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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1939
Page
6
Weekly notes report many YMCA events. Fifty boys swam 84, played 74 ping pong, with older boys gym and afternoon workouts. Groups like Campfire Girls and Phalanx Fraternity joined activities. Community support for Christmas baskets urged. Washington Y defeats Monmouth volleyball 4th straight in league. Delegation of 12 boys and others noted.
HI Y leaders gathered for the third annual Eastern Town TWi Y Assembly in Cedar Rapids on Friday and Saturday. Jack Mace, president of Washington HI Y, led the delegation while Dick Knupp led Saturday devotions at First Presbyterian church. The Washington County Agricultural Conservation association met in the Y on Friday. Y secretaries from several cities met to plan the Southeastern Iowa staff conference with Harold Frame of Ottumwa chairing the meeting.
Des Moines reports speculation on 1940 Democratic primary bets including Lester Gillette for secretary of agriculture E J Grier for attorney general Fred Biermann for congress and J J Galvin for governor. Also mentions Edward Breen for US district attorney and Dunn’s ongoing DA post while politics swirl over purges and appointments.
Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds its regular meeting on the first Friday every month with W M Kay Cox and secretary A W Yard noted. Nearby rail schedules list east and westbound trains and local buses by numbers and times, including Golden State Limited and Californian services, with agent signatures and stop details.
R S Little of Davenport fatally struck a buck deer and Willis Zimmerman of Anamosa retrieved the carcass. State conservation officers debated over ownership for six days, during which the meat spoiled.
A crowded audience at the District 3 schoolhouse near Rockwell City saw the center floor sag during an evening program. The hall was emptied orderly and workers jacked the floor up the next day, with the program postponed.
Frank Priebe cites Oscar Johnston the cotton king of the South on intelligent farming as the key. A Midwestern woman raises 200 chicks weekly from mid November to winter, earning 1200 to 1400 dollars. A Indiana boy, trained as an electrical engineer, earns about a dollar fifty per turkey using careful costs and growth. The message: cross training and seeing new possibilities can grow profits in farming.
Poweshiek county treasurer Ross McDonald received an envelope of folding money believed for taxes. A second unsigned letter from Grinnell echoed the note with a pasted sheet reading Blank sheet had on it money for taxes. McDonald seeks guidance on the intended recipient and action.
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