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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1920

Page

8

Local notices show a sea of small ads and arrivals

A compilation of short items records ad phrases for Bu tro-Phosphate at Lemmon's Drug Store, travel notes including Mrs. John Clifton to New York, multiple visits and business trips, car tire promotions at GO-GAS and Bevins Motor Co, and local residents attending funerals or selling goods. Several names and places appear such as Earl F Drake Phoenix, Lemmon's Pharmacy, Miss Lydia Eicher Ottumwa, Walter Meir Harvard Law School, Des Moines, Dean's, and DEMPSEY LAND CO.

Kinross Wellman Telephone Line Rebuild Aims At Better Service

Kinross Wellman telephone line is being rebuilt to improve service. Farmers note poultry culling last week by courtesy of the farm bureau. Local families report illnesses and social visits, while a note warns of local chicken thefts and urges caution.

NIRA Kinross-Wellman Farm Bureau Harley Bull Lee Davisson Jay White Junction Fair Will Curl Pilotsburg Chas Rowe

Local visitors and trips noted in Ainsworth region

Ronald Levis of Allerton visited his sister Mrs. W. L. Alcorn and planned to attend the University of Iowa in Iowa City. W. T. Trotter spent the week on the Mississippi at a house boat party hosted by T. Riley. Arthur Hazen and family from Ottumwa came by auto to visit relatives including Mrs. Clayton Taylor and her son.

Ainsworth Ronald Levis Allerton W. L. Alcorn Iowa City Iowa University W. T. Trotter Mississippi River T. Riley Arthur Hazen Ottumwa Auto Clayton Taylor

Peachy Week Ahead as Farmers Union Delivers Fresh Peaches

Nard of Hayfield visits relatives at Mrs. J J Mitzgerald's home. Peach sellers offer fruit at 3 75 per bushel after a Farmers Union shipment. Mrs Lee Sands had tonsil surgery in Davenport. S S Wilcox and Milburn Spessard attended an Edison recital in Washington. Frank Trotter family plans housekeeping at Mary Brockway home. Sunday brings an accident as Folly Kipekenga loses the forward finger in a garage mishap. Henry Bodeman of Muscatine visits his daughter Mrs J A Marsh.

Nard Hayfield Iowa J. J. Mitzgerald Farmers Union Lee Sands Davenport S. S. Wilcox Milburn Spessard Edison Washington Frank Trotter Kansas City Mary Brockway Folly Kipekenga Henry Bodeman Muscatine J. A. Marsh

Ainsworth High School Lyceum Opens With Concert

Ainsworth High School notes show the school board, families, and teachers gathered at Miss Clara Wallace's home on Sept 18. The Hipple Concert Co. opened the lyceum course on Sept 17 with a large audience and full prepayment. Inter-class basketball games are underway this week.

Ainsworth High School Ainsworth School Clara Wallace Lyceum The Hipple Concert Co

Local Orchestra Forms With Twelve Members

A new orchestra organized on Monday September 13 with a membership of a dozen. Rehearsals are planned twice a week.

Linn Grove Bank Robbery Reported in Linn Grove Iowa

Sioux City police guard routes east and north after a bank at Linn Grove Iowa is entered by robbers using three explosives to breach the vault. About $10,000 in bonds and $1,000 in cash stolen. communications lines cut.

Sioux City Linn Grove Iowa

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Harry Carey Exide Wayland Harry D. Smith Washington, Iowa Earl F. Drake Phoenix Arizona Lemmon’s John Clifton New York Fox & Dewey J. S Fee Skipton Lydia Eicher Red Cross Ite Way Dorothy Stafford Haskins Kelly-Springfield Bevins Motor Co Walter Meir Cambridge Mass Harvard Law School Sinclair John C. Little Des Moines White Way Ga J. O. Brown Mr. Pleasant Mrs. C. Darbyshire P Fess kSept David Johns Crawfordaville Gust Bramer Reba True E. W. Chrissinger Saginaw, Mich Emil True Humphrey Richards Columbus Junction Crail’s Ella Conklin Keota Ern Garrett Lemmon Lemmon's Drug Store Bevins G. W. White Go-Gas Viola Auten West Chester Hazel Edna McCarty Deans Lou Bauer Earl Waddell Dempsey Land CO 8. C. Poole Winnebago, Minn Wolfe J. P. Thomas Groton South Dakota Rochester Minn Dean's McCall Brothers John Goodman M. C. DeLong Bert Booth George Dempsey F. Marie West Main St G. B McCall Bros Service Vulcanizing Co Motor Inn R. D. Lynn Fairfield Clarence D. F. Macon Goodyear Federal Cord Tires Dempsey Land Company Floyd Schachner Wellman Schachner Bessie Grinstead Bunter T. R. Phillips Kodak Store Meela Arena Care LAS God Larry Lemon Earl Williams Edith Roberts Frank Mayo Lasca Rio Grande Olla B. Thrifty Nae
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