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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1950
Page
6
Bruce Cowden writes about Bob Lloyd a Welsh born American custodian at the county courthouse. Lloyd left Wales to work on farms in Missouri before moving to Washington where he has worked since 1948. He reflects on family, early poverty, and wartime memories.
The Welsh immigrant Bob Lloyd enlisted in the British army as a teen, served on the Somme, was wounded and later hospitalised in France and England. He moved to the United States, worked in rock crushing across Kansas and Oklahoma, settled near Kahoka Missouri, became a naturalized American in 1933, and by 1950 works as a county custodian with a long tenure anticipated.
VFW auxiliary officers were installed Thursday evening April 6 in Columbus Junction. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Clifford Gabriel and son Leroy from Dayton Ohio Mrs Bennett Noolan from St Louis Mo Mrs Elliie War ing and Mrs Hazel Whitehill from Des Moines and others from Muscatine Fruitland Whit ing Burlington Mediapolis Morning Sun Crawfordsville New London Allerton and Silvis. H W EE Gabriel purchased the late residence this week.
Mrs M R Edmondson on Second street. Mrs Ethel Gabriel hosted the Royal Neighbors lodge as a sack lunch at her home Thursday evening. The G I A O club will sponsor a dance at the Community building Friday evening April 7. Martha Glass Missionary society met April 6 in the home of Mrs Wilbur Long. Cairo Evangelical circle met April 4 with Mrs Everett Piper. Ladies Aid society met April 6. Mr and Mrs Gerald Williams are parents of a son born March 31 at Hershey hospital Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Vernon Snyder are parents of a son born March 28 at Bellevue hospital Muscatine Steven Clair. Mrs Snyder was formerly Joyce Fountain of Muscatine. Mr and Mrs Walter Hawke are parents of a daughter born April at Hershey hospital Muscatine. Florence Klotz came from Chicago Thursday to spend a few days at her home.
Valley April 5 The Valley Ladies Aid served lunch at the Ralph Brinning and saw sale Thursday. Attendees from here included Gerald and Francis Feltz Merle Brinning George and Myrtle Frank Howard Altenburn Hazel Klett and Mr and Mrs Charles Bond and Harry Jommel. Roger Klett started working for Walter Nell of Washington last week. Mr and Mrs LaVerne Shultz of What Cheer spent one day last week with Mr and Mrs Gerald Feltz. Mr and Mrs Charles Bond visited Mr and Mrs Charles Benson of Washington Thursday evening. Mrs Hazel Klett helped Frances Feltz with painting. Omer Klett was in Iowa City.
Thursday attendees included Bill Augustine Ben Carrison and the Kletts for a fish fry. Charles Bone hosted Dad Bond and others sowing oats. Weekend visits spread across Rubio Kent and Washington with multiple local families shopping or calling on neighbors.
Community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales on Thursdays at Kalona and Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company. Real estate sale in West Chester on April 13 follows with purses and furnishings. April 14 night consignment at Purebred Sale Pavilion near Keota. April 15 household goods sales near Crawfordsville and at Main Street and Second Avenue locations.
Ronnie called in Washington Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Churchill and Max visited with George and Myrtle Frank on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Bond and children visited the George Bond and Gerald Feltz homes Sunday. Howard Altenburn and his mother called there. Mr. and Mrs. Omer Klett and boys visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Klett in Rubio.
A textile operation reports producing more than 1 800 000 pounds of sturdy cotton fabric annually dedicated to mail bags. The figure highlights scale of output and ongoing demand for bag material across markets.
After long and patient experiment Thomas Alva Edison produced the first successful incandescent lamp in 1878. He had succeeded in putting into practical use that force discovered nearly a century before by Galvani. The great Age of Electricity had dawned.
Egg markets list grades 28 25 and 23 with a note that quotations are subject to change. The ad promotes cream buying services by Rock Island Produce Co formerly Reisters.
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