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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1945
Page
2
The Journal lists 175 discharged service members registered with the county recorder. Entries include name, address, rank, induction and discharge dates, campaigns, awards, and notes on campaign participation. Names include Shaffer Wendell L and Sorrell Robert S with multiple campaigns and honors.
Weekend travelers recount a Griggs family reunion in Sunset park. Guests include Ms Pearl Mackey of Milton Iowa Ms Lester Ragsdale of Indianapolis and their son Russell plus Randall Griggs of Hancock Iowa.
War updates from Liuchow to Okinawa describe renewed airfield attacks and heavy Burma rains, with Japanese claims of American fleet activity near Kerama, and record Pacific raids. The Column then lists local visits, family reunions, service members, and community notices from Columbus City and surrounding areas.
Genesa Payne and Mrs. C J Rohrer visited Des Moines where her husband is receiving care at the Veterans hospital. He responds well to treatments and hopes to return home soon to enjoy friends and cards. Also noted is a short list of June and July stamp validity and a Pony contest tour date in Washington.
President Truman plans to address the United Nations closing session and congratulate Admiral Nimitz who visited the Fairmont hotel suite. He also met Field Marshal Smuts and South Africa's prime minister and scheduled a noon reception for the San Francisco citizens committee before attending the conference.
Nancy Sue Wollrab and Carol Jane Fisher celebrated their fourth birthdays yesterday as guests of honor at a Sunday dinner hosted by Nancy Sue’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wollrab. Two cakes with four candles framed a quiet family gathering.
Notices list meetings and social events for Pythian Sisters V F W Post and Auxiliary Damascus Shrine Rosemary club Bethel Missionary society Country club Women of Country club Grace Hill Ladies Aid Homemakers club Snowball Social Navajo club Sunset park community social Pleasant Hill church Fleur de Lis club J W Baker W R C West Chester O E S K P hall Friendly Bible class Sunset park Rebekah women I O C F hall W C T U Rural Women’s club Pansy Hill club Kolah club Friday Women’s Council of Christian church.
Lorene Anderson bride elect was honored at a pre nuptial party hosted by Betty Colthurst at Woodlawn Farm near Ainsworth. She will wed R Dean Cox of the Army Air Corps Sunday July 1 at the Presbyterian church. The party featured bridal games and a parasol gift table with pink and white decor and rice.
Dismissed today were Edgar Bandy of Keota Mrs Merle Edwards and son Gerald Lee 311 North Avenue C Phyllis Bean of Ainsworth. Appendectomies performed this morning included Dale and Paul Rotzinger Keota route one Thomas Michael Cantoni route two Beverly Ann McClelland Brighton Dixie Deaton Iowa City La Verne Weaver Keota Christina Sehlebach Kalona.
In Columbus Junction a union daily vacation Bible school will be held in the grade school building from June 22 to 29 with sessions at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm. All community children are invited. John H. Alruth observed his 21st birthday June 21. Mrs Myers, Louisa, chairs the clothing drive for United Nations Relief, reporting 3 500 pounds of good used clothing collected locally.
The ship’s officer injured in Germany on September 19, 1944 is now a patient at Schick hospital in Clinton. H. C. Dunham, chief electrician’s mate, has been honorably discharged. He and his wife will reside in Dearborn, Michigan.
Anna Marie Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Anderson, marked her eighth birthday yesterday with family and friends in a small celebration at home.
Mr and Mrs Allen Chance observe their 26th wedding anniversary today. Mr and Mrs Leigh W Soule of Dayton Ohio celebrate their 27th. Mr and Mrs Martin Brown observe their 15th, Mr and Mrs Alvin V Jones their second, and the 239th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs M C DeLong.
Norma Jean Krotz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs LeRoy Krotz, Riverside, is reported as born today.
Observers note birthdays today for Virginia B. Wright Walter KE Smith Allen Atkinson Mrs Charles Clark Mrs G A children of Burlington Mrs Elmer Graber Douglis community Roger McKeown Miriam Ashby Mrs Alice Easter Patty Sheetz daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Sheetz.
Barbara Kay Bishop turns five as the Bishop family notes her birthday. Caroline Jean Kallaus, Bruce Wayne Gipple, Mary Jo Mann, Phyllis Ann Nicholson, Dennis Oran Nicola, and Edward Rees Winga observe milestone ages in family notices from Columbus Junction Richland River side and surrounding communities.
County extension home economist Ruth Foster argues shallow cultivation is superior to deep tillage. She says shallow hoe work loosens only the top half inch, uproots germinating weeds, and preserves subsoil moisture and feeder roots for better yields. Use light, pronged cultivators and avoid hoeing small plants.
Mrs Zola Russell of San Francisco California arrived last week and will stay until August first visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J B Walker and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Lewison hosted a family Sunday honoring four births with a bountiful cooperative meal at noon. Guests included Marie Anderson age 8 and Eugene Anderson age 1 with June 26 birthdays, plus Beverly Abderss who will observe her third bid July 6.
A Presbyterian morning meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning at the church.
Mrs C H Woodsang ter Zilpha has moved to Washington and lives in an apartment at the Joe Melinski residence on Jefferson Street. Mrs Woot teaches at Lincoln School this year.
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