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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1949

Page

6

Founders Day Observed by Chapter CX PEO

Chapter CX T. EB O Sisterhood held Founders day at the home of Mrs Lenore Newman in Columbus Junction with 28 members present. After a 6:30 buffet, Mrs Hattie McGrew and Mrs Helen Howell led a candle lighting service honoring seven Iowa Wesleyan College students who formed the original chapter on January 1 1869. The group plans to meet in February.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction T. EB. O. Sisterhood Lenore Newman Hattie McGrew Helen Howell Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant

Held Church Service At County Home

Church services were held at the County Home with Rev. G A Koch of Trinity Lutheran in charge. Residents and staff attended. notes mention scrip ture reading, union services, and community activities as well as a late note on invoicing and a Christmas program.

Geo. Koch The Trinity Lutheran Church Lloyd Humston Young America G. A. Koch Lois Christian Church George Kerr

Closing Out and Public Sales Roundup in Iowa Listings

A sequence of farm and household sale notices lists events across Iowa towns. Dates range January to February with locations including Sigourney Keota Packwood Farson Muscatine Washington and Bethel church area. Items cover livestock machinery gilt cows and farm property under names such as Mrs J E Wright Earl Murphy Vera C Denny Knotek Bros Timm and Clarence and Marion Tim mons.

Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Ova Keota Junction East Main J. E. Wright Haskins Iowa Earl Murphy Packwood Cecil Baker Farson Rock Road Vera C. Denny Timm Farm Muscatine Knotek Bros. & Timm Prairie Flower Church Washington Clarence Marion Tim Bethel Church Julius Wulf

Humston Family Visits End Beset by Storm

Mr and Mrs Raymond Humston and Richard visited the Humston home last Saturday. A threatened storm forced them to return the same evening. Raymond works for Case Company in Bettendorf and their trailer is near Mrs Humston’s relatives at Wilton Junction. Mary Jane Bruty visited Margaret Peiffers. George Miller Jr. attended the Iowa Ohio game Saturday. Bonita stayed overnight with her maternal grandparents near Ainsworth.

Helen and Ellen Hart Darrel Hart Columbus High School Kansas Nellie van Horn Homer Lowry Washington Iowa California John H. Rees de Witt Warren Greene Howard Johnson Lloyd Robertson Denver Colorado Hazel Wikoff Keith Brighton Grant Humston Will Marie Raymond Wikoff Raymond Humston Richard Lloyd Humston Raymond Case Company Bettendorf Mary Jane Bruty Margaret Peiffers Geo. Miller, Jr Bonita Geo. Miller, Sr Ainsworth

Tenants, visitors aid J Burger home in illness period

Mrs. Ben Diers of Smithshire and Mrs. Ben Crile of Mt. Pleasant spent several days at the J Burger home to care for a mother on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. John Baldosier visited the Carl Amrine family Monday evening. Mrs. Rilla Kientz spent Thursday in the Delmar Cribe home near Trenton.

Merrimac Ben Diers Smithshire Ill Ben Crile Mt. Pleasant J. Burger John Baldosier Carl Amrine Rilla Kientz Delmar Cribe Trenton

Community visits and home helpers record week activities

Minnie Crile returns to her Wayland home after helping at Frank Smith's. Harold Reibling family visited with Ralph Smith. Frank Smith and daughters Ruth and Myrna visited Otis Waggoner. Carl Amrine visited John Wieneke and daughter Sarah. Lon Hyde is mentioned with Baldosier’s father.

Minnie Crile Wayland Frank Smith Harold Reibling Ralph Smith Ruth Myrna Otis Waggoner Carl Amrine John Wieneke Sarah John Baldosier

Soybean Ranked Third Most Valuable Food Crop

The text states that corn and wheat are the top two crops, placing soybean as the third most valuable food crop in the agricultural ranking.

Community Friday Journal Sale at Whittaker Barn

Weekly livestock sales announced for Whittaker sale barn every Friday. Additional sales listed at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Kalona Ollie and Ollie exchanges with various weekly schedules beginning Tuesday afternoon and Monday as noted.

Whittaker Sale Midway Sales Company Columbus Iunction Iowa Kalona Sales Barn Ericua Ollie Livestock Exchanges Ollie

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