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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1946
Page
2
A Washington golf and country club caddy tournament may be held if enough boy caddies sign up. Any boy who caddied this summer is eligible. Register with Ralph Young at the country club caddy house before Sunday. date will be announced next week if sufficient interest is shown.
Wrap bread well to prevent mold and drying. Store in a refrigerator or a ventilated bread box in a cool place to extend freshness.
Carrie Davis of 515 West Washington street was admitted yesterday afternoon. Charles Belles of 422 East Seventh street was readmitted as a medical patient yesterday. Melvin Pieper of Eddyville was admitted last evening after an accident with leg injuries. Dismissals include Mrs. David Jones of 106 So Ave B, Mrs. Ora White and son Gary Dean of Winfield, Mrs. John D. Hulme and daughter Jalaine Eileen of Wayland, Mrs. Warren Lins and daughter Susan Rebecca of Washington, and Mrs. Clarence Messenger of 721 S Seventh Ave.
Local items report Joe and Vernanne Roberts returning home from a visit with Nancy and Linda Love less in Fairfield. A Roy Carter farm team of Roy and sons Raymond and Bob use a scythe to quickly cut weeds along fence rows. Other notes include visits from relatives in Tennessee Iowa and Indiana and a list of travel and military updates.
The conference’s rules debate reveals a deep east west split among major powers. Molotov and Vishinsky defend two-thirds voting while Western blocs seek simple majority. The British plan would empower small nations to send majority recommendations to the big four, though acceptance remains uncertain.
CIUDAD TRUJILLO Aug 7 The government health department estimates 20 000 people homeless in the north coast region after a weekend earthquake and tidal wave. About 2 000 isolated near Julio Molina lacking food or shelter. Thirty six bodies recovered at Arroyo Delgado with more possibly washed out to sea. Relief boats and planes organized. larger seaborne relief parties expected. An eyewitness account describes Matanzas destruction.
Tass dispatches from Paris carried no text of Byrnes speech. Molotov’s reply to Byrnes was not printed, though he promised to publish the Byrnes text. The report notes a Yugoslav delegate spoke and the floor then passed to the Soviet representative.
Morotov spoke as a strong earthquake shook Matanzas followed by a devastating tidal wave. Castillo recalled residents seeking church sanctuaries and high ground as floods reached inland a mile, covering the area for 45 minutes before leaving only ruins.
Twenty two young people from the Eicher church attended a two day Young People's Retreat at Zion Mennonite Church on Nonnells August 3 and 4. Sunday 406 more from the Eicher church joined sessions and shared a cooperative basket dinner at noon. Guest speakers included Dr. A Warkentin of Mennonite Biblical Seminary Chicago and Orlando Goeriis a Garrett Seminary student Evanston Ill. Local residents Merle Shockley and family visited, and others from Cross Plains Nashville Wayland and Burlington were mentioned in relation to weekend activities and attendance.
A sequence of social items reports visits among families near West Chester and Durham Kansas, a new granddaughter Jalain Eileen born July 30 at Washington County Hospital, plus travels of Raymond Ediger after his release from a New Jersey camp. Other notes mention MCC relief plans, dinners in Wayland, and guests from California.
Five Iowa counties Floyd Marshall Story Webster and Muscatine asked the OPA to establish rent control areas. The request moves from local to regional Chicago office then Washington for final decision. Other Iowa cities also report rent increases even if not in controlled counties.
An obituary mentions Mrs Mister Nebel along with her family and relatives, recording their remembrance by community ties and kin.
Thirteen cases fall under the Iowa office while two are governed by Nebraska control. One case each is managed by the South Dakota and Nebraska offices, outlining the split jurisdiction among the regional authorities.
The passage traces census figures showing Chicago's rise from 550 residents in 1833 to 1 099 850 in 1890, 2 701 705 in 1920, and New York's growth from 202 589 in 1833 to 5 620 048 in 1920 and over 4 million ahead by 1940. It highlights Chicago trailing early, then closing the gap as both cities expanded.
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