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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1940
Page
5
Community meeting in Salt Lake City discusses proper headwear and etiquette for public events. Officials weigh traditional opera hats and ostrich feather hats as acceptable attire in public venues. Local residents voice concerns over decorum and cultural expression.
Frank Magdetfrau shipped a carload of horses to buyers in Eastern New York on Thursday. Among the lot were fine matched teams likely to fetch top prices on eastern markets. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magdefrau and son Don of Strawberry Point spent Easter with relatives. Mrs. Jacob Gerig reports 1000 baby chicks at the Gerig hatchery. Daniel Wenger of Winfield went to Chicago for specialist care. Mrs. Jake Koebel visited her daughter in Fayette with family.
A municipal notice lists the mayor city clerk city treasurer and city solicitor positions along with the superintendent of water. It signals official appointments or vacancies and indicates impending council actions.
William McKirahan a cadet at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington is listed among honor students receiving a week long Euster vacation. Others receive four days. Hill visited his parents Dr and Mrs J R McKirahan and Bob last Friday. Local farmers faced frozen ground on Good Friday delaying planting plans. Joe Nebel and Lester Krabill traveled to Versailles Missouri for a couple days of business earlier this week. Chriss Eichelberger Evelyn Wiehlerger and Alice visited Delavan Illinois for an overnight at the Miller home with Amasa Miller and family.
Ainsworth reports numerous Easter visitations with Ruth Norris noting Ruth and Mrs Wm Trotter of cetai Rapids and Larry Trotter of Armee among those in town for the holiday. Several families from Des Moines Burlington and Watero joined local residents at homes including the Bur neister Colthurst Pressly Kilgore Coppock and Garber households. Carl Bassiter returns from Monmouth College for vacation and Wilma Stevens resumes college after Easter break.
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