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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1948
Page
4
Washington boys in fourth to sixth grade invited to join new 3rd-Y groups at Stewart and Lincoln schools. Art Brown, Y secretary, said first meetings set for this week as plans for the program advance.
Harley Strater Iowa patrolman spoke at the Tuesday Washington Y’s Men’s Club meeting about highway safety and education for all drivers. The group also heard a report on a St James penny carnival to fund a building fund and notes on local residents’ activities and travels.
Frank Hurst joins Brown Shoe Fit Company sales force in Centerville. Norman Lechner takes a position with Rukgaber Hardware. Judy Warren, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Warren, suffered bruises and burns when her car veered onto the shoulder while passing a truck. Winnie Beller visits from Denver two weeks with J E Deal family and sister Ted Givans. Belter, formerly a Washington county teacher, now works in the Veterans Administration insurance branch in Denver.
Robert Bell son of M. B. Bell 412 S 4th Ave selected as a member after tryouts during opening college week. The band will debut under Frank Piersol at the football game Saturday between the Cyclones and Kansas University. Mrs W J Shannon returns from Madrid where she cared for her mother Mrs H J Rees now at Methodist hospital Des Moines and improving. Hollis Beckham of Torrance Calif who has been here for three weeks visits Ottumwa for relatives and friends. Verlin Stratton of Washington Kans and wife visit T H Lowry and other relatives for about a week.
Fr iday district No 2 of the Iowa Department of Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held its 20th annual convention at the Legion hall with registration at 9 a m Presiding was Mrs Scott Wilcox district president.
The all color woodland tale The Enchanted Valley by Eagle Lion Films will be shown here in Cinecolor starting this week. The short notice promises a warm, nature filled fantasy with vivid woodland scenery and a family friendly tone.
Twenty years ago the TD A R sponsored a two night home talent play at the high school coached by Richard McCleery. Cast included Mrs Marjorie Phillips L B Lud ton Miss Helen Wilson Clarence Logan Orville Elder Lewis Warren Jessie Kerr Anna Marie Anderson Norman Sage and others. Burglars entered Dougherty Bros clothing store using a jimmy and carried away goods valued at several hundred dollars.
About 20 attend Dr. H F Massons Monday night sessions through the local YWCA cooperation. In school events Donald Steele won first in the Atwater Kent foundation singing contest with Roy Finch second. Miss Beulah Harvey and Miss Vivian Caldwell left for Ottumwa General Hospital. Harvey serves as surgical supervisor on one floor. Local high school Quill and Scroll chapter elected Gilbert Layton president and Winifred Carris secretary. members include Margain Livingston Margaret Alice Stewart Helen Helwick Eva Burham Oral Korf Cathryn McConnaughy Gilbert Layton and Winifred Carrig.
The church bulletin lists nine members who have died since May 16, ages 76 to 99, averaging 79 years. Names include Mrs S L Todd, Mrs S P Keifer, Emma Mason, Sam M Logan, Rebecca Fleming, George T Auld, John Warnock, Anna Anderson.
Sunday at the Fox Theatre presents a woodland idyll with human and animal actors. Alan Curtis Anne Gwynne Donn Gil Charley Grapewin Joe Devlin and Joseph Graham headline alongside twenty one animal actors from panthers to chipmunks in key roles.
A report recounts Bryans surprise Iowa campaign stop last Wednesday. A Washington woman gifts him a broken leg Teddy Bear which he quips about as somewhat crippled. A doctor aboard swallows the bear, then a baby born nearby receives it. In a separate incident a Rock Island night agent is robbed of 97 dollars but not his cash. a gunman forces entry, locks the women’s room, and leaves after fifteen minutes with only a ring and watch. The piece also notes Walker White sides Washington performance of Melting Pot in Washington DC with Roosevelt present and a reunion for the 22nd Iowa at Wapello concluding it helped quell the rebellion.
C J Wilson and family returned home at midnight after a Jacksonville visit. Carl Wilson recovers but remains weak while Sparkel and C J Wilson face illness. typhoid fever prevention hoped. Mrs Singmaster’s buggy crash injures two passengers but not seriously. Oliver Scott's minstrels parade drew crowds. Prices listed for October 4, 1898 show butter at 14 cents and hogs at 3.60.
Admitted Saturday Rosella Moore Crawfordsville medical Carl Gosling Ainsworth surgical Sunday Warren Shafer 2008 Ave C medical Mrs Norman Benn Ainsworth surgical Kenneth Cadwell Columbus Junction surgical Today Kenneth Fuller Crawfordsville tonsillectomy Dismissed Saturday Mrs Roy Henderson Ottumwa Mrs Robert Keyser Mrs John Hyde Brighton Sunday Mrs Emerson Swartz Endruber and son Wellman Today Mrs Sam Miller Mrs Stanley Wallace and son Birth Sunday Mr and Mrs Everett Spanier Packwood a daughter at 6 05 a.m.
Yesterday admissions include Mrs. Arvin Rich and Mrs. Matil da Pierce. Today admissions feature Alvin Hahn Frank Barden and several others including Mrs. Dale York and her son Mrs. Santos Hernandez and daughter Mrs. Merle Allison and son. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Martin of Wellman welcome a daughter.
Yesterday entries show Mrs. Dell Kyte of Brighton undergoing surgery while Kenneth Caldwell of Columbus Junction is listed today. Also noted are Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wiles of Wellman welcoming a son at 6 26 p.m.
Yesterday Mrs. Robert Hoch Stedler of Kalona underwent surgery and Grant Humston received medical care. Discharged today Mrs. Irvan Rich. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Dean Cox at 725 8S 2nd welcomed a boy at noon.
Today worth notes several birth notices: Mr and Mrs Richard Gullion welcome a son at 10 10 p m. Mr and Mrs Austin Whetstine of Wellman report a daughter. Mr and Mrs Meint Koehler announce a son at 5 57 a m. Mr and Mrs Fred Speed 302 E Madison welcome a son at 5 07 a m. Mr and Mrs Charles Bush of Wellman report a son at 8 21 a m.
Funeral services were held for John F. Mann 77 a prominent local farmer. Mrs John W Lasek 65 died in Mercy hospital Town City after a yearlong illness. Ralph Leffler traveled to Los Angeles after his brother Harry Leffler died there. Harnest G Letts 65 native of Washington county died in Los Angeles. John D Hamill 76 farmer of Crawfordsville died in Mercy hospital Iowa City after two weeks illness.
H. T. Ferguson age 62 a signal maintainer for Rock Island lines at Columbus Junction died at ten oclock Thursday evening in Bellevue Muscatine from a cerebral hemorrhage authorities said his death resulted from the brain bleed Ferguson resided in Columbus Junction and was employed by the Rock Island company since 19.
Dr. John W. Hubbard, 88, longtime Columbus Junction dentist of over 50 years, died Thursday in Muscatine where he had lived the last years. He was a prominent local figure who practiced dentistry in Columbus Junction before moving to Muscatine.
Grain and livestock prices shown include oats at 26c, wheat ranges 80c to $1.05, chickens 5e per pound, geese 2.50 to 4.25 per dozen, turkeys 5e to 7e per pound, steer bids 4.50 to 4.80, hay at 4.50, with a sweep from 38.00 to 3.50.
Dan Conrad reports his pumpkin vine remains unfrozen and thriving with fifty seven large healthy pumpkins. He notes prosperity must be restored after the season's hardship.
Veteran musician Bob Grimes recalls a life in local bands from age 14, sharing humorous and harrowing moments. He describes early self taught routes, a collapsing platform during a Harper Fourth of July ceremony, kilts at a Chautauqua, court house sleepovers during a storm, and lively gigs from Keota to Waterloo with Ed Hulse and Milan Shields.
An old soldier named Snyder formed a boys drum corps in Keota with Mr Grimes as the first drummer. Grimes later joined a teen work stint in a Keota jewelry shop owned by T A Mauch and drifted into music as recreation. He recalls playing for fun in a three piece early orchestra with A H Richardson, Bob the cornet and Della Charlton on organ. He then moved to Williamsburg to work in H C Blasier's jewelry shop, a craftsman linked to Rev Walter Smith of Washington in violin making.
Mr Grimes played with bands in Keota Oskaloosa Ames Waterloo Ollie Dows and Washington. He organized Ollie and Dows bands but preferred being a member and playing various instruments. He joined Washington Municipal band on clarinet in recent years and played with Washington bands since 1918.
The veteran musician supports current practice of teaching boggys and girls to play in schools and ensembles while lamenting the bygone vid era. He recalls a time with no high school bands and no organized access for youths to join bands or orchestras.
The Church of the Nazarene W M S held its monthly meeting at the church on Thursday evening. Mrs. Harold Kratzer led group singing and Mrs. O M Himmelreich read scripture from Psalms. Mrs. Cecil Gieselman, president, led the business portion and a discussion on next year’s reading course and projects followed. Visitors included Mrs. Kenneth McCoy and children of Columbus Junction.
Last year nearly 26 billion tin cans were produced in the country, up nine million from the pre war average. The increase came despite tin and steel shortages due to advances in soldering and the electrolytic coating of steel with less tin.
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