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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1938

Page

4

All-State Football Guests To Ames For Banquet

Thirty nine first three all-state high school football players from Iowa travel to Ames with coaches and Iowa Daily Press Association editors for a noon banquet at Iowa State College. Coaches and editors plan a reception at the fieldhouse and a halftime introduction by George Veenker before contests and a night basketball opener.

Charles Snyder Washington Fred Maasm Journal Ames Iona Ily Press Iowa Daily Press i Association Iowa To College e@ Cyclones Cornell College Mount Vernon George Veenker Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State College Charlie E. Finley Clare Marshall The Cedar Rapids Gazette Iowa Daily Press Association W. S. Rupe Ames Tribune Towa

Seven Junior High Students Face Bicycle Court Session

Eleanor Tucker presiding over a Saturday session at the Y M C A judged 31 junior high pupils of Washington's safety unit. Don Crossett prosecuted for violations of bicycle safety rules as George Mohr leads the program.

H Eleanor Tucker Mary Ge Washington Re Batallion Highway Safety Organization Don Crossett George Mohr County Safety Council Bicycle Safety Unit

Joe Palooka Goodbye Blinky

Cartoonist Ham Fisher presents Joe Palooka in a farewell strip featuring Blinky as the scene shifts. The gag focuses on humor through character dynamics and light comic action.

Riverside Opens Season With Win Over Kalona High

Riverside high school defeated Kalona high school to start the season. Riverside led 9 to 6 after the first quarter and 15 15 at halftime before Kalona moved ahead in the third. The locals surged late in the final period to secure the victory.

Riverside Dec Riverside High School Kalona High School Kalona

Crawfordsville Boys Win Fifth in Close 34-26 Victory

Crawfordsville edged Kalona 34 to 26 in a tight game with 21 fouls total. Frost scored 11 for Riverside, M Gingerich 8 for Kalona, and Hartzler, Fox, and Frost led scoring while Gerot and Cummings anchored defense. The Riverside juniors lost 38 to 17 to Kalona juniors in the curtain raiser, as Durant quintet and Ainsworth Independent also played here. referee Everett McCall officiated.

Bill Young Crandall Beggs Enfield Neal Viipaas Athena Ao Ae Arnold's Barbers McCreedy Arnold Anmuel Ebe Brown Owskeh Youngs Haven O Crawfordsville Dec Cyclones Olds Fri- Warren McFarlane Fullerton Aoe Schlatter Areeer O McGraw Miller Gallagher Nwie Dougall Sommer Schneiders Oilers Whiting Blattner Noel SS Blankenhorn Spangler Wag'knecht Ross Richardson Lioyd Wen Schneider Darbyshire F Mae Oathd Clark F - Whiting Rhea Honeys Honeys Meeks Edwards Lease Ge Haney A Sa Ee Fletcher Muck Schmitt Fredmund Crawfordsville Boys Pivates Coats McKune Birkoff James Frost Riverside M. Gingerich Kalona Fox Hartzler Gerot Cummings Riverside Juniors Kalona Juniors Durant High School Ainsworth Everett McCall

Dewey Urges Discontinuance of State Planning Board

Senator A Claire Dewey of Washington calls for dissolving the state planning board and endorses three measures to be presented to the legislature: limiting highway speed to 55 mph in daylight, possibly lower after dark, and amending the homestead act to allow nonresidents who own a homestead to benefit. He criticizes the board as wasteful and cites alleged misstatements regarding taxes and gas tax debates.

A. Claire Dewey Washington State Planning Board Kraschel

Ohio River and lake shore lengths by water front

Ohio state has a navigable water front totaling 666 miles. The Ohio River forms 436 miles of the southern border while the state's lake shore extends 230 miles.

Ohio Ohio River

Snow Report From Eastern Iowa Blustery and Cold

Snow was reported in eastern Iowa with flakes falling in Dubuque and Keokuk as a cold front moved through. The forecast called for more precipitation. temperatures above normal ranged 5 to 9 degrees over typical readings with highs near 50 at Davenport and Keokuk and lows around 26 in Sioux City and Mount Ayr. Decorah logged the heaviest total at .58 inches, followed by .61 inches at Char.

Des Moines Dubuque Keokuk Federal Weather Bureau Davenport Sioux City Mount Ayr Decorah Char

Brenneman of Kalona Dies After Illness at 61

Kalona farmer J. C. Brenneman, age 61, died last evening at his home five miles northwest of Kalona after months with high blood pressure and Bright's disease. He was born October 7, 1877, and spent his life in the Kalona area. Funeral services will be held at East Union church with Rev. J. J. Fisher in charge. interment there. Survived by three daughters Eliza Rose, Mary, Ruth, Mildred, one son Maynard, five grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers, all of Kalona.

Kalona Der J. C. Brenneman Bright Brenneman Kalonma Eliza Rose O Hesston Kan Mary Allen Ruth Mildred

Incomplete Regional Scores Highlight Averages

Fragmentary data shows decimals for several cities with no clear event or dates. Readable items include numbers linked to Iowa Falls Sioux City and Des Moines, but the snippet lacks context to identify event or participants.

Les City Iowa Falls Sioux City Des Moines

Two-Men Rob Phillips Station in Iowa City

Two men about 25 robbed a Phillips station in Iowa City of about $26. They arrived in a coupe with Illinois plates and asked for tire checks. One stayed in the car while the other entered the building. a dollar was found on the floor and the till emptied.

Iowa City Phillips Petroleum Co Dick Lee Lee

Washington dynamite blast sparks Des Moines front page

The Des Moines Register leads with a Washington explosive blast that shook many and sent locals rushing to cellars to check furnaces. Farmers miles away heard the roar, while one family reports not hearing the event despite living two blocks away.

Washington Des Moines Register

Santa Claus day consumes 2000 candy bars

The Santa Claus day committee handed out 1200 candy bars to a crowd estimated between 800 and 1500. An additional 500 bars were brought in and also consumed quickly, exhausting the fund and leaving some smaller children without candy. Several larger boys took more than their share while the event ended on a lively note with a child’s whispered comment.

Office Grouch Declares Potatoes Unfit Christmas Gift

A columnist mocks gifting potatoes as a sensible Christmas present and criticizes the idea as against custom. The piece frames the potato sack as an odd, impractical choice for holiday giving.

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