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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1930

Page

5

Marriage Solemnized at St Johns Methodist Davenport

The ceremony occurred Saturday March 15 with Rev F W Court officiating. The groom has spent most of his life in Keota and will live with his grandmother Mrs Alice Wolfe in Keota before moving to Davenport for work.

F. W. Court St. Johns Methodist Davenport Keota Alice. Wolfe N. P. Allender Washington Walter Fagan Des Moines Everette W. H. White Gell Edsboro D. Carris Swisher Harold Teets

Louisa county buys tractors and grader for roads

Louisa county supervisors purchase two heavy caterpillar tractors and an elevator grader for 12000 to aid township road work and another smaller tractor for 9200. Under Bergman Road law 612 miles are now supervised by the county engineer. Founders day program by the Methodist Missionary society featured music and speaking. Social circle to meet March 27 at Mrs Holland Burch. Crulls visited Mrs Dale Mayswinkel in Kansas City. A Fanny Crosby program planned at Reformed church. 30 o'clock and high school girls basketball team lost in district tournament.

Unction Louisa County Board of Supervisors Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Holland Burch Guy Crull Dale Mayswinkle Kansas City Fanny Crosby The Reformed Church View High School

Columbus high school girls win captain election and play plans

Diverse Harmony district notes report Miss Lillian Bliven elected Columbus High School girls team captain and plans for the senior class play The Millionaire. Iowa State College students Walter Longer and Max Robertson visit, Farm Bureau event in Washington referenced, and local club meetings plus spring weather and plowing updates.

Centerville Mingo Lillian Bliven Columbus High School Dangeut Minerva Alsip Overholt Geneveder J.C. Morgan Chicago Trevor Williams Burle Ruston Carl Giffey Max Robertson Iowa State College Ames Harmony Mia Walter Longer Delbert Davidson Farm Bureau Washington Mary Lukavsky J. Kendrick Longer Harry Campbell Kendrick Bitting Payne Kirksville Hurrough Fink Harmony School House Lukavsky Fred Long Lukavsky Elizabeth Bruce Harstfall Highland Lone Tree

Brighton Notes and Local Elections Update

Mrs Mary Gowey returns home after five weeks with daughter Mrs Willard Lindaur in Anamosa and the Lindauers plan a move to Marion next April. J H Krenmyer of Ainsworth speaks to Masonic members Thursday. One candidate filed for the upcoming city election a week from Monday, listing the current mayor among those named.

Brighton Mary Gowey Willard Lindaur Anamosa Lindaurs Marion J.H. Krenmyer Ainsworth Masonic Order

Local officers listed. church socials and town notes

Present officers include Mayor A. J. Johnson and councilmen J. F. Fra n E. B. Rudolph E. G. Koch G. R. Brier C. T. Lamansky treasurer D. E. Peters assessor W. B. Robison. Presbyterian Ladies Aid held a 15 cent social at the church. Mrs. E. C. Cook returns from Ft. Madison. Miss Margaret Kennedy becomes creamery bookkeeper. Methodist supper drew 70 to 80 members. Wi Schafer visited Burlington to see niece Winona Crile hurt in an auto accident near Mediapolis. Her condition described as resting. No operation planned for now on her broken rim. Mrs. Edna Crile with F. E. Gertz in Davenport. Mrs. W. W. Williams ill with tonsillitis. Fred Vanerus and W. A. Coffman host children visiting from Vinton. Robert Edwards home from Mediapolis. Hal Raymond Lemley on vacation with mother Carrie Lemle. Ira Schafer returns from Kirksville with sister Frances McFarland from hospital trip for surgery weeks ago.

A. J. Johnson J. F. Fra Ft. Madison Margaret Kennedy Eldora Wi Schafer Burlington Winona Crile Uhe Mediapolis Edna Crile F. E. Gertz Davenport W. W. Williams Vernon Coffman Chiledren Vinton Fred Vanerus W. A. Coffman Robert Edwards Mediapol Graing Hal Raymond Lemley Standard Accident Iinsurance Company Detroit Carrie Lemle Ira Schafer Kirksville Frances McFarland Miss McFarland

Notable visits and health notes from regional columns

Mrs Hod Brier stays with son Rex in Winfield while Grace Briarton remains in a New Orleans hospital, slowly improving. A school board meeting re elected Supt C J Christiansen for another two years. Nat Birt of Fairfield and Mrs James Harris of Richland visited B S Rudolph’s. The city shows more motorcycles than autos, with 27 000 0 00 of the latter in the fleet.

Hod Brier Rex Winfield Grace Briarton New Orleans C. J. Christiansen Nat Birt Fairfield James Harris Richland B.S. Rudolph’s

SARE group to sail for American industry tour from Bremen

A group of German factory owners and managers will sail from Bremen on April 18 for a study tour of the industrial centers of the United States. The voyage aims to examine U.S. manufacturing practices and industrial organization. The delegation reflects postwar interest in American industry and its methods.

U.S Munich Sare Group Mae Fers Bremen United States

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