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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1950
Page
4
Thousands in Washington Saturday awaited Wendell Willkie and his wife and son Philip while noting his speech voice faltered. Local leaders welcomed the big turnout on the Wilkie special train as Fr. events and birthdays, engagements, and business moves fill the town notices from Sept. 1920.
Dave Masson of Washington bought the Credit Bureau of Washington County from Miss P H Barloon of Muscatine. E D Morrison Jr was elected president of the Sixth Judicial District bar association. Local residents attend weddings and enroll in colleges as activities from Des Moines to Iowa City fill weekend pages.
The fifth annual festival began on Wednesday September 17 drawing a huge crowd for trapeze acts that thrilled spectators. Farm entries grew larger than ever and a parade was so well received it repeated on Friday. Mr and Mrs W W Wilson visited from Lake Petosky Michigan meeting Warren Cowles and John Grassel. Dr Stafford former beloved pastor died at his son Clarence’s Oak Park home aged 85. Mrs Stafford was a 1927 founder of the PEO society. Local mortician L A Jones earned National Selected Morticians membership after thorough review. Brookhart apple orchard run by Joe Wolf will yield 1200 bushel baskets of first quality fruit sold to C and R Produce Co. John Rittenhouse Ralph and Clayece Dougherty were unable to ride the high bicycle in the parade, but Manton Hebner did to the crowd’s delight.
The project calls for as much as 7000 pounds of steel products to build and equip a six-room house, outlining material standards and scope of metal use for the residential structure.
The United States Coast Guard Academy in New London Connecticut was established in 1876. Hamilton Hall, named for Alexander Hamilton the first treasury secretary who helped found the Coast Guard, is the administration building.
The two elementary schools in Washington public schools report 567 pupils by week two, the highest since 1937 and up 28 from 1949 figures. The Town River Valley Boy Scout district met at the Methodist church to plan a camping trip to the proposed Lake Darling youth center site with participating troops.
A Burley Idaho travel note recalls routes at highways 30 meeting. The author describes stopping in Green River Wyoming near a Pony Express train derailment, a lost three and a half year old boy found after three hours, and visits to Kearney Nebraska and Salt Lake City Utah. Temple Square, the Mormon tabernacle, and a grand piano buried in buffalo robes are featured. The column looks ahead to the Redwood Highway and Topsy next week.
A perpetual memorial to cartoonist Ding Darling will be marked with the dedication of the 450 acre Lee Darling Lake. J N Darling will close the valve at 2 15 p m Sunday September 17 as waters begin impounding in the new Iowa lake. The event caps a weekend of Fiesta activities in Washington with parades free acts and prize winners announced.
Admitted yesterday William Kennard of Washington for appendectomy. Dismissed yesterday are Mrs Clifford Leeper and daughter of Brighton, Mrs Paul Martin and daughter of Crawfordsville, and Mrs Ivan E King and daughter of Grinnell. Birth yesterday to Mr and Mrs Edward Kelley of 409 W Main a son at 10 30 am. Births yesterday to Mr and Mrs Darrel Rich of Wellman a daughter at 8 00 pm. Today Wilma Jean Krantz of Olds and Mrs Henry Blunk of Richland. Dismissed today Wallace Johnson of Brighton Myron Burroughs ofRl. Today also Mr and Mrs Maurice Crawford of Wellman welcome a son at 4 32 am.
Yesterday entries show W. D. Johnson Brighton underwent surgery and Sandra Lay in Ainsworth received medical care. Today Eli Plank in Washington has a surgical procedure. Today also lists Mrs. Clement Chalupa with an unspecified notice.
Mrs. Carl Crossett of City Medical reports yesterday surgery on Myron Burroughs performed with likely successful outcome. Further details unavailable.
Yesterday Gerald Hahn Keota underwent appendectomy and Evelyn Krotz Ainsworth had an appendectomy with Mrs Floyd Smith Richland listed for surgery. Today William Kennard city with Mrs Gerald Smith and daughter in Columbus Junction. Yesterday a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Omer Ropp Kalona at 1 32 p.m.
Yesterday Mrs Harold Lynn of Brighton related to medical events. Today Sandra Lay of Ainsworth appears in the record. Mr and Mrs Rod ney Redlinger of Wellman welcomed a son yesterday.
Mrs Ella Cherry aged 87 of Zion Illinois died Saturday afternoon at her son’s home in Janesville Wisconsin after a lingering illness. Carl E Walton aged 81 of West Chester died at home Sunday after years of ill health.
Mrs. Lester Nichols aged 44 of 1320 East Third Street Washington died at 6 30 this morning after six months of failing health. Richard Sylvester Fry aged 88 longtime Kalona resident died at his home early this morning after a lingering illness.
John Luellen died shortly before noon Wednesday at the Whaley rest home in Mt. Pleasant. He had been a lifelong resident of Henry County.
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