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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1920

Page

8

Local notices mix taxi ads and shop updates in Keota area

A compilation of brief items: taxi services and local shop ads, visits between Salis bury and Ainsworth residents, sewing machine repairs, grocery sales, and notices about water payments. Mentions include Mrs. M W McConnell, Mrs Nate Burris, Frank Chihak, Benteco Kash Store, Chambers Clothes Shop, and Glen Rouse teaching in Mt. Vernon. Also notes store sales and a notice to delinquent water consumers.

M. W. McConnell Salisbury N. C Nate Burris Ainsworth Burris Frank Chihak

Local notes highlight visits, sales, and errands in town

Peoriaer Carl Meek vacations with parents M R Meek. Mrs Titterington and Mrs Williams visit brother Frank Royse near town, return to Linby. Miss Villa Meek and Miss Mae Meek of Springfield visit friends. Eight room house for sale near high school. Mrs W H Saville ill at Kellogg home. Local baby items, school news, and ads for gas electric heaters and groceries fill the page. A marriage license issued to James Lowe and Dorothea Swift of Washington.

John Titterington M. A. Williams Frank Royse Linby James Lowe Dorothea Gertrude Swift Washington

Safe stolen by robbers in Liberty bond plot

Cedar Rapids reports an attempted $550 Liberty bond cashing by Bert Burrows, tied to a four-man gang. Burrows was arrested in Vinton after a safe theft in New Hampton, with a Chalmer's car found in Cedar Rapids and a suspected gang member Earl Elliott noted in local records.

Veggs Cedar Rapids Bert Burrows Burrows Vinton New Hampton Yeggs Earl Elliott Palo

W R C Picnic and Visits Highlight Morning at Ainsworth

Attendees at the W R C picnic and meeting in Ainsworth included Mrs Amos Durst Mrs R H McCarty Mrs F C Coppock Mrs L Nichols Mrs Guy Manatt Mrs Harry Dickerson Mrs Harry McCulley Mrs Glenn Hayes Mrs Joe Maxwell and Mrs Ern Garrett. Visitors arrived from Davenport and Philadelphia to stay with Mr and Mrs Harry Humble after a Maine motor trip via Ogilvie and Jessup Iowa. Also noted: D F Macon auctioneer of Washington Iowa and Peter Knecht of Council Bluffs visiting Henry Knecht family. John Deere grain dumps advertised via Geo W Stewart.

Ainsworth Amos Durst R. H. McCarty F. C. Coppock L. Nichols Guy Manatt Harry Dickerson Harry McCulley Glenn Hayes Joe Maxwell Ern Garrett J. E. Ross Cecil Turner Arthur Ross Davenport Neil Ross Philadelphia Harry Humble Minnesota Mrs. Ross Ogilvie Mr. Ross E. EB. Ross Jessup Iowa Peter Knecht Council Bluffs

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