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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1929
Page
6
Mrs. 5 W Livingston will host a one o clock luncheon tomorrow Oct 1. Mr and Mrs Joseph Dunton of Thornburg spent Sunday at Ezra Goodwin's home. Mrs Dunton is a niece of Mr Goodwin.
Mrs Neal McClanahan of Assuit Egypt visits Monmouth Illinois with relatives and sees Miss Carolyn Hamilton in Washington. Mrs J P Wood returns from Des Moines after visiting daughter Mrs Sherman Fowler. Ferne Duncan teaching at Garwin spends weekend home with Duncan family. Mr and Mrs Robert McKee return to Oak Park Illinois after visiting Mrs McKee's mother in Washington. William Boice and family visit Washington from Iowa City. Florence Hauernstein visits Washington, Pearl Hammill spends weekend in Crawfordsville.
Morning notices report Prof and Mrs C A Owen and children arriving in Port Said Egypt after leaving New York three weeks prior. Various locals including teachers, students, shoppers and visitors from Keota, West Chester, Crawfordsville and Muscatine appear in Washington updates.
A young man named Philip Ainsworth seeks one year of travel before settling into business with his lumberman father. He squanders a large cash stake while wandering with a traveling carnival and later returns to find Lesbia Graves, whom she loves, entangled with Henry Butler. The return reveals that Lesbia chose not to marry Henry after seeing a piano player who resembled Philip.
Twenty years ago today Miss Mary Steck left for Chicago to pursue studies at a kindergarten training school. Farmers flocking to Dr Hess Stock Tonic also seek the Hog Special dip containing the medicine and minerals hogs require. Bulk hog dip priced attractively with delivery available.
CEO L McDaniel druggist tops hog market with a price of 10.80. Weather remains fair tonight and Tuesday with continued cool conditions.
The monoplane Land of the Soviets and four Russian aviators arrived in Sitka, Alaska after a Moscow to New York run. They flew from Seward after six hours thirty minutes, two hours behind schedule due to fog. An SOS signal was a miscommunication from the radio operator.
Riverside notes report twelve Fortnightly club members motor to Winfield for a social at Mrs Claude Cowger home, a Riverside member. The American Legion Auxiliary names new officers with Mrs Ed Godlove as president and others in line. The Mashek 55 acre farm sale and a hatchery business move are also mentioned.
Mrs W A Palmer returns to Ainsworth after visiting her son Charles Palmer. Dr Howard Hamilton and family, Janet, and Mrs Neal McClanahan depart for Omaha after visits with Hamilton McLaughlin MecCleery households. Local shoppings and social notes mention Christmas card orders, Mrs J M Kelly’s representation of the Journal, and a Rummage sale at Cunningham Building.
Notices announce a rummage sale on October 5 to buy used clothing. Dr J M Lloyd moved offices from Nicola Harmon's location to rooms across from the courthouse, formerly Baldridge Bail ey. Also listed are storage and tailoring notices involving Schmoeller Bros and Mrs Alex Lytle’s Chicago visit.
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