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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1934
Page
3
Engagements and marriages dominate the week with Clayton Matlock and Dorothea Grummens set for April 7, plus Frances Riley wed to Lee Hines in Davenport and Marguerite Witting to Earl Gingerich. Local births include Mary Ellen Swartzendruber and William Paul Wheelan. Community notes cover road wreck reports, water approval, four day work at quarried CWA sites, and plans for a Building and Loan association.
In 1867 Washington County pioneers held a meeting to fund and buy a pure bred bull to improve cattle. The committee led by my father and Lon Marshall bought a yearling Shorthorn bull named Stanton from Timothy Day, traveling eighty miles to Illinois and Kentucky to secure the animal amid pioneer hardships.
Grace Stewart Lacey of Keota and Dr. R D Tiffany wed in Hollywood on December 29 after reconnecting via a Keota Eagle notice. The couple, once childhood sweethearts, married separately but rejoined, now living at Fountain Avenue, Hollywood.
Washington city sold water works bonds of 50000 and sewer bonds of 60000 to a Des Moines company at 4.75 percent. A party named To the Springs visited Excelsior Springs. A severe storm on January 19, 1904, iced roofs and lines, broke branches, and blanked electric lights.
Dr and Mrs C W Stewart observed their 26th wedding anniversary on January 15 1924 with family and friends in a quiet celebration at home.
The thermometer registered 12 degrees below zero on the night of January 16. Relatives gathered January 17 to celebrate the 75th birthday of Winemouse with a surprise party.
A ten pound boy named William Adams Harper was born at the W A Harper home on Sunday morning. The father is noted for the Quaker Oats Smile that never leaves his face.
The Fox theater opened for business on Saturday January 10 1914 with more than a thousand people watching the first pictures in the new moving picture house. Crowds were also sizable at the Star and Lyrle picture houses as all three venues report strong business.
Postoffice receipts in Washington for December 1913 reached 3310.45 dollars, showing an increase of 361.25 over December last year. The report highlights growth in postal revenue and financial performance for the period.
A large Opera House audience enjoys the production of Ten Nights in a Bar Room with the usual Little Alice performing lively dances and drawing applause.
Interest rose over a proposed interurban link from Washington to Iowa City. An expert estimated the cost at $20,000 per mile, signaling a costly but bold transportation project for regional expansion.
Mrs J H Stewart entertained members of her Sabbath school class of the 2nd United Presbyterian church. Assisted by Miss Margaret Dutt, attendees included Alex Lytle Ward Griffen Lloyd Swift Lloyd Williams Hugh Dougall and Ralph Shannon.
An old rumor attributes to Alex Miller that the State University could relocate from Iowa City to Des Moines. He adds sarcastically that moving it to Honolulu would please Iowa taxpayers by reducing appropriations.
The Chicago Herald quotes a sharp debate over an income tax set to tax all earnings above 4000 per year. Critics argue many seek work at 800 yearly while others claim higher incomes deprive millions of a living. Mr Miller voices a harsh rebuttal.
The firm offers 6 cents per pound for turkeys 4 1/2 cents per pound for chickens 5 cents for ducks 4 cents for geese and 10 cents each for old roosters in a published advertisement.
Death notices report Mrs John Loom of three miles south of Wellman died Saturday aged about 65. Widow Lenun Gunden, of Wellman, died after a stroke last Sunday. Cecil Brown, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Austin Brown of Wellman, died Monday morning after a brain tumor.
McAvoy a 47 year old man died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday night. McWilliams Dr Howard M. Williams a dentist and former Washington resident died from an automobile accident early Tuesday while returning from a Co K party. He was 47. Vok Mrs Go Bb Cook a former resident died at Pocatello Idaho in her seventies.
Former pastor Father Joseph Suppely of St James Church died in Burlington Tuesday night at age 64.
Mrs Jacob Conrad, aged 72, died at her residence in Wayland on Thursday. Funeral plans were not listed in the fragment. The report notes the deceased lived in Wayland and passed away at home.
Harry David Davidson son, resident here for over a year, died recently in Honolulu. He was a member of the regular army.
Mrs. Sarah Powell of Keota died at home on Thursday after a long illness. She was approaching ninety one years old. Her passing leaves a sorrowful gap for family and friends in the Keota community.
Smock William Smock of Mason City, formerly of Keota, died suddenly in his automobile on Sunday night and was buried in Keota. He was fifty years old.
The column outlines how to submit genealogical queries to Mrs. C A Speer at 416 West Jefferson St Washington Iowa and lists numerous epitaphs with names and dates from Lime Creek Township Washington County Iowa. Entries include Sarah J wife of J Morrow died July 13 1871 aged 30 years 5 months 26 days and many other individuals with death dates ranging 1840s to 1920s.
The passage criticizes politicians for chasing sale propositions and office, noting their inconsistent success and failures. It laments how fame from office or death is undesirable, contrasting effort spent on selling and governance with personal legacy.
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