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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
7
Haskins and nearby towns share social visits, family gatherings, and routine errands. Residents recount New Year dinners, school schedules, visitors from Ames and Davenport, and local funerals, with plans for sewing demonstrations and community club meetings.
Coppoock notes Master Charles Brooks on the sick list with Mrs. Leah Darnell visiting neighbors. Neva Davison and Dale Davison spent New Year’s with Marjorie Robert and Dale Lyon. Bundled gatherings, pond time, and visits to Pleasant Plain and Burlington mark the holiday period. Barbara Rich of Brighton visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Alters.
The record notes several visits and relatives: Mr and Mrs J W Phillips and family visit Loyd Phillips east of Ainsworth. Frank Pringle and Mrs Cloyce Pringle visit Des Moines. Loyd Purvis at St Marys Idaho spends holidays. Homer Prymek at Riverside with his father. Mrs Edgar Porter undergoes dental work. Ben Briley family visits J C Purvis at Keota.
Mrs. Richard Disney has been on the sick list. Jennie Strum visited West Chester on Thursday. Several locals visited the George Ferguson home and Bruce Moore’s Saturday evening. Florence Gass out of school due to sickness. Will Embree and Harry Dusenberry attended the Farmers Union meeting at West Chester Tuesday night. Donald Ross, Dakota native, visits Ferguson boys while attending Simon Bon college during vacation.
In New Haven on New Year’s Day families including J W Combs and relatives shared a bountiful chicken dinner at the home of J W Combs with music and visiting. A stove fire at Clarence Rathmel’s home was detected early by boys who smelled smoke, preventing a worse outcome.
Miss Elizabeth Van Horn of Mason City visits here with sister Mrs H C Hull. Miss Talma Sipe recovers after appendicitis surgery in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Murray Smylie of Washington visit at John Smylie home. Care Away Circle meets with Etta Buxbaum leading on American folk music. Minnie Sprague and Alice Davidson discuss Indian and Negro music. The Kid will be shown in the Opera House Friday and Saturday. Lee Shaffer visits Washington yesterday.
Ethel Amlong works for Sam Schulty. Lucile Shalla was entertained at Warren Mathess Wednesday night. Than White spent last week at Ewart Young’s. Mamie Timmine and friend from Iowa City visited Cy Timmis over Sunday. Sam Schulty was a Washington caller Thursday. Mela Shalla and family visited Joe Knotek Sunday. Dorothy Amlong helped Mrs. Don Huber. Mrs. Sam Oldfield and Mrs. Ralph Oldfield visited Warren Mathess Wednesday. Everette Fleming were Washington visitors Thursday afternoon. Charlie Hoxworth and Jim Little visited Warren Mathess Thursday and went hunting.
Dave Richard and family visit. C A Rich and wife dine with J A Frey. Wm Eicher and Francis Frey go to Fairfield. Leonard Widmer attends Buffalo Ohio and Hattie Frey attends Cedar Falls college. Little Harland Widmer breaks arm. V Shadd visit Joseph Mast. Otto Frey helps Earl with invoice at Havre. Marvin Widmer is ill. Milton Noble improves after ten days. School resumes after vacation. A son born to Mr and Mrs Emry Luichty. Emry proud of New Year gift.
In Maurice near Sioux City a bank robbery ended with one bandit killed and three officers wounded in a two thirty a m confrontation with a sheriff posse. The bandit gang failed to secure loot and two bandits were later reported captured at Hawarden Iowa.
A customer credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing long standing stomach and liver trouble after a large medical bill. The ad claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and reduces inflammation. One dose proves money refunded. Lemmon's Pharmacy and leading druggists advertise.
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