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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
2
WEST CHESTER May 15 A lengthy Mother's Day feature details large family gatherings at the Thompson home and Roy Gardner family with numerous relatives from Lincoln Nebraska Washington Brighton and Des Moines. The report notes two dinners many visits and a slide show as the day passed amid ideal spring conditions and biblical verse describing the season.
John McCoy of Aurora traded his Crawfordsville town property to Dell Farrier for Farrier's 87 acre farm south of town. Farriers gain possession Sept 1 and crop rights for the year. Several local residents hosted gatherings and visits noted, including roll calls, hospital returns, and Mother's Day events among families in the area.
Mr and Mrs Roger Davey of Des Moines spent the Tulip Festival weekend at the Elon Christner home. Mrs Lydia Christner and Mrs Clara Finke of Washington joined Sunday visits. The fifth grade class and Miss Bailey picnicked at the Russell Williams farm Saturday. Russell Williams and his sons visited John R Williams on Sunday.
Keota hosts the annual Brown Swiss cattle show in Keota city park on Friday May 19. Canton No 7 sponsors the event with cattle judging and a full day of activities expected to attract several hundred visitors.
Field mice, or voles, devastate grainfields during plague years. The population can reach 12 000 on a single acre, causing severe crop losses and threatening harvests.
At the hospital admitted yesterday Mrs Clark Milles Washington surgical today Robert Hesseltine Brighton surgical Henry Wie gman R1 medical Edward Harm mel Columbus Junction toas tectomy Today Mrs Merle Allison and son R4 Mrs Charles Schroed and son Wellman Mrs Ervin Logan and daughter Morning Sun Mrs Donald Proudfit and daughter Washington
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