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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1926

Page

6

Local Notes and Visits for Davenport Chicago Trips

Mrs. Joe Melinsky and daughter Helen visited her sister Miss Barbara Drish in Davenport for a short time. Mrs. Matt Redlinger and Mrs. John Braunhausen with daughter Bernice traveled to Chicago for the Eucharistic congress. Dorothy and Marian Bennett of Muscatine will stay with Mrs. Lloyd Lovelett for several weeks.

Joe Melinsky Helen Davenport Mrs. Melinsky Barbara Drish Matt Redlinger John Braunhausen Bernice Chicago Dorothy Marian Bennett Muscatine Lloyd Lovelett

Mrs Mauthe Visits Washington and East Coast

Mrs Kate Mauthe left Davenport for Washington D C on Saturday to visit her brother John in UVilea New York and travel the east. She has stayed with Fred Mauthe Ivan Rehmel and Frank Anderson in Washington. Oscar Anderson from Grieston Kansas arrived Saturday to spend weeks with his sister Mrs William McFarland. Mrs Ruth Thorn and daughter Elizabeth Mrs C A Boice and Myrtle Sevilla and Junior Boice visited Iowa City Saturday afternoon with William Boice currently working there this summer. Mrs Helen Bailey and children from Los Angeles came from Columbus Junction to visit Mr and Mrs B R Harvey for a short time and will return to Cedar Rapids early next week.

Mra Kate Mauthe Davenport Washington, D.C John Uvilea New York Washington Fred Mauthe Ivan Rehmel Frank Anderson Oscar Anderson Grieston Kansas William McFarland Ruth Thorn Elizabeth C. A .Boice Myrtle Sevilla Junior Boice Iowa City William Boice Helen Bailey Herrick Huch Mulley Beatrice Ann Los Angeles California Columbus Junction Cedar Rapids Will G. Stewart East DD. C Stewart A. T. Stewart United States Chamber of Commerce Gertrude Bowman Washington, D. C I. B. Innis Dora Winfield Kathryn Johnson Carroll, Ilinois John Merrick

Notable Washington visitors and local news items

Local notes report visits from Lawrence B Daw son and family of Waterloo including a new duplex press installation at the Waterloo Courier. Harold Putnam returns from Florida. other readers and travelers include the Stewarts, Will Eldridge heading to Indianola, and several residents visiting relatives in Des Moines, Chicago, and Washington. Community notices cover bank ads and property rentals.

Lawrence B. Dawson Waterloo R. A. Dawson Lawrence Iowa Wilbur Floyd Gladys Dawson

Local residents join visits and travels across Iowa and Illinois

Mrs J P Hennon visits West Chester relatives while A J Rankin travels to Moline for a few days with daughter Dan Guthrie. Numerous others—Mr Turner seeking summer rest with Turner brothers, Joe Falk in Davenport, Lucile Thornton and Mildred McCarty to Muscatine, Maxine Welliver returning home from Ainsworth, and families from Seymour Fairfield Hopkinton and Washington—spend weekends away or attend church events and eucharistic congresses in Chicago and Grinnell.

A. J. Rankin Moline Dan Guthrie

Special On Ice Cream At Hartmans

Hartmans offers brick ice cream in two color bricks per quart and bulk options in 1, 2, and 3 gallon lots. Lolly pops sherbet bricks and assorted ice cream available at the opera house or factory with prices starting at 1.20 dollars.

Hartman’s

Social Roundup of Visits and Travel Between Towns

Local residents travel between West Chester Crawfordsville Sigourney Wellman and Carroll for family visits birthdays and weddings. Notable stops include Mrs. Hattie Delzell returning from Crawfordsville and James Daniels attending a wedding in Macomb Illinois on June 24. Martha Godfrey will be a bridesmaid in Chicago and later teach in New York City while visiting Galva Illinois.

James Daniels West Chester Macomb Ilinois Daniel Charles Gash Daniels Martha Godfrey Chicago Betty Etter Sigourney New York City Columbia University Martha Galva Illinois Milt Godfrey

Washington Social Roundup Features Local Visits

A series of visits and travel from Washington and nearby towns includes Velma Gallagher visiting Davenport guests, Gailord Waymack returning to work in Corbin-Barrett shop, and several pairs traveling to meet relatives in Le Mars Fairfield and Denver. Many residents plan trips for education and family gatherings, with Mrs. Thompson to Iowa City for an operation and Edna Purvis heading to Burke for a two week vacation.

Wayland Man Wins Ford at Crail’s Sale

Simon Leichty Jr of Noble won the Ford touring car in Crail stock closing out sale. He led with over 39,000,000 votes while Mrs Walter Conner placed second with over 36,600,000 votes and won a $200 radio set. Goldie Mace finished third. Lead supporters included St James Church, the agent Teacher association, and the Epworth League. The contest ran for a month and proved highly successful.

Simon Leichty, Jr Noble Crail Walter Conner Goldie Mace St. James Church agent-Teacher Association Epworth League

Local readers note weekend visitors and shoppers

W. F. Delaney of Ainsworth visited town on Saturday for business. Merle Statler of West Chester drove to Washington today to shop. Robert McGugin spent the weekend in Waterloo visiting friends.

Hazel Walters Violet Hough West Chester Washington Randolph Kelsey Ainsworth W. F. Delaney of Merle Statler Robert McGugin Waterloo

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