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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1940
Page
3
A PAGE of feature items recalls a man misidentified by a cleaned heirloom watch, the old clock with no chimes, and reproductions of antique timepieces. Neighbors plan winter in California while a snow recipe for decor is shared. Public Affairs luncheon at North Side highlights Pan American notes and travel schedules.
A speaker describes a fast affordable Rio journey with maps and family enthusiasm. Members agree she is ready for short notice travel. Mrs C W McLaughlin explains telecommunication while Mrs H H Ry notes ship things. The Clipper plane cuts travel time and brings Australia closer.
They Knew What They Wanted stars Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton in a romantic drama. The Broadway hit tale of love sacrifice unfolds in California valley life with supporting roles by Gargan Carey Fay. Film version directed by Pommer with Kanin screenplay from Sidney Howard.
Admissions include Mrs J R Leighty for medical treatment and Charles Stutsman and William Supalla for injuries and illness. Newborns listed for Washington and Brighton areas include a daughter to Mr and Mrs PD Crawford and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Seth Carris, with weights seven pounds fourteen and one half ounces and six pounds one ounce respectively. Dismissals note mothers and babies home in Washington Wellman West Chester and other local towns.
Local notes report a 10 year temperature drop from 438 to 11 above zero, the death of Stan McConnell after Knox Monmouth football injuries at age 22, a dog autographed by Marshall Field clocks 3,000 first edition copies of Ring, and several community items fromMidwest county life including fund drives, road openings, Christmas trees, and building rivalries.
Kreymer Wormer, 45, a resident engineer for the state highway commission, died at Fort Madison. Other notices include Promer Clack, 56, who died after an operation in Des Moines. Mrs. Al Schultze, 74, of Washington, Ramona Birrer Schultze. Bell, mother of Russell Bell. Junior Hiller, 11, son of Henry and Nora Sageiller, at Woodward state hospital. Mrs. Ruth Lohrer Henik of Lone Tree. Mrs. Ano Hays, maiden Curran, funeral Thursday at 2 from A. Jones Funeral Home.
The death of a well known farmer living near Wellman follows a brain concussion from a fall at the Maplecrest plant. He was brother to Dr. BK J Stutsman. Also noted are the death in Philadelphia hospital of Mark Schacter, manager of the Wellman telephone exchange for eleven years, in his forties, and Olney Hoskins Veo, a local resident aged 0, survived by three daughters and other relatives.
A reflective column contrasts point of view with right and wrong. It cites men as gold Democrats shaped by fathers wealth, and humorously notes women’s skill in pouring milk without spilling from a creek.
The work won the Pulitzer Prize as the finest American drama of its year, marking the author’s standout achievement in theater.
Measles illness affects Dick Holeington as he questions the value of a doctor for his father to prevent his son’s illness. In Des Moines Mrs. Park Dies-Mrs. John Park, mother of Mrs. M. EB, Lat ta, died on Dee, 6th. She was born in Wales, maiden name Davis.
Civil War veteran Isaac Kleese, known as Gone-Issuc Kleese, died December 6 after a several week illness. Local residents mourn the longtime community figure. Funeral arrangements are pending with the family.
Eighty years ago a party at the Babcock home on the Heights celebrated the engagement of Helen Anderson to Caughey Wesley Southwell. The ceremony would be held at the bride’s parents’ home, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Anderson, on December 14.
J MVM Brat ten, H H Heinsfurter and Isaac Klein announce a partnership to be incorporated. They plan to operate one of the finest clothing stores in this part of Iowa.
Alma Brindley is mobilizing subscribers of the Ladies Home Journal to fund a college scholarship. She aims to gather enough support to establish a scholarship and assist students pursuing higher education.
The renowned Innes and his incomparable band attracted crowds here. Music lovers praised the performance and applauded enthusiastically. They demanded encores after nearly every piece, sparking cheers and comparisons to Sousa that locals debated.
Waterloo suffered its worst fire in two years on Friday causing a $40000 blaze. Nearby Iowa towns Melcher $40000 and Lone Tree $60000 also faced recent major fires. Local civic notes include Hi-Y youths at Ottumwa assembly and Chamber of Commerce dinner with new directors Nic McCleery Ray Box Glenn Holden.
A roundup notes Maude Hays Long's arrival after her mother's death and Roy's travel from Texas to California for the funeral. Farm Bureau signs reach 248. Obituaries include A. N. Kreymer of Ft. Madison. Various local events, weddings, moves, legal cases, club activities, and public notices are summarized with multiple names and places across Iowa communities.
Brown and daughter Ella will relocate to town this winter while Mrs. Brown travels to California to be with Charley hoping to escape the yearly grippe. The town was shocked by the death of Mrs. John Shields in Kansas City after an appendicitis operation at a local hospital.
M. W. Bailey resigns as city solicitor after being elected County Attorney. Every member votes against accepting the resignation to avoid a special election. Bailey will serve in both offices until spring.
Martha Samson and Lloyd Latta were married at the bride's parents home with Rev. James R. Logue officiating. The bride appeared in a tafteta silk gown with applique trimmings and was noted for her fine complexion and loveliness.
A pithy quip notes some men never get a bogey ride outside elections and laments that more newspapers breed greater appetite for more coverage. The remark plays on media appetite and political theater.
A columnist notes a woman with her own baby should not intrude on others with children. Laughter is urged to land a joke, while youths seek juvenile roles in social games. A typewriter ad signals a new tool for editors, and remarks on the vast, unused keys among many talkative folks.
A wry note on couples remarrying and welcoming a baby, drawing astonishment from the community. It playfully laments how readers pity the husband of the paper’s recipe-writing columnist. It also muses that loudness of snoring defies a man’s size.
A terse remark portrays men eager to live near the business core, implying questionable intent or legitimacy. The comment hints at tensions between residence and commerce zones and suggests concern about lawfulness or propriety.
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