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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
7
Washington County Briefs Life Events and Notices
Local items report births and deaths, marriages and engagements, relocations, and social notes from communities across Washington County. The column gathers short notices and personals reflecting civic and family milestones.
Local Notes From Lexington Daily Life
Lexington notes recount small-town events with names and dates. Frank Wilson buys a new Ford and Mrs. W. H. Schulty visits the Warren Matthess home. Decoration day attendance at Washington. Milton Smith entertains guests. Everett Young and family visit Don Brindley. Chas Stuart and Morton Emde haul hogs. Wellman visitors include Ed Testnet Frank Dunshee Ewart Young and Carlisle Stanley. Will Bontrager celebrates a nine pound baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Frank Wilson
W. H. Schulty
Warren Matthess
Washington
Milton Smith
Everett Young and
Don Brindley
S. Chas
Stuart
Morton Emde
Ed Testnet
Frank Dunshee
Ewart Young
Carli Stanley
Will Bontrager
Titus Tidings and Local Notes in June
Mr and Mrs Wayne Kewek and son visited her mother Mrs Sereyghton. Stover delivered corn to Glen Cool last week. Miss Claudie Davis stayed with Aunt Mrs Chris Bauer. Milwaukee fence gang works on Titus right of way fence this week. Mrs Mike Hollinger attends state W R C meeting in Cedar Rapids. Ed Robertson, Chas and Wayne Houck at Shrine meeting in Burlington last Wednesday. Tom Carris delivering oats in Washington this week. Isabelle Combs spent time with Winnifred Carris Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titus
Wayne Kewek Ant
Sere ‘Yighton
Sdd Stover U
Glencool
Claudie Davis
Chris Bauer
Milwaukee Fence Gang
Mike Hollinger
Local notes from Noble on visits and travel
Missea Zehr and Helen Yount leave Noble for Cedar Falls to attend Uhia summer school. Families of Earnst, Conrad, and Weaver visit Joe Riches' home. Kyle Edwards visits aunt Mrs Will Leeper. J R Lighty and family depart for Oregon for the summer. Frey family visits Earl Frey in Washington hospital. Rinner and family visit Andrew Rinner. Otto Frey and family visit Joe Wittmer in Wayland. Fred Wenger Leah Miller and Dr Sam Miller attend the funerals of Albert Graber and Emery and Paul Wyse. Emery Wyse body not yet found as river search hampered by high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edd Rinner
Andrew Rinner
Otto Frey
Joe Wittmer
Wayland
Fred Wenger
Leah Miller
Ohio
Sam Miller
Chicago
Albert Graber
Emery
Paul Wyse
Emery Wyse
Prairie Flower church notices and local updates
Prairie Flower notes announce electric light pole installation along the Charley Bear and Bishop lines this week. Mrs Pressley Figgins recovers from a severe dyepep s attack. T C Reeves learns his son with the colors has arrived in New York and will be home soon after parade in Des Moines. Church schedule and pastor E A Anderson extend a welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Charley Bear
Bishop
Reeves and Benson
Pressley Figgins
T. C. Reeves
New York
Des Moines
Mr. Anderson
Mission Circle
Covenant
A, Anderson
Clergy Couple Leaves Ainsworth for New Call
The Rev. Dr. J. A. Kennedy and wife departed for Morning Sun then Chariton where he has accepted a call from the United Presbyterian church. They came five years ago and leave many friends hoping their next posting brings further happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Kennedy
Chariton
United Presbyterian Church
Karl Megehelson
Baby
Boyden
R. J. Rowan
J. M. Stickley
Fred Wilkinson
Red Oak
al Tenney
S. B. Sands
Sigourney
Dr. Hulse
Edith Peterson
Iowa City
Sam Henderson
Cora Olds
Uncle Sam
Ft. Des Moines
Washington
Des Moines
Alice Stephens
Waterloo
Wm. Raynie
FE. W. Spessard
Harry DeLong
Mary Stewart
Ind
L &. Trotter
Cincinnati
Ohio
W T. Trotter
Gladbrook
Crawfordsville Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Mrs Josie Bain and sons of Wayland visit Crawfordsville. Fred Jarvis and Charley Shafer return from a week of fishing at Oakland Mills Mt Pleasant. Mrs M C Delong of Washington visits. Baccalaureate sermon to be preached at United Presbyterian Church Sabbath evening by Rev W Gardner. E B Franklin returns home after day in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Josie Bain
Sons of
Wayland
Fred Jarvis
Charley Shafer
Oakland Mills
Mt. Pleasant
M. C. DeLong
Washington
United Presbyterian Church
W. 68
Gardner
E. B. Franklin
Harve Corpman Family Visit Spans Iowa Cities
Harve Corpman and his son traveled to Muscatine Tuesday evening to visit the Harry Hain home. Mrs. Corpman planned a visit to Roy Sowash home in Moline before returning home. W. P. Wells came out Thursday morning to spend the day at his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harve Corpman and Son
Muscatine
Harry Hain
Memorial day exercises draw large crowd in Richmond
Memorial day events in Richmond featured public school children a chorus young sailors and soldiers marching in honor of fallen comrades. A. R. Miller of Washington gave a patriotic speech. News included a broken leg at Mercy hospital in Iowa City and various local visits and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
A. R. Miller
Washington
Menry TeBockhorst
Mercy
Iowa City
Lulu Saur
Zeva Bush
Vera Saforck
Jos. W. Keifer
Anton
United States
France
Tony Kern
Rochester
Minn
Paul
Dan Popp
Ed Bopp
Annie Chapek
Baby
Olga Spevacek
John Shalla
Vance Saforek
J. D
John Patterson
V. J. Spevacek
Joe Spevacek
Ernest Kleppfer
Wim
Te Bockhorst
Cedar Rapids
Kate Vacha
Jilma
Pearl Sharpe
Henry Klein
Freddie
Albert Sharpe
George Smith
Wino Strabla
Pete McKree
Riverside
Charlie Kron
Devonport
Weekend social notes from Wellston
Wellston social roundup reports Mr and Mrs Will Stevenson visiting their Washington home after an out of town trip. Several local residents and families are listed with activities including dinners, grandchildren visits, shopping trips and weekend gatherings with relatives in Washington Grace Hill and Titus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Will Stevenson
Washington
W. &. Augustine
George Mangold
Walter Wolf
Isaac Kleese
C. E B. Griffith
James Thompson
Sidney Smith
J. B. McCaleb
Homer Hotle
Wilma
Josephine Brinning
Grandma
Grandpa Beitel
Grace Hill
Will Brinning
Baby
Shirrel Augustine
Titus
Dunbar
George Hotle
George Baker
Mary Waldrich
Advertising Through Newspapers Across Cities
The passage notes newspapers as a universal medium for news and advertisements. It describes an advertiser seeking to reach readers in multiple cities or states by using newspapers as the primary channel for mass messaging.
War graves stay in France says Walter Long
In a Times letter Walter Long the first lord of the admiralty says removing all soldiers buried in France is impossible and that he prefers remains stay where they fell alongside their comrades. He notes Britain will let the dead remain and warns Americans of the challenge in repatriating American war dead from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Walter Long
The
Admiralty
War Graves Commission
Times
France
Aman Color Blind Folded by Greenhocks
A facetious traveler claims he never met Aman who could not distinguish a roll of greenhocks, noting Aman is color blind in a colorful aside. The remark frames a humorous encounter from his travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aman
Radical auto law changes hit Iowa motorists and weighty penalties
Iowa motorists face new licensing rules with county treasurers handling sworn car data and factory values. License fees rise sharply from December 1 based on horsepower and weight, with delinquency penalties and sheriff seizure possible. Trucks priced by capacity and weight also see changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Auto Department
Des Moines
Iowa
F. E. dl
Soldiers' Welcome Banquet for Oregon Township
A banquet will be held in the basement of the Ainsworth M. E. church on Tuesday June 10 1919. Tickets are available at all stores until June 7 at 7 P M with no tickets sold after that date. If soldiers are missed tickets will be issued at the door by order of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
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