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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1930
Page
5
Livestock producers gathered at the Farm Bureau office in Washington to discuss current marketing and shipping issues around Washington Iowa. A committee was named to present concerns to officials and improve livestock shipping facilities. The group intends more meetings throughout the year to seek fairer marketing conditions.
Iowa Farm Bureau gathering in Des Moines listed for January 14 to 16. An accounting school for L G Allbaugh Farms runs January 22 to 24. Allie Mae Smith Home project lessons set for January 27 to 31.
West Chester notes visitors and arrivals as Mrs Lyal Smith of Sioux City visits the W S Boyer home. A. N. Dayton opens a restaurant after renting the former J B Carter building. Albert Roth buys Ferguson stock and takes possession. Visits include Emil Anderson returning from Peoria and Dr Helen Johnston from Des Moines.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Louis Hanft of Corfu New York formerly Elsie Gabriel of Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs Mary Harley of Greene formerly Mary Hoover of Columbus Junction were conducted at Columbus City Methodist Church with burial in Columbus City cemetery. G W Weber W T Duncan B H Shearer C E Pierce and W R Luckey were named directors of the Columbus Junction Fair Association at a high school meeting with other directors named Scott.
The Clay church held its annual meeting on Friday December 27 with noon dinner. officers were elected including Deacon R E Woodford clerk Mrs R E Woodford treasurer R S Woodford pianist Arlene Seet an chorister Mrs W O Morgan and Sunday school staff Dot Meacham Florence Woodford. Local residents hosted relatives and a Christmas program was held at the Clay church with several visits from family and friends over the holiday period.
Residents Mr and Mrs Clark Pfeiffer and children visited relatives at Valley on Sunday. Guests at the Morgan home included Charles Owen of Kansas City J W Owen of Brighton Mary Justine George and family from Washington M J Hesseltine and sons from Coppick plus Mr and Mrs W C Morgan.
Mr and Mrs Ethan Brooks and children and Mr and Mrs Rex Swan and daughter Marian shared supper at the Paul Mast home Friday. Walter Jarrard and family from Washington dined with J J Rich. Rex Swan family spent Christmas in Burlington visiting relatives. Wilbur Schantz drives a new Ford coach. Christmas gatherings at Edd Widmer home with P S Boshart Albert Bahn and Delores, and Joe and Carl Bahn of Manson. D S Kobner hosted guests including J J Rich family Reverend H J Schrag Ester Elmer Wenger Magdalena Rich and P Widmer.
The column records a string of small-town events and visits. The D C Giggs family enjoys a new At Water Kent radio. Local weddings, funerals, church attendances, and Christmas gatherings are noted along with travels to Washington and Indiana and mores.
Mrs Frank Stransky reports Pilotburg school held a Christmas program for families followed by gift distribution from the tree. Pupils and Lookout visitors attended. Local residents Rex Stump and Clem Chaloupa noted changes. Oldfield relatives held a Christmas reunion at the Strums. Mrs John Oldfield’s health remains poor at Independence. Pilotburg Ladies Aid planning New Year gathering at the Stransky home due to impassable roads.
Bake sale postponed to January 4 due to advertising issues. Families linked by the Anderson and Stransky households share Christmas day gatherings with extended relatives including the Vodka Wollrab Horak and Fisher families. Marion Stransky works lime spreading on a field near West Chester as Mrs Booth hosts visitors.
Xenia reporting on Christmas day gatherings in Ainaworth Oakdale and Davenport. Ted Herr’s stolen Chevrolet was found in Ottumwa badly damaged with thief not yet located. Numerous local families share holiday visits and medical notes, including Aileen Jeffrey nursing in Cedar Rapids and Viola Herr’s daughter welcoming a six and a half pound boy.
Wayland figures report Mrs. Ezra Wittmer and others. J. H. Wittmer and S. C. Wittmer of Havre are in Ottumwa hospital after operations. Dr. and Mrs. Allen with Hoyt Wyse family in Little Rock. Louise and Louis Torrence of Rickland visit uncle Ray Torrence. Milford McCreedy seen with a new Ford. A. J. Wyse home hosts a Christmas gathering with relatives including Jesse Davison, B. F. Meyer, Cyril Fetzer family, Harm Weaver, Everette Weaver, and others.
Sunday visits featured Mr. and Mrs. Jake Graber and son Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Klopfensten and children, Mrs. F. S. Miller and children, and Miss Mollie Goldsmith. A large public sale is planned for Saturday, Jan. 4, at the late J. S. Roths farm northeast of Noble, Iowa. Mesmerized by Christmas goose, the writer and family shared the feast. The Class of ’24 held a reunion with Mrs. Ralph Stuart. attendees included Beatrice Klopfenstein, Dorothy Schlatter, Dorothy Rinner, Ethel Boshart, Willis Magdefram, Clarence Ballard, Paul Leighty and family, Ezra Wittmer and family, and D. F. Meyer’s daughters.
Pleasant Plain notes Christmas dinner at the H C Ballard home and visits by Mildred Chaulpa and Rosamond Dutton. Consolidated school reopens after vacation and the boys and girls basketball team set to meet Silberville Friday. Moving plans for the Tucker family from Gladwin and local Washington calls noted.
In a new book on Calvin Coolidge, the White House social bureau runs invitations and guest lists for official functions. Mrs Coolidge's handling of events is praised, with about 3500 invitations issued for receptions in the Blue Room attended by diplomats and cabinet members before dancing in the East Room. The article notes rules of social rank to maintain equality and avoid favoritism, stressing government of laws over men.
In a snapshot of fatherhood, Coolidge recalls the birth of his first son on September 7 with the scent of clematis filling the bay window and a Benedictine-like blessing as his wife rests with the newborn. He notes naming the child John in honor of his father. He also mentions a second son Calvin born April 13, highlighting the sense of responsibility.
Auto Coolidge highlights a intimate breakfast scene in his new book describing a White House meal. He recalls fruit and half a cup of coffee with a home-made cereal made from two parts ground wheat and one part rye, plus a roll and a strip of bacon reserved for the dogs.
A tribute recalls a mother whose nature held mystic poetry and a passion for sunsets and stars. She found beauty in grand forms and colors, from spring foliage and flowers to autumn mountainsides glowing crimson and gold.
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