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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1939
Page
3
The brigade reports on the passing of Mrs J Smith after a long illness, noting her family ties to J H Stewart druggist and her cheerful community role. Obituaries also mark Mayer Rich once a clothier and local residents, plus Mrs T T Keeley’s 90th birthday and various hospital scenes and civic events in Washington.
In the 1880s the town rebuilt after fires using bucket brigades and scarce water. A Rumsey brake engine funded by the council spurred a formal fire department with 100 volunteers, hydrants numbering seventy seven, and two hose carts, a ladder company, and alarms via the telephone station.
L J Norton bought the Ed Wells residence at 514 West Main and converted it into two large apartments with janitor quarters in the basement. McHone of Eveready Plumbing Co. will occupy the basement. Other units are reported rented.
A wide set of society notes, travel updates, marriages and licenses, with multiple couples obtaining marriage licenses in Peoria and Washington. Local thefts include a 1929 Ford stolen at Kalona. Many residents return from trips to Chicago, Denver, and the East.
Washington reports a rush of gay liveries with several firms like Warren, Hosley, and Bacon boasting multiple rigs. Ament's Muscatine buggy tops the lot, Bacon's Chicago carriage stands out, and locals marvel at Washington's premier livery scene amid three well-supported stables.
A fragment notes that enforcement depended on the audience being able to act. The speaker suggests immediate action would have occurred if the audience possessed the power to enforce the measures.
The Washington high school will reopen on the first Wednesday of January in Wagner's Hall under James H. Wilson and Robert French. Experienced teachers promise a thorough program with language geometry and other subjects. Three month terms cost 10 dollars for language and geometry and 8 dollars for lower branches, with emphasis on spelling and essay writing.
The Tama county redskins delivered a casual bow and arrow contest for a nickel a hit. They arrived for a musical and dance in Eversons hall and asked for complimentary tickets printed for the office force. A large man at the stairs commented, and the crowd laughed at the quirky performance lasting late into the night.
A hospital log lists multiple admissions discharges and procedures from Tuesday to Friday. Notable items include Lucille Joan Schroeder born to Mr and Mrs Fred Schroeder at 5 05 pm weighing seven pounds five ounces, and a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Keith Carr at 11 40 pm weighing seven pounds four ounces. Several patients were discharged including Mildred Pressley Carl Humble and Clarice Meek with procedures such as appendectomies and tonsillectomy performed on others.
Dr Charles R Brown described as a premier preacher and thinker Sam Donahey recounts an 1884 Young America school house scene where Brown interrupted a heated party meeting He argued for loyalty and principle above party lines and warned that his ideas might have reshaped national politics if adopted He exemplifies the power of rhetoric and civic duty.
A historical tale portrays Joseph Williams as Iowa Territory's first district judge and associate justice of the supreme court. Described as a Democrat with sharp wit and ventriloquist talent, he allegedly entertained tavern patrons by throwing his voice to imitate cat and dog fights, causing guests to spill into the hall in laughter.
Mrs Ralph Smith and her daughter Mary Stewart Smith both died after long illnesses. Mrs Smith was seventy and Mary Stewart Smith was the daughter of a former pioneer druggist. Also Wilson Brown known as W R Brown the Watkina man died after a week long illness.
Mrs. Kimi Merrick, widow of James Merrick, age 65, died at her Coppock home on Tuesday following a severe four day illness.
Mrs Harvey Young of Panora, formerly a popular Washington woman, visits in town staying with Miss Bathersley and plans a short return trip to Winfield. Clarice Meekin improves and moves home Friday. Fd Grayson returns from Iowa City with his wife for a few days. Mrs Grayson had an operation at University hospital Monday and is recovering. Fifty six women attend a Country Club luncheon with Mrs John Dodd as caterer and hostesses Mrs Richard McCleery and Mrs Alfred Brown. Carl Jungbluth returns from a business trip to Omaha Nebraska.
This morning Clarke Meek was dismissed at the Keota home, a brief report noting the dismissal action and location.
At the manor on Wednesday evening the choir entertained its members with a dinner. More than thirty members attended the event.
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