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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1941
Page
4
Urgent pleas for European relief prompt Washington County to rally behind the Red Cross. Women sew and knit, rooms are readied at city hall for expanded hospital supplies, clothing for civilians bound for Britain, and volunteers can contribute from home to ease war-suffering.
A collage of quips, jokes, and light items appears alongside railway and lodge notices. The page includes humorous observations on life and letters, plus local transit schedules and service notes for Washington, Knoxville, and Burlington routes.
Community members donate volunteer hours through Red Cross and trusted local organizations instead of cash. Respondents find meaning in service, supporting aid efforts during the current relief drive.
Iowa State College moves the 1941 graduation from Monday morning to Sunday evening June 8 at 7 p m. Ceremonies will be on Clyde Williams Field, with baccalaureate in State Gymnasium Sunday at 10 30 a m. Dr Charles E Finley will give the commencement address and Dr Jack Finegan will deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
Rockley Whipple, Iowa's oldest Civil War veteran born January 1, 1840 in Medina Ohio, died in Mason City. He enlisted in 1862 in the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry serving as a scout in Louisiana and Mississippi. After the war he farmed in Portland township Cerro Gordo county, retired in 1913, moved to Mason City, and had been in good health until recently. Full military rites are planned Wednesday afternoon.
New York critics hail Night Train as one of the year’s ten best. Margaret Lockwood Rex Harrison lead a suspenseful drama with Carol Reed directing and praise for the cast and thrilling sequences at the Fox Theatre and Globe Theatre openings.
Journal invited us to a luncheon at the Presbyterian church Saturday where attendees shared thanks and reflections. The event highlighted community portrait notices and local memories of sowing oats during spring.
The So and Sew club met at Mrs. Fred Ladehoff’s home with 11 members and two children present. President Mrs Harold Timmins led the meeting in the secretary’s absence, and Mrs Ladehoff substituted. Mrs Duvall presented the home project program. refreshments followed. Farmers were busy plowing and sowing oats this week.
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