Washington Softball Fans to Vote for All Star Team
Washington county residents may vote for an All Star softball team to play a post season series with the league champions in September. Ballots list two pitchers and one player per other position with official ballots available in the Journal.
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Washington County
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Local notices and social updates from Rock Rapids area
Mrs Lyla Evans of Rock Rapids and Olive Miksch of Ainsworth hosted and visited relatives. Attendees include American Legion auxiliary members and delegates at Des Moines convention. Semi formal dances scheduled at Country Club Tuesday night. Various local notices cover arrivals, shop reopenings, and travel plans.
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Lyla Evans
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Olive Miksch
Ainsworth
Evans
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Softball doubleheader set featuring ISU and Cubs
tonight's slate opens with Illinois State University facing the Cubs followed by a Marines versus VW clash.
Outdoor Technicians Inspire Modern Inventions And Camouflage
Ted Kesting notes how creatures observed during hunting and fishing inspired human devices from airplanes to tanks. He cites insects and animals such as drag on fly design for propulsion, balloonists and parachutists in autumn skies, and camouflage progress seen in nature and war eras.
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Ordance
Skunk
Tucker Falls to T R Phillips in City Golf Tourney
T R Phillips outshot Gene Tucker 3 up 2 in a quarter final at Washington Golf Country Club to advance toward the city championship. Jim Roach faces Phillips in the semi final to meet Bill Hatcher in next Sundays final. Other weekend results include Wayne Chamberlin beating Darrel Ross 3 up 2 and Nate Young defeating Clayton Bear 3 up 2.
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T. R. Phillips
Gene Tucker
Washington Golf Country Club
Jim Roach
T. R
Bill Hatcher
Wayne Chamberlin
Darrel Ross
Nate Young
Clayton Bear
Principles from wildlife influence human design
The author argues that creatures such as fishes and birds invented efficient forms and functions long before humans. He notes fins as rudders, swim bladders as buoyancy control, and teardrop shapes reduce resistance, urging readers to observe nature for practical ideas.
Bremer's Iowa City Wins V F W Tourney Title
A large crowd at the armory field watched Bremer's of Iowa City win the V F W softball tournament by defeating the Washington Cubs 11 to 7 in the final. Earlier, Washington Cubs beat Indian Creek 16 to 6, Marines beat Richmond Merchants 9 to 4, and Washington V F W beat Shellabargers 7 to 6. Cubs then beat Marines 8 to 5, and Bremer's beat the V F W 10 to 7. A pre tournament note corrected an error about Chamberlin's Sport Shop sponsoring a team instead of local Marine players.
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Armory Field
Bremer’s
Iowa City
V.F.W
Washington Cubs
Indian Creek
Marines
Richmond Merchants
Washington V.F.W
Shellabargers
Columbus Junction
Cubs
Chamberlin
Sport Shop
Chamberlins
Centipede Leg Count Varies Widely
The World Book encyclopedia notes that centipedes range from 14 to 340 legs depending on age and species. The term centipede does not reflect a fixed number of feet as growth changes the count.
Wednesday Deadline Set for City Women’s Golf Tourney Matches
City committee reminds players that all second round matches must finish by Wednesday evening August 11. Finals in all flights will be played Sunday August 15, and entrants lacking preliminary matches should arrange them now.
Roscoe Family Visits and Local Market Ads
Mrs Della Whiting returns from Roscoe Illinois to visit daughter Maggie Allen and later visits daughter Mrs Harry Turner. Washington Fruit Market lists No 1 apricots at 1.65 a lug bananas unlimited and home grown cantaloupe. Dorothy Putman takes vacation from her office at R R Noonan district court clerk.
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Della Whiting
Maggie Allen
Roscoe, Illinois
Harry Turner
Washington
Dorothy Putman
R. R. Noonan
Hospital Notes and Births Highlight Weekend Reports
At the hospital Saturday Charles Davis medical. Yesterday Mrs Leo Greiner Keota surgical Joan Dickinson Fairfield surgical Clyde Krile Wellman surgical. Births yesterday Mr and Mrs Wayne Wolfe a daughter 839 pm Yesterday Mrs FE L Richard son and son Ellen Schantz Syl via Stout Today Mrs Fannie Watkins Dorothy Libe Mrs Lloyd Barnes and daughter The bite of a jar of home canned string beans when not properly processed may be 20 times as poisonous as the bite of a cobra.
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Leo Greiner Keota
Surgical
Joan Dickinson
Fairfield
Clyde Krile
Wellman
FE. L. Richardson
Ellen Schantz
Sylvia Stout
Fannie Watkins
Dorothy Libe
Lloyd Barnes
Edison Telegraphs Across River With Locomotive Whistle
Edison used a locomotive whistle to telegraph across the river between Sarnia Ontario and Port Huron Michigan when a cable broke.
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Edison
Sarnia
Ontario
Port Huron
Mich
Royal Neighbors at H. Browning Home
The Royal Neighbors lodge met with Mrs. Hattie Browning on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howell Davenport, former residents here, have purchased the William Gunnells property on West Hill and will move here Monday. Edith Orr, secretary at the Columbus Junction State bank, returned from a two week vacation visiting her mother and sister in Storm Lake. The annual reunion of the descendants of Mr. and Mrs. August Wehmeyer will be held August 15 at the park in Columbus Junction. The last of a series of street concerts by the Columbus Junction band will be held Wednesday evening, August 11, under direction of Warren May. Captain and Mrs. G. C. McDonald and daughters of Cresaptown, Md., have returned home after visiting Mrs. McDonald’s mother, Mrs. H. J. Oak, and spent several weeks at Cass Lake, Minn.
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Royal Neighbors Lodge
Hattie Browning
Charles Howell
Davenport
William Gunnells
West Hill
Edith Orr
Columbus Junction State Bank
H. E. Orr
A. E. Harrison
Storm Lake
Helen Orr
E. S. Beauchamp
Winfield
Jennie Lee
Lee
Carl Weber
Lynn
Christopher
New York City
G. W. Weber
Mt. Vernon
August Wehmeyer
Columbus Junction
Earl Eversmeyer
Warren May
G. C McDon
Care of Fleeces Wool Maximizes Sheep Income
Care of fleeces is a major income source for sheep owners. Proper fleece handling keeps wool dry and clean, with separate tags and wet locks, and individual tying with wool twine. Sort and pack fleeces by condition including black burred or dead wool.
Brighton Lumber Company Dissolved in Iowa
Notice states Brighton Lumber Company organized in Iowa with principal office at Brighton is dissolved by unanimous stockholder vote. Signed by President W. A. Logan and Secretary James Huiskamp, Jr. with dates July 19 to August 9.
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Brighton Lumber Company
Iowa
Brighton
W. A. Logan
James Huiskamp, Jr
Washington Evening Journal Advertisement Rates
The Washington Evening Journal lists subscription rates and delivery terms for the Washington area. Rates include 400 per week by carrier, 7.00 per year by carrier in Washington, and 2.00 for three months by mail in Iowa, with higher outside Iowa pricing.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. F E. Shannon
Dave R. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W. J. Shannon
Max Marble
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of
Suit Filed for 250000 Damages Over Ambassador Atcheson Death
Mrs Mariquita Atcheson of San Francisco filed a Federal court damages action for 250000 against the government after the August plane crash that killed Ambassador George C Atcheson Jr longtime adviser to General MacArthur in Japan. The suit alleges government negligence.
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San Francisco
George C. Atcheson, Jr
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
U. S. District Court
Atcheson
Mariquita Atcheson
Suitor Faces Kidnapping Charge as Couple Plans Marriage
Herman Hopper, 21, of Mitchell, Indiana, is charged with kidnapping after he and Bes sie Bartlett, 16, vanished a week ago. Bartlett’s father pressed the charge. Hopper is free on 3060 bond and seeks to marry the girl. Prosecutor Shout says the case will proceed when court reconvenes next month.
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Bedford
Ind
Herman Hopper
Mitchell
Hopper
Bessie Bartlett
Indianapolis
Bartlett
Thomas Shout
Shout
Daytime Height Drop Found By Anatomists
Anatomic researchers report that humans stand shorter at day’s end than in the morning. The finding cites spinal compression and posture changes during daily activity, noting average reductions in height across adults.
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Wayne Chamberlain
Dallas Chamberlain
John Lee
Bob Boileau
Kenneth Dunwoody
Charles Crull
Norbert Norris
Art Brown
Homer Herron
Jim Gallagher
Don Kiesey
Bill Boshart
Augie Baayen
Don McClure
Dale Booth
Mer
Duane Earll
Daryl Burham
Claude Goldsmith
Leonard Booy
Pick Crandall
Don Custer
Leo Mangold
William Glandon
Dick Dawes
Joe Green
Dick Moore
Roy Fields
Bob Anderson
Paul Snakenberg
Dave Browning
Bill Putmen
Paul Maxwell
Leland Schmitt
Gerald DeLong
Lyle Ross
John Green
Bob Livingston
Norman Shalla
Jim Bey
Bill Reed
Paul Brock Dale
Brotherton
Sam Batterson
Mike Lee
Don Orr
Lester McFadden
Dale Fuhr
Bob Lowe
Don Knight
Allen Hampsher
Don Bealer
Dick Dawson
Raymond Davis
Bill Cole
Mort Carr
Cecil Long
Davyl Pearson
Marvin Buckwalter
Art Edmondson
Bill Edmondson
Cal Little
Verle Mitchell
Hal Longer
Dale Hyde
Glenn Murphy
Bob Dunbar
Bill Patterson
Bob Clark
Duane Redlinger
Bob Bostwick
Ronald Cole
Earl Fisher
Westchester
Tohn Hotle
Jerry Cherry
Junior Bauer
Joe Bauer
Tom Butler
Jim Seethout
Dick Fisher
Bill Rief
T. Cady
M. Trier
Orris Carr
Jack Zook
Earl Duvail
Dale Engel
John Hough
Mgr
Mary
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Wolf’s Flower Shop
Edna and
Myra Speaker
Richmond, Ill
Cavender
C. E. Bassler
Bill Kiesey
Grinnel
Mr. Kiesey
Addie Thompson
New Plymouth
Dodge
DeSoto & Chrysler Truck Motors
Ross Motor Service
Eileen Hammen
Roperta
Ed Simmering
W. J. Keifer
Alice McDaniel
Colorado
Howard Kerr
Booth & Horak Footwear
Fern Pastry Shop
Long Johns
Sugar
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
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Bill Wolfe
Hyde
Chamberlin Bros
Tucker
T.R. Phillips
Gene
Charles Davis
Ical
Wayne Wolfe
Danger
MacArthur Bridge
Illinois
Mississippi River
East St. Louis
Til
Detroit
International Soundphoto
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H. Browning
Ald and Daughters
Cresaptown
Paramount Coat Company of
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Paramount Company
Jom Duncan
C. V. Crull
John W. Lee
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