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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1939

Page

6

Crawfordsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mary Manners reports July entries from Crawfordsville with visits by Basie and Lois Harper, Gladys Maxwell, Emma Fox, and others. A birth at Memorial hospital Mt. Pleasant brings a daughter named Sandra Kay to Mr. and Mrs. Davis, formerly Maxine Lease.

Crawfordsville Basie Lois Harper Gladys Maxwell Emma Fox Mt. Pleasant J. R. Lease Ivor Davis Memorial Hospital Sanda Kay Davis Maxine Lease Wyman Ralph Schenssler Roger Davenport Grant Edward Max Anwyl Riverside Fred Anwyl Chester Piper Bruce Hanna Washington County Hospital

Merrimac Social Notes Sparse Summer Visits

Merrimac July 3 social roundup lists Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pohren and family with Dale Norton, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Lantz and son, and Carl Amrine and sons with Mrs A N Amrine attending Homecoming at Spring Creek schools. Patty and Vivian Nicola visit Mrs. Jennie Horton of Brighton. Gary Droz of Cedar Rapids visited over the weekend.

Railroad and Masonic Meeting Notices Schedule Intriguing

Washington Hodge No 26 A M regular meeting first Friday monthly Kay Cox W M J Yard secretary No Golden State Limited daily regular stop 400 pm No 1 Local regular stop 1120 pm No 48 Californian daily stops at Washington discharge passengers Easthound No 2 Local daily regular Stop California train details and staff names listed Various schedules for KNORVILLE BRANCE No 430 439 etc West Bound and East Bound services by L GOODLANDER agent plus W C BELL agent

Washington Hodge No Kay Cox W. Mj Golden State Limited Washington Easthound California Kansas City-Davenport Southwest Limited Nanocco W. C. Bell

Rubio Town Social Roundup Adds News of Visits and Birthdays

In Rubio Town many residents hosted or traveled to family gatherings. Fran cine Snider returned to work in Peoria after a two week vacation with the Snider family. Several visitors from Columbus Ohio and Fairfield spent time with local families. A birthday party for Donnie Moody drew the town together, as others visited relatives around Washington and nearby Keota.

Arthur Lambert Rubio Town Francine Snider Peoria Friday Bill Snider Donnie Moody Fred Leppert Raymond Jones Mt. Pleasant Laurence Watson Vera Bond Clara Hennett Keota Pinna McClurg Terry Margaret Moorer Washington

Group of Relatives Gather at Wittmer Home

A group of relatives met at the Bara Wittmer home in Wayland on Monday evening to visit Mr and Mrs Jonas Schantz and Mr and Mrs Witt Schantz from Belleville Illinois. Attendees included Mr and Mrs C K Schantz of Wayland Mr and Mrs S C Wittmer Havre Mr and Mrs Noah Wittmer Dorothy Betty Danny Dix David and Mary Wittier.

Wittmer Wayland Bara Wittmer Jonas Schantz Witt Schantz Belleville C. K. Schantz S. C. Wittmer Havre Noah Wittmer Dorothy and Betty Danny Dix David and Mary Wittier

Pleasant gathering features cream supper and desserts

Margaret Sommer of Pleasant participated in a cooperative cream supper that included cake, cookies, and fresh raspberries, enjoyed during the evening.

Margaret Sommer Pleasant

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