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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
7
Brief notices from Washington County cover comings and goings births deaths and tiny items of interest. Names and places appear in clipped items reflecting local life and personal announcements in a concise round up of neighborhood happenings.
Wellman residents report Howard Mor row’s state fair return and sale of his baby beef for 162 dollars. Summer students Flora Wells Georgia Von Hone and others arrive home from Cedar Falls while local families visit Johnstown Penn and Des Moines. The community notes illnesses deaths births church events and recent travels including Camp Dodge visits and Excelsior Springs trip.
Rev. C. E. Field departed Tuesday morning for Bloomfield to attend a conference. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Wright of Potomac Illinois left after a visit with their son Everett Wright.
The article lists numerous townspeople departing for military camps or related travel as families send members to service. Rev Mrs P M Conant and son Preston left for Camp Funston. other locals visit or depart for Muscatine Centerville Washington Hartsburg Rock Island Iowa City and Allerton as preparations for officers training and service continue.
Pleasant Hill scene cited as Mr and Mrs Frank Bedford of Washington visit the town. The brief item records a social call and mentions the visitors.
Sunday visitors included Vernus Kephart and family. Roy and Velma Kephart with infant Velma and Fred Kephart joined Homer Kephart at his home. Howard and Lucile Baker visited W. C. Hotle in Welston with baby. The infant of Edgar and Mrs Myers was buried at Pleasant Hill. Ed Guseman and baby stayed with Charley and Mrs McMullen. A church social honored Bryan Swift and Howard McBride prior to their Des Moines camp departure. Bryan received a comfort kit. Sam Sigafoose spent Monday at Old Babbs home. Lucile and Earl Kephart attended a reception for his parents Lewis and Mrs Baker in east Washington. Ben Miller visited Washington Thursday. Myrtle Saville is visiting Washington this week.
Mrs. Bert Smith entertained about forty guests at a miscellaneous shower for Ruth Smith Sheets who was a bride last week. Refreshments were served and the bride received gifts of silverware, hand painted china, and cut glass. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Frank Smith and Mrs. Della Neal. The gathering included J. Stattler family, Frank Smith and Marion, Bert Smith family, Bert Simpson and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sheets.
Mr and Mrs Lee Gordon attended the state fair last week and Mr and Mrs Harry Boyer were Washington visitors Saturday. Martin Wright and Miss Etta Baker spent Sunday with Bert Smith and plan to go to Camp Dodge Des Moines on Thursday. Willie Robertson of Dublin also heads to Camp Dodge with the boys. A Sunday trip to the Dunbar home ended in a skid and rollover. occupants escaped without a scratch though the windshield and front wheels suffered. Marion Smith drove them home northeast of Washington.
Jas Lemley visited Davenport business. Franklin Centre School opens with Miss Margaret Bauer teaching. Mr and Mrs J W Combs move to Burlington to attend Ruth Combs’ sister Ruth married Walter Sheetz. Cherry Longer returns home from summer with Mrs Alva Nebergall. Granville Hulse of Cedar Rapids visits Dwight Lemley. Nellie Kleese leaves for Montezuma to teach.
Fragmentary items show Vivian Lamley visiting home after a Sunday, the Simpson boys filing for Tom Carris this month, and Joe Nebergall spending today on the farm.
Brighton items note visits by Mr and Mrs John Caldwell and Mrs Jennie Clark from Bannock Ohio. Stewart Brown and son from Gallup Texas visiting sister Mrs Guy Teeter. Real estate transfers include Joe Richerson selling dray business to Chas Foster and H C Cooper selling residence to John Leffler. Announcements received.
Mrs Gertrude Silverthorn’s marriage occurred Thursday August 29 at Des Des Marion Horton and Faith Inghman returned home Monday from a western trip Mrs Ingham stopped at Camp Cody and hopes to bring her son Eugene home soon.
Federal authorities report action against a sugar hoarder in Waterloo with details remaining unclear due to clipped OCR text. The notice hints at a federal attempt to address stockpiling amid economic regulation.
Cedar Salis postmaster George Hughes faced county food administrator W H Parrott after authorities found evidence of sugar hoarding at his home. Hughes was fined 50 dollars and the money given to the local Red Cross chapter. Authorities seized sixty pounds of sugar.
A local merchant reports a customer saying I saw your ad, signaling interest sparked by the recent notice. The brief exchange underscores ongoing advertising efforts in the market district and potential sales.
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