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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1940

Page

8

Stutsman Secures Third in Class of Seventeen at Mercy Training

Wayland reports Mary Jane Stutsman ranked third in a class of seventeen at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. The student, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Stutaman, graduates 1938 and entered a selective program. Local families visit Albia. former Wayland principal D E Jones recuperates from eye surgery. Albia Junior High principal retains position with raise. Fire escape for Wayland High School expected before fall term. Miss Cora Mae Hotle to teach in Wayland next year.

Wayland We Agave Mercy Hospital Iowa City Mary Jane Stutzman Mary Jane Earl Stutaman J. C. Ellis Karen Hotle Audrey Washington Albia Merle Benson D. E. Jones Mr. Benson Ellis Jones Washington Board of Education Nouth Cora Mae Hotle Keota Miss Hotle W. E. Boller East Wayland

Cast to Give Play at Ice Cream Social on Church Lawn

Gracehill notes a play titled A Wedding and an ice cream social on the church lawn next Wednesday evening July 28 with a silver offering for the play and ice cream and cake at the usual price. All are invited.

Anna Williams Gracehill Robert Mikseh Baby Edward Allen Schaeffer Donnald Woodford Berkeley California Nelson Woodford

Mrs Mary O Conner Visits Friends of Bethel Community

Mrs Mary O Conner of Iowa City and her children Blanche and May and son-in-law Will O Conner visited Bethel friends on Tuesday eve ning. Ruth Gideon and neighbors shared news of threshing season with Ervin Wulf Charley Horak and others. Funeral notices for Mrs George Wallace and family memories frame a day of travel and mourning.

Ruth Gideon Bethel Mary O'Conner Iowa City Blanche May Will O'Conner Wayne Gideon O'Conner Charley Plecker Rev Robeson Gideon Geogle Shalla Inet Grace Carson Ainsworth Charley Kolesick Ray Lambert Donald Brown Mary Lou Lambert Norma Horak Ervin Wulf Charley Horak Charley Kolosick Sterling Holmes Charley Wolfe Gladys Mary Applegate Ida Nettie Charley Jim Davis Ben Fitzgerald Mary Lou Fred Schroder Floyd Grove Letts William Wulf George Wallace Mollie Winner Henderson Place

Pleasant Ridge Community Notes Prompt Summer Gatherings

Pleasant Ridge updates from July report Mildred and Warren Peters of Alexandria Iowa visiting relatives Roger Letts and family and others hosting Sunday dinner at Anton Kaufman home. Marion Renoux and Loren visited grandmother Mary Renoux in Washington. Families cope with whooping cough as children stay active. Pat Swift and family joined a 60-relative picnic at Sunset Park. Pred Emery of Martinsburg called on Anton Kaufman. Viola, Maxine and Hubert Christner visited at the Kaufman home.

Pat Swift Pleasant Ridge Mildred Warren Peters Alexandria Roger Letts Ray Stalder Richard Anton Kaufman Rustin Emery Dolores Marion Loren Renoux Mary Renoux Washington Mary Billy Howard Sunset Park Pred Emery Martinsburg Viola Maxine Hubert Christner Mil

Smith family gatherings and threshers meeting noted

Sunday visits linked the Smith and Kaufman families near Riverside. Mrs Pat Swift and Mary visited Mrs W F Miller Monday evening while men attended the threshers meeting. Dan Nebel and son Raymond visited Anton Kaufman. Roger Letts and sons visited Jud Coil in Pleasant Plain. Henry Underwood and Nick Linnenkamp's logs were cut Monday.

Nick Linnenkamp Keota Henry Underwood

Prairie Flower Community Notes and Gatherings

July reports from Prairie Flower scene social visits and family gatherings. Residents and former neighbors, including Mrs Callie Woodburn and the Shalla family, visited Robert Roberts and Joseph Shalla homes. Arlene Huber directed Bible school music at Lexington and a farm product shower honored the supervising pastor.

Prairie Flower Callie Woodburn Dale Jeanette Robert Roberts Ray Tracy Walter Sammon Muscatine Roy Finke Milo Shalla Ed Shalla Joseph Knotek Joseph Shalla Sam Munson Cecil Amlong Thelma What Cheer Sam McKee Gary Ind Thrasher Arlene Huber Lexington Joe Shalla Joe Knotek Lake MacBridd Arlene John Wickert Men's “Brotherhood Group Wickert FE. J. Hamilton Martha Thrasher

Harbison Family Takes Mrs McLean to New Orleans

In Columbus Junction July 18 Mr and Mrs H A Harbison and sons Jack and Junior travel with Mrs Paul McLean toward Bogota Colombia where her husband Roy C Smith awaits. Other local notes include a 70th birthday for H P Osborn and visits from Florence Davidson in Illinois and Joseph Kauffman in Savannah.

Martha Butter Columbus Junction H. A. Harbison Jack Junior New Orleans Paul McLean Harbison Bogota South America Roy C. Smith Fred Dawson Kansas Smith Hiamilton Brothers W. A. Norris Chicago H. P. Osborn Masonic Order Florence Davidson Joseph, Jr Savannah Craig Huston Mt. Vernon Cornell College R. L. Klotg Shreveport P R Benson Fife Lake Mich Willis Howell Donald Flint, Mich

Wilma Stricker Returns to Iowa M E Hospital

Miss Wilma Stricker a student nurse at Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines returns to work after vacation at home with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Stricker and visits with sisters Mrs Bill Sitter Mrs Jack Ross and Mrs Howard Walter Sunday family guests include the Rayner family and others. Franklin Ladies Aid July meeting held at Nellie Groff home with nineteen members five adult visitors and eight children present. Next meeting to be at Mrs Elizabeth Kempf with officer elections.

Frank Wilson Wellman Wilma Stricker Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Molines Wm Stricker Bill Sitter Washington Jack Ross Keota Howard Walter Burlington Ed Henn Marcia Louese Margaret Ross Rayner Lone Tree Ray Zertey Bernward William Warrick Monroe G. I. Palmer Donald Gundey Center Dorothy Hersey Parkersberg Ralph Halil Frank Lant Franklin Ladies Aid Society Nellie Groff Elizabeth Kempf

Fire destroys three acres of wheat near Riverside

On Wednesday morning firefighters from Riverside battled a wheat field blaze at Albert Navy's farm three miles southwest of Riverside. The fire consumed about three acres of grain and was extinguished with no reported injuries.

St. Mary's Omer Kiefer Carl Rice St. Rita's Court Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters Forester Hall C. Dautremont Margie Streb August Schmidt C. E. Rosene Moline Lineis Elizabeth Kiefer Lorraine Jardon Chicago Henry Jardon Geraldine Waldschmidt Cedar Rapids Lewis Waldschmidt

District 4 notes many Sunday visits and gatherings

District No 4 notes July visits by Mr and Mrs Clyde Rouse Mrs White and others. Families stop by Replogle Logans Wheelans McGraws and Harpers with picnics at Lake Me Bride. Harmony club programs prepared for September start.

Tommy Harvey Clyde Rouse White Karl Libe Carl Reploel Replogle R. A. Logan Hedrick Lenard Bailey Joe John Wheelan Isaac Kleese Joe McGraw W. Thompson Bobby Logan James Swift Lake Me Bride Independence Club Harvey Waggoner Anna Donald McLaughlin C. A. Brooks Chicago Wilbur Harter Walter Bruty James Brooks Walter Kyle Strongheart Ilinois Runcell Brooks A. R Brooks

Marilyn Turnipseed and Others Visit Relatives

Marilyn Turnipseed of Cedar Rapids visits at grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Turnipseed in Brighton RR 1. Grace Whitacre visits brothers John and Rosa in Cleveland. Clarence Brown Jr. stays with sister Virginia Carris. Local residents attend Washington County Rural Letter Carriers meeting in Wellman. Rodney Gowey progresses on new home. Earl Courtney joins navy at Great Lakes. The text records numerous small social notices in a rural Iowa community.

Prody A. Borkoski Brighton Marilyn ‘Turnipseed Leslie Turnipseed Grace Whitacre John Rosa Cleveland Clarence Brown, Jr Virginia Carris Leland A. Horton Prody Borkoski Washington County Rural Letter Carriers Association Wellman Howard Haker Clar Ence Brown Clarence Brown Earl Courtney Navy Great Lakes Naval Training I. R. Allison Charly Davis Hendricks Seth Carris Koemer Korkosk Wa4ington Tuesaday Frances Johnson Ottumw Cy Devinson Rodney Gowey

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