Local society notes from Washington fall festival
Mrs C hedges visits Mt Pleasant for a few days with her sister Mrs Jes Hills. Lee Hanna family from Crawfordsville attends Washington fall festival. Mrs G B Berdock from West Chester spends day in Washington. Sterling Ritchey, Iowa Univ medical student, pledged to Phi Rho Sigma. Mrs Joe Falk and daughters Frances and Helen stay with Rothschilds in Washington. Everett Huber family from Wellman attends fall festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hedges
Mt. Pleasant
Jes. Hills
Lee Hanna
Crawfordsville
Washington
G. BE. Berdock
West Chester
Sterling Ritchey
FR. M. Ritchey
School of Medicine
Iowa University
Phi Rho Sigma
Keota and area residents visit Washington for fall festival
Keota visitor J. G. Stewart arrives in Washington for a business and pleasure trip. Cynthia Cain from Brighton attends the fall festival in Washington. Donald Bell with Marilyn and Omer Jones with De Lee travel from Mechanicsville and Muscatine to Washington for the festival. R. S. Miller from Winfield also visits for the events. Keota residents Howard K. Stewart Roy Stewart and A. A. Clendenning ride to Washington with Sam Witting from Crawfordsville to attend the fall festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Stewart of
Keota
Washington
Donald Bell
Marilyn
Mechanicsville
Omer Jones
de Lee
Muscatine
O. F. Boller
Howard K. Stewart
Roy Stewart
A. A. Clendenning
Ten Years Ago Today in Ottumwa Visit
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Ed Grayson spent a day in Ottumwa visiting a popular fountain gathering place. The ad touts Conqueror House Paint sold for a decade with money back guarantee and urges customers to compare prices before painting. Hog market tops at eleven dollars. weather forecast calls for unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Saturday.
Local notices and visits listed from Washington area
Mrs Ed Belly returns from Oskaloosa and visits in Washington with the Sullivan home. Ss A Dickerson returns from Kansas City to attend a buying convention with J C Penney managers selecting spring stock. Mrs Henry Yoder of Wayland comes to Washington for fall festival. William Michardson of New York visits G W Wallace family. Dr W W Bowers reports a favorable operation outcome after mastoid abscess surgery in St Louis. Wanted two girls in sorting department at American Pearl Button Co. Mrs Bert Pierce returns from Minneapolis after three months with daughter Mrs David Solomon. Sept 20th is last day to pay the second tax installment without penalty. Marion S George, County Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ss. A. Dickerson
Kansas City
J C. Penney
New York City
William Michardson
G. W. Wallace
Washington
Raymond Bowers
St. Louis
St. John’s Hospital
St Louis
W. W. Bowers
William Allen White Returns from Europe Attacks Tammany
Kansas editor William Allen White sails back from Europe vowing to reenter political battles within 24 hours. He confirms a 500 dollar fee for a speech to the Atlantic City electric light association and hints at renewed criticism of Tammany and Alfred E. Smith while promoting his new book Masks in a Pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
William Allen White
Kansas
National Electric Light Association
Atlantic City
N. J
White
Alfred E. Smith
Federal Trade Commission
McMillin Company
Tammany
William Jennings Brayan
Richard Jrocker
Tamany
Croker
Bryan Q
Sampson
Bryan
Four Bombings Strike Chicago Overnight
Chicago reports four bombings in the last 12 hours raising this year total to 65. A south side store window blast caused $5,000 damage and woke Walter Robinson and his two children. Owner Matt Quail knows of no motive. Two under construction buildings were wrecked minutes earlier, likely tied to cement workers' union tensions. An ice cream factory and a small laundry were damaged late yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Side
Walter Robinson
Matt Quail
Cement Workers’ Union
Saturday's Five Best Radio Features in 1928 Listings
United Press summary of NBC and WEAF network programs including WJZ and WDAF stations. Entries note times such as 1:45 p m est and 6:30 est for Night Hawk Frolic and The Park Beach with Milwaukee Governor Smith address compilation of radio features for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
WJZ
NBC
Guv. Smith
Milwaukee
Wis
WEAF
Lucky Strike Orchestra
WDAF
Kansas City
the Park Beach
WOR
Newark
Mrs Crawford Kilgore Return From Washington Fall Festival
Mrs W K Crawford and Mrs E P Kilgore returned to Ainsworth after attending the Washington fall festival yesterday. Auctioneer DP Fr Macon of Washington Iowa listed phone 251 red. Mrs A G Ogg left for Trenton Missouri to visit her seriously ill grandson Billy Gene Bennett aged 20 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Washington
Iowa
A. G. Ogg
Trenton
Missouri
Billy Gene Bennett
Wellman Area News Highlights and Local Notices
Hiram S. Patterson of Seattle attends to the Thram Scofield estate at Colenso hotel while Mrs. Myrtle Aungst arrives from Denver to stay with her aunt Mrs. W. M. Conner. The American Rose Society recognizes a member's favorite non original poem. Sept 29 is the last day to pay the second tax installment without penalty as per County Treasurer Marion S. George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram S. Patterson
Seattle
Washington
Colenso Hotel
Thram Scofield
Myrtle Aungst
Mansfield
Ohio
Denver
Colorado
W. M. Conner
The
American Rose Society
Marsh W. Bailey
Bailey
Journal Wan 48 Pay A Trial Will Convince
A short notice notes a pay rate referenced as forty eight and forecasts that a forthcoming trial will prove the case. The item reads as a compact barometer of wages and legal testing, with emphasis on the anticipated judicial outcome.
Rickeys Learn of Airy Tragedy in Family Loss
Mr and Mrs S T Rickey and daughter learn the wife of Mr Rickey’s brother Mrs Joe Rickey was killed in a Sunday automobile crash. The family attended the funeral in Winfield on Tuesday afternoon. Brown’s Tire Shop advertises used balloon tires. Mr and Mrs R J Ryans and daughter Frances of Winfield were in Washington yesterday. Rosanna Greiner of Richland and Trene Keegan of Brighton visit during the festival at the Greiner home. Anna Dawson and Mrs Hugh McCleery with Carolyn Hamilton returned from Des Moines where they attended the state federation of women’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Pp. Anderson
Des Moines
Bernice
S. T. Rickey
R. J. Ryans
Frances
Winfield
Washington
Rosanna Greiner
Richland
Trene Keegan
Brighton
John Greiner
Anna Dawsom
Wugh McCleery
Carolyn Hamilton
State Federation of Womn
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FOX Theatre
Thomas Meighan
Paramount Picture
Mary Astor
Lloyd Hughes
Joe Falk
Helen
Fairfield
Mrs. Rothschild
Everett Huber
Roy and
Sara Marie
Wellman
Cynthia Cain
R. S. Miller of
Sam Witting
Charles Grisham of
BEN Franklin Chain
Iwolls Crown
Th. C
Thompson’s Sanitary Market
East Side Square
Ed Grayson
Ottumwa
Merry
GEO. L. McDaniel Druggist
Ed Belly
Oskaloosa
Ed Sullivan
American Pearl Button Co
Henry Yoder
Wayland
G. F. Lance
Olds
Fred Jones
Richard Gaines
Bert Pierce
Minneapolis
David Solomon
Marion S. George
Johnson’s Grocery
Europe
Arts Cafe
EW Grahar Theatre
Schaffner - Lanshaw
Abie
Atwater Kent
Brown’s
Cod
Enna Jettick Health Shoes
County
Treasaecer
J. M. Norris
G. R. Townsend
Ainsworth
W. A. Hawley
Billy
Robert
Junction
Columbus
Joe Hill
S. I. Perrin
Wellman Real Estate
Jacob Oldaker
J. F. Durst
John Erb
Loyal Swartendruber
Erb
Iowa County
Francis Yoder
Yoder
Phis
Glenn Yoder
Francis
Strang
W. E. Ihrig
Lime Creek Township
Tow City
Wellman Baptist Church
Brown
Ihrig
Iowa City
Fred Schrodher
Germany
Fred
Lowa
Peope
Marion St. George
Kelly
Sigourney Lucy
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wilie Long
Jay
Smith
Howard
Lucky
Ss. T. Rickey
Fitch
Rickey’s Barber Shop
Iowa Avenue
Hans
the Wardrobe Cleaners
Westphal
CO. F. Haight
Walter Haight
U. P. Church
Singer Shop
Washington Street
John Shields & Sons
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