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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1940
Page
2
For bare spots on your lawn choose Vaughan's Chicago Parks or Shade Grass mix seed. Apply liberal amounts of Vigoro or Milorganite plant food to boost growth.
A B Atchison and Supt E IA attended an annual conference of school board members secretaries and superintendents under the state education department. It was the largest attendance ever seen. Mrs Frank Haney and family planned a three day visit to Cherokee to see relatives. Mrs E J White celebrated her 92nd birthday at L H White's Keota home. American Legion auxiliary members from Washington joined Riverside for the county meeting.
Dorothy Vodicka is recovering at Washington County Hospital after celebrating her birthday today.
Listings show registrations in Washington and surrounding towns for early April. Chevrolet town sedans and pickups lead the count with multiple buyers including BE Kleinberg and Roy Buckwalter. Plymouth sedans and touring cars reflect broad local demand alongside Pontiac and Chrysler entries.
Washington April 3 The Senate defeated 35 to 42 an effort to grant a reviewing board power to veto tariff revisions under the reciprocal trade agreement program.
Mrs. A R Ledger underwent a major operation yesterday and is reported in good condition today at the Washington county hospital. The narrative notes other local residents visiting relatives, illness recoveries, and multiple short calls from nearby towns including Albia Fairfield Scranton Burlington and Iowa City with names such as Mrs Sara Jane Nicola Mrs Bert Eason and Mrs Kay Gidley among those mentioned.
A Westminster column recounts a housewife’s comic misadventure with a cleaning bug that caused unexpected, energetic scrubbing. The piece blends light humor with local notes on a PTA meeting at Westminster schoolhouse, neighbor updates, and farm chores.
Washington Lote No 26 A F and A M announces regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. W M Howard McBride and A W Yard serve as secretary, detailing attendance and contact for members.
Knoxville branch No 430 departs daily except Sunday at 10 46 am. No 429 arrives daily except Sunday 10 46 am. Mixed trains No 33 and No 34 run daily except Sunday with arrival times near 11 00 to 11 45 am. Agents Goodlander and Anderson note.
The Washington public library adds thirty-two new class books spanning fiction and nonfiction. Titles include government, labor, textiles, agriculture, art, architecture, poetry, biographies, plays, and travel by authors such as Summers, Hahn, Johnson, Herrick, Craven, MacLeish, Sandburg, and Taft.
Mrs Belle Wilson hosted a family gathering at the Ralston home as a piano-ette salesman demonstrated his instrument. He played When Its Springtime in the Rockies and Over the Waves, attempting to evoke moonlit waters and caressing zephyrs, but a cold wintry blast outside ruined the mood.
A nostalgic note from Mrs Merle Eekers reports four daughters receiving 56 anklets amid community chatter. The piece mentions a Presbyterian church luncheon, Journal correspondents, and wide county social ties as neighbors recall familiar faces and shared stories across rural Westminster communities.
The diary notes a spring gathering with luncheon tables vibrant in bloom and a nod to Miss Meek and the Evening Journal. Community activity shifts to outdoor tasks as Father Time signals spring, with gardens, planting, and window screen discussions. Clement Griffiths visits, funeral for Mrs. Adda Fisher noted, and Queen Esther girls report funds from a bake sale under Virginia Roberta Luers and leader Pennington.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary BE Dewel were conducted at Sherman's funeral home by Rev William M Nichol of the United Presbyterian church. Music included a duet by Miss Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs Hugh McCleery. Pallbearers were M C DeLong H C Finney Oscar George Ross Van Nostrand Fort Sherman and PD N Anwyl. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
The husband and nine children of Mrs Coy Watson of Hollywood are all movie actors and have appeared in over 1 000 pictures, per American Magazine. Mrs Watson avoids the screen to wash 38 shirts weekly, a task that has worn out six washing machines and six electric irons.
Eleven Town junior colleges entered the Iowa City state play festival with Washington, Bloomfield, Marshalltown rated superior or excellent. Eight cast members were named outstanding performers led by Robert Masson of Washington in The Rector directed by Ruth Flood with Agnes Brophy and Helen Stewart as stage and property managers.
The state board of embalmer examiners with the health department will hold a refresher course for funeral directors and embalmers in Mt. Pleasant on April 11 at 2 00 p m. Attendees include funeral directors and licensed embalmers from Des Moines Henry Jefferson Lee Louisa Washington and Van Buren counties. Professor B O Fraser of Boston will teach the lecture series. O Greenlee of Lineville Iowa a member of the board will represent the health department and supervise the meeting.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace told the House Ways and Means Committee that his department opposes the Patman bill to impose heavy taxes on chain ore resources.
A historical note credits France with early automobile development starting in 1769. The first car was built in Paris and operated by steam power, marking an initial milestone in vehicular innovation.
The Washington public library holds 13 503 books with a total circulation of 29 895 last year, up from the prior year. Eva Denny reports 449 new books added, 305 withdrawn. 52 periodicals subscribed, 30 donated. Expenses total 2 916 19 with a 3 170 98 tax bill and a year-end fund balance of 2 145 72. Assistants include Grace Stephen Martha Alpine Mace and Faye Holland. Helen Wilson leads the library board with Emma Anderson as secretary. Other members listed.
Funeral services for Robert J. Nelson were held yesterday at Sherman’s funeral home conducted by Rev. W. M. Nichol. A duet by Miss Carolyn Hamilton and Mrs. Hugh Mc Cleery preceded burial at Woodlawn cemetery with pallbearers Frank Pringle Richard Pringle H. Finney Oscar Baker Wisie Long and W. M. Moore.
The Mercury Economy and Performance test in Iowa is finished per G. E. Mace. The drive covered 2625.4 miles with 121.4 gallons of gasoline used, averaging 21.6 miles per gallon. No oil or water was added, and the crankcase oil was not changed. Mr and Mrs Frank Clark and Calvin of Wayland visited last evening.
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