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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1927

Page

5

Mrs Esther Johnson Announces Birth in Floyd Platt Home

Mrs Esther Johnson, formerly Agnes Johnson of Pleasant Plain, reports a baby girl born to the Floyd Platt household last week. The newborn arrived from Reynol's, ir. and marks a family occasion for the community notice.

Faye Roberts Francis Hadley Persons College Francis Henry Williams Anna Gowey Erman and Bruce Esther Johnson Floyd Fairfield Pheebe Jones Mara Hinshaw Woolson Zora Balderson Maxine

Harmony area social notes and local visits

Harmony notes list callers and visits among residents. Mr and Mrs Schiebel and Richard visited Brighton. Miss Gladys Burroughs visited friends in Brighton. Mrs Roy Miller visited Edd Miller. John Griffith and Harriet a traveled to Kirksville Missouri for eye surgery. Genevieve Harrison visited Ed Miller. Vaughn Darbyshire assisted Mrs George Clapper. Will Longer painted for James Longer. George Dittmer sheared for W Longer. Combs also involved. Fred Longer visited Washington. Emil Fink called at George Evans. Chas Longer and family were in Washington. Roscoe Anderson delivered oil nearby. Ralph Poole helped painting. Baker medicine rep called. Chas Longer drives a new Nash.

Harmony Vaughn Darbyshire George Clapper Will Longer James Longer George Dittmer W. Longer Mr. Combs Fred Longer Washington Emil Fink George Evan Chas Longer Roscoe Anderson Ralph Poole Baker Medicine Nash

Highland News Briefs Cover Local Events And Visits

Highland reports a busy period with 4H girls club pot lunch led by Mrs. Wat ter Nicola. visits from Lola Meeks and families. new cultivators delivered to Frank Milner and Ernest Meeks. bees delivered to Riverside. travel to California. recovering from illness. corn planting progress. local barn nearing completion. farewell gathering for the Steele and McCreedy families amid threatening weather.

Highland Watter Nicola Nicola al Tansey Pawnee Oklahoma Floyd Steele Lola Ernest Meeks Gerald Welte The Farmers Union Frank ‘Milner Earnest Rath Riverside Joe McCreedy T. C. Steele Will McCreedy

Social Visit at Webb Yakle Home

Pete Louber Will Anna Mae and Hazel Conrad shared Sunday afternoon with Andrew Kauffman and Pete Louber at the Webb Yakle residence.

Douglas Pete Louber Will Anna Mae Hazel Conrad Webb Yakle Andrew Kauffman

Local social visits noted among Stalder and neighbors

Otto Stalder and others spent Sunday evening at Jake Richenberger’s home while Mada Boase works at Harrison Boase’s house. The Boases and family visited Mrs. Boase’s mother. The Alter couple did papering for John Stone on Tuesday. Fred Hildebrand visited Webb Yakle. Hazel Conrad and Andrew Kauffman visited August Glanzman on Tuesday evening. Henry Alter’s finger is recovering as expected.

Ira Hadley Ira Lucille Jones Cora Bray Alson Jones Josie Hosler Bee’s Phyllis Trail Fairfield James Vestal Marrietta Pearl Maring Fred Bray Lucile Francis Lee Glenn Beauchamp N. E. Jones Nancy Wikoff Pleasant Plain Virginia Macy Brighton Pheobe Jones Antoinetta Smithart Oskaloosa Russell Simmons Margaret Elizabeth Olney Hoskin Maxine Balderson Lawrence Hadley Richland Otto Stalder Will Anna Mae Hazel Conrad Jake Richenberger Mada Boase Harrison Boase Andrew Kauffman Glanzman

Bethel Children’s Day Program Highlights Bethel Church

Bethel Sunday School presented a Children's Day program with performances by Mildred Meyer Maxine Chambers Jean Walker and others including recitations songs and a flag drill. A pot luck supper followed on the church lawn with games and music planned by Miss Myrtle Pearson and Miss Edith Reed. Next Sunday no preaching due to the young people's conference in Oskaloosa.

Betheil Bethel Sunday School Ray Lambert Stockwell Mildred Mae Meyer Maxine Chambers Betty Kolesick Mary Margery Jean Walker Alice Rothlisberger Lillian White Marion Fitzgerald Ruth Foster Mildred Kolesick Pauline White Ruth Waterhouse Jane Rothlisberger Grace Leo Waterhouse Mary Gale Letts Donald Brown Claire Grey Clive Grey Bernice Dawson Oskaloosa Geo, Reed Mount Pleasant Edith Keep House Reed Illinois Bethel Myrtle Pearson Edith Reed

Crawfordsville News Briefs Highlight Local Visits

Mrs. J. J. Anwyl and daughter Hazel with Mrs. Will Anwyl and son Lisle visited Mt. Pleasant yesterday. Rev. W. C. Porter returned from the General Assembly in Washington and the east. James Fletcher came home from western Nebraska. Rev. E. W. Griffith was able to be downtown yesterday.

Crawfordsville J. J. Anwyl Hazel Will Anwyl Lisle Mt. Pleasant W. C. Porter General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church Washington, D. C James Fletcher Nebraska E. W. Griffith

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