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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
3
The column recalls 10 20 30 40 years of Washington news with civic changes, local honors, births marriages deaths and community events. Highlights include military promotions, employment shifts, school and church notices, accidents and social visits among residents and neighboring towns.
Local notes cover May job seekers at the Iowa State Employment Service with 56 new applications and $850 in office visits. Families and veterans attend ceremonies, hospital visits, and milestone anniversaries while several residents travel to Des Moines, Davenport, and abroad.
Professor Oscar Butler announces the Youth Artists Concert Series for the summer of 1951 at Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant. Three free concerts open to the public begin 8:15 PM June 18 with Dorothy Krebill, July 13 LeRoy Bauer, and August 2 Hans Karl Piltz. The series features young artists and serves over two hundred summer students.
Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Poates and daughter arrived by plane at midnight and were greeted by Mrs. Poates' parents and sister in Cedar Rapids. The report notes a Lake Darling camping event by Boy Scout Troop 38 led by Scoutmaster Glen Hall and Harold Hazelett, with attendees Eddie Anderson, Robert Robertson, Don Kiesey, Dick Yoder, and Robert and Ronnie Zager.
Washington Rotary heard from Dave Livingston and Tom Robb about a permanent county junior fair facility at Townsley park. They outlined the need, advantages, and financing plans already laid for the project.
Crawfordsville residents and business people move to organize a Community Improvement Association with articles of incorporation drafted for state approval. County Attorney Gifford Morrison serves in a legal capacity as the group prepares the framework at a Federated church meeting.
The June Washington column notes cool days and lingering showers. The junior fair auction brought in about $8,000 for planned livestock sheds and a large central auditorium. New leaders Virgil Wittmer and Max Donaldson are celebrated. A fox bite threatens Mrs. Plecker with possible rabies shots. Lawrence Fritz dies after a 40 foot fall while trimming trees. S Sgt Mervin Kern is wounded in Korea. Dave Dunn from Melbourne visits for the Ys Men and delivers gifts and art photos.
About 300 Washington county farmers attended a DiSalle gathering in Chicago at the Saddle and Sirloin Club near the Union Stockyards to discuss beef production effects from the recent price rollback. Attendees included J. C. Holbert Hugh Morris from Washington Ainsworth and Dick Stephens Crawfordsville and Dallas Lawrence Topping from Wellman. Topping, aged 52, died at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a long illness. Services set for 2:30.
The Kalona Christian church group met Wednesday evening with Mrs. Don Miller presiding. An all day meeting was announced for Thursday, June 21, to be held at her home.
A collage of humorous clippings from neighboring papers includes a World War II price note about groceries, marriage-license paradoxes, and a doctor’s absurd misadventure with a mouse and sardine. It highlights quirky local items and light rural humor.
The installation of newly elected officers occurred with Mrs. Eugene Way as ingstak ing officer. A June first shower at Mrs. Ralph Miller’s home honored Mrs. Dalmar Sehlabaugh and infant Judy Kay, followed by gifts for Mrs. Schlabaugh.
Admitted yesterday Shirley Wolfe Washington Frances Johnson Washington Mrs Cora Davis Wayland. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Floyd Freeb fin and son Washington. Today Mrs M R Flickinger and son Washington Mildred Kupka route 2 Joe Nelson Washington Mrs Cora Davis Wayland. Births Mr and Mrs Elmer Adams a son yesterday afternoon Mr and Mrs Santos Hernandez a daughter this morning Threlson of Columbus Junction Mrs Richard Leet and son Mrs Walter Pepper and son Brigh ton Dolores Kriener Mr and Mrs Wayne Chamberlain a son this morning Yesterday Miss Lillian Crone Mr Vincent Pohren East Pleasant Plain fractured leg. Today Mrs Santos Hernandez and daughter city Ernest Morgan. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Joe Martin a daughter Mr and Mrs Bernard Thomann Riverside a son last evening.
Franc is Johnson Washington Leona Haifley Mrs Nora Dryden Ainsworth in list tonsillectomies include Dorothy Schroeder Washington Carol Hinshaw West Chester Dolores Kreiner Washington.
Yesterday two Brighton residents Mrs Agnes Anderson and Mrs Rhea Switzer underwent surgery. Today the list includes Paul Smith and Mrs Jacek indicating further medical updates and patient status.
Yesterday and today lists present residents from Washington Crawfordsville Keota Wayland and rural routes. Individuals include Mrs Don Foster Mrs Santos Hernandez and Mrs Ernest Morgan plus families and others such as Jackson Howard Baby Dill Mrs Nelson Thompson Mrs Elmer Adam and Mrs Virsil Lintz.
Minerva Lowe aged 67 died Sunday at 4 45 PM after long illness with six months bedfast. Anthony Fralangi 47 was found dead at his Riverside home in the east part Sunday evening at 6 30 PM.
Wellman T W Zillmer 76 died 1 30 am after a two year illness. Mrs Ella Kurtz 3 died 8 30 am Friday at Jefferson county hospital in Fairfield. M M Steele 77 longtime Haskins resident died in Hershey hospital Muscatine at 5 10 am after years of heart trouble. Lawrence Jacob Fritz 67 of 701 South Avenue died at Washington county hospital Thursday night at 9 30 from injuries after a fall from a tree.
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