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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1963
Page
4
The Spurgeon store showcases a Veterans Day window with World War I service members. Jay Brewer, pictured among them, notes his old uniform still fits and he weighs the same as in 1918. The item reflects on faith and wartime memory.
Veterans Day blizzard of 1940 left Don Paul turning unwinterized cars away as the temperature plunged after a high fiftys morning. Bob Lowe, a Demon halfback, recalled snow and wind hampering the Mt. Pleasant game, a win locals deem hard earned. A farmer boasts his dog can fetch yet proves it hunts a domestic duck instead.
A St Louis dental meeting story where Dr George Krogmeier, mistaken for a New York Giants football star, signs autographs for a hotel guest who recalls every Giant’s name but not his. A local junior high touch game scene features a father shouting a proud line at a coach Gary Hulst. Tom and Mrs Davis visit Cedar Falls to see Grant Davis. A granddaughter jokes about marrying Grandpa Tom when Grammy dies.
A columnist notes voters know candidates personally after a recent city election and recalls reactions to wins and losses. The piece muses on critics who analyze coaches and songs, defines communism in a quip, and ends with a local farmer who relied on crop insurance after hail damaged his corn field prompting renewed coverage.
A florist sent a large basket with a Deepest sympathy card to a shop that had just moved. The owner called to apologize for the error. The intended flowers for the customer went to a funeral with a card reading Congratulations on your new location.
Daryl Schultz, director, reports three cat auditions all failed to show acting ability or cooperation leaving the lone important feline role unfilled. A pregnant newlywed browsed a college book titled Marriage and The Family seeking guidance for her husband during this delicate period.
Keota residents reported a Sunday visit by Mr and Mrs Alvin Weber and sons to Mrs Weber's parents the Harrises on Keswick Drive. The Spauldings of Iowa City and family joined a wiener roast with the Bill Walker family. Halloween party treats were hosted by first grade room mothers Katherine Tadlock and Ruth Walker. The Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H club took a day ride and wiener toast at Merle Brinning's home. Other social visits included Mrs Clark Bauer with the Millers, Richard Scheible and Janet of Washington visiting the Joe Myers home, and Charlie Moyer of South English stopping by. Multiple family dinners and celebrations occurred, including Maude Fleming's birthday and the Davis, Pearson, and Hagist family gatherings in the area.
A reminiscence on the April 26 1913 Washington Journal anniversary recounts county wealth estimates around 60 million dollars, with Washington township near four million and Washington city valued at 7179479. It notes planned 1913 building projects, the new post office bill of 80300, and key figures like Paul and Kennedy shaping local development and the library history begun in 1878.
A column extols general practice as vital to eradicating tetanus through immunization and booster shots. It notes that prior immunity may wane and urges complete vaccination, stressing painless, affordable inoculation for adults and children. It also reports National Heart Institute work on wasp venom peptides and insect-bite fatality reduction studies.
A lively urging readers to check upcoming ballots and plan ahead to vote. The piece lists possible items such as school bonds and local offices, notes confusion about election timing, and stresses that every vote counts while urging awareness of what is on the ballot.
Keota Cub Scouts Den 5 met with Den Mother Mrs. Jean Smothers after school to discuss the World of Sound and a new Cub Scout song, conduct a sound experiment with Den Chief Jim Trier, and plan pancake supper tickets to be sold with dads serving later this month.
Mrs C A Thompsons host a dinner at the Royal Robertson home near West Chester with Mr and Mrs Moah Farrier of Wellston, D J Dahlheim er of Osseo Minn Warren Norris of Town City. The Pepper Ettes 4H Club meets November 9 at 2 with Mary Lord. The Sorosis Study Club meets Friday afternoon November 8 with Mrs W A McGinis.
The November 5 issue notes Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jones traveling to Mesa Arizona to visit Mrs Leo Burkey and her husband for an indeterminate stay. It also covers local trips by Derby and Long to Macon Missouri to see a large electric shovel at a coal strip mine, plus community life including hospital admissions, guests, a Chicago science trip by Fairfield students, new birth Charles James Emry, and a 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs Mark Waggoner with family attendance and gifts.
Mrs. John Garner of Des Moines stayed with her sister Mrs. Allan Palmer on Saturday and Sunday. The Palers and Garners joined Mr. and Mrs. Jess Parke for dinner. Mrs. Ida Nickell and Virginia Townsend of Wellman visited with Mrs. Nettie Bishop on Monday. Ernest Carlson and sister Mrs. Walter Anderson hosted visitors in Washington on Friday. Al FitzSimmons dined with Earl Leitsinger on Thursday. George Stoutner and Denny Stoutner hosted and visited with friends, including news of Howard Stoutner’s arrival in Ft. Myers where he reported nice weather.
Burlington visitors and local families gathered Sunday in Keota area social rounds. Several couples plan moves to farms near Keota and shared meals and hospitality with friends and relatives. neighbors attended open houses and outings around Lake McBride and Cedar Roads.
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