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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Ben Stout now reside in a newly built shed on their East Sunset farm after their home burned two weeks ago. Mrs Stout sustained a severe arm burn but is improving. Also mentioned are Mr and Mrs Boyd Twinam.
A local drug store advertises Old Mohawk Medicine as a cleansing aid for constipation and full body waste. It claims relief from arm and back pain, stiffness, swelling, gas, bloating, headaches, and indigestion after several doses with a money back guarantee. Sold at MeDani etl Drug Store in Washington La.
Fair and warm conditions continue tonight and Friday with light winds. Overnight temperatures stay mild and daytime highs rise slightly, bringing pleasant springlike weather across the region.
Fairfield area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across several towns. Mr and Mrs W W Hartzell and sons Richard and Jack of Alicin and Mr and Mrs Verne Moss with children John and Marilyn joined Jr and Mrs W J Hartzell and others at Harold Littles home. Walter Edna and Ruth Rich visited Ster ling Illinois relatives while Paul Soldner and Dale Sutter of Bluffton stayed with Prep Graber. Verena Graber spent Thursday night with home folks.
Sunday gatherings near Dublin and Trenton mark a quiet social week. Families such as Seth Carris, WP Graber, and Joneses shared meals and visits, traveling via Washington to call on Mrs. Hawthorne. Additional guests included the Rich, Howell, Hering, Orris, Wolford, and Eisele households in region communities.
Ind id and Arthur Roth of Orr latina Pa are here called by the critical illness of their sister Mrs Melvin Gingerich of Washington Mrs Gingerich who has been in Mercy hospital at Davenport underwent an operation Monday for streptococcus infection Her condition was so serious Wednesday that blood transfusions were given.
Wayland report notes Mrs Emerson Witting illness led her parents Mr and Mrs John Cheistner to visit. Both contracted measles from the visit. Mrs Barbara Conrad of Wayland cares for them as Frank Magdefray and son, of Yarmouth, visited over the weekend. Newborn James Leroy welcomed at Verlin Moore home on April 14. Funeral services for Mrs Arena Boshart Tschant held at Wayland Mennonite Church with burial in Wayland cemetery.
Alvah Heck fell from a haymow last week breaking several ribs and was unconscious for about two hours. He was assisted home by his father and helpers and is now up and about. A local note of community visits and activities follows with neighbors and relatives in East Highland and nearby homes.
The Iowa Women's Field Army unit in Washington County is formed to launch an April enlistment campaign led by Captain Mrs. Kathryn Durian. Local lieutenants will oversee subdivisions and fundraise to support cancer education with 70 percent kept in the state and the rest to the national society. Members receive a cancer bulletin and materials, with education through speeches exhibits and literature distribution throughout the year.
Wayland students report on reading projects Enjoying Our Land and Friends About Us, butter making, spelling awards, posters, and Nature Club. Eighth graders display flag uses. Evelyn Johnson to spell in Des Moines. seniors discuss festival attendance and upcoming games and play tickets.
Dr James F Wert of Iowa State College vocational education department named director of the summer quarter activities. He will replace Prof J E Foster who remains on staff as director of the teacher placement bureau.
Sioux City reports the will of Anna Greta Newman directs 200 dollars of her estate to benefit the poor children of Augustana Lutheran church where she belonged. She also leaves other cash bequests to charities and 300 dollars to her husband Gustav Newman.
Nervous breakdown and fatigue relief advertised for Excelsior Springs mineral water treatments. Promotes free information from Medical Bureau Hall of Waters Excelsior Springs Missouri Box 1010. Thousands visit annually for this and related ailments.
Community appeals to fund two supervised playgrounds at Stewart and Lincoln schools for Washington youngsters this summer. Programs run June 19 through two months, weekdays 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 thirty, with organized games crafts and supervision. Contributions to E D Morrison Jr, Playground committee chair, are requested now.
Columbus Junction April 16 The senior class of Columbus High School will present Henry Tells the Truth on May 14 and 15 under the direction of Miss Clara Robertson. Rehearsals began this week with Ruth Wiegner Mona Dean John Cassabaum Joyce Gilkey Robert Dicks Barbara Lynn Loris Greene Evelyn Woodruff Betty Dwinell Harry Jordan Richard Buster Robert Lewis Leroy Bloomquist in the cast.
Many suffer backache and fatigue from tired kidneys as Doan's Pills promise to flush waste from the blood. The ad claims kidneys fail to remove acids, causing swelling, eye puffiness, and painful urination, urging readers to ask their druggist for Doan's Pills.
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