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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1933
Page
6
William Darbyshire Jr. of Rockwell City spent the weekend with his parents. Joyce Ann Dunn of Lisbon is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sizer. Joyce Ann is the four year old daughter of Mrs. Sizer's sister.
Rex Benz family from Oskaloosa visited his mother Mrs. Mary Benz. Don Benz returned from the University of Iowa. Berne Enslin, Mary Catherine Widmer, Marie Moothart, Mary Welch, and Boneta Larby spent the weekend in or near Des Moines. The Ramseyers from Oskaloosa visited the Twinams. Floyd Blankenhorn and son Donald from Crawfordsville were guests of the Yard family. W A Cherry recovering from a light stroke at his daughter's home. Mrs Luella Patton served as nurse. Dorothy Kos returned from Le Mars.
Reade McCrory was elected president of the Lions club, taking the helm for the upcoming term. Members praised his leadership and community service plans.
Washington high school announces a Wednesday program March 22 featuring Maude's Mother-in-Law The Gift and The Far Away Princess with casts listed. A sextet and vocal solos by Helen Melinski Virginia Davis and others accompany the show. Tickets 25 cents with 15 cent student admit. Also DeMolay state tournament pairings set Washington opens vs Audubon with rounds through Saturday and a banquet and trophies planned.
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at the residence in West Chester for K Statler with Rev M LeFever leading the service and a male quartet providing music. Pallbearers included Fred Hauer Frank Hows Carrell Willits Mile De Long Joan Hough and Pat Hoover. The Knights of Pythias lodge of West Chester attended in a body and performed their ritual at the home instead of at Kim Grove cemetery as planned.
Wayland correspondent reports William Kurtz died at Washington Co hospital. Mrs Marie Fjelland visited from Washington state. return planned by May 1. Mrs Herntee Shroll suffered crushed toes when a log trapped her foot during field work. Ford Fisher hosted a 30th birthday dinner for son William with guests from Washington and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Hold Wicher and son Lanvern joined others shopping in Cedar Rapids. Juniors and sophomores held a hard time party.
A petition signed by former governors, a bishop, judges, preachers, and social workers prompts a March 27 and 28 dry meeting in Ewing to plan a last-ditch fight against repeal efforts. Endorsed by WCTU, anti-saloon groups, women’s clubs, and others, the drive mobilizes Iowa's dry forces amid new beer bills in the legislature.
Iowa legislators prepare for decisive votes on tax revision bills including Beatty Bennett and Beardsley proposals. Conference committee aims at about 20 percent reduction from 1930 levies while ongoing hearings consider state county and municipal salary cuts and competing appropriation bills. The Senate plans to review pay reductions for public employees as factions clash over district court judges' salaries.
Mrs. Etta Buxbaum hosted a Wednesday Study Club tea with musical offerings by Mrs. Donis Cherryholmes and Mrs. Hughbour Vaper plus Wilma Wooley Ruth Barnes and Manda Davis. Guests included Mrs. Moorheade from Springdale and Mr Harlow Engel of Brighton a note of thanks to friends for remembrances follows.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Meekers of Marengo spent the weekend visiting relatives due to Mrs Meekers grandmother Mrs BE C Spera being seriously ill. Mrs Spera is cared for at her daughter Mrs W L Bible’s home with another daughter Mrs A Weaver and her granddaughter Miss Hazel Weaver from Wichita Kansas also visiting. Colette Te Bockhorst joins Oetjen Bros seed store as a new clerk and J K Dunn and sons William and James of Wyman were in town on business.
Residents noted a centenarian receiving 104 cards and two angel food cakes baked by Mrs. Stites and Mrs. J. H. Jones as a long illness persisted. Funeral attendees for Richard Hughes included Rev. and Mrs. Wenger and numerous local families. A Davenport auto crash injured Doris Long Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long, after a collision caused by a passing car.
Mr and Mrs E R Butterworth and children of Ainsworth visited Washington Saturday. Talma Clark and Adria Lease of Crawfordsville shopped here. Miss Edna Mercer and Lucy Stahl spent the weekend in Des Moines. Mrs Merle Twinam of Crawfordsville shopped here Saturday. Mr and Mrs Joe Jenson of Crawfordsville were in Washington on business Saturday. Ralph Tracy of Brighton was a business visitor here Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harold Ross and son Russell of Wellman were here. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Carris and daughters Margaret Jane and Gertrude from Corydon visited Carris parents and friends.
Local residents report visitors and travel details. Mr and Mrs Clint Rhea and son Gerald from Crawfordsville shopped Saturday. Mrs J L Siegle and two children from Chicago stayed visiting Laura Longwell and Frank Longwell. Frank Willey and Mrs Henry Orris in LA reported no injuries from an earthquake affecting Frank Willey’s drug store. Ed Sorrel returned from Kirksville with Vaughn Smith of Ainsworth. Dorothy and Mildred Mason came home from Rock Island Business College for the weekend. Mrs Dave Edwards of Ames visited W M Montgomery eastern town limits. Mrs Walter Rukgaber and Les Gilmore of Rukgaber Hardware were in Winfield on business.
Mrs FEBE Stutsman hosted a late Saturday tea at her home to raise funds for an Easter offering. About thirty to thirty five attendees enjoyed a program, scripture reading, a missionary play, and musical numbers by a violin quartet and a piano piece, amid rainy weather.
A men s club of the Methodist church plans a father and son banquet within the next two weeks. The M E Epworth League is preparing a religious drama His Cross to be given April 9. Auctioneer v Macon Washington lews phone 251 Red. A group meeting of Washington county Methodist pastors will be held in Welman on Tuesday. Eben Davis of Crawfordsville shopped here Saturday. Dan Peters of Brighton was here on business Saturday.
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