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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1932
Page
5
The text argues taxpayers feel they paid for supervisors actions and taxes, urging a measure of saving by Supervisor Jessen that includes real estate, livestock, and farm product values, and questions bragging about small reductions.
Among those who spent Memorial day here with relatives were Mr and Mrs Vernon Sigler of Des Moines who visited at the A W Roupe and Miss Martha Sigler.
Lodges Washington Lodge No. 26 regular meetings first Friday each month led by Glenn Mace with A W Yard as Secretary. Damascus Shrine No. 10 holds regular meetings fourth Tuesday monthly at Mason Temple rooms with Grace E Twinam as Worthy High Priestess and J W Bidwell as Worthy Scribe.
Daily departures include No 50 Motor Car at 7 45 A M No 30 Pass Train at 1 26 P M No 12 Pass Train Apache at 6 08 P M No 4 Pass Train Golden State at 12 20 A M Arrives at 3 39 A M Details clipped from timetable text
A list of visitors to area homes includes Glenn R Murphy of Milwaukee visiting Mrs Miranda K Murphy and the Oldaker family. Arden Dawson of McCalisburg visiting Mrs Sanford Smith. Adley Yoder of Cedar Rapids visiting the Oldaker home. Irvin Rickey of Moline visiting Mrs Jesse Turnip seed. Grant Miller at Joe Cain home. Naomi Hanenstein visiting A J Nichols and Grant Miller. Homer Shing home guests. Harold Dutton and daughter Marlene Joyce of Aurora spent weekend with Mrs Dutton’s parents. and others visiting Arthur Gineried, T D Adams, Carl Crossett, and related households.
The Braden community reports the death of Clayton Pearson with funeral plans at Ainsworth and memorial services in Crawfordsville led by the American Legion. Mrs. F. M. Smith visits her daughter for graduation exercises as Caro Strothman stays with CC Maxwell family. The Braden club met June 1 with a full attendance, a strong school program, readings by Dorothy Long and Mary Francis McCoy, and new officers elected including Achsah Maxwell as president Marie Maxwell as vice president and Cora McCoy as secretary and treasurer. The group enjoyed a love story activity asking members to fill in names of local doctors and dentists from Washington.
West Highland reports visitors to many local homes including Ira and Lewis Coon, Frank Salladay, Carson and Mrs Murphy in Washington county hospital. The Murphys daughter Samuel and Lucille had their tonsils removed. Several families including Canott Nicholson McCreedy and Murphy hosted or visited throughout Sunday and Thursday.
Mrs M D Atkinson reports Franklin Center school has won the best rural school exhibit for a second time and will keep the cup as permanent property. Robert Turnipseed of Grant is commended as one of the county’s top ten scholars. The Linger Longer club plans a June meeting with Mrs Harry Campbell.
Mrs Lewis Coon and Hula Mae spent Friday with Everette Coon. Doris Endicott Lillian Endicott and Mrs Helen Mercer visited Everette Coon on Wednesday. Mae Coon went to Columbus Junction on Wednesday due to her mother Mrs Drake's long illness and death.
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