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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1920

Page

8

Local notes cite visits and sales around Mt Pleasant

Miss Norine Kracaw returns home for weekend with neighbors selling a used four hole cook stove and offering cleaning services. Mrs Humphrey Richards visits Des Moines to see daughter Mrs Wm Roberts. Crail's showcases hand made Indian baskets from the reservation. Wm and Mary Wakefield return to Rock Island after visiting Frank Rouse. Tractor demo at a farm features Samson tires and a farmers statement about motive. Life Stont.

Humphrey Richards Des Moines Wm. Roberts Mary Wakefield Rock Island Frank Rouse

Local Notes and Ads Mixed In Keota Neighbor Page

Keota area residents and visitors appear in a collection of brief items. Leila Carria returned home in Keota after a visit to Frank Pringle Leme. Myrtle Morris attended a local event. Rose Bohr spent the weekend in Harper with her parents. Mrs Wm Cox returned to Sigourney after visiting Joe Baughmah home. Auto services advertise tires and vulcanizing. Garrick Motor Inn mentions service and phone. The Little son of Mr and Mrs Rodney Arnold is very ill with pneumonia and Stuart Hotel offers care. Mrs Chas Dunbar and baby spent weekend in Keorga. twenty rooms for tent by day or week at Stuart Hotel. Mrs E C Cady and Mrs Dell Skinner of West Chester visited Washington on business. Mrs Sam Baird of Ainsworth visiting Hunter home. Graves Studio pitches portraits as Christmas gifts for relatives. Carl Meek of Peoria spent Sunday at home.

Community notes and local visits across Columbus Junction

Local residents announce visits and travel such as Mr and Mrs Frea Byers and baby to Columbus Junction and Mrs J Roses of West Chester visiting Washington. Businesses promote services and sales from The Royal Cleaners to Bevins Motor Co with specials on tires and long distance trucking. charitable and church events include a Baptist bake sale and mince meat sale set for early December.

Frea Byers Baby Columbus Junction

Local readers note travel and visiting highlights

Taxi and baggage service operates day and night with local phone listings. Several residents including Mrs M Clark and Mrs S Elton visit relatives in Ottumwa and Richland. St Joseph's Academy students Maud Swift Jacy Casey Mary Oliver and Juan Singmaster travel to school in Ottumwa while relatives plan to visit Davenport for the day.

Maud Swift Jacy Casey Mary Oliver Juan Singmaster St. Joseph's Academy Ottumway

Weekend visits and shopping notes from Keokuk area

Joseph Hekteen returns to Chicago after visiting Mrs. H Eicher. Crail's advertises silk jersey bloomers and ped tafetta flounced Petticoats with reduced prices. Miss Helen Singmaster visits en route to Champaign Illinois State University. Grave Studio promotes photographs as gifts. Harold Perry from Waterloo visits. Richards Market sells boiling meat at 15 cents a pound. Richardson attends University of Iowa home for weekend. Letha Taylor returns to Chicago for college. Fresh Air Kiddies join her. Mr and Mrs C R Goodwin and Clifford return to Brighton after visit with Kelley family.

Helen Singmaster Keota Champaign Ill Illinois State University Fred Neiswanger Alesse Richardson State University of Iowa Iowa City Letha Taylor Chicago Miss Taylor

Also Mentioned on This Page

Thomas H.ince Enid Bennett Wilson Norine Kracaw Mt. Pleasant Mason's The Royal Cleaners Crail’s A. W. T. Goodyear Bevins Motor Co Leila Carria Quisit Frank Pringle Geo. W. Stewart Myrtle Morr Lows City Rose Bohr Harper Ford Supplies Falk Motor Co Wm. Cox Sigourney Joe Baughmah Service Vulcanizing Co Motor Inn Garage Rodney Arnold Stuart Hotel Chas. Dunbar Keorga E. C. Cady Dell Skinner West Chester Washington Sam Baird Ainsworth Mrs. Hunter Graves Carl Meek Peoria J. Roses of Bertha Willams Goodyear R. J. Rowan of Ford Lloyd Vanderhan Mt. Vernon New York Vanes Richards Market John Perkins Davenport Graves Studio Mabel McNary Oskaloosa Ira Rathmel Kracaw America American Relief Administration Nicos & Harmon McElhinney Drug Co Fox & Dewey Skipton Taxi M. Clark Mia J. Schaeffer Ottumwa Remembe F . Graves In Bales Ives Richland S. J. Elton W. S. Elton Mt To Richland the Royal Cleaners Youth Clothes Howard Sitter Laura Joseph Hekteen H. Eicher D. F. Macon Iowa Endlyr Harold Perry Waterloo Richards Westphal the Jeweler Graham Broadway Deeieas Lemmon’s Graham Theatre J.C. Rockwell Sunny South Co Earth Enemy ALL For Fun Excellent Orchestra Koontown Parade McHamara Undertaking Co Joe John Shields & Sons Harry D. Smith Washington, Iowa
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