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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1939

Page

3

Travelogues and tributes from a Washington journey

Notes from a Washington columnist recount visits in Columbus Indianapolis and Cleveland. Encounters with Dr and Mrs Chilgren and the Shearer family, tales of Betty Jones and Rex Levert wedding, and reflections on friends Chas and Elizabeth Rall. Also memories of Oatie and Edith and a hospital stay during a week of community events and church activities.

Columbus Burlington Lulu Bell Mary G. A. Chilgren

Local Births and Dismissals Reported From Area Hospitals

Hospital notes show multiple births and patient discharges. LeRoy Richard son and his wife welcomed daughter Sharlene Kay at 2 15 this morning, five pounds fifteen ounces. Arthur Merz and wife welcomed daughter weighing six ten and a half pounds this morning. Myron Salladay and wife Mr Myron Salladay Detroit? No, Washington? Anyway, they had a son at 6 15 weighing eight pounds one and a half ounces named Jackie LeRoy. Several patients including Eva Blattner and Herman Wagenknecht were dismissed to their homes in Washington and Ainsworth respectively after tonsillectomies or other treatments. Other births and discharges noted include Mrs Ronald Lowash with a baby boy, Mrs Laurence Wilson with a baby boy, and Clayton Soukup with tonsillectomies and other treatments. Multiple residents from Brighton, Riverside, Keota, Wellman, and nearby towns are listed as admitted or discharged in the report.

LeRoy Richardson Sharlene Kay Jean Davison Brighton Arlys Larson Harold McConnell Eva Blattner Washington Laurence Wilson Baby Son Haskins Clayton Ssoukup Riverside Herman Wagenknecht Ainsworth Ndwin Halley Arthur Merz Raymond Carl Wy*kon Washineton Mary Joe Tobin Ainsworth Edwin Bailey Myron Salladay

Various Local Notices and Social News Highlights

A merged column reports a timber fire near Dutch Creek contained, engagements announced for Lois Brown and Charles Hadley, and J M Kelley chosen as supreme K of C delegate. Mrs Neiswanger plans Honolulu trip via California. Multiple marriages and births noted plus home open for inspection on Clara Barton street. Local property sales, travel reports, and social events fill the page.

Wilson and Roth Clara Barton Street Washinon

Deaths of the Week Leave Local Figures

Ezra Nelson proprietor of the Nelson hotel on North Marion Ave died after a long illness on Tuesday morning at age 40. Mrs. J. M. Stewart Fita A. Dell Colthurst died Tuesday morning aged 74. Margaret Lane Shaffer aged 84 died at her Wayland home after a stroke. George Mann a former resident died in Iowa City after a prolonged illness at age 63.

Nelson Hotel North Marion Ave J. M. Stewart Fita A. Dell Colthurst Ainsworth W. A. Shaffer Margaret Lane Shaffer Wayland George Mann Iowa City

Obituaries for Agnes Glider Rhodes Overholt MeJunkin

Agnes Glider Rhodes age 72 died at Mercy hospital Iowa City on Tuesday night. Samuel M Overholt age 72 died at his home Columbus Junction on Tuesday night. James J MeJunkin age ? died at his Keota home on Wednesday.

Purdie Agnes Glider Rhodes Mercy Hospital Iowa City Wellman Ss. M. Overholt Samuel M. Overholt Columbus Junction Jd. T. Medunkin James J. MeJunkin Keota

Set-to Between Lomardo and Johnson Ends Quietly

A dispute between Mike Lom bardo the north side fruit store man and Mr Johnson the baker escalated into a set-to today. No one was seriously injured and authorities report a calm outcome.

Mike Lombardo North Side Johnson

Windmill Blows and Class Graduates at Local Events

The windmill on Col Palmer farm’s 75 foot tower toppled in last night’s storm, but caused no damage. The Baptist church initiates remodel plans while a Class of 1899 graduation at Washington High School featured twenty nine graduates in green and white attire with the motto Launched but not Anchored.

Col. Palmer Farm Methodist Church H. J. Thornton State University of Iowa Mildred Anderson Griffith American Legion Marsh Atkineon

Carnival Opens Under Legion Aegis in Town

A Memorial Week carnival starts Monday June 6 under the American Legion at the drill field south of the new cemetery road. Memorial Day 1940 honors are led by Dr. P. L. Etter and Sidney Smith as parade chairs and committee heads.

The American Legion New Cemetery Road P. L. Etter Sidney Smith Patriotic Societies Elm Grove Cemetery

Review of the Week's News in Washington County

A roundup of local events includes births at the county hospital and a tiny twin boy weighing four and a quarter pounds with the other twin over seven pounds. Memorial Day and Memorial Day activities fill the community, with visits from politicians, weddings, illnesses, anniversaries, and club notices across Washington County.

J. D. Hartaler Daytonville

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