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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1931
Page
5
Neighboring towns report visits and travel as residents like Rena Blosser Juliana and Lena Graboy head to Goshen Indiana for college. Families send members to Cedar Rapids and Kansas City for study and visits while others host relatives from New London and Fairfield. Local events include a funeral at Farmington and church activities in Wayland with many taking trips to Excellor Springs Missouri and Hillsboro.
Free acts contracted for the fall festival next week are touted as the best in six years of festival history. Taylor Eu Incorporated, a leading act producer, brings acrobats, balancers, musicians and dancers to entertain crowds. Photographs illustrate the performers’ routines.
Mrs. Fred Tixson hosted a birthday party Wednesday evening for her daughter Virginia as she turned seven. Attendees included Evelyn Schrock Avelie Kowbel Jeanette Kowbel Dasha Kowbel Evelyn Schantz Jon Torrance Gloria Weager Mary Witting Betty Ardith Allen Rosemary Blader Jane Kanth Imogene Jon Good Homer Katman. A birthday cake with candles and light refreshments followed.
Crawfordsville notes describe visitors and news at residents homes. Clive Huston of Rockford visited his parents Mr and Mrs M G Huston. Harold Lowe returned from Chicago seeking work. Mrs Neal sold goods and will stay with her daughter Mrs Wagner. Rev E Hebner attended district Methodist conference in Muscatine. Mary White and Marie Grote went to Cedar Falls to attend state Teachers College. Wyman defeated Crawfordsville in a local game. KW McKihinney of Long Beach, California, visited friends in town yesterday.
Unclear OCR text mentions individuals Me and Mrs Clifford Simpson and the Misne Welle and Laur Brownlee of Alexis UK visiting Kev and a friend late yesterday. Details and context are unreadable.
In Columbus Junction sept 1 reports mention Joe Podaritte Wilding moving barn nearby, and a Morey hospital in Hawa. George Malley of Rock Island visited the Van Torn home with the Ray family. Miss Mary Thomas of Carter plans to attend Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant this year. Mr and Mrs Randall Geater and daughter Virginia visit Rock Island relatives. Max Robertson attends Coe College Rapids this year. A Fox family reunion planned for Sept 20 at Columbus Chautauqua Park with a picnic lunch. Dallmeyer family reunion held in grove near Dallmeyer home. Legion auxiliary served supper. Stopp of Cotter returned from Chicago visit. Mr and Mrs M Shellaburger of Washington visited Clark home in Coneers township. Edwin Coum bey of Chicago spent weekend with relatives. Tentus Orr of Wheatland visiting sister Mrs W Duncan and others. Willam Owen estate on Third Street sold to Hen Best. In Emporia Kansas, Dr D S Schatiner of the College of Emporia returns from South Dakota with fossils from the Badlands. A sabre-tooth plate skull was found. many fossils noted in the Dakotas. Worcester mass judges rule prisoners not to be manacled. bracelets barred by Judge Daniel Thaw.
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