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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1947

Page

6

Audubon Builds Teachers Housing Without Bond Issue

In Audubon Iowa Superintendent Allan N Stroh and the school board built two modern teacher duplexes costing about 15000 that will pay for themselves in 15 years with rents of 30 dollars monthly per family. The project used surplus wartime barracks dismantled and rebuilt by students and local workers.

Audubon Iowa Allen N. Stroh Stroh Nebraska Wesleyan Stark Air Force Clarinda War Assets Administration Don Stark Meber Harold Phillips Jim Ham

Wayland News Highlights Local Visits and Arrivals

Local notes review visits and moves in Wayland and surrounding areas. Families welcome guests from Clinton, Richland, Spencer, and Joilet while new workers join local businesses and services. A Sugar Creek Evangelist series begins October 7 at 7:30 p.m. with regional attendees and social club events include a Halloween themed gathering.

Chapter CX P E O Meets at Mrs Robertson Home

Chapter CX P E O Sisterhood met in the home of Mrs Anna Robertson in Columbus Junction. Mrs Trabelle Sellers spoke on Personality and Beauty Frills with the next gathering set for October 20 at Mrs Kathryn Overholt’s home and Mrs Vinnie Turkington to discuss the humorous novel Keep It Crisp by S J Perle. The article also notes the Louisa County Leadership School of Religious Education kickoff in Columbus City with weekly classes at 7 30 pm through November 3 led by Rev M W Dougherty on Training For Service. Dr Tom McWilliams of Columbus Junction joined the Hickey McWilliams clinic at Bayard Iowa. both will keep general practice with afternoon clinics by appointment. A family dinner marked Mr Bowman’s 91st birthday at M H Bowmen’s Fourth Street home with daughters and families attending.

Columbus Junction P. E. O. Sisterhood Anna Robertson Trabelle Sellers Kathryn Overholt Vinnie Turkington S. J. Perleman Louisa County Leadership United Presbyterian Church Columbus City M. W. Dougherty Tom McWilliams BE. W. McWilliams Hickey-McWilliams Clinic Bayard Iowa Hickey Bayard-Bagley McWilliams Guthrie Center M. H. Bowmen Fourth Street Bowman

District No 4 social notes and visitors

District No 4 notes list visits by Mrs Crayne Mrs Adams and others to W H McConnell home and dinners with Mr and Mrs Nelson Thompson. California guests Mr and Mrs Julius Conger and others from Long Beach visited Marvin Warnock and Boyd Stephens homes. James Allison and Wheelan families joined the Brookses for Sunday afternoon.

Tommy Waterloo Marvin Warnock Julius Conger R. J. Kleese Malcolm Montgomery J. M. Finney Fred Stewart Harriet Coulter John Wheelan Raymond Frank Kephart Albert Lay James Brooks James Gilbraith Lester Thompson Rock Island Bill Crayne Leo Adams W. H. McConnell Long Beach Calif Malcom Montgomery Verle Gallagher Richard Nelson Thompson Joe Gilbraith Annawa Ill Boyd Stephens James Allison Join Wheelan and Janes Brooks Alice Hunger

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