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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1947

Page

3

Local society notes and family events span the week

The review highlights weddings and engagements including Lou ise Waterhouse and Eugene Engel set for Oct 26 at Grace Hill Moravian church, and Gayle Robertson and Robert V. Lewis wed Sunday at a Methodist church. Community news covers church services, travels, and local visits from Davenport to Des Moines, with several travels to Denver and Chicago noted.

Max Waterhouse Louise Eugene Engel H. A. Engel Grace Hill Moravian Church Gayle Robertson Royal Robertson Robert V. Lewis Frank Lewis Methodist Church Chicago Midwest Optical School

Lincoln school drive nets eleven thousand pounds of waste

Pupils collected 11 500 pounds of waste in a Saturday drive sponsored by the Lincoln P T A. The effort cleared 46 04. Ed P Rich of Westminster escaped a serious injury when the guard on the combine shaft was off during repairs. Mrs Harry McCall and Mrs Wahneetah Ingalls plan a Tampa winter address at 305 Cedar Ave Apt B Tampa Florida. Dan Brindley trips to the Ozarks. Birthday party surprise for Mrs Clayton Bear at North Side cafe with sisters and cake prepared by Mrs I D Quinn and Mrs Joe Wolf. Mrs J K Eldridge of Indianola visits Dr and Mrs Fred Reid.

Lincoln School The Lincoln P. T. A Ed P. Rich Westminster F. G. Rich Harry McCall Wahneetah Ingalls Tampa Fla Cedar Ave Apt. B Florida Clayton Bear Cloyd Knupp North Side

Parsons B team tops Washington Junior College 23 to 6

Parsons College B team defeated Washington Junior College Cardinals 23 6 Tuesday night at Case Field. Cards led 7 6 at halftime. Temperature reached 86 degrees. Others noted include Sigma Alpha Iota pledge Joyce Gault of Crawfordsville and Mrs Elmer Fisher addressing a Y's Men’s Club.

Parsons College Washington Junior College Cardinals Case Field Parsons Joyce Gault Crawfordsville Sigma Alpha Iota Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls Elmer Fisher United Nations Lake Success N. Y Y's Men's Club

Local weddings and community notes across the area

Marjorie Ruth Benson and Daryl E. Longer wed at Prairie Flower church. Masonry honor given to J W White for 50 years. William Ganon reelected Washington County Farm Bureau president for a third term with officers Joe JonesGeorge HornHerb CampnellJohn Knotek named 4 H chairman. Iowa State Teachers College symphony welcomes Eugene Dunlap for opening concert November 9. Delgations from Denver Shriner convention attended by Lauder Kennedy Don Maxwell and R R Armétrons from Cheyenne arrived

William Ganon Cedar Township Washington County Farm Bureau Joe Jones Crawford Township George Horn Jackson Herb Campnell Highland John Knotek

Farm Bureau talk and local notices in Washington County

Friday events featured C. M. Wilson addressing county Farm Bureau members after a European tour. Washington Junior College elected Mary Lou Barth as vice president of student councils. Washington Presbyterian home for the aged dedication included a address by Samuel A. Fulton. Donations and a morning auction raised 11939 dollars. sale totaled 2093.07. Various residents traveled or visited relatives, with births reported and college visits noted as spring weekend activities.

C. M. Wilson Iowa Farm Bureau Mary Lou Barth Washington Junior College Iowa Hal Longer Lyle Box John Limerman Francis Schneider Tom Tanner Leota Fishburn Louise Burgess M. M. Schell Washington United Presbyterian Home For the Samuel A. Fulton West Allis Wis General Assembly Don Ross Des Moines

Hospital Births and Procedures Noted in Local Report

At the hospital yesterday new arrivals include a son for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller at 6 27 am and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dea at 1 18 pm. A son for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pohren at 6 27 pm. Today Frank Shepherd and Dean Spicher undergone tonsillectomies. Dismissed yesterday Mrs Walter Nordyke Route One.

Paul Miller Wellman Frank Dea N. Marion Avenue Leonard Pohren Madison Street Frank Shepherd Iowa Avenue Dean Spicher Kalona Walter Nordyke Route One

Births and admissions listed for Wellman and vicinity

Births recorded for Mr and Mrs Leo Lemley Wellman a son at 5 12 PM and Mr and Mrs Bert McKeag Keota a son at 240 PM Admittances include Pyhilis Patterson route four appendectomy and today Emanuel Bontrager route two Riverside Howard P Miller 411 S Marion Harokd Fisher Milwaukee Mrs C G Snakenberg and daughter Donna May South English

Leo Lemley Wellman Bert McKeag Keota Pyhilis Patterson Route Four Emanuel Bontrager Route Two Riverside Howard P Miller S. Marion Avenue Harokd Fisher Milwaukee Wis C G. Snakenberg Donna May South English

Local hospital admits several patients and newborns

Wednesday admissions include Mrs Lottie Gass of West Chester admitted for medical treatment and Mrs Arnolds of route five Mt Pleasant for surgery. Mr and Mrs Orin Lee of Kalona welcomed a son born at 1121 pm. Also listed are Mrs Ralph Miller and daughter of Kalona and Mrs Ella Coon of Ainsworth.

Lottie Gass West Chester Arnolds Mt. Pleasant Orin Lee Kalona Ralph Miller Ella Coon Ainsworth

Local Hospital Admits and Discharges Noted

Gary Murphy of Ainsworth was admitted yesterday and Ross Curtis of Ames today as medical patients. Mrs. Norval Hill of Conesville was discharged today.

Gary Murphy Ainsworth Ross Curtis Ames Norval Hill Conesville

Friday Admitted Yesterday as Medical Patients

A list of medical admissions includes Mrs Ida Stannard of Richmond Mrs Laticia French at 415 S Ave C Mrs George Sojka route one Anita Fish 828 S Avenue C a tonsillectomy Today Ralph Curtis of Ames Mrs Frank Dea and son William Patrick 502% N Marlon Avenue Mrs W A Erbe and son James Lynn 608 S Marion Avenue Mrs Tena Prebyl 802 S Marion Avenue W H Singleton Keota

Ida Stannard Richmond Laticia French S. Ave. C George Sojka Anita Fish S. Avenue C Ralph Curtis Ames Frank Dea William Patrick N. Marlon Avenue W. A. Erbe James Lynn S. Marion Avenue Tena Prebyl W. H. Singleton Keota

Deaths of the Week Harrison M. Dodder

Harrison M. Dodder, 59, died at his home Monday morning after eight years of illness. He had been seriously ill the last three weeks. Surviving are his wife, four sons Daryl Paul Bob and Dick, two grandchildren.

Harrison M. Dodder Daryl Paul Bob

World War II Vet Mehaffey Dies After Stroke Paralyzes

Alexander Mehaffey, a Riverside farmer and World War II veteran, killed himself Monday at his home after suffering a stroke of paralysis in September 1945. He was h1 years old.

Alexander Mehaffey Riverside

Edith Williams obituary in Oklahoma death notice

Mrs Edith Foster Williams longtime Washington resident died in Pawhuska Oklahoma on October 9. She was the widow of C W Williams and a member of YDA R Eastern Star and the P BE O society.

Edith Foster Williams Washington Pawhuska Okla C. W. Williams YD. A. R Eastern Star P. BE. O. Society

Boy Killed by Train Near Louisville on Way Home

William Scott Reister Jr., nine, son of Mrs. William 3. Reister of Louisville, was killed instantly after being struck by a train while walking home from school on October 15. He is survived by his mother, two sisters, grandmother and great grandmother, Mrs. George Reister and Mrs. William Thompson of Des Moines.

William Scott Reister, Jr William 3. Reister Louisville George Reister William Thompson Des Moines

Pastor Milan Thompson to Lead Altamont Baptist Church

Milan Thompson has accepted the call to become pastor of Altamont Baptist Church in Harlan. The Thompsons and their baby son will move November 1. The McNamara house at 320 East Jefferson suffered major fire damage but a family saved most belongings. Two men lost hands this week in corn picker accidents, James Venening and Clayton Conrad. Mrs. C. W. Stewart travels to Des Moines to visit niece Nellie Wilson. Eva Denny travels to Davenport for an Iowa Library Association conference. A buggy accident left a man struck and under wheels.

Milan Thompson Altamont Baptist Church Harlan Thompson McNamara East Jefferson A. E. Palmer J. K. Chalgren Mary Atchison James Venening Claton Conrad C. W. Stewart Les Moines Nellie Wilson Eva Denny Davenport Iowa Library Association

Women Visit Winfield Before Fayetteville Return

Mrs Wahneetah Clark Ingalls and Mrs Ella Clark Calvin, guests at the Carl Hedges home, plan a trip to Winfield before heading back to Fayetteville Arkansas. The Washington Chapter D A R cleared 279 dollars from a home talent play Aunt Lucia. J G Maxwell and son in law L R Tripp, from Sioux City, bought the Dave McLaughlin farm southwest of town, 675 acres for 50150 dollars. The Ainsworth hotel sold twice this week, first to Mr Humson and then to Mr Crossley of Columbus Junction.

Wahneetah Clark Ingalls Ella Clark Calvin Carl Hedges Winfield Fayetteville Ark Washington D. A Lucia J. G. Maxwell L. R. Tripp Sioux City Dave McLaughlin Ainsworth Humson Mr. Crossley Columbus Junction

Second Liberty Loan Drive Opens for One Million

The second annual drive for one million dollars started this week. Red Cross reports forty pounds of yarn received and a call for volunteer workers. Lou Gormley expresses joy over an eight thousand dollar sale prompting bidders to be thanked by Frank Macon. Mildred Morton becomes bookkeeper at White Way garage succeeding Pearl Bandy who enters nurse training. Green Squires sells North Second Ave property to VolL BE Negley for five thousand dollars with plans to build north of Gardner home owned by J. T. Matthews.

Mildred Morton White Way Garage Pearl Bandy Washington County Hospital Green Squires North Second Ave BE. Negley Bers Gardner J. T. Matthews

Iowa City Hospital Update and Local Event Snippets

Mrs. Roy Stewart remains in an Iowa City hospital but is improving and may return home next week. Her father A. H. Essley spent the day with her. Three months remain for Journal boys to finish the 1907 contest. Collectors listed include Barclay Miller Cloyce Anderson Elliot Grayson Roy Garard Phil Dupuis. A moonlight picnic west of town featured Hamburgers bacon and eggs cooked over a fire with attendees Bertha Barber Helen Anderson Ruth Winter Vera Alderson Carrie Winter Mary Steck Blanche Guthrie Boyd Berdo John Bailey Vic Vansickle Frank Wagle Ralph Shannon Phil Crail John Miller.

Roy Stewart Iowa City A. H. Essley Journal Boys Barclay Miller Cloyce Anderson Elliot Grayson Roy Garard Phil Dupuis Bertha Barber Greenwich Helen Anderson Ruth Winter Vera Alderson Carrie Winter Mary Steck Blanche Guthrie Boyd Berdo John Bailey Vic Vansickle Frank Wagle Ralph Shannon Phil Crail John Miller

Farmers Sell More Light Weight Hogs

Allan Nash, hog buyer for Wilson & Co, says farmers are marketing hogs at 200 pounds or slightly over as the trend toward lighter weights continues. About 70 percent of hogs received are in the 200 to 220 pound class, with producers typically marketing around 250 pounds. A survey by Chuck Worchester tied to the Dairy Cattle Congress estimated 165 million bushels of grain saved in the Corn Belt by marketing light hogs rather than finishing to heavier weights.

Cedar Rapids Allan Nash Wilson & Co Nash Chuck Worchester WMT Farm Service Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo

Weeks Twins Dewey and Clarence Laid To Rest

Graveside services were held Thursday for infant twins Clarence and Dewey Weeks, sons of Mr and Mrs Vernon Weeks. The twins were born Wednesday at Washington County Hospital to the former Annabele Jackson and her husband.

Clarence Dewey Weeks Vernon Weeks Washington County Hospital Annabele Jackson

First Telegram Line Marks 1844 Milestone

In 1844 the first telegram was sent between Baltimore and Washington D C. Samuel F B Morse built the line with congressional funding totaling $30 000. The 1866 era saw cross Atlantic telegraph messages between the United States and England.

Samuel F. B. Morse Congress Baltimore Washington, D. C United States England

Unemployment Drops as Iowa Hits Labor High

Iowa records its largest labor force in history with unemployment at a low. Factory employment reaches 146000 in the state versus 76815 in 1939. There are 3205 manufacturing plants now, up from 2670 in 1939, with 234 plants created since V E day employing 12000.

Des Moines Iowa Bernard F. Nowack Iowa Development Commission Nowack

Resignations and Local Notices HighlightStreet Activity

Dudley Crone resigns from the Columbia restaurant to pursue schooling. Ed Smith leaves the New York store for Oelwein. The Cincinnati clothing company departs to seek greener pastures amid a new state law restricting itinerant shops next to regular merchants. Master Manton Hebner narrowly escapes a serious injury while playing in the street.

Cincinnati Clothing

Funeral Services For Mrs. M. Truxan In Riverside

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Truxan aged 72 were held at St Marys church Riverside. She died Monday in Oak Park Illinois. Burial followed in Mount Olivet cemetery beside her husband. Surviving children are Mrs. Richard C Dautremont Grace Truxan and Leon P Truxaw with siblings and a grandson named Richard Truxaw.

Riverside St. Mary's Church Mary Truxan Richard C. Dautremont Oak Park Thomas L. Wolfe Arthur Libenguth Mark Lintz Timmy Michael Ryan St. Mary's High — School R. H. Heitzman Joseph Knebel Joseph John Shradel R. A. Kaeitzel Raymond Dautremont Mount Olivet Truxan Mary Novak Nebraska Matthias W. Truxan Chicago Ill Dautremont Grace Truxan Ilinois Leon P. Truxaw Iowa City L. B. Kotove Humboldt J. & Dvorak J. J. Sherrer New Raymer Colo Frank Novak Richard Truxaw

Airfield Activity Highlights From Washington Airport

Last week at Washington airport, several pilots earned licenses and flew to nearby towns. Norman R. Miller completed his first solo flight while Raymond M. Glover received his private pilots license. Marvin L. Carter enrolled in a commercial flying course. Lloyd R. Scott piloted a Ryan PT-22 to Waterloo and DeWitt and a Piper Super Cruiser to Davenport. Mr and Mrs Allen E. VanVrankin undertook a cross country trip in an Aeronca Chief to Eagle Grove and Des Moines to visit relatives.

Norman R. Miller Colo Raymond M. Glover Marvin L Carter Lloyd R. Scott Waterloo Dewitt Davenport Allen E. VanVranken Aeronea Eagle Grove Des Moines

Lemmon Family Voyage to Grin Bell and Cedar Rapids

John Lemmon and family travel aboard the Stinson Voyager to visit the Tom Parsons family and reach Cedar Rapids for a family visit and sightseeing between Grin Bell and Cedar Rapids.

John Lemmon Stinson Voyager Grin Bell Tom Parsons Ataily Cedar Rapids

Notable Private Planes Shuttle Between Towns

Ivan Yoder flies a Cessna 114u to Indianola for a soil conservation demonstration. Lee Marie and Elwood Kreese travel to Des Moines in a Taylor craft. Robert Koehler Les ter Woods and Harold Berg journey to Ottumwa aboard a Stinson Voyager. Mrs Ralph Scott rides to Dewitt in a Piper super Cruiser on a business trip. Mr Peters and John Perdock travel from Iowa City to inspect a Stinson Voyager.

Ivan Yoder Indianola Lee Marie Elwood Kreese Des Moines Robert Koehler Lester Woods Harold Berg Ottumwa Ralph Scott Dewitt Mr. Peters John Perdock Iowa City

Local cross country flyers stop at airport for tips

A list of pilots with small aircraft made stops at a regional airport for student cross country tips. Names include J. T. Maxwell Shellsburg Luscomb, Wendell Williams Muscatine to Mt. Pleasant in a Piper Cub, J. L. Benson Waterloo to Muscatine in an Aeronca, R. M. Hofann Grinnell to Ottumwa in a Piper Cub, G. P. Browning Pella to Iowa City in a Piper Cub, Donald L. Mallory Pella to Iowa City in a Piper Cub, Jack Pierson Monmouth in an Aeronca Champion, I Wes Sharp Indianola or Ottumwa in a Piper Cub, Z David Hill Monmouth to Mt. Pleasant in an Aeronca Champion.

T. J. Maxwell Luscomb Shellsburg Wendell Williams Muscatine Mt. Pleasant J. L. Benson Waterloo Aeronca R. M. Hofann Grinnell Ottumwa G. P. Browning Pella Iowa City Donald L. Mallory Jack Pierson Monmouth Wes Sharp Indianola Z David Hill

Iowa City flyer stops en route to Kansas City

L. E. Zimmerman of Iowa City landed in a Cessna here while traveling to Kansas City Missouri. Harvey H. Jennings of Columbus Junction paused in a Taylorcraft on his way to Indianola for a soil conservation demonstration.

L. E. Zimmerman Iowa Cty Kansas City Harvey H. Jennings Columbus Junction Indianola

Saw Mill Accident Touches Walter Bray

WEO Oct 18. Walter Bray injured by crushing the ends of two fingers on his right hand while working at his saw mill this week.

Walter Bray WEO C. C. Dana California Lincoln Grinnell U. Rogers Nat Birt Fairfield Clarence Switzer Eldon Rogers Edith Dana Ottumwa U. &. Dana Clarence Statler Linda E. C. Statler Washington

Prairie Flower News Notes and Hospital Visits

Oct 18 notices from N Prairie Flower list Mr and Mrs Homer Davison and others visiting relatives and attending hospital stays. Phyllis Patterson had an appendectomy in Washington hospital. Arthur Davison returns home from Mercy hospital Iowa City. Several local visitors and dinner guests are named including Lucille Graber and the Wittrigs.

N. Prairie Flower Homer Davison Arthur Davison Mercy Hospital Town City Lee Christner Hal Huber Iowa City Phyllis Patterson Washington Hospital Joe Chratner Burell la Milo Patterson Phyllis Davison Wayland Arthur Davisons Hazel Smith Kalona Dorothy Young Lexington Ladies Aid Cy Bush Dale Garrett Joyce Lucille Graber John Dill Hulme Margaret Wittrig Emerson Wittiig John Lester Alliman Claire Neff Jake Wenger Harry Drake

Iowa City Sues to Halt 250 New Parking Meters

John Lindsay of Iowa City filed in Johnson county district court to stop the city council from purchasing 250 additional parking meters. He argues the authorization is inequitable tainted with fraud and void and that the public was not notified.

Iowa City Iowa John Lindsay Johnson County District Lindsay

Ex-Cabinet Member Hyde Dies in New York

Arthur M. Hyde former Missouri governor and Hoover era secretary of agriculture died at Memorial Hospital in New York at 11 15 p m He aged 70 had cancer of the pancreas and had been hospitalized since September 19 His wife Hortense Cullers and daughter and son in law Mrs and Mrs James P Kelly were with him at his death

New York Arthur M. Hyde Agriculture Herbert Hoover Missouri Memorial Hospital

Veteran and service man problems column note

A service bureau editor explains this weekly Washington wide veterans column answers reader questions. Readers are invited to address issues to the Washington Bureau with no direct mail replies. responses appear in a future column.

Washington Western Newspaper Union Eye Street N. W Washington, D. C

Down Payments on GI Loans Questioned by VA

Veterans' administration decries down payment demands by lenders on GI loans citing 100 percent financing as intended. It warns such practices hinder the program, may prompt new legislation, and favors directing veterans toward lenders offering full financing with federal guarantees. A Q&A notes survivors' insurance lump sums do not apply to son’s death benefits and clarifies eligibility.

Veterans Service Bureau G.I Veterans’ Administration G.L A. M Mansfield Ohio

Yale Bowl first football stadium in America

Yale Bowl in New Haven designed by Charles A. Ferry became the nation’s first football stadium. It opened with the 1914 Harvard Yale game marking a pioneering era for large scale American stadiums.

Charles A. Ferry America Yale

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