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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
7
President J. H. Peet of the Washington Chautauqua association announces August 12 to 19 as the annual assembly. The program will include a reinstated Bible Hour, a platform manager, and a new boys and girls citizenship work under Millikin.
South Highland reports a Plor ing reunion in Iowa City last Sunday. Local families, including the Lasek and Horak households, hosted and visited, with threshing nearing completion and several births noted, such as a 12 pound boy born July 21 to Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Knottnerus.
John Mervin is named the 9% Ib. son born to Rev. and Mrs. Ellis Zook on July 29. The Wyse relatives near fifty host a Crooked Creek picnic for J. S. Wyse and California visitors, with Chriss L. Graber from Goshen. Lois and Francis Sartor visit the Will Eicher household. Lois, Catherine Nebel, and Esther Eicher attend a Wednesday party. Roy McClintic travels to Des Moines with Mry McClintic and children for a family visit.
Mrs Marie Fjelland and other neighbors report illnesses from intestinal flu to gallstone attacks with several improving and one stroke case. Visitors include Miss Shirley Lewis, Miss Tillie Swartzendruber, and families from Wellman Noble Oguaqua and Oregon in a round of local social and health notes.
Ainsworth area correspondents report threshing finished for Amlong and good yields of timothy hay. Visitors include Miss Maryvie Foster and Miss McConnell, Mrs Williams from California, and many local families at picnics near Muscatine and Wild Cat Den. The L G club plans a Loren Hazen hosts gathering, and Armworth boys in camp are praised in the Journal.
Mr and Mrs Will Richard and daughter Mary and Mrs Mike Richard were callers in Washington Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Lyman Johnson and daughters Marie and Velma visited Sunday evening at the Joe Schlatter home in Crawfordsville. Mrs Alvin Slagel and Mrs Alvin Roth spent Monday afternoon.
Tired thin women and men seek instant attractiveness through Vitamins B C and D claimed to add weight and pep. I. S. Johnson Laboratories announce Vitaminized Vitalex Tablets after years of research, promising three pounds in seven days or no pay at Lemmon's Drug Store and Sands Drug Store in Ainsworth Iowa.
In London court, Justice Hill notes that witnesses assume married couples quarrel. A female witness testifies that she and her husband "only quarreled like married people do" during a brief divorce proceeding. Additional locals including Mrs Effie Wittmer and several Wittmer family members were mentioned in social notes.
Advertises ALL BRAN as a ready-to-eat cereal that helps prevent constipation and related symptoms. Recommends two tablespoons daily and suggests consuming with milk or fruit. Claims iron aids color in cheeks and lips and notes availability in red and green Kellogg packaging.
All-BRAN Lodges Washington Chapter No 08 O E Regular meeting second Thursday night each month Ida McDaniel W M Ernestine Denison secretary Visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 WLS J Regular meeting fourth Tuesday of each month Ma sonic Temple rooms Mrs Chloa Spies W P Hazel Haven Worthy Scribe Washington Lodge No 26 AFP A M Regular meeting first Friday of each month Harry C Ward W M A W Yard Secretary Cyrus Chapter No 18 RAM Regular meeting second Friday J W Enslin H P Ai W Yard secretary
Railway time table lists eastbound and westbound trains with arrivals and departures for Golden State Limited Apache Local and freight trains. It names agents L Goodlander J MecKay and W C Bell and notes daily except Sunday services with special California passenger and Knoxville Branch details.
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