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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
5
Des Moines Iowa May 15 1939 Commissioner's certificate states The Guarantee Company of North America Montreal Canada authorized to transact Fidelity and Surety insurance in Iowa until April 1 1940. Reported assets 4 688 443.85 liabilities 1 146 202.61 paid up capital 804 600 Surplus total 3 187 641.24 and surplus to policyholders 3 492 241.24.
The Great American Indemnity Company located in New York is certified by Commissioner Chas. R. Fischer as authorized to transact the business of insurance in the state and related to compliance with law.
A Washington street business block along South Iowa Avenue is profiled, highlighting Lemmon's Pharmacy Johnson's Grocery Market Kurtz Market run by Frank Kurtz and son Roolee Dick Hayes Second Hand Store Bush Feed Store Fraser Black Printing Shop Dick Powers Produce Fred Neiswanger monument Ken neth Lemkau Holland Furnace Western Union Ivan Norton Eveready Plumbing Heating Rickey Barber Shop Klein Klothing Co and other local trades showcasing diverse commercial activity on the east side of the square.
The document records a Des Moines certification noting admitted assets of 17 076 406 53 and liabilities of 11 875 118 53 with a 4 201 288 00 surplus. It confirms compliance with fidelity and surety, accident and health, automobile liability, property damage and collision, liability, burglary, plate glass insurance as of December 31 1938 and dated May 15 1939.
Women in London learned to walk correctly for a graceful entrance to the throne room by following a tape stretched on the floor during presentation to the king and queen.
The piece profiles S. T. Rickey known as Tom born May 31 1879 in Washington county Minnesota who pursued farming streetcar work and barbering before settling in Washington since 1917. It also covers Dick Johnson born March 6 1884 in Indiana who worked in meat markets and later ran markets in Chicago Houston and Moline while recounting early football roughness.
A 219-pound football center known for physical play inspired Richard Johnson to rethink handling repeated hard hits. The two-year veteran’s style prompted game plan adjustments and coaching notes on durability and contact.
Fred Neiswanger, a pioneering local businessman, began his own enterprise in Washington in 1894 and built his current building in 1916. A skilled stone cutter by 18, he later worked in marble and monument trades across Iowa Falls Peoria Cedar Rapids before returning to Washington to establish Mausoleums and cemetery work within a 50 mile radius. He married Minnie Young, has a daughter Wanda Carter and grandchildren Wandaline and Mercedes.
Ivan Norton known as Nort, born September 12 1900 in Muscatine, pursued plumbing and heating. He worked with Missouri Kansas Engineering and owned an Ottumwa shop, with son Keith already joining the trade. He married Ida E Pool in Lancaster Missouri and honeymooned in New York City.
Harry F. Sandquist, 48, Madrid, Jr., clothing merchant, was killed Thursday when his car collided with a truck on Highway 60 two miles north of Des Moines. Sandquist was returning from a business trip to Des Moines. truck driver Glen Ryan, 48, Des Moines, sustained minor arm injuries.
Miss Ethel Grecian of Washington county was re elected secretary treasurer of the auditors division of the Iowa county officers association which has met in convention at Des Moines this week
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