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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
6
Lucile Applegate arrived from Iron Mountain Michigan to visit her parents Mr and Mrs E A Applegate during a millinery shop vacation.
A piano tuner is on site during the visit documented by W H Stephen, contact 180.
Miss Hannah Jones traveled to Columbus Junction to visit her cousin Miss Mildred Anwyl yesterday evening. A man in the establishment requested another root beer and praised the "Oh Boy" recipe, noting they fix drinks the same way every time.
Summer weather tests vanity as Washington shoppers are urged to inspect a line of face powders for favorite brands. Prices appear for hogs, top and druggist top on hogs, with a forecast of fair weather tonight and Thursday, followed by a cooler outlook.
Mrs E J Whistler of Omaha visits Whatcheer before returning home. Mr and Mrs Morrow return from Winfield after visiting the George A Swift home. Mr and Mrs Scott Dickenson and son visit Washington for shopping. Mrs K E Greenfield and Dorothy Samrek travel to Chicago for a visit. Greenfield returns with twenty children. Dr Eugene Abbott of Fulton cites Washington Iowa as one of the prettiest small cities.
Local news notes Will Rogers star in A Texas Steer with Louise Fazenda in a Fox film that drew laughs. Other items report Mrs C W Walker visiting Muscatine and Alvin Walker, Mrs Matt Wehr and sons at John Shoemaker home, Virginia Law visiting grandfather W F Hay in Des Moines and planning a Washington summer prior to Augustana hospital stay.
Correspondent Walter Scranton preached here in place of Reverend Gray as the church filled Sunday evening. The Nashes sang, travelers from Washington and Keota visited for the paving works. Theodore Bauer wed Sunday, and WHO offered a strong program. Weather notes call oats time and a predicted good corn crop. wind and dust stories add local color. The writer shares cat farm tidbits and local recollections.
Fox ad appears in the northwest back page corner. Mr and Mrs Chas Winter and daughter Helen Marie visit at Boyd B Berd o home and with Mrs Dell Hollingsworth in Big Rapids Michigan. They plan spring trip to Springfield Missouri to visit her parents. Charley returns to Big Rapids Saturday. Also noted are travels of Liv Hollingsworth and Mrs C H Gut her to Des Moines. Johanna Drish returns home from East Pleasant Plain after visiting niece Helen Melinsky. Grace Wallace travels from Ainsworth to visit Clarence Youkaek. Mrs Jacob Shrader returns to Havre after staying to care for her father George Hillhouse who died last evening.
A Rabbit says arithmetic was easy, claiming no trouble with numbers. A Turtle jokes about rabbits multiplying rapidly, mirroring the old fable about speed and growth.
Fox Theatre delivers word on events with a Boyd Sberdo dance band show Thursday night. A trip home from California by Mr. and Mrs. J A Bittler and Dave Elder included nine and a half days on the road with a brief delay due to car trouble. They toured via Mojave and Kansas in heat while their engine overheated over the mountains. They visited with relatives, plan future returns, and note Dave attended Pomona College last year. Also visiting are Mrs. Sarah Daley with grandsons from Ponca City, Oklahoma, and Mr. and Mrs. T A Michels visiting Excelsior Springs and Kansas City while Michels attends the Republican convention. County Attorney A B Baldrige serves as usher in Kansas City for the national Republican gathering.
Mrs. Joseph Lann and son George of Las Vanges Nevada visit Mrs. Lann’s sister Mrs. J T Risk with brothers Will and Harve McCarty in Washington. Mrs. Ellis Walton of Brighton shops in Washington. D F Maron auctioneer announces Red 289 1 yr. Mrs. Roy Durian travels from Wellman to Washington for shopping. Mrs Ives McKay and Betty Jean visit Towns City at the Parezek home. Sam Simmering to Sigourney to manage Graham store. Claud Smith and wife from Wellman in Washington on business. Dance at Boyd Berdo’s Barn tonight.
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