Murphy's Visit to Chicago and Community Notes
Mr and Mrs Ed Murphy and granddaughter Marilyn visited Chicago to stay with daughters Mary and Irene. Mrs Godlove led a telephone office during their absence and attended a Washington food sale with the Ladies Aid. Local families attended graves and cemetery decorations at Ainsworth and Grandview. Farmers busy with corn planting bean prep and gardens while homemakers tend strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Godlove
Haskins
Ed Murphy
Marilyn
Haskins Ladies’ Aid Society
Washington
Leo Farrington
Town City
Ainsworth Cemetery
Godlove
Leo
Paul Edwards
David McCartney
Stanley Mangold
Finke Family Trip to Pella Brings Two More Home
William Finke drove to Pella Saturday and returned with Everett Finke and Felis Finke with Jerry to visit at Ray Finke’s home. Everette and wife plan to visit the Utterbacks in Washington. Readable local notes describe visits, dinners, and community gatherings around Prairie Flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Thrasher
William Finke
Pella
Everette Finke
Fellis Finke
Jerry
Ray Finke Everette
Utterback
Washington
Thrasher
Joe Wolfe
Mary Jo
Clayde Knapp
L. W
Dorothy Ward
Veda Stryker
Mt. Airy
N. C
Marc
Mount Airy
Henri Miller Carris
Irvington
N. Y
J. C. Carris
Fry Junction Fire Department to Raise Funds at Fish Fry
Junction volunteer fire department to sponsor a 4 stag fish fry at Wagner's timber on June 5 starting at noon. Proceeds will buy equipment. Also notes local residents receiving degrees at the 73rd Iowa State Teachers College commencement and other community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Fire Department
Wagner's Timber
Iowa
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Darlene
Maxine Blankenhorn
Merna Gilkey
Patricia Howell
H. A. Utter
California
Third Street
Elsie Adams
Ann Martin
Columbus High School
Shellabarger
Junction
L. M. Teel
Ray Teel
Washington
Dorothy Hedger
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park
Wheaton College
Lawrence Hedger
L. Max Marshall
Great Lakes
Til
Edith Marshall
Ted Morrison
Car and pickup collide near Noble in Wayland
A collision at the Sam Nebel corner north of Noble Monday noon damaged Fred Klopfenstein’s car after a pickup driven by Henry Leighty struck it. No injuries reported. Local residents and visitors are noted in a crowded social column with memorial day activities and local business changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Fred Klopfenstein
Henry Leighty
Sam Nebel
Noble
Crawfordsville Couples Tie Off Weekend With Marriages
Crawfordsville notes announce two local marriages over the holiday weekend as Leroy Conrad wed Bonnie Bartz and Lee McCall married Viola Green. Others visit relatives and attend services in Hanover, Ainsworth and nearby towns as extended family gathers across Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rosymond
Crawfordsville
Swashington
Leroy Conrad
Bonnie Bartz
Lee McCall
Viola Green
Ammon Christener
Clarence Walker
Ainsworth
Hanover
Ben Rommel
Reverend Kilpatrick
Cecil Moore
Quincy
Raymond Robertson
Social rounds and visits span Winfield and surrounding towns
Sunday gatherings include Mr and Mrs D F B Meyer and Mr and Mrs Fred Hixson moving to a farm near Brighton from Hoy Tutcheler. Nearby, the Sodergrens move into the FONson property. Visitors in Winfield include Harry Fageol Mildred from Ft Madison and many local families at the Huston and Wells households. A Fort Madison visit features Tony Yohe Chris Hartley and Betty Reeder in Nieta. The Cascade tunnel in Washington remains the United States longest rail tunnel at 7.79 miles, completed in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
D. FB. Meyer
Fred Hixson
Hoy Tutcheler
Brighton
Clair Sodergren
Fonson
Hixon
Atr
Harry Fageol
Mildred
Ft Madison
Paul Leeper
Packwood
Joe Good
Don Meyer
Nieta
Tony Yohe
Chris Hartley
Betty Reeder
Fort Madison
W. D. Hartzell
Charlies Wells
Chester Cherryholmes
Dan
Fairfield
United States
Cascade
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade Mountains
Cheylan
King Counties
Wash
Washington Evening Journal header and masthead details
The fragment shows the Washington Evening Journal masthead with city of publication Washington Iowa and staff roles including editors and managers, edition nuances, postal act notice, and Inland Daily Press Association affiliations along with subscription rate lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
el Shiam & A
Shanner
Dave R. Elder
Bruce
Cowder
Charles Morris
W. OT. Shane
Max Marble
Martias
Ily
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Aes
Towa Daily
Towa Press Ass'n
Irrier
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Chicago
Mrs. Godlove
Jasper Medlin
John Irwin
Agnes Kamerer
Grandview
W. Finke
Finke
William Glassburners
Weiner
Wayne Knapp
Don Darbyshire
Lee Hesseltine
Rorgetta Shreve
Robert Darbyshire
John Jackson
John Jackson, Jr
Clarence Jackson
Thelma Wagner
Gladys Benson
Prairie Flower Missionary Society
Anna Reeves
Nellie Booth
Donald Blum
Mount Pleasant
Melville Donaldson
Warren
Os Shh Hospital
Jerry Gerald
Grandma Caldwell
JL. B. Donaldson
Louise Witthoft
Cedar Rapids
Henry Witthoft
F. L. Smith
Cloyd Cornick
Mount Union
H. L. Huber
Roy Keyes
Sleepy-eye, Minn
W. B. Rittenhouse
Ers
New York
Vermont
International
Ralph J. Fugatt
Itan
Edward H. Sanders
Memphis
Siberia
Berlin
Priesterweg
Columbus City
Parent-Teachers Association
Elsie Stinson
Margaret Schantz
Wanda Derby
Columbus Chantauona Park
Business and Professional Women's Club
Lois Ross
Wilma Roundy
Arlene Bell
Jean Bailey
Women's Association of the United Presbyterian Church
Hilton Hantt
Fred Thineau
Don Howell
Presbyterian Church
Robert Coon
Whatsoever Society
Methodist Church
Grace Weber
Onal Been Blossom
Ray Schafer
Nelle Shell
Evelyn Devore
Edythe Hopkins
Mamie Mason
Nellie
Guy Mason
Wittmerenco
Laurence Cardlson
Kansas City
I. EB. Neff
Bob McWirahan
Iowa City
Dre
J. R. McKirahan
Bob
Ann Arbor
J. Ro McKirahan
Rod McKirahan
Dr McKirahan
Walter Henss
Newton
Anna Richard Rodney Kephart
Earl Bell
Mr Bell
Harry Clark
Phillip
Phillip J
Rex Rath
Fzra Wenger
Sam Wenger
M. J. Borgstrand
Olds
Dave Wenger
Borgstrans
Dale Alliman
West Point
Lloyd Alliman
Indianapolis
Ind
Mel Haberman
Jim Boshart
Borgstrand
Mary Hixson
Des Moines
Stewart Hixson
Ray Bunker
Oskaloosa
Baseberg
Neil Britton
Jackson, Mich
J. BK. Neff
Kenneth Penningter
John Baker
Independence
Earl Gingerich
Edward Emerson Phillip
Curtis and
Joyce
Mt Pleasant
Charles Berry
Everready Literary Society
Crapo Park
Burlington
Cecil Lease
Davenport
N. J. Lease
John Hamil
John Hamil, Jr
Lillian
Alice Holmes
T. M. Holmes
Waterton
William Davidson
W. P Davidson
Clarence Moorhead
Loran Moorhead
Shenandoah
John Atkinson
Chester Spangler
Karla Kay
Joe Palooka
Soo
Moline
Ried Kings
Charles Wells
Keith
Louie
Robert Wells
Harry Thames
Marion
Will Huston
Ray Huston
All In
Now OR
Joe
Catavi
Bolivia
Albert Krefting
Seattle
Artence
Paul
International Soundphoto
Omaha B
Tion
Carentan
Omaha Beach
Europe
Tajk Main
American Overseas Airlines
Normany
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
Karle F. Libe
Kfith I, Vetter
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