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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
7
Valley correspondent reports on visits to the C Augustine and Conrad homes, church bazaar planned for Oct 12, and local activity. Residents attend a flying circus in Washington, care for a new girl, and discuss a potential Wellston depot with a meeting held Tuesday.
Mrs G Whitacre and children visit Ames at Ross Whitacre home. Mrs Frank Parcell of Fairfield stays with Wesley Hendrix. Mrs C I Thompson of Florida visits Clinton Scranton. Miss Viola Sieren visits Vincent Fritz. Miss Hattie Prizer of Brighton visits A W Woodford. Hagan and Gassaway relocate. Sade Savage family visit George Savage. H W Corpman tours Centerville. R S Borkoski family at Nat Hoskins near Woolson. G A Stanard trades farms with Perle Bitting west of Clay and moves. John Jordans move to Brighton.
Rural Route Five notes Mrs Will Palmer's return home after a weeks stay with daughter Mrs Clarence Work. A group including Mr and Mrs J B McCaleb and Rob and a lady friend attended the Oskaloosa fair. Several households spent Friday evening at C C Hotel home and more members visited Andy Augustine and J L Meyer plans to build a new structure.
Lexington October 5 Mr and Mrs John Oldfield pack up and move to Missouri as neighbors express regret. Local families Stagner and Schulty move plans noted and visits and illnesses mentioned in a small community roundup.
The passage lists multiple visits among local families including the Bakers Palmer Randalls Savilles and Kepharts. It notes Beth any gatherings at Pratts Been blossoms Chalupa Carr and Kephart households with sons and wives attending on various days. Silas Caldwell prepares a corn crib.
Rev Grinnell and family host Dwight Grinnell from Chicago visiting on October 5. A large turnout attended the Brighton stock sale held Tuesday afternoon at the pavilion. G A Stannard and son swapped farms with Pearl Bitting and relocated. The Farmers Union received a flour shipment Tuesday. Pleasant Plain union and all are supplied at 2.05 per sack. Miss Frances Meacham visited Fairfield for eye treatment. pupils gain two days' vacation as teachers attend the Washington convention. Mr and Mrs J W Owen of Brighton were Sunday guests of daughter Mrs W O Morgan.
In Ainsworth on Oct 6 Mrs Roy Stichner and two Marshall MN children with mother Mrs Ripply of Minneapolis are visiting at the Tom Wallace home. The Ladies Foreign Missionary Society met at Mrs W L Alcorn's home with hostesses Mrs Alcorn Mrs Ed Lins Mrs Rodemaker and Mrs Ida Patterson. Delegates to the Washington convention were chosen as Mrs Rex and Mrs Lins. Ralph Shearer and family from Des Moines and Ralph Thompson and family from Washington visited the area.
The Bob Ey Thompson home hosted activities on Tuesday while W T Trotter recovered from illness. The Social club met at Mrs Hendersons home and played kids games. September births include a son to Mr and Mrs Cleoma Boone and a son to Mr and Mrs John Sanda of Dunbar Wisconsin. School closes Thursday and Friday for Washington County Teachers Institute attendance.
Relatives Greely Baker and Ayr Thur Laithly were mentioned in connection with a Sunday joy ride. The first lecture course is scheduled at the Friends church on Friday and will feature a musical number. A Monday night frost in Rubio produced ice but limited damage.
A brief line from the Boston Transcript notes a man asking Wena about annoyance caused by Clearet. The item records a local interaction and reflects period newspaper phrasing.
Notice shows Carris Manufacturing Company of Washington increases directors from five to seven by replacing five with seven in Article Five. K W Carris and J H W McLaughlin named as two additional directors until the next annual meeting. Signed August 16 1971 by EF C Carris and L D Carris secretary. OA
Reads like a garbled local item mentioning a woman and a marriage, with uncertain names and origins. The legible bits point to a wedding or betrothal report, but details are unclear and likely distorted.
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