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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1929
Page
7
The notes detail student activities from choir and band rehearsals to senior play plans and intelligence tests. It lists cabinet members for the Girl Reserves, contest entries, chorus selections, and upcoming performances. Also included are oblique references to graduates chosen for all state chorus and a Senate memorial for the late L Hogne with biographical highlights.
Memorial service held in the Iowa Senate honors late Senator E L Hogue. Officials including Senator Rennet of Monona County and Senator Shinn of Woodbine deliver tributes. Senator Bennett chairs the resolutions committee and reads a detailed report praising Hogue’s public service and charitable nature.
Franklin-Madison Orrhaw resolved misfortunes come singly after a Thursday evening accident injuring his right shoulder and leading to the loss of his left arm above the elbow. He is progressing well with support from Miss Leeper and her pupils. Local students prepared for state exams at Franklin Center school next Friday. Community members hosted gatherings at the Embree and Rawarde families homes. Sunday visitors included the Lindenmeyer and Meeks households, with several local residents spending time with Omar and Durst Meeks.
Brighton April notes report Ethan Helmlek correspondent notes on local events. Don Smith returns from hospital after mastoid operation, rests better after Sunday. Maurice Gowey family welcomes a new son at Washington Hospital. Coach Kenneth Koch to move into Dave Kilgore property, recently purchased by Addie Brinton. Frank Weidner rents Heyde property near the M. St. I. depot and will move soon. Dave Kilgore of Washington visiting Brighton. Ray Conrad and son Richard visit Ad McCarty home. Dave Wentworth and son Harry plan moves to farm north of town. Bard Latrobe, Latrobe Ste, Lillie Larsen and Chariton friend visit Minnie Larsen, a local teacher. WW Jamison drives to Mt Pleasant after Mrs. Jamison and Barbra Lee visit O’Neill home. Le Bland visits home folks at Fairfield.
A sermon recounts the discovery of the Book of the Law during temple restoration. King Josiah reads it aloud. clergy and Levites assist as the people repent. The prophetess Huldah confirms curses, calls for penitence, and the king vows obedience to Yahweh’s commands.
Farmers show interest in weather and farm legislation at Eureka Methodist church meeting May. Condolences sent for Rev W L Clapp’s mother of Fairfield. Roads described as good with light mud on gravel stretches near Katona. Local notes include visits by Lester W son Leo, Amanda Petratz, Wilbur Reentioss, and Lucille.
Mrs Anna Springer and children Marion Rob ison of nese Wachinston and the Ralph Robertson family spent San tay at John Robertson's Mr and Mrs B I Senft and son drove to Cedar Rapids Saturday and visited relatives near there return ing home M and Mrs A N Hlowen and Cayton de Curtis Snyder and Clarenew Lyon families were entertained Friday evening at NB West's Mrs Matt Wehr and baby Katy leen Liuellly came home from th ty hospital Sal Mr and Mrs P ildren spent Mor Howard Snyder's Mrs Tom Carris visited on Friday night with relatives in Washington Mr and Mrs Paul Sparks visited Sunday at Curtis Snyders Mr and Mrs J Wo Van Dyk r eturned to Glenn Little's Saturday fter spending the week at Burlington and with relatives at Washington
The fragment records a regular meeting schedule for Loages Washington Chapter No 8 and Damase 3 of J and other lodge items with secretary names, plus a long list of Golden State Limited and related rail passenger services with arrival and departure times and station notes, then ends with banking and legal notices. The readable items show lodge activities, officer titles, and a dense railway timetable with multiple train numbers and daily patterns.
Carty Saptematon attends Little's Monday evening gathering described in fragmentary OCR text. The item notes attendance and timing, with limited additional context or detail available.
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