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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1938
Page
5
A Des Moines white collar worker earning about 2250 dollars yearly will have his taxes traced through 12 monthly reports in 1938 for the Journal and 30 Iowa Daily Press papers. The series notes state and local taxes, with federal taxes partly embedded in prices, and invites readers to compare with their own records.
Merrimac local notes report the death of John Craft of Fairfield, formerly operator of the Germanville store. Funeral held Sunday at the Lutheran church near Germanville with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Other brief items include local butchering work by Jake Burger, Harlan Tiers, Andrew Zihlman, William Brannon, and Jake Burgers, plus a social mention of Mrs Johnnie Baldosier and Mrs Max Baldosier on Saturday.
Weekend and weekday social visits are listed including Mr Bo ggs party with Mrs Amrine and others near Wayland. Club meetings at Merrie Makers and Lutheran Ladies Aid are scheduled. Family visits to the Van Winkles and Baldosiers are noted along with travel and small incidents. A two car crash near Cotter caused damage but no injuries.
Mrs Anna Wagenknecht and her relatives were traveling toward Davenport when a collision occurred near Cotter as the driver attempted to pass. The incident was reported from Xenia with details provided by Mrs R L Stephens.
INDIANAPOLIS Jan 4 11 199 Iowa farmers repaid more than 513000 on 4527007 borrowed from the Farm Security Administration in the last three and a half years. Only 12 percent of the loaned amount has been repaid but bumper crops this year boosted repayments. There are 10408 active Iowa loan cases, 791 repaid in full.
Miss Gladys Gerot ends weeks in Riverside visiting her mother Mrs. Amelia Gerot and sister Miss Opal Gerot then returns to Chicago to resume duties as a nurse at Ravenswood hospital. Nearby, Constance Deutsch with Virgil Lintz and Clayton Lintz visit Tiffin. others host New Year gatherings. a group travels to Richmond for a wedding.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Lintz hosted a dance at the C J B hall, noting they were married last week. John Miley of Colorado Springs visited the Griffin home, while Victor Soens, formerly of Riverside and now in Iowa City, spent New Years Day and Sunday at the Shradel home with his friend Ivan Shradel.
Miss Anna Tillard an instructor at Hoff Business College Warren Pa has returned after a visit with her mother Mrs Emma Tillard Other items note Glen Ball returning to Greenville Miss and Mrs Alvah Ball and Dewey Helverson visiting family Eva McKee DeKalb Ill has resumed work at Illinois State Teachers College Wayne Chown Rock Island a guest of his mother Mrs Maud Chown L R Croy and son Jack with Mrs Cora Croy Lafayette Ind spending weekend at FF Pine home Union Young Peoples Society Conesville churches elect Amos Owen president Ruth Walker Jack Jean Charles Buser and Alice as officers
Cox family notes vice presidents and a new son born Thursday. Wofford serves as treasurer and Mr Mrs Jesse Newston of Fredonia are parents. Lawrence Jamison and family are quarantined for scarlet fever at home north of town with bus service to school for days. Mrs Mary Cherwinker returns from Davenport to visit son David Allen.
At the Insane Hospital of the State Girls' School in Clairemont Indiana a fire destroyed the facility today. Firemen rescued 28 inmates from the hospital and annex with no injuries reported.
Des Moines January 4 The Secretary of State Robert O Brien will decide after the Jackson Day banquet which of two offices he will seek in the June Democratic primary. He has been urged to run for state superintendent of schools.
Detroit January 4 Hudson Motor company announces a new low priced car and the re employment of 6 000 men as part of efforts to break the business recession.
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