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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1946
Page
3
A Tuesday service marked Rev. T. E. White’s ordination as minister and installation as pastor of the Presbyterian church. A large crowd attended afternoon meetings and the evening service, with women serving lunch and dinner and neighbors welcoming the Whites as part of the community.
An Ainsworth woman who spent her life in or near Ainsworth died Tuesday morning. She lived with her niece, Mrs. J B Pressly.
A miscellany of small-town items: Becky Sanford dies at 84 after a brief illness. Walter Brown named scale inspector across 31 counties. Boyd Berdo recovering after major operation. junior high gym project funded by 45 000 federal grant but stalled for funds. Judge Dewey and wife back from Florida with sister Mabel Dewey Brooking’s sudden death. Mac Morgan overcomes gas exposure. Ralph Shannon home from Minnesota trip. Charles George undergoes major operation. Mrs Ralph Scott shoots a red fox southeast of town. El Dorado hotel remodeling to become The Home Hotel. John Fisher joins McRoberts Morhan in Peoria after Chicago law degree. Boy Scouts clear Central Park debris. Beulah Davis plans two-month Petrograd stage engagement after Bucharest study.
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Klein plan to move to Missouri where he will become pastor of the St Aal Evangelical Church. He resigns at Washington and Valley after serving six years since returning from the theological seminary.
Henry Parkinson a Civil War soldier and well known town figure died March 9 1926 at age 85. He was an uncle of Mrs. Leigh Wallace and remembered as a quaint interesting character.
Friends greeted W. P. Wells on the street after a severe illness. He is gaining strength rapidly and shows a remarkable recovery.
Washington item notes Sam Hall a respected gardener from North Carolina who arrived in 1864 and remains cheerful despite severe illness. It contrasts his dignity with the broader colored community issue and cites his and Wesley Moore’s migration as exemplary.
A humorous collection of aphorisms notes sharp wits that avoid talky bragging. It jokes about noon fires, sleepy doctors, hair fixes, aging choices, church sextons, corn doctors, and the charm of fighters over self styled peacemakers, ending with a disdain for women in sweaters.
Former Crawfordsville resident and lifelong farmer dies at 79 in Fort Dodge hospital after sixteen months illness. He lived near West Chester. once ran a meat market in the county. Also notes a Wayland lumber yard owner’s death by his own hand, age over fifty. His wife is mentioned.
The body of Hiram Toms a civil war veteran who wandered from his daughter's Riverside home two weeks ago was discovered beside the river. Officials say he was mentally unbalanced and appeared to have chosen the riverbank as a resting place at night.
A formerly named Helen Morehouse died 18 years ago and is survived by six children.
Staff Sgt Harold R Dawson, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Daw, who was listed as missing in action on October 9 1944 after a mission to China, has been officially declared dead. He was 23 at the time.
The community notes admissions births and discharges across Wellman Kalona Brighton and Ainsworth. New arrivals include a daughter born to Dr and Mrs Duane Foriash and a son to Mr. and Mrs Marvin Boone both reported with times and addresses. Discharges list several patients including Mrs Walter Rergier and Mrs Millie Lingo with medical and x ray details.
A compact roundup notes Pvt Lester W Meyer in Camp Crowder Missouri. weddings, anniversaries and moves including Dorothy Livesay and Everette Chorpening. 72 votes cast in a local school election. new Plymouth on display. Dr L B Eicher opens a dental office. divorce granted Clara Mondia vs Anthony Mondia. Red Cross and club activities. marriages of Pearl Amlong and T Sgt Charles Whetstine. and community events at churches and lodges with local officials and residents named.
Don Minick will be discharged and back about April first. Kenneth Blecha returns December seventh to the money order department until Nels Westermark comes back about May first. George Masson Jr and Triv Jones will join the payroll March sixteenth. Fred Speed resumes as store manager at A and P. Forrest Walker of Marion seeks the Democratic nod for Iowa House. Crawfordsville basketball meets St Marys Iowa City Saturday. Sharon loses to Washington Y basketball 34 to 29 Thursday.
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