Mrs Paul Chance Heads Home After Visiting Alva
Mrs Paul Chance and her daughter Ruth Virginia arrived from Detroit by car and visited at the home of Mrs Anna Chance. They planned to spend Christmas in Alva Oklahoma before continuing to Huntington Park California where Mr Chance is a professor at the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Chance
Herghter
Ruth Virginia
Detroit
Anna Chance
Alva
Okla
Huntington Park
Calif
Chance
Huntington Park School
Christmas Trees Half Price in Special Sale
Special sale advertises Christmas trees at half price with sizes 2 to 2.5 feet at 1 cent and 3 to 4 feet at 25 cents, 5 to 6 feet at 39 cents. Note mentions buyer in Chicago selecting fruits and vegetables for Christmas dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. S
Chicago
Pearl Shell Lamps Featured by Washington Fruit Market
Christmas shoppers are invited to view Pearl Shell Lamps and other novelties offered by Perl. Industries Co. at 612 BE. Tth. 26408. Mr. and Mrs. Don Maxwell visited L. A. Waters in Davenport and attended the Standard C company party at Harper house in Rock Island, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perl. Industries Co
Don Maxwell
L. A. Waters
Davenport
Standard C Company
Harper House
Rock Ieland
Ainsworth Pair Arrive in Los Angeles for Holidays
Word reaches the Journal that Mr and Mrs Hugh Hall of Ainsworth arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday morning December 12 and stayed at the Commodore hotel with their uncle Dr L W Harding. They are now located at the Longiene apartments 620 South Mariposa Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Hall
Ainsworth
Los Angeles
Calif
Commodore Hotel
L. W. Harding
Longiene Apartments
South Mariposa Street
Local births and medical updates from area hospitals
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Guy Knauss welcomed a daughter born Saturday night weighing five pounds fifteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Merrill Krueger Haskins welcomed a son born yesterday weighing six pounds four and a quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Neil Trotman welcomed a daughter born this morning weighing seven pounds six ounces. Alex Gillies Keota underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Elia Kerr underwent a minor operation this morning. Johnny Whittaker was readmitted this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Knauss
Merrill Krueger
Haskins
Neil Trotman
Alex Gillies
Keota
Elia Kerr
Johnny Whittaker
No Vacation Best Yet for Cage Teams
Cardinals face tough road stretch at Mount Pleasant against Iowa Wesleyan and Maquoketa after Muscatine clash. High school Demons host Muscatine Little Six as Coach Kimberling eyes Don Custer back at forward to boost offense this Christmas period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Collegians
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Maquoketa
Cardinals
Muscatine
Demons
Little Six
Burlington
Kenneth Kimberling
Don Custer
Ottumwa
Wrestlers to Appear Here On Thursday
Wrestlers who were to perform in Washington last Thursday night will appear Thursday night this week December 23. The card remains identical to the cancelled one. Henry Kolin vs Tom Good Eagle headlines a two fall match with no time limit. Jimmy Bear faces Gordon Shaeffer and Ali Hassen hooks Marvin Buckwalter. A large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. E. Palmer
V. F. W. Committee
Henry Kolin
Tom Good Eagle
Oklahoma
Henry
Jimmy Bear
Gordon Shaeffer
Columbus
Ohio
Ali Hassen
Marvin Buckwalter
Ottumwa Fort Madison Strong Sixteenth Grade Tales
Christmas pageant notes and classroom news from Ottumwa Fort Madison, with grades reporting activities from the third to eighth, including carols, arithmetic 100 percent, geography trips, an ice coast, and letters to Santa. Sports roundups feature Little Six games with Ottumwa rout of the Demon team, Mt. Pleasant, Muscatine, Keokuk, and Burlington standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Rolf
Norway
Africa
Ralph Palmer
Platt Hicks
Bruty
Kauffman
Arnold
Peterson
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Muscatine
Mt. Pleasant
Ottumwa
Washington
Burlington
Fairfield
Muscatine Muskies
Walter Nash
Bobby Kinnan
Pippert
Hunt
Daniels
Wick
Panthers
Demon
Max Connolly
Bulldogs
Demons
Ken Kimberlin
Invaders
Burlington Grayhounds
Green Fairfield Trojans
Hugh McCartney
Ralph Youngstrom
Grayhound
Youngstrom
TP OP
Ottumwath Dee
Burlington Snenudne Ves
Iowa’s economy holds steady despite recession gains
Iowa shows solid growth in payrolls and manufacturing through November 1937 with a 12.6 percent rise in payrolls and an 8.6 percent gain in railroad car shop employment. Farmers buy paint, harvest equipment sales rise, and insurance firms report 14 percent more new business. Farm buying power nears prewar levels aided by corn loan programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace
Iowa
Des Moines
Maid-Rites Face Wapello Independents At The Y
The Washington Maid-Rites meet the Wapello Independents at the Y tonight at 7 30. Washington won a tight earlier game at Wapello and aims to repeat. Key players include Kiesey Ahrens Mc Clure Mangold Dougall and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Maid-Rites
Wapello Independents
Washington
Wapelloites
Wapello
Maidrites
Dale Kiesey
Harold Ahrens
Don McClure
Franny Mangold
Felix Dougall
New London Defeats Columbus Junction 34 to 21
New London high school beat Columbus Junction 34 to 21 on Friday night in a Southeast Iowa league game. New London led 16 to 11 at halftime as Jennings scored 14 and Duncan added 12 for Columbus Junction. The precursory game saw New London’s second team win 38 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
New London
Iowa
Jennings
Duncan
Columbus
Winfield
Wapello
Mediapolis
Chester School News Builds Holiday Program and Dinner
In West Chester on December 15 the assembly under Miss Kauffman showcased Christmas songs by Kathryn Hoover Betty Leet Doris Shellman Ruth Stout Helen Nefmnegger and Betty McCall. Dorothy Ferguson played piano solo and with Betty Leet. The home economics class hosted a four course dinner for faculty and the school board families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Miss Kauffman
Kathryn Hoover
Betty Leet
Doris Shellman
Ruth Stout
Helen Nefmnegger
Betty McCall
Dorothy Ferguson
Seven as a mystic number in ancient cultures
The number seven is described as sacred across ancient periods. It is formed by 4 and 3, deemed lucky by the Pythagoreans, and was considered fortunate by Babylonians and Egyptians. Seven recurs in the Bible and in the Apocalypse.
Mrs Hughes Waits for Word After Panay Sinking
Mrs Katherine Hughes, wife of Lieutenant Commander J J Hughes of the Panay, waits anxiously for news as her husband is reported missing after the gunboat was sunk by Japanese bombs in the Yangtze river. her husband reportedly suffered a leg fracture in the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Hughes
J J. Hughes
U. S
Panay
Yangtze River
Burglary Ring Arrest Made in Clarinda
Charles Lasley, 35, jailed in Clarinda on store burglary charges with loot over $1,000. Merchants identified stolen goods seized from his apartment. Lasley denied involvement and said other felons left the items at his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Charles Lasley
Lasley
Cecil Crawford
Page County
Katyids Speech Sounds Like Katy Did
Alike in Speech Katydids are several species of long horned grasshoppers that utter sounds resembling the phrase Katy did with variations.
Local residents share holiday visits and travel notes
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holden and Harvey journeyed to Omaha Nebraska for the annual meeting of the bank of co operatives. Mr and Mrs C N Smith returned to Warrensburg Missouri after a brief visit with Mr and Mrs Will Sickles. Bea Wilson in nurses training at University hospital Iowa City is home for holidays with her parents L B Wilson. Arthur Atack Jr student at Cornell College Mt Vernon is home for Christmas holidays with his parents Dr and Mrs Arthur Atack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Reister
Washington Loan and Trust Office
Mabel Landau
Charles van Riper
Kalamazoo
Mich
Henry C. Hull
van Riper
Champion
Chicago
New York City
Dr. van Riper
Charles W. Startsman
Lansdowne
D. F. Macon
Red
Glenn
Holden
Von
Harvey
Omaha
Nebr
Bank of Co-Operatives
C. N. Smith
Warrensburg
Will Sickles
Smith
Bea Wilson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Arthur Atack, Jr
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Arthur Atack
Iowa crop totals and land values for 1938 forecast
The December 17 report shows Iowa’s crop total at 503 505 000 bushels, more than double last year’s 212 240 000 bushels. Analysts expect land values to rise in 1938, though some areas have suffered from poor growing conditions in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Reeves Host Christmas Pot Luck for Church Couples
Mr and Mrs C C Reeves of Prairie Flower hosted a Friday evening pot luck gathering for young married church members. The blue and silver decorations set a festive mood as Rolland Benson led games. Attendees included Earl Booth and family, Clarence Fulton, Troy Foriash, Stanley Mouser and daughter, Roland Benson, and William Gam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Reeves
Prairie Flower
Rolland Benson
Earl Booth
Clarence Fulton
Troy Foriash
Stanley Mouser
Roland Benson
William Gamon
19th Century Club Meets at Mrs Hebner Home
Nineteenth Century club members held their regular meeting in the home of Mrs. Manton Hebner Saturday afternoon. Mrs Boyd Berdo gave the book review for Northwest Passage by Kenneth Roberts. A collection was taken for the Y W C A. Tea was served to twelve members with Mrs George Morrison and Miss Helen Wilson assisting in the serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nineteenth Century Club
Manton Hebner
Boyd Berdo
Northwest Passage
Kenneth Roberts
Y. W. Co
George Morrison
Helen Wilson
Hebner
Three Initiated by Woman's Relief Corps Saturday
At the regular meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps three new members were initiated and Mrs. Emma Long transferred from Keota. The relief valued at twenty four dollars included shoes, clothing, and food for children. Gifts to Goodfellows and Christmas seals were reported along with a donation to the Y W C A for toys. Florence Hout was elected president for the coming year. Installation and a luncheon will follow the January meeting. Delegates were named to the department and district conventions. A solemn charter drawing honored Mrs. R Hope-Carty and Will Sickles received a five dollar Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Relief Corps
Emma Long
Goodfellows Organization
Y. W Co. A
Florence Hout
Ted Crone
O. BE. Schmitt
Sioux City
Taura Longwell
West Liberty
Ira Rathmel
Ethel Steele
R. HopeCarty
Monkeys Travel in Bands in African Terrain
The text notes primates travel in tight bands and coordinate like disciplined troops. It describes baboons raiding, fleeing, and positions above rocky passes to rain stones on pursuers as they escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
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Iowa State College
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