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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1937

Page

8

Mrs Nyenhuis of Junction Dies at 79

Mrs William Nyenhuis aged 79 died at 6 30 this morning after a four month illness at the home of her daughter Mrs Perry Oakes in Columbus Junction. Funeral Monday at the Fairbanks home burial in Greenwood. Born Cornelia Fitzsimmons Grandview October 6 1866 she was first married to William Webster in 1886 and widowed in 1925. Surviving are her widower two daughters five grandchildren one great grandchild her mother and siblings. Viv and Mrs Webster ran a restaurant in Muscatine about ten years.

Columbus Junction William Nyenhuis Perry Oakes Fairbanks Maccatine Greenwood Cemetery Noyenhuis Cornelia Fitzsimmons Grandview William Webster Webster Muscatine Sadie Daniel Ellen Fitzsimmons William Fitzkimmons West Branch Deorce Jewell William Phete West Scott Benson Davenport Mre Lin Webster Cora de Camp Viv Mre Webster

MeDANIEE Drugstore Leader Tops Hog Prices

GhO L MeDANIEE reports hog market strength with price at 11.75. Weather notes show rising clouds ahead and thunder showers forecast.

Grade School Boys Have Bean Feed at Y Today

The Gra Y program ends its season with a bean feed sponsored by the Y's Men. Dr Dwyer leads the activities with Hi Y boys directing. Awards go to 29 boys from Lincoln Gray Y Wallace Centennial and Heights for progress in Gray work including pins for educational grades conduct stamp collecting and other activities.

Gra-Y Dr. Dwyer Hi-Y Shrum Lewis Lincoln Gray-Y Wendall Baker Centennial Wayne Wilson Wallace Richard Birney Heights Lincoln

Contributions for First Quarter Payroll Tax Delinquent on June 1

DES MOINES Iowa May 22 Contributions for the first quarter of the 1937 payroll tax for unemployment insurance now due will become delinquent and penalties apply June 1 the Iowa unemployment compensation commission announced. The tax is 2 percent of payrolls with eight or more workers in covered occupations nine tenths goes to the state and one tenth to the federal government. It is estimated to total over 6 million in 1937 and over 7.5 million in 1938. By July 1 1938 when benefits begin a fund exceeding 12 million is expected to exist. About 258 9094 workers in Iowa will be covered and eligible for payments in case of involuntary unemployment. Workers 65 and over are protected and are urged to obtain social security account numbers at once. Application at the local post office suffices.

Des Moines Iowa Commission

Nature study and hikes and health geared activities

Boys receive Gra Y awards for various programs including physical team games mar ble tournament swimming gym classes health habits and religious and service activities. Names listed include Lincoln Baldrige Boileau Box Crull Hardy Keene Logan Birney Ross Roy Shaver Spenter Stewart Tanner Hampton Shaw Peterson Pehler Mc Church Gray Christ Donaldson Maxwell and others with Centennial and Heights honorees and beginning awards to Farry Donaldson and Doyle Gray.

Lincoln John Baldrige Bob Boileau Lyle Box Charles Crull Keith Hardy Kenneth Keene John Logan George McBirney Bob Ross Bob Roy Carl Shaver Louis Spenter John Stewart Tom Tanner Wallace Warren Hampton Albert Shaw Dick Peterson Fredrick Pehler Benny McChurch Doyle Gray James Gil Christ Harry Donaldson Paul Maxwell Centennial Eugene Davis Douglas Morrison Ralph Shirling David Turner John Gamble Billy Gallagher Farry Donaldson

Franklin and Philadelphia cradle for grownups chair legend

A historic chair once derided as a cradle for grownups rose to national fame as a distinctly American furniture icon. Legend credits Benjamin Franklin with its invention and ties its origins to Philadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin Philadelphia

Hospital Birth and Surgeries Report

At the hospital Mrs Ww Swartzendruber Wellman underwent a major operation this morning. Mr and Mrs John Weerman Wellman are parents of a son born at 5 10 this morning weighing seven pounds three ounces. Mrs Daryl Bel underwent tonsillectomy this morning.

Ww . Swartzendruber Wellman John Weerman Daryl Bel

Crawfordsville High Caller Earns Good Rating in Iowa Service

Nellie Manners reports Crawfordsville High School Caller received a good rating in the mimeographed paper section of the all Iowa high school critical newspaper service. The piece notes visitors from Dallas Texas and local movements, including Rev Donald Zimmerman’s return from the United Presbyterian General Assembly and travels by Charles Millson.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville All Iowa High School Drutke University Department of Journalism Iowa High School Press Association Crawfordsville Hig School Caller F. FE. Carroll Dallas Texas Fart Monson Charles Millson Will Wise Mix Jeannette Wooley Donald Zimmerman Bee United Presbyterian General Assembly Oak Park Chicago Gujranwsle India Wakhingeton State British Columbia Canada

Girl Struck by Runaway Car Near Hopewell Home

Betty Hopewell nine stood near her Davenport home when a runaway automobile lost control and struck the front of the house injuring her. Mrs Anta Gruber, reported to be learning to drive, failed to control the car which crashed into the Hopewell residence.

Davenport Betty Hopewell Anta Gruber Betes Hopewell

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