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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1933
Page
6
Mr and Mrs A E Baldrige and their son John spent ten days at Round Lake near Luck Wisconsin. The daughters Jane and Mary visited grandparents Mr and Mrs R J Fleming in Des Moines.
Miss Barbara Brooks underwent an appendectomy at Washington County Hospital. Local Civilian Conservation Corps workers from Iowa City return to duty after a holiday, with a list of accompanying colleagues including William Knottnerus and D W McClure. Randall Summerville is back from Winterset for the holiday. Clayton Neiswanger reports new VFW department commander M B Andelfinger of Dubuque and state auxiliary president Mrs Anna Hanrahan of Davenport. Lester 2 Krebs is named Washington County superintendent elect and Agnes Samuelson facilitates training access in Des Moines for new duties.
Dr. F. W. Eastwood of Wausau Wisconsin preached at the Presbyterian church here in the morning and evening last Sunday delivering sermons to the congregation.
Betty Benz, three and a half, daughter of Rex and Mrs. Benz of Oskaloosa, appears in a Des Moines Register July 4 photo. She claps her hands over her ears to drown out a neighbor’s toy cannon. Mr and Mrs Hallie Ward and son Jimmy spent the Fourth in Burlington visiting EB Williams and others.
Local residents traveled from Des Moines Rock Island and Chicago to visit relatives during the Fourth. Family gatherings occurred at the Andy Augustine home near West Chester and with the Hazen Crossett and Beat households. The funeral of 12 year old Jack Haven drew relatives from La Porte City and Hudson, with Carleton Haven receiving condolences statewide.
The city and the band thank Earl and Karnest Simpson for furnishing a truck to haul chairs for Sunday afternoon sacred concerts at Sunset Park. The Simpsons provided their services free and cooperated splendidly. Mrs. E. Kennedy of Mt. Pleasant visited her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Burton, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs R A Jones and daughter Mary of Davenport helped Mrs H D Louhey celebrate her 52nd birthday on July 3 with a decorated cake in Washington Iowa. Dr Carl Kunath, finishing his internship at Cincinnati General Hospital, paused overnight en route to Iowa City to join family at his mother J E Kunath and sister Evaleene Lemley home.
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