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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1926
Page
6
Mrs F L Casey Lucy Casey and Mrs Sherman Gingerich motored to Iowa City Saturday for a day trip. Mrs David Wortel of Pasadena California visiting in Iowa City spent the day with Mrs R B Wortel. Mr and Mrs Joe Faulk visited the Rousehl d home in Iowa City yesterday.
Mr and Mrs H A Jack and children and Mrs BE Ratdell traveled to Vinton to visit friends. Lillian Brockbart came from Pocatello Idaho to see relatives. Hubert Walker went to Newton for two weeks work. C C Scott arrived from Belle Plaine to spend a week with family. George Crone visited Keota over the weekend. Earl Little returned from St Paul with furniture for the McGees. Ives McKay visited Fort Madison yesterday. Lewis Warren left for Newton to pursue a role in The Glow Uneven. Verne Jay and Chester Stilsor left for Davenport after directing The Glow Uneven. Mrs C A Rich of Wellman spent Saturday shopping here.
A fragmented verse mocks global figures and cultures with garbled lines and wordplay. The text mashes modern names and stereotypes, culminating in a mock travel motif toward a fictional Phartane. The piece uses playful but nonsensical contrasts.
Edna Lewis visited her mother in Ames while families from Burlington Davenport Columbus Junction and Galesburg shared weekend visits. Rollie Optenberg and wife returned from a five week trip to Maryland Baltimore with relatives. Mrs Stout returned home. A bicycle found near Paul lumber yard is awaiting its owner.
Mr and Mrs Harry Sowden visited at Mr and Mrs Fred West with Mrs West accompanying them to their home then to Davenport to visit their son Mark at school. Various residents travel attend funerals and visit family in Muscatine Keota Davenport Fairfield and Winfield while Lantrey receives hospital care in Iowa City and Lillian Holmes returns to Crawfordsville from Waterloo.
The Booster club plans a Tuesday meeting with Mrs Ralph Springer at Wallace school for a 3:45 PM session. Dues are due. attendees urged to join and help win the prize. Various visits and family events are noted, including a funeral for Howard Cline and a birth of an eight pound son to Mr and Mrs Henry Kron. Property purchase by Mrs Mary Viasek near the railroad station for 150000 dollars. Public sale to be held by Lt. Stemen before winter relocation to Detroit, Michigan.
Mr and Mrs Wes Sojka and daughter Darlene with Blanche Beranek and Martha Kos spent yesterday in Cedar Rapids. Dr Frey will be in Washington Oct 25 to 30 Call 280 Blue. Mr and Mrs J L Pease and sons Hobby and Harold Reynolds visited yesterday with friends in Muscatine. Mrs Fred Moore has returned from Des Moines where she visited friends the last few days. Mr and Mrs Max Timmins and Mrs Ho Snyder left for Chicago after attending the Timmins reunion and visiting Roy Mallory. D F Macon auctioneer Washington Iowa Phone 251 Red 289 1 y reed. Mr and Mrs Emory Curtis moved to Chicago where Mr Curtis works in a greenhouse. Mable Chapman, visiting friends here, left for Louis Wisconsin. Mrs W F Glasscock and daughter Mary Catherine returned Saturday evening from Oskaloosa where they spent the day.
Ka Brown, brother of the chiropractor here, left last evening for Indianapolis to meet Mrs. Brown and travel to the family home near Lincoln. Nearby, a Boston National baseball player was seen. Mrs. Foal Rowyl of Crawfordsville called Saturday. Morrow Reed, working at the A. & store in Iowa City, visited with friends Shenk yesterday.
In Riverside the following mentees of Robert Allen W. Rocwel attended the Unis District convention in Wapello Friday. Delegates included Mrs William Guilfip, Mrs Robert Weltwminh, Mrs Edward Hhithek, Mrs C W Tanream and Wes BE Blythe. Mrs Ingram was the delegate from the local corps.
A local retailer touts new Oxford style numbers for fall in Tan and Black. Priced at 4.56 and 5.07 dollars respectively, the ads promise style wear and quality for boys at area high schools and others, from Bhubey A. Be Arch-Proserve in Atchison.
Mr and Mrs Emerson Imagis and daughter Katherine of Keokuk spent Saturday at the home of Mrs T L Montgomery with other relatives. Typewriter repairing service offered in Washington with guaranteed work by E Brookhart contact 190 or No 6 29912.
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