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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1949

Page

3

Washington County 4 H hosts Haywood youths in July

Washington County 4 H club members plan to host 4 H members from Haywood County North Carolina for a week in mid July. Local youths study guest home counties to better welcome the visiting Southerners. The week includes events at Davenport, Rock Island and surrounding communities.

Washington County 4-H Clube 4-H Haywood County North Carolina

Community notes on summer events and youth programs

Washington area residents receive July 4 holiday schedules and public cabins open every other Thursday. The Boy Scouts of America announce a lower entrance age across Cub, Scout, and Senior programs with Sept 1 effective date. Local families travel, host, and visit camps, picnics, and long trips across Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri, including Wood River Valley council actions.

Boy Scouts of America Town River Valley Council

Community notes highlight local business and traveler news

The page records varied items from the Washington area including Junior Chamber efforts to add over 200 parking stalls on Saturdays, anniversaries for Warrell's Office Supply, and veteran group sponsorship of a corn yield contest. It also lists family travel plans, hospital patients, visits to relatives, and local people attending reunions or vacations in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and beyond with many named individuals and places.

Chamber of Commerce

Washington Highlights Ten Year Recaps and Local Happenings

Washington activities include the Sunbonnet club reaching 100 members, a 1938 84 high school and junior college class reunion, street seal coating plans, new traffic signs, a fountain fund gift from Amos chapter of DeMolay, and a quiet municipal election. Community notes cover birthday parties, parades, VEW band concerts, centennial preparations, rainfall data, local guest visits, and a wave of social and civic events across Washington.

Washington High School

Readings and Moves of Several Families this Week

Ruth Bell will move to rooms in the Willits apartments vacated by the Reads. Mrs Bernard Berger and children Stephen and Ronnie of Springfield Ohio return home after a two week visit with Mrs Berger’s parents. Mr and Mrs Irving Blank enberg and son Bob of Kankakee Illinois left for home after visiting Mr and Mrs C Ho Gather Eliza Irwin left for Mercer Pennsylvania to visit relatives.

Jean McCall Omaha Howard McCall Colorado H. G. Miller Moline Ill Washington Frank Parrish J. B. Rabenold Charles Murdock Susanna Swem Chicago Ki. L. Muench Richard Young Allison J. L. Young B. C. Briley Young Mrs. Young Clarice Meek Mrs. J. E Gallagher Los Angeles Cali Rae Lee Latchem de Moines Steala Latchem Des Moines Rae Lee Clint Burk Canada Mr Bogle Mt. Pleasant Kenora Separation Lake Lottie Nicola Sigourney Denver Colo Lander Wyo Jne Falk Burr Oaks Wis Helen Frank W Kiene Marylee Carol Ann Emporie Kan George Sojka John Kiene Henry Kienes Elmer Kiene Allen Wilbur Charles Kiene Lake Keosauqua Missouri Glenn Duncan Park Ridge Ill Ruth Bell Willits Apartments Bernard Berger Stephen Ronnie Springfield Irving Blankenberg Bob Kankakee, Ill C. Ho

Rail road red shed and new park fountain in action

Kanafelt and Knupp paint a lumber shed rail road red. Marion Clapper delivers vegetables by wagon and signals with a Gabriel trumpet. An electric fountain is ordered for Central Park. Locals visit Coppock and Chicanqua banks. Highland park lake readies as a leisure spot with boat house and lights.

Marion Clapper Keck Gabriel Central Park Highland Park Lake

Deaths of the Week: Ed ward Garrett and Victor Rummelhart

Funeral services for Albert Edward Garrett 69 of Rubio will be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock in the Jones funeral home led by Rev. Milo Phillips. Victor Rummelhart 62 died of a heart attack per a coroner inquest by Dr W S Kyle. his body was found Saturday near the Henry Vonard farm three miles south of Riverside where he visited.

Dick Stephens Crawfordsville Washington ,D. C Charles Brannon American Farm Bureau Grange and Farmers Union George McAvoy Sadee McAvoy Albert Edward Garrett Rubio Jones Funeral Home Milo Phillips Riverside Victor Rummelhart W. S. Kyle Mr. Rummelhart Henry Vonard

Graveside rites for Corporal Sutton set for July first

Graveside services for Corporal Charles Albert Sutton killed in action December 22, 1944, will be held Friday afternoon at four o'clock in Wood lawn cemetery. Rev. W. L. Currier and Dr. George Kerr will lead with Sherman’s funeral home handling arrangements. Word comes from Washington of the death of Henry Henck in Davenport early Monday. Henck, longtime Crane company representative in the area, had many friends through his Washington sales work.

Charles Albert Sutton Woodlawn W. L. Currier George Kerr Sherman Washington Henry Henck Davenport Henck

Notable Postings From Riverside and Ainsworth

Short notices list names of Mrs Charles Havel of Riverside undergoing surgery and Mrs Clark Wood and Jane Wood of Ainsworth receiving medical treatment, with day referenced as yesterday and Wednesday.

Charles Havel Riverside Clark Wood Ainsworth Jane Wood

Hospital News Briefs and Birth Announcement

Admitted Saturday Afternoon Ruth Hart of Columbus City and Mrs Florence Dunbar of Brighton. Today Mrs Howard Stewart Ainsworth admitted. Dismissed Saturday Mrs Dora Walace of City. Yesterday Gordon Sherman of Brighton. Today Mrs Charles Wolfe, Mrs Mike Grenier and son Rachel Graber of Keota Wayland. Births Saturday Mr and Mrs Joe Vogel of Harper welcomed a son at 9 18 PM.

Ruth Hartsock Columbus City Florence Dunbar Brighton Howard Stewart Ainsworth Gordon Sherman Charles Wolfe Ainsworth Mike Grenier Keota Rachel Graber Wayland Joe Vogel Harper

Local births and naming notes from Crawfordsville and area

Yesterday events list several births and family notices. Names include Mrs. Howard Hesseltine Crawfordsville Mrs. Joe Vogel Harper Mrs. Dean Wilkin Wellman Mrs. Robert McFarland Ainsworth plus Mr and Mrs John Butler city a daughter born at 9 40 gy today Mr and Mrs Mark Swartzendruber Kalona a son St 12285 Bm

Howard Hesseltine Crawfordsville Joe Vogel Harper Dean Wilkin Wellman Robert McFarland Ainsworth John Butler City Mark Swartzendruber Kalona

Brighton Woman Julietta A Parks Found Dead in Bed

Mrs Julietta A Parks aged 78 of Brighton was found dead in bed Wednesday at eight by neighbors Mrs Andy Farrier Mrs Eddie Davis and Mrs Clarence Grosscup. The report notes a sudden death at her residence in Brighton.

Brighton Julietta A. Parks Andy Farrier Eddie Davis Clarence Grosscup

Notable Births and Names in Local Notices

Edgar Stout of route three received medical today. Hubert Stutsman from the city and Jane Wood of Ainsworth were mentioned yesterday. Mr and Mrs Dale Kerr of the city welcomed a daughter at 2 2 pm.

Hubert Stutsman Jane Wood Ainsworth Dale Kerr City

Local Births and Hospital Transfer Report

Mrs John Butler and daughter in the city. Edgar Stout of route three transferred to Meares Hospital in Town City yesterday. Mr and Mrs Bernard McCarthy of the city welcomed a son at 512 p.m. Mr and Mrs Calvin Little of the city welcomed a son at 2405 a.m. A note mentions trees planted and an ideal picnic resort.

Mandel John Butler Edgar Stout Meares Hospital Town City Bernard McArthy City Calvin Little

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