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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1939

Page

6

Travelers Visit Amana and Wisconsin Scenic Parks

Mrs. Lewis Hering and family tour northern states visiting Amana colonies near Buffalo and Backbone State Park. They describe Richmond Spring, Devil's Stairway, Lookout Tower, Wisconsin Dells, and scenic river routes on the Mississippi and Wisconsin, with stops at Marquette and Prairie du Chien, Mystery Cave, and the Little Brown Church in the Vale.

Lewis Hering Havre Juanita Hering Quincy Tilnois Washington Germany America Buffalo New York Marquaketa River Back Bone Trail McGregor Switzerland Mississippi River Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Horse Shoe Island Nile Mississippi Pike's Peak Park Wisconsin River Wyalusing State Park Old Indian Signal Point Treasure Cave Council Point Point Look Father Marquette Devil's Lake Park Baraboo Mts Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Dells White Eagle Red Wing Colkd Water Stand Rock Witches Gulch la Crosse United States Pettibone Park Winona Rochester Mystery Cave Spring Valley Bull Lake Root River Valley Little Brown Church The Vale Cedar Falls Waterloo Cedar Panide Iowa City

City Officials Named in Local Administration

City Clerk Lloyd Lytle and City Treasurer W H Fulton are listed along with City Solicitor KB F Mitek and Supt Water and Trehe Bians alongside Henry Batley in the municipal roster.

Lloyd Lytle W. H

Washington lodge regular meetings and rail bus schedules

Washington Lodge Se 26 and A M announce regular meetings on the first Friday monthly. Rail lines West Bound No 8 Davenport to Kansas City departs 9 58 The 1428 East Bound No 8 runs to Davenport. Southwest Limited Nos 3 and 8 operate daily except Sunday. Burlington Trailways schedules list Westbound No 8 6 28 a to Chicago and eastbound No 2 4 16 p No 10 10 38 a. Tickets via Bus Depot Candy Kitchen North Site Square.

Golden State Limited Washington Gla Toba No California Sundas Californian Knoxville POR Davenport-Kansas City Southwest Limited Kansas City-Davenport Sundar W. C. Bell Burlington Trailways Omaha Chiago North Site Square Coag Agens

Mrs Glenn Huston Closes Home Plans to Visit Her Sons

Mrs Glenn Huston sold her household goods Saturday and will visit her sister at Wayland before making her home with her sons Clive in Chicago and Everette in Cincinnati Ohio. School reopened after a Labor Day break due to Mrs Walter Rauscher’s death. Jesse Smylie of Los Angeles visits with sisters Mrs S G Taylor and Mrs R C McCleary. he came with brother Murray Smylie and wife from Washington.

Mary Manners Crawfordsvalle Glenn Huston Wayland Clive Chicago Everette Cincinnati Ohio Walter Rauscher Jesse Smylie Los Angeles Calif

Dickens Era Taverns: Six Jolly Fellowship Porters to Grapes

A passage recounts the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters in Limehouse later known as the Grapes, once famed in Dickens Our Mutual Friend as the Bunch of Grapes. It notes its narrow width and its association with Rogue Riderhood and Gaffer Hexam, linking past and present.

Charles Dickens

Samuel Wittmer Begins Teaching at Havre School

Havre residents report Havre school opened Monday with Samuel Wittmer as teacher. The article notes Wittmer painted and redecorated several rural schoolhouses last summer. It lists numerous local visits and birthday celebrations at area homes including Wittmer and Mason families, with various relatives and neighbors mentioned.

Samuel Wittmer Havre Lewis Hering S. C. Wittmer Wilma Hauenstein Fred Eisle Lewis Blain Fred Whiskes Willis Wittmer

What causes epilepsy a free booklet from doctors

A short promotional notice offers a free booklet published by the Educational Division of 535 Fifth Avenue New York N Y outlining opinions of famous doctors on the topic of epilepsy. Readers may write to Dept 8 98 to obtain the booklet while supplies last.

Fifth Avenue New York N. Y

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