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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
6
Mrs Anna Minner of Des Moines attended Decoration Day then traveled to Giggaville Illinois to visit a sister and other relatives. The trip highlights family visits during a regional holiday.
Ten years ago Jimmy Wells assisting his dog to shoot the chutes fell and fractured his collar bone. Get your films to us by 9 a.m. and have them the same day at p m. We have wallpaper remnants to suit every room and offer big savings. Come in and look them over.
The forecast calls for mostly unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday. Local showers or thunderstorms are probable, with temperatures and timing not specified.
Mrs. Alphonsa Redlinger Berg dies after a brief illness, leaving husband Herman A. Berg assistant cashier at the First National Bank in Fairfield Iowa, and two children Colleen Marthe aged three and baby Billy born January 30 1931. Survived by her parents M J Redlinger and others. The obituary notes her Catholic faith and community involvement with the What So Ever club.
Announcement by A. E. Atchison that Goodrich poster contest winners are named. 1st William Henry Perdock. 2nd June Putnam. 3rd Pauline Shellabarger. Honorable mentions listed. Top posters to compete in state exhibit. posters on display at the store.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Meeker returned to Marengo after visiting here over the weekend at the W H Spera home.
The Moabite stone found in 1868 and now in the Louvre contains early Shoentician inscriptions detailing the Moabite revolt against Israel after Ahab. Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Lutz Redlinger and her four brothers from around Washington will be at St James Church Fairfield Tuesday at 9. Burial follows in Fairfield.
Winfield beats the Washington Boosters 7 to 5 as Washington errors aid a late rally. Edmondson pitched well for Washington, but the Boosters could not hold. The result leaves Washington tied with Winfield and Letts for first in the league, with next up facing Brighton.
Dr. H. B. Hamilton returns to Omaha after visiting with Mrs. Hamilton and Janet who depart with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McCleery for an European trip aboard six ships to carry Rotarians abroad. McCleery attends Rotary International in Vienna. George Welch rejoined Dr. Hamilton after visiting his brother Sherm Welch. The Irwin family visits from Moline and Marion McAvoy plans to attend summer school at Iowa Wesleyan. Several go to Iowa City for the University commencement alumni Catherine Hull among them.
Mrs. J. A. McCoy announces the birth of a daughter at the Walker home in Vallejo California on May 26. The Walker family are great granddaughters of Mrs. McCoy. T. L. Brookhart attended a University Law class of 1911 reunion in Town City and spoke at a Hotel Jefferson banquet before serving again as bankruptcy court referee in Keosauqua. W. R. McClean of Grand Forks North Dakota underwent toe and foot surgery for gangrene with hopes of recovery. Margaret Alice Stewart visited from Ames for the weekend as Meritt McDaniel graduated and George McDaniel with daughter Alice attended University exercises in Iowa City.
Aileen Milligan joined father W D Milligan of Guthrie Center for Saturday reunion events of the Laws of 91 class. Seventeen of thirty living members attended, winning a silver loving cup for best turnout. Attendees included PF Paville Iowa Supreme Court chief justice, Ben Hillyeard Colorado Supreme Court justice, and Paul Percy Harris of Chicago founders of Rotary.
Mr and Mrs Frank Sage and their son Norman traveled to Iowa City for the University of Iowa graduation ceremonies. Robert Sage is among the spring degree recipients. Esther Igar returned home for the summer. Mr and Mrs E J Strickler visited locally. Mr and Mrs E J Whistler returned to Omaha after visiting Miss Ida Cavender.
Classified notices show items for sale and requests for poultry feed and mash. Listings include oats and chic mash with contact mentions and incomplete addresses, along with a cafe sale notice in Washington inviting inquiries via the Journal.
A brief classified note from an auctioneer in Macon Washington Iowa lists contact details, including a phone number 251 and a 24tt reference, indicating a local sale or service invitation.
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