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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1926
Page
4
Local notes from Columbus Junction reflect family milestones and visits
In Columbus Junction July 138 Mr and Mrs Harry Fletcher welcomed a son born July 6. Local residents and visitors include Mrs D F Patrick meeting the Whatsoever class, Mr and Mrs Wesley Phillips of Kansas City visiting relatives, Wm Rees from Chicago visiting, and Chester Powers with family moving to a Concord township farm. Various residents mark birthdays, census work, studies, and vacations across nearby towns and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Harry Fletcher
Oakland
D. EF. Patrick
Wesley Phillips
Kansas City
Columbus City
Eugene Lewis
Wm. Rees
Chicago
Roland Rees
Chester Powers
Oskaloosa
Concord Township
Mary Harber
Lockridge
J. Frank Shmith
Hildegrade Giffey
Chicago Musical College
Andrew Schrader
Philadelphia
Sacha Rowhauser
Martha Butler
Davenport
Mary Dill
Anna Mulhern
Columbus
Gertrude Owen
Iowa State College
A. H. Ohlson
Commercial
Albert
Billy
Fred Eilers
Eilers
Monticale
Durant
Kathryn Kern
Leroy
Denver
F. H. Raddott
J. Graham
I. J. Yohn
Mediapolis
W. H. Zion
L. L. Thurston
Ignots
Donald Mosher
Hawthorne
Calif
Vis
Community Notices and Social Roundup from Wayland
Crawford purchased a Buick sedan from Schlatter in Wayland. Funeral services were held for David Neff at Cottonwood church. Local families visited relatives in Wayland and at parental homes. Several attended gatherings, meals, and band concerts, with multiple visits and farm tasks noted. Vere Goff entertaining a Chicago guest phrasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodger
Donnelson
Joe Schlatter
Elmer Reschley
Canada
Will Richard
Dan Wittmer
Lyman Johnson
Farmers
Jake Schlatter
Wayland
Olds
Krabill
Amikh Church
Hesser
Coppock
van Syce
Mayme
Hugh Conrad
Vere Goff
Chicago
Clever Wittmer
Sam Wittmer
Havre
Philathes
Mennonite Church
Profuse: a vivid note on excessive loss and usage
Daily lesson notes misused phrases with been at vs been to school. A pronunciation cue for legend and mispronounced words is given. Synonyms for happiness listed. a vocabulary goal suggests mastering one word daily. The sample sentence highlights profuse as excessive and copious with blood loss described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora
Fredonia Social and Revival Gatherings Highlight Week
The week featured visits by Mis Elizabeth McWilliams and Rev KE D Lants with families in Washington and Baltimore. a Union Township farm bureau program hosted at James Kerr's home Thursday. Wm Link returning from St Louis. and a Fredonia night at the Union revival led by Rev Loren Pecaut and his wife from Sioux City drawing a sizable crowd of Fredonia boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. K. Daniels
Elizabeth McWilliams
Washington
KE. D. Lants
Baltimore
Ohio
Charles Wiffey
Union Township Farm Bureau
James Kerr
Wm. Link
St Louis
Fredonia
Loren Pecaut
Sioux City
Illness and social notes from Ayland Wayland area
Vernoan Gerig, 19, is seriously ill with erysipelas at home south of town. Joseph H. Wittmey underwent hospital treatment in Washington County with Dr. Stutsman. Philathea class of the Mennonite church met and served refreshments. Several locals and visitors gathered at the Wittmer and Fa Wittmer homes, and the funeral of D. S. Neff was held at Cottonwood Church with burial beside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayland Wayland
Vernoan Gerig
Jake Gerip
Elrysipelus
Joseph H. Wittmey
Washington Co. Hospital
Stutsman
Philathea
Mennonite Church
O Waters
Selima Wittmer
Cegir Rapids
Franklin Witter
We. Pleasant
Joe Wittmer
Maurice
Ezra Wittmer
Gus Richard
Walter Cooker
M. W. Baumegartner
Chicaco
Fa Wittme
Weather and church events dazzle readers in town notes
The column celebrates harvest rhythm with wheat and corn weather chatter and notes a successful Aby Phenie event at the Methodist Church. It also previews a Helping Hands meeting at the Eicher home, urging Bach members to bring a dish to share and noting an all day gathering on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Methodist
Eicher
W. RK. Eicher
Bach
Verdi Harvesting Rushes on Route 7
Corn is nearly finished with rapid harvesting underway along Route 7 in Verdi. Residents report multiple new vehicles including a Dodge Sedan a Paige sedan and a Ov erland car with one purchase of a Low Top buggy. Mr and Mrs Madison Jones and daughters visited Fox over the Fourth from Tampa Florida relatives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Oe Wolfe
Roy Like
Love Hayes
Theodore Weenblossom
Madison Jones
Fox
Brighton Iris Notes Weather and Visits Around town
Mrs E P Walter and daughter Edna visit Brighton from Broken Bow Nebraska. Lechner and Courtney visit Stockport and return with family. Jake Alkire returns to town. Beal family take ten day trip to Lake Francis Minnesota. Bristow brings grandson Bobby Bannett to Oskaloosa. Brighton sees a rain shower with hail damaging crops. Will Bristow vacationing at Iowa Falls. Hoover-Nordyke duo return from Wisconsin Dells. Fred Blackwood visiting Vera Dickison near Woolson with Dorothy Liming. Edna Martin returns from Galesburg Illinois Goode home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
E. P. Walter
Edna
Broken Bow
Neb
Wilkins
Clem Briar
Henry Lechner
Stockport
Jake Courtney
Jake Alkire
Hick
Glenn Beal
Date
Mary
Lake Francis
Minn
Lester Duke
Grinnell
Frank
Bristow
Oskaloosa
Bobby B Bannett
Marshalltown
Joe Keegan
Will Bristow
Iowa Falls
Preston Hoover
Will Nordyke
The
Dells
Wisconsin
Fred Blackwood
Wayne, Ihd
Vera Dickyson
Woolson
Dorothy Liming
Edna Martin
Goode
Galesburg
Weather talk and road trip notes from Cedar Rapids visit
The writer volunteers a playful weather quip and recalls a ride to Cedar Rapids with Ocean Mace from Washington. They details travel time about one hour thirty five minutes covering sixty miles in a Detroit built car, and comment on domestic frictions, work plans, and a humorous aside about contributions and pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ocean Mace
Washington
Rapids
Macey
Detroit
Pord
Iaside
I Wish My Future Life Far From Haunts of Men
The passage muses on longing for a future life distant from cities crowds and strife to live solely for a beloved and return to a life of simple joy then reconsiders and desires to be back among familiar life and love.
Local rumor stirs concerns about community safety
Fragmentary notes suggest unease about many residents and possible fears among wives, reflecting a tense social climate and potential safety worries in the neighborhood.
Old Ford tires used as flower mounds and planters
Aunt Nancy notes a method for recycling old Ford tires by stacking two or three to the desired height, filling with dirt, and planting seeds or plants in them. Vines can be incorporated to ensure growth into the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Dandelion and Family Notes From A Picnic
A light column recalls a family picnic with Dandelion and PN banter about speaking bluntly. The piece ventures into church service humor, organ blunders, and a chorus, ending with a child’s quip about a nickel. A closing joke warns lazy watches tick their own time.
Alvin C Hasty Describes California Trip Highlights
The writer recounts travel across Iowa to California ending in Huntington Beach. He notes boosting tactics in Vaughn New Mexico Amarilla Texas and Wichita Kansas fields of wheat along the way. The piece describes beach celebrations traffic accidents and a government dig at an Arizona Indian village with an ancient skeleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Beach
California
Vaughn
N. M
Amarilla
Texas
Iowa
U. S
Kansas
Oklahoma
Washington
Brighton
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Kansas City
New Mexico
Arizona
Pacific Ocean
Studebaker
Oakland
Anehiem
Fullerton
Playstaff
Huntington Beach Visits Draw Huge Crowds and Ocean Sports
Long Beach and Huntington Beach attract large crowds over the weekend with beach games, fat-woman races, and tug o war amid high tides. Fishermen report a 238 pound Jew fish. travelers describe California climate and coastal life, including a 2400 mile Ford journey. Amusements note Anita Stewart in The Prince Pilsen at Fox-Wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Stewart
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