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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1938
Page
3
Journal entries recount visits, a hospital tour, dog tales, a sardine anecdote, neighborhood chatter, and a grave marking for Iowa Safety Patrol secretary Mrs. Alex Miller. Mentions Jimmie Lloyd, Mrs. Carrie Berdo, Peter Welsh, Jungbluth family, and Miss Della Patton. References to the Iowa Safety Patrol ceremony and Kalona school practices.
Hospital reports from Crawfordsville list several procedures and dismissals including appendectomies and tonsillectomies. Notable births include a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heck weighing eight pounds seven ounces. The column also mentions local residents recovering from illness and social notes about families and neighbors.
Mrs Charley Emde of Wellman aged 78 died at her home on Saturday. Survived by two daughters and two sons with ten grandchildren. Charles J Johnson of Ainsworth aged 79 died Saturday morning of pneumonia at Mt Pleasant hospital after about a year as patient. Mrs Mary Lampert Lampert aged 64 died in Muscatine hospital where she was taken two weeks ago. She was married to William Lampert and the family came to Ainsworth in 1914. he died two years later. Benjamin Franklin Crosby aged 86 died at his East Washington street home Monday afternoon after a 1920 stroke. survived by his daughter Mrs George Anderson and a son Guy Crosby.
The Presbyterian Women Mission ary society met at Mrs C J Roberts home with Mrs Wm Fitz william reelected president and Mrs T A Michels as vice president Dr F L W Eastwood sang two solos and Nora Dewey played piano. Hubert Schnobelen of Dubuque was bound over for selling hooch. bond set at 1000. Miss Lucy Dempsey chairs a January carnival at the new Military Hall for St James church. N D Anderson buys Home Hotel plans to refurbish. Three Republicans announce for county attorney: Morri son Brookhart Harvey. J C P Wead dies at 0 years old. Mrs Pleatus Lytle dies January 28 1928. Judge C Dewey named Federal judge by President Coolidge. Pilank Frazier to Sigourney News foreman Charley Needham’s paper. Hugh Mc Cleery busy selling calendars for next year.
Mrs. M. D. Atkinson notes a live chinch bug discovered in an apple core at Franklin Center. The item also lists local residents with colds, visits, and farm family news from the week, including dinners and 4-H instructions.
Mrs. Bessie Rickey becomes a pioneer in Washington county aviation needing only 50 more minutes of flight to qualify for national Aerial Club membership. Train time information now available by calling the information desk at the telephone office for departures under government management.
Dr. and Mrs. W J Masson announce the birth of a daughter named Katherine Matilda in honor of her two grandmothers. The new arrival adds to the family as improvements continue at the I Roths child store with extensive interior work underway.
The column notes Marty Whittaker undergoing appendectomy by Drs. Dudley Wickham and Hull, with improving condition after a slow Sunday. It mentions Charley Howe in Des Moines aiding Clifford Thorne’s case against railroad lawyers and comments on Chicago lawyers in a local battle. Also reports a Charleston dance at the Commercial club for Miss Elizabeth Keener with forty couples. refreshments by Harvey and Warfel. A man named Mayfield calls about velvet weeds and offers 25 cents for mention.
Mrs Walter Bond, wife of the Montgomery Ward store manager, has been appointed director of the local Baptist choir, marking a new leadership role for the church group.
Rob Barelay, Grinnell student, returns home for a few days with his parents after semester examinations. Miss Marguerite Jones of Garden City Kansas, university student, came Friday for a three day visit.
The column notes acquittals for indicted councilmen including Al Keister and Joe Campbell, with defense by Bich er and Wilson. Maiden Case reports Baker the Crawfordsville burglar in district court. Also mentions Howard Steer’s successful restaurant venture and N L Black’s property purchase signaling a forthcoming wedding note. Father Reister dies at eighty after long illness. survivors listed. Imagine This asks how many city families depend on the city for support.
Henry McCullough of Davenport and Everstine Daniels work on a federal project here Friday. Jack Lytle, SV 1 student, visited with his parents. Willard Westie McGaffey of Washington and Lucile Cole of Brighton obtained licenses here Friday. Elsie Bratten recovers from tonsil surgery at county hospital. Ed Hanson hosts dinner for eight on Clara Barton street. February DAR meeting set at Miss Elizabeth Dawson’s home. Red Cross chair Roger Sherman seeks donations for China refugees with banks as drop sites.
Glendale January 28 Robert Custer was the sole pupil who reached Spread Eagle school amid a blizzard. Most students stayed home as conditions worsened. A Gettysburg card reports vacationing there, with a Pittsburgh visit hampered by smoke while the party moved toward Washington D C. N A club met at Axel Anderson home. Edward Jarrard, seven, gave candy to Spread Eagle pupils. Charlie Wiley shipped cattle to Chicago with a visit to Ohio. Glendale Homemaker group postponed its meeting due to the storm, now planned for February 2.
Community notes report a VFW convention at the K C hall Tuesday night followed by a busy period of birthdays marriages moves and local events. Emma Hain of Wayland marked her eightieth birthday while Georgia Music and Miss Mary Marr hosted celebrations for friends and relatives.
A Washington conference praised the Maternity and Child Health Bureau as its first of its kind with Dr. C A Boice and Miss Ruby Brouillette confident the unit will continue. Numerous local notices follow: rain refilled cisterns, residents return to work, visitors travel, deaths, weddings, job changes, and a jury to try Francis Allbaugh in a bank fraud case.
A collection of epigrams and quips on manners and society from 1907. The piece mocks vanity, gossip, and social trends with witty observations on dress, behavior, and everyday life.
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