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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
8
Mrs. H F Steck and her son John planned a trip ten years ago to visit at the Fred Steck home in Los Angeles.
McKesson's NAVA recommended for summer colds hay fever and asthma as a handy aid to better breathing. Hair oil promotes a head of hair that can be proud. Price 25 cents for a good size bottle. Hog market top at 5.10. Weather fair tonight and Saturday cooler tonight.
Willis Ferguson of Lebanon visits with Indiana Condensed Milk, staying a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson. Miss Helen Hamilton went to Keota and brought Mrs. M D Work home. Mrs. Work ill at Dr Hinsdale home in Keota. Miriam Palmer visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs Joe McClelland in Wellman. Mr. and Mrs. A N Porte of Crawfordsville attend recital at M E church. K A Coates, Wyman banker, ill at Washington county hospital. Dr and Mrs F C Witzigman depart to visit sister Mrs FE Bowen in Peoria and return Monday. Julius Ensting and son Berne return from two and a half weeks in Wisconsin, spent three days at Round Lake.
Mrs J C Huston and daughter Hope of Crawfordsville shopped here yesterday. The Bennett sisters and Miss Jackson hosted a fried chicken dinner at Miss Jacksons home. Cox Motor Co promotes July 4 service. Billy Keesey visits Grinnell relatives until after the Fourth. Mrs Lovelette will celebrate a birthday on July Fourth. Dance at Iow a Ballroom with Eadie Strait and his Eleven Ambassadors on July 15. Rev W H Parker and daughter from Cotter visited Washington yesterday. Gwendolyn and Billy Hunter of Northwood visited in town then left for Scranton to see grandfather Hunter. parents to join for the Fourth. Lois Holland begins duties as deputy county recorder. Joe Lang visits Murdoch, NL, until after July 4. Harold Schneider returns from Tampa, Fla. Richard MecCleery and Henry Bailey depart tomorrow for Europe.
District notes report visits by Er L Bartholow and Burl Pringle at Jim Phillips home. Clayece Pringle stayed in Des Moines while Toppan Johnson visited Wellman folks. The community notes a busy harvest season, good weather, and a fine new baby girl born June 17 to Mr and Mrs Orville W Griges.
A Des Moines report notes an old fashioned rally for prohibition supporters on July 4 organized by allied forces for prohibition. Councils from Boone Ottumwa Town City Winterset Muscatine Council Bluffs Tip- may participate. The Merry Makers club date change is announced for July 13 with Mrs. E B Young.
Elaine Ferdinand, an elder of two sisters, drowned in the Boyer river four miles downstream from her millage site. Dr L H Launder, Republican nominee for county coroner, reports campaign expenses of 25 cents. A $3,500 fire destroyed part of W A Foster furniture store in Algona. Hearing on liquor charges against Mrs Helen Stone set for July 5. she pleads not guilty. United Airlines launches direct air service between Toronto and Des Moines. Funeral services for Henry W Grout, 74, former state senator, arranged in Waterloo after his death during an Optimist Club talk.
The Kansas City Star admires Tad Bachelor describing him as unusually large for his age and a standout baby unlike any other.
Ton Davenport Laurens and Cedar Rapids were invited along with all county W C T U presidents. Ida B Wise Smith the state president will explain the prohibition policies of the two political parties as adopted in their platforms.
Among mourners were Mary Venner and Dorot Adams from Muscatine, Will and Chal Marshall and families from Wapello and Brighton, Marion Kipp family from Winfield, Gordon Meeker party from Marengo, and Singmaster and Sinemaster relatives from Keota. Gordon Meeker and family stayed with W. H. Spera, Harold Meeker from Cedar Rapids visiting. H J Voorhis family from San Dimas California to visit two months at S. W. Livingston home arrival next Tuesday.
Mrs. T L Brookhart will help judge a Vanity Fair event hosted by Campfire girls in Keota. The display will feature quilts coverlets fancywork and antiques. Miss Edith Elgar returns to Iowa City after visiting her Iowa City relatives for the Fourth celebration with her parents Mr and Mrs J E Elgar and sisters Esther and Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Terry Marsh visited Tuesday evening at his brother William Marshs home in Fairfield Auctionee DD Macon Washingtonowa Phone 521 red Miss Dorothy Dowell returned from two weeks at home to resume nurse training at Frances Willard hospital Chicago
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