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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1949
Page
3
A crowded Washington County roundup records funerals visits and travels. Families including the Earls Storms Sorrells Kunaths and McFarlanes share weekend journeys, hospital updates and car trips, with Hobby show success and church synod plans noted.
Mr and Mrs Richard Minick and eight month old Mark Ray arrive from Hollywood to stay with Mrs C I Reister. L B McNeal moves from hospital to Veterans' hospital Des Moines after burns from a fire. Nie McCleery suffers a severe hand burn in a farm accident. Knights of Columbus fourth degree conferred in Harper with a pot luck supper for participants and their families. A large group travels to Keota to visit Mrs Cordie Dusenbery who is improving. Numerous locals attend hospital visits, family gatherings, and a wedding at Sharon church near Mt Pleasant where Doris Jury and Robert Robinson wed. Several county residents visit Iowa City University Hospital and Amana colonies for brief trips.
Washington Evening Journal will publish Friday and Saturday editions edited by seven State University of Iowa journalism students. Beverly Brown of Washington named to Iowa Wesleyan College honor society. Griggs brothers open new grocery and hardware in West Chester this Saturday after buying the business. Savings bonds in Washington County total 286 550 for March. Various local officials and club members attend state and local meetings and events amid travel and visits.
Two chartered buses carried Washington high school art students to Iowa City to view the Iowa High School Art Exhibit at the State University of Iowa. Local residents and visitors are listed attending library events, bridal showers, and family visits spanning Washington, Fairfield, Sigourney, and Davenport areas.
A rural notices page recounts Sara Lu Miller’s injury after a fall at the Anderson property and stitches needed. Other items note travel to Des Moines for Hobby Show, Golden Spike days in Omaha, Chicago visits, and family updates. The week included Sigma Theta Tau membership for Bea Wilson and Dr. Boice’s Iowa Medical Society post. weather is described as sultry. Richard Johnson fell ill at the market but is recovering.
Washington student musicians headline district vocal and instrumental finals today and tomorrow with five division ratings already earned. John Winga won the B flat clarinet solo. the girls trio and other vocal groups also scored well. The Rev Dr Carroll C Roberts notes a Sunday religious survey will visit over 300 local Protestant churches to collect church membership and preference data.
Acreage planted to cotton has fallen from 42.6 million acres in the 1925 29 period to roughly 20 to 23 million acres in recent years signaling a major shift in crop planting patterns across the country.
Sunday confessions and letters tally fifty four and sixty seven from a recent evangelistic visitation week. Dutch Creek fair set for August thirtieth. Pollock Wallace becomes city marshal. Dixie Carter's daughter wins Iowa movie fan contest. Rainfall hits 1.44 inches. Academic contest sees seven rural schools represented. twenty were stranded by impassable roads. Memorial Day planning under S W Livingston and H H McCleery. Quirky items include Quaker-like showman with knives, a photographer selling shop, and local YMCA discussion.
A local figures Jack Westphal demonstrated a new freeze out method by setting a Ford on the square and extinguishing the flames with an extinguisher, creating a stir. Bruce Robinson was kicked in the head by a Wells horse at the Wells farm. injury not dangerous. Washington county reports Victory bonds oversubscribed with a county quota of 1 082 325. Washing ton city purchases 197 000 with 40 50 thousand more expected. Mrs Elmer Wells announces the marriage of Ruth Wells to Leonard Richard Gibson in Detroit on April 5. Temperatures fell to 32 degrees last night on April 23.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. William M. Boshart 69 at Stacey funeral home and Wayland Mennonite church after a heart attack. word arrived of Martin Smith 72 in Muscatine. he died Monday at Bellevue hospital after years of illness. Gerald E Arnold OS resident for years found dead at home likely from a heart attack. he owned several lime fertilizer trucks.
Mrs Albert Maas S82 longtime Kalona resident dies at Washington County Hospital after illness that began earlier. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Maas family.
Mrs Silas Caldwell aged 78 of southeast of Washington died yesterday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Howard Benn’s home near Washington Funeral services set for 2 30 Sunday at the Christian church in Washington with Rev TP C Polk officiating Burial will follow in Elm Grove cemetery
Admitted Saturday Paula Sletto Keota Mrs Oran Romine surgical Patricia Ann Brock Spencer Reed Washington. Dismissed Yesterday Mrs Carl Dallmeyer and son Lois Boetteler Mrs John Combs Washington. Today Mrs John Cupp Rollie Miller West Chester Mrs Lowell Waters and daughter. Saturday Mr and Mrs Pearl Poe Keota a son at 7 24 p m Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bakehouse city a daughter at 11 00 p m.
Yesterday entries list Mrs H J Brenneman in Keota and Mrs H L Huber plus several Keota residents in transfer to Veterans hospital Des Moines. Today reports births for Dr and Mrs Karl Frederick at 22 E Madison a son 12 38 am and Mr and Mrs Homer Wallerich Keota a son 3 21 am.
Washington residents Patricia Ann Brock and Albert Law along with Spencer Reed are named in a Wednesday notice.
Today announces the birth of a daughter at 2 00 a m to Mr and Mrs George McGuire in the city. Other listings include Joan White David Mc Artor Gwen and Theodore Widmer of Wayland and Mrs Oren Romine Ke ota and Mrs H J Brenneman Ke ota.
Yesterday list includes Billy Ward in Washington medical. Today names include Mrs Artis Heck route 8 Mrs Pearl Poe and son Keota Mrs Everett Chorpening and son Wellman.
In the Buchanan era note, widow Parker served as postmaster before later marrying John Rheinart, marking a personal shift in local postal leadership.
Plunger dreams of a huge haul from a sackful of rocks hidden behind a flimsy wall safe. Al Dryser, a veteran cracksman, warns him against the danger, recovers the address slip, and secretly pockets the bag as he heads out.
A survey by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics finds horses and mules accounted for about half of all farm accidents caused by animals last year, highlighting animal-related risks on rural properties.
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