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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1945

Page

4

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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