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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
2
Local News from Brighton and Fairfield Veterans and Arrivals
Lt Harold Stephens and wife are stationed at his parents home in Brighton during terminal leave from Camp Robinson Little Rock Ark He served in Europe infantry and was POW January to late April Captain John Coulter left for Chicago then Fort Benning Ga to assume paratrooper school duties after five years overseas arriving from Tokyo on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stephens
L. E. White
Brighton
Boyd Stephens
Little Rock
Ark
Camp Robinson
Lt. Stephens
John Coulter
Chicago
Harriet Coulter
Coulter
Fort Benning
Tokyo
Fairfield
Calif
States
Christmas Bazaar and Visits Across Iowa and Texas
A chaotic summary notes a Christmas bazaar and food sale at a Presbyterian church. Mary Marshall travels from Ames to Los Angeles after weeks with relatives A E Atchison and family. Bea and Naomi Wilson attend Sigma Theta Tau reunion in Iowa City after discharges from Army Nurses Corps, Naomi in the Southwest Pacific and Bea in the European theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea
Naomi Wilson
Iowa City
Sigma
Theta Tau
Natinal
Wilson
Army Nurses Corps
Naomi
Southwest Pacific
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Fort Des Moines
Democrat Women to Hold Cooperative Luncheon
Democratic women of the county announce a cooperative luncheon at 1 o'clock Saturday at K.C. hall. All Democrats are invited. Speakers include Mrs. Alberta Keenly 1st district chairmanwoman Mrs. Mary Griffin Green of Riverside and Mrs. FE. C. Eicher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.C
Alberta Keenly
Mary Griffin Green
Riverside
FE. C. Eicher
Navy Man on Leave Dies in Fort Dodge Car Crash
Fort Dodge reports Navy petty officer Boyd Christenson, 20, home on leave, killed when the car he was riding in veered into a ditch on the north outskirts of the city. Passenger Jack Weyen, also a Navy petty officer, sustained serious injuries and is hospitalized at Mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Boyd Christenson
Lloyd Christenson
Badger
Jack Weyen
Chris Weyen
Mercy Hospital
Weyen
Columbus Junction Woman Dies at 67 After Illness
Columbus Junction December 6 Mrs. Rudolph Schlichting 67 lifelong resident dies at home three miles east of the Junction after several weeks illness. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Pleasant Grove Bethel Church God Rev Caleb Larson officiating. Burial Indian Creek Cemetery. Born April 20 1878 near the Junction daughter of Thomas and Mary Dawson Newell. Married April 16 1911 to Rudolph Schlichting. Survived by husband son Thomas Phoenix Ariz daughter Ruth at home two grandchildren five brothers Thomas and Robert Newell Boise Idaho Jesse Letts Hugh Columbus Junction Judge FE O Burlington sister Mrs Frances Jessup Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Rudolph Schlichting
Junction
Pleasant Grove
String Rug Making From Canvas to Launderable Décor
Step by step method to craft a washable rug. Mark a 27 by 36 inch canvas with 1 inch grid lines. Wind string around a 5 inch wide cardboard 20 times. Place string across each line and stitch down the middle. Repeat until all lines are covered.
Twelve Bowling Teams Organize City Hall League Schedule
Twelve teams will play at City Hall alleys starting this week with six matches weekly through February. The schedule lists matchups by date and names each team roster including Peters Stewart Sorrell Wayland Legion Sitler Old Timers Bankers Tucker Mangold Carson Brindley and their members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeters
Stewart & Crane
Sorrell
Wayland
Legion
Sitter
Old Timers
Bankers
Tucker
Mangold
Carson
Brindley
Veters
Sitler
Carson Va
Earl Little
John Custer
Lee
Haliane Charles Neill
Harold Cumming
John Foster
T. A. Flenner
C. Shockey
Kenneth Peters
Curt Leng
Andy Blattner
Claude Tucker
Harold Thomassen
Ralph Bauer
Bob Choate
Walter Starr
G. H. Mangold
Bob Arthur
Merle Turner
Joe Picken
J. D. Rabenold
Stewart & Crone
Srindley
Peters
Jig
Waylane
Legion Va
Feters
Carsona
Prindley
Stewart C Crone
Leron
Ucker
Anniversary Dinner Honors Fletchers Of Crawfordsville
Mr and Mrs B C Fletcher honored at a family dinner in Crawfordsville for their 28th anniversary. Guests included Cleo Fletcher Larry Cherryholmes and Cleo Fletcher. Maurice Fletcher called from England using short wave radio to England and New York then to Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletchers of
Crawfordsville
Mary W. Packer
8. C. Fletcher
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Cleo Dean
Margery
Cleo Fletcher
Larry
Local residents mark birthdays and anniversaries. personnel changes noted
Mrs Eugene Lewis celebrated her 76th birthday on November 26. she and husband Mr Lewis observed their 58th wedding anniversary May 24, 1945. Jean Morgan became bookkeeper at Louisa County National Bank. Max Sellers returned to Weber and Huston as bookkeeper after four years in the army. Forrest Pontzius and Keith Robertson discharged from navy and army respectively. C G Direks. Mrs A W Jones visited Kansas City to see Capt Wendle Gunderson, who had served in India with the 725th railway operating battalion. W D Jamieson, former congressman and Louisa county native, won honors in a Bible quiz on a capital radio station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Eugene Lewis
India
725Th
W. D. Jamieson
Louisa County
Iowa
VFW Post to Be Instituted in Wapello
The Washington county VFW degree team will travel to Wapello Friday evening to institute a new VFW post. Eleven men form the group and a supper will follow the program as post officers are installed. The county post recently organized new posts at Keosauqua, Columbus Junction and Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wapello
V. F. W. Post
Washington Post
Keosauqua
Columbus Junction
Keota
Winfield
Halsey Opposes Army Navy Merger Bid
Admiral William Halsey Jr testified to the Senate Military Affairs Committee that the proposed army and navy merger would not improve efficiency. He spoke as a combat commander, opposing a single department of defense and criticizing the plan during the session in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wm. Halsey, Jr
Army
Navy
Department of Defense
Admira
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Jamieson, Son of Gazette Editor, Resides in Washington
A man named Jamieson, son of a former Columbus Junction Gazette editor, is noted as living in Washington D. C. The brief item mentions his familial link to the newspaper and his current residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jamieson
Columbus Junction Gazette
Washington, D
Farm Families Make Changes
Pleasant Ridge reports several neighborhood moves in spring. Arthur Campbell relocates near Tren ton, Harold Pohren family moves, and George Chalupa plans possession near January first. Mrs. Elliott McKinstry and Margaret visit Chalupa. Kauffman and Helen visit Emery near Brighton. Thanksgiving was spent at home. Zola Dean vacationed in Mt. Pleasant. Mary limited by cold weather. Howard stayed in town with grandma Long. Henry Underwood sawed wood Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Swift
Pleasant Ridge
Arthur Campbell
Trenton
Harold Pohren
George Chalupa
Elliott McKinstry
Margaret
Geo. Chalupa
Anton Kauffman
Helen
Emery
Brighton
Zola Dean
Mt. Pleasant
Mary
Howard
Long
Henry Underwood
Hospital Admits Patients and Birth at City Facility
At the hospital, Al Huber of West Chester was admitted as a medical patient. Mrs Earl Booth and Mrs Charles Helfrich of route four were admitted as surgical patients. Mr and Mrs Clyde Griggs of 420 West Madison street welcomed a daughter born at 8:12 this morning weighing six pounds nine and a quarter ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Huber
West Chester
Earl Booth
Route Four
Charles Helfrich
Clyde Griggs
West Madison Street
Republicans See House and Senate Gains Predicted
Chicago December 6 The Republican National Committee chair Herbert Brownell Jr expressed confidence that the GOP would take control of both houses of Congress in next year’s elections. He spoke at a news conference on the eve of a two day committee meeting and endorsed a party principles statement approved by Republican members of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican National Committee
GOP
Congress
Brownell
United States Defeated on UN Nominations Plan
In London on December 6 the United States failed 37 to 3 to win approval for a UNEO preparatory commission proposal to appoint an all nominations committee for UN officers. Only Brazil and Canada backed the U S. Russia and many small powers denounced the plan as undemocratic. A stray note mentions Cora Ruth visiting N Linnenkamp home after a Sunday call from Mr and Mrs Pat Swift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
United States
United Nations Organization General Assembly
Brazil
Canada
United Nation Organization Preparatory Commission
Russia
Cora Ruth
Pat Swift
N. Linnenkamp
Refugee settlement of Russians after World War I
Thousands of Russians fled between 1917 and 1920 seeking refuge after the revolution. About 1.5 million displaced Russians found homes across 45 countries, settling more or less permanently in diverse nations worldwide.
Dutch Seize New York Renaming It New Orange in 1673
A 1673 Dutch fleet of 23 ships and 1600 men captured New York from Britain and renamed the city New Orange. The government lasted just over a year before Britain restored control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orange
Britain
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George Hendrickson
Ames Son
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Camp Hood
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W. L
Col) Little
Norks
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NG Y
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Swerl
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Washington Fruit Market
Scott Tissue
Adi
Siilers
Teters
Legion Va. Bunkers
Peters Vs. Legion
Wilbert Rose
Maurice
Engand
Germany
TTT
Ruth Tolander
G. R. Yeager
Des Moines
Vera
State Farm Bureau
Bert
State Theater Call 695
Junction News
Little's
Institute
Halsey
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UNC
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