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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1965
Page
5
Des Moines Iowa State Auditor Lorne Worthington reports audits of local funds now include public summaries with investment recommendations. He says reaction is highly favorable about 20 to 1, with some irate calls from misunderstandings.
Brighton notes capture residents moving into new homes on East Main and near Derby Trailer Court. Dean Edwards house under construction with completed foundation and nearing framing. The old grade school bell finds a new life at New Sweden Church, rung for worship services, linking past and present Brighton memories.
A reminiscence recalls the White Elephant cafe where meals cost 25 cents with options like plain steak 25 cents and porterhouse 75 cents. The menu notes include 15 cent hotcakes, 10 cent doughnuts, and bread, butter, and coffee included with meat orders. The author notes similar Washington prices and recalls late-night visits to Tink Shene felt’s onstage feeds.
Keota Sept. 10 The Past Noble Grand Circle met Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Grace Miller with co hostesses Mrs. Earl Chambers. Eleven members and one guest Mrs. Lyle Miller attended. School Days theme prompted humorous incidents and photos were shown. Entertainment included written quiz games. October hosts named. Mrs. Walter Smith underwent oral surgery in Iowa City and expected home soon. Delores Martin and Doug Powell to attend State College of Iowa Cedar Falls as juniors. Mrs. Rose Tinnes traveled to Des Moines to visit daughter and son in law Roger Lines Paul and Jeffrey.
Records list multiple real estate transfers: Toland to Camp on Riverside lots. Stout estate executor to Thompson north Washington tract. Griffith to Hendrickson lot 6 block 15 Brighton. Hotle to Pettebaum lot 4 block 2 Perdock. Schweitzer to Dunn lot 4 block 1 Snider add Kalona. Havel to Martin lot 8 block 2 Erdice add Ainsworth. Brenneman to Hochstetler sec 7 77-7. Hawkins to Hawkins lot 5 and west half lot 4 block 11 OP Ainsworth. Hill to Allison 900 West Monroe Washington. Beenblossom to McCreedy lands sec 22 75 6 and lots 1 2 block 13 OP Ainsworth.
Mrs. Leroy Mineart and family return from Luck Lake Minnesota and visits to Iapasca State Park and Canada. The group also toured Billy Clocks Museum and Effiger Indian Mounds. Others arrive or travel from Lakewood California and Bowling Green Missouri including Navy discharge and family reunions.
The Whitakers are finishing the interior of their new Davenport home largely on their own as exterior work wraps up. Social visits include E L Edmondson at the Golden Wedding for Fry in Washington and many Brighton connections attend a dinner for relatives, with a Florida Zephyrville guest Bob Porter touring the area.
AINSWORTH Sept 10 Ken and Larry Grandin of Norfolk Va and Mr and Mrs Preston McCracken were guests Monday and Tuesday at Willard McCracken’s home. The visitors on their way to the University of Laramie Wyoming, Elmer and Jim Wenger were dinner guests Sunday at the Willard McCracken home.
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