Prayer and town notes amid wartime life in Washington
A Washington Iowa column mixes a wartime prayer and local vignettes. Margaret Friese at Metuchen New Jersey shares a prayer about sacrifice, plus anecdotes on Red Cross work, a D A R medal, travel plans to Ludington, Michigan, and a call for a community Red Cross auction.
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Margaret Friese
Metuchwn
New Jersey
Arsenal
Hospital Notes Signal Local Health Update
Hospital entries list admissions discharges surgeries and births across multiple residents and towns including Mrs Jerry Simmering Kathryn Lynne Shirley Arnold JoAnn Ross and several others with procedures ranging from appendectomies tonsillectomies to x rays and fractures. Local or county events mention a rain impact gym repairs and a murder case in Chicago with Leopold and Loeb.
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Jerry Simmering
Kathryn Lynne
John Barnhart
Ronna Lou
Wyman
William Robertson
Libertyville
Shirley Arnold
Route One
Lois and
Janet Carl
East
Harrison Street
Jimmy Luckey
Riverside
William J. Stewart
South
Iowa Avenue
Julia Koehler
Ainsworth
Children’s Department
University Hospital
Vincent Krabill
Rosemary Lee
Wayland
Lester Krabill
The Ing Years In Teen Washington and Local News Bits
Local items note a Washington teen trip to Colorado with Mr and Mrs John Robertson and daughters Gladys Edwards also moves and remodeling reports. Heat records 107 degrees and notable world events include Dillinger and Dollfuss. Community happenings cover reunions, band winnings, editor posts, obituaries, travel plans, and a playful note on a new jack rabbit hairdo.
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John Robertson
Marjorie
Mary Louise
Colorado
Gladys Edwards
Journal
Prenuptial party honors Esther Hayes in town gathering
A series of social events and arrivals fill the town, including a prenuptial party for Esther Hayes hosted by Mrs. B J Holmes Mrs Harold Stephens and Mrs Louis Larsen. Notices of travel work and military assignments weave through the community in this period.
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Esther Hayes
B. J. Holmes
Harold Stephens
Louis Larsen
Hayes
James W. Birney
S. C
Spurgeon Bay
Wisc
Review of the Week’s News From Washington County
Washington county residents are noted in a broad roundup. Many locals attend theater in Iowa City. military personnel return from service and visit families. weddings, moves, hospital stays, and travel updates are recorded along with local business and wartime activities. A memorial building discussion and local banking deposits are mentioned amid community notes.
Oats Good and Local Tonsillectomy Update
Thirty years ago oats crops were fine this year. Phillip Rich of Brighton underwent a tonsillectomy yesterday afternoon and was discharged this morning.
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Frank Patterson
Donald Frank
Kalona
J. W. Hendrickson
Richland
Peter Zihlman
Brighton
Jake Robertson
Betty Marie Howell
Crawfordsville
Dickie Soukup
Ainsworth
Leta Ann Koch
Phillip Rich
Under
Keck Party Arrives Safe in Oskaloosa After Early Start
A bank wire reported Charley Keck and party arrived safely in Oskaloosa at 6 45 PM. Keck with Alice Fluke and Luella Crandall left early in the Keck automobile and were about halfway to Des Moines by nightfall.
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Charley Keck
Oskaloosa
Mr. Keck
Alice Fluke
Luella Crandall
Keck
Des Moines
50 YEARS KLEIN HOME AND CAMPING NOTES
Isaac Klein the clothier returns home after a ten week European sojourn. Caddie and Harry Hale travel to Sparta Wisconsin for three weeks with Aunt Mrs Dunlevy. Coppock hosts many campers including Mrs Scofield and party Ralph Dougherty and others arriving home last night. Ralph Smith Jack Cunningham Frank McKain Dave McKee Jno Cartney Chas Cunningham Will Harvey and Warren Moore take two weeks of camping. John Steck Sam Miller Lloyd Latta and Julius Conger visit nearby.
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Coppock
Mrs. Scofield
Ralph Dougherty
Ralph Smith
Jack Cunningham
Frank McKain
Dave McKee
Jno. McCartney
Chas. Cunningham
Will Harvey
Warren Moore
John Steck
Sam Miller
Lloyd Latta
Julius Conger
Deaths of the Week: Staff Sgt Robert Adams Killed in England
Staff Sgt Robert Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Adams of 809 8S Marion Ave, was killed in an England airplane crash on June 27. He enlisted a year and a half ago and went overseas in May at just over 21. He served alongside Staff Sgt Bauer who died May 24. Also noted is the suicide of 21 year old Mrs Jean Louise Anderson, mother of a baby born June 28, who shot herself while staying with foster parents Mr and Mrs Louis Wenger in Henry county. surviving are the foster parents and daughter Karen Louise.
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Jean
Nancy Newland
Mary Tucker
John Tucker
Evaleene Kunath Behr
McAllen
Texas
Milton F. Kruger
Brigade
John Bruegge
Route 3
JoAnn Ross
South Fourth Avenue
Sandra Gallagher
West
Madison Street
Wayne Tolander
Winfield
Donna = Halesworth
Harper
Charles Parecell
Brighton
Eunice Lins
Ainsworth
Margaret
Julig Zeck
Route Three
Howard Witting
Route One
Richard McNeill
Crawfordsville
Douglas Kiesey
North Second Avenue
Barton Russell
John M. Knott
H. H. Knott
Mediterranean
Knott
Italy
Robert Adams
Marion Ave
England
Bauer
Jean Louise Anderson
Louis Wenger
Henry County
Karen Louise
Obituary for Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Stephens McGinnis
Mrs Anna Elizabeth Stephens 74 widow of Joseph McGinnis died Thursday at her son William McGinnis home north of Haskins. She was a sister of Mrs Malcolm Montgomery and had seven children none of whom reside in Washington. Her mother's name was Dawson.
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Joseph McGinnis
Anna Elizabeth Stephens
Dawson
William McGinnis
Haskins
Malcolm Montgomery
Washington
Dogs and Men Cause Quarrels With Strangers
A short remark notes that some dogs and some men both involve themselves in quarrels with outsiders, suggesting tension between pets and people in public spaces.
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