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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
5
The Evening Journal pressman John Timmerman died suddenly after years of heart trouble. He served the paper over twenty three years and was famed for his courage humor and readiness with a joke. His colleagues mourn his loss and recall his ready wit.
The reminiscence recalls John Elders devotion in the office, his family losses, and friends. It notes social gatherings at the G A R rooms, a W R C dinner, and praise for Effie Schmitt as new president of the Ladies Aid. It mentions community generosity, church affiliations, and Coppock Uké band support.
Advertises Christmas turkeys available for order at present prices. Birds are drawn with crooked breast bones, broken wings, scratched skin and other damage from Wellman last week. They are held in a locker plant for delivery, with prices from 17e to 2le per live pound plus a dressing charge.
The United Presbyterian church spruce tree on the lawn is decorated with Christmas lights and visible from the highway. Stores along the town fronts also glow with lights, and a large tree stands at the band stand downtown. KE. J. Evans returns home from Orange California.
Rolla Houseal visits relatives after his father's illness and death. Galveston pair Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Stickley attend for Mrs. Stickley's brother Joe Trotter's death. Leonard Trotter of Cincinnati and Leslie Harding of Burlington, James Trotter and Willis Trotter family from Des Moines and Kansas City come for Willis Trotter's funeral. James Trotter and Willis Trotter's party return home Tuesday afternoon.
Pleasant Hill notices describe gatherings and visits among residents. Families including the Dickinsons Kepharts and Gerd Dickinsons attended events at Floyd Farrier’s and the I O O F Hall. The Ladies Aid served lunch at a sale raising funds for the treasurer.
World attention centers on Vichy as Laval is ousted and replaced by Flandin. Hitler’s envoy Abetz travels to hear Petain’s side, fueling speculation that France may follow an Axis guided course.
A Hollywood epic uneasily blends romance and suspense in Men Against the Sky starring Edmund Lowe Wendy Barrie Kent Taylor and Richard Dix now at the Fox through Saturday. The film follows a modern aircraft plant in its race to produce a swift army plane for a foreign government with a trio of engineers a discredited pilot and a draftsman sister entangled in a tense love triangle.
A sister aids a man in refining wing design for a mighty ship but Dix sabotages their dream, crashing the craft. The lovers separate as the manufacturer scrambles funds for a new model, until Dix sacrifices himself to ensure the test flight succeeds. Howard Hughes’ $400,000 racing plane appears for realism.
Dee 20 in Tyrone David Crawford and Roy Halferty called Saturday to see Bill Crawford who has been quiet sick but is now much improved. Otto Sheetz returned home Friday from a visit with his daughters and son in law Miss Dorothy of Chicago and Mr and Mrs L J Reid of Joliet. Dr Montgomery of Keota called on Mrs Nadine Zaiger Sunday morning.
A severe rain and sleet storm hit Crawfordsville causing many tree branches to break and electric light wires to snap. The town was without power for most of the evening and part of Monday, with roads icy and services canceled due to darkness. Workmen repaired wires through the night and Monday. outdoor work was difficult in the cold.
Mr and Mrs Fred Sheetz joined Mrs Jo Singmagter and Jackie for a Sunday afternoon visit at the Otte Sheetz residence with children staying at the parental George Bond home.
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