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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
7
Washington County news notes Mrs Ed Lins hosted the Home Missionary society annual picnic with guests from Washington Wellman and West Chester societies. Jubilee singers performed aiding the local school. Residents report rain refreshing fields despite chinch bugs and phone service outages lingered during repairs.
The Woman's club closed its year with a family picnic at Mr. and Mrs Wim Cotter’s country home. The Poinsetta clan plans an annual picnic on the school grounds. Cora Stewart Smith, now in Salem Oregon, visits old friends here. Local residents Chas Cruz family visit Hal Figgins and C. A. Neville. An inch of rain improves crops as chinch bugs are fought. Cherry and berry crops do well, raspberries benefit. Bill Deutsch trucks cattle to Chicago. Grandma Allen celebrated her 18th birthday with relatives. Dr. R. G. Swinney updates their home. Lem Horning and son Rex visit Chas Horning. Lem ill but to return home soon.
Carl Amrine and Dave Baldosier plus Roy Eshelman transacted business in Fairfield. The Baldosier family visited at Dave Baldosier’s home. Mrs. Dale Craft left Jefferson County hospital after kidney stone treatment. Funeral of Mrs. Gus Kelley held at Stockport Methodist Church. Andrew Zihlman started threshing wheat. Marion Jarrard visiting Elmer Reshley in Washington. Farmers cope with grain, hay, corn tasks while fighting chinch bugs.
Amid ongoing field work against pests farmers worry over corn harvest prospects as weather and bugs threaten crops. Marie Graff assists Mrs. Andrew Zihlman in a kittenball game between Germanville and Coppock on Glen Shafer farm ends 7 to 6 in favor of Germanville with listed lineups.
Dont Need Post Office Good News Bay Alaska lies 80 miles from the nearest post office. The town relies on platinum mining as its chief industry and seeks better postal access for residents and businesses.
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