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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Glen Zaring and four children arrived from Kan kakee Til last night and are visiting at Mrs John Zaring's home. They план to go north for the summer in about a week.
Pleasant Inn hosts chicken sandwiches and strawberry shortcake on Sunday with Charles Colfax Long broadcasting from WHAF from 4 30 to 4 30 pm CST. The event is sponsored by the National D A R from Washington DC and highlights Long and his portrait The Enchanted City From Dawn to Dusk.
Ten years ago this date Old timers recall Mary Forman Mad eline Cook Olive Min ick Donald Chilcote Sam Walton traveled by train to Havre then to the Bicher shack near Noble to join a camping party of little girls. A wallpaper pattern suitable for living dining rooms and more is advertised along with greeting cards customizable with names. Top on hogs 7.20 and weather outlook calls for partly cloudy tonight and Sunday.
Mrs W R Stryker and daughter Miss Veda travel from Evanston to Kirksville Missouri to visit relatives including Julianne Stryker and Rev Conant at Ft Madison before returning. Veda will attend eight weeks summer school at Northwestern University and teach in a home mission school next year. Address 1129 Maple Ave Evanston. Marshalltown G A R meeting attendees noted including Dr J C Boice W J Dawson and others from Brighton and Daughters of Veterans.
The piece cites businessman Ives McKay calling the S. WwW. trundage Carnival the best yet despite weather dampening early attendance. Pean Brazier and printer comment on its varied features and value for amusement as a money spender. Other items note church meetings, commencements, and local visits.
Mrs Maude Lowther 23 was found guilty of first degree murder by a Jefferson Ohio jury for killing Mrs Clara Smith wife of her paramour on May 29 1930 at Wayland. The verdict requires automatic execution at the Ohio Penitentiary. The report also notes Miss Mildred Prince of Chicago visiting at the A J Mitchell home and Rainbow Girls initiation details.
A Woman's Home Companion note argues that any woman who devalues milk should be legally barred from menu planning, reflecting a cultural push for dairy in diet and domestic roles.
Mrs. Albert J Franzen names daughter Lucile June. Mr and Mrs A B Schmoeller and James drive to Chicago and plan Sunday return. Miss Lucile Schmoeller visits Chicago Normal School of Physical Education and will come home. Auctioneer Ad presented in Macon Iowa. Newens family heads to Ithaca New York from Lincoln Nebraska with Robert Sage visiting Washington Iowa. Mrs Everett Garrett of Brighton operated on at Washington County Hospital. Elizabeth Irwin heads to Moline Illinois then Mercer Pennsylvania to visit Rev and Mrs W T K Thompson and Lake Erie vacation.
Mr and Mrs J A Frey hosted a weekend gathering with Mr and Mrs G W Frey of Mr Union. Mr and Mrs J R Kauffman visited the Joseph Noble home south of Wayland as Rev and Mrs A H Miller spent Sunday afternoon there.
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