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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
8
Weekend visits and hometown travel notes in Havre and beyond
Mildred Craig spends the weekend at her Havre home while Nita McKeon travels from Cedar Falls to visit relatives including Mrs. Nancy Fleming. McKeon plans the Iowa State Teachers College summer session and a teaching post in Zion City Illinois next year. Mrs. Jerome Williams departs Canon City Colorado after months with her Warner family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Craig
Havre
Nita McKeon
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Nancy Fleming
Zion City
Ill
Jerome Williams
J. W. Warner
Canon City
Colo
Local visits and notices fill town pages
Local residents visit relatives in nearby towns while community notices advertise sales corsets a charity funeral and local library hours. Marriage licenses are issued to Roy Virell Alt and Alice Irene Ford and a parade assembly for Decoration Day is planned by Albert Huff post veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Huff Post
Court House
Roy Virell Alt
Iowa City
Alice Irene Ford
Riverside
Memorial Day Notes From Iowa Towns And Families
Local notices detail Miss Gladys Hawthorne visiting in West Liberty and Miss Eunice Acheson returning from Muscatine for Memorial Day. Families like the Carbaughs, Scotts, and Randle clan travel as roads permit, with church and civic events mentioned. A marriage license is issued for Chester McConahay and Mary Phronia Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hawthorne
West Liberty
Eunice Acheson
Muscatine
Memorial Day
Chester BE. McConahay
Columbus Junction
Mary Phronia Hamilton
Morning Sun
Community Notices and Family Travel in Washington Area
Social notes from Washington detail Mrs. William Beal accompanying her grandson John Hoover to West Liberty to meet relatives including Mrs. H. M. Hoover. The piece also mentions trips to Oskaloosa, Chicago, and Clumis Canada, Memorial Day plans, and a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer. The item includes local business ad copy for The New York Store and Tires at Mannhardt Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beal
West Liberty
John Hoover
Antho VanSickle
Oskaloosa
Fred VanSickle
Charles
Earl Lewis
Des Moines
Washington
Mrs Lewis
Antho van Sickle
R. P. Lewis
Memorial Day visits and local notices from Washington
Local residents visit relatives and attend Memorial Day events across Washington and nearby towns. George Tt. Gray visits his mother in Washington. Mrs. Geo. K. McFarland and family travel from Crawfordsville. several residents travel to Davenport and Burlington for the holiday. Floral orders offered by McNamara Undertaking Co and Washington Cleaners advertise services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tt. Gray
Minneapolis, Minn
Martha Gray
Geo. K. McFarland
Crawfordsville
Washington
Fairfield and Oskaloosa Defeat Washington in Baseball
Ten years ago Fairfield Harry Montgomery returned from Kansas and Oskaloosa to beat Washington in a ball game. The ad notes carrying Huylers and AWegrettis candies and promotes root beer and Oh Boy slogan.
Notice for Woodlawn lots special care in 1921 season
Residents desiring special care for their Woodlawn lots in the 1921 season should notify Mrs. J. B. Crail. The charge for this service is $2.00 for the season. Work is supervised by the committee of the Washington Improvement League including Mrs. J. B. Crail Mrs. Henry Kicher and Mrs. Manton Hebner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Crail
Washington Improvement League
Henry Kicher
Manton Hebner
James J Wheelan Dies in Dubuque Hotel
Word reached relatives today of the death of James J. Wheelan of Chicago who died suddenly last night in a Dubuque hotel. He was a conductor on the Illinois Central and was found dead in his bed after hotel staff entered his room. Heart failure is listed as the cause. He is survived by his wife and five children and was a brother of George Wheelan and Mrs Joe Lohberger. Burial will be in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Wheelan
Chicago
Dubuque
Wheelan
Ilinois Central
George Wheelan
Joe Lohberger
Also Mentioned on This Page
le Hase
Jack Hoxie
Roscoe
Fatty Arbuckle
Schumacher
Washington Elevator Co
McHramara Undertaking Co
Rockies
Washington, D. C
New York
Washington National Bank
Washington County
Neiswanger
Rogers
Stephen, Jeweler
Sanders & Skipton
Linnie Crabbe
Treva
New London
Lyman Crabbe
Galesburg
Helen Crabbe
A. Waldschmidt
Bernice Shields
J. C. Madison
Edna Tobin of
Cotter
Wm. Boyer
McNamara Undertaking Co
Virginia Dean
St. Paul
Minn
Keota
Mra. Tallman
Kansas City
Mary O'Conner
Ainsworth
Teresa Quinn
Madison St
Green
O. F. Haight
Miss Hess McCoy
Delta
Rev
J. D. O'Dell
Kalona
Mia
Frank Harbaugh
Austin, Minn
Norg Stewart
Merle Crayne
S. D
Bevins
Graves
Marjorie Cunningham
Ames
Kellys
Cecil Scott
Fernald
D. L. Carbaugh
Clinton, Ia
Journal
Preas
Marion Randle
Moline, H.L
Mrs
J. B. Randle
Harvey Matthews
Western Union
Mildred Mauthe
M. L. Orris
Fred Jones
Charles Baker
B. S. Walker
Betty Warner
Corydon
Eleanor Walker
S. K. Coates
Packwood
F. Campbell Granite Works
Angeline Burk
East Pleasant Plain
Fairfield
D. McEvoy
Chillicothe, HL
A. Pettit
John Tremmel
Elizabeth
Sigourney
H. Cleveland
John Davidson
Commercial Savings Bank
Springfield
Flr. Gammon
Wheaton, Ill
Fred Winbolt
H. A. Dougall
Margaret
Anna
Clumis
Canada
Reiner
Sailor
Sarah Dougall
John Palmer
J. O. Sexton
A. Felker
Gladys Dannerberg
Rockford, Til
John and Henry Minick
Mannhardt Bros
Tstf
Dailey’s Taxi
Anna FE. Patterson
Daugher
Bennetta Cole
Lucile Cole
Marie
Cordelia Whaley
Memphis
J. FE. Ream
W. T. Carson
Davenport
Washington Cleaners
Charles Foster
Brighton
Fred Sweet Home
Clarence Locke
Adams
Sweet Home
C. A. Sprague
C. W. Busby
Mrs. J. C. McKay
Burlington
Kelly-Springfield
Elizabeth Lyle
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Rhea Palmer
Bert Dill
Louise Thompson
A. G. Long
A. Davisson
Jesse Richardson
Bert Lytell
Pert Lytell
Mars
Clyde Cook
the Guide
Hal Reister
Meza
Sherm Welch
Harry Montgom
Ery
Kan
Sas
McElhinney Drug Co
Washington’s Fun Center
Arthur S. Kane
Charlie Ray
William Farnum
Tarzan
B. Olson
Earl Barr
Carmel Meyers
Wife
G. C
Woodlawn
Blue Melody Boys of
Ottumwa
Will Havel
Ragadours
Armory
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