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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1938

Page

7

Country Club Elects 5 Directors Finishes the Year With a Balance

Country Club reports a year end balance while electing five directors. The cardinals football team, Washington junior college, travels to Albia for a season opener. Coach Maasdam plans Ed Shuck Pete Hoskins Ronald Keiper Dick Hotle Carl Jungbluth in opening lineup with several newcomers expected to play tonight.

Fred Maasdam Washington Albia Peck Geneva Francis Harbison Wellman Cardinals Maasdam Ed Shuck Pete Hoskins Pleasant Plain Ronald Keiper Ainsworth Dick Hotle Carl Jungbluth Keiper

Happy relief from painful backache

The ad claims backache stems from fatigued kidneys and offers Douan's Pills as a long running remedy. It notes kidneys remove wastes, urges medical treatment, and promises relief after use.

Old Time Gridder Joins Alumni Club

Iowa City's University of Iowa alumni club enrollees include Will Woodward 73 Independence man who captained the 1886 Rugby team and eight honorary members. Kenneth Trickey of Iowa Falls also enlists. club total rises to 233 with names from Water loo Emmetsburg Waterloo Washington Webster City Davenport Cherokee and others.

Iowa City University of Iowa Will Woodward Iowa Kenneth Trickey Iowa Falls Robert Cass Waterloo James Fay Emmetsbureg James Graham Karl Loos Washington,d. C C. A. Pates Webster City A. L. Syverud Davenport Edward J. Wenner J. H. Wise Cherokee

Washington Golf and Country Club Holds Annual Meeting

The Washington Golf and Country Club conducted its annual meeting led by President Lester Orr in the Congress hotel dining room after an oyster stew dinner for about 50 members. Secretary Treasurer Will Harwood reported paid bills and a balanced treasury, with finances improving and several new members added.

Washington Golf and Country Club Lester Orr Congress Hotel Will Harwood Treasury Harwood Hugh McCleery Theodore Bailey L. T. Saul Orville Elder McCleery Frank B. Miller Bailey B. ©. Stutsman A. E. Baldrige Elder C. R. McCutchen C. B. Crall T .R. Phillips

Crawfordsville Wins Game 26 20 Over Ainsworth

Crawfordsville defeated Ainsworth 26 to 20 on Ainsworth’s floor in a hard fought game. Evans led Ainsworth and Blankenhorn starred for Crawfordsville as the Tigers pulled away in the final period.

Crawfordsville Ainsworth Ainnsworth Evans Blankenhorn eeeeCee Este Deedcultibaie Blankenhorn Moe McGinnis

Junior High to Compete in New League Schedule

Washington junior high will play in the Junior Hawk league alongside University High Iowa City Kalona and Wellman with Joe Duea as coach and Guy Carlton as business manager. Home afternoon games at the Y M C A and evening curtain raisers at the high school gym. Upcoming matches include Iowa City Wapello Kalona Wellman and University High with dates listed.

Washington University High of Iowa City Kalona Wellman Iowa City Public Schools University School Joe Duea Guy Carlton Washington Junior High Wapello Unversity High University High

Coach Anderson Set to Return Feb 1 in Iowa City

Eddie Anderson, newly named Iowa football coach, to establish residence Feb 1 and begin two months of practice by March 1. He will join Hawkeye delegation in Chicago for Western Conference meetings before returning East for medical and coaching matters. Assists Joe Shekettski and Jim Harris expected in January to assess 1939 material.

Iowa City Eddie Anderson University of Iowa Anderson Hawkeye Chicago Boston Sfairs Joe Sheeketski Jim Harris Iowa

Iowa Forest Cover in 1859 Map Reveals Domination by Elm and Walnut

Des Moines report notes twelve percent of Iowa was forested in 1859. Elm ash and walnut dominated floodplains while oak and hickory with Linden covered adjacent slopes, per the original forest map from that year.

Des Moines Iowa State Conservation Commission

Health Notes from Your County Health Unit

A month long Christmas Seals campaign supports the county tuberculosis program begun in 1937. Tuberculin tests and chest X rays at the hospital have found early cases and kept many under observation to prevent spread, with vigilance required to eradicate TB. D. C. Barrett, M. D., Director.

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Pictures of Orientals in America Baptist Church

The Mission for Christian Living at the Baptist church features Rev. Thorwald C. Jensen of Mount Pleasant Iowa delivering talks on The Reality and the Vitality of Christianity. After the talk thirty pictures of orientals living in America will be shown. Services begin at 7 20 with the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind concluding.

Baptist Church Thorwald C. Jensen First Baptist Church Mount Pleasant Iowa America

Ten Days After Close of Season Set for Iowa Game

Des Moines notes a ten day period after the season end for the Iowa game. Migratory birds must be disposed of by December 8 for ducks geese brant and by December 10 for quail except in Lee county where December 25 applies.

Des Moines Iowa Dee Lee County

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