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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1940

Page

6

Larry Sthrom Breaks Collar Bone on School Slide

HASKINS November 28 Larry Sthrom broke his collar bone Monday while playing on a new school slide. The report notes a minor injury with details of the incident and local observations.

Larry Sthrom Clara Godlove Haskins Jennie Brower Fay Robert Orman Ottumwa Maurice Peck Blakeshore L. M Houghtin Leonard Sthrom Larry Joyce Pegey Clarence Heaseltine Toie Ann Robert Nelda Jean Charles Spenser Wayland

Hogs Market Tops at 6.10 as Weather Turns Cold

Prices for hogs rose to 6.10 as the market closed with a cloudy cold outlook. Weather forecast calls for colder conditions tonight and snow possible by Saturday.

Thanksgiving Weekend Notices and Farewell for Rev Chapman

Thanksgiving weekend visits mark the week in the community. Marjorie Edwards returned to Washington to work at the calendar factory. Rev N F P Chapman preached his farewell sermon and will move to Nyola Illinois for a lighter assignment. About 50 people attended a farewell party with a chenille bedspread presented to the couple.

Marjorie Edwards Washington Eli Jackson Keating Jennie Harry Showalter M. T. Coon Sue Thoma Grace McCreedy A. E. Sands Ainsworth G. C. Ebner N. FP. Chapman Nyola

Richard Wedding Anniversary Dinner Part y Guests

Noble notes celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Dave Richard with a Sunday evening luncheon at their home. Attendees include relatives from Fry Rich Freeman Weston and Widmer families, plus neighbors from Olds Wayland Muscatine and Mt. Pleasant. Choir plans Christmas pageant and Bluffton college gospel team visit details. Edith Rich visited Wayland family.

J. A. Frey Noble Dave Richard J. A. Fry Roy C. A. Rich Edward Olds Everette Weston Wayland Raymond Good Donald Jimmie John Widmer Wolf Muscatine Lou Furgeson North of Washington Ross Waters Bobby Mt. Pleasant William Widmer Ed Richard Harvey Ficher Ester Glen Eicher Church Bluffton College Eicher and Noble Edith Rich Mrs. Rich

Birkeys Head South to Spend Winter in Arizona

Mr and Mrs John Birkey departed Monday for Arizona to spend the winter. They were honored at a turkey dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Oren Birkey and daughter Ann. Attending were Harve Freel Calvin Griffith Will Brown and Theodore Zillmer. Betty Bock and Dave Humke visited over the weekend with relatives L W Durst and others.

Frank Wilson Wellman John Birkey Arizona Oren Birkey Ann Harve Freel Calvin Griffith Will Brown Theodore Zillmer Betty Bock Dubuque Dave Humke West Liberty H Bock L. W Durst Frank Hicks

Social News From Iowa City Area Gatherings

Mr and Mrs H E Ash and others hosted and visited in Iowa City with relatives and friends. Corrine Semler from Kirksville joined family visits with Henry Semler and Chase Millice households. Juanita and Virginia Schaffer returned from Philadelphia where Mr Schaffer recuperates in hospital.

H. E. Ash Iowa City Frank Wilson Carolyn Brown Charles Semler Corrine Kirksville Semler Henry Semler Chase Millice Jimmy Henry Millice Bertha Millice Henry Eckhardt E. N. Foster Des Moines Darwin Hicks Joe Simmersman Thornburg C. W. Woode Zilpha Allerton Juanita Virginia Philadelphia Mr. Schaffer

Local trip highlights and family visits noted

Mrs. Schaffer and daughters visited Washington D. C. to see Mr. Schaffer’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ross drove to Rock Island after Mrs. Ross’s mother, Mrs. Marie Ross, joined them from there and went home to Washington.

Miller Sells Call to Firm In South America

Clarence Miller and W P Miller consign 246 head to a three herd Miller Purebred Shorthorn sale in Abingdon Illinois with calves sold to a South American firm. Attendees included Karl Schhnerman of Haskins and the Coon family and others from the area.

Miller South America Highland Center Clarence Miller W. P. Miller Abingdon Ilinois Missouri Karl Schhnerman Haskins Lewis Coon Eula Mae Olive Lewis William Raymond Coon Melvin Soukup Dickie John Kreig

Railroad and bus schedules listing west and eastbound trains

Daily and weekend train departures for the CR. LL & P line and No. 8 Golden State Limited with stops in Washington and Knoxville Branch details. Burlington Railways buses run Washington to OmahaChicago with multiple daily departures and a note on ticket purchase at the local depot.

Golden State Limited Washington Reguilar MEE Winch California Knoxville

Weekend Visits and Family Gatherings From Cedar Rapids to Washington

Joe Krotz and children spent Sunday at the Samuel Murphy home. Miss Ruby Wilkin visited Lucille Murphy in Cedar Rapids. Ira Coon and family hosted visitors including Br est Warner and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Soukup. Frank Florang hosted relatives Chas Frolek and his cousin Frolek after fifty years. Una Lewis visited Olive Lewis in Washington while Ira Coon drives a new Studebaker.

Joe Krotz Samuel Murphy Ruby Wilkin Washington Lucille Murphy Cedar Rapids Ira Coon Sidney Marjorie Brest Warner J. Lindley Coon Joe Soukup Riverside Chas Frolek Lidgesawood North Dakota Frank Florang Florang James Murphy Near Wellman Wm. Murphy Una Lewis Olive Lewis Lewis Coon Ralph Nicholson Anna Nicholson Elva Albaugh Studebaker

Green reelected as state representative in Montana

Mrs. R S White learns her brother Henry Kh Green of Glendive Mont has been reelected to the Montana state representative seat on the Republican ticket. Yarmouth high school teams defeated Crawfordsville with girls 40 to 16 and boys 27 to 20. Angus Moore of Mt Pleasant refereed.

Ry Mary Manners Crawfordsville R. S. White Henry Kh. Green Glendive Mont Yarmouth High School Yarmouth Angus Moore Mt. Pleasant

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