Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1948

Page

10

Colorado Boys Visit Mrs. Frank Stransky

Colorado visitors Keith and Carlen Anderson and Donnie Hicks of Loveland tour Mrs. Frank Stransky’s home and area relatives. Several Alamosa guests join local families for a week visit before returning home. Prairie Flower Church Vacation Bible school closes after two weeks with about 70 children enrolled. Engagements and travel notes fill the rest of the column.

Keith Carlen Anderson Donnie Hicks Loveland Colo Frank Stransky Anderson Don Hicks John Allen Maxine McQueen Ronnie Alamosa Colorado Marion Stransky Bob Doug Allen Warren Allen Roe Washington Carl Peterson Anderson Boys Kenneth Peters Union Peters Prairie Flower Church Vacation Bible School Hall Richland Fairfield Allen Lydia Horak Harold Joe Belka Anna Marek Anna Zingula Horak Inez Schneider James Chalupa Frank Leeper

The Thompsons From Nome Visit Freelands in Ainsworth

Mr and Mrs Joseph Thompson and family arrive from Nome Alaska to visit her parents Mr and Mrs J B Freeland and their daughter who attends college at Columbia Missouri Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Max Hawkins of Fort Lewis Washington Mrs G F Trotter goes to Des Moines to visit relatives Edwin Porter of California visits Ainsworth and Mr and Mrs Donald Freeland with sons Alan and Ronnie of Quincy Illinois were guests at the J E Freeland home

Lee Norris Ainsworth Joseph Thompson Nome Alaska J. B. Freeland Columbia, Mo Max Hawkins Ft. Lewis Wash G. F. Trotter Des Moines Dwight Harley Edwin Porter California Donald Freeland and Sons Alan and Ronnie Quincey, Ill J. E. Freeland Ing Lisle Hering Judy C. C S. C John Baer Henry Lunning S. C. Wittmer Washington Vernon Witting Mary Jo

Women’s Club Plans Various Activities at Columbus Junction

The Columbus Junction Women’s Club outlines events for June including a tag day for the Community library led by Edith Orr Edith Marshall and Nell Shellabarger, adopting a distressed European family with Margaret Owen and Jean Bailey, and a fall festival chaired by Lois Ros. The club organized in spring with 43 charter members. Mr and Mrs Ardery E Ohlen sehlen Davenport visited relatives after a Denver wedding trip. Merle Lee family moved to Fredonia. Farm Bureau Union township meeting held in the Com-

Columbus Junction Edith Orr Edith Marshall Nell Shellabarger Margaret Owen Jean Bailey Lois Ros Ardery E. Ohlensehlen Davenport Denver Colo James Hoben Merle Lee Fredonia Farm Bureau Union Township Farm Bureau

Community Notes From Columbus City Area

June events and local milestones including the Columbus City township farm bureau meeting at the Lester Goode home. Jean Utter graduates from Mercy hospital school of nursing in Davenport with family in attendance. Reverend Pooley begins a new year serving Columbus City, Columbus Junction, and Fredonia. Flora Boulton graduates Iowa City high School with class 134. Dorothy Lewis to attend Omaha Electronic Radio Television Institute after Columbus High School graduation in May 1948.

Munity Columbus City Township Farm Bureau Lester Goode Jean Utter Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Davenport R. C. Utter Mary Utter Richard Utter J. B. Pooley Methodist Columbus City Columbus Junction Fredonia Flora Boulton Esther Boulton Iowa City Dorothy Lewis Ted A. Lewis Omaha Neb Electronic Radio Television Institute Rom Columbus High School

Willis Wittmers Spend Summer At Wittmer Home

The Wittmer family from Spirit Lake arrives for the summer at the spacious S. C. Wittmer home in Havre. Willis Wittmer attends summer school in Iowa City with local family driving back and forth. Dr. Samuel Wittmer of Germany plans a 15 day holiday touring Italy Switzerland and France. Volume of local social activity includes AAA meeting reports and family visits across Havre and nearby towns.

Lewis Hering Havre S. C. Wittmer Willis Wittmer Spirit Lake Willis Iowa City Washington Wittmer Samuel Wittmer Germany Italy Switzerland France

Also Mentioned on This Page

Joe Palooka Ham Fisher Wah Pilotburg Nora Parameter Ft.Madison Lester Leeper Eva Mouser Carl Oldfield Harry Jones Cedar Rapids Lyle Bowers Wayland Glenn Racine, Wis Great Lakes Naval School Santiago J. Thompsons Freelands Freshie Africa U. S Mediterranean Europe Bizerte Tunis Algiers Casablanca Gibraltar Malta Agadir Dakar Monrovia International J. C. Wardlow Baltimore, Md W. B. Runge Albuquerque, N. M Hoover Motors The Makers Iowa Erie Tay Willis Wittmers S. C. Wittmers Jesse Stout Carl Zieglowsky Bernard Kephart Burlington Fred Kephart Erma Karen Gerald Mrs. Kephart Brighton Grace Hill Everet Westen Larry Andy Tshantz Roger Richard Martin Westen Evert Westen Jer Douglas Lloyd RED Rooster Skippy Thomassen’s
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication