Clean Building For School Year
The Riverside public school building undergoes summer cleaning as opening plans for September 2 proceed. New window shades, classroom chairs, and gymnasium screens are being installed to improve safety and appearance.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
6
The Riverside public school building undergoes summer cleaning as opening plans for September 2 proceed. New window shades, classroom chairs, and gymnasium screens are being installed to improve safety and appearance.
Mrs. Fred Hall and party from Sonora Texas arrived Friday to visit Harry Hazelett. Howard White and family from Des Moines stayed briefly at the Max White home. R E McFarland visited in Davenport Friday. George Norris and son Dickie from Cedar Falls called on Dr Mahin Thursday evening.
Co hosts Mrs Durian Mrs Foster Mrs Aller and Helen Durian held a miscellaneous shower for Miss Marjorie Greiner at the Durian home in Wellman. Guests included out of town visitors from California Iowa City and Illinois. The couple to be married Paul Blumenstein of Geneseo Illinois and Marjorie Greiner are set for August 28.
A crew at the Frank Henderson residence tears down hay and horse barns and works to rebuild them soon. Gene Booth, Henderson's grandson, is visiting. several relatives travel between Washington and nearby towns for gatherings and fairs amid ongoing rainy weather.
Riverside August 15 observance at St Marys church for the Feast of the Assumption. Masses at 6:30 7 and 9:30 with Benediction after the 6:30 mass. Visitors include Elmer Ogden and Alex Kidd of Detroit visiting Riverside families.
Funeral services for Mrs Justine Owen were held Saturday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home with Rev H C Whiting of Fairfield presiding. Burial followed at Hillcrest cemetery in Brighton. Pallbearers were Marion George W Q O Lane Morgan Merlen Delbert and Richard Hesseltine.
The Amazon River supports ocean steamers up to 2,300 miles and smaller crafts 486 miles beyond that. Overall the river system provides 27,000 miles of navigable waterways, enabling diverse vessel movement.
Mrs Clara Godlove of Haskins writes from Washington visiting her son Roy Warner in Auburn. She recounts travel from West Liberty to Minnesota North Dakota Montana and into Washington, describes scenery from the Great Northern Railway, Spokane, Seattle, and Lake Tipsu with Mount Rainier, Green River Gorge and Puget Sound, noting abundant flowers and hospitality during the trip.
Aug 19 Crawfordsville notes report Rev D C Davies and family leaving for a Wisconsin vacation with Gwyneth and Lois. Also listed are other locals traveling to Wisconsin for short breaks, reunions, and visits.
Funeral services for Mrs Net tie McLaughlin were held Sunday afternoon at Sherman's funeral home with many friends in attendance. Dr F W Eastwood led the service with assistance from Dr Fred Blick of Pittsburgh and Dr John Simpson of Oak Park Ill. Pallbearers included Dr C A Boice Robert Patterson and Cloyce
Mrs J B Moore visited sister Mrs T O Nicholson and Wellman Friday. Roy Baine and Don Cham Berlin of Mason City were guests of Mrs Sadie Moot. Robert Stephens and family attended a Sunset Park picnic. J B Moore and Lr Moore visited Johnson near Rubio. Quarry workers move in and will start blasting soon. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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