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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1938

Page

8

Cooperative Medical Groups Rapped by Leading Iowa Doctor

Des Moines doctor Dr. Fred Moore, head of the Iowa Medical Society legislative committee, condemns medical cooperatives for bidding for business and lowering quality. He argues true private and state medical services avoid price as sole judge of care, while a nationwide AMA poll seeks to assess adequacy of medical care amid cost concerns.

Des Moines Iowa Daily Press Ass'n United States Washington, D. C Medical Association Fred Moore Iowa Medical Society Moore Council of Medical Education and Hospitals Iowa AMA

Community notices from Havre and surrounding farms

Havre reports visits from Pekin Illinois and Stanford residents to the S C Wittmer home and other local households. Des Moines trips brought a new Ford V-8. Oats yields averaged 48 bushels and 554 percent per acre. Additional social calls include Wittmer family gatherings and neighbor visits with multiple households listed.

Jewis Hering Havre Jake Hanning Pekin Ilinois Mary Hanning Stanford S. C Lee Jugenheimer Myral Smith Des Moines Charles Barthlow Homer Hunt C. Wittmer Grandpa Wittmer Sue Augsburger Margaret Witting Noble Harry McConnell Harold Richard Leets R. Cerguson West Chester Sam Wittmer Howard Witting Vernon Witting Virgil Wittmer S.C. Wittmer Pete Koehler Cy Ward

Iowa Southern Utilities adopts new stock plan

Iowa Southern Utilities Co stockholders approved a reorganization plan abolishing cumulative preferred stock and issuing 369 900 shares of new common stock to replace 100 000 old common shares and 150 000 preferred shares. Holders of various preferred issues will receive specified new common shares plus dividend arrears certificates totaling 2 439 335 dollars before any dividends on common stock. Main office is Centerville Iowa and service areas include multiple towns in the state. Local notes mention birthday celebrations and family gatherings in Kalona and surrounding areas.

Davenport Iowa Iowa Southern Utilities Co Edward L. Shutts Centerville Shutts

Wellman social notes show local visitors and illness

J G Wehrle and Keith Adams were business callers in Iowa City. EK C Jones is ill with intestinal flu. Several residents visited relatives in Iowa City including Mrs Ed Gingerich and others. The Dodds family spent vacation time in Iowa City and Washington with relatives in Wellman.

Martha Adams Wellman J. G. Wehrle Keith Adams Iowa City EK. C. Jones H. E. Ross Russell Ed Gingerich Russell Winegarden Mark Shafer Calvin Griffith Jess Lewis J. G. Lewis Kathryn Lewis Shirley Atkins W. 8. McIntosh Lowell Dodds Hilma Dodds Washington Arthur Dodds A. J. Nichols

Fair Season Shifts Into Iowa With 82 Fairs Ahead

Des Moines reports Iowa enters exposition season with 82 fairs over 60 days in August and September. Last year 1.78 million attended 80 fairs, led by Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo, and Clay County Fair in Spencer. State aid totaled $184,878 in 1937, with emphasis on promoting fairs statewide.

Des Moines Iowa Daily Press Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo Clay County Spencer Central City Burlington Tipton Keo+sauqua Davenport Columbus Junction Mt. Pleasant Colfax Keokuk County What Cheer West Liberty Wapello County Eldon Donnellson Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge

Vacationing couples visit Minnesota and neighbors

Dr and Mrs Downing of Cedar Rapids and Dr and Mrs Romine of Missouri vacation near Minnesota. A Ladies Aid group cleaned the church interior and carpets as redecorating finished. Church services resume next Sunday August 7. Mr and Mrs NL Ross were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs L W Durst. Stanley Dawson from Sigourney visited Mrs Ebanford Smith.

Minnesota Downing Cedar Rapids Romine Missouri Frank Romite Ladies Aid Society Nl. EK. Ross L. W. Durst

Stringtown Community News Briefs

Mrs J J Rich reports a quiet Sunday with Ethan Brooks family and visits at the Ira Brooks Cedar Rapids home. Alex Dorsch recovers from a threshing accident at Noah Widmer’s house. Edd Widmer’s death delays threshing amid heavy rains.

Community gathering and events in Washington area

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rich and Mildred spent Sunday in Washington. Mr. Pleasant’s shop kept Wednesday afternoon. Myrtle, Ruth Freyenberger, Marian Swan, Delight and Marian Rinner attended the girls 4H health contest in Washington on Wednesday. Mrs. Ethan Brooks and Mrs. Wade Huffman helped the ladies aid at Wayland cook for threshers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jones and daughter Marlene attended a birthday dinner at the Dick Pratt home Sunday evening.

Ella Rapp Noah Widmer Carol Verne Albert Graber Ova Graber Mabel Robert Edward Myrtle Freyenberger Mildred Rieh Washington Alex Dorsch Myrtle Lowe Winfield Rexswan Swan Edd Springer Edd Widmer Emery Leighty and J. J. Rich Mildred Myrtle Ruth Freyenberger Marian Swan Delight Marian Rinner Ethan Brooks Wade Huffman Wayland Ernest Jones Marlene Dick Pratt

Thresh Two Days on 45 A. of Wheat at W. Edgar Farm

Crawfordsville August 2, Mr and Mrs Will Edgar hired threshers to harvest 45 acres of wheat and oats on their wet farm. The oats yielded 43 bushels per acre and the wheat made 254 percent with heavy straw. Neighbors and relatives visited, including Mrs G G Taylor and Clarence Moorhead family. Harvey Barnes report says he is doing as well as can be expected.

Nellie Manners Crawfordsville Will Edgar G. G. Taylor Washington Murray Smylie Frank McCoy Helen Durant Clarence Moorhead Lois Fletcher Moline Charles Wise T. W. Sloan Monmouth Manners Home Harvey Barnes Wallace Gillette Dickinson Ann Senator Herring Tks Fred Regent P. Fu

Bio Politics by Morley Roberts publishes in London

Morley Roberts seventy books author forty year project concludes with Bio Politics published in London. Roberts now eighty revisits start at age thirty when he began due to lack of knowledge.

London Morley Roberts Morley

Iowa Democrats Split on Roosevelts Third Term Talk at State Convention

At the Iowa state Democratic convention, few delegates voiced firm stances on a third term for Franklin D Roosevelt with most opposing as a breach of party tradition. Rumors of Wallace presidential aspirations drew attention, while debates focused on tax cuts, social security and public works, showing a party divided over the New Deal and fiscal policy.

John BD. Zug IDPA Des Moines Roosevelt Fred Biermann Krashel Wallace Herring Gillette Washington

Norway Leads Antarctic Whale Expedition Efforts

Norway drives Antarctic whaling with lead expeditions supplying whale oil from regenerated stocks.

Antarctic Norway Norweg

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