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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1934
Page
8
Mrs. Kathryn Bartosky and her daughter Mrs. Mayme Berich went to Iowa City to attend the funeral of Rev. A. J. Panoch pastor of St. Wenceslaus church there. They had attended the church while living in Iowa City.
Neighbors plan a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs W Stanbra and celebrate Mrs Stanbra’s 77th birthday. They lived in Iowa most of their married life, moved to Humboldt in 18d from Center Point where married. Stanbra advocated city mail delivery and led a petition with a thousand signatures to ease daily post runs. Mrs Stanbra tends a flower garden while Stanbra grows early vegetables and fruit.
The text outlines estimated counts of game in Pennsylvania including deer from 3000 to 2000, bears 250 to 400, rabbits 4 to 60 per mile, and hundreds of thousands of ringneck pheasants, quail and grouse. It notes about 50 wild turkeys are shot each year.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson of Rochelle Illinois visited Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs C E Negus and family. Washington High School pupils presented A Trip Around the World with rhythmic and harmonica band selections including songs from England Scotland Sweden Bohemia Italy Ireland and Hawaii ending with America.
Mrs Kidd Springer of Milford Neb and Ida and Emma Conrad visited Friday at the J iaber home The Stringtown Threshing Co held its annual meeting at the schoolhouse last Thursday night Mrs Noah Widmer and Miss Ella Rapp were Washington shoppers Tuesday afternoon J J Rich and family D S Graber and family Mrs J T Wenger and Jack Widmer were Sunday dinner guests at the Don Widmer home Kianehe Kennel visited Saturday night and Sunday with Moshe Widmer Mrs Joe Widmer Ora Orpha and Mabel Graber attended a quilting at the Mrs Mary Conrad home in Wayland Monday Wm Eichelberger and family
Community church services in Columbus City featured talks by Johnston Smylie and Johnston. Cotter high school declamatory contest set for February 13. Morning Sun varsity beat local team 26 to 16. junior squads won 19 to 9. Semester honor rolls listed for Cotter high School and junior high. Local officials and visitors, including CWA inspector Choate and county staff, toured Louisa county projects amid ongoing 15 hour per week work limits. Missionary society met with devotionals. social circle gathered with 30 in attendance. Grandview community event hosted by Rev Marmadale noted.
The article profiles Turner as a 1930 governor winner and 1932 defeat veteran. Born in Corning he is a Spanish American War veteran and former state senator. He sold his store stake to farm and raise cattle while targeting farmer and laborer voters. He served as party keynoter and plans a tax reduction platform renewed for 1934 bid.
Tuesday visitors at the Ritner home report Marian Ritner has mumps. Emerson Wittrig family joined a Sunday birthday dinner for his mother Margaret Wittrig. J J Rich and family helped with Graber butchered meat on Saturday. Widmer family and Graber relatives spent Thursday evening at the Wittrig home.
Mrs. M H Sartor returned from Davenport after a week at Palm er school. Dora Kurtz of Kansas City visits Davenport and travels home with her. Paul Horak drove from Des Moines after business and visiting Frank Lane. Mrs J M Kelly and Mrs Orville Elder travel back with family. Harry Watkins returns from Chicago with wife and daughter Dorothy Marie for a month, daughter ill and set for treatment. Elmer Koenig joins trip. Mrs Cora Davis injures back after falling on Watkins sidewalk steps. Maurine Wilson helps with housework. Della Neal visits Bessie Tucker. George McCall, son of Mrs. McCall, in navy hospital at Pearl Harbor. Rev J H O Donnell goes to Iowa City for Rev A J Panach funeral.
Vera Sands reports a quiet weekend with families visiting farms and attending dinners. Mrs Hesseltine hosted at Horace Hesseltine farm while Mr and Mrs Clark dined at Henry Menefee home. Nearby residents shopped in Washington and assisted the ill Miss Mary McCall. Prank Sands mourns a sheep killed by dogs and calves escaped through fences. Robert Rhea from Sigourney visited Sabbath afternoon.
E. H. Maytag of near Newton signed for a government corn loan of 27 000 dollars on 60 000 bushels. He said he did not need the money but supports the government program 100 percent.
A drill team from Iowa City conducted the first rank work at last night’s K P lodge meeting with about twelve men present. The new Chan cellor Dean and Past Chancellor Ruby attended. Next Monday the third rank work will be presented at the large meeting. Two candidates were initiated and lunch was served afterward by Ives McKay and Richard Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Peter Witrig move from Morrico apartment over Graham store to 1114 Fast Washington Street. The Lewis Goodlander family leaves 1114 for 300 East Main Street, a home formerly occupied by John Jackson before his move to Fairfield.
Mr and Mrs Walter Oetjen their son Ronald and Ed and Vie Oetjen returned from Oskaloosa after the funeral of Arthur Oetjen held at the Lutheran church there with burial at Por est cemetery Arthur was a brother of Walter Ed and Vic Dale Duncan visited his parents farm near Crawfordsville for the sale Mr and Mrs W T Duncan were already there P W Tracy left for Chicago to visit brother in law Charles Turner For plastering call George Young Mrs Loval Swartzendruber and the Misses Sylvia and Elma Furman Wellman spent the day in Washington Luther White Mt Pleasant was here on business Mr and Mrs Glenn Puhr have a baby son born yesterday weighing six pounds The Fuhr girl was Thelma York before marriage.
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