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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1942

Page

3

Get Acquainted with Your Neighbor Day in Washington

Washington observes Get Acquainted with Your Neighbor Day with coffee stations at ten in the morning. Neighborhood hosts invite newcomers and publish names and addresses. reports include community notices, obituaries, and local updates on residents like R. C. Keagy and Mrs. Keagy, moving plans, P.E.O. meeting, and local household improvements.

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Hospital Discharges and Newborns Highlight Week

The report lists numerous hospital discharges and admissions across communities including Brighton Wayland Wellman and Kalona. Notable events include births of two sons to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mouser and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krantz, plus multiple tonsillectomies and X rays with several patients discharged the same day.

Stanley Mouser Wellman Wilma Kerr North Second Ruth Brower North Marion Howard Snyder South Second Gerald Connelly Pleasant Will Munroe West Chester Ernest Krantz Martha Wenger Wayland Norman Lee Nellie Louise Huisman West Second Kenneth Colglazier Columbus Junction Ralph Melville Margaret Elaine West Madison

Washington Chronicle summary of local notices 1922

Local column rounds up community happenings in Washington Iowa. The notes include engagements and weddings Hanna Welch with James Green in Aledo August 2 1931, marriages planned for Edna Hartman and Coach Guy Carlton, and Mary Hunter wedding license filed in Fairfield. Also reported are awards, elections, trips west, a grand knight in office, war decoration for Father J M O Donnell, a debate victory by David Livingston, a major rainfall, and plans for a new loan trust company and funeral home site.

Hanna Welch James Green Aledo

Annual Academy Alumni Reunion Sets Yearly Meets

An Academy Alumni reunion last night decided a reunion will be held every year. The executive committee named includes H. H. McCleery Ola R Babcock Miller Lulu Kerr Claud Terry Frank Sage Schuyler Livingston and J T Beamer.

Academy H. H. McCleery Ola R Babcock Miller Lulu Kerr Claud Terry Frank Sage Schuyler Livingston J. T. Beamer

Keagy reappointed to fourth term at Methodist church

Get Acquainted Week in Washington starts Sunday with hopes residents attend church. The week promises a schedule of events as two Brighton youths nearly imitate Mark Twain by a river trip and local youth activities unfold.

Washington R. C. Keagy Methodist Church Brighton Mark Twain Oakland Mills

Weekend of Weddings and Local Notes Across Riverside

A busy weekend in Riverside features numerous marriages with ceremonies at the United Presbyterian Church and nearby venues. The district also notes retirements, military updates, tire sales, community drives for old rubber, USO recruitment, and a flood of social updates from residents across neighboring towns.

United Presbyterian Mildred Heinold Robert McFarlane

Insults and Outburst Mark Town Gossip

Fragmentary town rumor centers on a “blackest darky woman” and her loud dress as a local scene watcher notes how few listen to talk deemed insignificant.

Arrow Shots and Social Snippets from a Curious Column

A collection of wry observations on church life, pretenses, habits, and social behavior. The piece jests about sermon frequency, coffee etiquette, snoring, productivity, beard growth, shaving, and the luck of war veterans, reflecting on vanity and ordinary flaws.

Notions of Beauty and Weight in a Church Delegation Tale

A cautious remark about a woman’s appearance contrasts with a claim she is sensible. The description notes a woman over 150 pounds arriving to a church convention, likening her presence to a storm forming on the horizon.

Sophia Wolf Joe Leo Vera Florida California Wisie Long

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