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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1944

Page

8

Fred Wiggins 65 dies after stroke in Pleasant Plain

Fred Wiggins 65 a farmer and rural mail carrier from Pleasant Plain Jefferson county died after a stroke at his home. He was married to Pearl Edwards and had three children two daughters died in 1921. Surviving are his wife two sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements were pending.

Mark Hoskins Fairfield Methodist Brighton Mr. Wiggins Pleasant Plain William and Mary Wiggins Pearl Edwards Jefferson County Wiggins Dorothy Darlene Allison Jones Libertyville Ralph Eck Newton Bert Redwood Falls Minn

News and Notes from Washington Community Roundup

A letter from Mrs. Co W Stewart reports she and sister Eva Denny plan to return home next week while Frances Stewart serves with the Red Cross in New Guinea. Ed Lins joins the Leet meat market, others relocate homes, and local figures share news of purchases, visits, and a surge of community activity. The D.A.R. aims to raise 100 for blood plasma funds as Mice cause widespread crop damage across the nation.

Co. W. Stewart Eva Denny Frances Red Cross New Guinea

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