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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1944
Page
4
A reflective travel diary recounts a Ludington stay and a hectic dash home from Milwaukee. The writer notes warm welcomes, family ties, and chance encounters aboard the train plus small town milestones and local notices including a 90th birthday plan and a Calvary Baptist wedding.
A series of births and medical discharges are recorded from Brighton Columbus Junction Keota Wayland Estell Brinton and nearby areas. Parents welcomed daughters and sons with weights listed. Several patients including Betty Steele Roberta Ann and others underwent surgeries and ton sillectomies. Lt Porter stationed at Oahu and local hospital activity noted.
Ten items recount local changes in Washington County. Daryl Mathers was appointed sheriff to fill the vacancy after Sheriff McCarty’s death. County home managers Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Van Dorn from Burlington take roles. Retirement notes note Morrison’s 21 years at Harwood’s. Dr. Chas McLaughlin and wife plan a Scotland sailing to join University of Edinburgh surgery professor P. D. Wilkie. Iowa news column to become daily in Evening Journal.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Lemmon and daughter Mary Juliet return from an eastern trip visiting New Brunswick Maine and Quebec. The Cedar Rapids wedding of Winifred Anderson and Thompson L Brookhart was held at Mrs Thomas Mitten's home in Pella on August 11. Charles G Sehmoeller plans two new houses on Clara Barton street and South BUYS BUSINESS J A Work buys the J M Taylor Insurance agency and moves all assets.
A brief feature recalls the Aug. 10 anniversary of four men J J Helwick E B Helwick W J Lewis and J W Morton arriving in Washington to enlist. Helwick later died on his farm after the war.
Presbyterians greet Rev. L. D. Young and his wife visiting Scotland via ecards from their pastor. Roy Stewart buys a half interest in the west end grocery from C. G. Finney, signaling a local business interest change.
Anxiety grows as relatives await news from Mr and Mrs M Hollinger and Oscar Lane who were visiting relatives in Germany when the European war began. No word has been received since the outbreak.
Lucille Miller daughter of John C and Jennie Fulton Miller aged twenty died of tuberculosis on August 12. Her mother died when she was three and she was raised by grandparents Mr and Mrs Wm Fulton. A bad fire in Mt Pleasant destroyed several buildings on the south side of the square, with losses around 25000 dollars.
Dudley Crone John Babcock Lyle Nicola and Dick Hughes returned from a weeklong fishing outing at Gladwin spending most of the time on the water. The Keola Eagle notes Washington is experiencing a goody spell with the jail empty.
Lowell Anderson of Pulaski Iowa former high school principal drowned during a canoe trip on a Minnesota lake. He recently visited home five weeks ago for his sister Ruth’s wedding to Paul Galer. Miss Alice Rownd is constructing a house on the west half of her current lot.
Fifty years ago a frost warning circulated with expectations of a cold night. Observers report the morning brought a cool start but no frost on waking, leaving residents to adjust plans accordingly.
While driving to the poor farm, Lucey Burroughs and Mable Dewey were thrown from a buggy when a frightened horse bolted after a passing train. Lucey escaped unharmed but Mable was injured.
A series of obituaries notes the deaths of longtime residents and community figures. In Long Beach California a former resident, aged 80, died suddenly at home. survivors include his wife and daughter Vida plus siblings in Minnesota California and Washington. A Kalona woman took her own life by strychnine Sunday afternoon. she leaves a husband, a son Kenneth, her father and four brothers. Army Sgt Lester Malley, 29, son of Mr and Mrs Leo Malley of Keota, was killed in action in Normandy on July 17 1944. his parents and siblings survive. Memorial services set for St Marys Church on Monday morning August 14. Riverside citizen aged 3 dies at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City last Friday. Benjamin Brinton, 83, prominent Clay neighborhood figure, died Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. he was one of 11 children and is survived by sister Mrs Mary Day.
Cpl. Robert Stirling reports from a English hospital he is recovering well and asks his parents not to worry. Several local service members and residents are noted visiting relatives, traveling to camps like Camp Polk and Iowa City, and returning from furloughs. The Christian Tabernacle marks its eleventh anniversary with a Sunday basket dinner as work on a new soybean plant progresses.
Laura Kehoe leaves Saturday for a three week vacation in Rock Island with friends. County welfare staff cover duties during her absence. Local families relocate and travel for work and health reasons, including A J Bielefeldt moving to Waterloo for a school position, Simmering family visits from Paso Robles, and Mrs Morrison visiting Newport. Various residents attend hospitals, surgeries, and family gatherings across Illinois and nearby states, with military and civic updates interwoven.
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