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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
7
Community briefs from Washington County cover local happenings and notices across neighborhoods. Readers find short items on events, meetings, and changes affecting residents, with a focus on nearby towns and civic life.
Ainsworth notices list residents and visitors including Mrs. W. H. McConnell of Chicago visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. Chihak. Chas. Laird and wife from Des Moines visit Laird parents. Mrs. Mary Breed leaves for Davenport to visit her nephew Robert West. Local youths Bryan Miller and Granville Love plan to enlist in Des Moines and Chicago respectively, with Love aiming for marines or aviation. Also noted are decoration day committee corrections, Boy Scout activities, and Friday to Muscatine class photo session for the graduating class including Misses Ross Evans Saminger Richards Krusart Chi Nichols ill Lillian Vera Simpson Noffsinger and staff.
Crawfordsville notes a Sabbath service in honor of Mothers Day with a lavender fragrant church, a program directed by Mrs Hayley and helpers including prayers, responsive reading and multiple recitations and songs by children and the Sabbath School. Visitors from Washington and Fairfield are mentioned along with local departures and arrivals.
A reception is held at the U P church tonight honoring Glenn Duncan as he prepares to leave Tuesday for Des Moines to enter the radio service of Uncle Sam. Address by Rev P H Hayley on the subject Mother. Closing number by the congregation.
Rev. Frank Galo way of Des Moines spoke on prohibition as a war measure during a patriotic Sunday address at the Clay church. E. B. Bennett of Rubio finished carpentry at R. 38 Woodford’s. Mothers Day services included a solo and chorus “I’ll Wear a White Flower For You Mother Dear.” Ethel Reed is the sole high school graduate. eighth graders named Carroll Morgan John Robinson Mildred Woodford Phyllis Woodford.
Mrs. Lloyd Walker and baby came home from the hospital last week. Ruth Carlson returned to her Brighton area home after a week with Ernest Carlson. Blanche Horn visited with Mrs. Vincent Merek for several days. Arthur Rynearson and children visited Walter Brown Saturday afternoon. Ernest Carlson and Milo Shalla were Sunday visitors at L. H. Rinner’s near Wayland.
Stringtown school closed for summer vacation with teacher Miss Nettie Witting and pupils enjoying flower hunting. Local farmers plant corn. families note visits and travel. Miss Luella Nickolaus marries Sergt Perry Matthews of Mt Union on May 6 at Mt Pleasant. The groom serves in the regular army at Camp Meade Maryland.
A fairly large crowd gathered Sunday in town to hear the band in the season's first open air concert. Eighth grade pupils, led by Miss Besse Kiefer, enjoyed a trip Saturday to Iowa City. Blanche Spevacek suffers a bad case of the measles.
Richmond May 13 reports show all six eighth grade pupils passed their exams with high praise. local residents note a fine day for events including a Red Cross benefit and a dance, while the graduation exams approach May 25 in Washing ton at the old Methodist church.
In Crawfordsville on May 14 Mr and Mrs Joe Moorehead traveled to Martinsburg to visit the Frank McCoy and Will Craig homes. Miss Bertha McElroy returned from Monmouth where she studied music. Miss Ruth Bailey leaves for Ames for a week's work before starting as a domestic science demonstrator. Louise Wiedeman arrives to take her place. A reception at the United Presbyterian church honored Glenn Duncan as he departs for Des Moines to join the radio service. The Junior class presented a comfort kit and refreshments. Will Van Sant died at his Wayland home.
A man reached his friends here about 7:30 on Sabbath evening and stayed until Saturday morning before unable to return home. His son Oscar, from Camp Cody New Mexico, will arrive home Wednesday. Mrs Van Sant receives community sympathy as Leo Carter returns from Galesburg Illinois for a brief family visit.
National League results include Boston 2 over Chicago, Cincinnati 7 over Brooklyn, and St Louis 3 Philadelphia 3 after 16 innings with rain. New York Pittsburgh game rained out. American League games feature Philadelphia 6 over Chicago, New York 3 over Detroit, and Boston 7 over St Louis.
Miss Ola Foster returns from school work at Cedar Rapids and will spend the summer at home. Miss Opal Godlove was a Washington passenger Saturday. Miss Lillis Teeter was a Washington passenger Saturday morning after visiting the Jas. Robertson home this past week.
A vintage advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming cures for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It promotes a cabbage and sausage diet and promises money back after one dose. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy with refund assurance.
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