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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1939
Page
3
A column recalls Mrs Col Nicola's fall at ninety, family accidents, wedding notices for Esther Welsh Condit and others, letters from relatives in Florida and Mexico, visits by Lydia Wicher and Ed Beranek, a baby born nearby, and community gossip ranging from antique vases to health work in Washington County.
In a letter from Spuds at Hyde Park Avenue Tampa dated December 28 1938 the family thanks readers for space to print a Christmas update. They describe new relatives cousins from Indiana and Oswald the youngest brother visiting and singing, a cooperative Christmas meal, gifts for two sisters on the park green benches and a kitchen shower, plus health notes about maternal care and county health records.
Mr and Mrs H RK Bitler enjoy a Texas trip and plan to stay until March meeting friends in Carthage Missouri Nilds Brown ill but improving daughter of Charley Brown and late mother noted. Mr and Mrs Joe Campbell and baby and Mrs Andy Peterson left on Christmas Day for California Lawrence Whisler joined John Graber and daughter Barbara for Denver trip. Lawrence attends University of Colorado.
Three men from Belle Plaine and a county resident were found guilty of deer poaching in Dutch Creek township and fined. A New Year baby born near Wellman won merchants prizes. J C Ford becomes Protective Benevolent Association secretary treasurer. Various local notes include a blizzard impact, bank officers elected, a new Midway Cafe name, and Will Maxwell funeral services.
The annual White Gift by the United Presbyterian church totaled $153 this year.
Forty years past Max Marbourg former well known citizen died at his Aurora home on December 24 he was nearly 11 years old and the son of Mr and Mrs J K Marbourg. Ed Eicher and wife returned to Chicago after visiting relatives here. In hunting Harold and Mrs Chae Blair visited Crawfordsville area and brought back three rabbits at about 47 cents each. Earl Little helped saw wood for John Koch and lost a finger at the first joint. Harry Whittaker buys Parm.
Store sale and repairs at West Cheater. Highland township rental and move plans to Washington. New Year dance invite only for orderly persons at Kalona. Goods saved from Verdi fire later burned in granary causing stock loss. 144 marriage licenses issued in 1898 with a payroll in Washington. County population 15 845 with male count 277 above. E J Selover buys half interest in Tetley furniture and undertaking. A horse frightens on Narrow Gauge train, two miles of track before being found. Carlton Wilson returns to Burlington for business college. Miss Marie Shearer takes job in Chicago at Wilson suspender house. A new boy born January 6 at Sherm Crone home. Christian church buys Perry Hayes lot. demolition begun ahead of weather.
Death notices record Thales T J Bales a farmer aged 55 dying at the Reeves home after two years of illness. He lived with his daughter for six years after a prior death of the daughter. Also listed is Georges M Stewart aged 78 with kin including Allen John Flora Stewart and Ralph Fred Stewart and five sisters. Other names include Alice Reynolds Edd Statler Mrs Russell Bell E M Plerte Jessie Bell Stewart. Harry Sewell Duncan aged 70 died at Washington County hospital after two years illness. Funeral services for Andy Schlarbaun were held at Brighton last Sunday.
Rollin B Organ recounts his early teachers from 1851 starting with Miss Belle Campvelle then Emily King Celia Chipman and Andy Dike followed by Vincent Andrus and sweet Mary O Burns Holden mother of Hale Holden. He recalls a sled ride incident with Miss O Burns and notes meeting Hale Holden three times and sharing the tale.
At the hospital Mrs Richard Stewart and baby daughter were dismissed this afternoon. Wesley Custer Jr had an appendectomy this morning. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dutt-Weller of Brighton are parents of a son born Saturday at 8 15 pm weighing eight pounds six ounces. Mrs Don Metclute and son of Washington and Mrs Elmer Harlan and daughter of Ainsworth were dismissed for home yesterday. Mrs Emil Anderson was admitted yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs James Blessing are parents of a daughter born yesterday morning at 4 37 weighing six pounds twelve and one half ounces. Tuesday Mrs Carl Anderson Wellman was admitted this morning. Will Saville was admitted last night.
Boyd Foster was named chairman of the Washington county hospital board with Floyd Letts as secretary. Other items note local visits, births, marriages, illnesses, and community events across Washington and surrounding towns.
Mrs. Leland White and baby daughter were discharged for home in Ainalworth. D. R. Applegate of Washington was discharged this morning. Lucille Knox had an appendectomy yesterday. Thursday Gregory Smith of Harper was admitted for pneumonia. Mrs. James Blessing and daughter Nancy Darlene were dismissed yesterday. Mrs. Leland Whetstine and Mrs. Kenneth Duttwesley with baby son were discharged for Brighton. Vernon Br White of Crawfordsville was dismissed this morning. Unrbara Ann Peiffer of Washington had an appendectomy last night. Will Saville of Washington route 2 was dismissed this morning.
Ton Cantoni relocate from the Rookery to the Snakenberg home on South Se cond Ave. Mrs Thorne and daughter Elizabeth travel to Chicago with Elizabeth heading to Vascar College in Poughkeepsie New York. Mr and Mrs Neal visit from Wenatchee Washington with relatives. Al Ledgen Forte head to Washington DC for a trip with KB C EKicher after a lengthy journey. Keokuk visitors Edith Reed and family stop by. C J Wolfe and wife celebrate a silver wedding anniversary on January first.
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