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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1940
Page
3
The Good Neighbor anniversary dinner with a Mexican motif drew praise for organizers including Mrs. Maurine McLaughlin Bogle of Calif and Mrs. John Dodd of Iowa City. The event served 135 dinners, featured music by John Yousling, and highlighted planning by Mrs. Bostwick with support from Mrs. Pratt and others.
Dismissals and births reported from Keota Crawfordsville and Washington areas. Including Mrs Stanley Mangold and baby William Howard, Mrs Walter Reed and Daniel, Donald K Sheets daughter born Saturday 3 05 pm six pounds, J Guy Carlton appendectomy, Lyle Wilson daughter seven pounds six ounces, Denny Clark Palmer tonsillectomy, C R McCutchen major operation, Evelyn Marie Morrison, Duane Chance, Fred Dawson, Denny Palmer and Albert Spangler listed with recent procedures and dismissals.
Reports from Washington County include new officers in scouting, births, marriages, and deaths. Verna Palmer elected state secretary for the Iowa Young People's Conference. Fred Downing named Scout district chairman. Also noted are openings at the Journal building, theater renovations, and local farming updates including Marion Andersons brown Swiss cows.
Wednesday dismissal for Mrs. Lyle Wilson and baby Nancy Jane from their Washington Route 2 home. Frank Knight of Keota admitted for a minor operation. Mrs. Harold McFarland of Moline Alabama dismissed this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Messer of 613 West Madison report a daughter born at 9:52 this morning.
In Ainsworth on November 22 Ruth Norris reports a flurry of family visits. G F Trotter and wife traveled to Kansas City to see Joe Trotter who has been ill for months. Pearl Thompson from Ottumwa visited her mother Mary Woodside. Ced ar Rapids families Elmer Chapel and kin attended services for Elmer Chapel with Rev John Nye. Cloyce Carll returned to Los Angeles after a week with relatives, as Genkings hosted Thanksgiving with Beverly Genking in Silvis. Rock Island section head Harry Boileau moved to Keota from Seneca.
Mrs. A C Gingerich hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon in Wellman with neighbors at one table. Guests included Mrs. A J Nichols, Mrs K L Shames, Mrs A L Araden, Mrs Lyall Smith, and others. table centerpiece featured yellow and bronze chrysanthemums.
D. C. Russell was elected president of the Iown bricklayers masons and plasterers. Slippery streets warning issued for drivers and pedestrians. Willa Waymack surprised at a birthday party on November 12 hosted by her mother with a group of girls.
Changes in Firm Patterson and Stamos owners of Royal Cleaning sold to Andres Mamasis of Kansas City. The shop sits west of the square on West Washington. Columbus Junction Washington game no special train. Wolfe buys stock Joe Wolfe expands Limerman stock farm with 75 head Short horns Cruickshanks. Mrs Bryson dies Nettle Bickford Liyon 75 dies after long illness. She visited cousins Cav elder Junkin. Father William Bickford was early Washington dry goods dealer. Mrs H F Steck leaves for Owosso Michigan for Christmas. Mr and Mrs Fred Steck plan move to Los Angeles. Miss Celia Ann Ross 67 dies Nov 23. Daughter of Enoch Ross and Sarah McClure Ross. Married here Margaret Dicken and Leonard Hogan wed Nov 23 at St James Catholic Church.
The fragment notes high spirits among the Boieces and Stephens families and mentions Mr Wilson praising a large number of great grandchildren. It also references Benji Badenoch and his wife in California not yet naming their new girl.
The Chicago Tribune carried a portrait of Nena Badenoch and quoted her on how fashion changes influence cooking and clothing. Her popular cookbook Delectable Dinners was noted along with a new supplement on game preparations and short cut meals.
Forty years ago passim in a small town: John Fitzner, linked to Washington and a Prussian royal claim, is hospitalized at the Washington House. The Shakespeare Club plans a Paradise Lost reading with Mrs Scofield. AWaterloo tale dispels with a tub of oats for rats yielding twenty three dead. Frank Stewart buys Pipe Organ factory and three lots. A Lewis Heights party honors engaged Margsha Samson and Lloyd Latta with a Lohengrin serenade. A whist club forms to keep townsfolk off streets. Dave Donovan hires a harpist misnaming Louis Beer. Good Citizenship League questioned.
Community notes report a Crafts department gathering at Mrs Genkinger's home and other local events. J W Peterson of Ft Madison leases Congress Hotel with possession planned by January. Estate of five year old Ralph Kohlicek valued at 1600 with C V Crull named administrator. Bender jailed for six months and others receive term for concealed weapon. Christmas ball planned by Y's Men at city hall for up to one hundred couples. Milwaukee rail employee marks 90th anniversary at Service Club. Junior college stage play Alice Sit by the Fire. Dr Jesse McLaughlin and sister Ella visit relatives in the area. Various moves, illnesses, court actions, and traffic incidents noted among area families.
A roundup of local life includes births such as a seven pound son to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kehoe, moves and visits across Iowa and Illinois, birthdays and weddings, siblings and relatives visiting from Davenport, Ottumwa, and Wellman, plus a courthouse auto damage case and public affairs luncheon notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Statler and son Marvin join Mrs. 8 J Statler and Mrs. Marion Smith on a Davenport trip. Bernard Mottet helps husk corn at Clarence Rathmel home. A B Macuadie and Marion Smith head to Daytona Beach Florida. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Donald Sheets on arrival of a daughter born to Ruth Wells Sheets. The Bakers Lauderman and the Statlers visit the Statler home. Baker and Baker families visit George Baker and son Ronald in the afternoon.
Mrs Myr tle Jones spent two days with her daughter in Richland. Mrs Nita Winters visited the Stanley Baird home. Mr and Mrs John Simmering returned from Chicago visiting their daughter Mrs John Nolochnik. Bob Gates hosted friends Tuesday. Mrs Joe Neberga heads to California for winter. Mrs Leslie Gates attended the Fortnightly club anniversary dinner at the Y M C A.
The piece spotlights George Clapper's compressed air cleaner powered by a gasoline engine. It claims the device has enough suction to lift a dollar from a tight pocket and remove dirt from rugs or carpets. Also mentions Rev. and Mrs. Thorne planning a California winter.
A married woman borrows items from her mother and never returns them, disrupting family relations and prompting concern over debt and respect within the household.
Lue Week Mrs Charles Lormanens former resident died in Kansas at eighty six and was buried beside her husband in Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs L H Kerr mother of Mrs Will Sickles died at her daughter's home aged seventy four after a long decline. William Reaney prominent Altina citizen died at Mt Pleasant and his body will be moved to L A Jones funeral home. Cecil Oldaker former Wellman resident died after an auto crash in Oakland California. He was a son in law of Mr and Mrs Will Dorrance. Kimner Chapel former Ainsworth man died at Cedar Rapids and will be buried in Ainsworth cemetery Wednesday at 1 30 p m aged about seventy.
Mrs Charles G Anderson also known as Maud Reeves Anderson dies at county hospital south of Washington at 43 after two strokes. Margaret Nash a nurse who had frequent assignments passes away in Monmouth. Smeltzer aged 72, son of John and Flora Brockway Smeltzer, dies at Washington county hospital after months of illness. EK W Skinner a retired farmer near Columbus City dies at 71 on Friday.
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