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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1937

Page

5

Miss Mary Barnes Visits Her Parents at Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville reports show Mary Louise Barnes returning from Greenwich New York after a year as music supervisor to visit her parents T H Barnes and Maude Barnes. The item notes T H Barnes family attending Dr J A Barnes 90th birthday in Monmouth Illinois and mentions Prudence Edwards and Jacqueline heading to Portland Oregon. Stites starts work as pharmacist at Dasher Drug in Keota.

Mary Barnes Crawfordsville T. H. Barnes Maude Monmouth Ill J. A. Barnes Mary Louise Barnes Greenwich N. Y T. Yu. Barnes Prudence Johns Edwards Jacqueline Portland Oregon David Johns J. Stites Dasher Drug Store Keota

Stites Departures Leave Local Community Busy

Seeking plane crash victims find no housing as Mr Stites leaves his long time roles in town. Everette McCall to fill Williams store post for the summer. Lorene Taylor and Ruth Barnes return from Boone after Youths Conference. Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton visited Will Black's. Bonnie Bartz and two Gardner girls stay with Mrs Waltman. Leigh Hiatt and Fairfield family visit Lloyd Lyers. Neighbors attend Valley church ice cream social Tuesday night.

Mr. Stites R. I. Williams Everette McCall Williams Lorene ‘Taylor Ruth Barnes Boone Harry Hamilton Will Black Fred Waltman Bonnie Jean Bartz

Bonnie Jean Bartz Visits Grandmother in White Oak

Bonnie Jean Bartz visits grandmother Mrs. Fred Waltman in White Oak as part of a family weekend in Mrs. Lloyd Luers. Also noted few Washington guests, June 30 events.

Bonnie Jean Bartz Fred Waltman Lloyd Luers White Oak Hannah Luithly Joar Schmoeller Washington George Aug

Largest jade piece found in Mayan mound near Guatemala City

The Carnegie Institution of Washington reports a massive jade artifact from a Mayan mound near Guatemala City. Measuring 16 inches in diameter and weighing nearly 200 pounds, it stands as the largest jade piece unearthed in the Americas.

North South America Guatemala City Carnegie Institution of Washington

Prairie Center Social Notes Chronicle Visitors and Calls

Prairie Center notes list frequent local visits and social calls. Families mentioned include Krause Green Zieglowsky Wylie Warren Sheetz and Engle with happenings such as ice cream gatherings corn shelling canning peas and cherries, plus weekend stays and Sunday meals among neighbors.

Don Wylie Prairie Center Arthur Krause Bob John George Green Don Wrynie Chas. Zieglowsky Phil Gerdis Carl Ted Zieglowsky Martin Westin Glen Beenblossom Velma Chas. Wolfe Esther John Warnock Bessie Conger C. H. Wolfe John Bear Henry Lanning August Zieglowsky Henry Zieglowsky Babe Enele Sam Warren Tom Deal Washington Bernice Sheetz Marion Sheetz

Forger Poses as Rogers to Cash Forged Check in Mount Vernon

Sheriff James Smith of Linn county reports a forger who claimed to be from Des Moines and used the name Mr. Rogers to obtain a 240 dollars from the Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Co. He secured the signature of Emil M. Mable, a farmer, under the pretense of mailing a catalogue and then cashed the forged check at the bank.

Cesar Rapids Mount Vernon

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