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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1929

Page

8

Local visitors spend day in Washington from Davenport Clinton and Cormington

Sister Mary Angelice and Sister Mary St. Vivian of Davenport arrived in Washington for a day of business. Miss Anna Gliecker of Clinton visited the Snyder home this evening before departing tomorrow morning for Cormington, Iowa.

Mary Angelice Mary St. Vivian Davenport Washington Anna Gliecker Clinton Jack Snyder Cormington, Ia

Local visitors and family updates in Davenport Muscatine

Mr and Mrs Roy Benson of Davenport visit for a few days at the home of Mr and Mrs Rodney Arnold. Mrs A N Bower arrives from Cincinnati after six weeks with daughter Mrs Clarence Irwin. Anita Pratt returns to Muscatine after a Washington weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Pratt.

Mrs Roy Benson Davenport Rodney Arnold A. N. Bower Cincinnati Clarence Irwin Anita Pratt Muscatine Washington Clyde Pratt

Twenty Years Ago Today in Columbus Junction Visit

A retrospective note recalls J. M. Bratten traveling to Columbus Junction to meet his wife and daughter visiting in Vinton. A local druggist promotes Oh Boy root beer and Roco ice cream as meal finishers. Hog prices noted at 11.90. Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy unsettled conditions tonight.

J. M. Bratten Columbus Junction Vinton

Motts and Stephens plan Indianapolis home relocation

Mrs Mary Motts and her daughter Mrs Helen Stephens of Indianapolis, who has spent the past year with her mother, departed yesterday to establish their home in Indianapolis. Amos Alberson arrived in Washington for visits after leaving Monrovia California and staying with his son Ray in Des Moines. Mrs C H Guthier returned from Rochester Minnesota after Mayo Bros hospital surgery and shows improvement. Swiss steak cut yearling heifer 35c per lb at Thompson's Sanitary Market.

Mary Motts Flelen Stephens Indianapolis Amos Alberson Washington Dhe Monrovia Calif Ray Des Moines Thompson’s Sanitary Market Thompson Faye Heston Chester Eva Mae William Heston Fairfield John Krauss Arlo Jones Robert Mary Davenport Jones Carrie Elwell Jake Hertig Arlington Columbia A. A. Spies Floyd Bolton Columbus Junction S. T. Rickey Jesse Davis Wayland EB. C. Hinkle Ethel Winfield M. J. Cummins Rock Island Harry McCall Cummins Mrs Hinkle Kermit Payne Mary Alice Payne Paul Benell Mt. Pleasant Keith Molesworth Moline Ed Gray R. T. McCall C. O. Lynn Town City

Washington county chautauqua opens in two weeks

Washington county’s 26th annual chautauqua will start two weeks from tomorrow night with the splendid play Sun Up featuring a New York cast. The community offers a consistent independent chautauqua, a longtime standout. Also advertised are new brown shades and black patent dress shoes suitable for the event with catalog displays in the east window.

Washington County New York Washington

Local Washington society notes bright with travel and visitors

A long list of residents and guests in Washington is noted, including A B Carr and Jim Thompson leaving for Kansas City on business, Mrs Will Embree and Mrs C L McNurlen shopping in Washington, Rev F W Doyle and Rev Mills J Taylor attending funerals and conferences, and numerous family visits and meals. Also included are several cooking notes and specials from Thompson's Sanitary Market.

A. B. Carr Jim Thompson Kansas City

Woodmen Notice Calls Members to Fight Rate Increase

Modern Woodmen meeting at Woodmen hall in the T O O F building set for Thursday night at 8 p m. Head officers plan to raise the rate unless members stand firm. E G FOX, Clerk.

Woodmen Hall T. Oo E. G. Fox

Pleas ant Hill church to stage He s My Pal play

A local theater event at Pleasant Hill church presents He s My Pal on July 31 at 8 pm. Admission costs 10 and 25 cents. Community notices mention church members visiting relatives and travel to Iowa Falls and Chicago for a week long visit.

Pleasant Hill Church

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