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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1940
Page
3
A column blends social observations with town news from a reader’s perspective. It references royal visit tidbits with the Windsor couple, local church life and music, 4-H achievement week, Republican Women’s meeting vigor, and concerns over cemetery upkeep and a veteran’s hospital status.
The Van De Hermanns moved into the Pease garage at 603 West Madison street while their house was built. Their front displays show an attractive antique shop with lamps, mirrors, tables, and glassware.
Reports from the hospital list dismissals and medical procedures including appendectomies and tonsillectomies. Births are recorded for families in Keota Washington and Brighton with weights and times noted.
Washington residents Roger Breitenbach Jimmy Breitenbach and Robert Breitenbach with Carol and Janet Grecian underwent tonsillectomies this morning. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Pete Nielsen Wellman weighed five pounds fourteen and a half ounces at 4:35 AM.
Local notes report Mrs. Oscar Jugenheimer hit by a car with minor injuries, a damaging electrical storm damaging the Williams Stevenson home and Barn, opening night of Chautauqua with Mother's Millions, 5000 bass and crappie stocked by E. L. Breitenbach at Rock Island reservoir, Mary Fisher and family returning from Yellowstone trip, Rev. W. R. Stryker killed by a freight train at North Ave, new street lights on Southlows Ave and Clara Barton, Mrs. Kenneth Carris near home from pneumonia, and a locally formed Crawfordsville Silver Cornet band planning concerts with improvised horns and early rehearsals.
A local news item notes Washington schools will reopen on September 2, the day after Labor Day. The piece recounts court actions against Forrest Shirmer for driving intoxicated, a fine for two others, and a parade of county 4 H and health awards. It also includes anecdotes about a band, a birth, a heating system installation, and a band wreck that ended the group.
Rainy week with half inch daily totals. Local and visiting residents attend weddings, funerals and vacations. A county 4 H show features champion pins, and paving work begins on South Second Ave. Community events include parties, visits from relatives, and civic notes from Wellman and Davenport area.
William J. Dayton father of County Supervisor C. O. Dayton died August 15 at his son's home aged 80. He accompanied his parents to Washington County in the early 1850s. His parents were William and Theodocla Kete Dayton.
Donald Ross will take a position with an advertising firm in Des Moines starting about September first. He began with the Journal as a carrier boy eleven years ago and earned the gold watch prize as the best carrier.
Ruth Armstrong former popular teacher announces engagement at her parents home in Randolph Iowa. Miss Armstrong will wed Henry E Berdo of Washington on September eighth.
A reader recalls the Crawfordsville band organized around 1867 led by Bentley McCoy who joined from Illinois. The early members included John Hobbs James Hunter Captain J. W. Harper Cris Harper Joe Smiley Frank Smiley Dan Hunter and J. W. Stewart among others.
Missed yesterday afternoon for their home at Brighton Mrs William Fallard of Pleasant Plain was dismissed yesterday afternoon and Mrs Harry Baker Columbus Junction was dismissed this morning.
Charles Darkins former airman with the Canadian army died at University hospital. His home was in Ainsworth before his illness. Eugene Morgan eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs James Morgan of Brighton died at the County hospital after an operation for ruptured appendix. James Riley Ottumwa resident aged 7% died Monday morning in Brighton. Mrs W Th Meyer seventy one died at the County hospital Tuesday after a stroke while visiting a family reunion.
Charles Root former resident died in Waterloo after three years residence Mrs Root died weeks earlier Jean Arlys Schantz nine year old triplet died at city hospital surviving Joan triplet girl only Keasley half sister of Nate Black died in Sabina Ohio after long illness age about sixty Funeral Sunday at Jones Funeral Home Maude Raymond former Washington woman murdered in Los Angeles burial there Three songs noted and a married daughter in Moline
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