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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1926

Page

5

Mary Simon and Ralph Thomann Wed at St Marys Riverside

Miss Mary Simon daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Simon and Ralph Thomann were married at St Marys Church Riverside at 8 am Rev B Jacobsmeier officiated and celebrated mass. Attendants were Velma Thomann bridesmaid and Adam Simon best man. The couple will reside on a farm four miles southwest of town.

Riverside St. Marys Church Mary Simon Joseph Simon Ralph Thomann B. Jacobsmeier Mises Velma Omann Adam Simon St. Mary's School the Broom Albert Thomann St. Marys School Here

Local Happenings and Births From New Haven

New Haven May 3. Mrs Dora McKinstry and son Orville return to Oklahoma after being summoned by John McKinstry s death. Bill Chemelar arrives from Oklahoma to visit sister Emma McKinstry and may stay the summer. Walter Sheets and daughter Caroline visit Frank Smith s wife. Merle Stattler and wife welcome a 10 1 2 pound son born May 4. Grace cheers the birth. Virgil Butts family settle near Ojibwa Wisconsin after a long road trip with 200 miles of bad roads.

Dora McKinstry Orville Oklahoma John McKinstry Bill Chemelar Emma McKinestry le May Walter Sheets Caroline Frank Smith Merle Stattler Little Grace Merle Virgil Butts Ojibwa Wisconsin

Yes, Yes Some People Are Like Blotters

A compact aphorism notes that some individuals reflect life backward, mirroring events in reverse. The quip likens how certain people absorb and misread happenings, suggesting a flawed memory or skewed perspective.

Delinquent Motor Vehicle List in Washington County

The Washington County Iowa delinquent motor vehicle list dated May 5 1926 shows unpaid assessments for registered vehicles within the state and county records. It lists owners, plate numbers, and amounts due as of that date.

State Iowa Washington Mamel Shearer Washington County Mame FE. Shearer

Abraham Rescues Lot and Melchizedek Lesson

Lesson for May 9 centers on Genesis 14 1 24 and Romans 8 37 with Abraham rescuing Lot from danger and refusing Sodomite gifts. It highlights Lot's misjudgments and Abraham's courage generosity and faith in God while noting Melchizedek as a type of Christ and warning ministers against worldly financial aid.

Abraham Lot Jordan Valley Sodeum Sodom Ministry of Melchizedek Righteousness Salem Christ A. T. Pierson

Local Social News From Red Brick Area

Miss Ar line Flynn visited at the Flynn home over Saturday. Irene Wasner Elsie Was ner Marie Wenger Bessie Wenger Dorothy Babb Mable Sayre and Mr Howard Sayre attended the Corner on the Campus at their school Thursday evening. Alexander Gevack and Sherm Gault arrived from Davenport Saturday evening and visited the Gault home. Helena Shafer arrived from Deep River to spend the summer with grandparents Fr N Rouse and Mrs. N Rouse. Dorothy Bruty spent Sunday with friends near Keota. Mable Sayre spent Sunday with her parents Fred and Mrs Sayre. Camp Fire Girls hiked to the Wilson home Saturday afternoon.

Red Brick Arline Flynn MM. M. Flynn Irene Elsie Wasner Marie Bessie Wenger Dorothy Babb Mable Sayre Howard Sayre Pigy Echool Alexander Gevack Sherm Gault Daven Port Rob Gault Helena Shafer Deep River Fr. N. Rouse Dorothy Bruty Keota Mias Fred Sayre Camp Fire Co. R. Wilson

Riverside May Society Notes

Riverside residents report Mrs. E E Blythe Inez Rose and Edward Mannion visiting Boones for several days with Mia Blythe's parents Mr and Mrs EB Duke Eva Heitgman returns from Iowa City after weeks with her sister Bertha Heitzgman Sister Mary Ressensa and Sister Mary Vincenting of Dubuque also noted in the column

Riverside May EE. Blythe Inez Rose Edward Mannion Boones Mia Blythe Duke Eva Heitgman Iowa City Bertha Heitzgman Mary Ressensa Mary Vincenting Dubuque

Local Family News and Visits Across Town

Sunday visits connect residents of Iowa City and nearby households. Families including the Fra tier, Colbert, Rumel hart, Armpruster, Hahn, and Thelyis share greetings and welcome relatives at various homes this weekend.

Washington Germs and Birth Notices Highlight Local Visitations

May 4 local column notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ruebeam and family at Frank Kephart home on Sunday April 28. Mrs. John McCall visited Chas Kephart and Ed Simmering home on Sunday April 25. A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. John Wheelan on Monday May 5. Clyde Lampert welcomes a baby girl.

Iowa City Mary Donyenk Henry Fratier Mary Waashington Rishard Schnoebelen Ed Colbert Towa City Frank Rumelhart Frank Armpruster Albert Hahn Davabter Thelyis Washington Arthur Ruebeam Frank Kephart John McCall Chas Kephart Ed Simmering John Wheelan Helen Hazel Simmering Robert Kephart Mra Clyde Lampert

Local Farm Actions Reported On Sunday and Monday

Veo and Mrs. Ed Simmering visited Sunday at the John Simmeng Sr. home. Charles Kephart and Ed Simmering sold hogs to Charlie Thomas of Washington. Jim Tiveoke bought a new Fordson tractor. Jim Trooks plows for Frank Kephart with his tractors.

Veo Ed Simmering John Simmeng Sr Charles Kephart Charlie Thomas Washington Jim Tiveoke Jim Trooks Frank Kephart

Dayton Grove News Highlights and Social Visits

May day notes list members absent due to illness and several local residents visiting relatives in Washington and Des Moines. Social events include West Chester junior senior banquet, a senior play, and multiple families visiting Geo Ferguson and Will Embree homes over the weekend.

Dayton Grove Sewelab Audevada Lckness Mra John Mayer Mies Jennie Luete Strum Washington EF. Linemaster Davghters Marvelle Sohala Carl Singmaster Des Moines G. K. Hartman Edna Mae Geo. Ferguson's West Chester Thoreday George Mayer Will Embree Mere. Oliver Rife Disney

Community notes on visits and local deaths in West Chester

Miss Florence Scott visited West Chester on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A F Knotts visited the Henderson home on Sunday. The community mourns the deaths of Mr William Mayer and Miss Hattie Reighard. families receive heartfelt sympathy from neighbors.

Florence Scott West Chester A. FE. Knotts Henderson Home Suneday P. M Wm. Mayer Hattie Reighard

Mackintosh Inventor Charles Mackintosh Named

The waterproof fabric Mackintosh was invented by Charles Mackintosh, a Scottish inventor. The 1820s period notes his work and the development of a hydrorepellent textile using a hot blast process for iron conversion.

Charles Mackintosh Mackintosh

No Chance There Frainine Styles Change

The fragment hints at repeated changes and cursing toward a subject named Lievelester Sramnion, reflecting a contentious habit or behavior pattern discussed in the source. No clear events, dates, or actions are specified beyond the general sense of conflict and altercation.

Our Punishment Seeds Sown With Sin Quote

The line states Hesiod warns that punishment follows sin, implying moral cause and effect. The aphorism reflects ancient ethical thought linking actions to consequences.

Hesiod

Tears 'ears are often the telescope through which men see far into heaven

A reflective line notes how tears function as a means for men to glimpse spiritual realms, suggesting sorrow illuminates higher truths and invokes a contemplative view of heaven.

Heaven

Prayer for Inner Beauty Echoes in Ancient Text

A devotional line invokes a prayer to God asking for inner beauty. The request centers on spiritual transformation rather than outward appearance, reflecting piety and humility in a religious meditation.

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