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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1927
Page
6
Miss Dorothea Thompson and family head to Corydon while Dr A W Clow attends the National Osteopathic Convention in Denver where he speaks. Ice cream, hospital visits, and travel to Washington and New York are noted along with local fare and several small town trips and funeral attendance.
Mrs. Blanche Mills visits her mother Mrs Ardelia in Keota and plans rodeo attendance. Hannah Welch and Ruth Wes Ginnis travel to Muscatine to stay with Merle Dodder over the weekend. Dr A W Crow departs tomorrow for the national osteopathic convention in Denver and will appear on Tuesday's program.
Mr and Mrs R Hesseltine of Crawfordsville shopped in town today. Amy Reed returned to work at the county hospital after visiting Sigourney. Elizabeth Irugn writes she is enjoying California life in Los Angeles. Mrs W L Alcorn and daughter Helen visit Chicago. Mrs PF Glasscock and daughter Mary join for a few days. Mrs Mark Pratt travels to Muscatine for the day. Mr Pratt to return this evening. Lloyd Little plans to meet Mrs Little in Muscatine. Agnes Erhardt and Donald Erhardt head home to Chicago after a two week stay at the Bleese home. Mrs Kaecet of Chicago stays longer. A Columbus Junction rodeo is set for Saturday at 8 pm, hosted by the Columbus Junction Fair Association. Home made ice cream sells for 45 cents a quart. Joe Porter returns from a two day business trip to Mediapolis.
Mrs. Emma Cherry and Mrs. Robert Griffin return home after visits with friends and relatives in Iowa City, Davenport, and Valley Junction. Mrs. John Bell and son Jesse also come home from a stay with Senator and Mrs. Smith W. Brookhart. Miss Marie Hoffer returns to Davenport with Miss Wilma Dillinger. Also listed are tire prices from Stude baker Garage.
Mrs. Louis Roller from Pittsburgh arrives for a two month visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J Shalla. Her husband and mother in law plan to drive through later and all stay until September first. Mrs Hilda Marcussi of Clinton Iowa visits with sister Mrs Julius Sodni this week. Dr A A Robertson of Council Bluffs arrives after a medical convention in Des Moines and will stay with his relatives Mr and Mrs Charles Houck. Mrs Selma C Sommers returns from Iowa City to Crawfordsville after a short visit yesterday evening.
Mrs M F Molyneaux and Janzhter Miss Florence Molyneau of Davenport visited Rev O J McGuire. Dorothy Newell returned to Columbus Junction after staying with her grandmother Mrs R H Malin. George Anderson was a business visitor at Crawfordsville today.
Earl Gray and family from Oakland California visit Mrs J B Gray in Columbus Junction. Mary Williams from Chicago visits her parents Rev and Mrs Trevor Williams. Grant Kennedy speaks at Baker schoolhouse Oakland township. Mr and Mrs Paul Armbright and daughter visit from Peoria Illinois. Irene McRoberts visits Cedar Rapids. Columbus Gazette picnic held at Chautauqua Park. Mrs Lester Hanssen visits sister Mrs Roy Schneider. Julia Thomas visits sister Mrs Albert McCullough. Newton Teel breaks left arm when a frightened team spooked a harvest field team at Robertson Bros farm.
Those attending Chautauqua should order tents now as orders close by August 1. For tent rentals contact Miss Jessie Klein at home 577 red or office 791 green.
Columbus Junction hosts a weekend rodeo as locals recall a misheard name Radio for Rodco. The town notes good riders and handling of wild steers while shoppers anxiously await fall oxford styles shown in the store.
Frank Shearer traveled to Davenport for a few days of business last evening. Phillip Crail made a business visit to Oskaloosa yesterday. Mrs. J. Orsi and her daughter arrived from Geneseo Illinois to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lev Nardy in town.
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