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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1930
Page
7
A digest of past local happenings includes the Messersmiths relocating to Davenport for Agnes. Edna McConnell and Malcolm Dowell wed in Iowa City then return to Chicago. A Highland district school bid invites construction. Labor Day drew 690 union marchers and a large picnic. Lectures by Stanley Krebs drew interest. Harry G. Moore, ex-resident and banker, died in Kansas City. Sunset Park K of P announced a large community picnic.
Mrs Wilson recounts guests and meals from earlier days noting a simple pie dinner that fed fifteen, and recalls Mrs Longworth and Mrs Gann at Washington parties. Warren Cowles reports old time items from the press as correspondents recount, including Col Palmer and Sack the bay horse.
The women of Lexington hosted their annual harvest home celebration serving over 400 guests. Notable attendees included Senator Brookhart and Republican governor candidate Dan Turner, who spoke at the event amid praised displays and arrangements. Col. D. F. Macon also attended.
Washington prepares for Fall Festival held Wednesday through Friday next week with free attractions races prize contests rodeo stock company show parades band concerts and other features. About 70 businessmen serve on committees as residents plan events and many expect out of town guests and a chance to win cars and prizes.
The article lists Mrs. W. E. Kerr of Carthage at age 91 with several children and grandchildren, including Miss Luella Kerr, Mrs. T. H. Van Nostrand of Santa Monica, and Will K. Jf. in Iola. It notes relatives in Estes Park, Boulder, Council Bluffs, and Denver, plus a Boulder jewelry owner George Hobson and two local families tied to the Sigler and Foster households. It mentions Marty McCall’s Colorado college grounds work and Cora Glasgow in Iowa with a Griffin companion. An auction on West Main nets 175 dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. Harmeier recount three months of European travel from Montreal to London Berlin and Rome. They describe charming cities, pensions and customs, shifting sightseeing, a haunted house bed and boiling oil legends, and a Pope audience in Rome.
Mr and Mrs Harmete describe Europe travel experiences in Germany France Italy and Switzerland. They compare prices noting affordable meals and shop prices, share impressions of German attitudes toward Americans, Alsace Lorraine views, Alps mountain trips, yodeling scenes, and fond memories of landscapes. They express fatigue after travel and happiness to be home with friends.
Members of the Leon Beatty post American Legion drum and bugle corps returned Thursday from the State Legion convention. They did not enter the state prize contest but marched in the Legion parade and earned praise for their music and drill. The Washington corps featured dancers and a color guard led by a major.
The Board of Supervisors approved the proposed tax budget and appointed George Matlock as deputy sheriff. A number of local notes follow, including hospital transfer for Sirs W. BR. Strucker, church activities in Kesota, and updates on school enrollments and local residents with various travels and employment changes. Several social and civic updates mention visits, promotions, and community events in Washington and surrounding areas.
In Washington during October 1879 a McClelland family reunion gathered 13 of 18 siblings, tracing roots to Alleghany Pennsylvania. Notables include Nathan in New Zealand, Samuel Shaw a Free Will Baptist minister, aged 86 with 16 children. Other items mention a hotel addition at Bryson House, a 31 pound Ab Anderson, James Miller buying Dr Marbourg’s store block, and local jail relocation plans.
The Brookhart family visits Washington with Senator Brookhart speaking on summer tours and planning political activity. John Brookhart and family linger at the capitol as local pastor Dr. Henke receives another term, while Deputy Sheriff George Matlock is appointed. Tag day by the Volume of America raises funds under Mayor Applegate and Gen. and Mrs. Mau ja llington Hoot. First district federation delegates prepare for a convention in Washington in October with over 200 expected.
Obituary notices report the death of Mrs J A Lond formerly of Ainsworth at Terra Mante Indiana after heart trouble following a recent operation. She was a DePauw graduate active in Indiana Legion Auxiliary. Also noted is burial for Scott Edmund Irwin killed by a train in Lawson Missouri. Survivors include Virgil Irwin and two sisters Elizabeth Town and M E Whitney. Irwin worked in construction for over twenty years.
Work will begin Monday on alterations and additions to the brick residence on West Main street recently purchased by Roger Sherman for use as a funeral home. The general contract was awarded Wednesday to J. J. Minick. An addition for display and storage will be built to the south, a new heating plant installed, with opening expected by November first.
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