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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1940
Page
6
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Weather report notes cloudy skies and colder tonight with a high near six twenty five on the hogs. Tuesday should bring fair conditions and continued cool temperatures.
Mrs C A McWilliams age 80 of Columbus Junction dies at son Verne's Bloomfield home. Funeral at Richie Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev E R Mitchell and Rev Robert N Chord officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Survived by three sons Charles Phillipsburg KS Verne Bloomfield and Dr E W Columbus Junction. sister Mrs James McChesney brother Robert E Barr. many grandchildren. Prior married 1881 to C A McWilliams.
A lively column draws readers as a wartime piece prompts reports and letters. Sylvia Lyas surveys London housewives facing bombings and rationing while Californians debate draft policy and debt. New York opera crowds withstand cold for record opening night receipts exceeding eighteen thousand dollars. Eleanor Roosevelt lists nylon hose among Christmas gifts.
DES MOINES A spectacular fire Sunday destroyed the Camp Center Church of Christ nine miles east of Des Moines near Ivy. The remodeled $5,000 structure had a new basement roof and electric water system. Cont ents were not saved as flames swept the building watched by about 175 on the church rolls. Cause not determined immediately. An oil burner heated the structure.
Final rites for Lewis Evans of 328 North Glassell street Orange were held Saturday at 2 pm at Shannon chapel Dr Robert Burns McAulay pastor of the Presbyterian Church delivered the sermon and no vocal solos were offered by Donald Krueger with Mrs Victor D Rees accompanying and providing organ music Pallbearers included J S S Brownlee Samuel J Den
The Tri- Co Holstein sale shows 52 head averaged 95.90 with 37 having records averaging 106.07, 15 cows without records at 59.60. Nov milk output per cow averaged 585 lbs with 23.2 lbs fat. Princess the top cow yielded 2175 lbs milk and 78.3 lbs fat for Maplecrest Farms.
In Crawfordsville on December 7 the American Legion hosts its annual dinner for Auxiliary women and families. At 6:30 pm in the Legion Hall Mrs Hat tie Cherryholmes and Miss Helen Huston led the event with a menu of roast turkey and sides. Afterward, Mr. Sheldon, Roll Davis and Kevanees led games and entertainment.
The marriage of Miss Nevada Montgomery of Muscatine to Dean Wolford of Columbus Junction was celebrated on Thursday with both families in attendance. The couple are joined by their relatives and will reside in Muscatine after the ceremony.
On the evening of December 5 at the Evangelical Reformed church parsonage in Muscatine Rev. F. C. Schmidt officiated a wedding attended by Mr. and Mrs. George Kurtz of Davenport. A wedding dinner followed at the Montgomery home. The newlyweds will reside with the bridegroom’s parents nearby.
Eugene McCaleb left Ainsworth this week for San Francisco California to visit his brothers Leo and Lyle McCaleb. The trip follows visits by Mrs Mary Woodside and Miss Mary Murr Hes who have gone to Long Beach for the winter. Mr and Mrs Lee Sands were also in Ainsworth Thursday en route to California for sightseeing and relatives.
Jennie Keating expresses gratitude to friends who sent ecards and letters in her birthday celebration, acknowledging the kind gestures and warm wishes.
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