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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1945

Page

3

Memorial Day Services Sponsored by American Legion

The Allen Wright Hanft post of the American Legion will sponsor Memorial Day services at Columbus City cemetery on Wednesday May 30. Program includes band selections, invocations, readings The Flag Goes By and Gettysburg Address, songs, prayers, a salute, and Taps. J E Henson adjutant in charge of grave decorations.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Allen Wright Hanftost American Legion Will Sponor Columbus City Cemetery Vernon Brown Amrica R. V. Galloway Marjorie Woodruff Lester 4 Bill Linein Marian Cecil Benediction Ef, R. Mitchell J. E. Henson Jesse M. Marshall Methodist Church Lester H. Bill Purial Columbus City G. W. Weber Jy. le McRoberts Everett Ortis Charles Dill Fay Rivy Greene

Ill sailor Dick Williams gravely ill at San Diego base hospital

Dick Williams 2 c ill with rheumatic fever and heart whitment at a base hospital in San Diego after Great Lakes training and west coast transfer. Sister Mrs Ralph Chrecks heads to California while Mark Shellihbapggrer spends leave with his mother in Grandview. Pfe Elbert Goodwin, who served in Burma and India, has gone to...

Columbus Junction Dick Williams S 2 Edith Williams Great Lakes Naval Training Station West Coast San Diego Calif Ralph Chrecks Columbus Juncton California Mark Shellihbapggrer P.M Ruth Shellahareer Grandview Pfe Elbert Goodwin Burma India Ainsworth

Columbus City community notes mark spring gatherings and anniversaries

Summer program committee elected in Columbus City by Paul B. Smith Claud Ross and William Dunn Max Vannice presides Ira Oats observed 73rd birthday May 19 James and Hattie McGrew celebrated 28th wedding anniversary May 21 James Helmick turned 87 May 23 and continues farm work Eugene Haupt ordained minister in Greenville Ill now studying in Cincinnati Also listed are armed forces inductees Louisa county men and local past residents interred ashes of George and Sue James plus various visits graduations and birthdays across Columbus City and area communities

Paul B. Smith Claud Ross William Dunn Columbus Community Club Max Vannice Ira Oats Columbus City James Alien James K. Helmick Eugene Haupt J. B. Reeves Christian Church Greenville Ill Cincinnati

Methodist Youth Lead Union Service

Methodist young people led the union service at the church on Sunday evening. Mrs Mildred Sands directed the youth, with Mrs Doris Cherryholmes at the piano. Dorothy Hedger Airs offered a prayer as Dean Rich gave an Interpretive reading Making Faces about character shown in faces. A playlet by Robert Leichty Kenneth Beechblossom Larry Hedger Master Rich and Dale Littrell stressed the same idea Homemakers of the Craw

Mary W. Packer Crawhobrdswelle Mildred Sands Doris Cherryholmes Dorothy Hedger Dean Rich Robert Leichty Kenneth Beechblossom Larry Hedger Master Rich Dale Littrell Craw

Tromone Promises Youthful Vitality For Men

A vintage ad touts Tromone as a medical formula combining vitamins and hormones to restore zest and vitality for middle aged men. It claims added years won t subtract from pleasures and urges following the label with sales through Geo L. McDaniel and other druggists.

Geo L. McDaniel

Community notices mark events and appointments in Crawfordsville

Residents plan pressure cooker checks with Rothester county home economist before June 4. Memorial Day activities noted for Daily Vacation Bible School and Riverside Sunday practices. Rev. Frederick Westbrook celebrates wedding and graduation. Standay elders installed Latimer Davis. furloughs for Robert Whiting and Herbert Rich. Local visits include Muscatine and Davenport residents. Birthdays and dinners noted for Myra Stransky and others. church services at Piletburg at 10 am.

Fordsville Rothester Howard Anderson Frederick Westbrook Iowa Wesleyan College Latimer Davis Presbyterian Leo Hines Will Deigeil Davenport Presbyterian Church

Pilotburg Notes on Planting and Local Visits

Pilotburg residents busy with corn planting though some fields hold wet spots. Dean Schwartz, Harold Maas and Harold Horak traveled to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri Sunday night. Mrs Ariel Christianson of Jenison visits her relatives Fred Mouser and Anna Rogers. Marguerite Vodicka heads to Kirksville Missouri for summer school next week. Mr and Mrs Herbert Campbell, former neighbors now of Ainsworth, welcomed a daughter born May 9 named Linda. Mrs Vera Turnipseed of Wellman visited daughter Mrs Richard Scott and family. Mr and Mrs Marion Stransky and Mrs Frank Stransky visited their aunt, Mrs Frank Stransky.

Frank Stransky Pilopbourg Dean Schwartz Harold Maas Harold Horak Jefferson Barracks Ariel Christianson Jenison Fred Mouser Anna Rogers Marguerite Vodicka Kirksville Herbert Campbell Ainsworth Lile Danehter Linda Vera Turnipseed Wellman Richard Scott Marion Stransky

Grandview School Year Ends With Picnic

Mrs. Raymond completed the Grandview school year and a picnic was held Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Orris spent Saturday at the Delpert Maxwell home.

Delpert Maxwell Grandview

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Get Well Wishes

Sunday gatherings visible as Mr. and Mrs. Orley Page visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hillips. Mrs. Leo Gis lain listed as sick. Mrs. Tom Hanley returns home from Marengo hospital and is improving. Mrs. Elmer Karnes visited Mrs. Delbert Maxwell on Wednesday.

Orley Page Ray Hillips Leo Gislain Tom Hanley Marengo Elmer Karnes Delbert Max

Leaders Birthplaces Lincoln and Davis Born in Kentucky

The article notes that both President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate President Jefferson Davis were born in the same region of Kentucky. It highlights an unusual regional coincidence in the leaders of the Civil War era.

Lincoln Jefferson Davis Kentucky

Railroads Publish Over 190000 Timetables Annually

Railroads issue more than 190000 timetables each year as schedules and route information are distributed to riders and stations nationwide. The extensive output reflects the industry’s effort to keep passengers informed and services organized.

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