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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1952
Page
3
Local notes report arrivals from Santa Monica to Douglas Aircraft plant and shifts at Mt Pleasant school. Soldiers depart for army service. air field personnel changes. bank and auction activity. community events and club news with several names and places in Washington and nearby counties.
News Review notes a long illness departure Elisha McClosky and the death of Lloyd Kolesick and Mrs. Catherine Zook. A hot, dry spell prevails as Frank Snyder’s new barn burns near town and a horse struck by lightning spares Mark Hay and Helen Woolie. Local ceremonies include weddings and school notices while many residents travel, visit relatives, or attend events across Iowa.
Glen Miller an employee of Iowa Southern Utilities suffered a broken arm when a ditch he was working in on South Avenue B caved in. Harry Roberts nearby escaped uninjured. Other local items note court activity in Washington and community notices.
Twenty years ago thirteen hundred boys and girls enrolled in city schools with 407 at high school the largest number ever. Junior college shows growth with 81 students. Two robberies reported in Washington last night one involving Miss Mable Buckley’s car and another theft at a filling station near junction of roads 1 and 92. Mr and Mrs H J Voorhis and children departed for San Dimas California after a summer visit to Riverside and S W Livingston.
A busy week with temperature swings in September 7 and 9S, K P members picnicking in Sunset Park, and a 60 gallon iced tea plus 100 fried chickens tally. The Evening Journal offered $100 for the best local merchant ads, WCTU held its annual convention with Mrs Al Morgan presiding, and about 4000 attended the Brighton barbecue. Crawfordsville to celebrate Sept 12 and Marshall Edmondson's country home near Ainsworth burned Sept 4, second Edmondson family fire in months. Charley Shalla’s home near Wellston burned. deaths include W H McClure 76 of Keota, Mrs John Shebeck 77 of North Marion, Mrs William Libe.
Monday morning a dead mouse was found in the office near corn stalks brought by Tom Thompson from Will Anderson's. The mouse died attempting to climb high and fell to the floor. Farmers question how to husk corn this year as Des Moines horse show nears. George Buckley returns from Chicago University and plans Rush Medical School. Ray White, 15, dies of inherited consumption and is buried in Brighton cemetery beside his mother. Trotting colt Nathan G owned by Nate Hale was killed by lightning. Washington Chautauqua may start with 300 memberships at 10 dollars each. Mrs Ed Rovee visits St Louis to see Edith Simmons.
Linda, a young patient, contracted a light form of polio last week. Denny’s condition is reported as fair, indicating moderate health.
Friday news roundup from Washington county mentions Glen Miller's hospital transfer after a cave‑in incident at Iowa Southern Utilities. A new gas spare heating permit board is created by city ordinance with CV Croll W T Carson and IF F. Bo Miller appointed. Farm Bureau district meeting slated for Monday night August 25 in Me Pleasant with about 10 county members expected. Optometrist Robert L. Clawson takes over late W O H Stephen’s practice at 118 East Washington Street starting Mondays. Burlington beat Maybelle‑Rothschild in Greenfield. Social visits include Mrs. Sheldon Higgins and Mrs. Bessie Scott from Phoenix and California respectively. Washington State Teachers College grads Velma Ruth Harvard and Mildred Beck Sommers receive BA degrees.
Mrs S R Walllace aged 92 died at her home 508 West Main Street Keota at 8 30 a m Sunday after a brief illness. Also noted D E Tots Leinen.
Hospital news lists admissions births and discharges from several towns. Admitted yesterday include ili Yoder Kalona and Mrs Agnes Hahn Ottumwa for medical and surgical care. Births report a daughter to Richard and Ruggles Wellman and a son to Floyd Merz Harper. Discharges feature Merz Wellman and Ruggles Wellman families, with new daughters and sons noted.
This item records a sequence of names including Mrs Edith Lytle and Mrs George Wheeldon with daughter, all based in Washington, along with Josephine Miller, noted in the Tuesday and Today sections.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Porter Lee of Washington welcomed a son. The birth adds a new member to the Lee family, with details limited to the names and location provided.
A man died unexpectedly at his home near Keota on Sunday night. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Keota K E Tots Leinen dies at home Sunday night from a heart attack. He was born September 7, 1898 near Keota, son of John and Della Messersmith Leinen. He married Elizabeth Adams of Keota in 1936 in Ottumwa.
Mrs Henry Mast, 38, dies in Pennsylvania after a two year illness of leukemia. She had been hospitalized for seven weeks.
James D. Morrison died at his Wellman home. He was born August 3, 1875, in Poweshiek County.
A Thursday night storm brought 2 inch rain and electrical activity across the region. Skunk River area reported 3 inches of rain and some hail damage, mostly minor. A small tornado flattened corn fields near Myron Oswalt and John Flynn, causing damage to southeast of town.
A new course will be offered in Wellman Public School at the September opening and taught by Principal C. M. Stoner. Stoner has long advocated safety education and driver training in schools. He was one of
Thursday afternoon a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Resechly of Washington. This morning a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Helscher of Keota and twin boys to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Sheetz of Keota. Also this morning a surgical birth to Mrs. Henry Derby of Brighton and a medical birth to Mrs. Arthur Yard. This morning Mrs. Arthur Schrock and daughter at Riverside.
The first school in the state introduced a classroom course in safety education marking a pioneering move in public instruction.
Mrs Tomoko Yamamoto of Des Moines will appear Wednesday August 27 as part of the seventh annual flower show in Sigourney. The event, sponsored by the Garden Department of the Sigourney Women's club, will be held in Memorial hall basement under the supervision of Mrs John Kelly and Mrs Elmer Langford. Yamamoto is internationally known as a Flower Master and began the craft at six years old becoming the first woman granted the Japanese title.
Local Brighton High School graduates from the Class of 1934 gathered August 12 for their first reunion and enjoyed a picnic supper at Lake Darling.
At Wenger’s Grocery in Wayland the two cash registers each showed 234.33 dollars for the day’s sales, a rare coincidence noted by proprietor A C Wenger. The event marks the first time such an identical close has occurred in his years of business.
Duncan and Smylie of Columbus Junction will exhibit 18 Hampshire swine at the Iowa State Fair livestock show from August 23 to September 1, based on official entry lists announced this week by exposition officials.
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