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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
8
Mrs Dr H C Hall traveled from her Crawfordsville home to shop in Washington marking a local social district outing and indicating midweek travel for errands and purchases.
Vanzan Davis of Contereilto Washington stopped and rested at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J P Wood before heading to Iowa City to visit friends. Mrs. John Pehler and son Redwrick visited Muscatine for a few days with sister Mrs. J W Tenny. Maxine Weller, nursing student, left Washington County Hospital to spend part of her vacation in Ainsworth and plan a trip to St Louis to visit her uncle and aunt. Mrs. Carl Roberts departed for Colorado Springs to visit her mother Mrs Jackson Roberts.
Mrs Fa Bambrick of Seym is visiting Washington with her son Ray and Mae Wehr. They spent the day in Columbus Junction visiting friends. B H Harding of What Cheer and sister Minnie Jackson of Ainsworth visited Nellie Harding worth. Jane Lessenger from New York arrived to visit Harry and Mary Shrader before heading to Oklahoma City for summer. Catherine Hessettine returned to Crayfordsville after visiting Mary M. Sho. Attended the All elu rally day.
Thursday night is Rooster night. A rooster admits your family to the evenings performance for Good Thursday night only. Graham Maxine Barden of Minneapolis visited the parental home at Fairfield then went to Washington to visit at the Will Latta home. Latta had been visiting at St Mathes home at Fairfield and returned to Washington.
City water will be shut off Thursday between 8 and 11 a m for west of Ave D. Water works urge residents to bring family to the Graham Creek area for a Rooser Day event featuring pictures and vaudeville with a rooster act.
On June 16 Mrs Donald Tucker entertained Glen Edna and Beulah Arnold. Various neighbors attended and comments noted of past events. Several names appear in brief social notices including baptisms and church visits at Indian Creek and Fairfield wool movement by farmers.
Dr Charles McLaughlin Jr flies to Chicago to meet Dr Joe VanderVere from Davenport and Dr Joh McClinock of Town City and M D from New Hampton. They will travel to Montreal to join Montreal General Hospital starting July 1. Mrs Naanamp has returned to her Fairfield home after a week with Mr and Mrs Henry Shrader.
Lytle's lists fireworks for the Fourth in the sixth window and fresh goods today. Offers Malian Dinner package with pasta, sauce, and cheese at 5 cents, plus cucumbers, pure fruit jelly, cocoa, paper plates, and picnic staples for outdoor meals.
A party traveling by car headed home after visiting Mrs Chaney's sister Mrs Ritchey in Washington for several weeks. Mrs Porter Colvig of Lake City also returned to her home with Mrs Ritchey accompanying them to Des Moines. Mrs Tripp and daughter Nellie came back from Sioux City after visiting their son and Dr Roy Tripp.
City water will be shut off Thursday between 8 and 11 a m on Ave D for maintenance. City Water Department warns residents to plan accordingly and expect brief service interruption in nearby blocks.
Mrs H M Bieber arrived home after visiting the Alex Lytle residence in Chicago. She accompanied her daughter Mrs Henry Bailey and Ily to Chiesa, then continued homeward to Pittsburgh.
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