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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1932
Page
6
The Fortnightly club Garden department wraps up its year with two September meetings before winter recess. Sep 8 covers trees with Mrs. T. A. Michels. Sep 22 covers terrariums and sun rooms with Miss Eva Smeltzer. Etha Dawson will lead next year. Nellie Tripp ends her term as leader at Ward home.
Miss Sylvia Maxwell of Kalona and Willard Hole of Wellman married Aug 7 at Mrs Nell Spears home. Rev T C Kennedy officiated at 3 pm with Goldin Maxwell and Leon Schauf as attendants. A wedding dinner followed. guests included immediate families and Mrs Roseanna Schauf and Mrs T C Kennedy. Willard graduated from local high school in 1929.
Cordelle H Wellman Kraden Correspondent reports social visits and travel plans around Wellman Iowa. Miss Elma Ruegsegger visits, Mrs Theodore Ressler stays two weeks from Princeton, and a Stone City trip to see Florence Sprague at Drake University is noted.
The regular family country club dinner set for Thursday Aug. 18 is postponed indefinitely due to impassable roads. The Waggoner Gowey annual reunion will be held next Sunday Aug. 21 at Brighton Park.
The Past Noble Grand Circle holds a meeting with Mrs. Carl Hancher Monday at 8 p.m. Daughters of Union Veterans meet Monday at 7 30 p.m. Officers should attend practice.
The annual Hamil reunion was held in Sunset Park on Thursday August 11. Fifty attendees? Noted residents from Ainsworth Crawfordsville Olds and Washington visited including Clint Rhea elected president and Mrs. Clint Rhea secretary. Afternoon visits to Washington county hospital included Mrs. Harry McConnell and newborn Harold Lee.
Four pupils of Miss Carolyn Hamilton presented a Friday afternoon recital at her studio with no guests. Accompanists were Carolyn McCleery Charlotte Squire and Helen Melinski. The program featured sacred arias from The Holy City and The Shepherds Lament alongside lieder and songs by Schubert Del Riego Wood and Del Riego with Velda Parcell listed as coauthor.
The Rev CC B Gray of Mt Union Iowa, a former West Chester pastor, will deliver the 11 o'clock sermon at the church today. His return is noted by local parishioners as a significant spiritual event for the community.
Families from Chicago West Liberty and Des Moines joined the Gardner reunion and lunch at the K Gardner home. Relatives stayed with the Smiths in West Liberty after a Hoover speech. Other residents, including Kris Hickey on Mt Pleasant business and Roy Carr from California, were noted visitants.
Chicago seed market report lists red clover fair to good with prices 7.50 to 4 per hundredweight, Alsike 7.59 to 9.00, Timothy 2.75 to 2.99 and fancy 2.99, Timothy good 2.65. Market notes Aug 13.
Chicago cash grain figures show wheat and corn bids with multiple quality grades and percentages. The report lists various wheat grades including red hard and northern spring with percentage ranges, and corn grades described as mixed and yellow with scattered percent values.
Mrs. Frank Kurtz elected vice commander of the first district at the Cedar Rapids district caucus with Mrs. Ora Laird named district committeewoman and alternate Mrs. Kurtz. Mt Pleasant’s Mrs. Laird to attend national convention in Portland next month alongside Kurtz. Delegates from Ottumwa, Wapello and Des Moines areas attended. Memorial service featured Unknown Soldier replica and a Yellow Butterfly story read by Grace Gilbert King. Five district quartets competed with New Hampton winning $250 expenses to the national convention.
Mrs Edd Stout and family host and visit neighbors as several locals travel to see friends in Oklahoma. Residents from Wellston and Brighton exchange visits and shop, with fishing trips and river camping planned, while others share errands and deliveries around town.
A London humorist notes a new hat described as wine to a woman, sold the other day. It goes to her head quickly, illustrating quick fashion effects and social wit in the city.
Iowa civic bodies press to locate a federal agricultural credit agency and a federal home loan bank in Des Moines. Governor Turner informs the Reconstruction Finance Corporation that Iowa is a leading agricultural producer and a prime site for the 12 agencies. The RFC board weighs regional agricultural credit corporations with a proposed capital of 10 million and broader scope for dairy, grain storage, and farm improvements.
Maurice Putman, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hesseltine of 615 East Second Street, carries 109 papers on route five for two years with Rex Hazen as substitute. He keeps 24 rabbits, enjoys baseball and detective stories, and aims for college to study law. His clean route record earns praise from customers and local businesses.
In Manchuria near Hailun, Japanese troops killed all but ten of a 300 man bodyguard unit for Chinese rebel General Ma Chan-Shan. A separate engagement north of Hailun left thirty rebels dead as floods complicate guerilla warfare efforts.
The article provides an unofficial medal tally for the Olympic Games with countries and points listed. The United States leads with 650 points followed by Italy 220 and France 155 percent 4, Sweden 141, Finland 125, Germany 125, England 122, Japan 99, Canada 77, Hungary 63, and others including Denmark 2, Czechoslovakia 24, Ireland 23, Argentina 15, New Zealand 14, South Africa 12, India 19, Belgium 6, Latvia 5, Philippines 4, Uruguay 4, Mexico 2.
In Columbus Junction Aug 12 about 70 attended the Wyman community club annus plense and reunion at Columbus Chautauqua park. A Rahmiller descendants reunion drew local families and notable guests connected to national Democratic politics. Funeral services for David Green were held at the United Presbyterian church with burial in Columbus City cemetery.
Community members visit relatives in Iowa and New York while others attend picnics and events. A truck rollover on highway No 2 prompts local attention. several residents face fishing tackle use charges with multiple fines. The Duncan family reunion is planned for Aug 25 at Columbus Heights. Button factory expansion adds machines and higher pay.
Attractions listed for the Louisa county fair to be held here September 7 through 9 include exhibits and midway attractions. Organizers urge visitors to check official schedules for details and times.
Dr. Frederick Truax relocated from Olin Iowa to Crawfordsville and will open his office Monday in rooms above Peoples Savings Bank. Local visitors included families from Bellevue Minnesota and Milwaukee Wisconsin along with relatives attending the Hamil reunion at Sunset Park in Washington.
Iowa athletes George Saling and Edward Gordon led the University of Iowa to a third place among collegians in the Olympic track and field tally. Saling won the 110 meter hurdles and Gordon the broad jump as Michigan's Eddie Tolan swept the sprints.
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