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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1947
Page
4
Lois Hoyle and John Waters wed at St James church as families host celebrations at The Pines and Z C B J hall. A string of visitors and travelers from Philadelphia, Chicago, Davenport, Des Moines, and Tacoma are noted with visits to relatives, funerals, teas, and trips across Iowa, the West, and California.
A two car collision on Highway 92 west of town left D W Hubbard of Oregon and Mrs Goldie Devore of Ottumwa involved. Devore charged with driving while intoxicated after failing to stop. Raymond L Baker of West Chester suffered severe burns when his car caught fire en route to the ditch. A 15 year old named Lewis Wertz disappeared from the Roy Wells farm while visiting Washington for a funeral. Additional items note Mrs T M Mast and sons visiting Onawa, Oscar Burham vacationing through Pittsburgh and Indiana, and Tom C Davis returning from Tulsa with Grant Davis family. Clayton Clapper of Waseca and I W Shenefelt hosted them.
The county hospital treated Ray Walton for a broken collar bone a fractured pelvis and a deep head wound after a Tuesday collision at South Marion avenue and West Van Buren street. Tractor accident injuries were reported to Earl Booth during work on a Union school building move on Prairie Flower grounds. Community updates include Legion plans with committees named and residents selling homes or traveling, with visitors from California and Kentucky stopping by Iowa towns.
County extension director Leo Sturgeon warns corn borers are damaging the crop in Washington county though not as severely as in other states. He urges farmers to take preventive steps to limit losses as the infestation is higher this year than in prior years. Dr. Lewis L. Zager of Iowa City has bought the Anderson building on South Iowa avenue where the B and G Firestone store sits, from Marion Gray Slavick and Charles Anderson, heirs of A. Anderson. The B and G store will stay at its current location.
A. B. Copeman purchases Bee Line Taxi business and equipment and will rename it Washington Cab company. His office moves to the Grand hotel from the bus depot. Copeman will continue as Bee Line office assistant in his current role.
The Farmers Home Administration office in Washington closed on Wednesday and county service will shift to Marengo under Wallace C. DeLong who will oversee Iowa Johnson Keokuk and Washington counties. Lawrence Mally has left the local office to teach in Marengo. Phyllis June Sisk is noted as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Eisk with the text trailing.
Des Moines wedding for Ald M Johnston and the Wellman Iowa City and Fairfield guests joined a golf and bridge day at the country club. Cedar Rapids saw Pearl Colton marry Arnold Bradshaw. Washington County derby champ Jack Hamm travels to Des Moines for the state race. Jennings Green chosen to replace Leonard Booth in the Dairy Herd Improvement association. Radcliffe and Greene residents return from Colorado trip. Mrs Norman Bean recovering after a heart attack. National Tea staffers David and family resume work after a vacation. Lyle Wayne born to Lyle Haury and Phyllis Bean in Muscatine Bellevue hospital. Illinois and California visitors plan extended Iowa visit staying with Brown Rit tenhouse and others.
The Rock Island railroad plans to use its new Ainsworth Brighton cut off by August 15 after over a year of construction. A new station for the route will be four miles southeast on the Washington Wayland road. A warrant was issued for Richard E. Miller over a $250 bad check to Crandall Auto Parts. Car thefts reported include Robert Wead’s car from Farmers store and Earl Fisher’s Plymouth 193? with plate 92 4291 from Sueppel station. Howard Freshwaters sells half his elevator business at West Chester to Walter Doak, who has run it since January 1946. Clarence Quell and spouse buy State cafe, Alvin Rommel has run it since 1942 with George Lenson as partner. Harold Boyd opens law office at 112% S Iowa Ave. Boyd’s address is 730.4 S Fourth Ave. Mrs. Hazel Sparrow and Roy Sparrow wed in Columbus Niota area.
At the hospital a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Smith in Richland at 4 15 p m Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Zieglow of sky and Mr. Pleasant welcomed a son at 9 Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris of 1421 E Third Street have a daughter born at 6 29 this morning. Admitted yesterday as surgical patients were Sister Mary Nazarita Irma Turnipseed of 515 S Fourth Avenue. Dismissed yesterday were Fred Stalder of Wayland and Mrs C A Boice of South Marion Avenue.
Tuesday notices report births at multiple addresses including Cecil Long, Harry Jones, and Theodore Mayer with exact times. Also listed is Orval Hartzler undergoing tonsillectomy and discharge updates for Agnes Messersmith and Mrs. Wilmer Kauffman.
Yesterday and today notices record medical admissions and births. Names include Roy Walton, Earl Booth, Karen Morrison, and multiple families such as Stannard, Berg, Brenneman, Heck, Plecker, Smith, Donaldson, Ryan, Zieglowsky, and Day with locations in Richland Kalona Ainsworth Mt. Pleasant and 922 N Sixth Ave.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lyle of Keota report a son born yesterday afternoon at 83:17. Mrs Howard H Stewart of Ainsworth underwent medical treatment last evening. Betty Greclean of 314 EB underwent a tonsillectomy today. Mrs Arthur Harris and her daughter of 1421 E Third Street also reported today.
Yesterday list includes Mrs. Myrtle Morgan 527 South Avenue B medical. Today C. H. Wolfe Ainsworth surgical Eli White Columbus Junction medical. Today Mrs. Ivo Berg and daughter on Route Three.
J M Jim White marks 47 years in lumber, tracing early purchases in 1900 and yard setups in Richland Keota Harper and Washington. Washington County hospital observes 25th anniversary with remarks from city leaders and hospital officials. Aug travel plans include California trips for several residents and a Methodist school lab session yields new teaching ideas.
Ed Godlove, a Riverside farmer, sold 32 hogs at 13.15 per cwt at Chicago. Auctioned: brick residence of the late Mrs. Rebecca Sanford for 1600 dollars. Mrs. Lloyd Brown of Kansas City visiting Harve Wilson and moving into W. J. Brooks house on North Iowa. New managers at North Iowa ice cream store Hazel Horn. Emily Lorak of Iowa City buys business. Mom and Pop's Snack Shack remodel complete. Mrs. J. A. McCall heads to Missoula with sister and nephew. possible extended stay. Ferner Nuhn's fourth birthday celebrated at aunt's with Cedar Falls children. Red Brick school reunion held. many attendees listed.
Ralph Cram spoke at the Rotary club on aviation. J H Warren and Leo Hoover took Lewis Warren and Clarence Logan to Burlington for a Kiwanis train to Washington and eastern cities. County agent Mollison suffered a needle injury during a tuberculin test. Oats yielded 45% bushels per acre on Wm Ruebsam farm and wheat averaged 16 bushels. Burke Gillespie was cut by a horse shoe on the head during play.
The Red Cross sale at Mc Elhinney store, run by the Women's Improvement League, raised several hundred dollars. A first aid class of 60 students completed training taught by Dr. H. Co. Hull. Washington county supplied 1,262 Civil War troops to Lincoln's 1861 1862 call, out of 14,235 residents. The Ready Maids, formed in 1903, held a reunion with meals and social events, the first since 1907, listing numerous members and their families.
40 Years Ago Sam Conner recalls the fiercest electrical storm he saw, striking a tree in front of Andy Stranahan's. George Rodman feared lightning along a tele phone wire near his home. Nelson Wasson’s house was struck, ripping their stove to pieces. Harry Moore, visiting from Wellman, shows off a new touring car as locals compare drives. W.E. Kerr watched from a distance and chose not to ride. Ruth Latta vacations from the county recorder’s office with Margery Morrow.
The Bell family travels with Ralph Bell and Ruth Bell to Crestline Ohio to visit Mr Wiley's mother and siblings. The Shaffer and Burroughs families plan a month in California visiting Los Angeles San Francisco and other places of interest.
A 5 hour downpour delivered 4.80 inches, the heaviest in 21 years for the county. Clyde Boice works for W. P. Wells at Dublin during harvest with oats yielding 20 to 25 bushels per acre. Carl Keech plans a large town home with a million-dollar elm tree out front. Principal James Brookhart returns from Keosauqua to Wallace for Normal Institute. Mrs. Parker P. Ink hosts a social at home with Clara Lanning Lisle Moreheus Ada Jenkins Martha Samson and Mrs. James McLaughlin in attendance.
Funeral services for Mrs. George Clapper 74 were held at Sherman's funeral home after a month long illness. Wyona Nedewa Stout 12 drowned on the Cedar river. Patty Ann King 13 and Hazel Seelman 14 were involved. Mrs H N Wilkins 84 died at home in Crawfordsville. David Goldsmith 69 a Wayland resident died after seven weeks illness. Mrs. James W Wooley 56 of Ottumwa drowned. Eva Elizabeth Wolf wedding noted. John A Godwin 79 died at Washington county hospital. funeral at Jones funeral home. Surviving family members listed.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau announced a plan to build cooperative farmer owned stockyards in Janesville Monroe Dodgeville Lancaster and perhaps Darlington Richland Center to counter large terminal markets and enable farmers to negotiate better with packing houses through trained representatives.
Twentieth Century Fox brings Carnival in Costa Rica starring Dick Haymes Vera Ellen Cesar Romero and Celeste Holm to the State Theatre Sunday. The Technicolor musical boasts adventurous Caribbean settings vibrant music and lavish festivals shot in San Jose and surrounding locales.
President Truman signed measures extending federal aid for schools facing wartime enrollments and housing shortages through June 30, 1948 with a $5 million cap. The acts also allow 25 year GI home loan maturities as collateral, permit medals from various nations, set farm product quality standards excluding milk, and allow duty free import of newsprint rolls 9 to 15 inches wide through July 1, 1948.
Rep. David Ainsworth reports that 59 of 107 Iowa House members favor tax relief workflows. The Spirit Lake legislator notes a trend toward reductions though some oppose a special session and votes remain uncertain.
University of Nebraska museum director Dr. C Bertrand Schultz reports discovery of fossilized marsupial sabre tooth tiger remains in an abandoned Cambridge Nebraska gravel pit. The skull and jaw, unearthed two weeks ago, mark the first North American find and illuminate migration and evolution linked to the ice age land bridge.
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