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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1926

Page

3

Infant dies in Wellman area as teachers miss church events

The infant Lola Jean Butterbaugh died at her aunt's home in Wellman. Services were held at the home with Rev. Rex officiating. Rain and poor roads hindered travel for local teachers at a Washington institute and affected attendance at a football game against Brighton.

Wellman Lute Butterbaugh Clyde Butterbaugh Lola Jean Rex Teachers’ Institute Washington Brighton Loren Bidwell Mary Wycoff Lewis Worhs Green Albert Karr Lewis Cora Fisher Iowa City Ella Andrews E. J0 Morrison Ladies Rural Club Chas. Green G. G. Griffith

Methodist Communion Services and Graduation in Local Church

At the Methodist church yesterday morning the quarterly Communion service was held with Dr. Bowers assisted by Rev. W. Reo Stryker and Mr. J. H. Peet and Homer Birney as Communion Steward. Ten received by certificate and three into preparatory membership. Evening sermon by Dr. Bowers on The Cynic. Fine church music noted including contralto Gladys Williams and tenor Lyle Wilcox. Morning offerings featured anthem by the choir and offertory song Enough to Know by Edith and Esther Elgay. Annual graduation exercises followed with numerous certificates across Cradle Roll to Senior departments, listing many names.

Methodist Bowers W. Reo Stryker J. H. Peet Homer Birney Gladys Williams Lyle Wilcox Haven Edith Esther Elgay Angelus Massanet Dethia

Pleasant Grace Johnson brief social notes

Grace Johnson and family visited Cedar Rapids with daughter Mrs Clarence Shaffer. Mrs Isaac Kleese’s mother was buried on Tuesday. Wellston Social club attended by Mrs Paul Hearvey and Mrs David Turnipseed at Zeno Tennis home. Grace Hill Ladies Aid met. Rev Zimmermann will lead Grace Hill church services. Pleasant school closed for institute Thursday and Friday. Bashie Burroughs and Grace Johnson stayed with the Harveys in Washington. Grace Johnson helped at Titus store. Henry Sutherland returned from California with a new Star roadster. Two carloads of stock shipped to Chicago from Titus.

Ike Bradford Cedar Rapids Clara Topping Mary Oscar Mellvane Long Beach California Ed Morrow Des Moines Mr. Morrow Dr. Wells Chase Shaffer Excelsior Springs F. D Snavely Maxine Royal Hotel Carl Crossett George Triechmann Washington E. C. Jones H. B. Knight A. J. Nichols Ralph Hamilton Keota New York Ralph Sacramento Denver Colorado Mt. Pleasant Davenport Kabaker Eardley Bell ,Jr Iowa City Wo Ae Old Soldiers Home Marshalltown Iowa WA K A. J Nichols Brighton Pleasant Earl Burroughs Clarence Shaffer Isaac Kleese Walter Kleese Paul Hearvey David Turnipseed Wellston Zeno Grace Hill Ladies Aid Zimmerman Grace Hill Institute Bashie Burroughs Grace Johnson Jesse Harvey Titus Henry Sutherland Chicago

Donkeys of Fron Muntertad Facta Chronicle

A fragment notes that human donkeys are bull headed and kick at everything, quoted as from Fron Muntertad Facta. The line presents a crude belief about stubborn behavior attributed to donkeys in a local chronicle.

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