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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1950
Page
6
Mrs Ted Siaman and her daughter Beverly joined Millar family in Cedar Rapids for a weekend visit, with daughter Jouba Millar accompanying them to spend time with relatives.
Mrs Homer Nordyke and W H Cheeseman of Richland visited Mrs Cheese man in the hospital yesterday afternoon at Wachington.
Mrs WH Jones Mrs W S Mcintosh and Mr Ross Severt visited Mrs A J Nichols in hospital yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Russel Chorpening named their baby girl Angelica Rae seven pounds twelve and a half ounces. Mrs Robert McFarland of Ainsworth visited Mrs Robert Lopshire and infant son yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ray Minick named their infant son Joseph Richard weight seven pounds eleven ounces. Mrs Charles Helmick was a bus passenger this morning.
Members of the Christian church missionary society in Kalona re-elected officers for the coming year. Mrs. Miller remains president, with Mrs. Don Miller as president, Mrs. O. L. Rogers vice president, Mrs. F. L. Strickler secretary, and Mrs. F. E. Skola treasurer. An all day work meeting is planned for Tuesday May 9 at Mrs. R. H. Peterseim home. After the devotional program, Mrs. Edwin Morgan was presented a gift as she will soon leave Kalona.
Mrs Merle Howsare hosted the Pilotburg Ladies Aid society gathering on Thursday afternoon with Mrs Nina Flynn leading devotions and Mrs Clyde Crile presiding over a business session. Fourteen members answered roll call with a tribute to mother. A May 27 Kalona food sale was planned and refreshments followed. Mrs Ervin Bomber attended. June hostess to be announced.
Fort Lewis troops resumed the search at the vast reservation for a three year old boy, son of an army sergeant, missing about 40 hours and possibly kidnapped. Heape urged the state patrol to issue an alert as a dog that accompanied the boy did not return.
Washington Demons claim Class B track crown at Fort Madison relays with 37 points led by clean sweeps in sprint relays and top finishes in the 100 and 440 and 880 relays. Burlington wins Class A with 61 1/2 points and Ottumwa third while two wind affected marks fail recognition.
At the hospital today Mrs. A. J. Nichols and Mrs. Carl Jarrard were discharged. Also noted is the patient Well man, with Washington listed as the location.
The Broadway Limited engineer Hart was seriously injured when a derailed freight car swung onto the all-pullman express at Duncannon Pennsylvania. The freight crew warned the limited by telephone but the collision occurred as the trains moved on parallel main tracks 18 miles west of Harrisburg.
Four freight cars derailed at the front of the train after brakes allegedly failed on the Susquehanna River run. Engineer W C Senior of Altoona Pa suffered a fractured leg and was hospitalized at Harrisburg. No passenger cars derailed though a mail car and three Pullmans were damaged and windows shattered.
The Afternoon division of the WMS at the U. P. church met with Mrs. A. Hawthorne. Mrs. Walter Kyle was appointed delegate to the Women's General Missionary society convention at Oxford Ohio in June. Mrs. Harry Davis led devotions and Mrs. Kyle presided over the prayer cycle.
Mrs. D. A. Ricketts arrived today to visit her son in law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson with family Mrs. J. T. Greenfield and daughter Sandra were passengers from Cedar Rapids to spend the day on business.
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