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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
2
Washington residents Miss Emma Heck Miss Vivian Sueppel and Mrs Henry Tebockhorst attend a four or five day retreat at Hughes college Ot tumwa. Also present Miss Mary Lukaysky Lone Tree. The group left Saturday evening for Ot tumwa.
Dr and Mrs B F Kim melshue of Des Moines and Prof Patterson of Tarkio College dined with Rev and Mrs D C Fulton. Mrs Jesse Busby visits Oxford to see her mother Mrs L D Ayers. Mr and Mrs S Rothschild return from Yankton and Lincoln with granddaughter Jo Ellen Margolin. Lee Hanna and daughter Lois of Crawfordsville were in town shopping.
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Arthur Rigenhagen Rubie welcomed a son this morning. Mr and Mrs Richard McCleery report a daughter born this morning weighing eight pounds. Orville Caldwell underwent a minor operation this morning. Mrs G E Duncan Cotter underwent a major operation and Mrs Edward Heildorffer Burney underwent a major operation this morning.
The Westervelt family and their accomplished students will perform at Washington Presbyterian Church in Columbia, D. C. on Wednesday evening June 17. The public is invited to attend as the family has visiting summers in the area for years and their programs are enjoyed by the community.
Mr and Mrs H T Carris Mrs J E Lemley and Mrs J D Glasgow drove to Ames and brought Seth Carris home for summer vacation. Several local residents visited or hosted gatherings over the weekend in Wellman and nearby towns.
The Centennial Celebration Beauty Pageant clarifies there is no age limit and announces county chairmen for communities. Daily winners will be titled Miss Brighton or Miss Wellman and appear in the grand parade on July 4, with cash prizes of 35 and 15 dollars. The oldest grandmother and the county Madam Washington will also receive 15 dollar prizes.
The Rebekah lodge of Muscatine and Louisa counties elected officers at the Friday session in Columbus Junction. Ella Reed was named president Fannie Shew vice president Ollie Thompson secretary Ethel Collyar treasurer and Nola Bent warden. The 1937 convention will be held in Grandview with 175 attendees. State officers attended all sessions.
The speaker thanks the Rotary Club the Municipal Band and all clubs and organizations that engaged them to play for them. They express deep gratitude for assistance in starting their trip east and acknowledge the support received from these groups.
Merrimac reports Julius Crile visiting with Andrew Zihiman and Leonard Van Winkle who stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Doss Van Winkle before returning to Washington. Local families including Jake Burger Maggie Burger Dost Van Winkle Awrine Amrine Amrine Duttweiler Shafter Blick Amrine and Amrine attended Whoopee Day in Brighton Thursday evening.
Des Moines reports that in the last three years three valedictorians from Butler county rural schools all hailed from Dayton school No. 2. The pupils are Raymond John son, Raymond Butzlaff and Lorraine Tack. Miss Ellen Mahoney teaches the school.
North Prairie Flower notes local events on June 16. John Young underwent tonsil removal Monday morning and is progressing well. Mrs Ed Kleinberg visited relatives overnight. Schulty paints a house for Cy Hush while John Patterson bailed hay. Fern Young visits Elizabeth Young. Ruth Doris Young called on at Washington. John Patterson and family also visited Washington.
The chief gold and copper producing states are listed as California Alaska South Dakota and Colorado for gold and Arizona Montana Utah and Michigan for copper.
The text discusses whether Great Danes were first bred in England and mentions a theory linking them to Tibetan mastiffs. It also notes condensed milk as a dairy product made by removing water and adding sugar from cow’s milk.
Ancient texts record wreaths in Egyptian tombs using ivy mignonette cornflower laurel poppies narcissus and Milles. The flowers appear in ornamental plant lore across eras.
De Paluel J. Flagg notes that death by asphyxiation often results from birth accidents. Hygela magazine explains doctors can clear throat obstructions by suction and deliver oxygen or carbon dioxide directly to the airway or lungs under precise, safe pressure.
The term Guiana describes a South American region. In narrow usage it covers British Dutch and French Guiana. In broader sense it includes areas of Venezuela and the Brazilian north of the Amazon and Rio Negro.
The annual Columbus Gazette picnic will be held Friday at Columbus Chautauqua park. A children’s day program was held Sunday evening at Spring Run Evangelical church. Various local families held reunions and visits, including the Rees and Bliven families at the Columbus Chautauqua park with dozens in attendance.
The text notes that Chinese criminals were used as experimental subjects and that Son Nan, described as a holy man, introduced this practice. It claims his vivisection study led to a five element system water vegetation fire earth mineral, guiding the classification of herbal medicines.
Waterloo Iowa June 15 Damage estimated at 50000 occurred early this morning when a fire in a frame building on the West bank of the river spread to the Rock Island freight depot and the Repass Automobile company building. Brick structures were involved.
John Sicard of Ackley Iowa Falls has owned and driven one automobile for 24 years. He has not had a serious accident in that time though the car has received multiple varnish coats making the paintwork resemble alligator hide. The vehicle uses kerosene wick lamps and pre electric ignition headlights, while brass surfaces remain gleaming and the mechanism is described as mechanically perfect.
A short note notes that hanging a horseshoe over a door brings good luck. It highlights a common belief about luck and protective charms.
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