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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1940
Page
2
Ed Mayer returns from Chapin Iowa after news of his brother John Mayer’s death in Madrid. Darrell Ross and family plan a week’s trip to Clear Lake following the family bereavement.
Fresh eggs retail 12c a dozen from Reister Bros. Mrs Al Strohman of Sigourney and niece Sheila Clifford of Omaha will return home after visiting Dr. and Mrs. Ray Dean. Ed Mlicks attend wedding in Davenport this morning. Miss Corinne Martin and Webb Cross marry in Waterloo with Martin a former local kindergarten teacher. Gas and electric bill discounts end Saturday from Iowa Southern Utilities. Camp Abe Lincoln near Buffalo hosts Rhea Buck, with TT.T. support. Edsal Brown and Gene Tucker plan a Colorado trip to visit Lawrence Whisler. Evelyn Van Zanty to Grinnell for ten days with parents. works for local telephone company. Mrs Jack Rouse and Susan visit Nellie Thompson in Baraboo. Foster Bickel earns BA at Iowa Wesleyen College in Mt Pleasant. Hardy Johnson of Spurgeon store travels to Chicago with wife for a few days with Roy Krabill family.
Finals in all four flights of the annual city golf tournament are set for Sunday at the country club. Bob Shannon chairs the committee with Vic Westphal and Sid Smith as finalists in the championship, playing 36 holes split between Sunday forenoon and afternoon. First round starts 1 30 p.m. with other finals at five to ten minute intervals.
Mrs. Amos Graber of Wayland had an appendectomy yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Richard Pratt and baby daughter Catherine Lom were dismissed yesterday. Dorothy Humston of Washington Route 4 had an appendectomy this morning.
National league standings show Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago St. Louis Boston Philadelphia with records and percentages. Friday results include Brooklyn 1 Boston 6 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 7 St. Louis 2. today’s games list St. Louis at Cincinnati Chicago at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Boston New York at Philadelphia. Also American League results Detroit Chicago St. Louis etc plus a family vacation note for the Flenner family heading to Des Moines and Minnesota.
In the first half of 1940 the typical American household had $1.13 to spend for every $1 in 1939, while living costs rose only 1.9 cents. Investment income and wages surged, with dividends totaling $1.656 billion and wages reaching $22.492 billion, expanding purchasing power despite stable shelter and near-flat food costs.
With September 2 marking the start of the fourteenth year, Washington Junior College prepares for the 1949 41 term as enrollment nears 600 plus. Last year 184 students graduated, while 47 alumni later attended colleges nationwide including the University of Iowa and Iowa State. Miss Helen Coffey of Miami Ariz arrived to visit Morrison family in Wellman, joining dinner guests Mrs. Lola Coffey and Diane and Jim.
Evangelist Vortes continues in the Voice of Prophecy auditorium announcing a week of sermons in Washington. Sunday night offers Five of the Biggest Cheats in Washington Named and Exposed. Tuesday Builders and Daubers. Thursday Four Classes of People Hear the Preaching. Friday The New Birth. A Saturday Bible school at 2:00 PM is free and open to all. services start at 7:30 PM with music.
Washington Lodge No. 24 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the first Friday of each month. Worshipful Master How ard McBride presides and A W Yard serves as secretary.
The timetable lists westbound and eastbound trains with daily and Sunday exceptions. Notable services include the No. 44 Californian daily stop at 3:27 and the No. 4 Golden State Limited with California passenger discharges. Local and mixed trains serve Davenport, Kansas City routes, with Southwest Limited connections and agent notices.
Mrs Bowman entertained the S and C club at her rural Riverside area home with eight members and six guests. Winners in the guessing game were Mrs Bert Cray and Mrs Henry Klein, and in buneo Mrs Cray and Mrs Charles Schnoebelen. Rein refreshments followed. Present were Riverside residents and guests from Lone Tree and Davenport. Mrs Schnoebelen will host August 22.
A White Way club meeting was held Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Edgar Stewart's home with seventeen members present. Guests included Mrs. Bill Crayne and others. Readings and club stunts were enjoyed. Plans for an August 14 picnic at Camp Cozy were announced. Olive and Edith Munro will host the August 27 meeting.
Pythian Sisters and their families will gather for a potluck supper Tuesday at 6:30 PM in Sunset Park. Each family should bring a dish to pass sandwiches their own table service and drink.
Ben Bensinger of the state highway patrol issued 25 driver licenses after exams and 50 cent fees. Twelve failed, nine received instruction permits. Names include Verona Nordyke Lara Bridges Richard Flynn and many others. chauffeurs licenses awarded to Orlo Crooks Wade Scranton Delbert McGuire and Henry Graber.
About sixty attended the Methodist Aid guest day at the home of Mrs BR V Garbry on Wednesday afternoon. The program included musical selections with Betty Jeanne Hoskins, Mildred and Andrey Helmick, Mildred Helmick and Ioey Mae Gowey, and Mrs H W Helmick. A separate note mentions Pleasant Valley club meeting hosted by Mrs Edna Crile with a carning discussion led by Bertha Raundeys, Clara Schafer, and Gladys Savage. twenty-two ladies were present and pastries were served.
Soap manufacture yields glycerol as a valuable by product. The statement highlights glycerol as a useful chemical derived during soap production.
A Simmering family reunion gathered in Keokuk park last Sunday with twelve families, including two from Illinois, sharing a noon picnic. Officers elected for next year are Jerry Simmering as president, Joe Simmering as vice president, Elaine Rabbe as secretary treasurer, and Viola Simmering as assistant secretary treasurer.
The Fairview Farmerettes 4-H club met at Marie Sojka’s home with all members and leaders present. Talks on making friends and bird baths were given, demonstrations by Darlene and Marie Sojka featured, and Achievement Day plans formed. Refreshments concluded the session.
Notices list events at various venues including Twilight golf at the country club, a potluck, and meetings of Doreas society Pythian Sisters and families, Noble Grand circle, Lad ies Aid, Rosemary club, and Country club women with golf and luncheon details for Monday through Tuesday and 9 a.m to noon timings.
A community celebration lists several members and relatives with birthdays today and tomorrow. Mrs. W. L. Strain of Keota is noted as a member, with others including Mrs. W. M. Beal and Faye Rowe Wellman, Roy Page Pilot M? Barr, Billy Murphy, Max Coffman, and Mrs. J. B. Randle Ferreol Welch of Pueblo. Katherine Perrin is fourteen, Ginger May Wateen is three with a dinner tomorrow, and Mary Anne Lorack and Virginia Rose Yegrev turn six tomorrow along with W. T. Strain and the fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Berkhof.
Robert Quinn hosted an ice cream social Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thomas. Quinn supplied ice cream and cookies for thirty five guests, entertaining his threshing crew and their families.
The Pilotburg Ladies Aid Society met at Edith Davis home with Esther Hamilton as co host. Committees were named to handle Pilotburgs homecoming on Sunday Sept and invitations program and other tasks. The church roof will be replaced soon by local men and the aid ladies will provide a basket dinner for workers.
The L501s Armsworth chapter of O E S announces a bake sale this Saturday August 10 at the Washington Cleaners. The Mastern Star and families are invited to a preview supper at Ainsworth Park at 6 30 p m on Wednesday August 14. Drinks provided.
A Riverside church women's group met to organize an ice cream social on Main Street for Saturday evening August 10. After business, a social hour followed with Mrs Victor Burich Mrs George Kos and Mrs Arthur Kern as hosts.
A Thursday evening slumber party occurred at Shirley Peterson's home with eleva girls in attendance. The gathering included informal chats and brief sleep breaks, followed by a 10 AM two course breakfast on a table set with Ray colored pottery. Out of town guests included Dorothy Nantz Aberdeen South Dakota Jo hllen Margolin Yankton South Dakota and Nina Nix Sidney Iowa. Additional guests were Eleano re Keagy Roberta Wheel an Margaret Rasan Bette New wanger Eloise Springer Thebes Flyon and Jean Applegate.
Twenty two members of Unit 7 of the Methodist Ladies Aid met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R. C. Keagy. The session opened with the group song Serving With a Smile and devotions by Mrs. M. H. Sartor. Frances Sartor sang Down the Pearl Curran with Eleanor Keagy on piano. refreshments were served with officers assisting. Mrs. EB. Sehmitt, president, attended as a guest.
The Methodist Tac dies Aid Unit 10 met yesterday afternoon at Homer Jarrard's home with fifteen members and three children present. Mrs. Crawford led the business meeting and the finance report was satisfactory. entertainment included harmonica music and a piano accompaniment, then a short program and notes on a Moody Bible Institute trip.
The Tomoke Camp Fire group held its council fire at Y yesterday awarding several honors. Doris Beatty and Mary Lee Barth received national memberships, while Phyllis Margolin and Jo Ellen Yankton earned ranks firemaker and woodgatherer. The ceremony included stories and a coast trip recap by Thelma Luther, closing with extinguished candles.
Mrs Arleugh Frost will entertain the members of the club on the afternoon of August 16 with a program featuring the wild turkey as the subject.
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