This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
3
Ten women played golf yesterday morning with Mrs. EB Stutsman winning high points in bingo bango. Thirty five attendees enjoyed a luncheon supervised by Mrs. I W Shenefelt. Guests included Helen Cunningham Kay Hardy and Esther Smith.
Researchers note milk contains 101 substances but say they cannot recreate milk by combining them. The comment underscores the complexity of dairy's composition and the challenge of simulating natural milk in a lab.
Mrs. Malcolm Montgomery welcomed thirty members and guests including Mrs Ralph Zeck Julia Mrs Boyd Stephens Myria Mrs Charles Zieglowsky to a Sunshine Community club gathering. Mrs Wes Meyers presided a brief business session and roll call asked what members enjoyed most this summer.
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Monday for Mc Clelland Beenblossom conducted by Rev Ivan Reiss pastor of Church of Christ at L A Jones funeral home. Pall bearers were Sam Marsh Will Caldwell Howard Sigafoose John Wagner Roy Kephart and Bert Babcock. Interment was in Elm Grove cemetery.
The report compares lifetime earnings across occupations with doctors averaging 108000 dollars, dentists 95000 dollars, and ministers 41000 dollars, highlighting wage gaps among professions.
Schoolboys in Japan wear either army or navy uniforms with buttons, but army and navy outfits are seldom seen on the streets.
Mr and Mrs J C Cannon near Crawfordsville celebrate their golden wedding on Monday Sept 1 with a brief open house from 2 to 4 pm at their home two miles south and one mile east of Crawford road. Relatives friends and neighbors invited. Ss W Livingston attorney to give a short talk after two. They are parents of four daughters including Mrs Cloyce Stewart Mrs Sam Kepper Mrs Neil Kracaw and Mrs Lawrence Lemley.
Mrs. Roy Gordon and co hostesses hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Marvin Warnock. Forty eight guests in Gordon home shared games prizes and advice with gifts including a pottery breakfast service. Out of town guests included Mrs. George Duke and Mrs. H L Shirley along with several cousins.
The rule states that book titles cannot be copyrighted and are not protected by copyright. Titles are generally treated as short phrases and do not receive separate copyright protection.
Thursday Country club family night dinner 6 45 p m at Club house Rural Woman's club meeting postponed to next date Thursday Sept 11 Friday Gracehill Ladies Aid guest day and ten cent social afternoon Community building Missionary societies of Baptist and Prairie Flower churches joint meeting 1 o'clock picnic lunch WPcaddit at Baptist church Hostesses Mrs Will Moore Mrs Mae Dawson and Mrs C V Brown Bring dish to pass sandwiches and table service
Mrs Rosa Barnett celebrates a birthday today as a Three Quarter Century club member born in 1852 in Washington county. Also listed are Ed Conner and several others marking their birthdays. John Charles Kennedy turns 10 and Marjorie Faulkner 17. Sarah Bailey of Davenport shares a birthday today.
Members of the class of 1930 from Washington high school will hold a reunion Saturday evening at 6 30 at the Presbyterian church.
The Pattison family reunion is scheduled for Sunday, August 31 at Sunset Park. The event page notes attendees are welcome to bring photos and stories from previous gatherings.
Ida Lupino and John Garfield headline the film at the State Theatre through Saturday. The drama set at Sheepshead Bay follows a thrill seeking girl and a ruthless young man as winter loneliness and crime threaten old friendships and romance.
Dale Nebel who left this morning for Camp Denison Iowa was guest of honor Tuesday evening when his sister Kathryn entertained guests. The evening featured lawn games contests and music with gifts given to the honoree and refreshments served.
Mrs. Fred Kucera is slated to host the C club gathering on Thursday September 4 with members present from the club. The prior meeting with Mrs. Earnest Bowman featured games and a flower naming contest won by Mrs. Milt Wollrab and Mrs. Guy Gerot. Guests included Mrs. Elmer Steele and the Nicola, Fisher, and Kucera families.
A man entices his daughter with a Cuba trip while her boyfriend extorts funds from her father. Desperate, two elderly men push toward murder, lure the man aboard a boat, but his vigilance foils the plot as he falls overboard into the bay.
Samuel A Munson sues numerous defendants including Samuel Cook and James McKee in a district court action to quiet and establish fee simple title to real estate in Washington County Iowa. The petition claims record-title errors create adverse claims by named and unknown defendants and seeks judgment barring all adverse claims. Default enforcement possible if defendants fail to appear by September 2 1941. S W Livingston attorney for plaintiff.
The final amateur contest features eight contestants and will be held Thursday evening September 4 at 8 50 in Central Park. Real entertainment. Plan to attend.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.