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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1912
Page
5
A long list of Saturday and Sunday travel and visits across towns—Wyman, Ainsworth, Davenport, Keota, West Chester, Oakland, Ottawa, Omaha, and more. People include Miss Ana Tobin, Miss Grace Anderson, Mrs. E E Basfield, Bennie Keyes, and many families visiting relatives or traveling for business and events. A lad named Merle Sampson and others are noted travelers, with several church and Bible school activities mentioned.
Mrs C K Needham arrived from Sigourney this morning. A A Mershon of Colorado Springs arrived to handle Geo H Paul Co business. Myrtle Swift returns from Pueblo where she worked for Paul Orchard Co. Geo Paul and E R Howard came from Pueblo to oversee regional interests. Mr and Mrs Walter Ayres and daughter Isabel from Chicago visited Leigh H Wallace over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Frank L Wilson invite for the marriage of their daughter Miss Nena Wilson to Ben Badenoch on Friday evening October 4 at 8:30. The couple will be at home after November 21 at 1129 Normal Avenue Chicago.
Mrs. S J Cocklin hosts the Priscilla club Tuesday afternoon. The Pythian Circle meets Wednesday afternoon with Mrs J A Y Ashby. The Current Events department of the Fortnightly club starts its year with a 7 30 p m meeting Tuesday Sept 24 led by Mrs Grace Gibeon at 392 South Iowa avenue.
Mrs. M. C. McDonald announces fall and winter dressmaking classes at the Klein Clothing Store location in Washington. The school opened three years ago and has graduated eighty seven students in this town.
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