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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1938
Page
5
The Friday Journal will begin a feature with action pictures of local garages and service stations plus owner interviews. City editor Mr. Cowden will publish a series of interviews to expose experiences in the garage and service station business. Washington is a garage and service center.
In Salem on March 1 Mrs Duane Shalla reported 500 baby chicks while Mrs George Schultz owns 300. The note mentions Mrs Ed Shalla with her son in law and daughter visiting in Moline Illinois where their daughter is in nurses training. Blanche Cartwright spent Saturday night with her sister Mrs John Shalla Jr and family. Mr and Mrs Fred Dolies of
California and Mrs Anna Dokes of Washington called on Mrs Blanche Shalla Sunday afternoon. Blanche and Fred are cousins and had not seen since 1918. Ernest Fisher and family from Iowa City visited his mother Mrs Clara Fisher. Blanche Shalla hosted an all day quilting dinner with several women helping and socializing. Dewey Weeks and daughters brought a birthday gift puppy for James who named it Chippie. Mrs James Shalla not improving quickly. Ed Shalla and others spent the afternoon with her. Joe Kern hosted the H J club Thursday.
The cable ship Lord Kelvin has departed carrying a 4200 foot chain described by its owner as the world’s longest. The chain will be used to plow the ocean bed for cable laying operations.
Hudson staged a 1000 mile test in Los Angeles for a stock Hudson 112 Sedan achieving 25.6 mpg. The run, observed by owners of three competing cars, covered city traffic, dealer loops, theatre and church traffic, with Otto H Butts driving and Gilmore Red Lion Caseline fuel used.
Wayland reports vocal music contestants slated for eight twenty and nine forty five a m on April 9 with mixed chorus brass group and band performing. Seniors win interclass basketball 14 4. certificate of approval received from the Department of Public Instruction. Salem independents beat Wayland 73 36 with Beery and Krieger Iowa Wesleyan stars.
Twenty three women gathered at Mrs. Vera Steinbeck’s home for two days of quilting with a covered dish dinner both days. The community mourned Henry Barnes with funeral services at the local church led by Rev. John Baxter.
Elmer Horning and son planted 100 Chinese elms on the Henry Horning farm in Prairie Flower. Mrs. Elmer Horning recently bought 500 baby chicks that are progressing well. Community notes mention visits, a 500 pound calf butchered for locker, a double yolk egg discovery, and the baptism of Marlene Carol Sheetz at St Pauls church with sponsors Harold Wilson and the great grandmother Mrs Zieglowsky present.
Mr and Mrs Fred Kucera and Mrs Anna Krotz joined Will Krotz for a birthday celebration at his Highland home. Elmer Kolesick and Jesse and Darlene Krotz visited in the afternoon. Dr Lingo was summoned to treat a sick cow of Anthony Morgan.
Eighth grade students present The Blue Bag on April 15 with a cast including Anton McDonald Elmer Kiene George Reynolds Jay Edmondson and many others. Joyce Butterworth will represent Ainsworth in the District Music contest in Davenport after earning superior ratings in contralto solo and French horn. The Girls Glee Club also earned a superior rating for a spring performance.
Five motor vehicles were licensed in Washington county in the past week. Owners listed include Ed Colton Wyoming Chevrolet coupe John W Cherry Washington Ford sedan Erlis Swartzendruber Wellman Ford truck Melvin Gingerich Washington De Soto sedan Roy Buckwalter Wellman Chevrolet town sedan. By April first 1938 registrations total 4,844, up from 4,723 a year ago, with truck registrations rising from 576 to 637.
At the United Presbyterian church congregational meeting in Ainsworth the Rev. S Fred Sharpe tendered his resignation after six years as pastor, accepted to take effect the first Sunday in June. A pulpit committee and corresponding secretary were named to handle affairs and visiting ministers.
Valley report notes apricot trees fully in bloom while farmers stay busy with sowing oats and early garden work. Bill Derby leads in oats, others plant potatoes as conditions allow. Mr. and Mrs. Dana Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Henderson buy their home from H. A. Scott. Pfeifer couple hear from Delta daughter of a minor operation.
Want ads pay dividends Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Milfred McCreedy and children Lloyd Viola and Hubert Krotz and Charles Chalupa spent Sunday evening at the John Krotz home. The township school meeting was held Monday evening at Highland Center. Rudolph Stolley was reelected director of Union Dale school at the district meeting.
East Highland short notes report Lawrence Mincer visiting cousin Joseph Mincer on Sunday. Mrs George Cole, her children and brother Oscar drove to Illinois to fetch their mother for a visit. Mr Wesley Soloman with Edward and Theresa Lear conducted business in Iowa City on Saturday.
A note on how a year equals 365 days and the earth’s rotation details, focusing on timekeeping and rotational measurements.
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