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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1931
Page
8
Ed Rovee of Brighton visited today and spent the day with Homer Brinton. He owns a nearby farm and has been helping on the farm daily, staying with Chas. Robin.
The wedding of Fred Shrock Downing and Clarice Ann Woodburn was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Bowers. The notice adds a weather forecast and an ad for de natured alcohol for radiators, priced per gallon, with a brief mention of Wednesday’s weather.
Martin Hines of 614 North Second shows mild improvement. R J Buckley in River today. Carl Chambers in Richland today. Stella Shockley of Raymondville visiting son Carl Hardin west of Washington and daughter Ernest Chambers of Keota. Mrs. Stella Shockley plans to drive home tomorrow or day after. W H Tyler of Ottumwa on Graham store business. Mrs. Ralph Minick and son Robert in Mt Pleasant and Iowa City on business yesterday. Flower show at Court House with many dahlias and some roses raised by F M Simonton of Riverside. Simonton also grows gladiolas for personal and friend use not for sale. Mrs. Fritz Fields in Olde yesterday. Clara Glasgow visiting Vinton on brief business. Chas Selmoetfer selling Toppock highway home to Raymond Anderson and mother Carrie Anderson of Crawfordsville, planning repaint outside. Inn redecorated recently. Andersons impressed with Coppock highway, prefer it to Burlington or Cedar Rapids.
Brigh ton shoppers, visitors and former Crawfordsville residents are listed as stopping in town, with notes on return travels from Colorado Springs and Spokane. Several social visits include Mrs Ralph Traces and Mrs Clem Drier, while August Weinek, Elizabeth Shaped, and Miss Martha Lohberger are mentioned with state board exam plans and nurse training.
Ira L Welch of the Welen Moore shoe store left yesterday for Atlantic on a homeward trip via Oskaloosa and Des Moines. He had been here since Sunday night on business. Mr and Mrs Fred L Moore visited Oskaloosa today. Harvey Coulter and Edwin Griffith attended the University theater production Green Grow the Lilacs in City last night with Miss Priscilla Morrison of Washington in the lead. The local audience praised the play highly.
Local notes report Merrimac residents Doss Van Winkle and family visiting, harvesting beans and clover, woodcutting, trips to Ottumwa and Fairfield, and a picnic at the Griffin home. Also Fairfield area visitors, births, illness updates, and a brief Fort Dodge murder indictment of Charles Beers for first degree murder in the death of Mrs DeFoe following alleged assault.
Two for one deals and coupon reminders announce a Dutch Market Thursday at the Baptist Church Oct 24 22 24 26. Miss Mary Kerr has completed nurse training and will take the state board in Des Moines planning private duty locally. Community notices include car prices booze sale and various ads and obituaries with names like Dr G S Kerr Walter Vietor Oetjen and Mrs Hote M0 Red. events reference Eastern Star in Cedar Rapids and local achievements amid a scatter of advertisements.
Cadet Richard J. Sheridan twenty one a fast Army end died from a neck injury suffered in the Army Yale football game played in New Haven doctors tried to save him but his injury proved fatal. The report notes the tragedy amid other city notices and scattered local items.
A report notes a confrontation on October 31 at a Cy Bush residence on Ath Ave. Local optometrist S. Lemmon attended the Fairfield monthly meeting of the Southern Zone of the Town State Association of Optometrists. Upcoming events include a Washington meeting and social activities at 8 o'clock. Also noted are visits by Miss Clara Wickoff of Brighton and Mr and Mrs Carl Singmaster with Harry Singmaster of Des Moines to Mrs G K Hartman.
The Great Salt Lake in Utah draws thousands of visitors each year. Located about 15 miles west of Salt Lake City, it covers roughly 2.50 square miles and is noted for its extreme salinity, far higher than typical seawater.
Mr and Mrs W A Lytle departed today for Chicago following a short business visit in town.
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