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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1944

Page

4

Local page features readings and community notes from Maxine Baxter column

Maxine Baxter highlights sources from Mrs. Julia Cavender and recounts local events. The piece notes theatre reviews by Thelma Luther at the V W on Thursday, social connections around the Ida Nicola club, highway patrol memories for Mrs. Alex Miller’s service, and community updates on residents, weddings, and visits.

Maxine Baxter Julia Cavender Maxine Melvin Gingerich

Hospital and Community News Highlights

The bulletin lists numerous local hospital admissions and discharges for medical and surgical reasons, with patient names and addresses such as Max Shepherd and Mrs. Guy Evans. It notes births, appendectomies, major operations, and daily patient updates, plus a short editorial on a veterans service board and church hymnals presentation.

Max Shepherd Iowa Avenue Althea Montgomery East Main Street Grant McKune East Second Street Ivan Yoder Wayland Donald Tucker Brighton Guy Evans Elton Bauer Thomas Kerry West Chester Paul Evans West Main Street Charles Kennedy Route One Sadie Davison

Dancing events mark Roosevelt birthday in Knights of Columbus listing

The Knights of Columbus plan two dances on January 30 to honor President Roosevelt's birthday. A local fire left W. G. Robertson’s Crawfordsville home badly damaged, with prior loss in Columbus Junction. Savings and Loan plans seed money matching from government, Dr. E. E. Stutsman named temporary president.

Will Vance Knights of Columbus Roosevelt W. G. Robertson Crawfordsville Columbus Junction Savings and Loan—A Savings and Loan Co E. E. Stutsman Harry McCall J. O. Elger F. W. Eastwood Mary Marr Ainsworth California State Theater JR. HI Y's Men’s Club McKay Robinson Farm Brighton Price Boilhieur

Deaths of the Week in Local Area

A list of residents who died including Mrs Mary Belle McCreedy of Haskins aged 1870 born Campbell and Joseph Miller aged 75 in Mt Pleasant from pneumonia. Donald A Wood 37 in Ainsworth from cerebral hemorrhage. Sarah Hodgson Pearce 64, widow of Joshua C Pearce former educator in local schools. H Pickard 90 of Pleasant Plain. Mrs Lloyd Lewis 55 after heart attack following Oklahoma visit. Mrs Herbert Bryson Jessie Gray, sister of Frank Gray. Birth announcement of John Brookhart third birthday celebration Jan 30.

Gladys Lewis Lloyd Lewis East Washington St Miss Metcalf Fane Mary Belle McCreedy Wm. McCreedy Haskins Campbell Joseph Miller Mt. Pleasant Donald A. Wood Ainsworth Sarah Hodgson Pearce Joshua C. Pearce Denver Washington County John Adams Gladys Metcalf Lewis Oklahoma Herbert Bryson Belle Gray Rice Frank Gray Lincoln Neb Jessie Gray Capt. Gray

Remembering the Washington high School Class of 1870

Maxine Baxter recounts the Washington high School 1870 graduates led by Superintendent D W Lewis. Dora Conger Mitchell and Jennie Wideman Shantz shine as active community figures. Kate Smith Robinson and Charles W Beard are noted peers. The piece recalls school life, pranks, and the Magnet Literary Society.

Maxine Baxter Cyrus Metcalf Dora Conger Mitchell Washington High School Dora Conger Mitchell Jennie Wideman Shantz Vira Kilgore Kate Smith Robinson Charles W. Beard Lincoln School Washington Corning Iowa Academy Magnet Literary Society Society Wayland Winfield Smouse Sade Wilson Lee Robinson Washington Street Joe Maxwell United Presbyterian Robison

Review of the Week's News in Washington

A long compact column reports on local affairs in Washington Iowa including court deferrals in the C G Schmoeller and Eldridge cases, weather notes, candidate announcements for county coroner, social visits, 4 H club plans, health board meeting, a stolen car found, church attendance, auto accident injuries, and assorted travel, military, funeral, and civic updates from January with multiple named locals and nearby towns.

Arrow Shots and Working Wisdom in Ragged Reflections

A fragmentary voice critiques self-deception and talk after action. It contrasts gloom with ambition and notes a stingy employer’s stinginess impacts laborers. The speaker laments waning lamps, fears self-pity, and compares attitudes toward autos and horses in social judgment.

Cold Weather Records and Community News

A historical brief notes temperatures 24 degrees below zero and 13 below Jan 20. It lists 74 honor students at the high school led by Isabelle Minick Barbara Miller and Ellen Morrison. Twin babies born to Mr and Mrs Charles Beeson, plus five siblings. Washington Improvement League met for a spring planning luncheon. officers named and dues set at 25 cents. Minnie Lehrer went to California due to her sister Claud Webb’s illness. A barn fire at Seaberry farm near West Chester destroyed the barn thirteen cattle and two horses.

Della Patton Isabelle Minick Barbara Miller Ellen Morrison Charles Beeson Washington Improvement League Orville Elder W. M. Keeley Carl Roberts Howard McCleery Chal Ford Treas Minnie Lehrer Calif Claud Webb Nebb Seaberry Farm West Chester

Quips on Aging and Town Life from Old Letters

A reflective piece notes caution about lying, aging, and ambition. It muses on men dyed whiskers, failures from constant experimentation, and the risk of assuming superiority. The author recalls boys leaving town for work becoming managers and remarks on circus day drawing flashy vests to town.

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