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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1941
Page
4
Readers recount a crowded high school and junior college commencement with warm weather and mosquitos. Dr Willis A Sutton from Atlanta gave the address The Cost of Ignorance and impressed Washington visitors.
The hospital log lists patients admitted or treated yesterday and today in multiple towns. Names include Donald Cleveland, George Statler, Elsie Stout, Harold Pohren, and Nate Crawford, with procedures such as appendectomies and tonsillectomies and several discharges including Mrs. Marsha Koehler and Mrs. Bernard Wolf.
Crawfordsville May 30 invitations go out for the 16th alumni banquet and reunion set for June 11 at 6 30 p m in the high school. Officers this year include Forrest McNeill president Dewey Davis vice president Margaret Davidson secretary Mary Lillian Moorhead treasurer and Leora McCleary historian. It is hoped many attend.
Prize winners include Julia McKhin ney and Miriam Palmer both receiving five dollar gold pieces for best history work in eighth and seventh grades. A memorial boulder was dedicated at Elm Grove cemetery inscribing forty World War I names. Memorial Day saw a large Washington procession with 60 Civil War veterans and 375 schoolchildren. Other items note local visits births deaths and social events.
A collection of humorous and pointed lines about marriage church work life insurances town life and daily habits. It pokes at small towns versus cities jobs education and social manners with concise quips and tongue in cheek wisdom.
Six year old Floyd Lee McDowell, son of Mr and Mrs James McDowell, on a Crawfordsville area farm, was attacked by cross sow sows while exploring a field. He was found mutilated before help arrived. the boy was a twin. The father and mother witnessed the event from distant fields.
The article notes the death of eight year old Mrs. Mary Van Winkle Fichtyv born Sehnietke near Merrimac after a fall that broke her chin. Also reported is the death at home of a fifty seven year old Wayland resident Monday evening, with surviving wife, foster daughter and several siblings listed.
Frank N Murdock aged forty six former bank examiner died suddenly in Sioux City from a heart attack Mrs Charley Ward former resident died in Oklahoma City and was brought back for burial about seventy five her maiden name Clara May Smith Mrs John Strain aged seventy five long time invalid died at her home near Ainsworth with husband and five children surviving Mrs Arthur Corcoran Leone Z Pardon Corcoran sister of Mrs Elwin Lewis of Washington died after an operation in Peoria Illinois at age fifty two
Jerry Blair Duncan infant son of Mr and Mrs Blair Duncan of Cotter died at Bellevue hospital in Muscatine. He lived only a few minutes.
A reflective observer notes that a fire sparks democratic chatter as everyone talks to everyone. He laments busy men never truly leave work while phones ring. He adds a social critique that a show company is revealed by actresses wearing fur coats.
Goods Picnic gathers twelve youths at DeCleery shack south of town in honor of Mable Buckley of Chicago. Mrs George Dowell travels to Ainsworth for a school program run by her daughter-in-law. A frantic call invites attendees without dishes or silver to contact Mrs Lou Bauer. Moves report W W Bowers relocate to 413 West Washington St. Mrs CC Babcock visits from Chicago as brother Jack Reid nears high school graduation. Graham store enlarges on North square under Lewis Henderson. Burns Seen Co moves to former Sanitary grocery space with Warren as manager. L H Orr Land Co formed in Washington with offices in Colayso block. partners include Milt Denison and Charles Scranton.
Mrs. Marietta Palmateer cultivates an unusual Washington garden with seed lines forming the motto Washington, the Cleanest City in Iowa Help Keep it So. Printer James C Miller suffered a severe stroke on May 26 and Miller’s three sons travel home.
The P F O sponsored the home talent show Charley's Aunt, which drew a large appreciative audience. About $140 was cleared for hospital benefit, directed by the show's organizer.
A reader requests three copies of the Democrat for May 22 for a special article, while the paper quips that the Illinois Central has no Washington ambitions and cites no current surveys. Rural routes begin with White delivering 406 pieces, Shannon 286, totaling 1.16 dollars for first day. mail volume is light for rural service. Bay Houses: Ballards buy J T Anderson property near A H Wallace home. Tom Anderson buys Isaac Klein property on East Washington. B and N W to pave around the depot and likely the street. Gertrude Smith and Edith Wilson plan a razzle dazzle party amid light humor about a buzz saw.
A preacher who rejects Sunday mail receives his letters last or on Saturday night. The piece notes the mystery of how a woman finishes making all the clothes for her children.
Washington Lodge No 26 Free and Accepted Masons holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Members should see W. M. Holland and A W Yard for details and felary information.
Eastbound No 2 Local departs daily at 7 05 a m with stops at Sosana and Californian service. California passengers disembark at 2 20 a m while Golden State Limited No 4 departs at 9 55 a m with California service. Westbound No 3 Davenport Kansas City local at 9 58 a m and No 25 Southwest Limited at 1 45 am. No 26 Southwest Limited departs at 5 14 pm. Agent signatures: L Goodlander and W C Bell.
Daily Omaha to Chicago Bus No 2 leaves Washington at 8 55 p m Bus No 11 departs Washington nights at 12 10 a m Bus No 10 leaves Washington 11 23 a m all eastbound buses head to wit marr a VT cots to be purchased at Bus Depot Candy Kitchen North Side Square can be bought for entire trip to any point in the country from coast to coast at the local depot AL CANTONI Agen
Maxine Blankenhorn daughter of Mr and Mrs Scout Blankenhorn of Concord township east of here has been selected as one of 25 Iowa Four-H girls to participate in panel discussions at the state girls club convention in Ames June 11 to 14 The topic is Our Responsibility in Tomorrows World Maxine a Columbus high school senior has earned several Four-H honors
The regular Kalona Community Club meeting was held Monday evening with the wives of members as guests. The gathering featured socializing and a program, highlighting club activities and community engagement.
Riverside residents a service group shower honored Alan Frost and Mrs H C as they plan to move to Clinton. About 30 guests attended at Mrs I Marner’s home with gifts for the couple. The event featured a luncheon and social hour hosted by Mrs John W Tener and Charles Rath. The Y Club held bunco and a luncheon at Mary Colbert’s home with many local members in attendance. A picnic for St Mary’s parish youths occurred at Valley school grounds with a basket dinner and games under Rev Joseph J. assisting.
A special guests discussion covered the proposed ground opening on June 2 and Homecoming plans with no due plans formed. A social hour followed with ice cream wafers for guests. The Boy Scout troop hosted a roast “Bluffs” Tuesday and fire building tests were given to Beck, Dean, Peterson, Kler, and Swartzendra under Scout Master T R. Others included Mrs James Hochstetler Snodgrass Petersed Conklin Ehrenfelt.
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