This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
8
Mr and Mrs J L Slattery and daughter Lillian visit Mrs S Kellogg and family while Slattery kin gather. A Red Mver potato from Mrs F A Mayhew signals a promising local potato crop. G A Rinehart travels to Kansas City for business and short stays in Manson. Mrs AL Anderson advertises piano lessons. E F Simpkins and Mrs Busby host Mason City visit and return.
Mrs C H Guther and Mrs P J Crail visit Wellman for a Legion Auxiliary flag day event with state president Mrs Hinderman and district committee member Mrs Luckenbill among the guests. Names cited include Emily Jane Greene seeking birth records in 1865 Washington and families traveling to Burlington and Chicago for summer plans.
Marion Gray weighs two men Caldwell and Jack Rogers in Brainerd as Caldwell and his partner arrive in town to run a new firm. Jack departs then returns to reveal Caldwell is engaged to Doris Scoble, clearing the way for Marion to accept him.
The day features numerous visits and returns including Mrs Ella Neiswanger and daughter in town shopping, Miss Myrtle Boice returning from Muskingum College, Rodney Mayhew leaving Ames for Ohio, and Wanda Neiswanger home from Normal Illinois for summer. Others include Eugene Warren from Pontiac and Lee Tedford arriving from Aberdeen Idaho for summer.
The article notes that gold and silver from old jewelry dental waste tableware and similar articles reused amount to about 86 million dollars annually.
Sale notes list modern house at 602 N Sixth Ave and fruit plants including strawberri es pimento and man go pepper plants plus Ponderosa tomatoes. Call 204 Blue Therion Greenhouse for details.
Mr and Mrs R T Manning and daughter Dorothy Jean of Ookaloosa spent a couple days at the parental home of W B Kerr. Pred Flarklin advertises Tin Shop Spouting Roofing Repairing Furnace work. Red James F Marsh returns from Cedar Rapids where he visited his daughter Mrs John Frasier.
Cadet Hosiery for Ladies showcases sea color shades in service weight and Chiffon. Van Dyke heel and toe popular. Manufacturer guaranteed and store guaranteed for satisfaction. Pair priced at $1.95 with option to view the line. A. E. Atchison Florsheims Arch-Preservers.
The notice invites attendance at a church event at Valley church next Friday evening June 7 hosted by the Brotherhood. Mrs and L Rownd visited Burlington today to see her brother D S Cooper. The Stuart hotel on North Marston Street is being remodeled adding three sleeping rooms on the first floor and a new kitchen. the hotel now has twenty five rooms and expansion was needed due to space shortages.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.