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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1928

Page

8

Polly Stars in High School Event and Community Notices

Local briefs note Polly with an all star past in an all star cast at the high school October 11 and 12. Mr and Mrs William Richardson of New York City visiting relatives in town. The McNamara building to host a rummage sale accepting articles from 4 p.m. to Wednesday and Thursday. In 1972 Eureka church to present The Little Clodhopper on October 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. admission 1L5e and Ste. John Steck of Owesse Michigan visiting his mother Mrs H F Steak. plans to return to Michigan with his mother this evening.

Polly William Richardson New York City G. W. Wallace Mr. Richardson W. R. Stewart McNamara Eureka Ste John Steck Owesse Michigan H. F. Steak

Teacher Miss Mira Shaffer Attends City Convention

Miss Mira Shaffer of Crawfordsville attends a teachers convention. A note mentions a fear of contagion and paying a dollar bill for safe handling. Weather updates predict showers this afternoon or tonight with cooler temperatures.

Mira Shaffer Crawfordsville

Local Social Notes Include Visits and Work Moves

Mrs T R Phillips returns from Methaniseville after visiting Mr and Mrs Donald Bell. Beulah Trarvey and Vivian Caldwell travel to Ottumwa to join Ottumwa General Hospital as surgical supervisor and floor supervisor respectively. Mr and Mrs W N Terry of Palmyra Illinois arrive in Washington to visit Mrs E N Wright. Fancy silk pillows offered by Scott Furniture Company at 2 98.

Beulah Trarvey Vivian Caldwell Ottumwa Ottumwa General Hospital Miss Harvey Miss Caldwell

Local notices and sales from a small town paper

Poultry market quotes with delivery options. Kreider family moves to Auburn Indiana. Hiring drive seeks 100 men for work shoes at prices from 2.39 to 3.98. Hedges and Falk travel to Chicago for business. Rummage sale extends to children’s clothes and ladies coats. Neiswanger Reis ter trip to Havana for a Spanish American War soldiers train.

Larson Clayton Neiswanger C. C. Reister Havana Cuba Chicago South Shee

McKreedy Couple Welcome Deeply Born Boy Near Haskins

Mr and Mrs Dwain McKreedy of near Haskins are the parents of a seven pound boy born Wednesday night at Washington County Hospital.

Dwain McKreedy Near Haskins Washington County Hospital

Mrs Miller to spend winter in Dallas and attend Texas fair

Mrs James Miller plans to travel to Dallas Texas to spend the winter and attend the Texas fair on October 15. Alice Poole of the Journal departs after a year and a half to take a rural teaching post near Eka larga Montana. She leaves with best wishes from the Journal staff and notes the job location is a rural school about thirty miles from a railroad. Shoes advertised at 2.39 to 2.98 dollars.

James Miller Dallas Texas Von Yobu Alice Poole Journal Ekaleka Montana Alice Journal Force

Christmas Card Orders Early to Avoid Holiday Rush

The Journal offers in stock Christmas cards in boxes of twenty five and up printed with personal greetings. Mrs J M Kelley will act as outside representative to show exclusive and moderately priced card options and samples of Christmas Card art.

Journal J. M. Kelley

Smiths visit from Monadaville to see relatives

Mr and Mrs R J Smith arrived yesterday from Monadaville West Va to visit his aunt Mrs E N Wright and other relatives. Mrs Smith has spent most of his business life in newspapers but has sold out and will rest for a few months. FOR EXCHANGE NICE five room bungalow close in Geo J Breitenbach Oct 4 6 8 10 11. Russell Edgar Poore of West Chester and Vernilda Tucker Washington secured a marriage license today. Settlement notice Those indebted to Mc Call Bros are asked to call and settle at Bush feed store where the firm's books have been left. A W McCall 1964.

R. J. Smith Monadaville West Va E. N. Wright Geo. J. Breitenbach Russell Edgar Poore West Chester Vernilda Tucker Washington McCall Bros Bush Feed A.W. McCall

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