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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1923

Page

7

Valley Notes from Valley Valley July 3

News notes from Valley Iowa and nearby towns record social visits, housework help, roof updates, a lumbago illness, a Sunday ball game at Keota, and Fourth of July wishes. Local residents and visitors include Myrtle Frank, Otto Pfeifer, G W Breitenbach, Delpha Mailack, Dr Irelan, Homer Weaver, and families from Stryker Ohio and Wayland.

W. J. Pfeifer Blanche Conrad Omer Dillon George Breter FE. L. Preitenbach Delpha Mailack Walter Hotle Irelan Geo. Frank Keota H. V. Frank Alvin Wallace Washington H. L. Breitenbach A. Peffer J. B. Deal

Local Visits and Family Updates from Washington Route 4

On July 3 families including Mr. and Mrs. John McCall and Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCall with Everett, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simmering with Helen Hazel and Ch s des, visited Chas Kephart and Ed Simmering homes. Several others visited, and Mable and Minnie Carr underwent surgery at the county hospital Wednesday morning and are reported to be recovering well. Mr. and Mrs. John Simmering Sr. and son Joe joined visits, as did Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gardner with Florence and Elwyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Palmer. A. B. Carr and daughter Florence traveled to Illinois to attend a funeral of Carr’s uncle.

John McCall Guy McCall Everett Chas

Sunday Social Notes From Noble Indiana

P P Weng er and family drove to Oskaloosa Friday with Paul Witting returning from the Mennonite Friday school. The Philathia girls held a class meeting at Frances Bicher’s home with a good crowd and program. Frances leaves in late August for Newton Kansas to take a school position and will be missed in church work.

So and Sew club meets at Johnson home

Dayton Grove Iowa July 3 The So and Sew club met with Mrs Emma and Nola Johnson. Several members were absent due to work. A pleasant afternoon was enjoyed. Next meeting with Mrs Ola Knotts. Paul and Pauline Gass visiting in Illinois.

Dayton Grove Emma Nola Johnson Ola Knotts Paul Pauline Gass Illinois Will Enthree Washington Isaac Sprague Orvis Ferguson J. C. Wilson Nadine Rosco Fred Forinash Trey Pauline Bazil Miller G. W. Ferguson Hazel Swisher Lyall Moore Dorothy Disney Thelma Rife Wellman Mildred Wilma Porthy Leet Herman Schultz Roy Gardner

Local Youth News Roundup from Young America

A series of social visits and family gatherings around Young America recounts travels to Burlington to visit relatives, weekend returns, and cross town visits. Families mentioned include Hameton, Butler, Schwarz, Anderson, Carlson, Wooley, Steegh, Heinzman, Siverly, Humston, and Eldridge with local exchanges at Wellman band events and Glad tidings of a theft incident noted.

Young America Lioyd Hameton Raymond Dorothy Burlington Johd Butler Minety Louise Janette Glen Schwarz David Willis Fred Anderson Bernice Evelyn Crawford Heinzman Marjorie Heinzman Harry Siverly Ottumwa Lloyd Humston David Schwartz Grandpa Schwartz Maynard Kailous Harold Briley Charles John Cherry Howard Eldridge Esther Lorene St. Louis Elmers Cherry Wellman Washington Edgar Porter Louise Robert John LB. C. Priley's

West Chester area notes and social visits

Last Friday Mrs Charles Rhodebeck reported chicken losses at her farm in West Chester. Saturday thefts included a large portion of cherries from the Bartholow place. Mrs Donald McLaughlin and her son Robert attended the Priscola club meeting at Mrs J D McLaughlin’s home last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs J N Phillips and daughters Jessie Tuessa and Harriet visited Mrs Edbridge and daughter at the Cherry home on Wednesday.

West Chester Charles Rhodebeck Bartholow Place Donald McLaughlin Ittle Robert Priscola Club J. D. McLaughint J. N. Phillips Jessie Tuessa Harriet Edbridge Cherry

Community Visit Notes From Keota And Fairfield

July 3 report lists visits and travel among residents. Ed Kaufman Keota and Bessie McFarlane West Chester visited Frank Bean home. Hazel Booth travels to Fairfield to visit through the Fourth. Families including Martin, Ullrich, Ebner, Embree, Silar, Criss, Roughton, Benson, and Cole are noted with multiple short visits in Washington Ottumwa and nearby towns.

Haskins Haskins Ed. Kaufman Keota Bessie McFarlane West Chester Frank Bean Hazel Booth Fairfield Florence Helen Martin Eilene Cole Frank Ullrich Ullrich Clinton Jane Frank Embree Frank Silar Selma Criss Cone Grace Stafford

Family News From Crawfordsville and Adel

Mr and Mrs R C McCleary visited their son Charles in Adel Iowa Mrs Robert Gormlych returned home in Fairfield after two weeks here Miss Mina McCleary left yesterday to visit relatives in Colorado starting with cousin Miss Anna McCleary in Holyoke and then uncle Lee McCleary in Mesita

Crawfordsville R. C. McCleary Charles Adel Robert Gormlych Fairfield Mina McCleary Colorado Anna McCleary Holyoke Mesita Lee McCleary

Edith Peters on to Detroit for postgraduate anaesthesia studies

Miss Edith Peters on, R. N., has left for Detroit to pursue a postgraduate course in anaesthesia. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ross and family joined Frank Trotter and others for an outing to Crappo Park near Burlington. The town plans quiet Independence Day with union ministerial meetings through September.

Marian Codgie Columbus Junction L. A. Stephens Ministerial Association M. E. Church

Hazel’s Afternoon Visit Sparks Candy Wish

A brief note records Hazel visiting for the day and confessing a strong craving for candy after a light dinner. The exchange highlights a simple domestic moment of desire and care.

Hazel

Nature rewards discovery with easy essentials

Philosophical musing on gratitude toward nature for making essential things easy to find while more obscure knowledge remains unnecessary to seek. The speaker contrasts what is needed with what is difficult to know, noting a humble acceptance of nature's design.

Curus

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted for Catarrh Treatment

Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used for over 40 years to treat catarrh. The product combines a local ointment with an internal tonic that works through the bloodstream to reduce inflammation. Sold by J Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.

Cheney & O Toledo

Leviathan sails from New York on July 4 first voyage to Southampton

The Leviathan, the United States Lines flagship, sails from New York on Independence Day for its first passenger voyage to Southampton. The ship, outfitted with luxurious appointments and advanced features, showcases American shipbuilding scale and hospitality with a 2598 passenger cabin capacity and total capacity of 4674, 1700 kW power, 150 on board docks, and extensive radio facilities.

Leviathan United States Lines New York Southampton Viathan Pennsylvania Boston

Monument to Theodore Roosevelt planned in Santiago Cuba

A monument in Santiago de Cuba will honor Theodore Roosevelt for his role in Cuba’s fight for freedom. A committee of Rough Riders, backed by the Roosevelt Memorial Association and the Rotary Club of Santiago, will oversee the project with James Earle Fraser sculpting an life size Roosevelt bust. Checks go to George J. McMurtry, Rough Riders fund, One Madison Avenue New York.

Theodore Roosevelt Santiago de Cuba Cuba Nacional Roosevelt Memorial Association Rough Riders Association Rotary Club of Santiago Leonard Wood Famous Regiment Joseph L. Alexander Charles L. Ballard Henry W. Bull Roscoe Fi Channing Arthur Cosby Frank Frante David M. (Oodrieg Ira A Hill Charles EB Koobolla Prank Knox Lewis Maverick Joseph Hi. McClintock Melihenny Fred Muller Guy Ucchie Colton Reed Pear GO Wells George DB. Wilevos Obert D. Wrena Colonel Roosevelt James Earle Fraser Alexander Hamiton Treasury Department Washington Harding San Juan Nill Greenway Roosevelt Ted San Juan Hill United States Senate

Fond Memories And The Weight Of Affection

A reflective note on cherished objects from past days sustaining love and hope for the future, invoking the author William Hazlitt to underscore memory as emotional support.

William Haziltt

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