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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1920
Page
7
Correspondents from Maple Grove report on the anticipated voter turnout for the November election, noting increasing political engagement and the impact of women voters. The piece also covers local road improvements, health updates, and farming notes amid the fall season.
Miss Jeanette Wooley travels to Washington to visit her father at the county hospital. Local residents Mr. Wooley Mrs. Clarence Young and son Robert visit F. E. Young home. Rev. and Mrs. Hanna visit Columbus Junction. Fifth and sixth graders hosted a Halloween party with jack o lantern decorations games and a bear hunt.
Miss Laura Barnett returns to Crawfordsville after an extended visit with relatives in West Grove Iowa. Local children are among several youngsters in the area who are contracting measles.
The Valley Sun day school had a full house at Grace Hill church on Sunday October 24. Several local residents and guests from Washington and Richland were noted in attendance along with social calls at various homes.
A telegram from Conrad Frank of Colorado announced Mrs. Frank's death after a period of illness. The Franks formerly lived here and later moved to Colorado. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
On Oct 22 and Oct 26 Rural Route residents report visits among Simmering, Kephart, Gardner, Nicholson, Gil bert, Shebeck, and Kephart families. Attendees include John Simmering Sr, Susan Gardner, Charlie Kephart, Oscar Gardner, Minnie, Everett, Velma, and others.
The Rock Island Railway dismantled its 41 year old water tank in Wellman on its birthday. Trains now fetch water from the city, keeping hydrants cleaned and water fresher. Local social notes include visits, travels to Cedar Rapids and Chicago, a Keota K P convention, a 40 000 home in Washington, and a Lime Creek republican rally at the Majestic Theatre.
Attorneys George Morrison and Ed Bicher of Washington sold the Foster bullying, now occupied by Wm. Stricker, to Mr. Nicola of Williamsburg Iowa for 3200 dollars. Mrs. Wm. Pershing visits sister from Wisconsin last week. Mrs. James Wehr of Muscatine visits Mrs. A. O. Topping and family. Everette Smith and Lorin Winshaw visit local residents. Snavelys visit in town from Ladora. Dr Brereton leaves for Des Moines on business returning Saturday.
Farmers in the Pleasant Hill area are hucking corn. Roy Kephartz family and daughter visited Cal Heen blossom me. Howard Baker and children visited W. C. Hotle in Washington. Helen Jones helps Mrs Scranton with housework. Earl Kephart family visited John Sheck. Lewis Baker family visited John Patterson in Washington. Fred Kephart suffers blood poison in hand but improving. Harry Jones sawed wood. Carl Schneider visited George Chalupa.
Mrs George Donovan hosts a Dayton Ohio visitors pair sisters and Mrs A T Hollenbeck of Chicago visits Brighton. infant death of Mr and Mrs Norton’s eight month old baby and burial in Darlington Wisconsin. Claire Gowey serves as chief gunner's mate on the Mayflower in Washington DC. Brighton Community Club held first social at the high school with Epworth League supper and talks by local members. Presbyterian ladies held a social at Christ Mann home with about forty attending. J S S Davidson, working on a Rock Island ditcher, injured ankle. Ligaments torn, no bones broken, returned to southern Louisiana. Miss Clauche Irelan to Drakesville Town this weekend. Mrs John Leeper visits Memphis Missouri.
Mrs. Marion Neal returns home from Murray Smylie visit near Walker Allen of Washington visits noted yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. Albert Lanoue’s son in Oklahoma arrives Thursday to visit parents. Mrs. J. F. Buxbaum visits Washington yesterday. Miss Reesie Busby hosts Hallowe en dinner for pupils. Miss Lois Davidson gives primary class party yesterday.
Governor Coolidge in Charlotte argues success comes from service and hard work. He warns against wealth as sole goal, urges fair pay, and calls production a moral obligation to prevent profiteering. The piece notes forthcoming Pacific fleet dreadnoughts and a yearlong maneuver visiting Honolulu, Australia, and New Zealand.
Workman and the bride united by Rev. Philips in a church ceremony attended by Miss Mabel Meeks and Ivan Maas with Erna Maple as ring bearer. The bride wears white satin and carries white roses. a reception followed for about one hundred guests. The couple, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sims and son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Waltman, will reside with the bride’s parents.
A Hallowe'en party hosted by the Needlework club featured guests in Ye Olden Times costumes. The evening included season themed games and a two course luncheon served by the hostess.
The Navy Department plans two global fleets in June, each about 110 ships. The Atlantic fleet will visit South American ports and include battleships Pennsylvania Arizona Oklahoma Nevada Kansas Utah Florida Delaware North Dakota Michigan South Carolina Minnesota New Hampshire and ten additional first class ships. The armada will have twenty battleships ten cruisers eighty destroyers and ten auxiliaries.
Riverside social column notes Mrs Robert Heitzman hosted a midweek party at Riverside on Wednesday evening, describing attendees and atmosphere of the event.
A political endorsement praising Vera Knupp Shoemaker Democratic candidate for County Recorder. It highlights her Washington County roots, education at Washington High School, business training, and work at Livingston & Richer Abstract office gaining relevant experience in public records.
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