Reading to Heal A Hospital Diary Note
Editorial reflections from Washington County Hospital on April 1 1949 praising daily newspaper deliveries and a radio assisted recovery. The writer shares personal moments including a rose gift from Rotary a strawberry plant seedlings and a library of animal stories from Kay Ellen Kerr plus casual thoughts on fighting illness and the comfort of rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Washington Evening Journal
Phillips & Hebner
I. R. Phillips
Hebner
Remembering the Washington organ factory and its workers
A local reminiscence traces a former Washington organ factory tied to the Jackson Organ Company. Residents recall small workshops making smaller organs after closure, an organ once used at Trinity Lutheran and another for a local Presbyterian church, with stock sales and community investment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Carris
Episcopal Church
Trinity Lutheran
Carris
Carl Roberts
Washington
Roberts
Jacckson Organ Company
Louis Schroeder
Ainsworth
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Congregation Welcomes New Electric Organ
A note highlights the Trinity congregation and the recently installed electric organ, marking a significant addition to their worship space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Birthday talk and railroad receipts in Washington
Mrs. D J Patterson, 82, recalls April first birthdays shared with her pastor Dr George Kerr. The Patterson family roots reach early Washington, with connections to Westminster College founder Dr James Patterson. County mail shows rail taxes from Milwaukee and Rock Island totaling around 12 176 98, while Rock Island operations report 13 488 898 passengers in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Patterson
West Jefferson Street
George Kerr
Patterson
Washington
Robert Martin
Westminster College
Pennsylvania
Living Lake
Milwaukee Road
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Iowa Southern Utilities
Rock Island Railroad
The Search Opens at Fox Theatre With Rave Reviews
The MGM film The Search opens a three day Fox Theatre engagement Sunday. Critics from the New York Times Herald Tribune Sun World Telegram and Post all praise its sincerity and moving power calling it among the most genuine and profoundly stirring pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theatre
New York Times
Herald Tribune
Sun
World Telegram
P. M
Post
Birthday greetings and anniversaries in a local note
A community birthday and anniversary notice lists residents celebrating birthdays from ages seven to seventy, including D. L. Rohrer and Mrs. Ralph Ashby. It also notes wedding anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kephart and Mr. and Mrs. Fay Cherwinker, plus several other local observances and family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kephart
Fay Cherwinker
Nutritious Desserts Highlight Walnuts Homemakers Meeting
Ruth Foster, county home economist, led 14 members of the Walnut-Sandyhook Homemakers at Mrs. Carl Jarvis home. The lesson titled Nutritious Desserts received strong, emotional responses in multiple contemporary reviews.
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Walnut-Sandyhook
Ruth Foster
Carl Jarvis
Words and Music Dance Number AIBs with Rodgers and Hart
Gene Kelly and Vera Ellen lead a "show within a show" on a revolving stage in MGM's Words and Music a Technicolor musical about Rodgers and Hart. The seven minute sequence, built from Glaughter on Tenth Avenue, involved 37 dancers and a month of rehearsals. The film also stars June Allyson Perry Como Judy Garland Lena Horne Mickey Rooney Ann Sothern Tom Drake Cyd Charisse Betty Garrett Janet Leigh Marshall Thompson and Mel Torme directed by Norman Taurog produced by Arthur Freed and features an ensemble of MGM stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kelly
Vera Ellen
M-G-M
Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
Kelly
Robert Alton
Noubers
Tenth Avenue
Alton
State Theatre
June Allyson
Perry Como
Judy Garland
Lena Horne
Mickey Rooney
Ann Sothern
Tom Drake
Cyd Charisse
Betty Garrett
Janet Leigh
Marshall Thompson
Mel Torme
Norman Taurog
Arthur Freed
Rural Women Hold Meeting Highlighting Milk Safety
Miss Foster discussed Southern farm bureau women tour highlights. The group addressed Is Your Milk Supply Safe and What Books Have You Enjoyed Most from the List. Rural Women’s Day was announced for April 12 at Washington High School Auditorium with district models from sewing lessons and refreshments served.
Mrs. Buesch Guest at Mission Meeting
Sara Pollock hosted 35 members of the Ruth Nichol Missionary Society at United Presbyterian Church on Friday afternoon. Guest Mrs. George Buesch attended. delegates to the Presbytery at West Chester on April 21 were named and alternates selected. The group discussed "Christian Women and Missions" and voted to donate toward a missionary car.
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Sara Pollock
Ruth Nichol
P. E. Whisler
Ted Pratt
Floyd Hamil
Lewis Mitchell
Tama
Richard Stewart
Neil Trotman
Percy Whisler
Ray Anderson
Community and Livestock Sales in Iowa Listings
Weekly sale notices listing auctions at Whittaker sale barn on Fridays, Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction on Wednesdays, Kalona Sales Barn on Thursdays, Ollie Livestock Exchange on Tuesdays at 1 00 p m, and Keota Junction Sale barn on Fridays at 12 30 p m. An April 9 closing out sale of household goods at 759 South 4th Avenue starts 1 30 p m led by Al Batterson.
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Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Kalona
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Keota Junction
South &Th Avenue
al Batterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington County
Rotary Club
Kay Ellen Kerr
Kay Ellen
C. A. Boice
R. E
Bruce Cowden
Mr. Roberts
Joe Palooka
Notants
Jerry
Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
Sth
MAIN
K. Meevoy
Strieker
Daddy
D. L. Rohrer
E. D. Miller
Wayne Cline
Donald Amrine
Remps Hampsher
Robert Porter
Japan
Audrey Keller
Carolyn Danielle Brown
Donnie Joe Rich
West Chester
Ralph Ashby
Donald Sands
Dean Euffels
Dorothy Vodicka
Do. V. Hendrickson
Grace Harter
Taylor Stout
Mary Ellen Asken
Maurice Lib
Mildred Anderson
Mrs
Floyd Maxwell
Ed Simmering
Linda Mae Coon
Elizabeth Ann Adan
Keota
Michael Thomas Bell
Merlin Duane Hagie
Carl Richard
Mrs. James Custer
Mrs. Jarvis
Morning Telegraph
Journal-American
Daily News
Mirror
Brooklyn Eagle
Hollywood Reporter
Film Daily
Boxoffice
Motion Picture Daily
Mrs. Buesch
Brown Finance
the Court House
Insurance Association
Chas. Kennedy
R. G. Wessler
Tait’s Radio & Appliance
Washington Dairy
BABY
Brooder
Ramseyer’s Hatchery
Wash
Sentinel Radio Sales & Service
South Ave
W.L
Col
Little
Mond
White Rocks
Christie New
Hampshire Reds
Bakers Hatchery
Tyler Harder
Freez
Vern Lintz
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffrey Bldg
Theo. B. Bailey
Leet
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
E. D. Morrison
E. Morrison, Jr
Morrison Bldg
Ss. W. Livingston
Robert Day
Attorneys
W. Main
George F. Morrison
G. Gifford Morrison
Penney Co
Paul V. Shearer
John C. Owen
Side Square
Wendell L. Shaffer
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
Co. S. Lemmon
John W. Lemmon
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic Physician
F. G. Livesay
D. C
Solowa Ave
Karl
Frederick
E. Madison
Washington Title & Guaranty Co. Abstracts
Washington St
West of State Bank
Riley Grecian Riverside
Avent
Washington Transfer
North Avenue
Cal
Journal
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