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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1938
Page
3
The Rocking Chair Brigade remembers RE B Hammer and notes multiple local passings. Obituaries detail Ola Evyestone Young, Isaiah Bush, Andy Peterson, and Mrs. Daniels, with community service, church ties, and personal reminiscences highlighted.
Washington items report national and local matters including a new federal judge for the southern district of Iowa likely to be appointed, fundraiser progress for a nurses home, and birthday anniversaries. Also listed are obituaries, gas incident, oratory contest winner, anniversary celebrations, county officer candidacies, prizes from a poultry show, a house fire at the Rothschild home, button factory officers elected, and the death of John Stinson Adams with his family notes.
The school board hired Charles Dieman of Cedar Rapids to design the plan for the new high school building and he traveled to Washington to help select a suitable site. In other school news McKee grammar school reports one hundred percent Red Cross membership with eighth grade and seventh grade committees named.
A history page notes Miss Midel Lewis buying a west side millinery shop from Miss A. E. Berry who will visit New York. Nicola and Harmon face a political jab over a remark about business men. Miss Jessie Sage hosts a musical with many performers and helpers. Mel Shields joins Glasgow and Lytle drug store as clerk. Walter Haight’s patent wood saw can cut four cords daily. A cigarettee smoker visits a doctor to learn smoking effects on his lines, warned to quit by twenty-one.
Clifford Thorne gears up for a major Interstate Commerce Commission hearing before Judge Prouty as a busy office hums. Ward MacCutcheon’s party overflows with 60 guests, Hallie Berdo helped serve. Hen House Orchestra earns praise for Red Wing performance at Dixie Girl. G A R officers elected led by Dr J C Koice with a list of local names. Mrs Norton to present two pupils Dorothy Latehem and Grace Conner in a Tuesday concert. Journal party at Elderhowe marks winners with Phil Dupuis taking a gold watch and chain.
Death notices report EK J Jayle 71 dying at his daughter's home near town on January 15. James Daniels 96, longtime county resident, died at county hospital. Joe McGinnis 68, former Washington man, died January 11 in Union Grove Wisconsin. Andy Peterson 74, known locally as VP, died at his South Iowa Ave home January 17. Otis R Robinson died January 18 after a fall three years earlier. Mrs Eliza Arnold noted as mother in law of local residents.
News notes list March 10 to 12 as the Legion Industrial show in the city hall gym with twenty four booths. It reports 130 Legion members, sheriff's 1937 arrests 115, 66 auto crashes with 58 injured and five killed, and local civic updates including new beauty operator Maxine Boatman and band concerts in Wyman.
Two week news round up notes several inches of snow and the Fox Theatre 24th anniversary. It records local movements including marriages, retirements, school staffing, public notices and civic events with numerous names and places such as Burlington Des Moines Grinnell and Washington.
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