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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
3
The piece recalls Lizzie Smith and her sisters, their close family ties, and Lizzie’s long life after early widowhood. It notes Dora Dunbar’s assault as a shocking recent crime, plus community fond memories, gifts from the McCutchen garden, and a family milestone of 50 years since two Bovee weddings. It closes with a long letter from J Scott Kilgore reflecting on aging and history.
James Reeves Burroughs born January 6 1834 in Greene County Pennsylvania died recently remembered for his cheerful bedside manner and diagnostic skill. He married Bathsheba Gray July 1 1868 and to them four children survive.
A sequence of hospital and home notices lists patients undergoing minor operations and tonsillectomies. Births are reported for Mr. and Mrs. Laird Simpson Ainsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Bontrayer with weights and times, alongside multiple dismissals from hospitals in Washington and Brighton.
Yesterday afternoon A J Nichols of Wellman and Mrs Hannah Harvey of Washington were admitted for medical treatment. James H Crawford of Crawfordsville had a minor operation this morning. Howard Swift and his sisters Cora Ruth and Mary Swift, children of Mr and Mrs Pat Swift, were admitted this morning. Robert Niffenegger of Ainsworth underwent a tonsillectomy. Mrs Jesse Havel and Mrs Melvin Schnoebelen of Riverside were dismissed this morning.
The report lists several individuals from Washington routes and nearby towns being dismissed from care or undergoing procedures. Dorothy Darnell, 13, had an appendectomy this morning. Mrs Emma Shalla was admitted for medical treatment last evening. Mrs Kart Dill underwent an appendectomy this morning. Additional dismissals include Mrs Jacob Rensberger, Mil dred Allen, Mrs John Boileau, and others from Aine worth Crawfordsville Wellman and surrounding areas.
The Presbyterian Vacation Bible School opened with fifty five members marking its seventh annual session. Guest pastors Rev John Simpson and Rev Hoy McElhinney preached at the U P church Sunday. Brighton celebrates its Whoopie Day with races and a general good time. Verne Palmer received a 25 dollar check from the Anti-Saloon League for a top high school essay on My Trip to Detroit for the league conference. Mrs C A Boice and her son Dr William Boice traveled to Kansas City to visit Sevilla Boice who recently underwent an operation. Edna Messer and Roy Francis Haney were married at eight o clock Monday evening at Louise Dillange’s home. Haney served in the French army during the war.
David Wartel son of Mr and Mrs R Wartel of Washington has received a nice promotion in Los Angeles with a large brokerage house.
Mabel Shields a department head nurse from Aurora and Robert Shields visited from Aurora on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Carl Hedges returned from Oberlin Ohio where they attended graduation exercises. Their daughter Ruth graduated from the school of music.
Smith Brookhart Jr of Washington D C passed the Iowa bar and will soon return home. His sister Florence was with him. Rainbow group forms as the Order of Eastern Star plans a girls assembly with a ten member advisory board to meet Tuesday. Eugene Owens, after a Master of Arts from North Carolina college, heads to census work in Washington D C. Mrs Sarah Marbourg Wickham dies after long illness, with relatives in Waterloo and Los Angeles aiding care. Mrs A B Schmoedler elected state chaplain of the W K R C at Ottumwa convention.
Sell Cafe G d and Olds have sold their Oxford cafe to Merle Proudtit. They built a fine trade and will retire.
Miss Mae McNamara daughter of Mr and Mrs J F McNamara has completed studies at the Columbia School of Expression in Chicago marking a notable step in her artistic training.
Gas stations remain closed for several days as owners struggle to obtain sufficient fuel for customers. Local residents report long lines and limited access to gasoline amid ongoing supply issues.
Mr and Mrs J Taylor are home from California where they bought a winter residence and plan to return in the fall.
On June 12 the first day of a four week recreation program sponsored by the inner church committee. Willa Gibson will lead the activities at Sunset Park.
Door keeper Hugene Parks of Washington served among the door keeps at the Chicago Republican convention held recently, representing him as one of the attendees from out of state.
Prof. Harry Thomas resigns as minister of music and choir leader at the Methodist Church. He will continue his studio work in the same community.
Here from France George F Beffils of Belfort is visiting his aunt Mrs. with plans to tour local sights and meet family during a late spring stay.
Two individuals identified as Tarrance and an associate from Richland were dismissed this morning in an unspecified proceeding. The brief note offers no further context on charges or outcome.
Married Here Owen Hayes and Miss Hannah Schilling wed at the bride’s home in June 1910 with Eva Crone singing and Anne Houdek catering. Reception at groom’s aunt Mrs. J. P. Faris. Also brief notes on Jessie Laffer’s illness, a wedding of Verne Ashby’s daughter Jane to Frank Stierwalt, moving of the Morris on house, a wreck death reference, a new bookkeeper at George Stewart store, corn and livestock notes, and a humorous Miller count in town.
Verdi community mourns as Sam Hichardson sells famed hog Mark Hanna for 4.65 dollars per cwt. The animal was widely known and many tears were shed at the departure of the celebrated hog from Verdi.
Mrs J A McCoy and her daughter Frances have returned home after visiting Williamsburg. The outing included sightseeing and time with relatives, according to local notes.
Capt. Smith W. Brookhart of Company D is named as a candidate for the post of Major for the Fiftieth Iowa regiment.
A home talent minstrel show last night raised 80 for Sunset Park. The chorus featured Essie MacGugin Nancy Stapp Mable Morton Katherine Wilson Allie Jay Vera Van Sickle Iona Shearer Mary Stewart Josie Babcock Etta Maxwell Hattie Chilcote Maud Morton Edith Wilson Hope Itt Lulu Slocum Marion Stewart. The slack rope walker was Lulu Slocum the skirt dance by Iona Shearer and Marion Stewart cake walkers included Marguerite MacGu gin Patsy Wilson Allie Jay Marguerite Cherry Dorothy Miller Florence Patterson Zella Stewart Helen McArthur. Two receptions hosted by Mrs J Roberts and daughter Ida drew over 200 friends for D F Matchett now a Chicago attorney who lectured here. Warren Eddy and Charles B Howe bought the Washington Laundry.
The Centerville Citizen praises Schuyler and Ralph Livingston for their integrity, business enterprise, and community service. It highlights their conscientious conduct, respect for others, courteous manners, and influential, helpful role in the town.
B F Good rich company scientists in Akron Ohio report three year resistance to destructive ozone discharges that corrode ordinary transmission wires, with koroseal new synthetic elastic insulation proving effective in tests.
Mary Elizabeth Canier died suddenly at her North Second Ave home on Monday morning. She was 86 years old.
Brighton man 76 dies after a three week illness at Washington county hospital on Thursday. Crawfordsville man 72 dies at home early Thursday after several months of illness. Dale Minick son of Ralph and Minick 37 dies Friday of bronchial pneumonia.
Waterloo, a short bus ride from Brussels, remains the most visited battlefield in Europe. Recent writers say the site attracts more American than British tourists today.
A Middle West Soil Improvement committee survey shows U.S. fertilizer use up 400 percent since 1888, with current consumption averaging just over a ton per farm.
The text notes meteors appear more on certain nights as Earth passes through meteor streams. It identifies the two best viewing dates as August 9 to 11 and November 13, when showers are most visible.
The decision to transfer an inmate to Alcatraz is made only on recommendation from the current prison and with approval of the attorney general. A inmate's reputation and potential danger to others at the ordinary penitentiary are key factors.
Sir John Reeves Ellerman, Britain's richest young man, earns about 10 000 dollars daily. He donated a 150 000 torpedo boat to the Admiralty but remains unseen and unnamed. Since 1933 he has kept wealth and life cloaked under assumed names, leaving his firms to Lieut. Col. Sir William Cox. He lives on a Berkshire farm near Sunningdale and prints invitations on gold leaf, pursuing plays and many hobbies as five entries appear in Who's Who.
Brighton teacher married to J B Whitlock of Centralia Ill. Marion Genkins is held on $10 000 bond for rape. Weathered Carson Plumbing building to be repainted. Tri County medical society met at the nurses home. Numerous readers and visitors including McGue, Drury, Mangold, Anderson, McCreedy, and others noted. Governor Sprague visited Washington. nine new vehicles registered. All American Exposition carnival in town. Local business and social updates across Washington with vacations, travels, events, and local elections.
Mandy Graham of Dogtown Alabama, aged 92, built a chapel in her backyard after she could no longer walk to church. The improvised church has attracted a growing, diverse flock with sermons from pastors of many denominations. She says all churchgoers aim for the same destination.
London report notes an officer weighing 225 pounds slept poorly until he found his batman’s trousers under the blankets used for pressing. The colonel replied to the officer’s inquiry by promoting the batman for showing initiative.
Betty Gilman,16, relative of Harry Parkins, hauled a 10 pound 30 inch cusk through ice near Wolfeboro New Hampshire. The fish required a larger hole to pass through and contained four smaller fish a four inch cusk and three perch inside.
A collection of aphorisms and social observations on editors, courtship, teachers, race, debt, and manners. The piece criticizes gossip, vanity, and hypocrisy while noting everyday quirks and local attitudes through concise witticisms.
A quirky collection of proverbial lines comments on disguise in fashion, gender expectations, class mobility and education. It notes barber shop loots, cape collars masking faces, and dresses that look alike to a man while a crokinole board signals town values.
A compact meditation on maturity and perception. The speaker remarks on how perception shifts with age and how judgments about honor, progress, and schoolyard games evolve over time. The piece contrasts vivid moments with the abstract idea of growing up.
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