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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1929
Page
5
Ten years ago today Mr and Mrs JBR George returned from a trip to Texas and Oklahoma to visit relatives. Weather forecast: partly cloudy, colder with night conditions. Hog market sharply quoted at 11 dollars.
Bargains in paint supplies and varnishes offered at half regular price. Phillips and Helen Roth, Gilbert Trotman, and Bud Ballard traveled to Wayland to visit friends and relatives. Altahsatura from Town City finished a course at the University of Town and returned home to Webster for spring. Town Mutual advertises savings for one third of Washi owners. Frances McCoy, Bailey Reoots.
Burdette Westermark works Saturday at the pharmacy while John and Pete Coffman travel from Wayland on business. Shenton cleaners host bake sale. Local families including Rothschilds, Williams, Falks, Os, Watkins, Yorks, Bollers, Wenger, Huber, Rohrer, Moore, McElhinneys, Livingston, Sheets, Jackson, Parker, and others are seen shopping, visiting from Wellman to Cedar Rapids, Ames, Kalona, Waterloo, and Washington for errands, education, or sightseeing.
L Alcorn MD physician and surgeon offers special attention to women and children from Wilson Heating Co on South Iowa Avenue. Office phone listed. Residence at 614. Classified ad notes sale rent wanted or lost. Ad targets broad local readership.
W H Harrison and daughter Nevieve visited Haskins with Mrs Roy Steele. Dr and Mrs McKicham and sons Robby and Billy came from Wayland to see Mrs Frank Casey Curlee. Mary Welch traveled from Oskaloosa to Des Moines and Hoone for spring break. Frank Casey and Frances Jane Beulah visited Brighton. Kasowski Seliger Richardson and Nel lie Tripp drove to To wt erday for a lecture by Dr Charles R Brown at the University Vesper service.
A stream of residents traveled to attend funerals and visit relatives, including Mrs A L Nicola and Mrs Pr Miller to Wa nston for Mrs Ed Murphy's funeral, and Mrs William Hindahl with Mrs Dave Knottherns to Mason City. Others visited Winfield, Wy man, and Fairfield, while notices list tax deadlines and real estate ads from Washington.
Mrs Franklin Waggoner and two children returned from Muscatine Saturday evening after a short visit with her sister and Mr Waggoner. Ella McCormack returned home after stopping in Washington on the way from Columbus Junction. Blanche Spevacek came home from Katona where she vacationed from Milady Beauty Shoppe. Ter Lian Brown goes to Ames to begin work at Town State College. Mrs JA Bundy visiting her mother Mrs James Sowash, returns to her home. Hattie Meachem comes from Grinnell for a few days with Mr and Mrs R E Brown. Juanita and Mary Elizabeth Weidner visit Brighton during spring vacation with Mr and Mrs J W Jones. Richard Haney, a student at the University of Town, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr and Mrs Oscar Haney.
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