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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1928
Page
6
Ten years ago today a new X ray equipment was installed at the county hospital. A Nashingtcon man recalls nearly growing a beard to avoid shaving but found Par Shaving Cream the best he ever used. It claims fewer strokes per shave.
GEO L McDaniel Drugist notes weather mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday while advertising Nyal Face Cream as the top sunburn remedy. The brief item mentions hogs price at 10.05 and urges trying a small jar.
Bernice Brown travels to Town City to attend the university summer school session as a student.
John Lemmon drove to Iowa City yesterday to visit for a short time with Henry Bailey who is attending summer school at the university. Dance at Boyd Berdo's barn. Land, 10012.
Roberta Ross of Montrose Colorado visited her sister Mrs S A Dickerson and was chosen for the national high school orchestra at Interlochen Michigan. The camp, supported by national music clubs and instrument manufacturers, seats 300 musicians, with Ross set to leave next week. Della Patton and Edith Shields head to Town City for six weeks of summer school. Sterling Ritchey travels to Yellowstone Park to work and drive a bus. Ruth Annis of Iowa City, formerly a Washington school nurse, will be camp nurse at Yellowstone after visiting Minneapolis.
Mr and Mrs J T Moore and children visited Wayland yesterday at the Wenger home. George Stewart, relocated in Monmouth IL, plans to move back and rejoin his father Fred L Stewart. Harold Johnson returns from Fairfield after assisting at Klein Klothing Co. Robert Shields travels to Chicago to visit Smith Brookhart Jr. Lyle Maxwell of Crawfordsville visits Washington on business. E C Temple from West Chester visits Washington on business. Ray Woodford of Brighton and Wade Gardner of Lexington attend Ames commencement and alumni reunion. Ezra Wittmer and family visit Wayland. Pete Wittmer and family spend the day there. Mrs Ray Woodford and children visit Wade Gardner in Lexington. Frank Longwell visits Walter Woods in Wayland. John Shalla Jr of Kalona visits Washington on business. Keith Molesworth returns to Monmouth Ill to resume summer work.
In Columbus Junction on Thursday afternoon the cradle roll and mothers of the Presbyterian church were entertained in church parlors under Mrs. J. Fred Moore. Ina Nelson and George N. Duncan, noted locals, were wed in Ottumwa Tuesday evening with Rev. H. Sears Thomson presiding. The bride ran a jewelry shop for years and the groom is in real estate. Fred Parsons of Chicago attended his grandfather A. H. Parsons's funeral on Wednesday. Mrs. E. J. Whistler of Omaha visited Miss Della Hill this week.
Clarice Wenzel returns from Ames to visit aunt Maude Hott before moving to Milwaukee for a White Motor office job. She will stay with W. A. Crismore’s family this summer and plans to return to Ames next fall. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. C. L. M. Farland of Long Beach, California, and others visiting various local families.
Violet Ireland returns to Rubio after Washington visit. Walter Eastwood heads to Fairfield then Parsons College summer session to work at the pool. Mrs. Margaret Goble returns to Des Moines from Washington visit with the Mayhews. Glenn Showalter heads to Yellowstone Park for ten weeks at Old Faithful Inn. Mrs. Don Young moves family from Corydon. Jay Wickland returns to Des Moines after visiting Claud Willits. Mrs. Robert Griffith returns to Brighton from Washington visit for her ill husband. Katherine Fritz and Vernon Richardson visit East Pleasant Plain with Martin Fritz family. Taxi service notice. Mabel Anderson returns to Fairfield for summer study after Parsons visit. Mrs. Minnie Bennett and son Billy Gene visit Ogg home in Fairfield. Carol Jones visits Ainsworth. Mrs. Margaret Moore travels to Oskaloosa. Lester Duke and wife welcome a 7% pound girl in Grinnell. Mary Stiles returns from Fairfield after visiting the Radley home. Enna Jettick Hearth Shoes ad. M. T. Stiles of Iowa Falls visits L. A. Foss. Mrs. Ray Johnson and baby Wayne return to Moline from Washington. Mrs. John S. Moore arrives in Washington after Winterset visit. Robert Shields finishes Grinnell school. summer work at Okoboji YW camp. plans chemistry ladder at Grinnell. Mrs. S. M. McCleery returns from California and visits Iowa City. D F Maron auctioneer in Washington Iowa.
Mrs George Jackson traveled to Keithsburg Illinois this morning to stay with her mother Mrs S Pardee who is seriously ill Myrtle Humphrey also returned this morning to visits this week at the Fr E and E V Humphrey homes
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