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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1936

Page

5

Ill and death notices from Richland area

Richland notes Vera Jones is ill with her sister Mrs Dave Downey helping. San ford Bray aged 85 died January 22 at Fairfield hospital after a prolonged illness. Funeral Friday at Allen funeral home with Rev A C Roach. burial Howards Grove cemetery. Also wedding news Ray Day and Ruth James wed January 28 in Corning Iowa.

Richland Sanford Bray Fairfield Hospital Tom Stewart Allen Funeral Home A. C. Roach The Christian Church Howards’ Grove Vera Jones Dave Downey J. M. Cowgill Victor Oswalt Staton Callister Ray Day Ruth James Washington Corning Howard Strowd Ross Johnston Cora Johnston Ross Everly Bernice Reed Webster John Ellis Burlington Belle Palmer Hal Figgins

Industrious Club Meets at A Gilliss Home South 76

Industrious Club members and husbands met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Gilliss in South Seventy Six on January 28. The gathering featured a plentiful cafeteria dinner and baskets brought by the women. Card games and social time followed. Next meeting planned for February 6 at Mrs Glenn Duttons home. Bobby Davis and Donnie Shannon have been ill this week. Mr and Mrs Richard Fisher and Kathleen returned from a visit with D C Griggs.

Richard Fisher Kathleen D. C. Griggs

Neighbors open roads after incident north of Washington

The report notes roads opened by neighbors near Washington as three shifts of men worked several hours. People mentioned include Pete Hubbs, Gerald, Glenn Dutton, Richard Fisher, Miss Ross, Miss Helen McCarty, Warren Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stewart, Mrs. Howard Stewart, Mrs. Edgar Stewart, and Mrs. Anna Crayne from the White Way Club.

Washington Pete Hubbs Gerald Missouri Glenn Dutton Richard Fisher Ross Helen McCarty Warren Davis Edgar Stewart Walter Bauer Howard Stewart

Housewife Scoops Path to Chickens With a Dustpan

A South Hill housewife creatively clears a snow path to her chicken house using a dustpan. She notes the path fills as fast as she shovels it out, presenting a novel way to shovel snow.

Vera Sands South Hill Jan

Cold Weather Adapts Village Life and School Schedule

Snow and extreme cold kept people indoors as farmers tended livestock and shoveled paths. School resumed after a weeklong break with most students returning except Jimmie Young due to illness. Several residents reported illnesses and local tradesmen made visits and cattle deals amid the shut-in period.

Jimmie Young Wilma Wooley Kenneth Johnston John Long Washington Farrel Young

Coppock Woman Recalls Harsh Road Travel in Snow

Mrs. Gleede Dold writes from Coppock about a windy thaw day that began with relief crews opening drifts to resume travel. She describes rough conditions near Eureka Church as wind slowed snow and drifts grew, reducing visibility on country roads.

Gleede Dold Coppock Washington Eureka Church

High School Tragedy Shocks St Joseph Readers

In a tense confession style, a narrator notes suspicions against her brother Allen over Connie Sinclair’s murder and a looming police case. Bruce Lloyd returns from Los Angeles as the family wrestles with guilt, alibis, and a newspaper frenzy around Carrington and the Carringtons.

Allen Bae Inspector O’brien Dad Bruce Connie Hym Mr. Perkins Mrs. Carrington St. Joseph Mother Patsy Welchers Julie Helen Dicky Eprin

Rubio Town News: Snow Drifts Delays and Local Happenings

Mrs L Watson of Rubio suffers a granite piece in her finger while neighbors free a trapped car on the Kuhn Boshart farm route. Debris filled roads halt travel with several area roads drifted shut. Washington visit and local illnesses are noted along with school and sale postponements.

Carrington Connie Sethopi Helen Kuhn-Boshart Dold Boshart Leo Marie Wolfer Chas. Kuhn Washington R. H. McCarty Coppock-Washington Wayland-Coppock Charles Boshart Mr. Wolfer Rubio Town Laurence Watson Helen Dickinson Francine Snider Floyd Smith Richland Dale Leppert Vic Oswalt Black Hawk Kermit Steinbeck Ralph Nordyke

Des Moines Gov Herring Holds Coal Conference

Des Moines Iowa February 1 Governor Clyde Herring met with seven coal operators to discuss the coal business at a statewide conference. The session focused on production supply and pricing impacts for utilities and industries served by coal.

Des Moines Iowa Clyde Herring

Elevator Operators Prepare for Empire State Strike

James J. Bambrick, head of the building service employees union, says elevator operators at the 110 story Empire State Building will strike early next week after Monday. He warns of a long, hard walk for workers on upper floors as the 1000 foot structure faces disruption.

New York Empire State Building James J. Bambrick Building Service Employes Union Bambrick

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