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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
5
In Crawfordsville on March 15 funeral services for John Hanna were held yesterday afternoon at the United Presbyterian Church. The rites were conducted by Rev A N Porter with assisting ministers, reflecting the community’s grief and remembrance for the deceased.
Pallbearers named Milton White Eli White Frank Gault Earl Ferguson Fred Anwyl Delbert Maxwell attended the ceremony. Clergy Rev E W Griffith J C Huston Lisle Anwyl T H Barnes sang. Attendees included Rev Haney of Webster City Robert Hanna Coal Valley Ill McWhinney Orion Wil Mrs Jennie Walker Ainsworth Mrs Fred Palmer Nelson Thompson George Maxwell John Woods Washington R C Ferguson West Chester. Bad roads delayed school, so no class today. Church notes list United Presbyterian events with sermons and leaders.
Sunday school at 1 o'clock and morning worship at 11 a m. The theme centers on salvation with or without.
An old advertisement extols Melo to soften hard water for dishwashing. It contrasts scum from hard water with Melo softened water that “will clean.” The copy promotes buying Melo at the grocer to achieve sudsy, residue free cleaning of pots and pans.
Epworth League at 6 30 p m with sermon The Old Dis ciple Acts 21 16. Sunday school 10 a m sermon at 11 a m. Kenneth i Reese leads SoC Dp mir ck je meeting. Rev FE W Griffith pastor invites all. English River floods low areas due to thawing weather and rains.
Ainsworth will host a farm bureau demonstration on dyeing and tying at the schoolhouse Monday afternoon at 2 30 May 25. Mrs George Lord leads the east side group and will invite district ladies to attend with town women. Lins in the home district led a March 5 meeting at Mrs Lee Hunt’s home. next meet with Miss Stone planned for April. Lily Duncan, recently ill in Washington hospital, is improving. M J Walker learned of her brother-in-law Hanna’s death in Crawfordsville. Blaine Hawkins Lola Coppock and Virginia Scranton will help Ainsworth school in contest at Washington. Due to bad roads, the Soro sis club play for Friday and Saturday was postponed. future date to be announced. Rev J H Krenmyre left for Champaign Illinois to lecture at the University. Mrs Lynn Vanhorn and Edna Richards visited Allerton. Richards has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs P Tobin. Grace presented spelling.
In Kalona on March 1 at Blytheville Ark the marriage of Nettie Klein Elliot and Sam L Manatt occurred. Both are seniors at the State University of Arkansas Fayetteville and will live there until the term ends. Nettie Ledman visits her son Clarence in Clinton. Willis Gingerich of New York state and family welcome twins, a son and daughter, former Katona residents. Baptist Ladies Aid to meet at Elmer Bush's home. Lloyd Strickler relocates to Iowa City for winter. Blanche Speracek visits W J Speracek in Washington. Noah Yoder's funeral held today after long illness. widow and several small children survive. Bert Barrow buys Geo Bell's drug business and moves in.
March 14 notices report scarce road traffic with signs of spring, wild geese sightings, and social visits in Washington area. Ainsworth stays with FE K Annas. Mrs Ralph Boyd suffers a fall. hog shipments depart for Chicago. hospital funds and act details headline a separate public notice.
Iowa General Assembly enacts to permanently transfer seventeen thousand five hundred dollars from the Washington County hospital maintenance fund to the hospital building fund. The transfer, approved February 18, 1928, was made due to depletion of the building fund and a maintenance fund surplus. reimbursement from the building fund is impossible.
A testimonial ad touts Tanlac as a cure for stomach trouble causing dizziness and weakness. It cites Mrs. Maud Jennings of Junction City Kansas who allegedly gained 42 pounds and regained vigor after eight years of stomach issues. The copy asserts Tanlac corrects digestive problems, relieves gas and stomach pains, restores appetite and sleep, and costs less than two cents per dose with money-back if unused.
Columbus Junction reports the death of Rev. J M Mullen at his home in Stuart after a long illness. His longtime pastorate of the Church of God is noted as a Civil War veteran. Also listed are visitors, enrollments at Town State Teachers College, illness notes, church bake sale plans, and honor roll students at Columbus High School.
Best thing for children's coughs, croup, wheeze, and night coughs. Foley Honey and Tar Compound is praised for fast relief, with no opiates and no chloroform. Mrs. Neldo Weigel of Calvary Wisconsin, and many others, attest it is the best medicine for coughs and colds.
A dense listing of train numbers, routes, timings, and freight classifications. Includes Golden State and other lines with arrivals and departures, daily service notes, and agent credits. Readers see rail schedules for various trains, local passengers, and freight, with days of operation and agents named.
The regular meeting of Damascus Shrine No 10 will be held in Masonic Temple Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Election of officers and full attendance desired. Dues payable January 1. Northern Star 4H girls meet with Margaret Stewart Saturday afternoon. 24t38
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