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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
6
Kalona residents marked July 4 and 6 with quiet observances after the city council enacted an ordinance prohibiting fireworks inside Kalona city limits. A later fireworks display was held at the Kalona golf course under community notice.
On the weekend several families and guests visited local homes. Lemley hosts welcomed Lemleys from Iowa Falls while Verne Arhart and daughter Marsha visited the L. A. Lemley home. Gary Indiana guests dining with Nell Huff included Hubert Cripe and Phyllis and Harriet McGuire. Washington and Davenport visitors joined the Teets and Lahey households with Hal Thomas and Sherman Lahey among those staying.
Wayland residents recount weekend air show attendance in Burlington. Visitors include Ralph Stephens of Reinbeck and Wynne Chu families, with several Wittmer and Schlatter relatives gathering at home. Talk of illness and health concerns for Ezra Wenger and extended travels to Milwaukee and Cedar Rapids noted.
A week at the Amasa Miller home includes Mrs. Susan Miller who will return home Thursday after two months away. Joe Davis Schlatter remains a surgical patient at Henry County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Graber and children visited Albert Lea, Minnesota, to stay with Max Miller and wife and planned to visit the Harry Wenger family at Owatonna. Sam Bergh enjoys a fishing trip to Minnesota lakes while Mrs. Bergh visits daughter Dors at Madison.
By writ of special execution the sheriff will sell at public auction in front of the Washington County Court House on July 15 1937 between 9 am and 4 pm the south half of the northeast quarter section 31 township 76 north range 6 west including lands in Washington Iowa to satisfy debts in favor of J M Bratten L E Dunlap and W H Stephen trustees. Sale begins at 2 pm. Terms are cash. Sheriff H M Putnam and Deputy S G Kiesey. July 18 1937.
Franklin Center reports Bobby Keyser fractured his arm while attempting to crank the car. George assists in filling in, as the Virgil Long family welcomes a new grandson named Lyle Lee. The Noths of Davenport visit their aunt. The Golia Miller family hosts gatherings for Miss.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M schedules its regular meeting on the first Friday of each month. M E McDaniel is W M and Ww Yard serves as secretary.
A compilation of daily and Sunday train departures and arrivals listing multiple numbered trains such as Apache Local Californian Golden State Limited and Mixed Trains with times from morning to night. Notices include station agents L Goodlander FP Anderson and W C Bell and notes about California passenger handling and service days.
Burlington Trailways posts daily bus departures from Washington to Des Moines Chicago and Omaha with routes including No.3 Moline to Des Moines No.1 Chicago to Omaha No.8 Omaha to Chicago and No.10 A Des Moines to Moline all leaving Washington at set times Tickets sold at Bus Depot Colenso hotel covering coast to coast travel Ray C. Tracy, Agent.
Brighton residents and friends filled a weekend with visits to family in Ottumwa Davenport Beardstown Des Moines and Des Moines area. Ottumwa and Davenport families hosted gatherings while others traveled to Grafton Iowa Brownsdale Minnesota and Chicago for short stays and back home.
Ruby Reed returns to her New Jersey home. Charles Atkinson stayed with Harold Fink near Keota last week. His parents visited Sunday and spent the Fourth at the Fink home. Mr and Mrs Malcolm Montgomery and Wm Acheson of Beaver Falls Pa were dinner guests at A B Oil home. We missed Bobby Schnoeblen May 27 birthday and wish a healthy future as a four year old.
Miss Barbara Swisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Swisher, was burned when a firecracker exploded in the car she rode in Saturday evening near Washington. A tetanus shot was given. The article also notes local visits, family news, harvest activity, and a community obituary for Andy Young.
Trail resident Benjamin Barber recounts a Cascade mountain plunge when a deer leaped from undergrowth and charged his car. The animal struck head on, crumpling the vehicle as headlights gleamed ahead toward Vancouver.
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