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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1935
Page
2
Miss Mable Livingston leaves for a two week visit in New York City with her cousin Mrs. Elliott Moses, formerly Margaret Livingston. Mr and Mrs Parola Gray and family spent Friday evening at the John Simmering Jr home.
Washington notes recount visits and travels of residents including Mrs. C A Schipfer and son Francis from Cleveland visiting relatives in Grinnell and Sigourney, and Mrs A J Linnenkamp with children relocating to Ohio City. Other items mention a chicken supper, birthdays, and church social plans canceled due to weather.
Iowa 4 H contest invites county winners to a state conservation camp at an Iowa lake resort in late September or early October earning a weeklong prize. County reports determine winners with maps photos stories and reports due by August 1 in the Washington County Farm Bureau office.
Keith Hanan of Richland was discharged yesterday afternoon. John Gamble, ill with pneumonia, was admitted yesterday afternoon. Tonsillectomies were performed this morning for Sherman and Kenneth Chance, children of William Chance, and Dickie and Darlene Young, children of Harold Young, Hal Thomas Lahey, Harold Nicola Jr of West Chester, and Juanita and Paul Goodwin, children of Clarence Goodwin.
Residents recall June 1939 when nine inches of rain fell in two days, with other storms in 1924. The downpour flooded streets and sewers, slowed cars, cooled air, and aided a fungus disease affecting crops. Observers note higher water levels than years past near Washington.
Captain Jay Brown and Lieutenants Walter Conner Harry Donaldson of Troop F 113th Cavalry and Lt W G Eldridge squadron adjutant attended the funeral of Gen Park A Findley former cavalry commander in Des Moines. The 113th officers marched behind the casket from the funeral home to the cemetery. Homemade Tea Cream and Cake at Prairie Flower church Friday night June 21. Mrs George Maxwell's sister Mrs Jennie Ewing and her daughter Mrs Jane Hughes and son Ewing Hughes from Colorado Springs were expected back today from Illinois for a week's visit.
Rain prevents the log cabin from opening tomorrow afternoon at Sunset Park. D A R members had planned hostess committees each Wednesday to let picnickers view the interior, but wet weather changes this week’s plan.
Riverside June 18 The Robert Allen Woman's Relief Corps met at Oddfellows hall with fair attendance. After business a social hour featured refreshments from Cedar Rapids hosts Mrs Carl Craig Mrs Gus Hahn and Mrs Albert Hahn. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs A J Jaschnage and daughters Tama and Cedar Rapids guests. Gus Rath returned from months on the west coast and plans to rejoin his Emmettsboro selling job in California.
A study shows rural Iowa counties harbor most marriages, yet divorce rates spike—five large counties report up to 48.16 percent divorced, while five sparsely populated counties see as low as 1.03 percent. Records also note a 1932 marriage drop due to a five day rule and Catholic influence on birth and divorce figures.
Mrs. Clarence Logan and family return from Hawkeye after visiting Mrs. Logan’s relatives. Mr. Logan stayed to work at Klein clothing. Mrs. M. P. Miller returns from Chicago. Rex Benz and family hosted visitors from Oskaloosa and Daniel Beng returned there after a weekend visit. Evelyn McCutchen recovers in Denver after an operation, with her father flying out to be with her and plans for summer travel home pending.
A man awaiting payment from a pickpocketed partner stages a doomed romance with a sympathetic servant. After a nighttime exchange, a plan to rob a trusting woman collapses when the robber is robbed of the envelope containing seven hundred dollars and a birthday gift.
A summary of how licensed jesters or fools served at medieval and early modern courts from medieval times until the seventeenth century. They were commonly kept at royal or noble households and often held roles within courtly life and entertainment.
The section greets multiple residents with birthday wishes including Mrs. M. C. DeLong and Dorothy Schmoeller. Names mentioned include Miss Sappao Beamer, Mrs. J. I. Simpson, Mrs. W. P. Wells, Mrs. Lester Miick, Ruth Bettela Miick, Doris Endicott, Mrs. G. V. Mercer, and Rosa Liska of Riverside.
June Wellman notices describe Cordelle Braden’s birthday surprise with E W I G members and a later picnic plan for Martha Goglove. The piece also covers Harriet Jane Wellman’s fourth birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Toppan Johnson with guests from Wellman and South English plus family ties to local residents.
The Young Peoples League of St Pauls Evangelical hosts an ice cream supper on Madison Street and South Ave RB Tuesday 5:30 to 7:00 with fresh strawberries and home baked cake. The Eureka Ladies Aid also holds a social at Prairie Flower Church Friday evening.
The gondola held by a 23 700 000 cubic foot balloon will lift off from the Black Hills base as part of an army National Geographic expedition. Front row: Brigadier General Oscar Westover Captain Albert W Stevens commander Captain Orville A Anderson pilot.
Classifieds note a postponed meeting date with a cryptic preview. Uncle Eben quotes a proverb about telling troubles to the policeman and easing or increasing trouble depending on the officer. The snippet reflects a rural voice and a detective motif.
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