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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1928
Page
8
Ten years ago today W. A. Gibson and Ira Scene were listed as business visitors in Muscatine. The note adds a promotion for Martha Washington candies and mentions a fresh shipment arriving by express this morning.
Advertises film purchases for owners of Koffak with a note that weather may bring showers tonight and Thursday. Promises best pictures for the season and directs buying films now.
Local residents from Peoria and surrounding towns visit relatives in Tama Traer and Monmouth with several households hosting. Updates include a telephone number change for Sheriff Denison and a brief social note about Mrs Polly and local social connections.
VEO Mrs. George Bray Correspondent reports visits from Humboldt, Fairfield, Batavia, and Muscatine. Residents travel to see relatives, attend church, and aid in hospital stays while farmers harvest soybeans and roads see graveling progress.
Dance band note invites readers to hear Polk and his St Louis Ramblers at Berdo's Barn Thursday night. Local visits include Griff Davis Crawfordsville in Washington on business and Mrs H M Guest Ray Guest driving to Davenport for a day trip.
Mr and Mrs Doyle Palmer and their infant relocated along Washington Route Six seeking new residence. The fragment notes their move as part of a local traffic or housing update with no further details.
Mrs Frank Skipton visits Stuart Iowa with her parents and the Skiptons Mrs J W Warner of Ottumwa visits Washington and attends a Maytag convention in Cedar Rapids Betty Neiswanger travels to Pleasant Plain for a weeks stay while parents attend Havana Cuba encampment of Spanish American War veterans Emma Fitz returns home after visiting Washington Mrs A G Gault visits Ainsworth to spend the day with her sister Alvie Sands Auctioneer D F Macon Washington Iowa W R Stryker sale of land and goods scheduled Saturday October 6 at 1 30 Mrs H B Ripley returns home to Nichols after two weeks visit with daughter D E Misel and family recently moved to Washington.
Community happenings include visits by Prody Borkoski and Keith Barnes to a Washington show, Belle Brinton visiting Des Moines, and the Jones and Slattery families gathering. Reports mention Illness in Notona Kansas, travelers to Chicago and Washington for political work, a Rural Carriers meeting, and a Brevity ad for Brown's Tire Shop.
Wanted I will be at the city feed yard Thursday to buy a car load of mules. Call 267 H G Whittaker 9612. Mr and Mrs Linten Latta of College Corner Ohio and Mrs Agnes J Rex of Tonawanda NY visiting in Washington at the homes of Mrs Clifford Thorne Dr and Mrs C A Boice and Miss Kathryn Latta. They depart for Denver and then San Diego for the winter. Mrs George Dusenbery of West Chester shopped in Washington yesterday. Fancy silk pillows $2.98 Scott Furniture Co. Mrs Orion J Patton and her son Howard of Burlington visit Lulu Kyle.
Mrs R E Farrier of Brighton arrived in Washington returning from Last Moline where her son Marion lies ill. Dr W W Bowers reports his son Raymond's illness improving after a St Louis trip. Earl Glassburner and Pearl McClure drove from Ottumwa to visit relatives in Washington. A bed in Dick's Furniture window draws attention.
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