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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1927

Page

6

Local notices and ads from Washington Iowa page

Phillips and Hebner offer barn paint while Dave Elder announces his Pomona College relocation at 917 Harvard Ave Claremont CA. Fayetteville visitors Mrs Ella Clark Calvin and Mrs Wahneetah Ingalls head to Winfield. Washington Motor Co advertises car and radio batteries. James Sexton now enrolled at University of Minnesota. Shifts of local residents and visitors noted including Keating and Burgess families and Mrs Breidenstine of Columbus Junction visiting east of town.

Dave Elder Pomona College Harvard Ave Claremont California Ella Clark Calvin Wahneetah Ingalls Fayetteville Arkansas Winfield

Local residents share visits and travel plans

Brief notes list residents visiting relatives and returning home. Edna and Ruth Bridges came from Muscatine to visit D. M. Bridges family. Doris Williams returned to Wyman after staying with sister Mrs. Dewey Conrad. A party including Frank McClean and J W Scott traveled 1800 miles through Minnesota and the Dakotas to Grand Forks North Dakota. Art Morrow moved to Mayo bakery in Iowa City and will stay in Washington.

Doris Williams Wyman Dewey Conrad Frank McClean Packwood J. W. Scott Minnesota Dakotas Grand Forks North Dakota Will McClean McClean Hastings Minneapolis Cedar Rapids Iowa Art Morrow Iowa City Art Mayo Bakery

Local Residents and Students Make Weekend Travel

Raymond Buckley of Kansas City visits his parents at Aineworth and friends in Washington this week. Iowa trips include S Rothschilds in Iowa City and Mildred Voss returning from Palmyra. Hedges accompany Ruth Hedges to Oberlin College. Others travel for study or work, including Carl Kunath to Grinnell, and Harold Reynolds starting at Phillips and Hebner drug store.

Raymond Buckley Kansas City Mrs. Buckley Aineworth Washington Mildred Voss Palmyra Harold Reynolds Phillips & Hebner Drug Store

Local residents cross paths in a day of visits

Leigh Wallace of Iowa City called on local business. Dr W B Crooks traveled to Chicago for several days and will attend the Dempsey Tunney fight. Helen Cunningham returned from a summer trip via California Seattle Port Arthur and Alaska and will soon resume studies at the University of Chicago. Charles Randall of Colorado Springs visits Washington and Crawfordsville. A group including Mr and Mrs Charles E F Clark and others from Des Moines visited Edith Weidner's home, with Miss Clark staying for a weeks’ visit.

W. B. Crooks Chicago Helen Cunningham California Seattle Washington Port Arthur Alaska University of Chicago Charles ‘Randall Colorado, Springs, Colo Crawfordsville Charles EF. Clark Clarence Arnold Carrie Sidner Charles Arnold Hannah Clark Des Moines Edith Weidner Miss Clark Alex Clark

Rich in Precious Metals Dominant Silver Producing Nations

Mexico United States Canada and Peru are the largest silver producers with Canada a newer entrant. Peru has mined silver for nearly 400 years and Mexico for over three centuries. Each country is also a major gold producer.

Mexico United States Canada Peru

Cambridge Funeral services for W R Cambridge

Funeral services for W R Cambridge who died last week in Minneapolis were held Sunday afternoon at L A Jones funeral home. Dr W W Bowers presided with quartet music by Winifred Allen Everett Griffith Gladys Williams and R E Brown. Pallbearers were Frank Brindley George W Stewart Dr C W Stewart Frank Miller Homer Darbyshire and William Zoller. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.

W. R. Cambridge Minneapolis L. A

For Sale Feed Business in Washington County

Established and profitable feed business for sale in Washington County requires little capital and pays in direct proportion to effort. Storage room provided at nominal cost. Write Journal for full particulars.

Washington County Cate Journal

Harmony School Opens With Miss Helen Jones as Teacher

Harmony community notes describe Harmony school opening last Monday with Miss Helen Jones as teacher. Several residents visited local homes, returned travelers include Abbie Evans to Des Moines, and various residents attended callers in Washington. Weather and farming updates mention rain helping the corn crop and local visits by families such as the Longer, Evans, and Schiebel clans.

Harmony Harmony School Helen Jones Dewey Coffman Fred Longer Bernadine Jones Wih Alvie Nebergall W. Longer Abbie Evans Des Mones Charles Longer George Evans Titus Charles Schiebel W. W. Gideon Dorothy Evans Lee Anderson Des Moines Chas. Longer Chas. Schiebel Washington Sherm Gault C. Longer

Frey Family and Friends Gather for Weekend Homecoming

Nob le Mrs J A Frey notes Freeman Frey and family from Hedrick visiting Newton and Moline relatives for a weekend gathering. Arthur Mitchel hosted his mother and brothers plus a guest. his mother then returned to Ursa. Rev HH Schrage and wife with Raymond Nicholson and son Richard shared Sunday dinner, with Edith Tolenear visiting and attending the Center church homecoming.

Noble Newton Frey Hedrick Arthur Mitchel George Moline Arthur Ursa HH. J. Schrage Raymond Nicholson Richard J. A. Frey Edith Tolenear Center Church

Mystery Sounds In Yellowstone Drive 1900 Sightings

Reports from Gallatin Gateway Montana recount mysterious musical sounds heard across Yellowstone area. Historian Stephen Forbes notes 1900 recordings with Edwin Linton linking to aerial echoes. No scientific explanation has been published, with sightings tied to still mornings near Yellowstone Lake.

Gallatin Gateway Mont Yellowstone Park Yellowstone Stephen Forbes State Natural History Survey Urbana Ilinois Edwin Linton Washington and Jefferson College Pennsylvania Park U. S. Fish Commission Col Marshal McDonald U. S. Fish Ala Yelowstone Lake West

Widow Mary Boyd Rites Set After Long Illness

Mrs. Mary Cordelia Boyd formerly Carr died after months of illness. Born January 22, 1850 in Indiana, she came to the area as a child, married Henry Boyd on December 31, 1868, and lived in Union Township for 52 years. Survived by husband, son J. W. Boyd, daughters Mae Jones and Amy Dennison, plus grandchildren. one daughter Eva Protzman died in an auto wreck last year and two other children died earlier. Funeral at Gladwin church Saturday at 1:20 p.m. with burial in Columbus City cemetery.

W. E. Ruston Presbyterian Church Columbus City Cemetery Arthur Sprague Corvallis Wash Sprague B. H. van Meter Clayton Minn Wisconsin Iva Oass Chester Osler Detroit John T. Aiken

Temperature Change Brings Favorable Reception Across State

The weekend temperature dip of about 30 degrees ends a hot two week run and is praised. The ad promotes three arch shows priced at $4.50 and invites customers to view black patent or black and brown kid leather three eyelet tie shoes with Cuban heel and rubber sole for comfort and value.

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FOX Now And Guesday Poor Jack Mulhall Charlie Murray Glenn Tryon Jean Arthur Fox News Phillips and Hebner West Side Druggists Phillips and Hetner West Side Washington Motor Co James Sexton University of Minnesota Michigan D. F. Macon Margaret Jennie Keating John Keating Batavia Joseph Burgess Marguerite Schalty Burlington Rodney Arnold Billy Ainsworth Loren Hazen Mrs. L. H. Smith Edna Ruth Bridges Muscatine Mrs D. M. Bridges Donald Duke of Clay Merle Dodder Letts Dodder J. R. McGinnis Mrs. W. M. Montgomery Miss Make Bill and Boyd Dill Barham Armstrong Bessie Barham A. J. Knauss R. C. Jennings Janet Mrs. S. Rothschild Jeanette Rothschild Carl Hedges Miss Ruth Hedges Oberlin College Ohio Howard Crozier Dubuque Elkadere John Robert Shields Grinnell Grinnell College Carl Kunath Harold Durst Mt. Pleasant Arthur Durst Town Myrtle Macon Wapello Frank Macon Hlow Hans the Wardrobe Cleaners Shor Rebuilding Tion North Carter's Clothes Shop Schuyler Livingston Geo. L. McDaniel Leigh Wallace Mazel W. OR Cambridge Harmony Walter Longer Henrietta Griffith Kirksville, Mo Emil Finke KTNT Mrs. Kendrick of Mrs. Darbyshire Johnson Home John Griffith Washington Cleaners Wisie Long South Side Square Columbus Junction Martha Butler Henry Boyd Union Township Columbus Gallatin Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Gallatin River United Presbyterian Church G. W. Ayers Solon Presbyterian Sunday School Austin Davis F. F. Bieg Clara Eilers John R. Hughes Fast Alton R. J. Reaney Reed Point Pau U.S. Pat Southern Coale Coke CO John Shields & Sons A. Anderson E. Washington St Harwood Young’s Barber Fast of Loan & Trust Co C. S. Lemmon
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