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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1940

Page

8

Crawfordsville Telephone Company extends charter to 1960

At a special stockholders meeting in Crawfordsville Iowa on April 22 1940 the renewal amendment and substitution of Articles of Incorporation were adopted extending the corporate period by twenty years to June 28 1960 The board of five directors including N J Lease D B Twinam and K A Coates were named to guide the company through the renewal and required notarization was completed by K H Cherryholmes.

Bell Crawfordsville, Telephone Company Iowa Crawfordsville Washington County Crawfordsville Telephone Company N. J. Lease K. A Coates K A. Coates K. H. Cherryholmes Board of Directors State of Peoples Savings Bank People’s Savings Bank Crawfordbyville R. V. Davis W. G. Edwards Lowa C. Fletcher D. B. Twinam Board of A Coates Ine Corporation K. A. Coates Washington R H. Cherryholmes

Ex Ball Star Walter Johnson Wins Maryland Nomination

Former big league pitcher and manager Walter Johnson wins the Republican nomination in Maryland's Sixth district and will run for the seat in November. He operates a farm in Montgomery County.

Walter Johnson Maryland Johnson Montgomery County

Local Residents Attend Graduations and Events in West Chester and Nearby

Mr and Mrs Jess W Radda and Margaret Lemley attended graduation at West Chester where Willard Palmer shared the spotlight as a graduate. A E Palmer Mrs J K Palmer and Stella Palmer also took part in the commencement. Dozens of friends and relatives traveled to Clinton for the spring DeMolay district conclave. Havercamp and Atchison en route to Mt Vernon for a May Music festival performance by Joseph Hofman. Mrs Charles Thomas left for Orange California to visit relatives. Harland Mead Mary Atchison join Iowa junior college conference in Des Moines and Drake University music festival. Roy Finke William Finke and Silas Finke traveled to Burlington for Henry Korf funeral. Mrs W W Bowers’s mother died in Cedar Falls and was buried in Lincoln Nebraska. she had suffered from flu.

Harland Mead Mary Atchison Des Moines Iowa Drake University Roy Finke William Finke Silas Finke Crawfordsville Burlington Henry Korf Korf W. W. Bowers Washington

Rebekah Club Holds Afternoon Meeting

Mrs. Jake Fisher hosted a social Rebekah club meeting yesterday afternoon. Ill members Mrs. Hilma Larson and Mrs. Charles Rickey attended. Refreshments followed the business session. Mrs. Frank Schneider will host the next meeting.

Jake Fisher Rebekah Club Hilma Larson Charles Rickey Frank Schneider

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