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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1937

Page

5

Crawford Family of Olds to Move to Madison Wisconsin

Mrs. Horace Crawford and children will join Mr. Crawford in Madison to make their home. Picnics, birthdays, campus and church events fill community life as locals attend gatherings in Crawfordsville Ames Keosauqua and Cedar Rapids.

Allen Swenson Dale Chas Faulkner Marjorie Frank Miller A. H. Boettcher Dorothy Huston Helen DeWitt Keosauqua Paul Hough Detroit Mich Bennie Fenton Ralph Miller Mabel Monson Crawfordsville Kyle DeWar- Man

Striebel Mevoy Reflect On Mrs Hackets Sudden Change

In a clipped exchange the writers suggest Steve’s sudden change of heart may be driven by something beyond mere frustration with appearances. The fragment hints at hidden motives or a deeper story behind the public outburst.

New Haven Social Notes Chronicle Local Visits

New Haven society pages detail Eugena Dickinson visiting Miss Ireta Smith, and various households including the Statlers, Bakers, Wentjens, and Smiths hosting Sunday dinners and activities. The Florida chapter of U.S.S.W. auxiliary elected a new department president at St Cloud encampment, with extended family gatherings and soap making at J. W. Combs home.

New Haven Eugena Dickinson Ireta Smith Walter Sheets Frank Smith Merle Statler A. M. Baker J. Stattler Washington H. J. Cuddeback A. RR. Strum Lloyd Wentjen

Bethel Services Start Half Hour Earlier Next Week

Bethel votes to shift worship to earlier times with Sunday school at 9 50 am and preaching at 10 30 am starting next Sunday. Members urged to attend by 9 30 am. The Bethel CC BE notes thanks to Mr and Mrs Orville Elder for talks last Thursday.

Bethel CC. BE Orville Elder Mildred Meyer Mary Marjory Walker Walter Longer Elizabeth and Willis Odeen Misa Velma Kephart Washington Gladys Wolfe Alice Wolfe Wolfe

Local couples visit Gideon and Horak homes

The report lists visits by Charles and Alice Walt Mig Betty Nemec and Mrs Mary Swolensky from Lone Tree to the Gideon and Horak homes. Wesley Ramsey stopped by the Gideon home, J Wolfe drives a new Dodge and D McCartney traded for a 1934 V-8. The Pine Grove threshing crew plans to sell their machine and seek other grain-threshing options this year.

Charles Alice Walt Gideon Mig Betty Nemec Mary Swolensky Lone ‘Tree Charley Horak Wesley Ramsey lLusite J. Wolfe David McCartney Ernest Mae Gideon

Friendship Requires Generosity Not Affairs of Wealth

A quote by Cr. Goss notes love can sustain itself while friendship needs reciprocity. The surest way to gain a friend is to be generous and kind, not to hoard wealth or seek gain.

Cr. Goss

Washington Lodge 26 AF and AM Meeting Notice

Washington Lodge No 26 AF and AM reports regular meetings on the first Friday of each month led by W M M E McDaniel and secretary A W Yard, noting attendance and duties.

Washington Lodge A. F A. M M. E. McDaniel W. M A. W. Yard

Train and bus schedules for regional lines and Kerr lines

Timetables list daily departures for CR LAP and California routes with No. 12 Apache at 3:52 p.m. and No. 2 Local at 1:05 a.m. The Golden State Limited, Californian, and Apache services show morning and evening times. mixed trains run daily except Sunday. Burlington Trailways local and interstate buses operate from Washington with multiple daily departures. Ticket purchases available at the Colenso hotel depot.

Golden State Limited Knoxville California L. Goodlander Washington Southwest Limited Burlington Trailways Moline Des Moines Chicago Omaha Colenso Hotel Ray C. Tracy

Local notes from Brighten area residents and visitors

Miss Cora Porter of Fairfield spent time with her brother Wesley and family. Edgar Wise reported two cows killed by lightning in a Saturday thunderstorm. George Mullikin of Wa'd Okla. visits Harry Mullikin’s home. Misses Jeanette and Ruth Gowey of Des Moines visit for summer vacation with Don Gowey's family. Mrs. Ora Crumly of Minneapolis stays with the Brinton family. Miss Helen Borkoski of Cedar Rapids visits Roman and Mrs Borkoski. Gilbert Brinton of Gooding Idaho returns home after a week with Homer Brinton's family. Mrs. Julia Borkoski and Predy called on Mrs. Josephine Melinski south of Pleasant Plain. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Turnipseed visit Sigourney on Sunday.

Priody Borkoki Prighton Cora Porter Fairfield Wesley Edgar Wise George Mullikin Wa'd Okla Harry Mullikin Jeanette Ruth Gowey Des Moines Sumer Don Gowey Ora Crumly Minneapolis

Sandy Hook Community Notes June 23 Recap

Mrs. H. W. Mineart reports Mr. C. Ke. Farrier ill with erysipelas but improving. Vera Hessetine helps care for him. Neighbors and family visit for Father’s Day and social planned for June 27. Vacation school at East Pleasant Plain ends next Sunday. One hundred ten on roll.

H. W. Mineart Sandy Hook C. KE. Farrier Vera Hessetine Josey Rich Harold McCullough Robert Hesseltine Roy Hesseltine Jim Thompson Stella Ada Davis Wash Neton Fox Vera Tucker Evelyn Maurice Harold Maynard East Pleasant Plain

Grandview Social News Highlights and Visits

Mary Jane England travelled to Ames on Wednesday for the 4 H convention. Mr and Mrs Charles Green were entertained Sunday at the Leven Longwell home. Grant Griffith attended the poultry meeting in Ottumwa Friday. Merl Enfield and Delbert Maxwell hosted Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Richard Cray.

Kinross Notes Highlight Local Visits this Week

John Cray reports in Kinross that John Kebey visited Ambrose Longwell home Thursday evening to see the new girl. Mr and Mrs Delbert Maxwell and M Maxwell spent Sunday at Rex Smith home.

John Cray Kinross John Kebey Chas. Green Ambrose Longwell Delbert Maxwell M. Maxwell Rex Smith

When Hippo Is Dangerous

The hippopotamus is naturally timid but may panic or rage when wounded or enraged. Sportsmen regard it as perhaps the most dangerous beast to encounter.

Our Forefathers and modern standards of contentment

A reflection on how earlier generations valued thankfulness over comfort, contrasting their higher contentment with present-day attitudes. The piece argues forefathers maintained virtue and satisfaction despite simpler living.

Ancient Mitanni Identified in Syrian Mud Brick Dwellings

Archaeologists identify inhabitants of mud and brick houses at Chagar Bazar in northern Syria as Mitanni, a kingdom flourishing about 3,500 years ago, based on new dating and material evidence.

Chagar Bazar Syria Mitanni

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