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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1922
Page
7
In Crawfordsville on Thursday Sherman Benson lost the end of a finger in a threshing accident at the Floyd Max home. The town roundup lists many visits, surgeries, travels, threshing dinners, and social notes featuring residents from Crawfordsville and nearby areas with illnesses, medical visits, family trips, and church activities.
Leota Welliver and Dorothy Sanders spent days with friends while Leslie and Leo McCreedy visited from Iowa City. Osage missionary speaking noted. threshers report good grain but elevator full. Opal Godieve and Marjorie McCreedy visited M D McCreedy in Iowa City. Floyd Muniz from Washington visited cousin Harold Godlove and Roy Warner family.
Mrs Edward Dailey Jr and children returned home after a week in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Louis Schroeder and son stayed at the Emde home near town. J S Kabaker and family and Herman Lester visited Cedar Rapids. John Herr returned for a visit with his parents and taught in Palasades Coro. Erma Nesmith and son John spent the week with Emma Booth. L E Bidwell family visited at Henry Lauser’s in Wilton. H L Karr returned from cattle sales trips in Brooklyn Tama and Dysert. Conductor Lindsley and family took a month vacation in Minnesota. Ike Bradford and wife returned from a three week vacation at the Topping home after an illness.
Mr and Mrs Fred Coppock depart for Ottumwa to begin a two week vacation with Mr and Mrs Bill McAtle joining. They plan camping and sightseeing and will visit Lake Okoboji. Olds defeats Coppock in last Sundays game and West Chester team to play here next Sunday July 30.
Mr and Mrs Wyatt Marbourg host a five year old from Chicago during summer break. The Prairie Flower Threshing Klan started last Saturday for Dr H Rittenhouse with oats at 60 barley 32 and rye 24 per acre. Clarence Phillips runs the engine for the Smith Co threshing outfit in Bethel. They began work at the Shaw Bros season. John Rittenhouse of C R Produce Co busy with watermelon business shipping melons from Texas to Fairfield then to Washington and nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Embree motored to Ottumwa on Sunday. Dorothy Beatty returned to River Junction after staying at the Embree home. Rev. Ulrich visiting the Walter Leet home. Ernest Willis and George Sinex returned to Des Moines. Families visited the W. Ferguson home Sunday. The So and Sew club met with Mrs. Libbie Leet. guests attended and Mrs. Blattner entertained. Jennie Stram visited Ernest Strum. Mrs. Embree spent the weekend at the Myres home.
On July 23 in New Haven Mr and Mrs Merle Statler called on Washington acquaintances. Mrs Della Neal stayed over with her aunt Mrs Frank Smith. The Sheets, Caroline, Baker and Baker families gathered for dinner and afternoon visits at Marion Smith and others. Lucile Burroughs helped thresh and visit with Cecil Robertson. West Chester locals Ora Nicholson Florence Smith and Ireta Fern stopped by. Ralph Robertson threshing today. Road crews halted by a broken tractor delaying road work for a few days.
The Addi son Brinton family brought grandsons Edward James and Billy from Kansas City to visit Grandmother Bates in Iowa City. Des Moines visitors E H Faris and Mrs John Abrahamson joined local business notes as Brighton Canning Co adds a ventilator, and Mrs Fred Smiley plans a millinery stock in the old Standard building.
Doctors think her trouble is goitre. Mrs. Will Atha arrives from Boulder Colorado for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Irwin. Mr Atha and their son Robert will accompany her to Omaha then continue to Epswich South Dakota.
Walter Williams works on Will Sheetz properties as neighbors report local visits. George Hayes and family spent Sunday with his daughter’s home in Oskaloosa while O S George tours his northern state relatives. Franklin Center threshing ring held a meeting on Tom Carris lawn with all interested in attendance.
Mrs. T. H. W. returned home from Muscatine Wednesday evening after attending the funeral of Mrs. George Kurtz, the eldest sister of Will.
Services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at United Presbyterian Church for Olive Virginia McConnell. Rev. D. M. Davis led, assisted by Rev. C. B. Riddington. Pallbearers included six uncles and six little girls. honorary pallbearers listed. Interment followed at Ainsworth Cemetery. Attendees from Washington included several families. Rev. Davis and family left for an eastern trip. News noted Scouts planning August activities led by Lee Norris.
Daughter Loma Hynds of Marshall town is visiting Mrs. Mikesell's son W. T. Trotter and his family.
George Hobart creates a tense drama where Richard Barthelmess stars as Sonny a transformed poolroom worker drawn into high society. The tale follows his love for a finer girl and his struggle with wealth and danger ending in a hopeful finale at Fox Theatre two day run beginning Tuesday.
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