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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
4
Market figures show mixed readings with corn and oats cited, small up ticks and percentage shifts obscured by garbled OCR. Mentions of months and varying percent changes hint at price movements, but specific values and entities remain unclear.
KEOTA December 29 Miss May Marr and Charles McCampbell hosted a Christmas Eve gathering with the Archer Augustine, Gayle Brinning, and Junior Henry families for supper and a gift exchange, plus a Santa visit. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Van Fleet and daughter Patty for pre Christmas meals, plus many local relatives visiting through the holidays. The Aller and Kreiger families spent Christmas with relatives, with nursing home visits to Charley Richardson and gatherings at the Aller home. Keota residents Galen Weaver and family hosted a Christmas Eve supper and party with Lavern Weaver of Ottumwa and Iowa City visitors in attendance.
The fragment notes a Christmas gathering with ta, and Laura Lee at home. Mrs. Irons and Morrie stayed overnight and spent Christmas day in the Weaver home.
The Womens Relief Corps met Friday afternoon in Keota with twenty members present and re elected Mrs Tressie Schreckengast as president. Officers will be announced later. A floral basket and pillow slips were exchanged. Also notes a series of Christmas visits and family gatherings around Keota and nearby towns.
Pleasant residents recount holiday hosting and family visits across Sigourney Burlington and nearby towns. Many relatives gathered for Christmas dinners and suppers with listed names and locations including Burrell Columbus Junction Milan Rock Island Milton Nevada Iowa and surrounding households.
A list of sale dates across Iowa towns from January 5 to January 23, featuring closing out sales and farm auctions. Entries name start times and locations near Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Trenton, West Chester, Columbus City, Keota, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville, Wayland, Kalona, and more with organizers like Evans and Duncan, Susan Schmitt, J H Jones, Glen McCoy, and Emory Rhodes.
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