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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
5
District No 4 residents Edgar and children and Harve Porter families shared dinner with Ben Briley on Sunday. Harriet Phillips enjoys a three week nurses training vacation at the county hospital and remains in town as she rests from studies.
The Town council of Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa will meet August 5, 1929 at 8:00 p.m. in the Counce Room at People's Savings Bank. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the proposed expenditure estimates at that time.
James Phillips hosts visits at the Frank Pringle home while Cloyce Pringle and Richard Pringle travel from Des Moines. Numerous residents including the Rathmels, Cherry, Grecian, Norton, and Porter families share Sundays, weekends, and weekday calls at friends’ and relatives’ houses across town.
Olive Hawkins traveled to Muscatine with her sister Mrs. Co E Fortune returning Sunday. Charlotte Sand visited Washington last week. Harold Clegg hosted the Give and Take club Friday night. Mrs. Sidney Shearer of Red Oak visited Mrs. Viola Herr and D. D. Stephens. Merritt Hawkins’ children returned Sunday for his birthday. Visitors included C E Fortune of Letts Floyd Olds of Brighton and Nellie Garner of Mr Pleasant. Mrs. R L Stephens visited her mother Mrs John Krause Wednesday afternoon and W A Marsh joined callers at the Stephens home.
A British physician notes that sunlight affects infant health and that the coldest months of the year have the highest infant mortality rates. He says summers are less lethal due to increased sunlight exposure for babies.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace used universities and libraries as main channels this year to extend its international work. Visiting Carnegie Professors lectured in 41 countries across five continents while journalists from Latin Europe and the Americas joined U.S. programs.
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