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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
5
Kalona fire department answered two calls this week with little damage. A smoldering rug at the Norman Bontrager home triggered the first alarm and a chimney fire at the Ab Coblentz farm caused no damage. Holiday gatherings filled Kalona with visiting relatives over Christmas week.
Crawfordsville notes list Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lease and family hosting a turkey dinner with North English guests. A Christmas night gift exchange included Wayne Berkshire Jack Shumaker Lisa and others from Mt. Pleasant Cedar Rapids and North English.
Keota Christmas dinner scenes list numerous local families and out of town guests. A long roster includes the Hawkins Molyneaux Moore and Bernel families along with Laux Morasco Gilliard and others visiting relatives in the area during the holidays.
Gerald Benders and baby son Jerry of Washington visited Mrs. Benders parents Chester and Hazel Pyser. The Hesseltine family hosted a cooperative chicken dinner with exchanges of gifts among many relatives and friends from Lewiston Fairfield Wayland Brighton Wellman Winfield and Washington. Additional guests included Don Brown and Bill Orris along with Marlatt family members during holiday visits and Christmas celebrations on January 3 1962.
Advertising notice offers free daily listing in the Washington Evening Journal sale date column. Promote farm sales across the area with free sale bills in Washington County’s daily newspaper.
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