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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1939
Page
6
Mrs George Canott reports 500 chickens are one month old. Several neighbors and relatives are listed hosting and visiting over the weekend. Community notes include jury duty for Pat Johnson and local family gatherings across North Oregon.
Havre reports Samuel Wittmer has been secured as teacher for the coming year. Local residents noted social visits with the Wittmer family and neighbors including Eislie Hauvenstein Zieslowsky and Westen households. The article lists weekend visits and community happenings around Havre with several families mentioned.
Thursday and weekend visits color a long list of small town social calls. Families including Baker Lauderman Frey Wittmer Zieglowsky Westen Pratt Pratt Gardner McBride Frame Witting Ferguson Dickinson Kephart Paris Weston Erlenbush Moran Thompson North Bruegee Wagner Beenblom and others share Sunday calls, dinners, and afternoon visits in Olds Fairfield Washington and neighboring areas.
Mrs Leslie Beanblossom and Wilma Jean visited family in Rock Island. Warren Groff and relatives came to the G Anderson home. Una Lewis stayed with her brother Everette. Cora Long moved to a home bought from Bruce Stewart. granddaughter Cora Ruth Swift will stay with her. Several weekend visitors from out of town joined Silas Caldwell and others.
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