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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1938
Page
2
Work crews apply a vivid red paint to the exterior of the Trumbull store, refreshing its appearance. Neighbors note the improved curb appeal as the renovation progresses.
Mr and Mrs Charles Barker and three sons Tommy Dickie and Jimie from Pullman Washington are visiting friends in Washington for several days. Mr Barker is a college teacher in Pullman. Mrs Howard McCleery and son Nic left for Chicago for a holidays gift show and business trip.
Mrs. Lou Smith of Chicago and Amelia Engel of Mount Pleasant visit the Patterson home with L S Patterson and guests Ralph Keheler and John Pierce of Boone. Kathryn Logan returns to Davenport after a month with her parents. Julia Wood of Ainsworth visits in the Logan home. Crisp toasted nuts at Pioneer Drug.
Burlington Trailways lists Westbound routes from Washington to Chicago and Omaha with Bus No 11 leaving at 8:57 A M and Bus No 1 at 8 67 P M. Eastbound from Omaha to Chicago Bus No 8 at 8 43 P M and Bus No 13 at 7 68 P M. Tickets available at Bus Depot and Colenso Hotel for full country-wide trips from east to coast.
Wet fields at Blattner's forced yesterday's baseball game between Washington Independents and South English to be called off. Business Manager Ray White announced tentative plans to reschedule for August 14 at Washington, replacing the prior South English visit. Washington’s next game is set for Oskaloosa on August 7, a rematch following a previous win over the Oskaloosans.
National and club standings show New York and Chicago games with scores 6-1 and 7-3. St Louis beat Boston 7-6 and 10-2. Washington faced Cleveland with rain, Philadelphia and Detroit postponed. NL results include Boston over St Louis twice, Philadelphia over Chicago, and Cincinnati beating New York 7-6.
The note explains that "Riptide" is not found in standard dictionaries or the saurus, while "tide rip" or "tide-rip" describes water roughened by conflicting currents, typically in tidal channels.
John Ward leaped from a New York hotel’s 17th story but was saved by his own action shortly before. In Los Angeles, Hazel Hesley, 30, was rescued by police from a fourth-floor ledge after screaming threats to jump to the street below with no given cause for her hysteria.
With most first round matches finished, second round play starts this week and should finish by Sunday night. First round battles were tight with Vic Westphal and Dr A W Clow tied on 17 and 18, Westphal winning on the 18th.
A Washington Post report describes a large African cricket that digs burrows to amplify its chirping which can travel nearly a mile. It also mentions a flying gooseberry locust whose hollow abdomen drums by tapping with a leg. Beetles are said to “talk” via a rapid telegraphic tapping on surfaces.
A report states the Seminoles are the least Europeanized of any Native American group, reflecting ongoing cultural distinctions among tribes in the region.
The country club schedules all final matches for the men’s and women’s golf tournaments for Sunday afternoon August 21. Seven matches are planned across four men’s flights and three women’s flights with official start times. Bulletins tracking progress will be posted at the club house and the course reserved for the event.
Soldiers from two Washington Boy Scout troops schedule a six o'clock softball game at the playground.
Wayland Coppock independent baseball beat the Rome Independents 6 to 3 on the Coppock diamond. Boshart pitched 8 innings with 11 strikeouts before Stone finished, allowing one hit and two more strikeouts. Next, Coppock Wayland hosts Mt Pleasant.
Riverside fell 29 to 6 to the Bayvertowns on Friday night as three Riverside pitchers Miller Harold Lukavsky and Sumner Cummings struggled to connect with the ball and prevent visitors from scoring in bunches in the local game.
A 30 acre oat field on the Roy Masenholder farm yielded 1 670 bushels Friday, averaging over 55 bushels per acre. Local grain dealers pay 16 to 19 cents a bushel for new cuts. Frank Spadthe named secretary treasurer of the local Business Men's club to replace Albert Toms who moved to Mingo. The Spring Run Garden club plans a flower show at Spring Run Evangelical church Tuesday with invites to bring flowers.
Washington hosts Kalona in a golf meet as Kalona struggles on sand greens. Washington dominates, winning all five matches with Vic Westphal posting 74 and T R Phillips 81. Final score Washington 449 Kalona 24 with individual results listed.
Simon L. Davies aged 69 of Winner 8 D died at home from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck last week. Born in Wales July 21 1869 he came here as a child. He is survived by his wife a daughter Gwendolyn a granddaughter a sister and five brothers.
The article argues time proves curvature since on a flat earth the sun would set everywhere at the same moment. It presents the sun’s apparent movement across the sky as evidence that the earth is a sphere rather than flat.
Muscatine and Louisa county boards of supervisors will meet August 4 at the Muscatine county courthouse to file a formal application for a Mississippi river levee project. The plan aims to riprap danger spots and raise the levee from Muscatine to Port Louisa with hoped for federal funding.
The PWA office released a list of approved Iowa projects with total costs and PWA funding. Projects span road, water, school, courthouse, and public building work across counties and cities including Sioux, Webster, Linn, Mason City, Des Moines, and Sioux City, featuring roads, schools, waterworks, and sewers with grants and loans totals.
Local courthouse records confirm Elliott McKinstry and Marjorie Chalupa obtained a marriage license on Saturday afternoon. Community noted growing interest in the Y M C A swimming pool class with participants from nearby towns and regulars Gretchen Hendrickson and Kathleen Allen joining from Richland.
Vera Stutsman and several area residents spent weekends with family and friends. Visitors include Orville Korf from Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Irene Hawthorne and Alice Starr from Fairfield, and Hazle Harbison at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Local trips include Bessie Tucker’s return to Grahm store and E L Rowse’s two week Minnesota lakes trip.
Brie is a soft rennet cheese from cow milk with a pronounced flavor and odor. It resembles camembert and has been produced in France for centuries, with mentions in historical records predating Columbus.
A list of educational construction items and grants across Iowa includes a men's dormitory project with $400 and $180,000 grants for Pepejoy, a school building in Brooklyn with $46,000 grant, and a women’s dormitory in Anthon with $315,000 and $141,750 grants. Additional items cover a school addition in Hoone, a Hoone school project with $361,340 and $162,608 grants, a Brooklyn school addition with $54,000 and $36,000 grants, sewage plans in East Waterloo with $106,060 and $47,727 grants, and a school building in East Waterloo with $315,000 and $141,750 grants.
A meeting discussed issuing stock at 15 dollars per share to fund a locker plant and cold storage unit. Rent would be set by locker size and not exceed 12 dollars yearly upon occupancy. Bryce Vollmer of Holstein Iowa, who runs two similar plants, spoke to attendees about operation and requirements.
Mrs Goodlander underwent a major operation at the hospital. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs John Theres at 3 35 this morning weighing seven pounds three ounces. Joseph Nebergall was also missed this morning.
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