War Veterans to Host City Hall Boxing Card
Marvin Buckwalter of Washington meets Bus Hacker of Iowa in a winner take all bout at city hall. Pappas of Rock Island faces Song of Washington in another boxing match. Wrestlers Atkinson and Manley weigh over 400 pounds for main wrestling, with Churney and Puckett in a lower weight class bout. Show starts 8:15 pm. expected large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Buckwalter
Washgton
Bus Hacker
Iowa
City Hall
Pourse
Nner
Pappas
Rock Island
E Song
Washington
Jack Atkinson
Jack Man
Tot
Manly
Atkinson
Tony Churney
Buckwalter
Melvin Puckett
Veterans of Foreign War Post
Ainsworth Defeats Mount Union in Narrow Thriller
Ainsworth faced Mt. Union on the home floor Tuesday evening and pulled out a 40 to 39 victory in a tense finish. The closely contested game featured late clutch plays and tight defense by both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Mt. Union
Mt. Union Edges Ainsworth 40 39 In Narrow Cage Thriller
Mt. Union and Ainsworth played a tight basketball game with the score tied 20 all at halftime. Mt. Union pulled ahead late in the fourth, finishing 40 to 39 as fans roared, while Mt. Union’s second team dominated Ainsworth 31 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Mt. Union
Ainsworth FG
ROTEL
Sdabassensu
Benadine
Poe
Rosier
Wikketaen
Anderece
Ihe Ee
Uu Aes
Geeeker
Inceccas O
Carl Kallous Sells 2,000 Bushels of Corn to R Sojka
Carl Kallous delivers 2000 bushels of corn to Roy Sojka for 40 cents per bushel. Mrs Vince Telling reports FAIRVIEW from December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kallous
R. Sojka
Vince
Fairview
Roy Sojka
Melo Horak
Reo
Frank Soukup
Melo Lasek
Ed Horak
Mary
Milt Sojka
Lloyd
Anthony Horak
Community notices of visits and gatherings this week
Mr. and Mrs. Melo Horak and girls called at the Melo Lasek home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Wess Sojka hosted an all day quilting party Wednesday with numerous local families attending. Fairview school pupils and Miss Marek prepare for Thursday's program. Will Marek and family shopped in Washington Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melo Horak
Melo Lasek
Wess Sojka
Milt Wollrab
Frank Prebyl
George Kos
Milt Sojka
Lloyd
Harry Malichky
Ed F. Havel
Eileen
Mela Horak
Mary
Charlie Sojka
Lorene
Betty
Luella
Harry Wollrab
Will Marek
Edith Prebyl
Harold
Will Lukavsky
Floyd Fisher
Paul Yansky
Nellie Kos
Martha
John Havel
Edwin Kos
Leonard
Joe Knotek
Walter Horn
Mary Sojka
Will Tellin
George Shalla
Wellman
Fairview School
Miss Marek
Paul Rotenberger
Evelyn
Viola
Washington
School Insures Teams and Plans Holiday Events
Crawfordsville reports that both boys and girls basketball squads are insured through the Iowa High School Athletic Association for injuries in practice games and transport. A high school Christmas party is planned for Monday December 19 with the class presidents Miss Benson and Mr Clinger organizing. The six lower grades prepare a Christmas operetta The Toy That Has to Wait to be staged Friday December 23 at 10 am under Miss Benson's direction. J C Huston buys the McElroy property and remodels it, with rental expected. Mrs Whitfield Davis of Phoenix is seriously ill after a health decline last summer. Little Fredrick Ford Rausher is recovering after surgery at the Iowa City hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Edwards of Mt Pleasant visited Grant Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Benson
Clinger
Miss Benson
Miss Boddicker
Misa York
Miss Bergstrom
McElroy
J. C. Huston
Whitfield Davis
Phoenix
Arizona
Davis
Fredrick Ford Rauscher
Iowa City
Frank Edwards
Mt. Pleasant
Grant Edwards
Bethel Social Notes and Local Visits
Bethel residents report visitors from Washington and nearby towns. Families including the Holmes, Wallace, Fitzgerald, and Plecker clans called at homes of Gideon, Kolosick, and Horak. Local health notes mention Ern est vaccinating fall pigs and Mike Flynn on the sick list. Bethel C E takes charge of cat stand at Julius Wulf sale on Thursday December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Sterling Holmes
Dale Holmes
Rose Fitzgerald
Ainsworth
George Wallace
Washington
Gideon
C. J. Wolfe
Marlin Plecker
Dr. Reid
Ernest
Cc. J. Wolfe
Tuesay
Charley Horak
John Horak
Doyle
Bethel C. E
Julius Wulf
Banquet features Jim Poole as speaker in Xenia event
Mr and Mrs Hugh Morris hosted a banquet in Wapello sponsored by Kent Milling of Muscatine. Jim Poole, a livestock reporter from a Chicago radio station, was among the main speakers. Also noted are local visits and family gatherings mentions across Viola and Ainsworth with attendees at church and a bazaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Stephens
Xenia
Hugh Morris
Wapello
Kent Milling Company of
Muscatine
Jim Poole
Chicago
Larry Clegg
Harold Clegg
Carol Stephens
John Elliott
Richard Stephens
John Erickson
Viola
Ilinois
Erickson
Dorothy Sands
D. D. Stephens
John Freeland
Sam Stephens
Will Reaney
Vicola Herrall
Ainsworth
Dave Peterson
Waterloo
Methodist Church
AmBoy Notes On Local Visits And Travel Plans
AmBoy residents report visits at the Will Richards home. J B McConahey and wife plan a California winter. Spencer family from near Washington visited J E Adams home. Franklin Dea spent the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl White
Amboy
J. B. McConahey
Will Richards
Can Unemployment Be Solved Address Delivered at Penn Athletic Club
Speech by Roger W. Leal Son given in Philadelphia on December 8 1938 argues unemployment roots in six factors including women in industry and high tariffs. Proposes oil tax to preserve coal and fuel future. urges spiritual renewal among employers workers and investors to revive growth and employ 3 000 000 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Lealson
Penn Athletic Club
Phildelphia
Social notes and holiday visits across Washington area
Sunday gatherings at multiple homes continued with extended family visits. Mrs Will Dea and others spent time at local residences. Elizabeth Dea attended a shower. Mr and Mrs Coppock returned from Holdrege for a funeral. Cedar Rapids trip for Marr and Whiteman. plans for Christmas vacation noted. final lines mention Cohan’s Roosevelt portrayal in a Broadway production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dea
Washington High School
M. Hollinger
Washington
Elizabeth Dea
Lee Colton
Wanda Jones Skubal
Myrtle Owens
Harold
Columbus Junction
Glen
John May
Barbara Rathmel
Homer Coppock
Teddy
Karl Megdelsen
Coppocks
Holdrege
Nebru
Florence Marr
Conn Whiteman
Cedar Rapids
Conn
Bob Sharpe
Monmouth
Whiteman
Everette Stewart
Glen Beenblossom
Lloyd
George M. Cohan to Appears in Des Moines Sunday
George M. Cohan set to star in It’d Rather Be Right at Shine auditorium in Des Moines for a single performance on Sunday January 8. The musical satire targets government figures and public life in a lively stage show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cohan
Des Moines
George M. Cohan
Shine
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Ickwalter
Hacker
Mount Union
Montgomery
V. F. W. and Evening Journal
Golden Gloves
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Ans
A. Ff. Palmer
Evening Journal
Mary Manners
H. Morris
Rogerk Babson
Roosevelt
Teale
Mrs. Stewart
Cohan
President Roosevelt
Lee ‘Ree
Montana
Oetjen
OR. P
S. Iowa
Bie Ne A Bay
Jie Ie Farm Radio Engineering
Oflusiaire
Leas Rowr
Pam
al Godda
West Side Square
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