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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
9
Residents from Iowa Falls Washington and Columbus City appear in visits and outings across Haskins Wellman and nearby areas. Stories mention church events 4H club plans dances land prices and a gas accident death at Pleasant Plain with funeral details.
Mrs. Howard Kratter and son Richard returned to Cedar Falls after weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs J C Mitchell. Several locals visited from Monmouth Quincy Mt Pleasant and Davenport names include William Edgar Rex Beauchamp Harold Lowe Lisle Anwyl Helen Huston Lyle Lowe Madeline Starr Vera Yeager. A jolly party at Herman Meyer home featured games ice cream and cake.
Mrs Daisy Simmering reports visitors May include Loren Horton Jake Shrader Will Saville and Lee Hesseltine visiting the Don Darbyshire home on Sunday Oct 16. Ralph Linder recently left for Minnesota after visiting his parents. Vera Keating of Washington stayed Oct 8 at Ed Simmering home with others. Howard Linder and Charles Anderson families visited J E Linder home and Claude McCall home in late Oct.
Mrs Rennie Dawson reports from Bethel that Mr and Mrs Jim Gray traveled to Des Moines last Saturday while Mrs Ji Gray remained for an extended visit and plans to move there in the near future. Mr and Mrs Clive Gray returned Monday and Mr and Mrs Clair Gray will move to the home place. Sunday dinners featured Mr and Mrs Donald Brown and Phyllis, the Clair Gray home hosts, and guests included Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilson and family, plus Mr and Mrs Lloyd Foster with sons Billy and Bobby, Mr and Mrs H P Wilson, and Mr and Mrs Boyd Foster with son Stanley.
Oct 16 reports reveal visits among Will and Rabenold families and relatives in Washington Waterloo and Kalona. Basket weaving lesson announced for Oct 22 with Mrs Clarence Work. Other entries mention farm chores visits and a sympathy note for the Cook family.
Brighten news item notes the Pfeffers welcomed a daughter on October 19 at Brighton Route One. It also reports Lena Barnes planning an indefinite stay with Mrs Corbin in Washington and D C Kilgore visiting Wilbur Day home.
Several farms in and around Wellman were sold in the past two weeks. S. I. Perrin sold the Henry Eckhardt farm of 100 acres to Ray Diener for about 155 dollars per acre. The Eardly Bell Jr. Land Co sold the Dawson farm for 16000 dollars, comprising 134 acres. Part of the Charles Kingerich farm went to Steve Yoder. Dave Yoder conducted auctions Friday selling four farms, with the highest price noted.
Helen Rich reports a busy week with visits and dinners across STRINGTOWN. Edwin Saltzman sale attendance noted. multiple families including the Graber, Widmer, Rich, Schantz, Klophenstein, and Goff clans are seen at various Sunday meals and a Monday reception for William Widmer and wife.
Brighton residents share weekend visits across towns including Kirksville Mediapolis and Fairfield. Dr and Mrs H L Gordon traveled to see a recuperating brother after gallstone surgery. The Goodwill airplane tour drew crowds in Washington. Walter Shippy mourns brother Clarence Shippy who died in New Orleans after an earlier surgery for appendicitis.
Mrs Randolph Kelsey spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Will Dunbar in Indian Creek. Wes Engel attended a friend's funeral in Moline. Ira Stout returned from Chicago after visiting his sister. Will Dunbar Ferne and Faith Dunbar visited Washington Wednesday. Charlie Farriors enjoys a radio. Gilbert Stout from Wisconsin plans to return home on the 21st with his grandparents. Faith Dunbar spent days with Maxine Shaffer at high school. Roads and weather improved after last week’s wet, muddy spell.
Mrs Dale Atkinson and Rodney Davis families visited in Cedar Rapids while Grant school pupils plan a fall box social. Local women attended a Washington farm bureau meeting where Miss Smith led a Tray making lesson and lamp shade project was previewed. Clover harvesting is reported complete with neighbors Glover Ferrell and Bobby of Oelwein visiting.
Reed arrivals prompt a lesson on trays scheduled for Wednesday October 16 at Clyde Dawson's home. 4H Joey Jokers plan a pot luck supper hosted by assistant leader Miss Isabelle Combs and her sister Rosalie at their home. The second monthly community party will be held Friday night at the schoolhouse with Franklin Center residents invited.
Mr and Mrs Melo Lasek celebrate a nine pound baby boy born Sunday October 6 Ed Florang relocates to Cox place with household goods moving from South Dakota Will Florang works at Frank Salladay home Dr Blythe treats Will Murphy Sr and visits Mrs Anne Krotz Both improving Wilbur Chalupa buys new hog house Matt McMahon rents farm and buys Fordson tractor Local gatherings include H L C meeting at Will Busby home and a neighborhood party at Wm Moore home Several residents assist with barn foundation and groundwork for new building National Dairy show attendance cited by Charles Stewart and Will Wallace families in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids area Rural residents share visits and updates on farm work and health across Cedar township Riverside and nearby towns
Mabel Horning reports a series of social visits and farm tasks. Ed DuVall hulled beans, Elmer Waller hulled clover, and multiple families from Brighton Lexington Keota and East Pleasant Plain dropped in for visits.
Mrs Ida Meeks reports visiting Madison Orr home with Miss Christina Diet rich of Washington D C and niece of Fort Dodge Iowa. Mr and Mrs Dietrich of Washington joined Clay Walton and Ela Bare along with Mr and Mrs John Simpson of Washington for Sunday dinner at Ralph Olds.
Kalona hosts its first football game as a new program and earns praise for a solid debut effort. The community notes visits from local residents including the McIntosh and Foster families, with various trips and social visits mentioned. Kalona’s celebration day is marred by rain, dampening plans for a weekend event.
The Louisa County Medical Society held its annual meeting in Wapello with wide attendance. Officers elected include O. A. Kubrick, F. E. King, and Weber. Rev. W. A. Evans to preach at the Presbyterian church on October 20. Football results: Columbus Junction defeated West Liberty 43 to 0 with Manley scoring four TDs.
Miss Helen Schroeder returned from Iowa City where she attends the SIU for a week and visits her parents Mr and Mrs F C Schroeder. Godtey and Eldridge of Washington toured Lime Creek farms for sale. Roy Polson and family drove to Des Moines to return their grandson after a visit. R E Grant nears completion of a new oil station stocking Skelly gas and oils. Schroeder and Bell Jr. traveled to Muscatine to see a tomato harvest larger than expected in Iowa. Wellman high school claimed a victory.
Mr and Mrs Homer Kephart hosted guests including Mr and Mrs John Gamble and children on Sunday. Ernest Rouse drives a new Ford Tudor. John Wagner assisted Roll Gamon with a hog sale. Henry Otto of Davenport visited his daughter Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger. Ross Van Nostrand hulled clover for the Flynn boys. Road crews resumed work after rain and camped in the Lloyd Neiswanger pasture. Mrs D F Sayre visited her mother Mrs Ab Beenblossom on Saturday.
Wayland residents host and visit relatives including Mrs. Theresa Winters of Mt. Pleasant and families of Wittmer Wenger and Sodergren. Esther Wenger weekends with Sommer children while Mrs. Selma Sommer attends a convention in Iowa City. Lois Marie Graber born Goshen Indiana to Mr. and Mrs Chriss Graber. Joe Gerig family returns from Arkansas after crop work. Jesse Bellew family visits from Decatur. Litchler family from near Peoria visits. Ivan Wyse and Paul Roth move within Wayland area.
Des Moines Iowa reports five odorless skunks housed by the state game and fish department claim to offer a new miracle. Parents hesitate to let children near the cage, but the animals can be handled without fear of odor or social stigma.
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