Noble Items by Vernon W Frey
Noble items from the June 26 column note Mrs. Margaret Witting accompanying Mr.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
6
Noble items from the June 26 column note Mrs. Margaret Witting accompanying Mr.
Funeral home located next to the library at 116 118 East Main Street with telephone listed as 95.
East Side Square business ad for Lemmon John W. Lemmon offering visual training services and eyewear fittings.
A roster lists county officials led by County Attorney John Owen and County Auditor Stan Kiesey, plus County Clerk R. R. Noonan, Engineer W. P. Rawn, Welfare Director Mrs. Payne, Recorder Mrs. Harriet Coulter, Sheriff Harold Putnam, Treasurer W. E. Howell, Supt. of Schools Lester B. Krabill, Coroner Dr. W. S. Kyle, and Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley. It also names Washington Independent School District leaders Superintendent M. M. ScDell, Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy, and School Board members Marion George C. Weldin Richard A. Stewart Henry B. Bailey B. F. Bostwick Jr. Harry Ramseyer, along with Washington Lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. officers Merle R. Green W. M. and secretary W. Yard.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Currier and family moved to Wisconsin last week where they purchased a farm and will take possession on March 1, 1947. Mt Pleasant residents Allen Goff Ed Eicher and L H Rinner from Washington visited Kenneth Goff home on Sunday afternoon.
Timetables list westbound and eastbound train numbers with departure and arrival times, station stops, and closest alternates. Bus routes from Washington to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy and other cities include departure times and depot pickup details.
Mrs Shockly and children visited Mt Pleasant after staying at the Golf home. Allen with wife joined them for a several day visit. D W Widmer and Otto Frey attended a Bankers banquet at Parrish hall Swedesburg Thursday evening. Lena Stewart of Washington visited her sister Mrs Raymond Rich and family. State Leadership Training school attendees at Oskaloosa reported to Eicher church. Orlin Frey spoke on Mennonite Basic Doctrines. Mrs D W Nebel and Billy and Mrs James Stoopes of Washington helped pick and can cherries at Sam Nebel’s. Mr and Mrs Orie Beese and family visited Clayton Nebel. Sam Nafsinger Frieda Ligibel of Wauseon overnighted at Otto Frey’s. enroute home after southern states trip. Glen Roth and sons with Allen and Clayton Nebel attended Maynard Widmer and Glenn Graber’s two week camping trip. Sam Nebel visited his ill brother Joe south of Wayland. Joe Offutt of Chicago and Joe Wittmer of Wayland called at Otto Frey’s Friday.
Crawfordsville June 26 Rev C W Cochran died at his Mt Pleasant home after years as a Methodist pastor. Many friends recall his devoted ministry and several locals plan to attend his funeral. Also noted are relatives visiting and local families traveling for weddings and visits in nearby towns.
Lillian Gish, after more than thirty years away from cinema, stars in Miss Susie Slagle’s at the State Theatre with Veronica Lake Sonny Tufts and Joan Caulfield co starring. Paramount has a five year screen plan for her, and her early life in Springfield Ohio and debut with D W Griffith are noted.
Warnings remind readers to avoid placing lamp cords under rugs as rug wear creates ridges and increases short circuit risk.
In Brighton Iowa on June 26 a large Caterpillar road machine crashed through a bridge over the east fork of Honey Creek and fell into the creek bottom. Driver Chas Carl escaped unharmed. The item is part of a busy local report with several social notes and visits from Washington during the period.
The record notes that soybeans were cultivated in the United States for the first time at Cambridge Mass botanic garden in 1825. This brief item highlights early U.S. agricultural history and the soybean’s introduction to American cultivation.
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