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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1946
Page
6
West Chester notes a busy testing week with senior reflections and questions about a missing friend. Junior items highlight typing tests with Mary Ann Bater at 29 gross wpm and the biology class’ plant parts drawing. Freshman progress covers algebra, science, a football victory at Winfield, and plans for six week tests.
Joel Zingg, aged over 92, and residents Mr. and Mrs. Wade Huffman live one mile east of Noble. He walked to Noble and back on Friday showing remarkable vitality for his age. Sunday dinner guests at A. J. Yoder's included Sylvan and Iona Yoder and families from Oxford Iowa Vernon Roth and John Bash of Washington. Rev Tschetter of the Mennonite church at Pretty Prairie Kansas spoke at evangelistic services there.
In Pilotburg Oct days favor alfalfa cutting as Marion Stransky and Jimmy Chalupa harvest the fourth crop. The Earles Troyer family from Utica Ohio report Fern’s August 25 marriage to Charles Rodney Werner and plans to study in Texas next January. The community notes include birthdays and visits from neighbors and relatives, plus attendance at the Waterloo Cattle Congress.
Oct. issue reports several residents of Round Grove sharing updates and small town happenings. Mrs. John Skubal contributes a short community column detailing local names and events.
At night aboard a ship the first mate and mutineers accuse Genoese admiral of steering into danger. He ignores alarm signs and sails by birds and stars to sight land. A stern, decisive command ends mutiny as Pinta fires and land appears. The queen’s banner rises.
Reports from Washington describe the fall festival and multiple family and church gatherings. The Haskins church young married class met in the basement with ice cream and cake, while neighbors and relatives shared visits and weekend trips to Bristow Iowa and Sunset Park. A note references a study noting hallucination-related deaths occurring within 24 hours far more often than by chance.
Dean Duncan, recently discharged from the navy, bought Norris Drug Store in Columbus Junction and took possession this week. W A Norris remains as registered pharmacist. Other purchases include Clarence McFarland buying the ice business of Chet Collier and William Oakes. J F E Bell bought the F W Coffin residence on Oak and Second streets. Dr F A Hubbard bought the C A Stephens residence on Oak street. Aura Morse, a local farmer, is recovering after injuries from a bull. The Iowa State Conservation Commission invites dedication of the M L Hutton memorial in Ledges park at 3 pm Sunday Oct 6 with Ames high school band, remarks by K E Stewart, unveiling, and memorial acceptance by Donall W Hutton.
Col D A Morris head of the army engineering district at Guam and his wife and daughter move from Washington DC to join him in Guam. Lt James Morris, West Point graduate, now stationed at Guam, has a new car shipped there. Meantime Mr and Mrs John M Martyn depart for Tacoma Washington after visiting in the Johnston home.
Mrs. Fiana May of Towa City turned from a visit with her son and family in Chicago and her sister in Madison Wisconsin to spend the weekend with her son Warren May and family.
Notice from the County Auditor dated September 26 1946 declares a road vacation action in Washington County. The plan involves a portion of Second Street now Fifth Avenue sixty feet wide starting at the north boundary of Avenue A now Eleventh Street and running north between blocks 45 and 46 to the south line of Avenue B now Twelfth Street in Win Smouse's area.
A personal confession by Mevoy and Striebel criticizes careless checks and poor judgment leading to avoidable errors. They acknowledge oversight, urge vigilance, and call for better self review to prevent repeat mistakes.
The notice states alleys sixteen feet wide in blocks 45 and 46 of Win Smouse's Highland Park in Washington County Iowa are reported in favor of vacation. Objections or claims for damages must be filed with the Auditor by noon November 24, 1946 or the road will be vacated without further reference. Fred E Bourgeois County Auditor. Sent Oct 28 5 12 19.
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