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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1947

Page

3

Review of the 7 Weeks News Review headline

A long community recap notes 206 pupils in a union vacation Bible school cooperated by five churches for two weeks, a 110 pupil instrument summer school at the high school, and memorial day visits. Local officials announce an auditor and sewage engineer, and a cancer fund tally reaches 5885 dollars.

Methodist United Presbyterian, Christian, St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Associate Presbyterian Melvin Hill

Washington Church Board Sets Annual Canvass Meeting

The official Methodist church board met with 75 in attendance to organize the annual every member canvass and reported the church finances in excellent condition.

The Methodist Church Th c Church

Calvary Baptist chooses Rev Paul White as pastor

Thursday Rev Paul White was named pastor of Calvary Baptist, succeeding Rev A E Diddams. The new pastor and his wife moved to town this week amid a period of heavy rainfall that hindered farm work.

Paul White Calvary Baptist Church A. E. Diddams

Notable visits and movements across Iowa and beyond

Major Redlinger plans transfer to UCLA for a two year aerodynamics and guided missiles program. Arlene Huber heads to Cedar Falls for Town State Preacher's collegesummer classes. Local families attend hospital anniversaries, weddings, graduations, and Memorial Day gatherings across Muscatine and nearby towns including Davenport Allerton Corydon Unionville and Des Moines while civic and church events span Cedar Rapids and Lake Okoboko.

Arlene Huber Ceder Falls Town State Preacher's College Miss Huber

County 4H Rally Draws 200 Members and Leaders

Attendance at the annual county 4H rally day surpassed 200 girls and boys with their club leaders and brothers. Bessie Fern Busby died after weeks of illness, daughter of C W Busby and Mary Jane Scott Busby, sister of Mrs C V Crull and Harveys. Skunk River rises after heavy rains threatening more damage. water covers highway near Brighton bridge. Burial set for Corporal Arnold Phillips son of Pearl Phillips in Elm Grove cemetery. he died in the Philippines and his body returned to Muscatine.

Bessie Fern Busby C. W. Busby Mary Jane Scott Busby C. V. Crull Harvey and Harley Busby Brighton Coppock Elm Grove Cemetery Arnold Phillips Pearl Phillips Washington Muscatine

Hospital Admissions and Birth Notices With Dismissals

Admitted May 31 Mrs George Pendergraft Richland surgical. Admitted June 1 Mrs Evert Coffman South English surgical. William Snider Rubio medical. Mrs Charles Welch 03 North Tth surgical. Births June 1 Eldon Yeegy Riverside son 4 15 A.M. Arlis Niffenegger Kalona son 12 35 P.M. Dismissals May 31 Charles Lukavsky rural route. Dismissals June 1 Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn Crawfordsville. David Flynn Rural Route. Dismissals June 2 Mrs Frank Smith Ainsworth. Mrs William Popejoy and son Pleasant Plain. Among the tonsillectomies Saturday Gary Neil Marston noted instead of Gary Morgan.

George Pendergraft Richland Surgical Evert Coffman South English William Snider Rubio Charles Welch North Tth Eldon Yeegy Riverside Arlis Niffenegger Kalona

Births Admitted and Dismissals list for local hospital

Admitted yesterday Oak D Henry Brighton male patient. Births yesterday to Mr and Mrs Leo Ruegsegger Wellman a son at 16 65 AM weight 9 OZ. Tonsillectomies listed for Karen Engle 321 West Washington Jerry Dean Carter Brighton Beverly Jean Carter Brighton Margaret Melville 603 Ivast Harrison Janice Boyd 834 South Yth Georgia Wise Brighton. Birth today to Mr and Mrs Omer Crawford Keota a daughter at 10 38 AM. Dismissals include William Snider Rubie.

D. Henry Brighton Leo Ruegsegeer Wellman Weighing & Ib Karen Engle West Washington Jerry Dean Carter Beverly Jean Carter Margaret Melville Ivast Harrison Janice Boyd South Georgia Wise Omer Crawford Keota William Snider Rubie

Passing Years Highlights in Washington and Surroundings

Rev. Walter H. Eastwood accepts Presbyterian pastorate in Milton Pennsylvania after serving as assistant in Norristown. Local moves include Frank C. Crone replacing a retiree at the National Bank of Washington and a dinner honoring Elda White ahead of her marriage to Carl Herr. A new State Theatre well yields 251 gallons per minute, with the well depth 175 feet. Knott shell lamps installed at the North Side cafe. J. L. Brookhart returns from Texas with George H. Paul, purchasing 10,000 acres of the Driscoll ranch, listed at 35 dollars per acre. Anna E. Scott returns from New York teaching at Hephzibath house. IF B Mills seed company to establish a large four-story branch in Rose Hill, New York. Frank Webb offers rides to the depot for 25 cents.

J. L. Brookhart Texas George H. Paul Driscoll Ranch

Local Notes and Social Rounds Highlight 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago J B Crail displayed a trimmed corset window and Clarence Van Sickle noted as an artist. Three Monmouth College graduates Clarence Tripp Howard B Hamilton and Ralph L Livingston were mentioned. A frost threat over vegetables cooled off. A youth found at the Smith laundry turned out to be a patient's valuable tooth. A shortcake social hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Smith drew many attendees in party gowns.

J. B. Crail Clarence van Sickle Washington Monmouth College Clarence Tripp Howard B. Hamilton Ralph L. Livingston Smith Laundry Fred Smith Cloyce Dougherty Leigh Wallace Frank McKain Annie Springer Cornelia Klass Minnie Stiehter Latra Springer Minnie Klass Kate Stucher Bessie Scofield Ralph Dougherty

Missionary talk highlights Alma Hearne Holland furlough

Mrs Alma Hearne Holland spoke at a Methodist Foreign Missionary Society meeting about her 22 years in India. A bank offering of 300 dollars was reported. Mr and Mrs Nl Rothschild and daughter Jeannette plan to move back to Washington from Iowa City. The county license number changed from 838 to 81 due to auto growth in large counties. The high school class of 46, with Dr Charles Ro Medbury of Des Moines delivering the address, saw Catherine Jane Hull as valedictorian and Jane Law and Francis Skipton wed at the home of Mrs A R Oates in Belvidere H June 1.

R. C. Ferguson West Chester Walter Lance Karen Guide Rock Nebraska Lenox, Iowa L. F. Hewitt LeRoy Wilson J. K. Latta Washington Betty M. Griffith R. E. Griffith James EB. Holdinghaus St. Louis J. Milton Kinney Wilson Holdinghaus Mercy Hospital Burlington Roy Libe Carrollton Frank Mayhew Mayhews John Libe Dorothy Libe Missouri City Missouri John Lee Washington Chamber of eCommerce Lake Okoberl Iowa State Association of Chamber of Commerce Mr. Lee W. Crull Charles Crull Des Moines C. W Charles Word Marian Larson Bergie Larson Detroit Marian Lincoln’ High School American Legion Alma Hearne Holland India Methodist Foreign Missionary Society Mrs. Nl. Rothschild Jeannette Iowa City Charles Ro Medbury Catherine Jane Hull Jane Law Francis Skipton A. R. Oates Belvidere H Seattle Wash Red Cross Marysville Calif C. M Richmond Mo. A Bureau of Enlisted Personnel Office of the Adjutant General D. C

Memorial Day Becomes Best Arranged Program Yet

A well organized Memorial Day program featured a morning parade and an afternoon address. M J Tobin of Vinton praised the president’s war message as one of the finest ever written, likening it to the Magna Charter. The piece notes many speakers and a reunion at the Stephen home with two new members joining the group.

M. J. Tobin Vinton Congress Norma Sage Frank

Pleasant social at the Williams home recalls church bell fund

Sixty years ago a social at Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Williams extended beyond church folks and evened to other denominations. The text questions the bell project status and asks the young ladies in charge to provide an update. A Bohemian in town received £86,000 in gold. Croquet in the courthouse yard draws complaints from health inspectors. Questions arise about felons’ livelihoods from game play.

J. Albert Wiliams U. P Town Old Country Court House Mentin Querry

Crossing gates go into operation at busy North Marion crossing

Four decades ago signals began at the North Marion and North Iowa Avenues crossing. Elmer Mason and James Wilson started across in a carriage when a sudden flash in their laps forced Mason to brake to avoid a crash.

North Marion North Iowa Elmer Mason James Wilson Mr. Mason

Births and admissions in local notes

Births yesterday report three new children to the Shrum Lewis Lloyd Brown and Floyd Smith families with times of arrival. Admitted patients include Mrs A C Cammon Jimmie Murphy Mrs Leila Kime and Lawrence Kurtz among others.

Local Ties list tonsillectomies and patients

At 6 30 a m tonsillectomies were performed on Mrs Gordon Stead 95 South Third Marilyn Mattison Harper Harry Dill Keota Louis and Tommy Kerr 829 South Marion Mrs David Griffith and son Columbus Junction

Ter Gordon Stead South Third Marilyn Mattison Harper Harry Dill Keota Louis Tommy Kerr South Marion David Griffith Columbus Junction

Ancient Egypts Early Dynasties and Papyrus Origin

Record history hieroglyphic writing on stone shows early Pharaoh dynasties thousands of years before Christ. Writing on clay and stone preserved memory for future generations. Papyrus reed from Nile marshes gave rise to the term paper derived from papyrus.

Nile

Births Reported in Iowa Towns Include New Daughter

Birth announcements: yesterday Mr and Mrs Charles Garrett Columbus Junction welcomed a daughter at 8 46 p m. Today Mr and Mrs Duane Yoder Kalona joyfully announce a daughter.

Charles Garrett Columbus Junction Duane Yoder Kalona

Births and dismissals from local area updates

Firths yesterday record son for Mr and Mrs J C Morrison of West Monroe at 2 24 pm Firths today record daughter for Mr and Mrs Milford Groff of Pleasant Plain at 1 07 am Dismissals yesterday include Mrs Shrum Lewis and daughter of 603 North Marion Mrs A C Cammon of 116 West Third Dismissal today: land

Firths J. C. Morrison Goo West Monroe Milford Groff Pleasant Plain Shrum Lewis North Marion A. C. Cammon West Third George Pendergraft Richland

Gas Warning Raises CO Dangers In Planes

Carbon monoxide, deadly in confined air as oxygen runs low, may be more dangerous in aircraft. A sensitive detector, developed by the Bureau of Standards during the war, is urged for quick detection and rapid remedy of the cause.

Bureau of Standards

Veterans and Families Telegraph Column Intro

An editor notes a weekly Washington Bureau column addressing problems of veterans and servicemen and their families. Readers may submit questions to the Bureau at 1616 Eye Street NW Washington DC, with answers to appear in a future column. No direct mail relief is offered.

Washington Western Newspaper Union Eye Street N.W Washington, D. C

Veterans Affairs Aid and Appeals Guidance Update

Government data show about 223174 VA employees of which 61 percent are veterans including 121528 male veterans and 14414 female veterans or spouses. About 76000 workers, 35 percent, are in medical service.

Veterans’ Administration

United States Church Membership by Denomination

The United States has over 72 million church members. Among them 1.3 percent are Old Catholic Polish Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, 6.4 percent Jewish, 32.3 percent Roman Catholic, and 60 percent remaining unspecified.

U. 8 S United States

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