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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1919

Page

8

Local notices show visits flowers and travel in Woodford

Local items list Glen Adams and Howard Baker driving new Fords and Miss Jessie Dodd spending a week in Brillion. Woodford florist advertises Memorial day flowers and calls for decoration day orders. Mrs Mary V Gardiner of Chicago visits the Woodford home. Also notes about Miss Lucile Montgomery graduating in Chicago and travel by Harry Montgomery and family. A meeting on plasterers and brick layers union in the city is planned with local tradesmen showing interest.

Harry BE. Montgomery Junction City Kansas Washington H. A. Montgomery Helen Stewart Chicago Fred, Stuckenberg Waterloo Iowa Conference of Plasterers and Brick Layers

Club listings and price notices in Journal ad

An item advertises club arrangements and post-time calls after 5 30 p m with a request to write to the Journal. It mentions saving money and offers to send a price list upon request to authorized representative Nita Betlo McKoon.

Cars needed for Decoration Day parade volunteers

All those who can furnish cars for the Decoration Day parade and who have not already promised their cars are requested to notify J. F. Duffy by phone. A great many cars will be needed to transport G. A. R. veterans and other organizations to the cemeteries.

J. F. Duffy G. A. R. Veterans

Subscribing to Magazines Through Club and Individual Plans

An authorized agent Nita Belle McKeon promotes world magazines with options for club or single subscriptions. Readers are asked to call 59 Red after 5 30 p m or write to the Journal to receive a list of prices and details.

Nita Belle McKeon

Camp encampment notices for Cedar Rapids dates

Message from W. P. Moothart Adjutant authorizing reduced rate certificates for the Cedar Rapids encampment on June 3 4 and 5 asks G A Rt and W Rt and Auxiliaries to report who will attend.

Cedar Rapids W. P. Moothart Adjt

Local notices and ads from an Iowa town newspaper

A collage of brief items lists shoppers and travelers including Mrs Fanny McDowell and Miss Ivah Hendrickson, with travel to Pleasant Plain Davenport Fairfield Morning Sun and Crawfordsville. Advertisements urge sewing work, sale of Deering Twine, and a home remedy.

New Telephone Directory Soon for Washington Telephone Co

The Washington Telephone Company announces a new directory to be ready in a few weeks. About two thousand five hundred subscribers may have listing errors, and patrons are asked to help by reporting corrections. Non subscribers can request a new number for the upcoming book.

Washinggon Telephone Company Washington

Local notices and travel updates from Evening Journal

Decoration day flower arrangements promoted by Woodford florist. Agnes Swift and Niece Genevieve Hailey visit Ainsworth. Frank L Huey and wife to Muscatine for Henry Thiesen funeral. W T Brown hospitalized for appendicitis. Rev M St Regan in town then to Denver for Baptist meeting. Thad Smith family from Marshalltown visiting Fremont area. J Earl Eldridge reports Rheims destruction and foreign service status.

Agnes Swift Genevieve Hailey Ainsworth Frank L. Huey Muscatine Henry Thiesen

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