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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1933
Page
8
Mr and Mrs J Riordan of Boston arrive to visit Mrs Jordan’s sister Mrs Howard Anderson and family. They preview a five year reunion and recount stops at the Century of Progress in Chicago and a cousin in Aurora Iowa during their trip through Macon Washington Iowa.
The Ward of the Church theme unfolds with Elizabeth Ragan as the parsonage maid and Ruth Foster as a church leader. Hayden Hughes and Grant McKune deliver strong turns. lighting by Stanley Simpson, stage manager John Applegate Jr. Duane Peterson accompanies vocal pupils Carolyn Hamilton Ruth Davis Helen Smoyle and Vella Parcell as the Municipal Sax Quartet of Milburn McKay directs music and introduces numbers.
Miss Mary Margiret Brady of Jacksonville will depart for Des Moines All Moose meet. A neighborhood notice calls delinquent members to an 8:40 P M August 7 meeting. Mrs J W Scott who fell and broke her left arm is recovering with Mrs Mar Havengardner caring. Visitors include Mrs Edward A Swift of Knoxville and Mrs William Iwonard of Omaha visiting Celentine Marie, and plans to travel to Davenport and Chicago. Mrs Belville, formerly of Washington, stops en route home to Colwein.
Miss Wilma Gerbert and Miss Agnes Ringheim of Hollywood Calif arrive to spend a few days with Ruth Ringheim in Niagara Falls Washington DC en route after touring the Century of Progress Exposition. They visited Miss Ringheim's home in Canteen South Dakota and will return there. Mrs J Roberts and daughters Florence and Frances of Makesbore Town visit Mr and Mrs Howard Anderson at 914 South Second Ave. Mr and Mrs Stanley Thompson of South English welcome a baby girl born last Saturday, their second child.
Robert Gormly of Fairfield died about 2:30 this morning. Funeral services will be held at the United Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville Saturday at 4 o'clock, with burial there. He leaves a wife Nellie and two children Odney a school principal and Helen a high school teacher. Surviving siblings include Mary E. Moore and Anna McKee and a brother Calvin. He was born in Crawfordsville and spent most of his life there, later moving to Fairfield for Parsons College attendance. References to relatives connect to Washington Waterloo Clinton and Winterset. A short Fairfield service precedes the Crawfordsville rites conducted by Rev S P Williamson and Rev A N Porter.
Miss Lucille Schumann of Maquoketa visits Miss Paul Tracy and returns with Miss Thelda Tracy and Mrs Harve Carter who gave a recital at the Maquoketa Methodist church last evening. A crowd attended and enjoyed the event before Ray Tracy and P W Tracy travelled to Maquoketa due to the death of Ray Tracy’s cousin Mrs Myron Lockwood. Rev Maynard Bell and Mrs Bell visit relatives near Washington while T J Methinney and PD Fulton party return from Pittsburgh with updates on Dave Fulton’s Pennsylvania trip.
Mrs J T Chadwick arrived Wednesday night for a visit with her son Mer win in Owatonna Minnesota and at the Howard Anderson home. She stopped briefly in Cedar Rapids on her way home. Also expected tomorrow evening are Rev Walter F Eastwood and his brother Douglas from Jamestown Tennessee to visit a classmate of Rev Eastwood.
A large family phase is planned for next Sunday at Mt Pleasant. Attending will be the Chandler Chadwick and Redfern families. Mr and Mrs Howard Anderson and their house guests also plan to attend.
Reverend W C Allen former Washington minister died recently at Cherokee. Morning Sun pastor Rev H G Patterson led the service assisted by Dr F L W Eastwood. United Presbyterian choir provided music. Pallbearers included S W Carrick J K Dunn John Cannon. Burial followed in Fim Grove cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Simon Wyse and daughter Oleeta of Wayland were shopping in Washington yesterday. William Samuel Hesseltine and Vera Isabel Farrier, both of Washington, obtained a marriage license here yesterday.
Fr. V. Suppe joins M. L. King and Addams figures in Fillmore events with Moret Pryor Lester Brockton Sousa noted among participants. Details remain sparse but the list highlights local figures connected to the gathering.
The Jack Hawk Social club gathered Friday night in Brighton at the Oswalt home with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Oswalt and guests including Kermit Oswalt and Keith Barnes. Refreshments were served as the group visited. other notes mention Washington calls, Cedar Rapids visits, and a farm purchase by Charley Parcell.
A short reflective item notes happiness, like virtue, is cultivated by steady daily practice. It suggests personal discipline shapes mood and character, urging consistent habits and mindful effort to achieve inner well being.
The H J Club met at Mrs. Joe Knotek’s home and garden for an afternoon social. Ten members, seven guests, and nine children attended with five named guests from the party. Refreshments were served. next meeting set for Wednesday August 16 with Mr. Ed Prebyl.
The oyster fisheries yield about 73,000 tons of bivalves each year across North America, reflecting sizable harvests and a significant seafood industry component.
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