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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1927

Page

6

Des Moines Social Attendance at McCulley Funeral

Miss Nellie Rasmus of Des Moines attended the McCulley funeral this morning. Mr. and Mrs J F Bodkins returned to Livonia Missouri after a brief visit with their daughter near Crawfordsville. Roy Mallory traveled to Davenport on Standard Oil Co business. Vera Woods left for Kalona to live with her mother Mrs Sophia Woods. Mr and Mrs H B Knight spent two days in Chicago for business. Mrs R M Keller returned to Chicago after visiting at Rems Hampsaer’s home. Mr and Mrs G H Brinton returned home from visits to Humeston and Hampton Iowa.

Nellie Rasmus Des Moines McCulley J. F. Bodkins Livonia J. C. Atkinson Crawfordsville Roy Mallory Davenport Standard Oil Co Vera Woods J. R. Guthrie Graham Ckaloosa Sophia Woods Mrs. H. B. Knight Chicago Mr. Knight R. M. Keller Remps Hampsaer G. H. Brinton Humeston Hampton Iowa George Dowell J. G. Haskins

Rock Island visitors return from local visits

Mrs G Gegenheimer and family return to Rock Island after visiting her mother Mrs KE Donovan. Mr and Mrs E Phillips also return to Rock Island from the Dick Bidwell home. Vernilda Tucker returns from Davenport for a week’s vacation with her parents. John Baer sale set near Havre on Thursday January 20. A N Grady of Kalona leads land seekers as D J Fisher Miss Clara Sehrock Clifford Summers and Wiliam Lehman depart for Stuttgart Arkansas for a few weeks.

Mrs. E. Phillips Dick Bidwell Rock Island A. N. Grady Ka'ona D. J. Fisher Clara Sehrock Clifford Summers Wiliam Lehman Stuttgart Arkansas

Second Hand Spreader and Low Wheel Wagon Featured

Geo. W. Stewart advertises a selection of used wagons and spreaders. Penny pads available at the Journal office. Iowa university student Bonnie Kelsey visited family in Ainsworth with brother Randolph and house guest Ruth Smith who also attends the university. Mrs. Carl Hedges visits Wayland family. J C McCeary and Robert Shaffer from Crawfordsville spent the day on business.

Geo. W. Stewart Bonnie Kelsey Iowa University Ainsworth Randolph Ruth Smith

Thanks to those who aided at Koehler death time

The Koehler family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and help during the illness and death of Martin J. Koehler and Mrs M J Koehler.

Martin J. Koehler M. J. Koehler

Farm equipment and livestock closing out sales listed

A sequence of public and closing out sales dates and locations is listed for January through February in Iowa and nearby areas. Entries include buyers such as G M Humble Charles F Bush Joe M Prebyl John Bear and others with dates from January 19 to February 18, varied sites like Havre Washington Crawfordsville and Columbus City.

G. M. Humble Washington Charles F. Bush Joe M. Prebyl John Bear Havre John H. Coppes Yarmouth Iowa Jones and Davis Crawfordsville H. E. Busby Poland Busby Manufacturing Co John Koch Luckey & Phillips N. E Haskins J. T. Swift J. Lester Macon J. A. Kolosick Ainsworth W. D. Booth Roy Randle R. F. Smylie and Sons

Local notes from Waterloo and area events

C T Nash of Waterloo visits his mother Mrs. C H Pickers and plans to return home tonight. Baer sale announces 2200 bushels of good corn and oats on January 20 with storage to next summer. Denatured alcohol cheaper than radiators offered by Phillips Drug Store. Home made pies and cafeteria meals advertised. Special Big Rapids Pioneer edition praised. Furs and hides bought by City feed yard. Phillips Drug Store promotes cold cap pills and Friday night cafeteria supper at 1st U P church.

Baer

Local notices announce visits and travel

Miss Genevieve Peterson returned to her home at Ainsworth after visiting at her brother Arthur Peterson's home. Al White came back from Brighton where he spent a week with friends. A. J. Dawson left for Chicago for a few days of business. An advertisement promotes Heatrola parlor furnaces offering ten dollars on an old stove from Geo. W. Stewart.

Genevieve Peterson Ainsworth Arthur Peterson al White Brighton Geo. W. Stewart

More Snow Today Possibly Tomorrow

Weather forecast predicts more snow on Wednesday raising the need for heavy service weight overshoes. Plorsheims by A E Atchison promotes a four-buckle red all rubber overshoe at 3.65 dollars and offers fitting.

Opening of oil field near Boulder sparks town interest

The Colorado Daily Camera notes the opening of an oil field near Boulder with the first well expected to produce about a thousand barrels per day. The Hobson and Culley families, residents of Boulder, anticipate significant local oil development and prospects for the home community.

Colorado Daily Camera Industr G. W. Hobson Harry M Culley Bouleer

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