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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1944

Page

5

Close St Marys Convent for Summer

Riverside July 5 Sisters of Charity who managed St Marys school have closed the convent for the summer and will attend various summer schools. Sisters Mary Mavitius and Mary St Ralph to Clarke College. Anselm and Mary Yvonne to Annunciation Convent Chicago. Francella to St Vincents Chicago. Franzeline Mundelsen Chicago. Oliver to St Charles Chicago. Celia at Our Lady of Angels Clinton. Clara Lutwitz is the housekeeper.

Ent Mary Mavitius Mary St. Ralph Clarke College Dubuue Mary Anselm Mary Yvonne Annunciation Convent Chicago Mary Francella St. Vincents Convent Mary Franzeline Mundelsen College Mary Oliver St. Charles Convent Mary Celia Our Lady of Angels Academy Clinton Clara Lutwitz St. Mary’s

Social Round of Visits and Deaths Across Town

Notices report deaths and multiple visits as residents travel to and from Riverside Daven port Waterloo Moline Portsmouth and Richmond. Families including Walter Critz Birka Bell Knebel Bouquot Shradel and Whetstine are mentioned with extended summer stays and familial gatherings.

Audubon Anna Walter Riverside I. Karns Davenport Charles H. Critz West Des Moines Clare Capps Waterloo Helen Critz R. H. Heitzman Max Birka Larry Birka Marie Bell Phoenix Ariz Alva Bell Washington Richard Ingram Moline Ill Newton Whetstine Whetstine Zeno Knebel Frank Freund Richmond Wilfred Bouquet Portsmouth Virginia

Notice of Probate of Will in Washington County Iowa

An instrument purporting to be the last will of Fannie Good, dated December 1937, was filed in District Court Washington County Iowa. A hearing is set for July 12, 1944 at 9:00 A.M. at the Washington courthouse to prove the will. All interested persons must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. Dated July 5, 1944.

Washington County Fannie Good Court House Washington Iowa District Court Said County R. R. Noonan Washington, Town

Mrs. Anna Schwalbe Spends Week With Sister in Gracehill

Gracehill notes a week of visits as Mrs. Anna Schwalbe of Bathel Alaska and Katherine Buxbaum Cedar Falls stay with relatives including the Engel and Nelson Woodford homes. Local families share Sunday gatherings and a June wedding near Cotter is reported with Mildred Helmick and Clyde McBride.

Anna Schwalbe H. Engel Nelson Woodford Gracehill H. A. Enel Bathel Alaska Katherine Buxbaum Cedar Falls Katherine Schwalbe Schwalbe Engel Jane Boone Phyllis Eddie Sharon Ben Boone Kalona Charles Johnson Clarence Johnson Lyle Hayes Dale Robertson Geraldine Janda Chicago Chas. Eyestone Norma Joe Knight Gene Trask Paul Harvey Paul Deimerly Mildred Helmick Clyde McBride Cotter Dan Boone Herold Hayes Pleasant Plain

First Constitution of Watauga Settlement Created

The Watauga Settlement formed by 16 families from Wake County North Carolina adopted Americas first constitution after migrating west of the Alleghenies in 1770.

America Wake County N. C Alleghenies

North Carolina sent most Confederate soldiers in Civil War

North Carolina provided more Confederate troops than any other state with a military population of 115,369 and 127,000 answering the call. Tar Heels suffered higher fatalities at Gettysburg than soldiers from any other state.

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