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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1949

Page

3

Review of seven weeks news in Washington area

Ernest White, 828 South Avenue B, suffered a skull fracture from a heavy beam on the Plecker farm northwest of Washington and was improving in an Iowa City hospital. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed attending funerals, family events, visits, and travels, including trips to Des Moines, Chicago, Denver, and Colorado Springs, with multiple mentions of relatives, housing moves, and professional appointments.

Ernest White South Avenue B Everette Plecker Washington Plecker Farm Mr White Iowa City Lloyd Easter East Washington Street Wellington Colp Wilson Nichols Nichols Havre Mr. Easter Colorado Easters Cheyenne Wyo Lusk H. D. Tallman

Lohrer Named District Deputy Grand Chief for District 7

Lohrer was named district deputy grand chief for district 7 and will preside over 14 temples in this region. She attended a deputies school in Prairie City at Mrs. Scyle Johnson's home and, with Mrs. Dusenbery as guest of honor, joined the state banquet Monday evening. Mr and Mrs D B Wells of Ainsworth move to Milan Missouri to run a stock farm after twenty years near Ainsworth.

W. FE. Augustine Lonnie Sullivan Chi Pleasantville West Plains Clara Kysar Edna Augustine Ozarks Hot Springs Norman Okla Delta Dave Wade Myers Zion Lohrer Prairie City Scyle Johnson Dusenbery D. BE. Wells Ainsworth Milan Missouri Mrs. Wells

Surprise testimonial honors Washington publisher at Chamber dinner

Friday evening the Washington Evening Journal publisher FRIDAY R. F. Shannon received the Kernel of the Tall Corn award from the Iowa Press Columnists at a surprise Chamber of Commerce dinner attended by over 100. He also received a bound volume of letters from publishers. Local police plan a new Ford 6 police car after council bid approval.

R. F. Shannon Washington Evening Journal Chamber of Commercce Shannon Iowa Chamber of Commerce

Murder trial opens with 12 jurors chosen in 35 year old case

Oscar Fetters faces trial for a shooting from 35 years ago. Jury selection ran two days, 400 people interviewed, and five men and seven women were seated: Maynard Strabala Kalona C. W. Freel Cedar township Hazel Klett Dutch Creek Ruth French Elsie Murdock Lucile Kleese Burton Box Ruby Sharp Doris Steele. The week also covers Tall Corn Fiesta plans, a beauty contest sponsor trouble, a reported marriage spree in Columbus Junction, and local accidents and notices.

Washington Oscar Fetters Maynard Strabala Kalona C. W. Freel Cedar Township Hazel Klett Dutch Creek Township Carl Craig Iowa Township Max Owen Crawfordsville Jewell Carris Ruth French Elsie Murdock Lucile Kleese Keota Burton Box Riverside Ruby Sharp Doris Steele Wid

Hospital Admissions and Births Record

Admitted Sunday Rui Cuance Washington Jennie Hering Washington Mrs Earl J Miller Winfield to medical. Dismissed Today tom Mills Keota. Births Saturday Mr and Mrs Ernie Arnold Richland a daughter at 9 15 p m. Sunday Mr and Mrs Norman Achoonover city a daughter at 10 42 a m Mr and Mrs John Frame Ainsworth a son at 4 41 p m. Today Mr and Mrs Marvin Kelley Wellman a son at 2 23 a m Mr and Mrs Alfred Strandberg Oklahoma City Okla a boy at 1 10 a m.

Rui Cuance Washington Jennie Hering Earl J. Miller Winfield Tom Mills Keota Ernie Arnold Richland Norman A Choonover City John Frame Ainsworth Marvin Kelley Wellman Alfred Strandberg Oklahoma City Okla

Birth Announcements From Keota And City Areas

Yesterday notices list Mrs Minnie Fitzgerald of Keota and Mrs Roy Niffenegger of Ainsworth in medical updates. Today announces Mrs Roy Hough of R2 and a new daughter born to Mr and Mrs Eugene Tucker in the city at 4 27 PM on 4 10.

Minnie Fitzgerald Keota Roy Niffenegger Ainsworth Roy Hough Eugene Tucker City

Local Notices of Mothers and Daughters in Two States

Mrs Edwin Delaney and daughter of Iowa City join Mrs Broneslaw Osowski and daughter of Washington, and Mrs Leo Marie and daughter of Washington in a regional social notice.

Edwin Delaney Iowa City Broneslaw Osowski Washington Leo Marie

Local Names Listed for Medical and Surgical Cases

Yesterday entries include Mollie Tierney West Chester medical Mrs Elmer Rubey Fairfield surgical Mrs William Wade Richland surgical Today lists James Turner Washington medical Also today Mrs J Claude Miller and son Wellman Harold Schmitt Washington Mrs Arnold Yoder and son Keota Mrs Alfred Strandberg and son Oklahoma City Okla Mrs Ernie Arnold and daughter Richland.

Mollie Tierney West Chester Medical Elmer Rubey Fairfield Surgical William Wade Richland James Turner Washington J. Claude Miller Wellman Harold Schmitt Arnold Yoder Keota Alfred Strandberg Oklahoma City Okla Ernie Arnold

Deaths of the Week Record in Brief

Death notices list Lloyd B. Anderson of Bell California who died in Des Moines on Sept 14, Mrs Martin P. Miller aged 86 who died at her daughter’s home in Iowa City, and Louie Warner 85 a Columbus Junction resident who died after a brief illness at her daughter’s home G W Ayers.

Barbara Etter Preston L. Etter Cornell College University of Iowa Iowa City Lloyd B. Anderson Bell, Calif Des Moines Anderson May McFarland Fr i. Whisler Martin P. Miller 3On Wallace Columbus Junction Louie Warner G. W. Ayers

Mrs Minnie FitzGerald Dies in Keota After Brief Illness

Keota resident Mrs Minnie FitzGerald died at Washington County Hospital Tuesday evening at 4:45 oclock. She had been in poor health for two years, with a ten day period of serious illness. Heart ailment listed as cause of death.

Keota Minnie Fitzgerald Washington County Hospital

Death of Joseph Taylor in Marion at age 101

Mrs. H. M. Dodder of Washington learned Thursday of the death of her uncle Joseph Taylor in Marion Iowa. He would have turned 101 in October and Mrs Dodder plans to travel Saturday to attend the funeral services.

Passing Years in Washington Chronicle Community Notes

Ten years ago many local families and visitors featured in town life stories. The column records visits by G A Dain and daughter Elizabeth, Ark parts of society including university moves, a barn fire north of town, personal travels, and festival events with students piloting miniature trains.

Social events and local notices from the era

Miss Myrtle Swift plans Davenport winter as a social evening in honor at Rev and Mrs Mountford. W R Cambridge visiting from Minneapolis and Frank Pwindley join in discussing wild game hunting. Mrs May Shockley and J W Harris wed in Burlington. Scottie May rests in county with early mail carrier roots. Arthur Duesing returns from France. Jaynes and Beulah relocate to Des Moines. L T Smith mourns and Greta Looman wed in Ames.

Myrtle Swift Davenport Leslie Mountford W. R. Cambridge Minneapolis Frank Pwindley

Mrs Georgia Young Hosts Friends for Miss Fannie Winter

Mrs Georgia Young entertained a company of friends at her home in a compliment to Miss Fannie Winter who will begin work at Lake Forest soon. A party of men traveled to Fargo North Dakota to view land. others joined from Columbus Junction Corpus Christi and the Gulf coast country. The Paul company group returned from the gulf coast trip after disposing of about 2506 acres and a business totaling near 100000 dollars. Henry and Mel Shields returned from a camping trip four miles below Rubio.

Harold Briley St. Louis B. C .Briley Baby Washington Harold Florida Georgia Young Fannie Winter Lake Forest J. C. Littl Fargo N. D D. of Miller Will Fleming Roger Jones Alex Johnson Columbus Junction Ralph Shannon Arthur Wilcox David Teuscher Horne Gertrude Corpus Chisti Texas Gulf Coast Paul Company Henry Mel Shields Rubio

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