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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1940

Page

8

Congregation Installs Officers at New Year's Dinner

About 50 attended the Pleasant Hill church New Year's dinner on January 1 followed by a service during which the new church officers were installed. Mr and Mrs Everett Lewis visited relatives near Keswick last Tuesday and Mary Elizabeth joined them for the week.

Earl Kephart Pleasant Hill Everett Lewis Charley Adams Keswick Lewis Mary Elizabeth Clyde Lambert

Community Notes From Washington Iowa Gatherings

Weekly social updates list many visitors and dinner gatherings at local homes in Washington Iowa. Names include Mr. and Mrs. William Wasson, Charney Caldwell, Howard Caldwell, Silas Caldwell, Roy Kephart, Velma, Alvin, Boyd Stephens, Clyde Lambert, Charley Caldwell, Charles Cannon, Burlington, H. L. Witting, Wayne Kellar, Opal Adams, Everett Lewis, Frank Scranton, Delia Miller, Lloyd Dickinson, Sam Sigafoose, Mrs. T. J. Thompson obituary, and family visits as well as New Year dinners.

Howard Caldwell Silas Caldwell Charney Caldwell Roy Kephart Velma Alvin Clyde Lambert Boyd Stephens Charley Caldwell Charles Cannon Burlington H. L. Witting Wayne Kellar Opal Adams Everett Lewis Frank Scranton Howard Caldwells Howard Baker Will Miller Delia Miller Washington Gerald Dickinson Lloyd Dickinson Arkansas Sam Sigafoose T. J. Thompson

End Holiday Visit in H Barnes Home at Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville January report lists local residents visiting relatives and returning to work. Families including Barnes, Twinam, Harvey, Hagie, McCoy, and Ellis hosted or traveled to Newark Grenwich West Orange Monmouth Hawkeye Omaha Columbia Davenport Olathe Riverside and Burlington for New Year events and holidays. Eva Harvey, 80, suffered a fall injuring her right arm during the holiday period.

Crawfordsville Harvey Barnes Dana Newark N. J Louise Grenwich Jewell E. L. Clark Lyle Lowe Phyllis Kenneth Kilpatrick Burlington New Years Clark Clarence Davis Theological Seminary Omaha Nebr Ted Maxwell Columbia State University Floyd Ellis Corydon Edna Ross Davenport Eva Harvey W. H. Hagie Rose Moorhead Cora McKee Will Hagie Gerald Lee Bessie McCoy Claude McCoy John Long Thelma Doreen KE. B. Franklin Hal Richards Washington Mary Jane Margery Quinn Riverside Mary Frances Cleo

Ships Graveyard Found on Robben Island Beach

Eighty Cape Town schoolboys marooned two days on Robben Island discover a long beach graveyard of wreckage not previously known with items such as companionways ropes boots and caps strewn along nearly three miles. Lloyd Dickinson W M Darbyshire, the local assessor, noted a business call in the area Tuesday.

Robben Island Capetown South Africa Table Bay

Gordon Family Holds New Year Dinners in McFarland Home

Crawfordsville area notices multiple New Year gatherings. Families including Gordons, Hustons, Wells, Anwyl, and Richers share meals at several homes. News mentions return of Claire Davis to school, marriage of Lyle Anderson and Blanche Swanson in Davenport, and relatives visiting Wisconsin.

Crawfordsville Gordon Ada M. McFarland Robert Gordon George Gordon West Liberty Robert Wells Charles Ainsworth Paul Huston Gordon and Terry Guy Huston Ray Huston W. C. Huston Winfield Lisle Anwyl Mediapolis Marian Huston Helen Waldo Wells Ollie Anwyl J. W. Rich James Clinger Arthur E. FE. Voss Wendell Forrest McNeill John Holmes Everette Rees Leroy Carlisle Rees Columbus Junction Wilbur Swan Morning Sun Claire R. Davis Lyle Anderson Blanche Swanson Davenport Lyle Cc. E. Anderson Lock

Backache Relief Tied to Kidney Health

Advert says back pain stems from tired kidneys and offers Doan's Pills as a remedy. Claims kidneys filter waste and that proper treatment can ease aching, energy loss, and nighttime urination. Promotes Doan's as tested for over 40 years with wide use.

Dean Doan

Uncertain Family Struggles Highlight Davenport Motion

A fragment notes a woman and her husband continuing work in Davenport after a holiday break. It mentions school reopening after a one week plus day vacation and reflects on a mother’s hardship and concerns for her children.

Ridge Davenport

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