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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1932

Page

8

Town Broadcast on WHAF NBC Sept Evening

A radio program about the town will air on WHAF NBC Monday evening at 7 80 p m Central Standard Time. Bruce Marton wrote a town tribute to be read during the show and part of General Motors parade of the states. Henry Carris is ill with pneumonia at Washington County Hospital.

Mount+tomoas NBC Town Bruce Marton Geral Motors Lequart Henry Carris Washington County

Welch Moore's Shoes and Local Moves Highlight Community News

Welch Moore's promotes its dress shoes priced at 2.95 and 3.95 as locals note new moves including Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chane relocating to Mrs. Motts house on South Ave. Akron visitors Thomas Stevenson and Veron Leeper, Fulton relatives, and Blick's milk at Johnson's grocery are mentioned amid plans for DeMolay benefit dance at Oakwood pavilion in Wellman featuring Dave's Barnstormers and Herb Huer's Vagabonds at the Iowa ballroom in Washington.

Welch Moore Bill Chane Thomas Stevenson Vernon Leeper Akron D. Cc. Fulton Colorado Leeper Fulton Blick Johnson's Welch Moore's Washington Oakwood Pavilion Wellman Dave Barnstormers Herb Huer Vagabonds Iowa Ballroom

Crawfordsville Notes from a Week of Local Events

Mrs Nellie Manners reports on activities in Crawfordsville including Lisle Anwyl’s trip to Chattanooga for a Sigma Phi Epsilon conclave, visits by Doris and Eleanor Kongable of Winfield, and a countywide W C T U institute that achieved 100 percent local institute participation. A government temperance talk by Rev Waery, with praise for Canadian policy critiques, capped the meeting with a picnic near Brighton and a list of attendees.

Crawfordsville Lisle Anwyl Chattanooga Tennessee Sigma Phi Epsilon Doris Eleanor Kongable Winfield J. S. McCleary W. C. T. U. Institute W. W. Twinam J. H. Jones F. Wenger God Hebner Miller of Wellman Waery Congregational Church Olds Hugh A. N. Porter Mary Packer John Wooley Buxbaum Brighton Harlow Engel Katharine Buxbaum

Truce Declared Yet Farm Pickets Blockade Cherokee Iowa

In Cherokee Iowa 400 strikers blocked all roads into the city while seeking punishment for attackers blamed on vigilantes. Gov Turner denounced force. sheriff Tilton held deputies at the courthouse as attacks on farmers continued and a LeMars rally pledged to blockade the town.

Cherokee Iowa John Chalmers Dan Turner Art Tilton Cherokee County Sioux City Council Bluffs, Inc Farm Holiday Association Milo Reno William Gill Woodbury County LeMars Turner Sherif Tilton Pierson Here Des Moines INS Farmer's Holiday Movement Des Moines Cooperative Dairy Marketing Association Peter Winkel Farmer's Union Livestock Commission of Reno Mile Reno Winkel

Community notes from Ainsworth and nearby area

Local residents report visits and gatherings across West Chester Columbus Junction and Washington. Social events include reunions at Sunset Park and the Gerdes and Roberts families, graduation at Iowa City, and daily calls and visits among neighbors in Ainsworth with multiple mentions of local families and school activity.

Ainsworth R. R Will Dea M. Hollinger Widden Mr. Shook Harry Pearson Washington C. S. Work Dorothy Hivorette Roberts Howard Pearson Duane Carl Jean White Esther Booth Isabelle Combs W. D. Roberts J. E. Adams

Mier Reunion Held At Rev Miller Home

The Mier reunion gathered about 100 people at Rev. A. H. Miller’s home on Thursday August 25 with attendees from Indiana Illinois and Johnson county led by Mr and Mrs Glad Mast and others.

H and H Bridge Club Honors Mrs McKay Guests

Mrs Ives McKay entertained the H and H Bridge Club with fall decor and two tables of play. High score went to Mrs Geo Struble and traveling prize to Mrs J Z Hinshaw. A private Congress Hotel dinner honored Miss Gertrude Hammer and Theodore Bailey before their Saturday wedding with zinnias and Veronicas and radio music.

H. & H. Bridge Club McKay Ives MccKay H.& H. Bridge Club Geo Struble J. Z. Hinshaw Boice Kurtz Dale Denison Congress Hotel Gertrude Hammer Theodore Bailey Zinnias Veronicas Shirley Clark Bob Patterson Keith Droz Virginia Droz Henry Josephine Bailey Gertrude Hainer Gailord Waymack Hilda Dalzell Logansport Ind Frances Thomas Wiliam McConaughy Glen Eldricce W. D. Dwyer John Lemmon Heinle Eicher

Mrs Badger’s Angel Food Cakes Sell Fast

Mrs Peter Thompson of Cedar Rapids has tonsils removed at Washington County Hospital this morning. Auctioneer Ch F Macon of Washington Iowa advertises wares by phone 621 red. Duane Shalla, 16, suffered a broken right foot when a horse fell on it and is cared for by his grandparents on South Iowa Avenue. an x ray is planned Friday.

Badger Peter Thompson Cedar Rapids Washington County Hospital Ch. F. Macon Washington Iowa Duane Shalla Charles Shalla John Shalla Iowa Avenue Duane

Winga family visits Auburn and vacation tour ends

John Winga left this morning with his mother Lola Winga to visit her daughter Mrs. E C Yates in Auburn Nebraska. They expect to return soon. The Misses Geneva and Dorothy Prebyl completed two weeks of vacation visiting relatives in Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin traveling to Volga McGregor Ft Madison Keokuk and returning to work in Iowa City.

Robert Maynard Bell Preston Helen M. Brown Washington Eugene Greelan Owen Greelan H. J. Voorhis San Dimas Calif Evan Evans Wyman Eva Smeltzer Betty Flear Mt. Pleasant H. B. E Blear Virginia Flear Mary Sebad Joseph Mast J. A. Frey Roy Hattie Newton Frey Brighton Dave Wenger J. @. Roth Otto Frey Dave Richard Stella Rinner Grace Heble Wayland Emma_ Rinner Margera Olson Iowa City Elizabeth Hebe Numan Arthur Mitchell Sol Strubhar Banker Woodbern Oregon Strubhar Joseph Wen Clarence Wyse Wilma Richard John Winga Auburn Nebr Lola Winga E. C. Yates Herb Heuer Iowa Geneva Dorothy Prebyl William Prebyl

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