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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1933
Page
6
August 22 reports multiple gatherings and visits across the area. Neighboring families from Ames and Fairfield attended picnics in Pen township while relatives from Chicago, Cheyenne, Selma, and Fort Wayne joined in a Wagner Gowey reunion at Brighton park. Local trips include C. Dana and H. Ingham delivering watermelons near Columbus Junction and ongoing visits at various homes in Vee and Germanville.
Fred Height of Muscatine and George Corsalus of Nora Illinois drove to Washington to see their nephew Rudie Schmid who was hurt in a car accident. Mr Schmidt is improving slowly at his home. Dave Elder returned last night from Chicago.
Mr and Mrs St W Cald well and daughter Marilyn Jane and Mrs Jesse Tucker depart for Des Moines to attend the Iowa State fair staying until Sunday. Mr and Mrs Roy Mallory and son Lawrence and Donald Minick return from Chicago after attending the world’s fair where they visited Eloise Mallory and joined a club dance. The Schmidt families visited Rudie Schmidt who was hurt in a recent car accident. Seth Parker program and ice cream social at U P church. Walter Harter and family visit from Montevideo and Muscatine. Harter now manages a Swift creamery. Reynolds is Mrs Walter Harter’s mother.
Bobby Gray 9 had tonsils removed at Washington county hospital this morning. Dorothy Booth had appendicitis operation last Thursday night and left hospital yesterday for home. Auctioneer D F Macon Washington Iowa advertises phone 251. Mrs Henry Jugenheimer of Le Claire visits in Washington at Jugenheimer home. Grandson Harold Jugenheimer of Eldridge accompanies her. Paul Lugenheimer returns to Davenport after two weeks visiting here and with Sigourney, visiting his brother Oscar Jugenheimer.
Ruth Messer thanks readers for help in earning a Journal prize trip to Chicago for the world fair. She expresses anticipation of enjoying every minute of the stay in Chicago.
The Past Noble Grand circle met Monday evening with 19 members and two guests Mrs Oral Mayo hosted. Joy Mallory presided as president and two new members Mrs Blanch Grecian and Mrs Ralph Zeck joined. The group played pinochle, while Edna Mayo and Mrs Kupka helped with refreshments. The next meeting is planned with Mrs L S McAvoy on the third Monday in September.
East Jackson August 22 Beth el church notes report a light Sunday school attendance due to morning shower. Rev Parker could not reach from Cotter because of bad roads. Women's Missionary society rescheduled to this afternoon. Ernest Meyer and Ernest Gideon mowed the lawn. Miss Gladys Wolfe visited her aunt Mrs Dora McClelland. The Juze ler and Cherry families and Miss Lydia Juzeler attended the Davenport fair last Thursday.
A recital to be held Friday evening at 8 o'clock by pupils of Pearl Whistler will feature a varied program including costume reading musical reading original pantomime and dramatic readings. John Stewart and Gladys Huber, about six years old, will participate. Decorations are by Donald Palmer Benblossom. Admission is free and the public is invited.
Funeral services for Walter S. Boyer were conducted yesterday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. BP Kay of Oxford and Rev. O. L Allison of West Chester presiding. Music by a Keota quartet and a Knight Templar escort assisted the ceremony. pallbearers were West Chester Knights of Pythias members.
Washington report says night sessions were ordered to speed the NRA hearing on the retail trade code. Administrator Johnson took up the task of expanding commercial credit and said progress can be made immediately to pry the issue loose.
Rev Charles E Coughlin before a Detroit grand jury on bank failures denounced Hoover era policies saying there was corn for Arkansas pigs and urged not to buy bread for Michigan's starving people.
Vic Westphal carded an 80 in the qualifying round at the Des Moines Country Club. He was among ten players tied at that score while the best round posted was a 71.
Mnemosyne is described as a Greek goddess of memory and a Titaness. She mothered the Muses with Zeus, linking memory to poetic inspiration and learning. The term mnemonic derives from the same root, meaning aiding or pertaining to memory.
The Porto Ricans are described as a romantic race fond of intellectual adventure and controversial conversations. They show more interest in politics than in natural or physical sciences and focus on political discussion and social debates.
The phrase the seree of dawn is linked to an Icelandic root verb seribe meaning to stride or move forward, with suggested parallels to the English word seride and concepts like avalanche or creeping dawn. This note explores linguistic connections and etymology behind dawn imagery.
Lee Craig led a grave service directed by G. K. Mace at Elm Grove cemetery with about 600 attendees. Knights of Pythias West Chester lodge and Washington lodge members, West Chester W R C, and Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance directors attended. Clinton consistory representatives sent three. Floral tributes were abundant and beautiful.
Mrs. Ralph Humble and three sons and daughter Betty visit in Keokuk with Mrs. Humble’s parents. Visits span Raymondville to Tacoma as Orville Hardin and Joe McConnell families travel to see relatives. Des Moines hospital updates involve C. F. White’s critical condition and Mrs. FEll Stewart. Don Benz attends Chicago fair. Wittrig and Henke group return from Tremont Illinois. Pekin and Onawa travel de scriptions noted.
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