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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1931

Page

8

Local notes and ads on travel and services

Mrs M W Bailey visited her daughter in Iowa City with round trip Milwaukee Road tickets offered May 1 2 and 3 for travel. Gwendolyn Wessel of Grighton recovered from appendicitis and went home. Jersey and Guernsey milk and cream from Sunny Slope Dairy advertise two daily deliveries with prices. Local painting ad offers pure linseed paint per gallon and contact Cherry Bell.

Cherry & Bell M. W. Bailey Iowa City Josephine Bailey Davenport Milwaukee Road Advy Gwendolyn Wessel Grighton Washington County Schmoeller Jiros Jersey & Guernsey Sunny Slope Jay Brewer

Anniversary sale offers suits at eighteen eighty three

Mrs Ethel B Wilde of Peoria Illinois visited Widmer's anniversary sale with plans to stay about ten days along with her sister Mrs A Anderson and several friends.

Widmer’s Ethel B. Wilde Peoria Ill A. Anderson

Miss Lelia Wilson Heads to Hawarden Hospital Post

Miss Lelia Wilson leaves tonight for Hawarden Iowa to take charge of a hospital. Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday.

Lelia Wilson Hawarden Iowa

Weekend sale and local notices from Widmer's store

Widmer's announces a Saturday discount of 10 on all good clean items. Mr and Mrs Howard McCleery spent Sunday with relatives and live in Iowa City. D F Macon in Washington Iowa handles auction duties contact 251 red. Lumped notes mention Mi KK L MacGugin returning home after months with her Pennsylvanian children and opening a home on East Main street. Ted Brown and Fred Downing were in Kalona for Boy Scout work.

Widmer’s Howard McCleery Iowa City D. F Macon Washington Iowa Mi Kk L. MacGugin Pennsylvania East Main Street Cottage Inn Lou Arthur Ted Brown Fred Downing Kalona

Longtime Liska wedding anniversary celebrated in Egypt

A crowd of relatives and friends surprised Mr and Mrs Joseph Liska on their 260th wedding anniversary in Egypt on Sunday April 29 at 11:30. Baskets, a bountiful noon dinner, and gatherings with numerous family members followed.

Egypt Joseph Liska Frank Birka James Birka Charles Kolosick Ed Lukavsky Milt Birka Joe Soukup Charlies Vondrasek Vern Kron Ed Horn Will Prebyl Elmer Kolosyek John Horak Harry Malichky Bol Luntz Roy Kron Kucera Riverside Anna Liksa Liska Beulah Geneva Dutler Town City Frank Navy John Tforak Delores Barbara Tforak Andrew Hanson Moline Andrews Davenport Ed Kallous Ed Beraneks Paul Roatenberger Ed Beranek Roy Krons John Kurtz Harry Cleeg Bid Euchre Flinch Bobbie Beranek Egypt School

Black Hawk Social Club Hosts Brighton Social Evening

The Black Hawk Social Club met Friday night with Mr and Mrs Everett Garrett. Attendees included Keith Barnes Prody Borkoski and families Violet Cliffora Raymond Oswald Oswalt Parcel and others. The evening featured card games and refreshments of fruit cake and coffee served by the hostess.

Brighton R. 1 Black Hawk Social Club Everett Garrett Keith Barnes Prody Borkoski Violet Cliffora Raymond Ands Oswald Victor Oswalt Kermit Ray Parcel Carl Marcelle Lois Glen Violet Garrett

Sunday Visits and Local Happenings in Riverside Area

Slain Plotter guests of Mrs. S R Millers. Mr and Mrs Ed Lukovsky and family spent Sunday at Riverside visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Clem Griffith and family and John Griffith home. Tom Stvans at Chas Longer home. W Longer and daughter callers at Bill Chemilar's. Emil Fink lost a spring calf Sunday. Mary Lukovsky helping Mrs Whelan with house work. Chas and Walter Longer helped Will Longer Monday. Mrs Fink attended Betty Leacox funeral Tuesday. Bill Chemelar returned from Kansas City with cattle. C M Keck back from Orlando Florida.

S. R. Millers Ed Lukovsky Riverside Clem Griffith John Griffith Tom Stvans Chas Longer W. Longer Bill Chemilar Emil Fink Mary Lukovsky Whelan Walter Longer Will Longer Mrs. Fink Betty Leacox Bill Chemelar Kansas City

Wallace PL U A bake sale at Ramseyer’s Saturday

Wallace PL U A announces a bake sale at Ramseyer’s on Saturday starting at 9 o’clock. Mrs W H Russell visits an aunt in Gladstone and a lawn mower sharpening service promises prompt, guaranteed work for the season. Lucille Mehland takes Kathryn Flynn’s stenographer role in the farm bureau office for May while Miss Flynn is on leave. Spring suits arrive at Schmoeler Fires.

Wallace U. A Ramseyer W. H. Russell Gladstone Frazier & Black Lucille Mehland Kathryn Flynn Farm Bureau Flynn

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