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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1927
Page
6
Rev O J McGuire traveled to Davenport this morning for a several days business visit and will also visit friends during the stay.
Local shoppers offered peaches at 2.85 per basket as cleanup motive. C and R Produce in So. region advertises. Regular news includes Charles McLaughlin returning to a Davenport medical clinic after a weekend with parents. Mrs E Hubbard from Baltimore visits then goes to Peoria. Mr and Mrs Cecil Hall return from Davenport. Norman Sage and Dunham Morrison visit Cone Lake. Washington residents John Elger and daughters Edith Esther Virginia plan camping. Red Seal Flour offered 100 sacks at 2.00. J W Westling of Des Moines welcomed a son named Charles.
Mr and Mrs Henry Wasson and three daughters Dorothy Bertha and Katherine arrived from Enid Oklahoma and will stay until Wednesday with Mrs Wassons uncle Kleese Hart man They plan a Minnesota trip starting Wednesday Also Earl Whetstine Kalona Gailord Waymack Minneapolis Minn visiting with Waymacks and siblings in Florence Alabama and Mrs Phil Weldin locals Many others seen at social visits and errands including a rodeo trip and a new electric plane installed at the Blue Bird cafe
Mr and Mrs Frank Stierwalt of Tampa Florida guests of Keota and area visitors spent the weekend with local families. Mrs David Johnson and two daughters Crawfordsville and Miss Myrtle Humphrey visited Fairfield friends and attended the Brighton funeral of Mrs M C Terry. Mr and Mrs Faye Reeves and family of Muscatine joined the Edwards reunion and visited the Bambrick home.
Mrs H B Knight reports a Virginia vacation yielded antique furniture pieces for her car. Bob Shields spends his vacation selling and installing lightning protectors. He recently installed one on an elevator 110 feet high.
Reports from our informants indicate threshing has begun on several runs. With good weather the work should progress quickly, but no yield data per acre has been reported yet. Also note a new work shoe with built in arch support and long counter promising comfort and durability.
An advertisement promoting Florsheim and Arch-Preservers ladies hosiery features the Atchison brand line. The notice highlights comfortable fits and fashionable styling for women seeking durable stockings.
Reports from Washington vacationers describe a cool wet spell at Osaikis Minnesota. Miss Esther Hay enjoys Yellowstone Park with college friends and plans a grand end of season party. Several locals and visitors are noted at stores and parks, with travel to Burlington and Des Moines portions.
Mrs. T. J. Lewis travels to Des Moines to visit son J. Lloyd Lewis and family then to Ames to meet daughter Edna Lewis who has served as school nurse there. They plan to return Saturday with Edna staying the summer. other items mention Mrs. Carrie Blake illness, Washington Motor Co battery offer, and local visits by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dold and others.
Miss Hilda Poduska leaves for Marshall town after a stay with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Root and Mr. and Mrs. John Wittmer and family return from Keola where they spent the weekend with relatives. Carl Williams returns to Des Moines after visiting L C Willits. his mother and sisters remain for a longer stay. Also noted is the promotion for car and radio battery charging at 50 cents by Washington Motor Co.
Miss Louise Beevan returned to work after a weekend with her parents in Keota. Mrs Ira Sproul of Los Angeles is visiting Mr and Mrs Ralph Livingston and has returned from a short visit with relatives and friends in Waterloo.
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