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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1937
Page
2
Ted Bailey’s Red hens produce a remarkable egg sent to the Journal office. The item measures eight and a quarter inches in one direction and seven inches in the other, weighing four and five sixteenths ounces.
Masseur G Krey will visit Cy Bush residence on December 18. Mrs. Livingston and Mrs. Elder returned from Chicago. Livingston staying with D. P. Livingston, Elder with John A. Babcock. Hilton Durst plans Denver trip then Mancos Colorado to visit relatives. Harold Durst is Mancos schools principal. New overcoats suits for Christmas at Dougherty Bros. Lucille Nicol and Alice Hunter apartment in New London burned. clothing saved by water and smoke. New hats half price. D F Macon auctioneer. Milt Denison ill at home three miles south. Beef quarters offered at 9 to 11 cents per pound at National Tea Market. Bake sale by KE. S. at Washington Cleaners on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H Hesseltine and son Larry Allen of Grand Coulee Washington plus Mrs Trygve Voie of Lowell Washington arrive for a surprise visit with relatives and friends. The Hesseltines and Mrs Voie will return home within a week or ten days while Mrs Hesseltine and her son stay longer with her parents in Mediapolis.
Mr and Mrs George Zook are parents of a daughter born early this morning weighing pounds and nine ounces. D Stewart Washington 3 was admitted for treatment this morning. Co B Reed was admitted for treatment this morning.
The Washington Muscatine junior college game was canceled due to icy roads and will be rescheduled as soon as possible, possibly next week, with no definite date set yet. Muscatine travel issues from last night’s attempt influenced tonight’s postponement.
The CIO invited New York Mayor La Guardia to Detroit to deliver an address at a mass meeting early in the new year to organize Ford Motor Company workers.
Eddie Anderson alias Eddie Hurd finished a 25 year term for robbery with aggravation but was free for only sixty seconds. State officers detained him again with extradition papers signed by Governor Kraschel.
Four year old Phyllis Joan Craig died from severe burns after flames from a cook stove set her dress ablaze. She was watching siblings prepare popcorn when the accident occurred. Brother Robert, 15, carried her outside and rolled her in snow to extinguish the flames.
In a special election the Mason City independent school district voters backed a 120000 dollar bond issue to fund a new school facility. The outcome reflects strong community support for district expansion.
Four town teams from Davenport Oskaloosa Cedar Rapids and Washington were set to play in a Y M C A volleyball tournament tonight open to the public with no admission charge. Organizers hoped visiting teams would arrive despite potential travel issues.
In a city league match at City Hall l alleys the Cards defeated the Demons 2104 to 2079 aided by their handicap. Chiefs lead with five wins, Cards second with three wins and three defeats, Bears and Panthers tied for third with two wins and three losses, Demons at rear with one win and four losses. Last night scores shown.
LeRoy Pratt presented a color lecture titled The Blind Spot in Science arguing most Americans are financially illiterate. The program covered bank accounts life insurance and living protection with supporting talks by Lowell Dodd of Miller's Footwear about retailers stock and turnover. Tom Duncan reported on Goodfellows progress and the Christmas activities at the KC hall with a ladies and children party planned next Tuesday. Carleton Haven, a former member, attended and was wished well on his new job.
Des Moines report shows 205,705 bushels of corn sealed in 2,080 cribs statewide. Dr Thomas Curran, state secretary of agriculture, says Iowa will seal more corn this season than any year since 1933 and 1994, indicating momentum for the program.
A $120,000 bond plan to replace the Grant school building passed 347 to none. The old Grant structure was ordered torn down by the school board in June after a state health order deemed it unsafe.
Three people were injured when a car carrying Richard Persing toward Carroll for a murder arraignment crashed into a gas electric passenger train. Sheriff Frank Buchheit of Carroll County was driving the vehicle and sustained a minor facial cut.
VFW athletic committee head A. E. Palmer announced the wrestling program for tomorrow night is canceled due to dangerous road conditions. The hoped for card featured Henry Kolln of Muscatine and Indian grappler Tom Good Eagle, with plans to reschedule during the holidays, possibly New Year’s Eve.
Ice coated roads in the county created hazardous driving conditions. Utilities reported minimal outages due to the storm as icy lines held, with 0.68 inches of rainfall and temperatures between 26 and 28 degrees. Night watchman William M. Bailey suffered a fall injuring a hip while on patrol at the Journal offices.
Wyman reports both high school and seventh to eighth grade teams beat Mt. Union and notes a close 21 to 20 high school game. The column lists spelling club members, Christmas gift plans, and progress on the operetta When Toys Came to Life.
Twenty six attended the annual birthday dinner given by the Daughters of Union Veterans in the G A R hall for members and families. After the meal the evening included games and contests among comrades and their wives.
Mrs. Mary Swartzendruber was guest of honor at her 81st birthday dinner at home on Sunday with relatives and friends in attendance. The event followed by visiting, gifts, and social time in the afternoon and evening. The host couple also entertained numerous relatives at dinner, including the TeBockhorst family and others from the area.
Mrs Adolph Hals will entertain the Ladies Aid society of the Reformed Church Friday afternoon in Columbus Junction. Miss Wilma Gabriel will entertain the Sunday school pupils Friday evening. Wedding anniversaries for Ira Oats Smylie and Greene were observed Saturday at the Oats home.
Junior high basketball teams beat Mt Union and Cotter and students earned perfect spelling papers including Evelyn Johnston and Adeline Humphreys. Five and six grade geography covers France and Central States while Roger Hamilton shares a Kentucky trip. Classroom crafts include Bethlehem pictures and secret gifts for parents as grades share birthdays and Santa letters.
The social calendar lists Nursing Alumni and Pimm Nurses events at 703 North Iowa Avenue, plus P. E. O. meetings, Wallace T. A. activities, Pansy Hill Club, Lexington Ladies Aid lunch, Rural Woman's Club Christmas events, IX bridge, Royal Neighbors, Pythian Past Chiefs Christmas and officer elections, Baptist Women Missionary luncheon, Rebekah meeting, hall Christmas party for youngsters, and W R C gathering, with details on times and locations.
A birthday list notes Wellman resident 92 year old p. F Kirkpatrick Hiram Johnson 79 from Washington and Mrs Haley B White 77 join the Three Quarter Century Club. Also celebrating today are Jake Shrader Billy Joe Casey Paul TeBockhurst Mrs L Doran and Mrs P L Fenn plus Emily Havel.
Woman's Relief Corps hosts a turkey dinner at the G A R hall on December 17 at noon with dish to pass and table service. Civil War veterans and families invited. Christmas exchange and October November December birthdays observed. Pleasant school near Grace Hill offers a Friday program with hot lunch. VOR WwW c T UL meeting and Peace program led by Miss Ethel Atkinson. Eastern Stars bake sale Saturday at Washington Cleaners.
The Fair view Aid society met with Mrs. Elmer Roberts and Mrs. Anna Adams for a Christmas exchange and a cooperative noon dinner. Officers were elected with Mrs Roberts reelected to lead for another year as president. Also noted are local health and travel items including scarlet fever in Ross Davisson's children and Roy Rowe delivering coal near Oskaloosa.
A political party the Farmers' Alliance rose to influence in the South and West during 1890, shaping regional policy and electoral dynamics. It drew farmer organizations into a broader political movement.
American Home sections 1 2 and 8 held Christmas gatherings in members homes with 27 attendees in each. Papers on Christmas spirit customs and magazine articles were read, a Washington junior college quartet performed, and gifts and refreshments followed. Donations were made to the YWCA shoe fund and Christmas tree funds.
Past Noble Grand circle members met and exchanged gifts at Mrs. Oral Mayo home last evening. Weather reduced attendance while Mrs. Fred D. Stewart read a paper on Christmas customs. Refreshments in Christmas colors were provided by Mrs. Mayo and her daughter Edna. The January meeting will be at Mrs. Floyd Murdock’s home.
K O W club members met at Mrs. Robert Dawson home for a regular session. Mrs. Dawson assisted by Mr. Dawson served refreshments for six attendees. A general business meeting followed a social hour. Mrs. Ernest Garrett named as next hostess for the December 28 meeting.
Employees of the Iowa Continental Telephone company held a potluck dinner and Christmas party last evening in the commercial offices of the telephone company building. Twenty seven persons attended including Mr and Mrs John Widner and Mr and Mrs Carleton Haven who plan to move to Pittsfield. After dinner an exchange of gifts followed with Bob Haven acting as Santa Claus.
Baptist Young Women's Missionary Society met last evening at the nurses home with Blanche Robertson and Lucille Forgey as hostesses. Eight members attended as Lois Moore and Mrs. Aiken Reynolds led a program featuring three chapters from The Flying Boat. Refreshments in red and green, fitting the Christmas season, were served by the hostesses.
The Missionary Society gathered at Edna and Jessie Klein’s residence with Lucy Stahl hosting. Sixteen members attended a potluck supper as Christmas carols filled the room. Grace Randle led devotions before Amy Christians presented the lesson “Syria and Palestine” from the study book Mecca and Beyond. Marjorie Stivers led a special Christmas offering service.
In Brighton on December 15 the O. K. S. held its annual election after a pot-luck supper. Elected were Worthy meron Mrs. Clara Kraemer, worthy patron TI. FF. Kraemer, associate matron Mrs. Elizabeth Lamarsky, associate patron D J Kyte, treasurer Mrs. Winnie Robison, secretary Miss Lucy Fleak, conductor Mrs. Wilma McAfee, associate conductor Mrs. Marjori Beauchamp, with Miss Lucy Fleak serving as host.
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