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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
2
Mary Ellen Lytle earned a master’s degree in social welfare at the University of Chicago convocation today. She has had a year’s leave from the Omaha welfare office and will return next month. She plans a visit with her parents Merle Lytle this Wednesday and has two weeks before resuming work.
Community notes list Coe's Cafe as a local hangout with other items including M B Bell family moving to Monmouth Illinois for a new home and a feed business purchase. Also recorded are shoes sale at Brown's Shoe Fit Co and travel plans for Gene Tucker to Detroit for a postgraduate course in merchandising and management.
A local vendor highlights 24 hour service for packaged ice cream availability. The notice emphasizes round the clock access and quick fulfillment for customers seeking frozen treats.
Wayland lost to the Cardinals 5 to 3 at Green Field yesterday evening. Five safe hits for the winners and three for the losers. Wayland batteries were Mast and Sutter. Cardinals pitchers were Anson and Dewis. This evening the Y M C A and Cargills play.
Mrs Maurice Putman and children Michael and Deborah travel from Doylestown Ohio to Iowa City for a several week stay at relatives homes near Keota and with Ralph Hesseltine. Mrs F P Bruty and children Charles and Patty Kay spend a day in Des Moines. Henry F Bruty and wife of San Diego announce their daughter Carol Frances born August 21 weighing six pounds eight ounces.
Mr and Mrs Ralph W Young and their sons Denny and Harley will relocate from Washington to Belmond where Mr Young takes a band instructor post with the Belmond public schools starting early next week. Mrs Young and the boys will stay with her sister near Winterset until housing is found. Marlene DuVoitin and Peggy Moran returned to Chicago after nine weeks with the Charles Murdock home as fresh air children. Rothschild arrived home after a month conducting tour of Mexico after a two week stay in Yankton with the Harry Margolin family reporting pleasant weather except near the equator.
Sen Bourke B Hickenlooper urged immediate steps to strengthen National Guard units as backbone of postwar defense. He called for recognition and promotions for proven guard officers, modern equipment for effective training, and War Department deployment of regular army training officers to guard units nationwide. He noted past misuse of officers and praised training staff at Coe College and the University of Iowa.
Yesterday afternoon at the hospital four individuals were admitted as medical patients. Pat Nardy of 730 E Mair Street Mrs Kenton Mangold of 114 S Second Avenue Mrs T H Berdo of 215 W Jefferson Street and Mrs Alvie Harland of 817 Avenue D were undergoing appendectomies.
The Washington Legion junior baseball schedule was canceled today due to football practice and the state fair. Management will not schedule more games. 1947 play concludes with a fall festival tournament featuring four teams: Wayland, Ainsworth, Washington, and possibly Crawfordsville if secured.
Coach Norman White of Washington junior college announced a 25 man squad for the 1947 Cardinals football team with a potential few more when school opens. Several enrolled players may not play this year and backfield and line candidates are still sought. The roster includes Backs Beenblossom DeLong Schmitt Walker Longer Simerman Hendrickson Duncan Ends Tanner McCall Noonan Sodergren Tackles Arnold Davis Wead Wilsor Guards Livingston Anderson Yonney Green Mangold Centers Stewart Whittaker A Labor Day workout is planned for Monday at seven with a Labor Day holiday after.
In the Class A final, Mrs. Nina Stutsman defeated Mrs. Jane Wilson 1 up after ten holes. Stutsman had not yet played the other women’s flight finals since she was out of town.
Local column recaps Booth family activities in Davenport and Haskins. Ethel Booth begins another school year with moving plans. Elmer Thoeming and Vivian Booth visit kin, church events at Prairie Flower, and reports of deaths Howard Mundt and Donald Farrington. Bert Dennis clan return from Missouri trip. Edgar Whetstine builds a garage. weather mentions rain.
Police pursue two young men in army uniforms linked to the Virginia couple murder. Authorities broadcast a lookout for two suspects with a blue barracks bag and leather suitcase after eyewitnesses saw them with the Mays near a filling station.
President Eisenhower spoke of peaceful co existence amid competing ideologies while warning against coercion and interference. He urged a strong defensive posture, global respect for American power, and cautioned against hysteria and inter nationalism undermining freedoms.
Mr and Mrs Geo Murphy Mr and Mrs Dave Powers and Mr and Mrs Bert Wells left Tuesday night for the state fair. Mr and Mrs John Riggs are in Des Moines attending the fair with John Irwin doing chores. Mrs Bert Dennis Wilma Donald and Melvin shopped in Washington. Harvey Blanchard and niece Vivian Blanchard returned to Missouri after nearly two weeks with the Delmar Blanchard home.
Deputy Walter Kiesey retrieved two men wanted by Washington county authorities from Iowa City. Art Anderson, released from Johnson county jail on bad check charges, faces a local false check charge for 49 dollars. Earl Grady is to be returned on a child support charge for a minor.
Richard A. Knupp and Virginia Ellen Wylie of Washington obtained a marriage license at the courthouse.
In Decorah Iowa on August 29 two men pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses linked to rural school furnace repairs. Larry Mitchell received a $500 fine and six months in jail. George Marks a $300 fine and three months. Jail terms suspended upon payment.
Lynn Sanford of Wheaton College Illinois and his roommate Verdane Hofsteen plan to labor in North Dakota harvest fields for several weeks. They will hold services in local churches and schoolhouses on Sundays during the period.
Postwar reparation plan expands German industry capacity with gains in precision mechanics and electrical engineering. Chemical production set near 1936 levels with about half capacity available. copper output increased to 215000 tons, while aluminum magnesium beryllium vanadium remain forbidden. Ball bearings ammonia and synthetic fuel unchanged.
Ames Iowa August 29 UP Iowa farm wages rose to an average of 6 50 per day without board. Officials say wages have advanced steadily in recent months and likely peaked for the year. A 66 county report shows 9 259 placements mainly youths for detasseling in hybrid corn fields.
Mount Aso in Kyushu, the world’s largest live volcano, began erupting on August 26. U S army observers report widespread volcanic ash drifting across central Kyushu, causing significant crop damage and prompting monitoring efforts in the region.
Knights of Pythias will meet Monday evening at K P hall. Wayne Kendrick reports Cherry avenue residence acquired by Dr Groben. Donald Story family to move into Groben vacated apartment. Evan Edwards and sons Dilly and Elgan visited state fair and Louisa county fair prize Angus exhibits. James R Benbow family from Ft Madison visited Reaney home for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Koehler of Davenport will spend the weekend and Labor Day here with his mother. Mrs. Maude Koehler, Bessie L. Bryant and Mr. Koehler were married Saturday noon in the parsonage of St. John's Methodist church in Davenport. The Rev. James Uhlinger officiated. The bridegroom is employed at the Ralston Purina company. They live on Rockingham road, Davenport.
Mrs Frank Casey hosted the August gathering of St James Circle at St James Church. Fourteen members answered roll call and Mrs William Barth presented the financial report from the earlier ice cream social. The afternoon concluded with social time and refreshments.
Honors today at the Bickel home mark Mrs. Foster Bickel's birthday while Mr. Bickel celebrated earlier in the week. Rosemary Jeanne Mineart, daughter of LeRoy and wife, requires four candles to denote her age on the cake. Other birthday observances include Mrs. Don Minick and Mrs. Don Shepherd, among numerous names listed in Crawfordsville area.
The war department announces former Wisconsin governor Philip F. LaFollette will travel to Germany to consult with Lt. Gen. Lucius Clay on various military government matters. He departs from Westover Field, Massachusetts, next Tuesday and officials gave no return date.
Monday events include Sunset park picnics hosted by the Bauers marking their golden wedding anniversary and a Sunset park picnic supper for Rosemary club families. Tuesday features a dessert program by Mrs. H. H. McCleery with a note of meeting date change. Wednesday lists PTA at 2:45 p.m. and O E S regular meeting with social hour, as County Exposition approaches.
The post office department announces new air mail service between the United States and Japan and nearby islands starting September 6. The rate is set at 25 cents for a half ounce, with 16 cent air letter sheets available at post offices for use.
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