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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1934
Page
8
Witzigman reports Rev K J Shook of Ainsworth lost an eye after a steel shard infected the eye during ear work. He notes the Brichton Methodist minister Rev Co C Goltry was gravely ill last week with heart trouble.
Rodney Davis attends a special meeting of New York Life agents and managers from the middlewest at the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago. Thomas A Buckner, company president from Ottumwa Town, has been with the firm 54 years. Miss Lois Hough starts summer lodging with Mr and Mrs BD R Pile as an honor student from Iowa University. she previously worked at Montgomery Ward Iowa City. Fr Rothschild family and Jeanette visit Oshkosh. Marion Wells and daughter from near West Chester shop locally. Marie Jackson visits Kalona. Carl Cragpett and daughter Mertha Jean plan a stop in Ainsworth.
A toy bomb inside a Burlington traveler’s car exploded on the west side of the square yesterday afternoon causing a brief alarm and later amusement for bystanders. A planned joke by friends led to the scare as the man started his vehicle.
The notice details Memorial Day plans at Wapello with the Rukers Gilchers and families, a Wellman supervisor candidate Chas D Green with road work background, and FC Witzigman attending a Cornell trustees meeting and class reunion. It notes Witzigman family trips, Wesleyan college events, and Methodist church district gatherings in Burlington Ottumwa.
Memorial day remarks urged national unity and respect for the dead, with emphasis on caring for disabled veterans and fulfilling citizen duties. The speaker framed the day as a practical call to honor living veterans and uphold wartime principles through civic action.
Mr and Mrs John Beenblos som welcomed a baby boy born at 11 15 p m at Washington County Hospital. The infant weighs seven pounds eight ounces.
Charles M Denison announces candidacy for county sheriff in the Republican primary to be decided by Washington County voters in June. A Claire Dewey seeks support as Republican candidate for state senator representing the Washington Henry County district in the June 4 primary.
The kumquat is a small citrus fruit closely related to oranges. It is widely grown in Japan and China and also cultivated in California. The name derives from a Chinese word meaning gold orange.
Miss Lucille Ross returns home from Sully after teaching, plans fall return. Mrs Gerald Beck of Los Angeles visits then goes to Omaha. Mrs Morris Bell of Los Angeles stays through Saturday. Miss Myrtle Wright visits before moving to Chicago for the Century of Progress. Mrs George Dowell visiting Des Moines. Judge and Mrs C A Dewey and son Ammon Dewey visit Memorial Day. Whittaker Feed Yard hosts another successful community sale with cows at 52 and yearling steers at 15, plus cattle hogs horses sheep and household goods. Mrs Ross Crawford of Davenport visits several days.
Saml. W. Shannon, son of Mrs W. A. Shannon and brother of Ralph Shannon and Mrs. Mary Denison, died at 10:30 this morning at his Mt. Pleasant home. Funeral services are set for 1:30 at the Universalist church in Mt. Pleasant, then graveside rites at Elm Grove cemetery after body returns to this city.
A gasoline propelled automobile was employed by the United States Postal Service in 14h. The item notes a specific vehicle type and service usage in the mail system.
Mrs J A Gibson and family from Valley Junction spent Decoration Day with Mrs Gibson’s sister Mrs Frank Bell. Local residents including Miss Joney Beng from Oskaloosa and Miss Alta Wyse from Wayland moved or visited relatives. The list mentions teachers returning from Mt Pleasant and Oskaloosa, plus visits by Harold Lankford from La Porte City and trips to Cedar Rapids and Chicago for extended stays.
Ferdinand Skoly of Kalona a University of Town senior and former Washington junior college student was in Washington yesterday. Summer music school starts June register at H S now directed by M A McKay. Central park drew a large crowd for respite from heat as Esther Rittenhouse from West Chester graduated Stephens College Columbia Mo after two years. Mary Juliet Lemmon returned home with her parents.
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