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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1929

Page

6

Washington Weekend Visits and Local Medical Note

Mrs Charles and Mrs Mir visit in Washington with Mr Peasant case 0. Bleve morning pass Saturday evening to visit passengers in event. Mrs 1.7 Risk and J Aj plan a day trip, trims ton. Me undergoes appendectomy at Washington county hospital. J Wits travels from Oskaloosa to visit his brother T 4 Wilson. Helen Cotter visits Mrs DB Murphy and returns home to Washington Jose.

Charles Thomas Mir Rovert Washington Thesengers Toenport Risk J. Aj Nston County Helen Cotter DB. Murphy Jose

Ten Years Ago Today at W A Gibson Store

A fragmented note highlights a spring sale at W A Gibson with wallpaper options and stock abundant. It mentions choosing wallpaper this spring, warm weather, and evening conditions, reflecting a local shopping promotion from a past date.

Local Ladies Visit Town City for Saturday Outing

Mrs McConaughey and Mrs AL Crownaghter from Virginia drove to Town City on Saturday and spent the afternoon touring local sites and shopping.

McConaughey AL. Crownaghter Virginia Town City

Hear the Welsh Choir to morrow night at M E Church

Fragmented local column notes list many residents of Monmouth Illinois. Estelle Davidson returns from weekend with parents the Davisons. Mrs Olive Gray ill in Washington causes trip home. Gilson family, Real brothers visit Fort Madison. piano tuner in town. Anwyl and Beanehamg travel from Fairfield to Orfordville via Washington. Victor Mastin drives with group to Cedar Rapids to play basketball. Catherine Winters visits RW Moore then returns home. Haney family moves to new apartment. Moore returns to Misery Missouri after visit Washington.

Huth Gilson W. A. Gibson Fort Madison Lyte Anwyl Rey Beanehamg Washington Orfordeville Fairfield Ales Victor Mastin Cedar Rapids

Stocks of grain on Iowa farms larger than one year ago

Des Moines March 11. Alfred C Brittain, federal agricultural statistician for Iowa, reports grain stocks on March 1 were larger than a year earlier. Wheat stocks stood at 209,445,000 bushels, with 400,000 more than a year ago, while oats were well above last year. The year’s smaller crop last fall and limited funds delayed market activity.

Iowa Des Moines Alfred C. Brittain Reittian

U S Sailor Killed in Hong Kong Hotel Fire

A fiery blaze at the King Edward hotel in Hong Kong on March 11 claimed one American sailor who fell from upper floors. Four foreigners, including a woman, died, and several harmed as flames swept the building. Stephan Kish, a Memphis resident, died after leaping and missing a lifeline net. Aboard the visiting U S cruiser Memphis, many American sailors were present, with most escaping as guests were affected.

Hong Kong King Edward Hotel Stephan Kish S. 8 Memphis

Train crash injures twelve in Chicago at Marshfield station

At Marshfield station on the Chicago elevated lines a Logan Square express rammed the rear of a Mumboldt Park train, wrecking cars and injuring twelve. Thirty others were treated, with many taken to Cook County Hospital.

Maroh Cook Chica Ps County Hospital Chicago Marshfield Logan Square

Makes agreement with police force in Owa City

A chaotic OCR fragment reports Fred Wolford of Pilot and Lews City police linked to an incident, hospitalized and treated for illness, with an arrest, then an adjustment allowing Welford to walk with difficulty, while Fra Ratland from Wayland noted as a hopper from out of town in Wash.

Owa City TaqMarch Fred Wolford Pilot Lews City Wolford Welford Ratland Wayland

Weekend Visits and Local Notices At Washington

Residents of Washington Iowa list weekend visits and travel plans. Names include Mr and Mrs Charles Wolfe, Mins OW H Sandberg, Harvey, Riteney, Zelma Moser, W W Wilson, Earnest Stout, John Be Longs, Ruth Breshwaters, Frank Young, Lloyd Phillips, Mary Tites, Isa Rouse, Leila Dayto, Blanche McCarty, Milo Weaver, Dr Augustus Prey, Warren area residents, and others. Notes mention trips to Des Moines Muscatine Rockford and Chicago area, hospital stays, shopping, and upcoming home routines.

Local families visit and travel notes around Washington area

Mr and Mrs Eimer Bain and family of Wayland shopped in Washington Saturday. Everette Grinian and guests visited Columbus Junction and hosted by Mr and Mrs Lee Hust. Mrs Guet Anderson visited her sister Mrs Vo Frisk in Columbus Junction. Numerous residents spent weekends with relatives, returned to Muscatine and Corydon, and attended events including a Hoover funeral in Washington.

Everette Grinian Columbus Junction Lee Hust Guet Anderson Vo. Frisk Theodore Johnson Ed Holdern

Death notice for William Olds of Parstow South Dakota

John Olds receives word of the death of his brother William Olds of Parstow South Dakota last Tuesday. William Olds had formerly lived near Ainsworth and had just returned home from Topeka after visiting his sister. The item notes various local movements and a few names including Mrs M E Romine of Keota Mrs Winnie Palmer Miriam and other locals, with brief mentions of visits by Harry Bishop of Havre and A C Jennings at businesses, and a plan to move to Washington for work with Jettrex Health Shoes.

W. Sandberg Fort Dodge Vo P. McCautley John Olds William Olds Parstow South Dakcota Olds Ainsworth Topeka

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