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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
2
A meeting of the Washington County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee is set for Monday December 20 1937 at 1 PM in the Court Room at the Court House. The notice directs attendance and outlines the official venue and time.
Local items report Wanda Casper and Vida Casper traveling for Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs Chark Casper. Fresh eggs offered by W S Reister & Sons. George Zeek names his newborn Annabel born yesterday at Washington County Hospital. W B Dupuis attends funeral of C A Brandsfield, Rock Island telegraph inspector killed near Whitrose Art. Dupuis serves as pallbearer.
Washington city hall bowlers will host the world champions Joe Falcara and Gene Gagliardi for an exhibition on Friday night. Eight locals will form two teams with the champs, with trick shots and two man matches planned. About 200 spectators can view from the middle alley as tickets cost 4 cents, available from Bill Sitler. Chiefs lose fifth straight to Demons by 2,239 to 2,114.
Arrangements were made to hold junior college game with Muscatine Friday night at Washington along with Ottumwa first and second teams. Ottumwa high hosts Demons Friday with both squads in action and a third game possible if schedule allows.
Max Schmeling defeats Harry Thomas of Chicago by technical knockout in the eighth round in New York. Thomas was knocked down seven times before the referee halted the bout, following a dramatic exchange captured in a postfight photo.
Crawfordsville Dec 16 local independent teams hosted Salem independent squads. The girls edged Salem 18 to 6 while the men defeated Salem 39 to 22 in Monday evening matchups.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Schulty of Des Moines were weekend guests in the home of Mrs J T Schulty's mother. On Sunday they visited Mr and Mrs Donald Smith northwest of town.
Volleyball games scheduled for last night involving Davenport Cedar Rapids Oskaloosa and Washington teams were called off because players from other towns could not travel to the venue.
As announced yesterday, the wrestling program planned for tonight at city hall was called off because icy roads made travel hazardous.
Mr and Mrs Harry Simpson and daughter Bonnie Jean expect to leave next Wednesday for Long Beach California to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr Simpson s sister Mrs Mayme Lange and sons Harry and Marion They will be gone for several weeks John and Tunis Den Hartog both of Oskaloosa visited Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Bastian DenHartog and on their return home their car was wrecked in an accident near Sigourney
Crawfordsville reports attendees at Mary Jane Gingery's funeral in Washington include A Howsare Merle Howsare Raymond Howsare Lloyd Howsare A G Lease Adria Lease Leona Finch Lee Lease R I Williams Helen Huston Claude McCoy and others. Also ad mentions Caravan of Color sale at Miller's Footwear with discounts up to 6.75. Auctioneer D F Macon phone 496 Red. Notice states George Forrest Davis a psychologist from Ottumwa left for Miami Florida and will return to his studio March 17 2013. Ronald Bowser celebrates seventh birthday at school.
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