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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1947
Page
6
A 75 voice chorus presented The Messiah at the large Methodist church Sunday evening with extra help from other choirs. Mrs. Milo Sorden directed and John Yousling played organ. The recap includes community notices on births, marriages, court motions, and local visits.
A Washington Saddle Horse club with about 30 members elects Mrs. Marvin Warnock president and lists officers H J Schoonover Mrs Howard Marquis Clifford Conklin with directors Floyd Ellis Merle Warner Lloyd Augustine Ray Bonar Carl Phillips. Scout troop 38 hosts Christmas at S C Simm ering home with Scoutmasters S C Simm ering and Werner Lowry. Ralph Brinning travels to St Petersburg Fla for funeral services. Elizabeth Wright of Arkansas City Kan visits Keota area. Gail Swartzendruber and Kalona welcome a son Rand al Gail weighing six pounds eight and a half ounces born at 5 30 pm in University Hospital Iowa City. Clark Wright visits from Keota.
Sept W A Erbe announced Christmas and New Year vacation starts Dec 19 and resumes Jan 5. First semester ends Jan 238, four weeks later than in recent years. Ruth Ann George and Robert L Anderson wed Dec 7 in Tipton Iowa and will reside in Durant Iowa. Washington Cardinals beat Centerville 51 to 3%. City council discusses a new garbage ordinance to be enacted within weeks. Five dogs implicated in killing 24 livestock were killed. 54 in bounties paid for 36 faxes trapped by Robert Embree. Mrs. Ella B Strain of Crawfordsville died in Los Angeles. I Rothschild to cruise from New Orleans Dec 26 for 47 days. Mrs. Pearl Whistler Florence Hummer Ida Cavender to spend winter in Tampa. Mrs. Laura Graham and granddaughter Patricia Jane Stewart to visit Santa Anna Texas for two weeks.
The McCleery-Cumming company announced plans to build the first unit of a new plant, with architects' plans drawn and an estimated cost between 300000 and 500000 dollars. Construction hoped to start soon and be in the new factory in 1948. The Y M C A party for 160 employees celebrated the announcement at the Christmas gathering.
Dr M L McCreedy was elected president joining ten county physicians and one visitor. Dr J R Miller of Wellman became vice president and Dr W S Kyle served as secretary treasurer. Marriage announced for Eunice Lins to Earl Miller in Carroll Nebraska.
A long obituary notes burial services in Keota for Mrs. Long. It mentions she is the sister of Mrs. McGraw, identifying family ties within the community.
At the hospital several births were recorded with times. A son to Mrs. Mable Schooley at 1 26 a m. A son to Mr. and Mrs. William Alliman at 1 37 p m. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Potsander at 7 10 p m. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Whetstine at 9 55 a m. Admitted include Mrs. Clara Greiner and Charles A. Strohm and Alvin Nejedly. Discharges and other births noted for Daryl Longer Iris Plecker Ada Murphy and Maureen Binford. Other listed families include Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brewster and Betty Gowey among Brighton residents.
Today a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan West at 2 20 a m at 435 E Madison street. A son arrived for Mr. and Mrs Robert Lopshire of Ainsworth at 6 06 a m. Today Mrs Clem Chalupa of Wellman underwent surgery and Howard Swift, Elbert Elmore of Fairfield, and Lester Farrier of Brighton are listed for appendectomies. Discharges include Mrs Lloyd Bender and son Kalona Mrs Clara Greiner route four Mrs Alma McClintic of Brighton Mrs Mela Horak of Ainsworth and Mrs Ross Yates with daughter of Brighton.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Mally of 1106 North Marion Avenue welcomed a son born at 1 18 yesterday afternoon. Mrs Lloyd Lytle of 403 South Main Street was admitted yesterday as a patient.
Today birth announcements include Mr and Mrs Paul Snyder Brighton with a son at 3 05 am and Mr and Mrs Clarence Wittehoof Wellman with a daughter at 3 36 am and Mr and Mrs Marion Robertson Route One with a son at 10 35 am Also listed is Mrs C O Dayton 119 W Seventh Street fracturing a hip from a fall Last evening Jon Wellfort Oskaloosa and Today Mrs Tillie Caldwell 518 S Avenue B Lloyd Miller Keota Mrs William Alliman and son Route One.
Yesterday and today notices list births and medical or surgical advisories for residents including Rob ert Darbyshire Wellman Jacob Kauffman and Lou McNurlen Keota Carlton Mangold Ainsworth Daryl Longer Mable Schooley and van West with addresses and times noted for hospital entries.
Mrs Sarah Edelia Miller 77 former overseer of the country welfare department for 12 years died Monday at her home. She had not been well for some time. A daughter Mrs Charles Schiebel a grandson and three great grandchildren survive.
J F McNamara, an 86 year old former Washington business man, died in a Davenport nursing home from pneumonia. He and his son Jay J McNamara once ran a Washington furniture store before expanding to Iowa City. Surviving are his wife, a son, and a daughter.
Samuel Bently Thompson aged 67 died Wednesday night at his Davenport home after a six weeks illness. Burial took place Saturday in Ainsworth cemetery. He is survived by his wife Mary E. Bowen, sons Willard Rock Island Kenneth Davenport Merle Bentonville Ark a daughter Mrs Mary Gail Stoltenberg Durant and a brother Ralpy W. Thompson Washington.
A small note states that control of lawn weeds, pastures, roadsides, fence rows, ditches, feed lots, and lawns can be treated effectively with 2.40 for weed control. The item highlights a recommended chemical rate for broad use across multiple sites.
Mrs. Ralph Livingston returns from Chicago with Dave and Augusta Livingston family in Washington. A Phalanx Fraternity chapter for 18 to 24 year old Y members is being formed. Miss Andrews resigns as Centennial School principal and the building section reports. The Heights PTA hosts an open house with about 50 attendees. Carleton Haven leaves Iowa Continental Telephone for a Pittsfield Ill. position. Audrey Humble takes a Humboldt newspaper job after Iowa City journalism school. Sam Wylie is appointed to Centennial School, replacing Miss Andrews. Some students confront teachers as troublemakers.
Judge Charles A. Dewey of Washington appears nearly certain for a federal judgeship in Iowa. A bill by Rep. W. R. Green of Council Bluffs seeks an additional judge for a southeast Iowa district. Cy Huber of Washington bought the Roy Maple farm in Cedar township for 250 dollars per acre. He now holds 480 acres in Washington county. Elsie Bratten traveled to New Orleans to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. White. Mrs. White known as Clara Eagle. Everette L. Stewart reelected president of the Washington County Farm Bureau. Arthur Swift of Winfield and Arthur Morrow purchased the Blue Bird cave from Fred Martin on the square's northeast corner. Martin had operated it for the past two years.
The 30 year old bond issue secures 150000 for a new school building. Local election results show strong support as residents approve the measure by a wide margin.
Ten years ago Mrs Roy Stewart visited her parents and planned a Denver return. Miss Margaret Brooks won first prize for best corn at the Farmers Institute with G W Reed taking second. Miss Rose McGugin arrived from Huron to trim for the season. The Commercial Club marked its fourth anniversary with a dinner at the club gymnasium praised for its tasteful provision. Jay B Crail praised Washington friends including S B Dewey for his service to the town.
A 50 year retrospective notes chatter about multiple councilmen possibly resigning creating an unusual political moment and prompting public speculation on leadership.
The new State film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles in a lively mystery filled with humor and suspense. Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Philip Reed, Patricia Morison, Leon Ames, and Gloria Grahame add strong supporting turns as a clownish clarinetist, a precocious son, a duplicitous bandleader, a socialite wife, a racketeer, and a songstress delivering the hit You're Not So Easy to Forget.
Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. with Peggy McDowell as pianist. Worship follows at 11 a.m. Led by Mrs. M. Me.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates farmers earned a gross income of 34.6 billion dollars in the year, reflecting roughly a 20 percent increase from the prior period. The report highlights higher crop and livestock values contributing to the surge.
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