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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1922
Page
7
June 16 New Haven brief notices of community events and visits. Entries cite garden work, cherry picking, family visits between New Haven and nearby towns, road work on the White Way, and local social gatherings at Grace Hill and with relatives in Washington and Aledo.
Mrs Cloyee Pringle and son Richard visit Davenport relatives. Cherries picked by Mrs Porter and daughter. Local gatherings cover strawberry socials, picnics at Sunset Park and a miniature 4th of July. Lectures, delegations, and social events include the Women’s Presbyterial Missionary convention set for June 20 21 and a Northwestern Chicago trip for Miss Wood.
Obituaries mark the deaths of Joseph A. McCrabb age 85 and Mrs Mary Kramer with services in Keota and interments in the local cemetery. The piece also covers fire place fund aid from Camp Fire girls, a drowning tragedy of Stanley Shafer, and Keota baseball wins over Marengo and Oskaloosa. Additional social items detail visits, school graduates, and lodge activities in the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonner Harding and two sons of St. Louis arrived early in the week to visit Joseph Harding and other relatives. H. G. Crawford and A. K. Sands are Chicago visitors this week. Mrs. Maud Bronson has returned from Chicago for a vacation with relatives, and M. L. Miller is rebuilding his house.
The Rev. L O Houseal of Cripple Creek Colo spent yesterday in Crawfordsville at his sister-in-law Mrs Sarah Davidson's home. Ira Mitchell of Washington visited. Mr and Mrs M C DeLong and daughter Irene and Mrs Elizabeth Moore of Washington were guests Wednesday evening. Young David White, eight, fell from bed and broke his collarbone. The Women's Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church met with Mrs Milton White. 26 ladies attended along with several men and children. Cake with ice cream and strawberries were served.
Miss Eva Ballard of Wayland spends weekend with W J Pfeifer family. Mrs C L Wallace assists with housework. Delpha Black helps Mrs George Augustine. Eugene Breitenbach returns from Grinnell. Otto Dorothy Nellie and Olive Pfeifer visit Washington. Numerous local visits and ice cream social at Grace Hill.
The piece notes dwindling strawberry crops due to dry weather as Deuker and Rowe pick several bushels daily. It mentions editorial debates over Thorne versus Brookhart and Corn versus Buckwheat after a primary. Visitations include Lee Devisson and wife at the Chapman home and Mrs. Herr helping Davisson to can cherries.
On June 16 rural residents from near Ainsworth West Chester and Washington visited the Chas Kephart, Ed Simmering, and Frank Kephart homes. Mr. and Mrs. John McCall Mrs. Sherm Raben and family Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gardner and children and Mrs. Susan Gardner were among guests. Elwyn Gardner joined a Saturday visit, and Mrs. John Shebeck with children spent Wednesday with Earl Kephart. Elmer Kephart and Robert art of Washington also spent time at the Frank Kephart home.
Wedding held at the bride’s home on Tuesday June 14 with Rev W S Gardner officiating. The couple plans a brief honeymoon to Chicago before residing with the bride’s parents in Brighton. Gladys, grown local and class of ’17, weds Dan Peters son of Mr and Mrs Richard Peters of near Columbus Street.
Lexington residents Mr and Mrs Arthur Gardner and Mrs Kwura Longwell with children from Washington and Mr and Mrs Lewis Gardner of Wellman were entertained at the Walt Patterson home Sunday. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Everett Smith who spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Will Flynn and Clifford Campbell and LaVera Stew.
Miss Blanche Sutherland and Maxine Davison visit relatives after Sunday school events. Several families haul cement and corn while neighbors attend clubs and gatherings at Riverside, Walnut, and other local homes. Many residents travel, visit kin, and contribute to farm work and home projects across the area.
J C Mathews and family visited Mrs George Brown near Keota with Daryl and wife and their daughter. Mr and Mrs Will McCreedy and Arlene of Riverside called on J R McCreedy. Joe Hill and wife visited Hal Edwards sister on Saturday night. Sun-
December proves fatal for authors with George Eliot Robert Browning Lord Macaulay Anthony Trollope and Robert Louis Stevenson among those who died in the month.
A telegram from an Irish constable to his superior describes a motor vehicle crisis near town. It states the vehicle passed at a furious rate and killed four gentlemen and two greyhounds, one of which was a clergyman.
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