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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1940

Page

6

Dairy Sires Topic at Two Washington County Meetings

On January 16 two dairy breeding schools will be held in Washington county. A daytime session at 10 30 A M in the Wellman bank Building and an evening session at 7 30 P M in the G A R room of the courthouse. Art Porter of Iowa State College notes one third of dairy bulls are herd improvers. The meeting will cover What to Consider in Selecting the Herd Sire. Noon lunch by Wellman creamery and evening refreshments by Farm Bureau.

Washington County Wellman Bank Washington Wellman Creamery Farm Bureau Art Porter Iowa State College

Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Treatments Promoted

Nervous breakdown relief advertised as easy economical treatment. The Medical Bureau at Hall of Waters Excelsior Springs Missouri invites readers to write for full information about mineral water therapies. Thousands visit Excelsior Springs annually for various troubles.

Excelsior Springs Medical Bureau Hall OF Waters Excelsior Springs MO

Mrs. Chihak to Visit Children for Months

Mrs. Mary Chihak leaves for Chicago to visit her son Will and then travels to west New York to stay with her son in law Nate Burris and daughter Arline. Also noted are visits by Lester Pressly and Dr. Ruth Norris staff and local movements including Sands drug store worker Durkins and property changes in town.

Ruth Norris Ainsworth Mary Chihak Will Chicago West New York New Jersey Nate Burris Arline Lester Pressly Osceola J. B. Pressly Fred Raleton Itona City Hattie White George Marr Jack Durkins Sands Drug Store A. FE. Sands Phoenix Ariz al Hazelett E. J. Richards Nina Paulsgereve Harold Nichols Carlton Rider Iowa City

Thanking Friends After Husbands Death Sowash Funeral

Mrs. Ethel Sowash expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy following the death of her husband EF D Sowash. She also thanks for the floral offerings.

EF. D. Sowash

Local News Notes On Community Visits And Travel

Mrs Mary Crozier left Saturday for Chicago to visit daughter Mrs Lee Armstrong and son Bobby. Mrs Walter Starr was called to Eldon to her mother's bedside. Mrs O D Booth and family of West Chester visited. Mrs Eva Mouser, Mr Lee McGill of Muscatine and Mr Mrs Stanley Mouser of Wellman also called. Shir ley Ann Albright returned home with them after a 10 day visit.

Mary Crozier Chicago Lee Armstrong Bobby Walter Starr Eldon O. D. Booth West Chester Eva Mouser Lee McGill Muscatine Stanley Mouser Wellman W. M. Albright Iowa City Mame T. Brock Shirley Ann Albright

Washington Lodge No 26 A F & A M Regular Meeting

Notices list regular meeting times for Washington Lodge No 26 and rail and bus schedules. It includes officers Ray Cox W M A W Yard secretary and train arrivals and departures from Knoxville Goodlander and Burlington routes, plus Burlington Trailways schedules and agent All Canton i.

Washington Lodge No A. F A. M Ray Cox W. M A. W. Yard Burlington

Ice Harvest at Milley Pond Reaches 140 Tons

A crew of eighteen filled Amasa Miller’s ice house taking 140 tons of ten inch ice from Milley pond fed by a spring. Mild weather aided the harvest with no thaw in sight.

Kara Wittmer Wayland Amasa Miller Milley Nettie Litchler Luke Chicago Fanny Zehr Homer Weaver Weaver Stryker Ohio D. J. Messenger Henry County Hospital Ray Good Helen Crandall Freq Hixson

Funeral Services for Leo Bridger Held at Richland

Richland reports the sudden death of Leo Bridger in Des Moines on January 6. The funeral is planned for Tuesday in Richland with burial to follow, per word received by his mother Mrs. A. F. Bridger.

Leo Bridger Richland C. A. Neville A. F. Bridger Leo Des Moines Jake Hendrickson Fairfield Hosital Loree Roach Maxi

Dinner hosts welcome school group in Crawfordsville

Mr and Mrs J W Rich entertained at dinner last Wednesday with Supt W C Rauscher and Fredrick Rauscher plus their household staff. Guests included Violet Bergstrom Iliene Benson Paul Harmes and Orie Leichty. A pleasant evening was noted. Also: Rev Henry Van Dyke preached at the United Presbyterian church and his son Rev Ward Van Dyke assisted. A newborn daughter arrived Sunday at Mt Pleasant hospital to Gilbert and Yula Widmer.

Mary Manners Crawfordsville Jen J. W. Rich W. C. Rauscher Fredrick Mitchell Violet Bergstrom Iliene Benson Paul Harmes Orie Leichty Eli White Burdette Williams Columbus Junction Henry van Dyke Newton United Presbyterian Church Ward Mt. Pleasant M. E Benjamin Hawkins Voss Oakdale Sanitarium Gilbert Widmer Mg. Pleasant Hospital

Farmall Tractor Trek Draws Westward Interest

Don Rooks reports from western Nebraska on January 4 that the Farmall is going strong. He notes milder weather, sends a card from Smart & Parrish, plans to reach Colorado Springs that night, and expects to be home in Grand Junction Colorado by Saturday night. Rooks left Washington days ago driving a 1150 mile tractor with cab from Smart & Parrish Implement Co, drawing wide interest.

Don Rooks Nebraska Farmall Smart & Parrish Colorado Springs Grand Junction Colorado Mr. Rooks Washington Smart & Parrish Implement Company

Slave Trade Estimated Volumes Across Oceans

The record notes Portuguese participation in 1481 and estimates that by 1777 over 9,000,000 Africans had been transported to other continents as part of the slave trade.

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