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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
6
Local group presents the play Death Takes the Steering Wheel at M. & M. church on Friday June 26 at 8 a.m. Admission is free with about 1,000 attendees noted at a Washington church last Sunday. Cast details to follow. all welcome.
Huston relatives held a picnic at Saunders park in Mt. Pleasant honoring John Huston Sr on his 74th birthday. Several local residents and visitors, including Nina Ostbere and Lydia Miller, were noted along with a funeral in Winfield for Harlan Cooper.
Mary returns to her rural home after a stormy relationship with Milt Holden. she faces her parents and a future with a working plan for a life with Dr. Crawford while haunted by Holden’s threats and the fear of a public scandal. The story follows her tense mood as she travels to Canada for a fresh start, fearing Holden’s possible confrontation at the station.
Honoring the 6th wedding anniversary of the Shaffers. Mrs Howard Lee and others shopped in Washington Monday. A club picnic at Sunset Park was attended by Mrs Chas Faulkner and Mrs P W Chandlee Tuesday. Jacqueline Korf visits Washington with her grandparents Silas and Mrs. Korf. John Miller and Ruth Johnson had tonsils removed at Burlington hospital last week. Mrs Horace Tolsom is very ill past 90. Young folks charred Mr and Mrs Carlton White in Crawfordsville Monday. Mrs John Boshart visits Edith in Burling ton and Manitou Colorado for summer. Rev Delbert Welty and gospel teams visit Mennonite churches. Orlan Frey under nurse care from Crawfordsville. Gospel team from Bluffton Ohio visited Richer Mennonite church. Mrs J M Rich returned home from Mt Pleasant hospital recovering well. Mrs Ruth Mitchel, Joseph Mast and W R Shantz transacted business in Washington. Dave Richard family spent Sunday with J A Frey. W R Shantz and family spent Monday in Washington. J A Frey and Roy Frey visited C A Rich at Winfield.
Miss Birtha, Inez Graber, and Rosella Widmer departed Mt Pleasant Monday night for a vacation trip to Manitou Colorado. The trio travels together as part of a local social group and plans to return in several days.
A long list of relatives and neighbors visited and dined with Earl White and family in Amboy. Attendees included Chester West, Alberta West, Carl White, and Jean White, plus numerous guests at nearby homes and a 4H Rally in Washington.
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