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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1939
Page
3
An obituary style note recalls the fatal accident involving two year old Joyce Ann McGill who wandered behind a backing car driven by her grandfather L A Meredith. The piece blends community sympathy with memories of clocks and local residents in a reflective column.
Obituary notices list 14 local deaths including Ed Sponberg aged 53 near Olds from pneumonia and William Allen at County Home. Joyce Ann McGill died after a car accident. James T. Foster 62, Highand Township farmer. D F Karlpatrick 93 Wellman native. Martha Curran McCutcheon 83 from bronchial pneumonia. George W Bash 74 after a stroke. Mrs Charles D Willson in Santa Barbara. Joseph Mast 76 Noble storekeeper. Mrs John Simmering. Wilbur Bear noted among the week’s deaths with family details.
Local items include a new service department for Ram seyer Hatcheries overseeing hatching eggs. a death of Glenn Groomer aged 45 at a rendering plant. Charles Brown treated for injuries after a horse incident. William Griffin elected hospital board chairman. Community totals show 6100 quarts of fruit canned. local contests crown winners in oratorical and dramatic divisions. Other notes report James M. Wilson’s death in California, secretary updates, and multiple civic items such as marriages, church war fund gifts, railroad relief plans, and property transactions including a 250 acre farm sale and two Wagner lots.
Mrs George Freshers and children Nancy and Jack visit Monticello with her father R A Cartano. Irma Shomberg and Hubert Walsh wed January 4. Rev Vernon Carter named president of county ministerial association. New Masonic officers installed. Washington County Mutual Insurance reports over 20 million increase. Charles Kennedy secretary. Communicable diseases rise in county. Presbyterian church shower for new kitchen gifts well received. Group five led refreshments. Eva G Denny reviews Grand Ma Called It Carnal. Charles L McGill resumes Bettendorf work. Hoover and Goodwin obtain marriage license. No knee fracture for Carol Gray after car collision. Mrs Charles Thomas returns from California. mother improving. Joe Dougaler visits Ozark country. Lydia Bicher returns to Hyattsville. mother accompanies. Washington and Valley churches install new officers. Bicycle battalion meeting. Judge Eleanor Tucker noted. Clara Turnipseed dies in Canada. Dow Wittman and Dow Wieses, 67, Dutch-born, die in Washington county. Jury impaneled for Santos Hernandez case. he is cleared. Roberta Arthur hospitalized in Iowa City for infected arm. Rainy note and snakes in Iowa. Christian church marks 25th anniversary with charter members. Richard Long arrested for burglaries. 19 years old. Route 4 survey in Wellman to decide retention. Mrs KR A Dawson ill at daughter Mrs Lloyd Conger’s home. Mr and Mrs Raymond Minick travel to Mexico City with Pratt party. side trips planned. Opal Pugh arrives from Fort Madison to assist Trevo Ferguson at Kiaberta Beauty. Minicks away. J Martin White returns from Des Moines visit.
A list of residents and households in multiple cities includes Anna Bowman and daughter Flossie Sherbeck in Temple City California. Harry Wilkins family on West Guth Place. Jay Stuts family in Lake Elsinore. Sarah Helwick in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Kodburham family in Long Beach. John Bailey and Kathryn in Ma fon City. J E Fore and Dave Hichelberger in West Los Angeles. James Skeen and H Rathmel in San Diego. Rev. W O Fisher and wife in Los Angeles. Thooweson and Til heree at Pier Avenue Oceanview.
A memoir piece recalling Henry Clay Dean known as Dirty Shirt Dean and his Washington visit in the late 1850s. The narrator notes family ties, a train arrival, and Dean’s untidy appearance. The passage also covers the blinding of Jimmie Moore by his father, a 12 year old accident, and several local figures from Washington Iowa including preachers, a horse race at Dexter Park, and a bridge collapse near Ainsworth during the war era.
A long parole is granted to Richard Long for breaking and entering with conditions including finishing high school and avoiding intoxicants. Local business leaders change roles at Washington National Bank while staff are rehired. Numerous community notices cover hospital stays, travel, theatre outings, school resignations, and civic activities across Washington and surrounding towns.
Hospital records show several admissions births and procedures. Mrs George Young admitted for observation and G E Wittman and Loyd Arde Chabal treated. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Emmett Zaiger and a son to Mr and Mrs K H Fulton with weights listed.
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