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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1940
Page
5
AINSWORTH Dec 9 The Ace-Hi Bridge club met with Mrs Myrtle Thoma on Friday afternoon. Bridge was played at two tables with high score prize won by Mrs Lucille Anderson. Guests were Mrs Violet Lambert, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ruth Jenkins and Mrs Ruth Norris.
Boston University declares six percent of students are left handed and equips classrooms in the Charles Hayden Memorial, home to the College of Business Administration, with left side writing arms. Dean Everett W. Lord notes survey results guiding the provision.
Paramount Newsreel editors assemble a seven thousand foot feature tracing a decade of crisis from Hoover prosperity to World War II. Albert J. Richards and William Park frame events from admission to war with eye witness footage from Norway to England.
Luther G Boots Andrews faced a contested bid after 14 years as head of the group with no prior opposition. Despite praise from many members, he failed to secure any votes, highlighting the challenge of pleasing all people and the value of doing one’s best to satisfy a majority.
Columbus Junction hosted a state preliminary declamatory contest at Columbus high school with winners named. Barbara Lieberknecht Letts and Mary McKee Columbus Junction tied for first in oratorical, Marian Pugh Columbus Junction won dramatic, and Miriam Derrick Letts won humorous. Other participants included Susanne Wilson Sperry Lois Wilson Morning Sun Katherine Rice Mediapolis Helen Jack Morning Sun.
Mary Jane Stodgell Morning Sun and Margaret Eisenman Huron among first named winners who will compete in the sub-division contest in about two weeks.
Grandview learns of the death of Mark Schafer. Mrs Schafer and their daughters Bonnie Belle and Thomas of West Branch are noted among mourners. Mrs L. Blake of Washington visited the Maxwell home.
Thirteen year old Joseph M Wor sley of Atlantic City New Jersey earns pin money by tending parking meters. He roams the streets and drops nickels into meters to protect absent minded motorists. He collects up to a dollar and a quarter a day from men he has saved from over parking fines.
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