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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
6
Dale Nebel closed a successful year of school with a picnic last Friday and was elected to teach again next year. The report notes the event and mentions the following pupils.
Perfect attendance over six weeks honors Max Leichty Kathryn Widmer Duane Widmer and Shirley Anne Leichty with totals also noting four students for the year. Max Leichty completed nine years with two tardies. Mrs Pearl Dean returned from Oregon. Edd Widmer hosted by Wm Eeichelberger. D C Lchantz bought a new Oliver tractor. Ora Graber home from Mt Pleasant hospital. Earnest Jones visitors included the V in c ents and Ruggles families and Gilispie children.
Pleasant Ridge May 20 Mr and Mrs Pat Swift spent Sunday with relatives in Quincy V1 Harold Snider helped Milton Smith saw wood Wednesday forenoon Mr and Mrs Robert North and family visited Fred Bleess home Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Frank Hunter visited Bert Hunter home near Winfield Mr and Mrs Lyle Oldfield and dayenter were visitors at Milton Smith home Thursday evening Wilmer and Edward Kauffman spent the evening
Mr and Mrs Henry Underwood visited the Nick Linnen camp home near Keota. The Bruegge family and Dale Aileen Evelyn Smith spent Sunday with Robert North at Milton Smiths. Clark Wagner hosted. W W Cruse Sigourney called at the North home. Bruce Stewart entertained Illinois relatives. Mrs R J Biehler and daughter Eleanor of Iowa City visited Milton Smiths Friday.
Snowball school closed for a Friday picnic with many mothers attending. Marie Roger will return this fall to teach the same Snowball school. Local social notes list numerous visits among area families and a mention that M EF Booth has been ill but is improving.
In Washington County Iowa the estate of Mary Madden deceased seeks authority to sell undivided half interest in Riverside Lots 1 2 3 4 and W2 of Lot 5 Block 11 to pay bequests under the will. The court will hear the application May 26 1937 at 9:00 A.M. in the Washington Court House.
Monday reports include Stanley Mouser visiting Nate Bens and Adolph Larsons buying spring fries from Mrs. Milton Maas. Local farm work, mushroom gifts, and family visits pepper the week as Clayton Bears restore Washington telephone service and Union school plans a timber picnic.
Local notes from Clay report a Friday school closure with a picnic dinner. Miss Smith returns to Centerville. A J Morgan and others attend Brighton events. 4 H girls hold an all day meeting at Max Waterhouse home as they prepare for upcoming activities.
Achievement Day notes mention A. J. Morgan and gon War ren visiting Washington on Saturday afternoon for events or observations related to the day.
Mr and Mrs Willis Peterson of Long Beach California visited the Leslie Gates home near Verdi Thursday evening. Leslie Gates attended a bridge party at the Fred Klopfenstein home in Winfield Saturday night. Darrel Rose and family and Phil Weldin with daughter called Sunday at the Gates home. Evelyn Crandall spent the weekend with cousin Mrs Stanly Baird. Earl Schuerman and Lyle Wilson were dinner guests Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs J H Baird spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs W R Crawford at Ainsworth. Mrs Howard Miller entertained the Walnut Women's club Thursday afternoon. Dr Peterson was called to the Edd Miller farm to treat a sick horse.
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