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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
3
ROUND GROVE May 26 Friday morning the Number Four school bus made its last trip of the season as rain began to fall. No closing exercises were held and pupils went home with report cards. Bus driver Frank Hawkins treated his passengers to a finale picnic at the schoolhouse.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Miller were conducted at the Methodist church in Mt. Vernon with Rev Merton B. Green and Dr Russel I. Cole officiating. Burial took place in Mt. Vernon cemetery. She left three sons Klimer Errel and Dewitt of Mt. Vernon and one daughter Lois Winegarden of Wellman, plus several grandchildren and extended relatives across multiple states.
Riverside reports family and visitors recounting recent hospital stay and recovering Bob Burieh with kin visiting from Riverside and Washington. Paul Quinlin returns from Germany and plans to move to Oklahoma. Jacek Mottet on leave from Fort Worth with hometown ties. background notes on Airman Mortet and Clem Mottet family.
The sophomore class of 52-53 at Coe College Cedar Rapids elected a candidate of Tau Epsilon fraternity Tuesday May 13 as class president Marner will serve on the student council He played on the junior varsity baseball squad this year and is a cadet corporal in the air force ROTC unit He is the son of Mr and Mrs Kot Marner of Wellman formerly of here and was valedictorian of the 51-52 class Riverside Public sale continues as Marcella Soukup returns home from Mercy Hospital Iowa City after an auto accident near Cedar Rapids She can walk with crutches and is improving nicely Meanwhile Mrs Carl Kallaus stays at the Soukup home to assist with housework Local visitors at the duck Petra home southwest of Washington included Mr and Mrs Wes Dvorak Mr and Mrs Lyle Luniz Mrs Elizabeth Liska Mr and Mrs John Liska and their son Melvin Clem Dautremont sustained an eye injury from a mower stick In the Riv erside Garden club meeting at the Kroz home last Friday afternoon Gladioli was the main program and a plant exchange was held New member Jennie Rath joined the club and Mrs John Soukup was a guest A lunch closed the meeting Hostesses for June are Rose Dautremont and Mrs Joe Kiebel Buddy North of Brighton visited Friday at the Birka home Mrs William Edwards is hospitalized recovering from major surgery at Mercy Hospital and Mr and Mrs Albert News drove to a shineton Monday</S:
Nine Kolah club teachers met at Mrs Charles Jackson's home on a rainy Wednesday. Guests included Mrs Delmar Yoder Delmar Jr Sara Koupp and Ruthie Crawford. J S Crawford read a report about a former neighbor J Mo Soukup who is improving after ill health.
Mrs. Clarence Goff presented a right and wrong English test. Mrs. Dr. Quinn reviewed Leaf Feeding from Farm Journal advocating leaf spraying. Mrs. Ethel Trotman described her Chicago visit to the National YWCA convention at the Conrad Hilton. Mrs. Jackson and daughter Mrs. Yoder served refreshments after the program.
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