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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
5
Local items report visits and gatherings among residents of District No. 5 including Norton Bush Baird and Humston families. Notes mention a dust storm near Crawfordsville, Farm Bureau events, farm work weather, and social happenings at Cherry and Duncan households. Aura Jones elected Columbus Junction Fair president and upcoming May breakfast at Chau tauqua park with Boy Scout hike.
Columbus Junction today reports weekend visits from Cedar Rapids resident Mr and Mrs W A Hutton and daughter Marian plus Mrs Verne Rice from Mt Pleasant. The Presbyterian Missionary Society meets Thursday with topics on Spanish speaking people of the Southwest. J E Morgan returns from Belleview hospital Muscatine for treatment. Miss Louise Reaney teaching at Keota high school visits home. Mrs G C Neiswanger visiting Miss Marie Schmidt at Waterloo. Pallbearers named for Mrs Margaret Hall funeral at Columbus City. Ellen Nichols moves to Fruitland. Methodist church social held with Rev R G Hawkins of Wapello speaking. Presbyterian missionary group meets Thursday with Mrs William Gilkey. Sarah Reinhart visiting sister Mrs Frank Isett.
G F Morrison of Washington sold the Wellman Brick Yard at auction to F C Schroeder for 950 dollars pending deed approval. The yard once fetched 30,000 dollars and represents a shift away from small clay plants as local activity includes a school banquet, staff changes, and county obituaries.
A new instructive book by Dr. A S McCleary, a rectal specialist in Excelsior Springs Missouri, claims piles can be cured without knives or burning. It cites 27 years of success and 13 000 cases and offers a free plain wrapper copy by mail to readers.
VEO Mrs. George Bray correspondent reports hospitality notes. Maggie Neis has cared for her little son at the Delbert Macy since April 19 and returned home Monday. Mrs. Katie Rice left for Meadimill to tend her mother Mrs. Mattie Staats who died at 9 15 that night before her arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Omey Hoskins welcomed a new granddaughter at Washington county hospital on April 23 for Mr. and Mrs. James Hoskins of near Batavia Iowa. Busy Bee club met April 26 with host Mrs. Josie Hosier.
Lodges Washington Chapter No 98 regular meeting on the second Thursday of each month with Alice Meek W M Della McBride secretary visiting members welcome Damascus Shrine No 10 regular meeting on the third Tuesday at Masonic Temple Maude Davis W H P Sarah Walker worthy scribe Washington Lodge No 26 regular meeting on the first Friday of each month Db L Carbaugh W M R W Thompson secretary
Railway timetable details arrivals and departures for multiple trains including No 4 Golden State Limited No 12 Express No 50 Local Pass and No 30 Local Pass across westbound and eastbound routes. Adds Knoxville branch Local Pass Freight and schedule notes with agent names H W Russel and J C McKay.
Mr and Mrs Walter Bray hosted visitors including Clarence Richard Allen Galen and Misses Mary Statler and Freda George. Mildred Hadley and children stayed at Fort Balderson. Verle Beauchamp visited Amy Calhoun at Jefferson county hospital after an operation. Henry Williams planted 18 acres of corn last week. Farmers await warm days and rain for oats and meadows. Leo Beauchamp spent Monday with Grandma Bray. Hattie Dutton visits her mother Sarah Orr at Pleasant Plain to help clean. Mira Soeten hosted a visit from relatives from Ft Madison over the weekend.
The Des Moines Register and Tribune Capital will use a Fairchild cabin monoplane for news photography, with service to start within two weeks. May 11 is set for a Good Roads Meeting in Des Moines hosted by the Iowa Good Roads association. Cedar Rapids senator C F Clark will discuss the Illinois gas tax decision, joined by Fred White of the Highway Commission. Iowa State College band Ames North High Des Moines Knoxville High bands are mentioned in the segment.
In the Drake Relays events, Iowa State Teachers College took second place in the university and college division, followed by the University of Iowa in third and Iowa Wesleyan in fourth.
A compact taxi advertisement promotes Yellow Cab service with a single phone number for calls. It highlights quick dispatch and accessibility for riders seeking transportation.
Local dining listing advertises a 35 cent dinner special at Iowa Lunch Room located at 121 North Iowa Ave. with hours noted as open at all times.
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