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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1930

Page

8

Whittley Anniversary Trip Near Mt Pleasant

Mrs. Herry McCal marked Trwy Whittley anniversary by hosting guest Mrs. Jennie Beant and plans a Mt Pleasant trip. Mrs. Grant, long time ML Pleasant resident, retired seven years ago. A joyful day ended with home arrival to unexpected visitors Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colvin from Miles City, Montana after a long tour through the south and east.

Herry McCal Jennie Beant Mt. Pleasant Grant ML. Pleasant Ralph Colvin Miles City Montana McCall

Miss Violet Anderson Visits Brighton and Clarion

Miss Violet Anderson has left the A. E. Baldrige home for her parents in Brighton while Miss Helen McCleery traveled to Clarion to visit Mrs. Arthur Webber. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Sanborn and their Chicago guests visited Ed Gray and family, returning home today. Ambrose Sanborn is a pressman on the Chicago aminer.

Violet Anderson A. E. Baldrige Brighton H. H. McCleery Helen McCleery Clarion Iowa Ambrose Sanborn Chicago Ed Gray Mr.anborn

Ruth Barbara Smith Birth Report Notice

Ten years ago today Mr and Mrs Walter Smith welcomed a 10 pound daughter named Ruth Barbara at their home northwest of town. Weather outlook forecasts showers tonight and Saturday with mild temperatures.

Walter Smith Ruth Barbara

Bank Robbery Attempt Ends in Suicide in Calhoun Mo

Two armed bandits robbed the Calhoun bank at noon taking about 2100 in currency They forced the cashier to unlock the vault then escaped toward Kansas City in a motor car Another attempt in Town this year ended with a robber killing himself to avoid capture The incident followed other robberies across the region including a Derby bank holdup with 950 dollars.

Rodney Raloepeteriees Banket Tases Oiatg Westone Nalge Getstages Swanson Montross Derby Hank Dorothy Cleveland William — McDonald Ed Meyers Toway Missouri Calhoun M. 1 George Kansasity

Ritcheys Visit Lake City. Guests Stay With Daughter Colvig

Mr and Mrs Frank Ritchey traveled to Lake City to visit their daughter Mrs Porter Colvig. Mrs Ritchey will stay on as her guest for an undetermined period. Other notes mention Ottumwa social rounds and clothing store events with several local residents named.

Frank Ritchey Lake City Porter Colvig

Community notes from local visits and family gatherings

A fragmented page lists visits and social calls among residents. Mr and Mrs Alvin Steam spent Sunday evening at Glen Littles. John Magneson and Alfred Conrad of Davenport spent Tuesday at the Matt Wehr home. Several families from Mt Pleasants and Crawfordsville called on John Robertson and Royal Robertson. Robertson Brothers threshed beans for Matt Wehr and Albert Flotte last Wednesday. Various neighbors and club meetings are noted.

Cagelevite Minburn Webster City Curtis Snyder Wellston Club Wendle Pfeifer Gilbert Hotle

Picture of veterans and new line of Arrow items on sale

Fragmentary notice describes veterans of the civil war from the city and promotes a new line of Arrow goods. It advertises hundreds of items with a double guarantee of satisfactory service and invites readers to visit the shop.

Lauies Arrow

Corbin opens Ear an Jettick store in Davenport area

Earle Corbin launched a new Ear and Jetick shoe shop yesterday in Miotine tinois with exclusive sale rights across Davenport Moline Rock Island and the region. A Davenport Iowa store followed recently and Corbin expresses strong optimism about the venture as the Corbins moved to Day post weeks ago. Mr and Mrs Harry McCallison plan to depart tomorrow evening for Marshalltown Iowa for the postmaster convention.

Earle Corbin Miotine Tinois Corbin Davenport Moline Rock Tland Iowa Corbins Daypost Harry McCall Ason Marshalltown

Crawfordsville visitors recall Washington county gathering

Rev and Mrs Heliner of Crawfordsville and their daughter Mrs Lewis Warren stopped Wednesday night during travel from the Washington county Sunday school convention in Kaloua. Rev Heliner pastors the Methodist church in Crawfordsville. Mrs George Griffith, long a asthma patient, has been treated at Town City hospital the last two weeks and expects to return home soon. Tickets for the I F W C luncheon and banquet next week are on sale at Nicola Harma’s and Geo Stewart hardware store with orders due by the first. Frederick Evans, eight, showed an investigating mind by removing the shot from a brass cartridge and reassembling it then striking it with a hammer in a crack, causing a loud blast and a severed artery in his arm. His mother Mrs Evans was panicked as he lay frightened and puzzled by why the particles did not hit his face.

Heliner Crawfordsville Lewis Warren Washington, County Kaloua George Griffith Sveral Frederick Evans An Evans Frederick

Schmoeller Bros Offer Winter Bavana Apples and Produce

Grimes Jonathan Delicious and Winter Bavana apples featured at R. Produce. Call 647, 19812 for orders.

Grimes Jonathan

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