammy Miss Cawthorne Percale Montgomery Ward
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication