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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
2
Local items note Verna Bickel visiting her parents in town over the weekend. Church events include a bazaar and chicken meals on December 13. Local families travel to Des Moines for business and relatives plan holiday visits. Community meetings and K of P nominations are announced.
Mr and Mrs Claude Flynn of Riverside were Washington business visitors Saturday taking orders for fruit cakes Mrs Geo C Stewart Call 666 Mrs Catherine Nuly left yesterday for Gary Ind to spend the holidays with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wagoner Jane and Hetty Curry of Cedar Rapids spent yesterday here with their aunt Mrs Grace Coughlin
Mrs Wayne Norman and baby David Wayne of Ainsworth Mrs Glenn Miller and baby Marilon Jean Mrs Virgil Grant and baby Audrey Norma of Keota and Mrs Odelia Waleh of Riverside were dismissed Saturday Mrs Horace Cover of Wapello was dismissed yesterday Mary Hancock Keota underwent an appendectomy yesterday morning
In Little Six action Fort Madison hosts Fairfield Friday led by Gerald Wagner who scored 24 in a 35 29 win. Muscatine and Washington lead standings while Ottumwa aims to extend a five game win streak at Keokuk. Demons seek first conference win after a 26 15 setback at Keokuk with added tests ahead on the road.
Mr and Mrs Howard Dillan and their daughter Janice Lee visited Mr and Mrs Keith Fox for dinner in Keota yesterday.
December events feature Richland at Richland West Chester Wellman at Keota and others. January 17 18 19 hosts Keokuk and Washington Co tournaments. February matchups include Wellman Richland Kalona and Brighton West Chester.
Riverside, Iowa. December 11. Conesville boys defeated Riverside 36 to 21 with C Bueman scoring 20 for Conesville. Riverside top scorers were Kos with 6 and Plynn Burich with 4. Riverside girls lost 35 to 21 in curtain raiser. Hankens and Kemp each had seven baskets. Riverside seniors finish games before Christmas with upcoming away contests in Kalona, Springdale, and Nichols.
Clinton Stewart of Washington Iowa joins Monmouth College as a freshman basketball candidate. Thirty men answered Coach Lusk’s call and daily drills focus on fundamentals with team selection later. Freshmen will play two games each against Augustana and Knox later in the season.
Washington county VFW post and auxiliary members attended the first district meeting in Mount Pleasant. Attendees included Dale Atkinson Cleo Shockey Tom Swift Everett Burham Jesse Radda Fred Lonzer June Lemley and Wilma Richards. Father Monahan of Milan national VFW chaplain spoke.
Anthony and Anne Marek of Fairview observed their 50th wedding anniversary with an all day party. Guests included relatives from Washington, Kalona, West Union and other nearby towns. The couple married December 11, 1889 in Washington. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Both remain active, with Marek farming past years and both are keen radio and Bohemian paper readers.
Social calendar lists multiple Christmas exchanges and charitable events across churches and clubs. Notable organizers include Mrs. Otha Huber Mrs. Ed Squire Nellie Wiley and Myra Van Nostrand with gatherings at American Home sects St Paul s Evangelical and Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid.
Reverend L W Farr of the Congregational church in Dulwich Hill Australia invites members to laugh and relax during services. He bans gloomy hymns and asks women to wear their hats less, though he admits the change will meet resistance.
The Prairie Flower Missionary Society will host an all day meeting at Mrs. Will Booths home on Thursday with a noon potluck. Co-hostess will be Mrs. Karl Booth. The annual Christmas gift exchange will be part of the program led by Mrs. Earl Booth and Mrs. Rolland Benson.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held Wednesday morning at 9 30 in the home of Eva Denny located at 109 South Marion Avenue.
A Batavia storekeeper, engrossed in a "crime never pays" radio program, failed to notice she gave a customer $4.85 in change for a counterfeit $5 bill.
Two youths identified as Gussy and Joe took H. W. Jensen of San Jose California’s motor car and drove about fifty miles before leaving it with a windshield note reading Thanks for the car. The clue suggests they studied Emily Post etiquette.
Washington county rural mail carriers and their wives held a turkey dinner at the Presbyterian church basement Saturday. Wives postmasters of the county attended along with guests including Otto Lamansky of Brighton Leo Welte of Richmond Mrs Andrey Pearson of Ainsworth Margaret Davidson of Crawfordsville and Postmaster M C Delong of Washington. An unusually good turkey dinner fed the forty present as the Ladies Aid society served the meal. An exchange of Christmas gifts followed and a short business meeting was held with Des Moines visitor George McFarland among the out of town guests.
Invitation extends to the Salem school community for Thursday evening December 14 to enjoy a Christmas program featuring marionettes music and plays led by Winnie Beiter teacher at 2563.
Margery Sullivan of Corning formerly of Washington and Keith Sweet of Washington wed Saturday at 10 am in airfield. Attended by Mr and Mrs C E Sehmitt of Washington. Mrs Sweet wore light blue lace dress. The couple plans a short honeymoon and will reside at 750 East Second Street. Mrs Sweet is daughter of Dennis Ryan of Corning and worked in Blanche beauty nook and Des Moines training, Mr Sweet works at Jones funeral home.
A flurry of birthday wishes lights up the town with Mrs. N. Sorrell Mrs. Boma Bopp Mrs. Joe Melinski and Mrs. Lola Winga marking birthdays today. December 11 brings Mrs. C. M. Brinning into the celebrants along with Bill Snider and Ome on the radar of today’s birthdays. C. O. Dayton and his son Raymond share a joint celebration at the Dayton home with Mrs Raymond Dayton contributing the cake. The Dayton pair note their combined ages total one hundred. Mrs. H. M. Kelley had her birthday yesterday while Clifford Goodwin is honored today.
Mr and Mrs John Shalla Sr welcomed 44 relatives to a Christmas goose dinner at their South Lawn home. The celebration honored Emma Bopp's birthday with a large cake by Ed Conner. Afternoon music and games featured Norma Jane TeBoeckhorst and various local families as guests.
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