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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1940
Page
6
Kalona completes balcony construction in the gym to seat about 750. The 72 foot long steel structure spans the north end with five rows of seats and is being erected by the Des Moines Pittsburg company.
Clarence Lewis takes over the Triese case with aides Hohenshell and Morrow. Willis Wittmer family leaves for a two week vacation to Clear Lake. East Union chorus travels to Manson for a Mennonite church program. Abie Ropp shows improvement after mowing machine injury. doctors hope to save left foot. Ernest Dean and daughters return from a five week trip to California and Washington. Irwin Reif and E C Rich families plan brief Colorado and Midwest visits. Several local residents visit relatives, recoveries noted, and school work continues as families travel and host visitors.
An Englishman, Colonel Williams, served Zurich in 1799 as a so called Swiss admiral. He manned a small fleet on Lake Zurich to oppose the French army under Massina. After watching the rout, he scuttled his ships and fled, enraging at his inaction.
California's giant Sequoias earned their name from an Indian chief who devised an alphabet for his people, a fact cited while discussing the origin and legend around these colossal trees.
Ruth Gowey returns to Brighton Rt 1 after a visit with her father. The brief item notes her homeward departure and mentions the location and date in August.
Merrimac Aug 20 The Walnut township schools open Aug 26 with Miss Irene Stortz teaching Sharps Corner again. Edith Zichtman will teach Sloughville. Local residents visited and extended sympathy for the death of Mrs. Os Wittmer.
Des Moines home after visiting father Don Gowey and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gowey. Kosmer Borkoski and Pearl Neal were Washington callers Friday. Parecell and Floyd Jones attended the Cedar Rapids fair Thursday. Floyd Jones went to the Oskaloosa fair last Tuesday. Clifford Thompson bought the S. M. Brinton farm.
An Indian expert says choosing an elephant mascot for luck depends on its task orientation with the right task higher than the left. The guidance suggests posture matters for perceived fortune.
Mrs Otis Cumberledge 36 and Mrs Elizabeth Pettit 25 are charged with attempted murder of Mrs Ada Hubb Headley 44 near Waynesburg Pennsylvania. Police say the sisters dressed as men staged a holdup Pettit fired five bullets into Headleys abdomen Headley not expected to survive. The sisters implicated husband Robert Headley claiming he had been a friend of Cumberledge for years.
J Safourek and family from California visited Mrs. E Thompson in Riverside this week and plan to see Kyva Thompson and other relatives. C KE Ricosene of Moline Illinois visited Elizabeth Kiefer and family. Ruth Klein, after an appendectomy in Iowa City, is recuperating with her father Albert Klein. Melvin Swift and companion from Iowa City called on friends in Riverside. Glenys Marner of Riverside spent a week with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller in Keota.
The fragmentary OCR suggests a dated or garbled item mentioning Mussolini and a relaxation or pastime phrase. The readable bits include names and places that are unclear, with no coherent event or date to anchor a full summary.
In Pilotburg on Aug 20 residents report church members fixed the roof after a two and a half day effort. Women brought baskets for a church dinner and cleanup, with many locals listed as helpers and visitors. A birthday picnic for Fred Mouser followed Aug 19.
Portland cement group advertises office space at 408 Hubbell Building Des Moines for lease or related business use. Public notice indicates inquiry and contact details available upon request.
Office location description lists a chiropractor business named Neuroca'o Meter Service, located opposite the court house with an office phone 102 and a downstairs office. Residence phone 814 appears.
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