Longing for Washington and News From Town
Local column recaps residents moves and milestones. Lt Col William Boice named by parents as his good news. Susie Johnson plans a move to Long Beach with cousin Blanche Smith. Memorial Day observances, obituaries, and community notes follow, including Ralph Dougherty’s death and funeral details.
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Lt Col
William Boice
C. A. Boice
Silas Off
Kate Shalla
Ralph
Hospital
Presbyterian Church
National Bank of Washington
Deaths of the Week Chronicle Largely Local Notables
Death notices from Colorado Springs to Kalona Iowa report Alice Smith Smouse and several others. Individuals include Ralph Erskin Dougherty of Washington County and Dr. F. W. Eastwood, Homestead Farm correspondent, with survivors listed. Cremation and interment details, funeral services planned in Kalona, Rettendorf, and Hollywood.
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Alice Smith Smouse
Leonard Smouse
Colorado Springs
Homestead
The
Evening Journal
Kalona
Washington Best Students and Local Happenings in June
A digest of local notes includes Julia Moe Elhinney as top student with Robert Barclay salutatorian. Residents travel east and west, marriages, new veterinarians, and a 97 year old death. Bank distributions, rain, graduates, and hot weather shape the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia MoeElhinney
H. S
Robert Barclay
Washington county notice overview and local happenings
Mrs Fred Steck recovers well after appendicitis at county hospital with Dr Hull leading the operation. Hazel Stewart earns another teaching post at Winfield. Esther MacGugin visits from Texas amid false paper claims. Habel Martin and Walter Hunt to wed in Fairfield Iowa next Thursday. Helen Wilson hosts Ready Maids prenuptial party. Orie Turner family heads to California with Harold. Con ger and Red MecCreedy join on motorcycle. Ed Knapp acquires Bow man Younkin and Gunn Lumber interests. Washington county faces a two inch rain storm. R T McCall house struck by lightning, trains tied up. Academy stockholders elect Biche and Jeffrey. new Surrey by Washington Buggy Co. Ida Roberts leaves for Fairfield and Spirit Lake city editors meeting. Dr Carr picks oversized strawberries. Jessie Smouse receives graduation gift. Mrs Norman Everson assumes control of local Gas and Electric plant. Ball Nine forms to challenge Havre Braves. Magnet Aurora literary session highlights.
Hospital Dismissals and Admittees Across Several Towns
The report lists multiple hospital dismissals and admissions by name and town, including Mrs. Mary Flanders Harper Mrs. John Therion Keota and others. It notes births at 1 34 and 7 39 Saturday evening and several surgeries and tonsillectomies performed today.
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Joseph Shalla
Route Four
Everette Meeks
Richard Harry
Ainsworth
Lola Rath
North
Iowa Avenue
Mary Flanders
Harper
John Therion
Mary Louise
East Second Street
Raymond Greiner
Terrance Patrick
Keota
Clarence Prevo
Pulaski
Walter Greiner
South English
William Murphy
Paul Fern
Marion Avenue
Homer Cannon
Denis Young
East
Jefferson Street
Orville Unzicker
Second Street
William Twinam
Crawford
Weekend visitors and local incidents noted in Kalona region
Mr and Mrs Don Guthrie visited from Missouri. Charles Strickler of Kalona was badly hurt in a collision with a gravel truck. Heavy rain Thursday morning and a minor lightning strike damaged Preston Wolf's house. Rev R H Correll spoke in Cuba via motion pictures at the Christian Tabernacle. Mrs Warren Lins awaits her liberated prisoner husband’s return. Rock Island trains change time Sunday. Memorial Day visitors included Pollok Walake in Des Moines. Ruth Dupuis and the Kerrs visited Boone and Ames respectively. Harold Kelly of Kalona involved in a near miss near Kalona. Program also included readings by Latta and Brindley with others listed.
Country Town Lamps and the Hen Pecked Question
A reflective piece notes church lights and train trips in a rural town. It wryly questions extravagance, social norms, and the sight of a short man with a tall wife, pondering relationships amid street window displays.
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