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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
8
The notice states an American Legion meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 PM and urges Evers members to attend. It also informs that Dr. EK BE Stutsman will pursue past graduate work at Iowa City next week and will see patients by appointment only, with morning or evening slots available.
i¢ )¢ 'AS NEW Hannah Criss spent the week ence at her home in Pleasant Plain with home folks. Waffle breakfast for ev ery body Tuesday morning 6-9 Presbyteran church. Miss Madeline Atkins returned last evening from West Liberty. Adda Wood of Muscatine spent the weekend here with Nellie De Witt, Beulah Rich, and others. Lela Dayton went to West Chester this morning after visiting the P Woods home. Mrs. W Hi Jordan of Columbus Junction went home this morning after being a guest at the Jordan home.
Florence Owen spent the weekend in Brighton with relatives of the Bittings and Anderson families. Florence Fritz returned to Pleasant Main after visiting here with sisters. George Graves visited on business from Wyman. Ray Nicola and sons came from Muscatine for supper at the Anderson home. Shirley Clark visited friends in Iowa City. The office will close for three days for a state dental meeting in Des Moines. Ed Sullivan, back to work as Rock Island road master after a leg injury. Mrs. G W Fraley of Baltimore and her nieces visited the Farrells in Washington. A marriage license issued to Karl B. Griggs and Mabel G. Arthur of Wellman. Dr. C F Boller and wife attended a Des Moines dental convention. Edith Carris, a Francis Shimer student, visited with her parents J C and Mrs. Carris.
John Bergquist returns from Chicago with sons Frank and Elmer to see Dorothy Ann Bergquist, daughter of Frank and Mrs Bergquist, described as the big show. The item notes illness of Dr Frey in Ollie and various local social visits and travel.
Local society notes list Miss Johanna Pokorney visiting Cedar Rapids from her home near there after a weekend with parents. E. F. Morgan and two daughters came from Brighton on business. Miss Mabel Arthur came from Wellman to shop. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Maxwell visited Cedar Rapids to dine with their son Donald, a Coe College student. Mrs. Sam Witting visited Havre and stayed with her parents, while Mrs. W. B. Gordon of Haskins shopped in Washington. George Dowell left for Tacoma to visit son Malcolm and plan a six week coast trip, including Camp Lewis with his son Lee. Charles Popteroff of Des Moines moves to relieve as conductor on Nos. 429 and 430. Mrs. N. J. Lease and Mrs. J. Wooley from Crawfordsville rode in to shop. Francis Skipton traveled to Stuart to visit his parents. Edna, Laura and Ruth Bridges visited Muscatine with their parents. Miss Vaughn Davis of Centerville returned home after weekend with Miss Helen Wood. Everett Shenefelt and wife of Cedar Rapids drove to Washington for a visit at I. W. Shenefelt’s home. Advertising notes: Quaker State oil and Brown’s Tire Shop highlight local ads. Beautiful Mother’s Day cards promoted at Rose-Gray Shoppe.
A car load of Chevrolets is due in Ainsworth Iowa with orders to be left with J A Marsh before stock is exhausted Mrs Perry Hays traveled to Delta to visit her mother for several days Gertrude Cameron and Irene Rodrick returned home to Winfield after a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Paul Gorham
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