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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1939
Page
6
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Buffington aged 81 a resident of Columbus Junction were held in Waukon with mourners from the community. The obituary notes her long residence and ties to the area.
Mrs Buffington dies after hip fracture from a fall at her daughter Nora Van Horns home in Waukon. Funeral at 2 PM Wednesday at Spring Run Evangelical Church with Rev L B Deedrick officiating. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Formerly Lizzie Bashford, she was born south of Columbus City and survived by five sons, four daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Husband S A Buffington had died years earlier in Clear Lake.
Edward J. Beranek of Colorado Springs Colorado visits Riverside relatives led by his mother Mrs Frances Beranek who is over 87. Beranek once lived in Riverside and played third base for the famous Riverside baseball squad about thirty years ago. His wife was Clara Critz of Riverside.
Under the Institute of International Understanding a four lecture series will be heard in Washington this winter. Beginning January 27 the talks will cover current international issues with speakers including C Douglas Booth Margarete Kaiser Raul Dea and John Alexander Morrison. The series is free with tickets issued to interested attendees. sponsored by Rotary Club American Legion Chamber of Commerce Legion Auxiliary Century Club Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organizations.
Railroad lines list regular and holiday schedules for Westbound and Eastbound trains including Golden State Limited Calfornian and local services with stops and daily departures. Burlington Trailways Bus No 11 1 8 13 times from Washington plus note on ticket purchases.
High school debaters presented an argument on whether the United States should form an alliance with Britain. Prof Melvin Gingerich led, with Maxine Logan and Esther Hayes for the affirmative and Ruth Wead and Faye Holland for the negative. The discussion impressed Rotarians with clear, logical reasoning and educational value.
A Venus statue discovered in 1820 in a Milo grotto shows arms originally present but broken, with the goddess holding a polished shield to view her reflection. Fragments of the upper left arm were also found, though the timing of the damage is unknown.
The pansy is an venerable garden flower with vague origin. Botanists think it descended from a small perennial violet found in cooler parts of Europe.
The article honors Joseph G. McCoy of Springfield Illinois as the architect of the Texas to Kansas cattle drive era. It recounts his Abilene plan in 1867 to create a shipping yard hotel and market, the rapid rise in cattle sales, and how rail expansion made Abilene a pivotal market, earning him the title Father of the Cattle Trails. The piece cites the Western Newspaper Union.
The tomb of Abelard and Heloise in the Pere la Chasse cemetery, Paris, after seven centuries, attracts large crowds, says a Collier's Weekly writer. It is believed more visited and storied than any other Christian grave aside from Jesus Christ.
Norwegian violinist Ole Bull bought 125000 acres in Potter County Pennsylvania for a Norwegian colony named Oleana. His land title proved faulty and ensuing troubles severely affected his health.
The Leesburg area offer for the first quintuplets born within eight miles of Leesburg rises from 10 000 to 20 000 by The Citizen under Mack Sauer. The paper also posts 10 000 for first quadruplets 1 000 for first triplets 10 for first twins and 5 for first single baby with a political condition paying 2 50 if parents are Democrats.
A Connecticut visitor, staying in California, recalls breakfast eggs the size of a floor barrel and a cooperative flock behind them. He is told of a pumpkin shell boat and a pumpkin barn, both cited as local wonders in a humorous tale from Western Newspaper Union.
The name Allison comes from Teutonic roots meaning of holy fame. It can be masculine or feminine though the feminine form Alison is common and some authorities assign it the meaning famed war maid.
Two 15 year old boys William Gallagher and Paul Frances climbed a rainspout to enter San Francisco's armored mint. Guards alerted police who called in federal officers. The youths said they just wanted to see if they could do it. They now face possible 10 year sentences.
Lonie Fullerton & Son advertises furnace repairs and installation of new furnaces with blowers and non freezable pipes as well as spouting, roofing, hog waterers and chicken waterers at 765 Green and 420 W 6th St.
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