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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1929
Page
6
Reports received Saturday indicate one threshing run began operations last Saturday. Farmers seek details on oats per acre and overall yield, inviting reports from those with good results. A new fashion item arrives: a black patent summer pump with two straps, built in arch support, caban heel, and price of 7.50.
Mr and Mrs John Knotek welcomed a baby girl named Mary Catherine born July 16 at Washington county hospital. Relatives include Mrs John Green and daughter Marjorie visiting Packwood, Mr and Mrs H V Levis of Chariton and Mrs C C Caldwell and daughter Jane of Allerton guests at Dr and Mrs W L Alcorn over the weekend. Rev P B Roll fell ill but is reported improving this afternoon.
Miss Dora Minick travels to Detroit Michigan to visit her friend Mrs Stella Dolan White. A lighthearted note mentions a big soda difference and a singer’s line about knowing how to make ice cream soda.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Stone of St Louis spent the weekend in Washington visiting relatives then plan to move to Duluth Minnesota. Virginia Brown returns home to Centerville after a month with grandparents in Washington. The Wildman family reunion near Keosauqua drew about seventy five attendees. John Adams of Wellman visited Washington. A farmer reports 13 bushels of oats from 10 acres near Washington. The day includes visits from Otto Walton family and Al Simpson. Corn stalk reaches 11 feet six inches on George Stewart’s southwest Washington farm. Mrs Gladys Williams returns from Lohrville. Mrs Margaret Hofsteater of Ainsworth visits Nora Ebner. Wise Long and Mrs Long arrive from Chicago via Reading Pennsylvania. Lucile Martin of Iowa City visits her mother Mary J. Martin. Dr and Mrs A W Clow and children vacationed at Lake Okoboji with a northern Iowa Osteopath group. Ed Ficher also at West Okoboji Lake. Betty Clow returns with a 26 inch pike record.
Verne Simpson of Carthage Illinois and Raymond Bambrick visited Saturday with the McWilliams family from Fairfield. They spent the weekend in Washington with Mr. and Mrs. N D Anderson and returned to their respective homes Monday morning.
Mrs. Rex Benz from Oskaloosa visits Mrs. Chas Benz. Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Horn travel to Keota for a Royal Neighbor convention. Francis Skipton and Frank head to Davenport for an upcoming goiter operation. Bessie Wenger leaves for Painseville Ohio to visit cousin Mrs Arnold Nuhlman. Mrs. John Gibson and grandson Frank Eugene visit Mrs. Frank Bell as she takes a vacation. John Henry Gibson from Chicago visits. Grimes and Manassier tour Basco Illinois. Mrs. D P Thompson and son Billy Kelsey visit from Rock Island. Mrs. Jessie Cunningham from Los Angeles visits relatives in Washington then Des Moines. Mrs. Harry Drake and daughter Betty return from Des Moines. Ed Conner and brother Harry Conner travel to St. Louis for a J C Penney Winter Display School. H B Noel returns to Rock Island after weekend in Washington. Mrs. John Ryan and daughters Bonnie and Agnes visit from St Marys Iowa. Mrs. Ed Sullivan heads to Chicago for a week with relatives. Mrs. W J Taylor to Keota for Royal Neighbor convention. Mr and Mrs William Etter visit in Sigourney. Eva Kessel returns to Keithsburg Ill after two weeks with niece Mrs LeRoy Schulty. Verva Lemley takes two week vacation to Seymour to visit Elaine Cain.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Pratt and family visited Mrs E A Pratt in Burlington. Andrew Cunningham of Davenport spent time with relatives in Washington. Loretta Wheelan Matilda Lohberger and Anna Marie Anderson toured Cedar Rapids. June Arnold visited her brother Lloyd at Anamosa and returned to work at H J Ward store. Clark Brown of Lincoln Nebraska visited Matt White in Brighton. Herbert Shockley and Maynard Brown families traveled to Cedar Rapids. Rev A M Malcolm returned to Albia after preaching in Washington and staying with Mrs George French.
Florence Brookhart resumes her summer school studies in Iowa City after a weekend in Washington visiting her aunt Mrs. Alice Poole. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Limerman and son John return to Chicago after two weeks vacation with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Eldridge. Miss Della Brookhart travels to Des Moines to visit her brother Otis Brookhart. Brown's Super Service offers car preasing and delivery.
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