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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1939

Page

3

The Rocking Chair Brigade Mourns Mrs Marie Walton

Obituary notes the death of Mrs Marie Walton at Moylan Pennsylvania at age about ninety. She is remembered as a musical, resilient woman, mother to five sons and central to local Episcopal Guild activities and church life in Wy.

Marie Walton Moylan Penn Will Rose Walton Lizzie Keeley Dainty Herbert Mary Badger Elizabeth ©. West Sixth Street Fairbury Neb Washington

First Washington soft drinks traced to Jacob Dodder

Harry McCall recalls Jacob Dodder, great grandfather of Harrison Dodder, as the first to introduce soft drinks in Washington Iowa. Dodder ran a water powered shop on a hill south of the tile factory, made root beer from herbs, sold via wheel barrow to merchants around the square, long before modern beverages. He died in April 1890 at age 81.

Harry McCall Jacob Dodder Harrison Dodder Washington Harry Mr. Dodder

Hospital Notes Record Minor and Major Operations

Saturday Chas Wallerich of Richland had a minor operation. Monday Charles Wallerich of Richland was dismissed. Mrs Everette Roberts of Ainsworth had a major operation. Leon Swift was dismissed for home yesterday. Mr and Mrs Clark Bauer of West Chester welcomed a son at 9 58 this morning weighing ten pounds eleven ounces. Leila Gosling of Ainsworth had a minor operation. Mrs Harold Mearnen of Ainsworth had a major operation.

Chas. Wallerich Richland Charles Wallerich Everette Roberts Aineworth Leon Swift Clark Bauer West Chester Leila Gosling Ainsworth Harold 2 Earnen

Local hospital births and admissions noted this week

Mrs Lillian Gregory underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Joe Shalla admitted last evening for treatment and discharged last evening. Mrs Dale Booth admitted yesterday afternoon for observation. Ralph Kelsey had a major operation this morning. Mr and Mrs Victor Trojovsky welcomed a son this morning at 6:45 weighing eight pounds eleven ounces. Mrs Donald Shull Crawfordsville dismissed this morning. Leila Geeling Ainworth dismissed last evening. Oral York admitted for medical treatment this morning.

Joe Shalla Dale Booth Ralph Kelsey Lillian Gregory

Old Washington house near Sunset Park featured in Centennial edition

Centennial edition showcases historic Washington home at 717 West Main Street once owned by Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Patterson. Built early, pictured fifty years ago with no front porch, the house now blends old features with hardwood floors and a furnace. Patterson resides in Fort Dodge, Iowa with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Laffer and Florence.

Washington West Main Street Mr. Patterson Ft. Dodge Iowa Glenn Laffer Florence

Boice to present on rural maternal care in Cleveland

Dr C A Boice and Mrs Boice traveled to Cleveland where he will deliver a paper on Providing Continuity of Maternal Care in the Rural Areas at the American Congress on Obstetrics and Gynecology. They also took a southern side trip.

C. A. Boice

Review of the Week's News from Newton and Vicinity

Evalyn Helmick of Newton and Galen Moore of Newton wed at Kilduff. groom employed by May tag company. Numerous local travels, school changes, weather notes, and community events populate the week from Brighton to Ames.

Evalyn Helmick Newton H. W. Helmick Brighton Galen Moore Kilduff Maytag Company

Harrison Ball Pioneer from Ohio to Washington Iowa

Emma C. Anderson recalls the life of Harrison Arnold Ball a pioneer settler who arrived in Washington Iowa from Wooster Ohio in 1856 with his wife and two young children. She details the arduous journey by rail to Iowa City then by team and wagon through rain and mud, his work as a contractor and architect, and memories of neighbors schools and local families on Iowa Avenue including theParkers, Parkers private school, and the Washington Press era.

Emma Ball Anderson Harrison Arnold Ball Washington Iown Wooster Ohio Iowa City Wayne County HW. A. Burrell Washington Press David B. [Hrie Burlington M. C. Parker Dr. Parker Hutt South Iowa Ave Tulblock Iowa Kille Woodlawn Hila Warren Maggie Axter George Griffith N. M. Speidel A. 8. Folger Emma C. Anderson

Deaths of the Week Mrs Mary Walton

Mrs Mary Walton a former resident and daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Norton died at Moylan Ven on Sunday aged about 90 years.

Mary Walton W. J. Norton Moylan Venn

Obituaries Outline of Three Local Deaths Near Haskins and Prager Farm

J Ho Met 67 died at home near Haskins after heart ailment attack early Wednesday. William Bagley 74 died Friday at Prager Farm, living with daughter and son-in-law Mrs R J Tanner and family. Brighton resident died suddenly Wednesday near Indianola, about 60 years old.

J. Ho Joseph Hi. McCreedy Haskins Ile William Bagley William Euley R. J. Tanner Prager Farm Brighton Inedianola

Doce the Town Clock and Blood Chant Legend

A decades old letter to the Evening Journal recalls a town clock bought for the city and housed on the McKee building. The council allocated twelve hundred dollars from beer license funds to move the clock, while a church prayer meeting heard a brother protest that the clock would cry Blood Blood Blood whenever it struck.

Evening Journal Twenety McKee

Red Brick House Landmark Tells Old Trail Tale

The 305 South Avenue C home of Mrs. J. F. Kurtz and the late Mr. Kurtz, built between 1860 and 1866 by George Barrett, served as a social center and marker on the Southwest Trail later known as the White Way and Highway ae. Lumber marks bear S. G. Barrett’s name. The property passed to W. A. Wilson in 1876, then to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kurtz in 1911. Mr. Kurtz recently died, with Boice Kurtz and family living there.

Hannah Henderson Lincoln School Lyda Wright W. RK Jeffrey Schol Hatelline Parker Parkes D. W. Lewis Prof. Smith Lewis O Laughlin D. W. Harvey Kittie Blovence Carrie Minnie Winnie Iowa Ave Marion Bradford Mary Nancy Triplena Lama Eriaston Flora Whitegym Lois Guzegan Lavina Flo Emma Holdens Ada Bertha Nora Inez Crabbe Bameon Jennie Kida Martha Alice Nellie Mabel Whitcombe South Becond Ave Aaron Hott Sallie Mac Waebington Cora Alma Bee Place Town Ave Wallace Ardelne Scolt Washington J. F. Kurtz Mr. Kurtz South Avenue C Nonetherhan 8. G. Barrett George Barrett Barrett W. A. Wilson

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