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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
7
Neighboring town notes describe visits and illnesses. farm activity and crops. cattle shipments. a funeral. local travel to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. a farm accident and a hospital surgery. new hires and resignations. a well drilling success. a birthday celebration. heavy rains improving corn. and preparations for upcoming harvest.
Valley Valley June 28 social items list visits and friendly calls. Florence Sheets and baby Richard with Miss Blanche Conrad visited. EF L Breitenbach and family spent time at Ralph home. Louie Sheets’ girl’s event noted near Ole. Myrtle and George Frank with other neighbors cafe. Andy Sheetz bought a new Dodge. Irma Black visiting grandparents near Richland. various family calls at Conrad Wallace Givens homes.
Long column of social items from New Haven detailing visits by Miss Ruby Skipton of West Chester and Mrs. Florence Smith among others, family movements, a funeral for Lois Rankin near Dub lin, a canceled Sunset Park picnic due to rain, and local farming notes on corn, hay, and oats.
Will Mefiride shelled about 4000 bushels of corn for parties near Verdi on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Guy McCall and baby stayed with relatives in Washington last week. Several locals visited Iowa City and Washington, including the Staffords and Easter families. The Home Lumber Co plans a new shed and office. Hog sales to Washington buyers occurred, with John Reeves, Will Stafford, and Kyle involved. Weather rain disrupted travel leaving many stranded in Washington Saturday night.
In 1913 he entered a Highland Park college program in Des Moines and later served as chief electrician on a U boat submarine. He worked with Clarence Young at a Ft. Madison service station and kept rooms at 1825 Des Moines Street, planning to be home after July 15. Many friends extend best wishes for happiness.
Notice shows the Ainsworth Telephone Company in Ainsworth Iowa dissolving by unanimous stockholder vote at its April 29 1921 meeting held at the office in Ainsworth Washington County Iowa. Witness dated April 29 1921 with officer signatures.
Dissolution of Farmers Union Exchange of Washington Iowa approved June 9 1921 by unanimous vote of stockholders in Washington County Iowa. Officers witnessed dissolution and termination of the corporation as of June 9 1921 with signatures of President W J Todd and Secretary Charles Wm Jackson.
Roy Moothart of Des Moines spent last week with relatives in this neighborhood. John Shebeck and children visited Sunday at the Fort Kephart home. Ed Chalupa and baby visited Sunday at Silas Caldwell home. Roy Kephart and children visited the Cal Been blossom home. Rev. B W Pettit was entertained at the Charley Kephart home Saturday and Sunday. A doctor was called Sunday night to see Mrs Siles Caldwell who is on the sick list. Karl and Roy Kephart sold cattle to Eli Jackson Monday. Mrs Bryan Swift and little son Bernard spent Wednesday at the Will Caldwell home. Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker and Mrs Alice Hesseltine and children spent Monday at the Earl Kephart.
Emma Bennett and Ela Proudfit visited Washington guests. Rev J A McDon ff id and son from Youngstown Ohio stayed overnight with Henderson and Mery McCall. A child near Hull farm suffered pig bite injuries but expected to recover. Chautauqua opened with Serenaders Glee Club performing choruses solos duets and a cornet solo with piano. Doris McNeill plans nurse training in Des Moines. J Lease and Grace Ham i wed at Washington parsonage. witnesses were James Welch and Floyd Hamil. The couple to Des Moines for a few days, Grace a local high school graduate.
In county churches Sunday school starts at 10:00 with services at 11:00 led by Pastor Carl W. Klein. All attendees are invited to worship and feel inspired by the message.
Two year old Archie Hanna of Woden is hospitalized in Mason City after a lawnmower accident. He was playing with a friend when he ran into the mower as his father Ole Hanna mowed the lawn. Doctors fear possible amputation of the right leg, though hope persists for saving it. The left leg is cut but not bone-injured. The boy remains weak from blood loss as his father stays at his side.
A young girl Margery misreports a telephone number after overhearing a visit to a friend. The elder sister overhears Margery insisting she dialed the number correctly and references a misread “number 1 bad Thursday” amid a mix of confusion and insistence.
Food for pugilists joke notes a bill of fare mislabeling where stewed uppercuts were served as stewed capricots. The correspondent remarks on the mix up and the curious menu wording.
In Columbus Junction on June 30 authorities confiscated about 7636 pounds of stock remedy owned by J A Hanft. The remedy, condemned two years earlier, was stored in a local warehouse and not yet paid for. Marshal Grey of Keokuk and food inspector John Lynch led the seizure with plans to destroy if no defense is offered.
Weston's church choir members were given nine month sentences by Mayor Harrison after being found guilty of disturbing the peace by giving concerts in the streets after curfew. Each offender must attend church each Sunday during the sentence.
Fragmentary quotation declares a battle of truth and mercy with a heroic figure. The text references a blondes victory and mentions Hetace Hoshueth as the likely author or speaker in a stylized wartime moralizing voice.
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