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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1935
Page
2
Jarrard reports Early June apples thriving with a large supply reaching the office. The trees, planted about ten years ago, now bear well and include Red and Golden Delicious among others. Yellow Transparents gain favor for applesauce as the orchard earns attention for a fine crop.
Howard Lb McCleery of Bailey Building Washington offers assistance to obtain a loan up to $300 on the borrower's own signature. Contact him today for details and eligibility.
Reports include Nick Roth and Ed Wolf at the State Convention of Mail Carriers in Iowa Friday events in Iowa City, plus Society and travel updates. Clarence Berkhoff and Dorothy Shively married here Saturday. Marilyn theatre removal and hospital work noted. Ken Smith lecturer to speak at Methodist church. Visitors from Ames and Batavia stop by, with vacations to Okoboji, Chicago, and Black Hills.
The city golf tournament progresses to the finals in four flights with all matches through Saturday. Vic Westphal faces Tracy Phillips in the championship, Oscar Davis meets Frank Miller in flight two, and third and fourth flights advance toward their semi finals. Muscatine hosts a 32 to 18 win over Washington in a separate match with a return bout scheduled for Sept. 8.
Riverside firemen diamond ball team will play Racine’s Lunch Club of Iowa City under lights Tuesday evening. The game is scheduled for Friday in Riverside.
National League standings show New York leading with 67 wins and .638, followed by Pittsburgh and Brooklyn. Yesterday Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 5-3, Brooklyn topped Boston 7-3, Philadelphia defeated New York 2-0, and Chicago triumphed over St. Louis 3-2. American League lists New York atop with 59 wins and .884, Cleveland at 51-600, and Philadelphia at 13-44. Evening games included Philadelphia over New York 5-4 and Detroit over Chicago 4-1, with a day-night doubleheader between St. Louis and Cleveland delayed by darkness due to rain. A rain-swept day ended a scheduled Havel Red Jackets versus Riverside firemen event, postponed after rain.
A wry remark attributed to Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown calls a hypocrite an actor who will eventually attempt a role where he fails. The line toys with fame and performance in a pithy comic aside.
Two softball games with outside teams at Troop Field tonight start at 7 30. Wyman faces the Washington Giants in the opener, followed by Muscatine DeMolays versus Washington DeMolay. Net receipts aid the DeMolays athletic fund. Washington Boy Scouts are guests.
In Crawfordsville on August 12 the Cubs beat Noble 11 to 7 in a Class A Community League game. Noble had 7 runs, 11 hits, 6 errors. the Cubs 11 runs, 13 hits, 2 errors.
A glowing portrait of 19 year old Phil Cavarretta driving the Chicago Cubs, with Cholly Grimm reshaping the roster for a tougher, more aggressive club. The article lauds Cavarretta’s emerging star power at first base and his spark for a promising season.
Friday action features Cubs versus Owls with a preliminary game on the schedule. Noble hosts East End in the same frame as part of the same program.
Richmond hosts a Sunday softball tournament on August 18 with teams Kalona Brighton North Side Cafe Richmond Hills Bayertown Riverside Hav el Red Jackets. Prizes are 20 10 and 5 for first second and third. Opening Kalona vs Richmond at 10 15 a m followed by Riverside Bayertown. Afternoon games include Hills vs Hav el Red Jackets and North Side Cafe vs Brighton. Chicken dinner planned by Holy Trinity parish women.
The Washington girls softball team led by Ernie Marshall won 4 to 2 against Muscatine All-Stars at Muscatine, earning a possible matchup with Riverview All-Stars at Riverview Park Des Moines. They then lost 8 to 4 to Riverside at Havel Field, tired from the Muscatine game.
Four miles east of Sharon a wind and rain storm struck the Frank Schenck farm, sweeping away 2000 eight-week turkeys that were under roosting sheds. One thousand larger turkeys were saved.
Council Bluffs juniors clinched the Iowa state American Legion junior baseball title at Rockwell City and earned a $250 Iowa Daily Press Association award for their sponsors. The team advances to Cedar Rapids for the regional playoff against Illinois Kansas and Missouri champions. governors of all four states were invited. The Bluffs overcame a 12-1 loss to Rockwell City, then beat Cedar Falls 6-5 and Cedar Falls again 12-1 in the playoff.
Visitors at the Long home included Wilbur Long and family from near Ollie, Fred Long and James, plus John Wilcox and Eva Sagers newly wed. Hatfields from Burlington and Mrs Jennings from Centerville also visited, while Junior Watters fights pneumonia.
Residents and visitors engage in trips and gatherings across Minnesota Iowa and Illinois. Notes include Miss Lucy Dempsey and Miss Agnes Wheelan returning from Breezy Point Minnesota for a week on Big Pelican Lake and other families and individuals planning trips to Chicago Cedar Falls Iowa City and Bloomington Illinois with picnics church outings and shopping visits.
Louisiana was first settled by the French around 1700 with the early colonists reluctant to take up farming. Immigrants sought fortune through pearl fisheries or mining discoveries.
Historic Kawailahao church in Honolulu marks the 115th anniversary of the arrival of the first American Protestant missionaries. The initial party from New England anchored off Kailua on April 4, 1820, eighty years before Hawaii’s annexation.
Mr and Mrs A E Bald ridge and children depart tomorrow for a northern vacation in Canada. Their son John, who knocked out a tooth Saturday, is recovering and will join the trip. Mr and Mrs Dan Brindley will reside at the Bald ridge home during the absence, staying for several weeks.
Hal Nelson Jr. 15 was discharged after minor injuries from a Saturday night car crash. Charles Bear had his tonsils removed. Kermet Nickerson underwent a minor operation. Lavanda Allen of Wellman was discharged Sunday. Hospital staff thank C. R. McCutchen for gladiola bouquets sent in.
The text notes Lafayette’s limited English, despite extensive travels among English-speaking people, highlighting a language gap in his historical profile.
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