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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1931
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Golia Millers welcomed a daughter named Ruth Trene with Irene Reed as aunt. Initial weight estimates of twelve pounds four ounces were revised to eight pounds twelve ounces. Charles Long visited Cedar Rapids with his brother yesterday.
Mrs Edmund Morrison drove to Cedar Rapids this afternoon with Mrs Manton Hebner Mrs George Morrison and Mrs Lloyd Lytle to attend the Denishawn Dancers program that evening. Dr J Karel and daughter Miss Jean Karel of Riverside were here yesterday afternoon. A J Benner head of the Sree Tea company his son L Benner and Roy Marr of Bardantes were here today for redecorating shelves at Benteco store. Benner planned to go tonight to Cedar Rapids with the others to stay until Saturday.
Mrs Marsh W Bailey attends a gardening short course at Iowa State College in Ames during the week. She visited Cedar Rapids on Monday and then proceeded to Davenport for further lessons and trends.
A notice notes a marriage license issued ten years ago to Milo William Steele and Doris Tone Wil COX. The remainder resembles an unrelated ad style fragment with ghostly product lines and a weather brief ending with hog price at eight dollars ten cents.
Mr and Mrs William Busby of Highland township are visiting today at the V W Busby home observers report.
Walter Oetjen visited Oska loosa today. Mrs Carleton Wilson and Miss Etha Dawson returned from Ames after a gardening short course at Iowa State college. Mrs M M Marsh of Keota shopped here yesterday. Mrs R S White of Crawfordsville was in town shopping today. Henry R Green of Lindsey Montana serves as state representative. Graham's offers silk print dresses for 3.50. Dick Hayes returns from Bushnell Tl business trip.
About 200 young people attended a party at the Methodist church at 8:30 last night as the Bacon Bring ers entertained the Go Getters during a union evangelistic campaign. The Go Getters won the contest. Planning committees included Earnest Simpson and Dorothy Shively along with Gladys Edwards Mable Rice Verna Palmer Ralph Kleese Dave Fulton and Diana Woods. Entertainment featured laugh generating stunts a bragging contest cornet and horn duet saxophone egg smashing Scene See a Ghost and Suit of Clothes. Mrs A A Vinzleo led songs. The junior college quartet performed briefly before leaving per plan. Ice cream pies were served to close the enjoyable evening with out of town guests also attending.
A German naturalist tested fish hearing by sounding a high pitched whistle when feeding and a low blast when prodding with a glass rod. The fish learned to approach on the whistle and retreat when warned, indicating auditory awareness.
R L Grimes spent the day in Ottumwa on business. Mrs Irve Gallagher has returned from Chicago where she finished her course in beauty culture. DeWayne Hazen of Ainsworth was in town today.
Mrs. Frank Gobble improves enough to go to her daughter Mrs Claude Tucker's home. Mrs Emmet Ross returns from visiting her brother near Mt Pleasant. Maude Weigman of Des Moines visiting here. Mrs Ralph McCreedy hopes to return to school Monday. Betty Cadd demonstrates at Mrs McAvoy's shop for three days. Mrs John Hughes is recovering after an operation. John Strelow of Davenport was a business caller. Marion Engel home from Washington county hospital. Taylor Stout of near Brighton improves from a hand infection. Marion McAvoy to spend a few days with parents. Hollis Horrell of Lone Tree new clerk for Paul Lytle at Quality Feed & Seed. Out-of-town shoppers include Harold White, Oscar A Baumert, Mrs Geo Lord, Mildred Kupka, Mrs Alex Gillis. Locals shopping yesterday include Mrs Lester Wagner, Mrs H T Carris, Mrs A R Strum, Mrs William Sitler visiting relatives in Pleasant. Mrs TT Warner and husband planning a trip to Madras India via Gibraltar Algiers Africa Palermo Sicily Genoa and Naples, sailing March 1. Frank J Machin of Cedar Rapids on RK business. Mrs L M Kieher attends funeral of aunt Mrs Sarah Warren at Wayland. Mrs Wt M Richards of Cotter shopped here yesterday.
Johnson's Grocery advertises and local residents travel to Auburn Nebraska. Ed Yates returns with his sister Mrs Yates. Fairfield guests Mr and Mrs Fred Mather visit. G E Fray of Ollie schedules appointment Jan 31. Carl White from Modesto California visits. nears future stay with father C B White. Schmoeller Bros tailors offer coat alterations.
Mr and Mrs George Nelson of East Madison street are parents of a son born this morning at Washington County Hospital. The baby weighed five pounds. Mrs Z I Edwards and Da Lucky of Haskins visited Mrs G M Hazen Tuesday. Ladies of St James Parish will hold a food sale Saturday January 31 at Washington Cleaners. Mr and Mrs B O Yarvina ton of Des Moines were here on business yesterday.
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