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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
5
The Wellman community notes the Edwin Hambright funeral held in Tipton with many out of town attendees from Des Moines Sigourney and Washington D C. Pallbearers included F C Jones G Wherle L W Durst and others. Several local families visited Tipton for the service and related gatherings. Dr E S Hansenser spent a day in Des Moines on business.
In South Hill on May 20 Mr and Mrs John McNeil and their son Dickie visited the Charles Curtis home. Dale Riley and Lovella English from Iowa City spent weekends with Lovella’s parents in Hillsboro. The community attended a school program and picnic dinner Friday. Mr and Mrs T T Rivey visited Frank Sands Sunday. Mrs Joe Conrad hatched 280 baby chicks at Winfield hatchery. Farrel Young and sons joined others for dinner at the Charles Rodgers home near Olde. The Lone family of Washington attended. Sympathy extends to the Hastings on the death of Mrs W C Huston of Winfield. Farrel Young and sons were speakers at the Sands home Sunday evening. Carl Atkinson attended Mr W Huston’s funeral Monday.
South Highland news notes visitors and local stops dated May 24. Mr and Mrs Richard Have and sons Delbert Norman and Kenneth visited Bill Chemlar. Joe Lukavsky and children visited in Iowa City with Lukavsky parents. Raymond Lasek visited Hazel Dell school and May 14 at Fast Prairie school. Melo Lasek and family mentioned.
Children and R T Knottnerus and sons Jake and Reemicius spent Sunday afternoon at the Atha Wagenknecht home near Ainsworth. Mr and Mrs Richard Havel and children were Sunday evening visitors at the Melo Lasek home with Leo Shelangosii of Washington putting in a new well at the KR T Knottnerus and vols home Monday.
Roger Holmes celebrated his fourteenth birthday with a family dinner at his parents home. Relatives and neighbors attended, including grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins from nearby towns. Sunday visitors and extended family joined the celebration and later called on the hosts.
Local households report Sunday visits and weekend social events across Washington area. Names include the Widmer, Graber, Krabill, Blanchard, Jones, Cherryholmes, Orria, Howell, Rich, Sommers, and Twinam families with relatives from Winfield Columbus City Columbus Junction and Sterling Illinois. A funeral, graduation, and school departures are noted among residents.
Three Prairie Center families face quarantine after Scarlet Fever diagnoses. Edward Ziegiowsky, Betty Joan Koehler, and Donna Lea Wyliie contracted a light form with no serious illness. The outbreak prompts containment measures at their residences.
Local residents and families exchanged Sunday and Friday calls and dinners at multiple homes including Koehler, Zieglowsky, Wagenknecht, Foss, and Wylie households. Visits featured afternoon, evening gatherings, school events, and help with housework, with friends and relatives from Riverside, Havre, West Chester, and nearby areas.
Naturalists regard the Asiatic elephant as highly intelligent with strong memory. Fear often explains elephants’ memories, while tales of revenge are debated by zoologists who note elephants sometimes enjoy tobacco or water in anecdotes.
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