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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
6
An advertisement states the Lee Tire 12 months guarantee protects against road hazards and provides liberal adjustment. It promotes service at Phillips 66 stations and any Lee dealer nationwide.
Local residents list visitors, travel, and social events. Mrs Gertrude Hargrave of McComb and Mrs BE Springmire of Tiffin visit relatives. Cedar Rapids reunion for Kinsinger family. illnesses and hospitalizations noted. Dr. Miller and Crossett hosts welcome guests. multiple trips to Dubuque and Minnesota planned. Eastern Star meeting in Williamsburg.
At the courthouse 1610 Washington county drivers filled out renewal applications for two more years. A weekly total of 870 new forms was reported, with 165 filed yesterday. Miss Westphal runs the electronic card system, stamps licenses, and collects a 50 cent fee while Sheriff Putnam offered applications at other town locations.
Miss Marian Lieberknecht of Letts has been elected teacher of the seventh grade in Columbus Junction schools. She formerly taught at Cotter and has attended Coe College this year. The rest of the item lists visiting relatives and local church group news with several names and places.
Mrs. Milton H Coffini reports George Bray and Mrs Sylvia Dana visiting their daughter Merle Beauchamp and attending a local farm sale. Doris Beauchamp stayed with them. Merle Allison of Brighton visited, Elmer Coffin hosted, and the Just Us club held an ice cream social.
Funeral services were held for Lincoln Grant Weigle 73 of Cedar Rapids who died of a heart attack while preparing to drive to the union station. He was a retired baker and is survived by a widow once of Columbus Junction, a stepdaughter Anna McCurley and stepson Lloyd McCurley plus five daughters from a previous marriage.
A 14 passenger Ford tri motor operated by Homer Flying Service will visit Washington for one day Tuesday June 13. Pilot Qed Sellers with co-pilot Herman Hamer will lead the trip. officials and sponsors plan flights from Sigourney to Washington. The plane will be at Lloyd Augustine farm near the button factory with free rides offered to customers.
Sunday guests visited multiple households including Mr and Mrs Walter Westen and Mrs Hardy Wilson. Numerous calls and visits followed with families in Havre and nearby areas.
Nurse Estelle Critz reports Riverside visitor Mrs Willian O Loughlin enjoying a vacation at Riverside. Rt Rev Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier of St Marys parish left Davenport to attend a priest retreat.
Richland notes mark the 69th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Albert Talley at their west Richland home. They are both 87 and active with four daughters two sons 32 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. One hundred eleven relatives and friends attended the daylong celebration.
Gertrude Griffin of Davenport, engaged in social service in Ottumwa, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William Griffin. Mr Griffin, after fifteen weeks as a patient in Iowa City hospitals, is now home in Riverside. Mrs Kern Mrs Ford Mrs Stransky and Mrs Hatley attended a flower show in Wellman last Friday.
Washington County records show 4 307 automobiles licensed for 1989 with 716 trucks. A year earlier totals were 6 113 cars and 678 trucks. Nine new cars licensed in the past week include owners C H Ralston Keota Plymouth 4 door touring sedan Ss and Florence A Stephens Crawfordsville Chevrolet town sedan among others.
Wellman and nearby households hosted Sunday dinners with multiple families including the Swartzendru bers and Yoders. Visitors to Tipton and engagements at Iowa City covered weddings and college commencement exercises with graduates Jean McIntosh and Helen Anderson among the attendees.
Mrs. Jo sephine Singmaster spent Friday and Saturday in Iowa City. The George and Omar Crawford families spent Sunday at the Geo Dillon home. Mrs. Lou Dillon accompanied them home for a visit. Marjorie Crawford returned home after spending the.
Crawfordsville June 7 Mr and Mrs T H Barnes and daughter Ruth went to Monmouth Ill Monday to attend commencement Maude returned home with them Mr and Mrs Max Mitchell and son Billy were visitors at Riverside Sunday Allan DeHarpart of Mt Antlon visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs A Sk Orris Mr and Mrs Frank McCoy of Durant visited at C C Moorehead and A B Orris homes Sunday Donald Gingery of Washington visiting relatives here Mrs Rebecca Chrissinger and son Edwin of Olds visited at W H Hagie home Monday Mrs Josephine Singmaster and daughter Jacquilyn were Sunday dinner guests at Clarence Feckley home near Parnell Otto Sheetz and daughter Helen went to Des Moines Tuesday morning Dorothy to return home with them.
Over the past week at the Dillon home Mrs. George Bond and son Charles visited Jesse Bales in Richland Sunday afternoon. The Bradshaws spent Sunday with Pearl Ruggles near West Chester. Hazel Bradshaw started work Monday at the Harlan O Loughlin home near West, with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheetz also present.
Mr and Mrs Leland Horton and family and Prody Borkoski attended the Washington county Rural Letter Carriers association meeting at Wellman Friday evening. The community was shocked by the death of Mrs Charley Harvey. Miss Mildred Woodford of Chicago is visiting her sister Mrs Jeanette Horton and other relatives.
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