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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1938
Page
2
Local notes report Mrs. Thomas J. Thompson widow of Dr. Thompson has been a patient five weeks with numbness in limbs above the waist. She remains cheerful, uses her hands, and thanks friends for flowers and cards from church groups and Pleasat Hill church as she cannot walk.
Harold Gabel and son Donald from Harper. Raymond and Billy Graf from Keota. Albert TeBockhorst and Dennis Gent from Keota underwent tonsillectomies this morning. Mrs J Mechunkin from Keota. Margaret Brown and Helen Heilman from Washington were dismissed last evening. Keith Anderson of Wellman was dismissed this morning. Mrs Irvin White and daughter Judith were dismissed this morning.
Results recap from the Philips Hebner score board shows matches in Championship A and Ry flights with first and second rounds. Notable winners include Brookhart Swanson Morrison Bailey Oakley Tucker Phillips Westphal and others across four flights with several decisive wins and forfeits.
National League standings show Pittsburgh New York Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn and St Louis with varied records. Monday's results list no games and today schedule includes New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn Chicago at Cincinnati St Louis at Pittsburgh. An American League summary features Boston Washington Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and others with scattered records. A family visit note reports Mr and Mrs C R McCutchen and sons Farr and Edward visiting Cody Wyoming at Allen McCutchen's home until August 25.
The Public Works Administration tightens scrutiny of contracts to protect a 1.11 billion dollar program. Regional chiefs must check bids, ban identical bids, and require explanations for profits beyond set limits.
The notice lists families and individuals on vacation or visiting relatives across Florida Kaloua Crawfordsville Chicago Davenport Moline Pontiar Corpus Christi and other places. It mentions Ralph Moot Hart Virginia Robbie Marie Jackson Max Anwyl Fred Anwyl etc visiting relatives and taking rest breaks from work or travel.
Vida Sloan consultant nurse from Illinois and Alice Young Honolulu supervisory nurse visited the Washington county health unit. Alma E. Hartz Iowa state nursing consultant also attended. Sloan toured the county demonstration unit and conferred with county nurses. Young studies midwife supervision en route to Hawaii after completing a nurse midwifery course at New York Maternity Center and Teachers College.
Margaret Turkington of San Antonio visits her aunt Mrs. Andy Peterson for a week. Wednesday is the last day to save on gas and electric bills. Iowa Southern Utilities Co. 14912 Mrs. Helen Applegate and Nan Kalar of Chicago visit Mable Shields.
Fresh eggs advertised at 17c per dozen from Reister Bros appear amid a community column. The item also covers Mrs. Charles Shettler hosting visitors from Moline Illinois and CCC member Eugene Shettler visiting, plus local health and travel notes. Harve P. Wilson, supervisor, hospitalized in Iowa City for flu follows the social brief.
Meek Whittaker, 29, son of George Whittaker, was killed near Muscatine when a car struck loose gravel and hit an embankment casting him through the windshield. His death followed a call to Muscatine by Hubert Walker and Harry Whittaker.
Rev W J Stevens leads observances for the fifth anniversary of the Foursquare church with a special service planned for next Sunday evening. The church began with a 1933 revival on South Maron avenue and has grown to about 250 members with 126 in Sunday school and 60 in the Crusaders group.
The Central Park concert features Milo T. Lorden as director and John Lloyd Hughes as soloist. Selections include The Footlifter Overture Lustspiel Popular September in the Rain and Daisy Bell. Vocal pieces include Baritone solo On the Road to Mandalay and novelty pieces Schnitzelbank and The Klaxon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Whittaker of Muscatine are noted as part of a fight for a lightweight crown. He is survived by a brother Glenn and grandparents A G Whittaker of Muscatine. Washington residents recall the Whittaker family and their sales at the Whittaker sale barn. Funeral services are expected tomorrow with details pending relatives’ return. On Blue Mountain Jamaica a 7,383 foot peak houses Whitfield Hall a hotel built two centuries ago by a man named Heaven.
Original manuscripts of Ben Franklin's autobiography reside in the Huntington Library in San Marino California the Library of Congress and the J P Morgan Library. The note lists three institutions preserving Franklin's autobiographical text and indicates their locations.
Zion Co operative Mercantile Institute founded in Utah in 1868 is cited as the United States first chain department store according to Famous First Facts.
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