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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1927

Page

7

Hardscrabble Community Notes Cobble Weekend Visits

Mrs John Wehr and family visit Ernest Sexton of Waterloo. Several families from West Chester Brighton Des Moines and Tarper attended gatherings at Smith Sparks and Wehr homes. Birth announced for Matt Wehr s son on October 19 at the county hospital. Local events include a Halloween social and a men only church meeting in Washington.

John Wehr Ernest Sexton Waterloo Oral Walters West Chester Frank Smith Geneva Striegel Winnie Palmer J. W. Clark Frank

Train schedule notice with routes and times

Rail line timetable lists westbound and local trains with arrival and departure times. Includes Golden State Limited, Lo Pass, Local Pass, Express and freight services, daily operations and agent names H W Russell J McKay W Q Bell.

Golden State Limited H. W. Russel J. ©. McKay W. Q Bell Agen

Columbus Junction News Snapshots in Late October

Mrs Homer Leffler had surgery at a Muscatine hospital. Miss Nell Malen finished an evangelistic campaign in Cairo and returns to Ft Dodge. Mrs Mary Allen of Columbus City to spend winter with daughter in Phoenix. Young People’s Union hosted a Hallowe en social at United Presbyterian. L J Roberts moves from Davenport to Borger Texas to join Panhandle Power as assistant to GM. Louisa county to hold corn husking contest Nov 5. organizers C E Fletcher Columbus Junction E A Reipe Walter Morris Wapello. J B Hungerford, former editor of the Columbus Safeguard, sold Carrol Herald. Glenn Pretz visits from Armour Packing in Chicago. Missionary society meets Nov 2 at Mrs D E Davis. Rudolph Schlichting and wife return from Beloit Wis. Miss Jessie M Parker inspecting rural schools in county.

Columbus Junction Homer Leffler Muscatine Nell Malen Cairo Evangelical Church Ft. Dodge Mary Allen Columbus City John Super Phoenix Ariz Young People’s Christian Union of The United Presbyterian Church L. J. Roberts Davenport Borger Texas Panhandle Power Company C. E. Fletcher E. A. Reipe Walter Morris Wapello J. B. Hungerford Carrol Herald Rudolph Schlichting Roy Lieberknecht Beloit Wis Jessie M. Parker

Braden Community Notes From Crawfordsville Area

Braden Iowa notes report visits by Frank Dittmer and family to Ainsworth and relatives Sunday. C M Maxwell and family shopped in Burlington while Mrs F M Smith of Washington joined them to Mt Union. Dittmer and Maxwell hosted a farm chores lesson with Ruby Kessel. The Dittmers returned to Chicago after visiting relatives. Oscar Houghs family came from near Washington for a weekend at the Twinams.

C. M. Maxwell Vera Doris Burlington F. M. Smith Washington Mt. Union J. B. McConahey Edna Witting Orlin Crawfordsville Ruby Kessel Dittmer Chicago John Fredrickson Oscar Houghs D. E. Twinam A. H. Twinam Ailis

Worth Community Saturday Evening Social

A local Worth group invites residents to a Saturday evening gathering described as a lively social with plenty of good eats and friendly conversation for all attendees.

Worth

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J. M. Pulver Joe Myers Paul Sparks Clarence Lynn Lynn Havre Banks Jim Pulver Glenn Smith eBn Senft Lyle Smith H. T. Carris Titus Charles Lemley Willard Leet Lee Gordon Guy Dillon Glenn Mastin Jim Fulver First United Presbyterian Church John and Ralph Robertson Iowa City Physicians and Surgeons Stutsman M. D F & M. Bank A. John Droz West Main St C. W. McLaughlin West Main Street W. N. Alcorn Iowa Ave Wilson Heating Co W.S. Kyle M.D National Bank H. Bateman Nicola & Harmon Book Store North Side Square Preston Osteopathic South Iowa Ave T. G. Arthur Marion Ave Chiropractors Charles C. Brown Iowa Lemley & Yard Insurance National Bank Bidg Little & Pratt Lloyd Little Mart Pratt J. M. Kyle Willard City George W. Stewart Hardware & Implements Booth North Hugh Dougall R. R Austin Sutherland Actioneer Cacktaton C. V. Brown South of Water Works Rickey’s T. A. Michels Washington, Iowa Morrison & Morrison Lawyers Morrison Bldg North Side Sq T. L. Brookhart Law Opera House Cc. J. Wilson Co C. Wilson Wilson & Wilson Lawyer Livingston & Eichex Law Abstract INO. W. Applegate City Hall Washington Street J. D. Dayton Westchester Washington County Frank Boller W. Washington St T. J. Pease Farmers and Merchanta Bank W. J. Masson Curbin & Barrett Shoe Store L. B. Lupton Cyrus T. L. Brookhart H. P. Arthur Goodin Sect Zeredatha Coupeil DL Carbaugh I. M Arthur Goodin Bethlehem Commandery K. T W. R. Brown E. C. Arthur Goodin C. BR Alice Meek W. M. Della McBride Damascus Shrine W. S. of J Masonic Temple Maude B. Davis Sara E. Walker Amos Chapter de Molay William Bragg M. C. Dale Shorts Washington Lodge W. M R. W. Thompson California Knoxville O. M ST. P Southwest Limited Martha Butler Mr. Roberts Columbus High School Iowa State University United Light and Power Company of Louisa County Louisa County Farm Bureau Columbus Glenn Pretz Armour Packing Company of Chicaco Charles Pretz Missionary Society of Salem Presbyterian Church D. E. Davis Alaska Washington Star South Edge Brighton Guernsey Tracy Dairy D. F. Macon D. E. Peters Guinan Queena Marie Strauss Peyton Metropolitan Opera LUC
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