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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1955
Page
9
Washington Iowa notes a warmer Missouri sun during an Ozarks trip. The writer recalls Branson and Forsythe hospitality, Branson’s theater plans, and rivalry for tourism. They describe local diners, biscuits, and the influx of Iowa vacationers, including licensed cars 82 and 29.
A reader recalls a Missouri journey visiting Eldon and Columbia motel stays near a Missouri girls’ school. The tale includes a distant rich uncle, a blacksmith named John Wilson, a remarried father with another family, and a costly stay in a Columbia motel amid reflections on Fathers Day and parental visits to college campuses.
In Washington a Nineteen-? year alumnus recalls Missouri brothers at a wedding trip. Griff Humphrey and Eve Fairbanks, both connected to Stephens College, share memories of campus life and a boarded up fraternity house. The anecdote recalls college days and a Des Moines misunderstanding.
Charles Conklin of Keota received a letter from Arthur Godfrey dated June 13 in New York praising his interest in local programs and the community zoo. The note recalls a family Model T trip to Missouri and mentions shared hip surgery with Godfrey.
Reverend William F Boeckmann pastor of Holy Trinity in Richmond for 14 years is moved to St Marys in Riverside. Father Snell will replace him at Holy Trinity and the community wishes him well. Local visits note relatives and neighbors calling on the Conklins and Welte families. residents travel to Amana colonies and Colorado.
Boston report notes Massachusetts remains under its original constitution while over seventy amendments have been added, yet the general plan of government started by the document remains in effect.
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