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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1933
Page
8
Mrs. Carl Jungbluth and her son Carl Jr and daughters Helen and Margaret Ann along with Helen Alcorne returned from a visit in La Crosse Wisconsin.
Charles Biklen returned from Burlington after a visit with his parents on Monday. Bobby Birney came home from a two week stay near Stockport to visit his aunt Mrs Milton Norton. Junior Birney remained there. Mr and Mrs P G Ahrens west of Brighton shopped here. Chalmers Sturgeon of Keota visited his niece Louise Pulver who was taken to Washington county hospital after a car accident. Ted Gallup to arrive in New York Wednesday after a month abroad. Mrs Charles Schrader of Crawfordsville shopped here Monday.
Mr and Mrs S H White and daughter Harriett left for Lead South Dakota after two weeks with J C Purvis. Katheryn White, a former Lee county teacher, will return to Washington in August. Mrs M B Latta of San Diego returns tonight after visiting Burlington. The Latta party plans Des Moines business stops and Seattle property interests before winter in San Diego. Mr and Mrs H B Knight and son Miles from Evanston Illinois visit a week more, while Mrs Knight and Miles stay at South Iowa Avenue. R E Brown hosts cousin Harriet Meacham and daughter Bessie Grinnell, with Frank Meachams and family back from missionary work in South Africa.
Mrs E V Humphreys reports weekend visits by Mr and Mrs John Bowers and children and Mr and Mrs L M Bogle plus Keith at Amel ia. The Oldt family visited Stockport Sunday while Della Humphreys stayed with F E Humphreys. Washington trips occurred for E V Humphreys and F E Humphreys. Olds visitors came to KE H Davis home. The Wyman Community club met at Mrs Lewis Coad's home with a capsule drawing game and a yearlong courtesy to the drawn stranger. Refreshments were served by Mrs J K Dunn Isabel Carrick and Mrs R J Turkington. July meeting set for Mrs S M Bogle's home.
A fossilized shark tooth measuring five inches high and four inches at the base was unearthed near Popiriki New Zealand about fifty miles from the sea and is now housed in Wanganuu museum Scientists say the specimen likely came from a shark as large as the biggest known whale.
Soviet economists estimate the forested area of the entire U S S R to be more than two and a fourth billions of acres. They believe less than a billion acres are suitable for commercial exploitation.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement. Mrs. Fred Monroe and children.
Mrs. W A Gardner and children Patricia Jane and John and Mr and Mrs Campbell and daughter Ida Mae of Glendale California were guests per night at the Steve Stewart home. John Gardner aged 6 visited before the group heads east to Chicago Detroit and New York City before returning in about two weeks. They will visit longer on return. Campbells return to Glendale. A new daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Oakley Jayne on East Main Street. the baby has two sisters Nadine and Gertrude who are happy.
One Easy Spinner type washer for sale priced to sell by Scott Furniture Co. Mrs. Roger G. Jones begins her third year as treasurer of the M BE Ladies Aid society. Cloud Willits and Mr and Mrs Irve Lambert attended the Des Moines funeral of Will Williams in Des Moines yesterday.
A physician tracked colds in a group of adults with and without tonsils and adenoids and found no difference in cold incidence between the groups. The notice mentions a Thursday evening business meeting of a drum corps.
Mrs. Harold Clegg of Ainsworth was here on business yesterday. Mrs. F E M Ritchey returned home from Lake City Rolfe and Newell. her daughter Mrs. Porter Colvig and Colvig’s son Bruce visited. Frank Magdefray and Will Brooks of Wayland travelled to Kaona on business. Mrs. William Graf is in Cedar Rapids visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fitch this week. Tom Stewart, son of Will G Stewart, plays with an eleven piece orchestra providing dinner and dance music for a Chicago hotel between Minneapolis and Duluth. the group, largely Iowa State College students, is known as George Shuey’s orchestra and Tom joined in Ames. Joe Melinski is waxing the post office floor during the postmaster’s vacation as part of the spring cleaning. Junior Batterson had his tonsils removed at Washington County Hospital this morning. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Batterson. Anton Bohrofen of Keota also had his tonsils removed there today. G E Frey, professional masseur, will be at Cy Bush Residence 4275 4th Ave on Sat June 24. Miss Jane Stewart, hurt in a weekend auto accident, left the Washington County Hospital for home yesterday afternoon.
Clyde Maxwell and son Delbert shopped Monday in Crawfordsville. Mr and Mrs Lester Kientz and daughter visited from Brighton. Mrs Harold Clege of Ains Joe Rickey of Winfield was a business visitor. Langes from Long Beach Calif arrived for a short visit at Harry Stimpson’s home with their three month old daughter left at home. Junior Wells spends summer vacation at EF L Rouse farm. Auctioneer Chas Brow.
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