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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1941

Page

11

Sunday Tribune Brigade Notes and Community Obituaries

The Brigade reflects on wartime mood and small town life with notes on Hawaii parents, rededication to everyday matters, and a funeral recap. Ida Bailey Bateman, sixty six, and Henry Behr are remembered, with friends and family grieving. The Y hosts a large 4-H party and a Christmas toy drive while local windows showcase seasonal decor. Expansion of the Burlington ordnance plant incident looms as details remain murky. William Logan Stephens, educator from Long Beach, is remembered at seventy five.

William Logan Stephens Long Beach Washington

Christmas News and Social Notes From Boone

Miss Rose Mintier, longtime India missionary, dies in Boone and is mourned by Dr. J. C. Boice’s family. Mrs. Elizabeth Corbin plans Christmas while Faye Zecher and Stevie move to Oskaloosa. Daughters Nita of Chicago and Margaret of UT teach music and plan to visit. Mrs. Hugh McCleery recovers from tonsil surgery at home. Mrs. Rothschild's hospital fall leaves her with painful wrists. Bible week at U P church features a fifteen minute reading of the New Testament with Rev. Kerr preaching. Public Affairs No. 1 hosts a Christmas luncheon at Winga cafe with Mrs. Dave McLaughlin and Mrs. George Rudiger as hostesses. Mrs. KE. D. Morrison, sr., discusses Recent Trends in the Theatre. Miss Carolyn Hamilton carries “Music on the March in America,” recounting early church music and the precentor.

Rose Mintier India Boone Miss Mintier J. C. Boice Elizabeth Corbin Faye Zecher Stevie Oskaloosa Nita Chicago Margaret University of Texas U. P Kerr Public Affairs Department No. 1 Winga Cafe Dave McLaughlin George Rudiger McLaughlin KE. D. Morrison

Hospital admissions and dismissals predominate week

The report lists numerous hospital admissions and dismissals across towns such as Washington, Brighton, Columbus Junction, and Wayland. It records procedures including tonsillectomies and pendulum X ray treatment, with several patients identified by name and residence.

Deaths of the Week Peter Richard Seventy Eight

Noble resident Peter Richard died at home after months of illness. His funeral was held in Eichershurein on Sunday.

Noble Eichershurein

Behr dies after illness. services set at Jones Funeral Home

Fifty four year old husband of Mrs Evaleen Kunath Lemley Behr died after weeks of liver illness. He left three sons and one daughter from a former marriage and one stepson Ralph Lemley of Santa Monica California. Funeral services are planned for Sunday afternoon at Jones Funeral Home at 2 pm.

Mr. Behr Ralph Lemley Ralph Evaleen Kunath Lemley Behr Santa Monica Calif Jones Funeral Home

Riverside Man Dies at Home After Golden Wedding

An 80 year old Riverside man died at his home southwest of Riverside. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last February.

Riverside

Missionary Rose Minner Dies at 74 in Boone Iowa

Rose Minner a well known missionary to India aged 74 died in Boone Iowa. She was reared in Crawfordsville. Her death closes a long life of service with missionary work and religious outreach in Asia.

Rose Minner India Crawfordsville Boone Towa

Mrs. Ida Bateman Dies After Stroke at 66

Mrs. Ida Bailey Bateman widow of Dr. S. H. Bateman died suddenly after a stroke on Wednesday afternoon. She was sixty six and had lived all her life in the area.

Ida Bailey Bateman Academy S. H. Bateman

Noble Woman Mrs Peter Richard Dies at Home

Mrs Peter Richard of Noble died at her residence. Funeral services were held on Wednesday with six nephews serving as pallbearers.

Peter Richard Noble

Missionary Former Teacher from Crawfordsville Dies at 74

Rose Mintier, lifelong Crawfordsville resident born to Alexander and Margaret Crawford Mintier, died at Boone after a stroke while serving as a missionary in Egypt for eight years. She taught in the town school and later spent years at a Biblical college in Boone run by a cousin.

Crawfordsville Rose Mintier Boone Alexander Margaret Crawford Mintier Floyd Blankenhorn Our Town Eevpt United Presbyterian Church Biblical College Olson Eldred Olson Decatur T. H. Barnes Iowa City Ruth Barnes Mary Mast Paul’ Mast Mt. Pleasant Lisle Maxwell

Passing Years and Washington Ten Years Ago

T R Phillips of Phillips and Hebner drug store became territorial manager for Schaeffer Pen Co at Ft Madison. He travels from Cleveland until Christmas. Johnnie Baldrige aged four received a group of five cents from friends for a birthday toy. YW party aims to aid needy children with toys and funds. sanitary toy handling advised. Kallaus move to 309 South Marion. Snowfall of about three inches on December 5 left wet slush the next day. Marie Jackson graduates from hospital nursing program. musical numbers and talks followed. Mrs Cook travels to Eagle Rock California. Crozier price speculation at Brookhart Bros. Dinner party honored by Hugh McCleery. family tales and games noted.

T. R. Phillips Phillips & Hebner Drug Store Schaeffer Pen Co Ft. Madison Cleveland Johnnie’’ Baldrige

Darkness Falls After Stoker Failure At Iowa Southern Utilities

Twenty years ago an automatic stoker malfunction caused a power outage in the community, plunging the region into darkness for about an hour at the Iowa Southern Utilities Company.

Iowa Southern Utilities Company

New Matron Mrs Tom Carris Elected

Mrs Tom Carris was elected worthy matron in the Eastern Star, signaling leadership for the local chapter. The new officer succeeds previous leadership and plans to guide activities and community service.

Tom Carris The Eastern Star Allie Rownd A. N. Alberson Lillian Haggett Kate Marbourg Hattie Wilson Ida Waters Kate H. Miller

Boice Attended Henry County Hospital Opening

Dr. C A Boice attended the opening of the Henry county hospital yesterday, joining officials and staff to mark the new facility's start.

C. A. Boice Henry County Hospital

Rothschild Buys Harvart & Stack Store in Iowa City

Rothschild has purchased the Harvart and Stack exclusive ready to wear shop in Iowa City and plans to operate it there and another in Washington. They may relocate the Iowa City site. Mrs Viva Jones Baxter dies at Washington county hospital on December 7. Her baby is a few days old. R 5S Warfel and Dr A J Droz visited Iowa City yesterday as guests of sons Keith and David Warfel, SA students. The Chicago Tribune poem clip appears in the Journal with light humor about domestic life.

Rothschild Harvart & Stack Iowa City Washington John Whiting Hollis Whiting Pearl Harbor Whitings Crawfordsville Ernest Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

Miss Esther Mac Sagin Publishes Splendid 32 Page Holiday Number

Thirty years ago the Montezuma Republican issued a 32 page holiday edition by Esther Mac Sagin described as the biggest paper for a town Montezuma has seen. The piece notes Mac Sagin as a hustler and highlights ads and broad content. Frank Macon sold the Winter farm to the Winter girls at 270 dollars per acre. In domestic science Nena Wilson won first prize a fireless cooker with Mrs Will Darbyshire and Ina Farris taking second and third respectively.

Esther Macsagin Montezuma Republican Montezuma Nena Wilson Will Darbyshire Ina Farris

Carnegie Medals Sought for Rescue of Shorty Taylor

Carl Burris and a partner claim Carnegie medals for saving Shorty Taylor after he was nearly drowned when a girl trio tipped water from a Colenso hotel kitchen window. The incident occurred last week as Taylor stood beneath the window seeking help.

Jap Bidwell Carl Burris Shorty Taylor Shorty Colenso Hotel

Brightly Painted New Delivery Wagon Debuts

40 years ago Harry Kracaw unveils a vivid new delivery wagon for the public. The vehicle draws attention with its bright paint and striking design as a showpiece of the fleet.

Harry Kracaw

Debate meetings mark winter Fridays in red brick school

Debates are planned at the red brick schoolhouse south of town on Friday nights this winter. Next Friday's topic is Resolved that President Roosevelt did right by entertaining Booker T. Washington.

Roosevelt Booker T. Washington

Review of the Week in Washington County News

Local notes report break in Modernistic Beauty shop with $25 stolen. Veterans of Foreign Wars announce defense services. Camp Bowie merchant Capt. O J Brown on 28 day furlough. Residents update on health, marriages, politics, Red Cross drives, and wartime troop movements across Iowa communities.

Veterans of Foreign Wars O. J. Brown 113Th Cavalry Camp Bowie Texas

Christmas Tree Event at Kindergarten Hailed

Christmas Tree The P EB O society will host a tree at the kindergarten next week. Learns Lesson Albert Donovan paid a stranger one dollar for a capsule claimed to remove a lump from a steer’s jaw. He used it on a steer worth at least sixty dollars. the animal swelled and he now offers the steer for one dollar.

P. EB. O. Society Albert Donovan Albert

Arrow Shots and Humorous Local Maxims

A series of lighthearted maxims on daily behavior and social manners. The piece notes that women dominate telephone visits, men exaggerate, and travel winds into small towns. It jokes about discipline, gossip, and polite conduct in everyday life.

Notable Quotes on Laws and Heroes From a Hot Day

The excerpt muses on fault finding in laws and self deception. It contrasts self-satisfaction with genuine heroism, noting that cleverness alone does not make one impressive. It playfully observes chess on a hot day as a heroic feat and makes a remark about colored shoe strings reflecting character.

Hieroglyphic Signs: Early Vari ety in Ancient Writing

Fragmentary text notes that hieroglyphics were among the first sign systems used to record thoughts in writing, highlighting their role in early communication and record keeping.

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