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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1946
Page
6
Crawfordsville June 24 Crawfordsville high school hosts alumni banquet with former students invited to reconnect and celebrate school history.
Alumni numbering 157 attended the 19th banquet of the association on Thursday evening. After three years without a banquet the event became the largest in the organization’s history. The Rebekah lodge Washington prepared and served the meal at the school building. Classes from 1892 to 1946 were represented. John McNeill of class 82 offered the invocation. Music led by John McCoy 12 featured Myrtle Orris Brown 27 at the piano. Max
An ambulance service is advertised for 305 West Main Street opposite the courthouse with a contact phone listed as 263.
John W. Lemmon completes a notable fast side square visual training session. The event highlights his skill development, with Lemmon demonstrating precision and rapid response in the training drill.
County officers and school district leaders are listed including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk W R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Harriet Coulter Sheriff Harold Putnam Treasurer W E Howell Supt of Schools Lester B Krabil Coroner Dr W S Kyle Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy School Board Marion George C P Weldin Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Jr Harry Ramseyver Washington Lodge No 26 AF & AM Regular Meeting Merle R Green WM and A W Yara secretary
Timetables show westbound eastbound rail services No. 3 4 Golden State Limited and Southwest Express with nonstops at Washington. Local buses depart Washington for Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mount Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy and beyond with multiple daily trips and a central depot at 107 W 2nd. Tickets available at Wingas Cafe and local depot.
Mitchell presided over an alumni gathering with Wilma Wooley welcoming the 1944 class and Kenneth Beenblossom responding. Officers were elected, historical remarks given, solos performed, and a moment of silence for alumni who died in action. Bankers banquet attended by locals, poppy sales reported, and Girl State selection noted.
Weather fluctuations brought hail and wind with some minor damage to windows and trees. Cedar Chips 4-H tour plans and a Beverly birthday party at Lexington church were noted. Families Judy Mouser Lara Anderson and Hamilton relatives are mentioned with visiting from Loveland Chicago Keota and Seattle.
At the parental Ralph Flynn home for a week Mr and Mrs Allison Maas and Mr and Mrs Dow Bishop who accompanied them returned home Thursday after an auto trip to visit their son Harold in Bainsbridge Maryland who is in the navy there Mr and Mrs Merle Howsare are taking their little son to Cedar Rapids to take tests for eczema Rolland Benson will take them Mr and Mrs Ferris to Old Monroe Missouri to visit with Mr and Mrs Frank Ferris and family
Saturday night guests were Howard Harms and Ray Minor of Iowa City. Sunday dinner guests for Maranda and Norman’s wedding included J. L. Schoonover Timewell Tl Virginia Schoonover Quincey Ill Don Coats Wichita Kan and Don Andriano Des Moines. Sunday visitors included Roland Armstrong and family Moline. Grant MeKune Garda Ann. Don Coats with Grant MeKune. Helen and Don left for Wichita. Grace Schoonover will visit ten days. Frank Schantz Ruth Schantz and Carrie Womelsdorf honored Mrs. Womelsdorf’s birthday. Louise called on Ross Van Nostrand. Tappendorf relatives visited.
One in four babies died in 1890 before reaching age one. Now one in twenty infants dies in the first year, reflecting a drop in the birth rate from 40 per 1 000 in 1890 to 16.7 per 1 000 today.
An unusual orchid known as monja blanca or white nun features a center that resembles a nun kneeling in prayer, giving the flower its distinctive appearance.
Instructions advise basting buttonholes before washing to prevent stretching. The tip emphasizes securing the holes by stitching them temporarily.
An open nest system is recommended for every five or six hens in the laying flock. If trap nests are used, provide one trap nest for every three or four hens to ensure adequate nesting access and recording.
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