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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1931
Page
3
Five men pled guilty to liquor law violations with fines totaling 1300 and jail terms amounting to 15 months, four arrested for transport, John Pencil of Brighton guilty of maintaining a liquor nuisance. sentences suspended on good behavior.
More than fifty have enrolled for the golf tourney at the Country Club on July 4. A big picnic will follow with women bringing fried chicken and other foods. Morning games on Wednesdays are popular with the women. Stores in Washington will close all day July 4 and at five o clock during July and August. The band will play Friday night and stores stay open late. A mishap story notes Manton Hebner’s shave interrupted by a fire alarm as a fire destroyed thirteen business houses including the garage he planned to use.
Mr and Mrs Willie Coon of East Highland welcome a son born in Iowa City on June 23. Mr and Mrs Frank Hudspath of East Second Street report a nine pound son born at their home Monday night.
Mr and Mrs Ben Stevenson of Havre Montana are parents of a son named John T Stevenson born Sunday night The father is a brother of Mrs O EB Helwick and a former Washington resident.
Audrey Mae Meeker is the daughter of Mr Fay Meeker and Mrs Meeker of Columbus Junction born June 23. The infant joins the family as their first child with both parents cited in the birth notice.
A daughter was born to Mrs. Evelyn Badham at Her shey hospital Muscatine on June 19, named Norma Ravene. Mr and Mrs S W Livingston reported the Voorhis son.
Mexander Gingerich and Ethel Alexander of Wellman and Parnell were married at four o’clock Tuesday at the Baptist parsonage. Rev. A. A. Vinz officiated and the bride’s mother Mrs. Harry Hubbell attended the couple. Gingerich is a son of Menno Gingerich of near Parnell and plans to live on his father’s farm.
Miss Faithe Walter daughter of Mrs Ella C Walter and Charles Shellabarger wed in Nashua with Miss Hazel Walter and Raymond Satterthwaite. The couples left for McGregor caves Devil's Backbone and other sites. Shellabarger plans a Conesville farm residence while Satterthwaite will live near Summit.
Miss Edith Kauffman daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Kauffman of Wayland married James Everett Hileman eldest son of J N Hileman of Mt Pleasant on Saturday June 27 at the Mennonite parsonage Wayland Rev E Jasinger officiated The couple will reside in the McClintie apartments Mr Hileman is employed at Wat kin s bakery Wayland
Mrs. Lewis Klein recovering from goiter surgery at University Hospital Iowa City. Will Wilson recovering after operation in Rochester Minnesota. Thomas Simpson noted to own the fattest team of white horses north of Washington. Royal Neighbors of America county convention in Keota. Boy Scout camp opens at Camp Tecumseh near Riverside. Fresh air children from Chicago arrive for summer. fourteen kids visiting city. ether notable ties to Mrs. Greenfield. Mail delivery plan tested with one Saturday delivery. County officers convention at Spirit Lake. Local injuries include Virginia Dunbar and Margaret Snyder with broken arms from tree climbs. Helen Cunningham to study in Europe. Mrs. Glenn Laffer visiting Ft. Dodge. PEO initiations at Elder home. Engagement announced Detroit resident Richard Maxwell and Lilla Jean Taylor. wedding date not set. Various visits to Burlington, Chicago. Hancher ill. Hospital nurse Ruth Sherbeck to Mason City July. Della Brookhart visiting Washington from Chicago.
A vivid recount of the 1858 celebration in Washington when the M and M railroad reached town. Citizens from the county hosted visitors from Muscatine Davenport Iowa City and Columbus City with a multi‑hour procession speeches toasts and a grand dinner for 2500 guests under oak bough canopies.
Miss Doris Remer daughter of E A Remer Chicago and Calvin Singleton son of J and M Singleton Conesville were married Friday June 26 at the First Methodist Episcopal church Chicago. The couple will reside near Columbus Junction where Singleton leads a Milwaukee welding crew.
Odell Warner daughter of Mr and Mrs John Odell of Maynard and Lloyd D Werner son of Mr and Mrs Lee Werner east of Columbus Junction were married Wednesday June 24 in the Little Brown church at Nashua. They will reside near Columbus Junction.
Miss Ruth Hovey daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Royal B. Hovey Independence and Lacey E. Gee son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gee Anamosa formerly Columbus Junction both University of Iowa graduates were married on June 24. Gee has completed army aviation training and received a commission as second lieutenant and will serve two years as a reserve camps officer at Honolulu beginning next month.
Deilda Laverne Baker of Washington and Daniel L. Hershberger of Kalona were married at 5 30 p m Wednesday June 24 by Dr Court Methodist minister at the Davenport parsonage. The bride, a former local high student, worked for the Iowa Continental Telephone Co. for nearly two years. The couple now reside in Iowa City where the groom is employed at Seeman s cafe.
Mary Roberts travels Friday to Iowa City to meet Harriet Manke and Marjorie Gilbert and Emery H. Ruby. The quartet will drive to New York City to work on a reader interest survey led by Dr. George H. Gallup with stops in Cambridge, New York, and Charleston. Miss Mira Shaffer begins a seven week collegiate bus tour to Canada and Washington this summer and plans to teach at West Branch again.
A grandson was born last Sunday evening in Pasadena hospital to Mr and Mrs Jerry Voorhis of San Dimas California. The mother is Miss Louise Livingston formerly and the father heads the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas.
Mr and Mrs J J Schneider now of Fort Warren Colorado announce the birth of a new boy born in June.
Word comes of the birth of a nine pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Corbett of Sioux City. He is the first grandchild of Mrs. Edith Van Sickle Corbett, daughter of the late Nial Van Sickle.
Edith Faris resumes work at the H I Ward store after a month visiting relatives in Minneapolis and Chicago. Catherine Null and daughter Frances Louise visit relatives in Washington Pa. Grace Lytle returns from Los Angeles for an undetermined stay. Althe Montgomery travels to New York to attend Columbia University for a six week summer program. Reverend Fulton and family depart for Pittsburgh and other eastern cities for vacation. Charles McLaughlin leaves for Philadelphia for a three year fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania hospital. Katherine Mauthe sails June 6 from New York with Raymond Whitcomb Co. to Iceland and Russia on the Land of the Midnight Sun tour.
In Memoriam Robert H Coulter 68 former Columbus Junction Conesville resident died last week in Ft Morgan Colorado after acute appendicitis operation. Body sent to Long Beach California for burial. Surviving two daughters Fern Coulter and Mrs CoD Ligeett three sons Guy Donald John and six grandchildren. Willard Smith 23 son of Emma Smith Wellman killed by a Rock Island train three miles east of Wellman. Burial services Sunday at Wellman cemetery. He had worked on Uncle Edward Henns farm and lived all his life in Wellman community.
Funeral services for Charlie Winstead 28 were held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Gladwin Methodist church. He died by drowning in the Town river at Gladwin Saturday forenoon. Survived by wife Hazel Carpenter and three children Virgil Ronald and Florence, his Tennessee parents and a half sister in Missouri.
John Townsend Fletcher of Crawfordsville died Monday evening at his home. Born November 28 1863 in Sheffield, he moved to the Crawfordsville area at age 21. He left four children Delia Peterson of Strongheart TJ, Mrs Ralph Ross of Winfield, Ruth and Grant of Crawfordsville, plus other relatives. He drove school hacks for 21 years for the Crawfordsville consolidated school. Funeral services were set for Wednesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church where he was a member.
Emma McCall died at Washington county hospital after hip fracture in March. Funeral held at United Presbyterian church with burial at Kim Grove. She moved from Crawfordsville as a pioneer, ran a millinery for 33 years, widow since 1911, survived by son Robert Jr and two grandsons Max and George.
Mrs Isaac Pulver of near Keota died at Washington county hospital after an operation. She was 52, daughter of Mr and Mrs G G Vincent of Keota. Survived by husband Isaac, three daughters Mrs George Michaels Cedar Falls Ruth Pulver teacher at West Chester Martha Louise Pulver high school freshman, stepdaughter Mrs Charlies Brown Flint Mich. Six brothers and sisters listed Grate Vincent Chalmers Sturgeon George Weimer Everett Elmer Vincent Bart Vincent.
Joshua Beemey, 74, of Wellman, died Monday at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after being struck by a car on the road north of Wellman near his home. Survived by three brothers Virgil Wellman George Nebraska Richard Des Moines and two sisters Mrs. Lilly Stimmell Windom and Mrs. Allie Livery Wellman.
Milford Neb sends word of the death of Lee Richer aged about 50. He was the nephew of Lee Richer of Wayland and son of Dan R. Eicher, born and raised in Wayland. He had been in poor health five years and is survived by aunts in the Wayland community.
Mrs James Beck received a telegraph message from Frank Wilson relating to arrangements for an impending visit. The note indicates coordination of travel, dates, and expected arrival details.
Ten years ago in Washington a push for an outdoor Sunset Park pool yielded only a child friendly wading pool. Dr Frank Boller bought the Keeley Building dental office on West Washington Street. Wardrobe Cleaners was sold to Charles Davis from Chariton. Divorce rate: 19 in Washington County last year, six to husbands and thirteen to wives. Girl Scout and Camp Fire programs organized by local church committee boosted youth activities. Clegg Farm at Ainsworth sold for 300 per acre, 220 acres total.
A Tuesday night phone message from Will White of Lake Okoboji reports the death of Mrs. James Beck in Fairfield. She was about 70, had lived in Fairfield many years, and was well known in the area.
Edward Watts of Des Moines former Columbus Junction resident died June 2 from injuries after a fall at his home. He sustained a broken hip and died at a Des Moines hospital. Survived by two sons Walter and Chester and two daughters Bertha and Christine Watts, all Des Moines area. Burial was at Ollie.
Funeral services for Miss Myrtle Jamison 62 former superintendent of Louisa county schools will be held Wednesday afternoon at Bethel Church near Wapello. Born in Wapello in 1869 she graduated from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and taught in Aplington Brighton and Oakville. As county schools chief she oversaw consolidation adding Oakville Grandview Morning Sun Wapello Cotter and Columbus Junction to Letts and Wyman.
Friends at Wayland mourn the infant son Keley Duane Remick born to Mr and Mrs Henry Remick of Mr Pleasant. The infant died a few days after birth. Mrs Remick, Miss Iva Calkins before marriage, was hospitalized in critical condition when the news reached Wayland.
W A Cook longtime Washington merchant died Tuesday evening after years of poor health. He was born in 1850 in Mc Donald Pennsylvania and moved to Washington in 1856. He partnered in Chilcote and Cook later Cook and Sherman and retired in 1922. He served on the park commission board of education Elm Grove Cemetery and Washington National Bank. He kept community weather records for fifty years and was an elder in the Second United Presbyterian church. Surviving are his widow Jennie Maxwell and a sister Ada. a brother Robert S Cook and another brother died in childhood. Burial was in Kim Grove cemetery after funeral at his home conducted by Rev Willard Wylie.
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