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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1947

Page

5

Dayton Grove News Roundup Highlights Local Hospitality

Dayton Grove gathers for Farm Bureau events and church gatherings. Notable items include a Y dinner with Trall on the Farm Bureau board, a West Chester Gun club supper hosted by Ladehof, and an oyster supper planned for Lexington church. Community members attend visits in Pana and Washington and club activities noting officer elections and homemaker meetings.

H. D. Dusenbery Dayton Grove Walter Duvail Farm Bureau Trall Farm Bureau Board Fred Ladehof West Chester Gun Club Charles Thrap James Murphy Laurel Statler Kenneth Cuddeback Charles Johnson West Chester High School Merle McLowell Dean Moore Sandra Dean Sadie Moore Pana Ill Charlie Thrapp Charles Vernon Witting E. A. Horton Nebraska Fred Jadehoff Merle McDowell Ted Anderson Lexington Church Walter Leet Fred Lachhoff John McDowell Ernest Crawford Ostess Elda Ruth Patty McDowell West Point

Lexington Circle Hosts Mrs Martin in January Meeting

Mrs Bill Martin hosted the Lexington Circle gathering on January 8. Mrs Morton Emde reports a cooperative dinner of chicken and trifle was enjoyed by members at the event in Lexington.

Lexington Circle Mrs. Martin Morton Emde Lexington Bill Martin Trieq Chiecken

Lexington Neighborhood News and Local Tidbits

Noon activities include needlework and visits. Feb 6 meeting with Mrs. Ralph Tadlock. Larry Martin discharged from Washington hospital. convalescing at home. Carol Martin back at school after flu. Mrs. Bill Martin taken to Excelsior Springs for treatment. Two Bill Martin families live near each other. mail routes differ. New Chevrolet owned by Robert Stephens family. Cecil Amlong and family visiting Belmond Iowa. Knotts quarry rock being poured on highway 81. Daryl Oldfield and infant Carl Ricky return from Mercy hospital Town City. Gayle Cupp attended Farm Bureau ladies meeting at Prairie Flower. lesson on household appliances.

Ralph Tadlock Larry Martin Washington Hospital Carol Martin Bill Martin Tadlock Excelsior Springs Lexington Wellman Washington West Chester Robert Stephens Cecil Amlong Mabel Desing Belmond Iowa Knotts Highway 81 Daryl Oldfield Carl Ricky Mercy Hospital Town City Gayle Cupp Farm Bureau Prairie Flower

Ainsworth Locals Mrs McMullen Returns Home

Mrs McMullen returns to her home in Oskaloosa after a several week visit at Lie. Ruth Norris notes local happenings in Ainsworth dated January 10.

Ainsworth Va McMullen Oskaloosa Lie

Harry Coppocks of Lansing Visits Sigafoose Family

Shiloh Iowa area notes show Harry Coppock of Lansing Michigan visiting his sister Mrs. W. H. Sigafoose. Other entries list local visits including Howard Sigafoose Ray Tappendam in Davenport and gatherings at Sam Marsh and Schoonover households during New Year holiday time.

Harry Coppocks Lansing, Mich Sigafoose H. J. Schoonover Shiloh Harry Coppock Lansing Mich W. H. Sigafoose Howard Sigafoose Ray Tappendam Davenport Inez Grace Joan Sam Marsh L. W. Brown Fullerton Calif Marsh

Wyman Community Club Holds Meeting and Party

The Wyman Community Club gathered at the school gym on Wednesday for a business session led by president Alm Johnston and an entertainment program by Lucille Huston Mabel Lenz Grace Hughes and Mars Paisley. The February meeting will be at the school with Mae Heeser as hostess.

RE. V. Humphreys Wyman Wyman Club Bresnor Davis Sarah Davis Mark Paisley Cora Bitting Mae Heeser

Bandits Rob Olive L. Blow Of $350 In Cash

Two unidentified African American men robbed Olive L. Blow, 39, of St. Louis of 350 dollars in cash. The crime occurred in the city as police investigate the daytime hold up and seek suspects Friday.

ST. Louis Olive L. Blow

Local Notices Including Visits and Travel This Week

Frerette Shearer remains at home with Mrs. Max White arriving from Bellevue hospital Saturday evening. Lois Pearson returns to Chillicothe Missouri to attend business college. Marian Stephens resumes studies at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant after holiday at home. Mr and Mrs Chas Dryden return from Davenport. Mr and Mrs Ed Lambert and son Donald spend winter in Orange California at the Jay Evane home.

Frerette Shearer Max White Bellevue Hospital Lois Pearson Chillicothe Business College Marian Stephens Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant S. A. Stephens Chas. Dryden Davenport Ed Lambert Donald Orange Cali Jay Evane

Prison Guard Jewelry Heist Reported As Wills Light

A brief item notes a guard jewelry incident involving a suspect named Wills Light. Police say the suspect and accomplice Blow discussed the holdup and instructed not to report it. No further details provided.

Wills Blow

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