Washington area notes from the week in Iowa
The week’s Washington County items detail local families, roads and fires, school events, church programs, and Easter travel. Highlights include family ties back to Rosemead California heroism, a Des Moines car fire, a fatal blast at a kitchen stove, and a long list of residents visiting relatives, medical trips, and spring activities across Washington and nearby towns.
Spelling Bee Promises Fun At Big Broadcast Show
Five teachers form a schoolmaster team to duel five freshman girls in a spelling bee at the State Theater as part of the Y's Men’s Big Broadcast. The teachers are Kenneth Kimb, Fred Maasdam, Tom Parsons, Walter Lussky, and George Mohr, facing Audrey Hotle, Caroline Sartor, Nellie Anderson, Georgeanne Rudiger, and Dorothy Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kimb
Fred Maasdam
Tom Parsons
Walter Lussky
George Mohr
Audrey Hotle
Caroline Sartor
Nellie Anderson
Georgeanne Rudiger
Dorothy
Pastor Receives Doctor of Theology Certificate
Rev. Arthur Peters of New Haven Baptist and Grace Hill Moravian churches earned the sacred Certificate of Honor with the Doctor of Theology title after completing studies at the American Bible college of Chicago this spring. Sister Mary Brigid, Mercy hospital Iowa City nurse leader and Iowa State Nurses president, spoke at a Washington district nurses meeting Tuesday. The Barth family from Iowa City and Chicago to spend spring vacation with parents Mr. and Mrs. Barth include Bill, Mary Lou, and Betty Jean Barth. the former Iowa university students and Betty Jean a St Elizabeth's hospital lab tech in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dupuis
Mason City
W. P. Dupuis
Marcia Masson
Iowa City
Mrs
Victor Masson
William A. Burham
Gregg
Pamela Kay
Ralph Zeek
Burham
Department of Medicine
Jeanne Rudiger
William Woods College
Fulton, Mo
George Rudiger
Clara Ann
Helen Falk
Iowa University
Joe Falk
Frances Falk
Mary Alice Simmering
Sam Simmering
Mary Alice
University Hospital
Dick Marshall
A. E. Atchison
Marshalls
Carl Hedges
Will E. Jones
Cotter
Omer C. Boshart
Wayland
Bill Boshart
University of Town
Arthur Peters
New Haven Baptist
Grace Hill
Peters
American Bible College of Chicago
Mary Brigid
Mercy Hospital
Iowa State Nurses Association
Washington
Mrs. Barth
Bill
Mary Lou Barth
Betty Jean Barth
Chicago
Betty Jean
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Chiago
Local visitors and Easter travel notes from area homes
Multiple citizens visit and travel plans are listed. Terry Mathers travels from Ames to spend time with his Iowa State family. Mrs Hazel Alberson from Madison visits her parents for Easter. Dale Voorhees from Washington, D C visits family during a brief stay. Robert Day and family plan an Easter weekend in Atlantic. Marion Swanson’s family await the Leuallen couple from San Mateo on a honeymoon trip. James Eckels vacationing at his parents before returning to Drake University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Mathers
Iowa State College
Ames
K. A. Mathers
Haskins
the Mathers
Hazel
Alberson
Madison
Wis
Fred L. Stewart
Wisconsin State University
Dale Voorhees
Washington, D. C
Carl Voorhees
Marion Swanson
Marion Levallen
San Mateo
Calif
Leuallens
Iowa City
Swansons
Mrs. Leuallen
Mr. Swanson
Mr. Leuallen
Hospital Admissions And Birth Report Summary
Admitted Saturday Donald Sojka R 1 medical. Sunday Kate Witting Wayland medical. Today Larence McNeal 1603 N 3rd surgical Priscilla Good win 1603 N 3rd surgical Mrs Lloyd Enke R 4 surgical. Dismissed Sunday Mrs William Perdock city. Today Rosemary Jenkins Ainsworth. Birth Sunday Mr and Mrs Wilbur Prebyl R 3 a daughter at 11 01 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Witting Wayland
Larence McNeal
Priscilla Goodwin
Lloyd Enke
Wilbur Prebyl
Bert Tracy
Brighton
Donald Sojka
Patricia Longwell
City
Charles Wolfe
Ainsworth
Coe Hotle
Ode Ferguson
Kate Witting
Wayland
Hattie McLamore
Chester Mill
Kalona
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Several Newborns
Admitted Tuesday lists newborns including Ronald Lee in Keota and a son for Mr and Mrs Carl Dalimeyer of Washington at 9 16 p m. Mrs Ralph Nichol of Washington welcomed a son yesterday while Mr and Mrs William Owens Columbus Junction reported a new son at 8 p m and Mr and Mrs Carl Rotzinger West Chester a son at 12 50 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Jane Hopping
Clark Hopping
Columbus Junction
Robert E. Conry
Washington
Mrs. Lee Conry
Haskins
Presbyterian Church
Ira Hough
West Chester
Francis Romine
Keota
William Owens
Carl Rotzinger
Carl Dalimeyer
Obituary or Notice Lineup From Wednesday
Wednesday Today lists Mrs Charles Wolfe Ainsworth undergoing surgery. Also named are Mrs Armour Carlin and son of Washington Mrs Lloyd Enke R4 Patricia Longwell Washington and Mrs Sea Bridger Richland. Further line shows Mr and Mrs Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Carlin and Son
Washington
Lloyd Enke
Patricia Longwell
Sea Bridger Richland
Noted Birth at 3:24 AM for Hotle and Ainsworth
A son was born at 3:24 a.m. to Hotle and Ainsworth, adding a new family member. The report records the time of birth and the parents' names in a brief society notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotle
Ainsworth
Local Births and Medical Announcements
Yesterday and today notices list residents having tonsillectomies in Brigh ton and Keota plus several city residents. Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs Claude Carson in Ainsworth and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs Wen dell Rider in City. other names appear with little detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Carson
Ainsworth
Eldon Roth
Pleasant
Wendell Rider
City
Friday Admitted Friday and Prebyl Keota Births
Admitted today Leroy Hoback and family members Priscilla Goodwin Kalona Amelia Rash Keota David Neis wanger and city residents. Yesterday births featured Mr and Mrs Ever ett Greiner Keota a son at 5 34 p m Mr and Mrs Richard Bomber Keota a son at 8 38 p m and Mr and Mrs J Robert Nicola Riverside a son at 9 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Rash
Keota
David Neiswanger
City
Beverly Tucker
Peter Becker
Priscilla Goodwin
Wilbur Prebyl
Kalona
Everett Greiner
Richard Bomber
J. Robert Nicola
Riverside
Pig crop records rise to over ninety million in 1948 note
A 1948 report shows the United States pig crop exceed eighty five million head marking a high point for production. The annual tally reflects sustained demand and agricultural output through the year with estimated gains over prior cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Electric motor makers call for standardization amid two billion possible modifications
Industry figures warn that the vast number of potential motor modifications creates fragmentation and delays. They argue standardization would streamline design, reduce costs, and speed time to market across manufacturers.
Millinery styles shift with large crowns and heavy flowers
The season brings hats set low with oversized crowns and artificial blooms, making small women unhappy with the look. Bill Livingston, son of Mr and Mrs Schuyler Livingston, had an exciting experience at his uncle Ralphs country home yesterday. The boy had
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Livingston
Stevenson Tea Aids Library Fund At Scofield Home
A Stevenson tea hosted by the Nineteenth Century club at the Scofield home aims to raise funds for 29 library books. Guests included Lola Wells Hope Ott Winnie Hood and Rose MacGugin among others with entertainment by Jean Steck piano and five course refreshments. Elrod Dayton plans a cab service and moving family nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Scofield
Nineteenth Century Club
A. R. Miller
Bessie Scofield
Mort Keeley
Daisy Hull
Josie Babcock
Helen Dodge
Marguerite Raguet
Jean Steck
Rose MacGugin
Charlie Smith
Lola Wells
Hope Ott
Winnie Hood
Mable Crawford
Pearl Stewart
Lulu Slocum
Edith Baughman
Howard McCreery
Verle Tsenhart
Earl Corbin
Frank Bergquist
Ben Smith
Homer Crawford
Lucy Wilson
Lawrence Baugh
Deaths of the Week in Toledo Area
Deputy Sheriff Loren G Robertson was called to Toledo Iowa this morning by the death of an uncle. Lowe Anderson died in Toledo Sunday afternoon. Services will be held at a funeral home there. Funeral services for Mrs Ella Jane Work 77 of 421 East Washington Street will be held Tuesday afternoon April 12 in the Jones funeral home with Dr George Kerr in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McAvoy
Sadie McAvoy
Washington
Illinois College of Chiropody and
George
Des Moines
Stewart Reede
Texas
Nellie Loder
Wayland
Ella Kerr
Miss Loder
Charles Hebner
Loren G. Robertson
Toledo
Iowa
Lowe Anderson
Ella Jane Work
East Washington Street
Jones Funeral Home
George Kerr
Mrs Nicholson Dies After Long Illness in Washington County
Mrs. Ralph Nicholson aged 55 of 518 North Second Street died Tuesday evening at 9 30 after a long illness dating from October 1948. She had been in failing health for several years and was a lifelong resident of Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Motts
Washington
Chicago
Nere
Rock Island Railroad
Ralph Nicholson
North Second Street
Washington County
Peloek
Death notice of Mrs L L Thompson in California trip
Mrs MAD Lee received word today that her mother Mrs L L Thompson has died. Thompson had gone to California to spend the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Lee
L. L. Thompson
California
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