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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
8
Mrs. Winnie Palmer and Miss Ruth H Kridves escorted Miss Agnes Samuelson of Des Moines to Crawfordsville last evening. Open nights and Suc, Brown's Super servicer.
A Cunningham building sale offers plate lunch for 35¢, pie 10¢, coffee 5¢ with cream and cake. Mrs A E Hill of Detroit and Mrs Dave Vernquist of Marquette arrived and proceed to West Chester to visit Mr and Mrs BF Linden. Also Mrs Doig and Arlo from Muscatine visit J G Custer home. Dr Spessard tooth powder marketed at 2¢.
JStE Miss Alyce Fishburn underwent mastoid treatment at Washington COUSY hospital about three weeks ago. She has left the hospital and is staying with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Whitenblam until she can go home.
Warrington opens a new footwear store to the public tomorrow inviting area residents to visit. The shop promises a wide and varied spring lineup for men, women, and children, with a double hosiery guarantee and attentive service.
Miss Mary Hunter a Kalona teacher visited briefly with her parents Mr and Mrs A Hunter. Market hogs sold top at 11.00 with unsettled weather expected. Showers likely in the eastern areas.
Gold fish and bowls and early seed corn advertised. Soy beans at War ren's Seed Store. Montgomery Ward special at Lemmon's Pharmacy Saturday only with ice cream and sundaes. Lucile Mohland visiting Pleasant Plain with Mrs. Alex Gevack. Wanted 100 extra cans of cream at Farmers' Cooperative Exchange. Bessie Wakefield returns home to Centerville after visit with Gaults. Pyorrhea noted as widespread. Dr Snessard's tooth powder offered. Ed Bambrick visits from Seymore. McCalls attend postmasters convention in Des Moines then plan trip to Fayetteville Arkansas. Regular ice deliveries start. call 176 for service. Wilson Coal Co. special Sundaes. investigate this. Ghee
Mrs Earl Berkshire of Crawfordsville shopped in Washington yesterday. Baskets made for the blind at Vinton by the P E O society will be sold along with aprons, food and plants Saturday on the east side of the square. Mr and Mrs L L Fosdick of Santa Ana California, visiting Kalona, were guests at the Stansbury home last evening.
Miss Agnes Samuelson state school superintendent returned home after delivering the Crawfordsville high school commencement address. She was a guest of Mrs. Winnie Palmer in Washington last night and aglow over the new plot Hecolite that everyone is talking about.
Mrs Jones expressed distress after discovering a fire in her own home, lamenting it was her fault. No injuries are mentioned and the event remains under local investigation.
Mrs Ardelia Chapman traveled from her Ke ola home to spend several days with her daughter, Mrs Frank Mills, visiting this morning.
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