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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1934
Page
5
Rural route carriers and city mail staff are praised for their hard work in snow and sun. Tales recall wagon mishaps, hens profits, and winter feed shortages threatening farm livelihoods. A neighborly gathering at Joe Belka’s farm adds local warmth.
Thanksgiving events fill homes in Washington Wellman and nearby towns with family dinners and visits. locals report weather and road disruptions while farm activity remains steady as residents note telephone outages and livestock updates amid community chatter.
Wellsman notes a family gathering on Thanksgiving with Merrow Semler Wells and Schwimtey households. Attendees include Mrs Schwimtey’s 75th birthday, Mr and Mrs Nichol, Mr and Mrs Farmeworth, and relatives from Sharon New Hartford Milford Stewart and Washington.
Mr and Mrs Fred Palmer and Martha Phillipe spent Sunday at Carl Phillips home Mildred Watson visited later in the day. The snippet notes a talk by Seakes in Young America on December 4.
Ainsworth powered past Wyman on the Wyman floor 85 to 21 after a strong late rally. Rex Gipple fouled out late, hurting Wyman’s defense as Ainsworth pulled away after a close first half. Ed mondson led Ainsworth with 14 points while Crawford and the Gipple brothers added six each for Wyman.
Wayland PTA met showing Grades I to II dramatizations instrumental solos and chorus numbers as Mrs. Wenger and Miss Snedaker offered literary appreciation. Wayland High’s basketball teams lost rough Cotter games but the second team won 35 12 and the first 40 7. Jane Berkshire joined Wayland ninth grade after moving from Olds. John W. Frye magician slated for Midwest Assembly program.
Washington trip for Thanksgiving cancelations and local dinners mark a community schedule. Families including the Rowes Smithharts and Bowsers shared meals, while Claude Rhodebeck hunted pheasants near Mason City. P T A meeting postponed due to bad roads.
Mrs. Lloyd and lLuers report in White Oak. Miss Cora Mae Hoth spent Thanksgiving near Keota. Mr and Mrs. Clifford Leeper visited the Derby home in Rubio. Gladys Sheetz visited George Augustines due to bad roads. Walter Dearing suffers an hand infection. Carl Daering assisted him.
Washington residents faced a five day telephone outage with no mail or telephones available. People relied on horses and radios proved essential while groceries and transportation were scarce.
Thanksgiving visitors in the Hard Scrabble community include Mr. and Mrs. N. E. West and family at the J. C. Bowen home, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Snyder and children at H. Co. Banks home in Brighton, and multiple families at John Robertson, Glenn Miller, and Joe Peiper homes in nearby towns.
Prairie Center notes record the Chummy Six club dinner at Charley Palmers, Thanksgiving visits among Warren, Zeck and Wylie families, a hitchhiking trip between Washington and Des Moines with delays, a sick child at the Zieglowsky home, and a broken telephone line after a Thursday storm.
C. Turkington attended the International Live Stock show in Chicago the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blake have taken charge of the tea room on Walnut street. Indian Creek Community club members and their families will hold an all day meeting Thursday at the A K Burkett home with a pot luck dinner and gift exchange. A community Christmas program will be held on Main street Wednesday evening Dec 26 with a large tree and smaller trees.
Kay faces a moral bind as Harrow declares his feelings and plans to leave soon. A pursuit by armed guards and a looming mountain trip heighten danger while Kay weighs staying for work against family obligations and a possible future with Harrow. The cliffhanger ends with Kay considering travel to the mountains with Bud for recovery.
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