Local residents visit Washington and nearby towns
Mrs Alta E Groves of Keota spent Saturday in Washington with Virginia Droz visiting her father Dr A W Droz. Mrs L F Morrison traveled to Oskaloosa to visit relatives. Miss Florence Crone left for Des Moines for a few days. Stanley White and sister of Kidora are in Washington for a few days. Dessie Riley left for Winfield after weekend here. Edith Monroe and Marian of West Chester shopped in Washington Saturday. White Loaf Flour offered at 1 75 per sack. McCall Bros goods accompany sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta E. Groves
Keota
Washington
Virginia Droz of
Dr. A. Ws Droz
Stanley White
Kidora
Edith Monroe
Marian
West Chester
Eather White
Rock Island
Edith
Wes Reiner
Davenport
J. P. Leonard
Local residents visit and town notes from Washington
Harry Pearson of Ainsworth and JL Gordden of West Chester were in town on business. Miss Lois Griffith is new clerk at Phillips drug store. Water rents due at West Side Drug Store until June 10. Mrs BE Wilson visited friends over weekend for chautauqua. Various locals and students from Parsons College and University of Iowa visit family or attend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pearson
Ainsworth
JL. W. Gorddén
West Chester
Lois Griffith
Phillips Drug Store
West Side Drue
Local notices and social updates from Washington and surrounds
A string of society notes from Washington includes visits by Mrs. F D Johnson of Omaha and Miss Wilda Augustine with Theresa Boyer of West Chester. Martha Maxwell to return home from Champagne Sh. Blance Gosling visits in Ainsworth. Mrs. W M Beal travels to Tarkio College for commencement. Pauline Beal among the graduates. Fragments mention Crail's fabric ads and Frank Lace leaving for Des Moines. Pension rise for Robert Stuart from 50 to 72 monthly retroactive to January 1923. Various travels and visits across Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilda Augustine
Theresa Boyer
West Chester
Washington
Local Happenings and Holiday Birth Notice in June
Civil War veteran John Wesley Morton will turn eighty one on Thursday June 7. Mrs C W Southwell of Omaha visits Mr and Mrs J T Anderson. Miss Hazel Miller returns from Des Moines for summer with her Miller parents. Women’s Union suits for hot days priced to $1.95 a suit and Belgian dress linen fabrics in multiple colors arrive from importers. Roy Hayes, formerly one of our boys, visits home from Louisiana after three years away to see his mother Mrs James Hayes and sister Maud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna T. Evans
Kansas City
Harry Evans
Evans
Washington
Transportation Department
Chamber of Commer
The
Journal
John Wesley Morton
Hazel Miller
Des Moines
Mrs
A. C. Miller
Crail’s
Crail
Roy Hayes
James, Hayes
Maud
South
Louisiana
Former Iowa City student linked to murder case
Robert Leeper once a high school boy in Iowa City is connected to the murder of his father in law Roy Wertz. Oscar Lane recalls Leeper’s active involvement in high school athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Leeper
Roy Wertz
Iowa City
Oscar Lane
Troubled Looks and the Hidden Path of Trouble
An aphoristic remark notes that people often find what they seek and that a tendency toward trouble attracts it. The author cites a general principle about dispositions guiding outcomes and implies a caution about expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Chapin
Rainfall Totals Two Inches in Saturday Storm
Two inches of rainfall occurred Saturday afternoon and night totaling 2.19 inches with 1.20 inches in the afternoon and .99 inches at night. The downpour flooded several cellars and basements as the rain fell in torrents.
Worst Kind of Murder
A distorted fragment notes a grim crime phraseology about murder and opportunity, hinting at a retaliatory or moralizing view. The text mentions thieves and a pervading sense of consequence, but lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
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Maine
Texas
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Utah
Chicago Daily News
the Pride
J. A. Work Insurance Accy
Graham’s
Oo Greeti
Bstt
Lupton
Exide Bs
Stuart Hotel
D. Anderson
Bchulty Motor CO
McNamaras
Florence Crone
Dessie Riley
Winfield
McCall Bros
John Shields & Sons
Will Harwood
Burlington
D. J. Ross
Sigourney
McElhinney Drug Co
Arch Best
Oxfords
Wilson's. Gett
Atchisons
BE. G. Wilson
Beot
Chautauque
D. F. Macon
Iowa
Eod
Loretta Walker
Cedar Falls
Chas. Houck
Charles Doyle
Oskaloosa
Leslie Pauls
Parsons College, Fairfield
Herman Pauls
Mrs. B. F. Crosby
Alexix, al
W. A. Vestal
Miss Rose Legill
Harper
Katheryn Legill
Avalon Law
University
Carrie Pulver
Neota
Bert Dill
Mame Patterson
Crawfordsville
John Patterson
Norene Kracaw
Niel
Wyman
M. H. Sartor
University Park
Leo Hoover
Council Bluffs
J. H. Warren
Berry
Sherm Welsh
Fairfield
Esther Welsh
Parsons College
J. D. Dayton
Dr. Fray
West
Washington St
Boneyard Broadcasting
F&. D. Johnson
Omaha
J. T. Anderson
Martha
Maxwell
Champagne, Sh
She
Atkinson
Blance Gosling
Rodney Davis
Isabelle Davis
W. M. Beal
Tarkio, Mo
Tarkio College
Pauline Beal
Frank Lace
Des Moines College
Ozarks
al Eldridee
Bruns Seed Co
Es Moines
Arthur Torrey
Denver
Cole
A. P. Peterson
W. Second Street
W. D. Loftiss
Robert Stuart
Civiliar
Miss Tench Simmering
Katheryn Iriene Coffman
Dewey Coffman
A. R. Oates
Marguerite
Wisconsin
Darlington
Fond du Lac
M. Hollinger
Ft. Dodge
John Bryson
Hollinger
Brygon
Clear Lake
Elizabeth Buffington
Ray Hopengardner
Sinclair, Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
M. W. Bailey
Theodore
Henry
Josephine
Robert Brown
Boston
Cleveland
Washington, DC
Royal Electric Cleaner
Ela
Washington National
Washington County
C. W. Southwell
Vicinity
A.C. Ralston
Sweeney Automobile School
Chicago Electrical Engineering Works
O. F. Haight
C.M. & F. Clothing Co. Good Clothes Store
Washington Cleaners
Star Rubber Company
Akron
Oho
Star
Goodyear
Firestone
United States
el Fabric
el Fabrice
Washington Motor Co
G. E. Mace
Heinies
Lyons Cafe
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