Harriet Mahrt

[Harriet was not a veteran, but ended up working for the US Army during the war. She is also indicative of the social life of a young woman in the community.]

May 19, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

Class of 1938 commencement

• Processional-Miss Dorothy
• "Our Changing Civilization"--Ruth Marion Weipert
• Salutatory, Literature and Music--Helen Mahrt
• Piano solo--Harl Barnard
• Social Science--Mabel Anderson
• Vocal solo--Lorraine Brooks
• Science--Theodore Koehler
• Saxophone Solo--Harriet Mahrt
• Valedictory, Education--Elizabeth Joslin
• Girls' sextet
• Presentation of the class--Supt. H. P. Olson
• Presentation of diplomas-- Mr. H. Brommer
• Benediction--Rev. C. W. Marrs

Class Members: Mabel Anderson, George Anyan, Harl Barnard, Mildred Bowen, Lorraine Brooks, Eugene Clouse, Lorraine Emley, Howard Evers, Raymond Foland, Victor Hyslop, Elizabeth Joslin, Theodore Koehler, John Lukaszeski, Harriet Mahrt, Helen Mahrt, Jack Mann, Gil Randall, Caroline Remmers, Raymond Thiemens, Ruth Weipert, Lois Wynecoop

May 26, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

Helen Mahrt was hostess to a farewell dinner party Monday evening honoring Gail and Patsy Randall, who are leaving soon for their home at Livingston, Mont. Other guests were Harriet Mahrt, Lorraine Brooks, Ruth Weipert, Dorothy Ekins and Lorraine Nielson.

September 22, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mahrt and son, Vernon, returned Wednesday of last week from Tacoma, where they took their daughter, Harriet, who has enrolled in the Pacific Lutheran college. While there they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kendrick, formerly of Reardan.

October 20, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

Harriet Mahrt, who is a freshman at the Pacific Lutheran college in Tacoma, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt. Friday evening, Miss Mahrt had for her dinner guests, Esther Garber, Bernice Bilyeu and Billy West and Clarence Felts of Tacoma.

December 22, 1938 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at Pacific Lutheran college at Tacoma came Thursday to have Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

January 5, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt and son, Vernon, accompanied Miss Harriet Mahrt to Spokane Monday where she took a train to Tacoma to resume her studies at Pacific Lutheran college.

February 2, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Helen Mahrt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Mahrt and Miss Ruth Weipert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weipert, freshmen at the University of Washington at Seattle were weekend guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. A. R. M. Kettner at Tacoma. While there, they visited Miss Harriet Mahrt and Miss Lorraine Brooks, students at the Pacific Lutheran college.

June 8, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt and son Vernon went to Tacoma Friday to bring home their daughter, Harriet, who was a student at Pacific Lutheran college. They visited Miss Villa Brock at Seattle, formerly of this region, Miss Helen Mahrt and Miss Ruth Weipert students at Washington university, In Tacoma they called on Rev. and Mrs. A. R. M. Kettner. Rev. Kettner for several years was pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran church here. Mr. and Mrs. Mahrt were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kendrick, former Reardan residents. Sunday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick, they went through the Navy yards at Bremerton.

June 22, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mahrt's Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, and Mr. and Mrs. Charley Humphrey.

August 3, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Emmanuel Lutheran Church News

The second summer outing of the Luther League was held at Loon Lake last Sunday with 40 attending. The committee in charge included Harold and Glen Anderson; Lorraine Brommer, Joe Cox, Ardith Edwards, Mary Jean Hopkins, Harriet Mahrt, Chairman, Margaret Olson, Bertha Schwartz and Martha Wegner. Special guests were George Reinbold and brother and sister of Egypt country.

August 10, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Last Thursday afternoon a group had a swimming party at Stanley Park Medical Lake. Those going were Mrs. Frank? Weipert, Richard Weipert, Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Vernon and Ronald Mahrt [son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mahrt], Mrs. O. E. Mahrt, Mrs. George Ekins, Dick Ekins, Mrs. John Brommer, Ona May and Jack Brommer, Mrs. T. A. Landreth, Jean and Glenna Landreth, Mrs. R. R. Plaster, Elaine and Lorraine Plaster, and the Misses Harriet Mahrt, Zelda Sprinkle, Lorraine Brommer, Ruth Weipert, Ethelmae and Dorothy Ekins, Agnes Weyen, Pollyann Phillips, Evelyn, Doris and Phyllis Plaster and Helen Mahrt.

September 14, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adam Even, and Miss Mildred Bowen in Spokane this week.

October 19, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt a student at Eastern College of Education at Cheney spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mahrt.

November 30, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is a student at the Eastern Washington College of Education, had her Thanksgiving weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

December 7, 1939 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at the Eastern College of Education at Cheney spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

January 25, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at Eastern Washington College of Education at Cheney, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt. She had for her guest, Miss Doreen Gordon of Colville, also a student at the college.

April 25, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, student at Eastern Washington College of education, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Thursday evening.

July 18, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

The Misses Phyllis and Doris Plaster, Zelda Sprinkle, Harriet Mahrt, Betty Joslin, Helen Mahrt, Mary Hanning went to Granite Point, Loon Lake Saturday where they will spend the week camping.

August 29, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

A family reunion was held Sunday and a picnic dinner was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mahrt. The occasion was to honor Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mahrt and their daughter Linda of San Francisco. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mahrt and children, David Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs Ed Mahrt, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle, Miss Zelda Sprinkle and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humphrey were guests.

November 28, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at Eastern Washington College of Education at Cheney, had her holiday vacation with the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

December 19, 1940 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt returned to the college at Cheney Sunday after being confined to her home because of illness since Tuesday.

February 6, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mrs. Ed Mahrt and Mrs. Herman Brommer drove to Cheney Friday to bring home Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at the Eastern Washington College of Education. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson drove to Cheney where they visited relatives. Miss Mahrt accompanied them to Cheney.

May 1, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mahrt entertained at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle, Henry Mahrt, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Miss Zelda Sprinkle, Vernon Mahrt, Miss Joyce Christoff, David Mahrt of Wenatchee, and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane.

August 28, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student with the Spokane Telegraph school, spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even, Mark Livengood, Charles McCullen, and Miss Harriet Mahrt of Spokane, Donald, Jean and Ann Marie Mahrt of Oakland, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahrt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle, Miss Zelda Sprinkle, Miss Joyce Christoff, David Mahrt, and Charles Humphrey gathered at the home of Henry Mahrt Thursday evening to celebrate the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James Mahrt of Oakland.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt entertained at a birthday dinner Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Mahrt and children of Oakland, Calif., Mark Livengood, Spokane, Henry Mahrt, David Mahrt, Miss Joyce Christoff, Henry Kimble, Miss Harriet Mahrt. The occasion was Vernon Mahrt's 11th birthday.

October 2, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane visited Sunday with Mr. Even's father, Henry Mahrt. Miss Harriet Mahrt, a student at the Spokane Telegraph school came with them.

November 27, 1941 Davenport Times-Tribune

Many Reardan young people were home for the Thanksgiving vacation. Included were Lloyd Carstens and Lorraine Brooks from Kinman Business university, Gordon Thomas, Mary Hanning, Doris and Phyllis Plaster, Quintin Landreth, Marvin Evers, Billy Colville, Bill Anderson, Gus Magnuson, Jack Fleming, Vernon Carstens, Agnes Weyen, Zelda Sprinkle and Martha Joslin from Washington state college; Bertha and Lorraine Schwartz from the University at Seattle; Dorothy Ekins, Patricia Mahoney, Ruth Ann Olson and Harriet Mahrt from Spokane; Irene and Freda Wegner, Viola Walsh, Marcine Erdman, Helen Mahrt, and Elaine Rowland from Cheney.

January 8, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Students returning to the various schools to resume their studies following the holiday vacation are: Billy Colville, Billy Anderson, Marvin Evers, Gordon Thomas, Victor Hyslop, Gus Magnuson, Quintin Landreth, Martha Joslin, Zelda Sprinkle, Mary Hanning, Doris Plaster, Phyllis Plaster and Agnes Weyan to Washington State College; Evelyn Schultz, the University of Idaho at Moscow; Helen Mahrt, Marcine Erdman, Freda Wegner, Irene Wegner and Elaine Rowland, Eastern Washington College of education at Cheney; Lorraine Brooks and Lloyd Carstens Kinman Business University; Nadine Gehrke, Kelsey Baird Secretarial school in Spokane and Harriet Mahrt, Spokane Telegraph school.

Relatives and friends honored Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane on their wedding anniversary Sunday. Those going from here were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, Miss Joyce Christoff, Henry Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahrt and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humphrey.

February 19, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who graduated from the Spokane Postal Telegraph school in December and since has been an apprentice at the Postal Telegraph office, received an appointment in the Seattle Postal Telegraph office. She left Saturday evening and began her new work Monday.

March 26, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is with the Postal Telegraph in Seattle spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt. She came with Miss Lorraine and Bertha Schwartz, students at the University of Washington, who are spending the spring vacation with their mother, Mrs. Anna Schwartz.

April 2, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who was employed in a Postal Telegraph office in Seattle, has accepted a position as a teletype operator with the war department service in the Second Air Corps division in Spokane.

April 9, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahrt's Easter dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even, Miss Harriet Mahrt, and Bob Jones of Spokane, Mrs. Chris Smith, Kellogg, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, Henry Mahrt, Miss Joyce Christoff, Miss Zelda Sprinkle, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humphrey.

April 23, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt spent Thursday of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mahrt.

May 29, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt had for Sunday dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lucht, Eleanor and Glenn and Richard Sauer of Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lueck and children, Dean and Helen and Miss Harriet Mahrt, of Spokane and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ferguson and Miss Bonnie Ferguson and Henry Mahrt.

July 16, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is employed as supervisor of communication department of the [Spokane] air depot [now Fairchild AFB] spent Monday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

September 24, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is employed in the War Department in Spokane, and Miss Helen Lueck were weekend visitors at the Ed Mahrt Home.

November 12, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

A family gathering was held at the home of Henry Mahrt, Sunday. Relatives present were David Mahrt of Wenatchee, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahrt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Vernon Mahrt, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle and Miss Zelda Sprinkle. Other guests were Miss Evelyn Schultz, Miss Rosemary Smith, and Miss Levella Wenhem.

December 3, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt and Miss Betty Schegle of Spokane spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

December 17, 1942 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt and Miss Betty Sweagle of Spokane spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sprinkle [Harriet's great aunt and uncle] had for their Sunday dinner guests, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Miss Betty Sweagle of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt and Vernon Mahrt.

January 28, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt was a weekend visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

February 11, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who was hit with bronchitis last week, returned to Spokane Sunday where she is employed by the War Department. Vernon Mahrt accompanied her to Spokane and returned Monday.

March 18, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mrs. Ed Mahrt went to Spokane Monday morning to care for her daughter, Miss Harriett Mahrt, who is ill with the measles.

April 15, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is with the war department in Spokane, visited Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, and brother, Vernon.

May 27, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt returned last week from a two weeks vacation visiting friends at Chicago, Ill. and Lincoln, Neb.

June 10, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Funeral services for W. F. Koeller [Harriet's great uncle] were held at the Emanuel Lutheran church with Rev. Edward Wagner officiating. Burial was in the Reardan cemetery. Pall bearers were Otto Wegner, C. F. Joslin, E. J. Plaster, Adolph Anderson, George Ekins and John Schwartz. Those from out of town attending were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaulke, Miss Harriet Mahrt, Miss Zelda Sprinkle, Mrs. Adam Even, Mrs. Barclay Goodsell, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Barline, Mr. and Mrs. August Wulff, Roger Campbell and George Koeller, all of Spokane.

June 17, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Lorraine Brooks entertained Saturday evening at the home of her parents at a miscellaneous shower honoring Miss Helen Mahrt, who is to become the bride of Rev. Edward W. Kasten of Portland on Jun 20. Guests invited were Mrs. O. E. Mahrt, Mrs. Pete Schneider, Mrs. Earl Williams, Mrs. Floyd Hudkins, Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs. Henry Schwartz, Mrs. Ed Eckert and Misses Dorothy Wagner, Martha Wagner, Lena, Lorraine and Margaret Schwartz, Mabel Anderson, Harriet Mahrt, Alvina Hansen, Doris, Phyllis, and Evelyn Plaster, Zelda Sprinkle and Dorothy Ekins. Game were the evening's entertainment, followed by light refreshments.

July 8, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Even of Spokane had for their lawn picnic guests of July 4: Mr. and Mrs. James McCormack of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mahrt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sprinkle, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Plaster, Mrs. Wm. F. Koeller, Misses Doris and Phyllis Plaster, Zelda Sprinkle, Harriet Mahrt, Caroline Burkhart, Leanna Priese, Henry Mahrt, David Mahrt, Mrs. Katie Buchanan, Mrs. Myrtle Garber, Vernon Mahrt, Jack Brommer, and Jack Woods.

August 19, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt.

September 16, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

Miss Harriet Mahrt, who is employed in Spokane, spent the weekend in Seattle, where she visited Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Grieffendorf and in Tacoma with Rev. and Mrs. A. R. M. Kettner.

December 9, 1943 Davenport Times-Tribune

High School Sweethearts United in Marriage Saturday

A double ring ceremony Saturday evening united in marriage Miss Harriet Mahrt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mahrt, and Raymond Foland, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lawes, at the home of the bride's parents. The Rev. Edward Wagner officiated in the presence of the immediate families, the bride's two grandfathers, Henry Mahrt and C. C. Sprinkle, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a brown crepe dress and a corsage of gardenias and talisman roses. Miss Elaine Johnson of Spokane, a college classmate, as maid of honor, wore a lighter brown with carnations. Warner Foland, brother of the groom, was best man. Mrs. Norman Anderson played the wedding march.

The romance dates back to when both were students in the local high school of which both graduated with the class of 1938.

The bride attended Pacific Lutheran college in Tacoma and the college at Cheney. She has been employed the past two years as supervisor in the teletype division at the Spokane air depot [now Fairchild AFB].

The groom joined the navy in May 1939 and was wounded during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After recovering, he saw action in several major battles in the Pacific area and was awarded the decoration of the Purple Heart.

The couple will reside in Spokane at E. 186 Euclid Ave. [Now a mid wife birthing center. Next door is a quaint Victorian gingerbread house. They later moved to E Garland Ave.]

January 20, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Attend Shower in Honor of Mrs. Raymond Foland

About 50 guests attended the shower given by Mrs. George Schultz, Mrs. Norman Anderson, and Miss Alvina Hansen in honor of Mrs. Raymond Foland at the Lutheran church on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Foland, the former Harriet Mahrt, received many beautiful gifts. Among the out of town guests was Mrs. Chris Lucht of Harrington.

February 3, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt and Bud Mahrt spent Sunday with Mrs. Raymond Foland at the Sacred Heart hospital. Mrs. Foland underwent an appendectomy last week. She is getting along very nicely.

March 16, 1944 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Foland were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mahrt on Thursday night.

January 18, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

BORN: TO Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Foland of Spokane a 1 pound son at the Sacred Heart hospital on January 10. The baby was born on the 77th birthday of his great-grandfather Henry Mahrt. This is Mr. Mahrt's first great-grandchild.

April 26, 1945 Davenport Times-Tribune

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Foland and son spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mahrt and Mr. and Mrs. George Lawes.