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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
6
In Haskins January 25 the Ladies Aid society held a post contest gathering at Mrs Gertrude Wehr home. Fifteen members attended due to weather and road conditions and enjoyed memory games ice cream cupcakes mints and coffee. The event celebrated winners after December contest with good will shared among all participants.
Thursday six ladies gathered at the church to clean the auditorium after painters finished. Each took a sack lunch and coffee was prepared. They hoped to finish before Sunday services but weather reduced attendance to four or five. Phyllis Hinkle traveled to Washington for a teachers meeting and visited Keota before returning to Haskins. Mr and Mrs Earl Murphy sold most of their furniture and moved to Washington. Mr and Mrs Tom McGraw of Ainsworth visited their son-in-law and daughter George Murphy and Peggy Lee. Monday afternoon five ladies returned for more cleaning.
Mr and Mrs Galen Widmer are the first to raise baby chicks in Stringtown, receiving 200 last Wednesday and caring for about 100 two month olds ready to fry. Neighbor visits and family gatherings are noted, including Norma Widmer, Joanna Krabill, and others.
On January 24 Brighton reports the sale of the Rininger farm southeast of town by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mullikin to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Long of near Rubio. The Mullikins also bought the Roy Mullikin farm north of Brighton. Roy Mullikin purchased the Mrs. Ed Statler farm west of Pleasant Plain. Possession is set for March 1.
Galen Hoskins of West Pleasant Plain and Robert Gier collided at a south and east intersection near the Ross Lane home. Gier’s car left scene under its own power. Hoskins’ vehicle was too badly damaged. No injuries reported.
Brighten January 20. Mrs Nellie Frame of Ainsworth formerly of near Brighton held a closing out sale of her acreage and household goods. Glen Davis of northeast of Brighton bought the acreage. Also notes of local visits births and deaths appear in the day’s brief tributes and notices.
Westminster community members gathered for a January potluck at the home of Mr and Mrs Clement Griffith with hearty turnout despite below zero wind chill. Attendees included the Kiesey Stewart Laubach Dusenbery Griffith Eckels and Slemmons families. next meeting set for FE P Rich home in March.
Weekly sale columns list livestock auctions at Whittaker and Midway Sales in Columbus Junction, Kalona and Ollie, plus Hi Dollar in Sigourney and Keota Junction Barn. Furniture, consignment, and various farm sales occur from Columbus City to Washington with start times and farm names noted.
A brief note reports that he remained hospitalized on Sunday after undergoing an appendicitis operation at Washington County hospital.
Rabbit fur serves as the main raw material for felt hats and about 50 million rabbit skins are imported annually from Australia to support the hat industry.
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