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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1941
Page
6
Carley June Erb, returning from a weekend in Goshen Indiana with friends, suffered six fractures in her left hand after an auto accident near Princeton Kansas. She was treated at Mercy Hospital Town City and is reported to be improving.
Mrs EB C Jones celebrated her birthday with a dinner at the Rugg cafe. Attending were her husband Mr Jones, daughter Mrs Nate Wilson and Eddie Jones of West Liberty, and her brother L S McAvoy of Washington. A separate note says Chris Swartzen druber hosted Franklin church youths last Friday for a potluck with Bible quiz games and hopped hymns.
Mrs. Anna Waltering, 66, of Keota died at her home at 2 PM after about two months illness. Funeral plans pending, likely Saturday morning. She was born near Harper, lived on farms near Harper, raised six children, and later moved to Keota. Survived by children Anton Waltering Ed Conrad and Frank Liggig of Keota Cecelia Hutchinson of Davenport. husband John Waltering died in 1935. two sons Michael and Edward died in an accident. Also three sisters and two brothers. fifteen grandchildren.
Bob Fitzsimmons used the solar plexus punch to KO Jim Corbett in Carson City Nevada on March 17 1897 in the fourteenth round. Bob Davis a noted writer gave the punch its name.
Mrs Briney Thompson of Mission Ridge South Dakota does not need a handyman as her collie dog delivers wood each morning. The dog brings in wood stick by stick and places it by the kitchen stove, according to the American Magazine.
The United Men's Brotherhood of the Columbus Junction Salem Cotter and Bethel churches will meet at the Cotter church Friday at 7 30 for a program of music a Lenten meditation by Dr F W Eastwood of Washington and officer elections. A social hour with lunch follows. All men of the churches and others are invited to attend.
Sunday gatherings featured Rev James Sloan and family, Ora Hooley, Harvey Kempf, Glenn Fisher, Earl Erb, and Mrs Fred Schroede with additional visitors Mary Nick and Mary Nick’s party guests at Park Hotel. Birthday honor for Larry Lynn Wirtz attended by many relatives and friends at the Wirtz home.
In federal court Charles Chaplin and Irving Berlin testify as character witnesses for Joseph M. Schenck movie magnate on income tax evasion charges. Chaplin praises Schenck as honest and generous.
Reports from Mexico City indicate tennis star Fred Perry will wed Sandra Breaux of Santa Ana California once his divorce from film actress Helen Vinson is finalized. Perry has performed exhibitions in Mexico City throughout the winter.
Neighborhood note recounts Marilyn Murphy visiting and asking if the Frey piano would play the song Oh Johnny Oh. Local items include Harvey Sands moving to Richland for a new job and L M Boughtin visiting Iowa City for a hospitalized niece. Granddaughter Janet cared for a day while relatives attended a banquet at Ainsworth.
The community notes the arrival of spring with house cleaning, tidying yards, and gardening. Local residents report health updates, visits, and social calls across Wayland, Conesville, and nearby homes as townsfolk share news of illness recoveries, travelers, and returning residents.
Hardin Balthrope, 35, of Chicago, must pay $1 weekly for 2,000 weeks to settle a separate maintenance arrearage to his wife. The judge set the terms, and he will be free of payments when he reaches age 74.
Approximately eighty Hi Y boys from Wayland and Washington High Chapters met in Wayland auditorium. Basketball tournament teams formed, dodge ball played, and ping pong offered. Refreshments served after. Examinations mark end of six weeks. Fire drill completed in twenty seconds. Des Moines league open session attended by basketball squad. Community Club banquet to honor team with Nile Kinnick as speaker. Music groups and sponsor Mr Pritchard prepare for upcoming contest opening.
Pleasant Hill residents recount a week of neighborly visits and Sunday dinners. Families such as Wasson Lambert Mourer and Cannon share meals, while others attend musical programs and visit relatives in Washington and nearby towns.
San Quentin prison directors authorize a cafeteria system for the crowded facility and consider a similar installation at Folsom as part of the improvement plan.
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