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Washington Evening Journal (Newspaper) - August 19, 1940, Washington, Iowa Page sixth evening journal Washington Iowa monday August 19,1940 a a Jinny he Hub Bingo also cart oof a rower it a Lew in Iii a Mindy late now Fox tin u tuts. Ten years and Topan the rain jul county i show will in held Iii tin Menlo cavalry Ham South of town i j i animal have been entered. Lilt. Ii ass Fly Nyk a kills files Iii the slab and keeps files Awat to oui Stock Iii the pasture. Per a Lon $1.00 top on hog 17.of. Weather Lair tonight and tuesday warmer Tui Day. Clean building for school year n vat in i Tom i i in with Tom Hook Kumai a St lit it>1. Riverside. August Tath Riverside Public school building or now fitting its summer it lean ing and plans for the opening it the achoo year on supt Alshet j tire under Way Mew window s lid f placed on All window old ones were worn aged by Hup and rain room Chal i s h for the North have been where the Ami dam n w. Class a be it ii ordered plans room Ami government Ottimer Rotl n t e g r a Ted they a of tile combined ate and Wood Type with a form to Ting Beek new Sci Ells for the gymnasium an in poems of Eon Ami it is expect a that they will Niak the North Side of the building More attractive and in More immune from in la it accidents on that Side the schedule of High school ionised this Yea will include agriculture social science us ology. American hindu Traynin geography and speech. The text Book rental plan will he Cou Init gtd in High school guilt this year. The plan a m d l i t year proved to in a in tent Ben fit to All concerned a Well a economical tint i m it the annual picnic unit our us for the member to the sent Needle Chih w As held in the Hast bad Park in Stiver and the i were Al veil Inemon i present and Otic guest or min nil Holts who spent an after noon of set Mia til 111 a feature i the affair was the Basket Eup per served about fat of Loek tin mein Liers present included mrs. C. V Dpi it Milton to ii Helen ctr mrs William of Loughlin hrs. Lob to knit cd at the Home of their grandparents or. No mrs. Frank pry Nick mrs. Neif Fen Becker Mccoin panned it r sister to Chicago for a visit there before returning to her Home in Oregon. Or. And mrs. Art hut Geh Noo Kelen and family of Iowa City were recent visitors at tile Home of Ali in mrs. Linus Yeggy North of Riverside a Robert pets and Al stocks of Lone tree were guests of Hake and Cleo hurl ii this week. Alan Frost who is employed by the Lagoon Arelino Gripo co. At Burlington spent saturday Iti sunday her with his family. Miss Verena of Conner who ii employed in a Beauty parlor at Shenandoah Iowa. Is spending Ber vacation period Here at til Home of her parents. Or. And tis William no Conner South of Riverside. Muny people from Riverside expect to got a Wellman next thursday. A gust 22. When the town will put on a Celebration. Mrs. Fred Krebs was a visitor this week in Lone tree at the Horn a of or. Hattie Klein. Mrs. Nettie c. Malin Cam trom Ciar rapids Friday after ooh for a visit at the mrs la ten Critz and it. Ii. Helmsman Homes and to attend the annual a Ritz family reunion. Funeral of i w. Hark ills funeral so Rvl Ces for Charles w. Harkins a Veteran of Tho Canadian army in the world War. Were held sunday afternoon in the methodist Church at Ainsworth conducted by the pastor Rev to e. Cogge Ball with Mush by an Ainsworth quartet that included mrs. K. Vav. Spessard mrs. Sam Stephens a e. Sands and Everett Shearer. The pall bearers a re Everett Shearer Harold Nichols will Simkns John Kraus. Be Cret in Stewart an Jay Evans Hiir Lal was in the Ainsworth cemetery where a group of Washington and Ainsworth american legion members a imposed a firing squad. They were Archie Euwer. Tom Swift let Hunt Burge Baker David Mcguffey. Charles Gosling David Arthur and Frank Shearer with Jesse it a d d a As bugler for a taps Quot. About 25 members of the legion from the two towns attended. Dunne Grant it favorite wipe Patrick in Iii 1 Iko a Luff a i in fed to state Randolph Scott i it i it eight Kin a it erf ooh i ii to Sun i he Cunt ions pictorial him a set a hot a news co hostesses give Shower honouring Marjorie Greiner carpenters rebuild horse Hay barns for f. Henderson mrs. Godlove writes from Washington girls Are funny by Striebel amp Mcevoy Ainsworth or Frank Carri or. Wit fit in mini Lim Cru. Mrs. It. Ii Herriman Rani Knobel mrs c. E Mons or v la Fogg Savour a Aud the Ideo and Estell \ kit grandparent. Orville Schroader end daughter of Chicago id or Roy Neff enl it Ker of k lit turn a f ii Falls. Oregon were visitors her t by Tuth Norris i Ainsworth. Aug. Ion or and mrs. Fred Hull of Sonora. Texas came Friday evening to vat with hurry Hazelett it Wellman. Aug. I mrs Fred Durian. Mrs. It. C. F later mrs. Zeno Aller and Helen Ruth Durian Wen co hostess at a miscellaneous Shower wednesday afternoon in the Durian Home honouring miss Marjorie Greiner whose marriage to Paul Blumentein of Geneseo. Ill. Will take place wednesday August 28. Til entertainment tor Iii afternoon was several vocal solos by Shirley Lyle the opening of the gifts and visiting. Those included in the group front out of j own were mrs. Joe conto of California mrs. T. J. Moon and daughter franc or Keith Wilson Iowa City. At the Clos or the afternoon refreshments were served by Hie hostesses using a Pink and Wiit Toioi scheme Slegl i reunion tile Bigler reunion was held in the Wellman Park tuesday. At noon dinner was served from Well filled intakes and the afternoon was spent visiting and taking of pictures. I those present from out of town Wen or. And mrs. Sam Megaughey. A or. And mr.-. V i. Nagat Rhey and Alldren of Hume in or and mrs. Many Billows of Cairo Nebraska i and mrs. J. Billows and daughters or Denver Colo. Or. And mrs Willard Playle and Laverne of lows City or an mis. La Mcgiff new Sharon or. Ami mrs. Be it a go Evan Ami daughter. Or and or. Kenntth Evans of Mel Nitro mrs. John Kirkpatrick. Of. Vernon or and mrs Charley Castner Ami daughter Sears Boro or. And mrs Raymond Wilson and Chil a Iren of what cheer or Ami Roy Schrader anti due ii Dayton Hilo. C. H. Keen Blossom j Oregon aug. I j carpenters Armak hum at the Frank residence. They have the Hay and hours now working on the and is ill have both fixed up Fine be Hull. Edward Whit lies Moines came Short stay at the brother of mrs or and in and family of thursday for i Max Whit Home. Or. And mrs it k Mcfarland a re in Davenport Friday. Or and mrs George Norris and Little son. Luckie of Cedar Fille were calling on or. Mullin thursday evening t of m is. North a Crew of ing thin a Henderson torn Dows barns arc horse barn i rebuilt and Long. Gene Booth grandson of or. mrs. Frank Henderson is n Joy my a vacation at the Henderson Home. Charles Fleck son of Moline. Ii. Returned Home tuesday after spending several weeks visiting at the Law Reno Genkinger Mil other relatives Homes. and mrs. Robert Gen King a. Susan and Linda visited at the parental rear pare 11 Home in Washington sunday. Or and mrs Orie o Conner Robert and Lam attended the Moriarty reunion at Lake be ii Iii state Park Bear Oskaloosa. Hate i hopping of neat Riverside is spending the week at the orb of Conner Home. Kenneth Mcconnell is Home on vacation front his College work of of. Pleasant. He Bas Al of a month vacation we have Beer having some Nice Rains the eras and Corn sure Lunk better and we re now hoping for sonic Sunshine a there is Hay to make. Miss Joella been Blossom anti Harold geodes to re sunday guests of or. And mrs. Morris been Blossom mrs. Watson and son. George flt two a Quot Ilar guests of her Broth a i and sister in Law. Or. Anil mrs Duane Litten. Or Aud mrs Lloyd m is Tern. Riverside Witt a we1 risk is i of. Aug i 9 thursday. August 15, was appropriately observed at St Mary Church by the members of Tho congregation it was the feast of the Assumption of i Virgin Mary and All Well attended. The first muss wits it 6 30 the second it 7 and the late mass. A High mass Al 630 a. Following the to a to mass Iii Benediction of Hie blessed sacrament was Given or. And mrs. Elmer Ogden and or. And mrs Alex Kidd of Detroit mich., spoilt five Duys Boro this week visiting it the Home of or. And mrs. Ii. I. Allen. Mrs Ogden is a sister of mrs. Allen Aud mrs. Kidd a Niece ii. C. Hump member of the Riverside school faculty and Dir Cir of the Riverside schools hand together with mrs. Hump. Have gone to Clinton where they will enjoy a vacation with relatives und friends. Laude and Louis Hunt Roll out went to Ohio Illinois this week where they had Gnu on a business Mission. The miss Eleanor Frost and lads much Walter him returned to their Homes in Riverside following u visit it the Home of mrs. Alia Woodburn in Wellman a number of Riverside people were in attendance at Hie flout Edward to following letter was written july 25 by mrs. Clara Godlove of Haskins who is visiting Lier son Roy Warner at Enumclaw. Washington dear Sunshine Circle friends Well Here i Ain in the grand state of Washington. I left West Liberty at 10 50 p. M., sunday july 7, and got to Albert Lea Minnesota just As the Sun was coming up. Such a sight there was quite a fog rising and the Sun coming up Over the lakes around made everything Beautiful. We made a Short Stop at Albert Lea and then went on. Arriving at St. Paul it 7 45 a. From the train it was quit a walk to the Union depot where we went up i done to know How Many flights of Steps to get to the depot. And my. What a big place. We ate breakfast in the cafe there and had to wait until 9 15 before boarding the train on the great n. Western r. R.1 across the Plains of Minnesota North Dakota und Montana All on could see was Prairie i or so it looked. Vast Fields of Grain or Hay. Sometimes a Large Cornfield. The country is so level the Roa Road seemed to be setting right on the ground no grading needed. There was very Little umber unless near a Lake or Small Creek. We crossed the red River at Breckenridge Minnesota at 2 09 p.m., and it was sprinkling rain. This was a Lovely town what we could see and now we Are going through Wahpeton North Dakota. Just left Fargo North Dakota and Are now in Minnesota again for a Short time ate supper at devils Lake and Are now on our Way to the Sunset. Met a lady on the rain trom new zealand hut Tow living it Boston who with her Niece of Long Island were on their Way to the coast. Everyone in the Pullman was headed for Seattle or Down the coast. There were so Many tourists they had to take two trains to haul them. Tho train i was on had. I think the brakeman said fourteen coaches. There was a Little boy wha had come All the Way from Detroit Michigan to Seattle to visit his Uncle and he travelled All alone. Now Back to the journey. Tues Lay morning the ninth. Here i am in Glasco Montana. Up with the Sun Iii order to a e All the sights. This looks like a Large place As far As i can see Down the streets they Are paved lots of big business buildings anyway. The Milky Road is Bac a of the town and plenty of Timber. We Are now coming to the Hills with rocks and Sage Brush and some lakes Beautiful scenery. The next Stop of any sire was Chinook a pretty place. We Are now entering the foot Bills i hey sure look Nice. Also the Oil Fields with lots or machinery in operation. At the top of the first incline Many Farmers have their crop gardens. Its raining in mountains and we Are feuding Ira around 2 p look huge. I sent a card tin of a statue on the that we passed. Wear fending the Rockies at we got into Spokane ton a Little after to Rev. Davies family of Crawfordsville take vacation trip and son Floyd and drove it or or. Und or. Attended Rozini or. Anti mrs. Edwards Dan Edwards miss Marjorie Edwards to Newton sunday to vis Edward s Uncle and or Lloyd Edward mid or Ira Nicholson the fair at Columbus j in 11,ii wednesday. Dorris Annot attended the j it demonstration with mrs. Carl Megison. Their Leader and other members a the Columbus the blessed j Aliet ion hair thursday manses were or. And mrs. Richard Fisher a enjoying a visit from her aunt. Jennie Hermon of Washington. Or my mrs Charles keen Blossom. Norma Jean and Lames und or and mrs inward Reen los Soin sent thursday evening at i ii a Morris been Blossom Home. Thu now Des. They to Chris noun Luimit still Dea be tune. Washing p. M., but to we every one was in bed could not see anything. Wednesday morning. We a re still in the mountains but Hie cascades in Washington this time. They Are More Beautiful than the Rockies. Got into Seattle around 7 30, and had to change curs for Auburn. From Seattle to Auburn a la trip. We followed the puget sound most of the Way. Saw the boats and lots of other boats girls got off Al Seattle Aud going on a ship to Anc Lior Alaska. Ail but two big two were a. Funeral of in Owen funeral services for mrs Justine Owen were held saturday afternoon at the l. A. Jones funeral Home in charge of Rev. Ii. C Whiting of Fairfield followed by in Ria i in Hillcrest cemetery at Brighton. The pall Benter War Marion George Vav. O. And Lane Morgan Merlen Deb Bert and Richard Liessel Tiue. Ainaloa navigable waterway the Amazon is navigable for Ocean steamers Over a distance of 2.300 Miles and 486 Miles farther for smaller vessels. The River system affords navigable Waterways of 27,000 Miles. Ruining Celebration Iona thursday. 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That afternoon we went to la Mill where a works and wont All through the place from Tho place where la logs Are hoisted onto the stabbing machine to where Hie lumber comes out finished for storage. La s a wonderful place. Now for Tho activities since arriving on sunday following we went to Luke tips by Way of Chinook pass from Tho Summit of Iii cascades Ait Elevation of 5469 feet. We ate our dinner near Lake tips. The scenery was Beautiful All the Way with mount rallies Iii the distance Over 1400 feet High and the lop covered with Snow. All around Wert huge rocks giant Evergreen Trees. Many places we could look Down Oil the Vav bite River from file Road far above. This River gets its name from thu water which is always Wiite und has a Rocky Sandy Bottom. In our Way Down we stopped by the Side of the Road and got a drink from a Spring that comes directly out of the Side of mount gee it was Good the Only drink Ive had since in it been Here that tasted like water should. From the Bottom we drove around a Small Peak a four mile drive called the River drive and got Home near four or four thirty Atter a drive of in 2 Miles. Tuesday i morning we went to see ire ii River Jorge which in Ift Lother Lovely drive Over a Bridge nearly i 3 i feet above the water with High Cliffs Aud Bluffs All around. Lust sunday we took our lunch and went to radon a Beach in puget sound und saw More Beautiful sights. A Road wound Down through filch Gorges or whatever they Call them Ami through the Green Biver Valley. There they grow everything in the Way of fruits berries and vegetables we saw Many greenhouses. I never saw so Many Flowers As they have Here in Washington they Are every Why Mary manners Crawfordsville aug. In Rev. And mrs. D. C. Davies and daughters Gwyneth and Luis left Frida it afternoon for a Short vacation probably into Wisconsin. Or. And mrs. Lisle Maxwell and daughters Jane Ami Joan left saturday morning for Wisconsin where they will enjoy a Short vacation Al the lakes. Airs. Maxwells brother Ralph Gilkey. And family of West Middlesex pa., will stay Al the Maxwell borne during their absence. Rev. And mrs Norman Webster and children. David and i Carol of new Florence. Pa.,�?T called on friends Here thursday. Rev Webster was formerly pastor of the local i. P. Church. Mrs. J. H. Cherry hoi Mes of Eldorado Kansas is Here tor a visit with her Sisters mrs. W. Winam and mrs. 8. W Carrick alien reunion mrs. Lloyd Kennedy of Rockford. Ill and or. And mrs Boner Bill Ami children Donald and i a Orothy of Sheffield ii Canelo attend the fish Burn reunion which was held thursday and will remain tin rest of i week to visit the women smother mrs. C. H. Fishburn mrs. Dora Van Sam of Ackley. Is visiting at the s. C. Fletcher Home and with friends Al Wayland. The Van Sant family lived in this Community a number or years ago. Or. And mrs. E. L. Clark Are rejoining or Tho Arr Al of a grandson Horn to or. And mrs Kenneth Kilpatrick at Hurington on thursday weighing a lbs. 7 of. Mrs. Kilpatrick was formerly Talma Clark. Or. Amt mrs. Clark went to Burlington thurs Lay where or Clark re Mal nod for a time. Mrs. Gertie Clark who has been there for some time returned Horn Friday with her son. E. L. Clark magi funeral in spit of the rain which Tell Friday afternoon a goodly to urn Ber of friends and relatives attended the funeral of mrs. W. Ii hag which was at the methodist Church and was conducted by ref Laster la. Chi. Mrs Alma Conrad and mrs. Florence it ass Sang two duets accompanied by mrs. Ollie Anwyl. I the pall bearers were Charles curl stinger de Cummings John Mckee ors Mith. Earl i it a Foote and Lloyd Zickefoose All nephews of mrs. 11 Agit. J among those from a distance who were present were or. And mrs. John Mckee and sons Donald and Melvin or. An i mrs. Charles Cummings of Winterset or and mrs. Roland Cummings Prole or. And mrs Harold Lamb Prospect Heights ii eur Cummings Noble or. Amt mrs. Lames Zalc Keefou or and mrs. I Lloyd Zickafoose or. Und mrs Glen Arthaud. Mrs Sadie Harrison. Mrs. Wilson mrs. La la Youngs Mait and son or and mrs. C. O. Uurry and son Lloyd Winfield Earl Zickafoos Ora Smith. Mrs. Lizzie Bagle. Or. I and mrs. S. W. Huston. I. Pleasant or. And mrs. Laird Basie Burlington or. And mrs. I a. L. Griffith or. And mrs. John Strain. Or. And mrs. J. I. Martin Washington or. And mrs. Charles curl Sslinger mrs. Mary Marlin. Leila Anderson mrs. Fred Shaffer or and mrs. J. Craw Ord and daughter. Mildred of Olds or. And mrs. Sterling Holmes Ainsworth mrs. Oral Conrad. Wayland or. And mrs. Howard Huston. Columbus june i Tion. Funeral of mrs. Mclaughlin funeral services for irs. Nettle Mclaughlin held sunday afternoon at Sherman a funeral Home were attested by a Large number of friends and the Floral tributes were very numerous. Or. F. Xiv. Eastwood was in charge of the service assisted by or. Fred Blick of Pittsburgh Umi or. John Simpson of Oak Park Iii. The pail hearers were or. C. A. Bole Robert Patterson Cloyer Dayton Grove by or. J. B. Moor Dayton Grove aug mrs. J. B. Moore visited wit sister mrs. T. O. Nicholson Wellman Friday afternoon. Or. And mrs. Roy Bain Rock Island and Don cd Berlin of Mason City were is Day guests of mrs. Sadie to. And family. Or. And mrs. Robert Ste n and family attended the Sui it school picnic at Sunset pat4 Friday. Mrs. J in Moore and i Moor visited wednesday i noon with or my mrs in Johnson near Rubio. I a Crew of Ston. Quarry wee Era Are moving in and work j be started to a few Days. Stewart Robert Grimes h Mcc Reedy and c. S. Leun burial was in Elm Grove it Tery. Read the want ads. To ill jut official Washington directory profession business City amp county officers optometrists veterinarian glasses correctly fitted c. 9. Lemmon John w. Lemmon East Side Square a analytical a corrective Eye reconditioning or. A. C. Peterson 114 s. Second ave. Washington lows phone 80 2 reverse toll Calls dentists county county county county officer county Stewart county auditor Ethel Wilson clerk a. R. Noonan . P. Rawn welfare worker. Miss Martha Foster county recorder. Mrs. Harriet Coulter county sheriff Harold Putnam county treasurer. _ Marion 8. George county supt of schools-.�?. A Lester b Krabill county Coroner or. W. 8 Kyi county supervisors Ned Morrow. Barye p. Wilton Fred Bauer or. O. F. Boller turn Wett St state Bata Corner upstairs. 219 i w Washington St. Phone to attorney Theodore r. Bailey attorney at Law loan a Uniat bldg. Phone is chiropractors a. Vav. Livingston abstract department to office. 204 West main St. A Block East of court House phone 147. Or. Chas. C. Brown chiropractor euro can of meter service office opposite court House. Office phone 102. Downstairs office. Re phone 814. Geouge f. Morrison lawyer Over j. C. Penney co phone 251 where. We came Back by another Road and mopped Al a Timon flub hatchery which was another wonderful eight we my millions of tiny fish. On Back Over the Green River Gorge Bridge again Home. I picked Ami ate Logan berries Young berries. And Black berries until i think ill turn to one soon they Are All so Good. Tills is thursday p Mand quite Cloudy. Smoky Clouds Are Volow that we cannot see mount j rallies it All today. The Foothills Are visible but very Smoky. I Well j guess this is ail of chapter one. I Don t know where1 we will go next but Are going to the coast soon. I will keep notes on ail Hie places we go and re port at a later Date. Ever your Friend mrs Clara Godlove. Washington Independent school District superintendent a a Ralston Dean of Junior college., _ a. Marland w. Mead principal of High school. George melds principal of Junior High. _ a. Miss Ethel Mccreedy principal elementary schools., Harry Bowles school Board president Richard a Stewart Secretary Ralph w. Thompson Harry Ramseyer a. E. Atchison c. W. Tucker d. F. Barnes. Funeral service Jones funeral Home Neit door to Library 116 118 East main phone 95 St. City Offhaus mayor.____�?. Lloyd Lytle City clerk a. H. Fun let City treasurer a. F. Milo City solicitor. Henry Baile supt. Water and Light Plant. A. L. Lordsr chief of police. J. O. Brow policeman. Walter a a policeman. Mark pm at City fire chief ii. H. Rets assessor a. E. Pale. City health officer. Or. D. C. Bar Park commissioners Marian v Bailey. Frank b. Miliar j. Z Lemmon councilmen at Large Lester in orc or. O f. Boller first Ward r. Of Mckarm second Ward w ill Dun if third War Clarence in fourth Ward or. Fred he a City Library miss Eva Denny librarian mrs. Homer Stephen Assis Sherman s funeral Home sos West main court House service. Phone St. Opposite ambulance 253. Insurance i, a v 4mr general insurance 102 4 East main Street Thone 784

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