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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
5
Alph Wieland suffers eye injury and rush to Iowa City for treatment as town records note. The column also recounts a weekend ball game injury, community visits, church events, and upcoming probate hearing set for July 21 1936 in Washington Iowa with details of the district court proceedings and local residents' greetings.
Gracehill community notes describe July activities with Grace Hill and unity as a hive of ministry. On July 8 the Ladies Aid met at the commune and hosted guests and church members amid warm hospitality and shared planning for future events.
Notice announces filing of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Anna R. Tedford deceased dated September 16, 1930 in Washington County Iowa. The document appears in probate proceedings captioned in district court. Interested parties are urged to appear as required by law.
E zra Wenger and family from Chicago join Mr. and Mrs Ira Brooks and son of Cedar Rapids visiting at Ethan Brooks home. Noah Widmer buys threshing machine and starts on Noah Widmer farm. Elmer Bontrager and son Robert host Sunday dinner with Freyenberger family. Clarence Goff and Donald visit from Washington and Floyd Shockley and son Merle from Mt Pleasant. Lester Alliman oats harvested Wednesday. Fred Fiske assists. Delbert Welty and Leonard Welty host Sunday dinner at J Graber home. Herbert Swan injured foot from a rusty nail last week.
Funeral services for Mrs Jo an A Riley who died in Chicago were conducted yesterday afternoon at the William Reaney home in Ainsworth. Rev E Shook of the Methodist church led the service with a mixed quartet providing music. Pallbearers named were John Dick Gene Robert Stephens Sam Herr and Dale Frame. Burial followed in Ainsworth cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Vinton were conducted by Rev. D. C. Fulton at the I A Jones funeral home. Pall bearers included Emmett Hayes J L Pease Homer Moriarty Carl Hancher Frank Skipton and Sherm Crone. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Shiloh July 14 Ross Van Nostrand threshes the Shiloh run with Will Caldwell yielding about 45 bushels per acre on bottom ground. Neighborhood threshers Sam Lambert Dale Bain and Frank Schantz are listed. Frank and Edd Schantz hosted ice cream the same evening. Local obituaries, visitors, and birthdays are noted along with cattle shipping to Chicago and several weekend guest visits.
Margaret Schmitt of Crawfordsville visits Columbia Missouri with Mr and Mrs John Wooley. William Fisele funeral held at residence with Dr F W Eastwood officiating. interment in Crawfordsville cemetery. Visitors include John Twinam and Mrs Jen ie Brumage. Local residents visit and vacation plans noted.
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