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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1937
Page
2
Mrs. Earl Birney Mrs. L. R. Kelly and Everett Chandler returned to Cedar Rapids last night after attending the funeral of Mrs. Nancy Chadwick yesterday morning.
Local items note Tom Anderson, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A B Schmoeller, is seriously ill with pneumonia in a Chicago hospital. Other notes report moves, new employment, and visitors including D F Barnes settling into 719 South Third Avenue and J C Penney manager duties, plus Burlington visitors Perry King and Bob Arthur leasing a residence.
At the hospital Mr and Mrs T A Jones of Washington are parents of a daughter born this morning at 4 50 weighing seven pounds two ounces Roy White was dismissed yesterday afternoon
George Hill visited his Burlington parents and returned home. Mrs. Lois Peters of Clar inda and Mrs. Knapp of Ames attended the funeral of Mrs. Alex Miller, with Mrs. W. W. Bowers of Waterloo also present. Robby Logan is home with mumps. Rev. Arnold Schmidt and Rev. T. C. Meibohm hosted a brief visit. Ed Rens shopped in town. About sixty couples danced with Wayne Putnam’s Iowa City orchestra. A. M. Anderson returned from Centerville after his brother Wilmer Anderson’s funeral. Dr. J. R. Gardner of Lisbon, a state representative, visited the Sizer family and attended Mrs. Miller’s funeral before leaving for Des Moines.
Mrs. Milton White of Crawfordsville shopped in town yesterday. Mr. and Mrs Ed Davis of Haskins shopped in Washington. Leland Griggs Montgomery Ward shipping clerk out with broken hand from weekend ice fall. Jake Roth of Wayland attended Mrs Alex Milter funeral. Cy Hush ies masseur visit at 427 S 4th Sat Jan 30. Oriez and Speer advertise ham sausage and ribs sale.
Frances Williams died at her Columbus Junction home after months of poor health. The funeral is set for Friday at 2 PM with burial in Cedar Bethel Cemetery north of Fredonia. Born January 21 1848 in Illinois she was the widow of a Civil War veteran and survived by five sons George John Charles and Chester among others.
Rev. Henry C. Marty a 23 year old evangelist from California will continue revival meetings at the Foursquare Gospel church each evening except Saturdays. Rev. Stevens announced the meetings are drawing larger crowds and Marty has traveled over 1000 miles preaching coast to coast. Tonight he speaks on Who's a Christian with the young people's choir providing special music inviting all to attend.
An American Legion pep meeting is planned in Washington Friday at 7 30 p m to organize a county Legion unit. Attendees include posts from Washington and representatives from Henry Johnson Muscatine and Iowa counties with Lon Clark in charge and Horace Hurley as guest. The gathering, at the Legion club rooms city hall, will feature a Dutch lunch.
Mr and Mrs Harlan O Loughlin welcomed a son this morning at home weighing nine pounds. The child is named Dion Shaffer O Loughlin, joining four year old brother Dennis. Mrs O Loughlin was formerly Louise Shaffer.
The Ainsworth school auditorium hosts a free program tomorrow January 28 featuring the film It's Up To You with Edgar Kennedy and a kiddie comedy. Sponsors listed include C A Walker Ira Nordyke Sam Marsh J K Duncan Ward DPD Fuller BE J Fry from nearby towns.
Prairie Center Nebraska January 26 The school board and wives of Ainsworth teachers hosted a dinner at the eschool house. Guests included Mr and Mrs Don Wylie and Mr and Mrs John Koehler. The Weerman family stayed with Carl Koehler and others visited Koehler relatives.
A group of sixteen girls surprised Ruth Wead at her home on Monday evening for her sixteenth birthday. Helen Mae DeWit hosted a supper, and guests gave Ruth a zipper notebook. Several local families visited each other Sunday and Tuesday as illnesses, sales, and gatherings occurred in Washington and nearby areas.
Ruth Wead and others gathered as games concluded with Mrs Arthur Wead serving ice cream and cake to attendees. The casual event celebrated community ties and shared refreshments after the matches.
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