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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1943

Page

2

Local News and Holiday Family Updates

Local notes report Mr. and Mrs. Milford Cook returning from Flint to attend Lyman Cook’s funeral as their son Jimmy visited grandparents. Updates include new addresses, overseas arrival notice for Lt. William G. Eldridge, and multiple family travels and hospital visits across Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Kansas with several service members listed.

Milford Cook Flint Micch Lyman Cook Jimmy Joe Krotz

Washington Demons Lose Narrowly to Keokuk 33 32

Washington Demons fall 33 to 32 at Keokuk in a late fourth quarter rally. Tom Tanner led with 17 points in his last game before joining the army, as Washington trims the twelve point deficit but comes up short.

Demons Keokuk Washington High School Demons Washington Demers Tanner Crull Bob Boileau Nelson Chiefs Tom Tanner Army John Harp Fort Madison Everette Prebyl Navy

Typical U S Rice Lands Around Crowley

Description of rice farming in southwestern Louisiana near Crowley. Large level fields edged by small dikes are plowed in late fall, harrowed in spring, and machine seeded from March to June. Young rice is flooded, fields are drained before harvest, and mechanical binders then thresh after drying.

U. S Crowley Louisiana

Ottumwa High Upsets Burlington 32 27 in Little Six clash

In Ottumwa Burlington fell 32 27 after leading until the final period. Ottumwa star guard Dave Williams netted 12 points. In a separate conference game Muscatine defeated Mt Pleasant 41 17.

Ottumwa Burlington High School Burlington Dave Williams Muscatine Mt. Pleasant

Chicken feed and egg production facts

A hen laying 80 eggs annually needs about 10.5 pounds of feed to produce a dozen eggs. Hens laying around 200 eggs require about five pounds of feed per dozen eggs.

Hospital Discharges and New Births Reported

Hospital notes list several discharges including Mrs William Edgar Craw fordsville and Mrs Joe Augustine Rubio. R L Richards Cotter dismissed. Lloyd Howsare Columbus Junction parents of a seven pound daughter born at 3 yesterday afternoon. Paul Butterbaugh South Ninth avenue parents of a nine pound nine ounce son born at 6 08 this morning. Harold Fulton Keota had an appendectomy. Ed Hite North Sev enth avenue admitted as medical patient. Henrietta Stewart South Avenue B discharged.

Lloyd Howsare Columbus Junction Alice Kirkpatrick South Marion Avenue Paul Butterbaugh South Ninth Avenue Harold Fulton Keota Ed Hite North Seventh Avenue Henrietta Stewart South Avenue B

Christmas Family Dinners In Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville December 28. The K Orris family held a Christmas dinner at the home with Dorothy and Ralph present. Grandson Billy Orris is away in the Pacific. Many relatives and friends from Williamsburg Ainsworth Columbus Junction and Burlington attended the festive gathering.

Mary Manners Crawfordsville K. Orris Dorothy Ralph Billy Orris Pacific Jay Orris Ruth Vivian Williamsburg Fred Orris Ainsworth Paul Howell Columbus Junction Arthur Orris Clarence Hering Virgil Viola Ora Marlatt Farragut Idaho Earle Barnes Harvard University Cambridge Mass T. H. Barnes W. W. Twinam Eldorado Kansas Mt. Pleasant Floyd Edwards Clarence Despain Roy Lydiard Ventura Calif Chester Bains Olds Kenneth Kilpatrick Ernest Eddie Burlington EE Ll. Clark Robert Miller Marilyn Mr Miller Paul Howard Cedar Rapids Cpl Robert Ft. Benning Jeannette Hanna Eldon Mary Lillian Moorhead Huston T. H. Huston Mr. Huston S. W J C. Huston Will Dunn

Big City Stalino Population and Industry in 1941

Big City Stalino housed nearly 500000 residents before the 1941 German invasion. Metallurgical plants each could produce over 500000 tons annually in cast iron and steel. Local mines and plants employed about one sixth of Soviet Russia's industrial workers.

Stalino Soviet Union Soviet Russia

Fireproof Wood Processing Up 20 Percent in 1942

U S forest service officials report that the nations wood preserving plants in 1942 processed 3 755 000 000 board feet of lumber for protection against termites and decay or fire resistance a level 20 per cent above 1940.

U. S. Forest Service

Brighton Families Entertain Guests for Christmas

Brighton's holiday gathering centers on extended visits from Des Moines Osceola and Fairfield families. Numerous relatives shared dinners and social hours at multiple homes including Hortons Rotzingers Switzers and WInifred Coffmann among others. Several military and local residents are noted visiting or traveling for Christmas.

Christmas Dinners Bond Families Across Town

Families and relatives gathered for multiple Christmas and holiday dinners hosted by Zecks Carson Minicks Nordykes Hiller Westen Gardner and Brinnig households. Attendees included J. Peterson Princeton Ill W T Carson J R Gallagher Vigo Nordyke Midland Texas and many local residents. Several illnesses and furloughs were noted among guests and hosts.

Ralph Zeck Milo Julia James x. Zeck Wayne Zeck Shirley George Zeck Annabelle Jerry Baby W. T. Carson Justus Peterson Delbert Hysell Shreveport Vera Hysell Rosalie Delbert Truman Hysell East Sixth Street Wilber Hysell Rosalie Hysell Anna Waggoner Lizzie Kuntd Gt. Hysell Robert Carson Julia Ann Helen Carson Muscatine Dora Lillian Frances Minick J. Elliot Grayson Cedar Falls R. K. Bond Des Moines Ralph Minick Robert J. J. Minick Jacksonville Fla Davison Emma Nordyke Wilma Grace Nordyke Walter Nordyke Wellman Bill Nordyke Wallace Nordyke Midland Texas Merle Hiller Camp Polk John Hiller Sam Sage Hiller Everette Goodman Martin Westen South Seventh Avenue Santa Claus Harold Wilson Marilyn John Simmering Marion Sheetz Donald Simmering Charles Zieglowsky Albert Zieglowsky Everett Westen Larry Barbara Westen Walter Westen Theodore Oltmann Armington, Ill Albert Greiner Emden

Robison Family Gathering in Moline and Surrounding Cities

A large Robison family gathering included Floyd Robison and daughters Altha and Barbara Ann from Moline with Qhas Robison and Janice from Rock Island and W L Robison with Doris, Donald Robison with Rosalie and Charles, Dwight Robison with Edwin and Larry, and Walter Hagans. Illness kept Nona Robison and Rex Hagans from attending. Art Richy Phillip and Janet of Fairfield joined the afternoon visit.

Floyd Robison Altha Wilbur Hopper Barbara Ann Moline Qhas. Robison Janice Rock Island W. L. Robison Doris Donald Robison Rosalie Charles Dwight Robison Edwin Larry Walter Hagans Little Nona Robison Rex Hagans

Entertain Friends At Buffet Supper At Grandville Home

Mr and Mrs Carl J Roberts and Mrs Mary Berry hosted a holiday buffet at 208 East Washington for Josephine Bailey visiting her mother before joining a Red Cross training school in Washington DC. Guests included Mrs Marsh W Bailey the Henry and Theodore Bailey families and William Mellow.

Carl J. Roberts Mary Berry East Washington Street Josephine Bailey Ameriian Red Cross Training School Washington, D.C Marsh W. Bailey Henry Theodore Bailey William Mellow Grandville Ohio

Christmas program at Pleasant Ridge school

Pleasant Ridge school hosts a Christmas program on Wednesday evening December 28 with a hot lunch served. All are welcome led by teacher Roberta Pickard.

Pleasant Ridge Roberta Pickard

Grandview News Roundup From Mrs Maxwell's Ledger

Grandview residents share sick lists and visits as Mildred Karnes Ross Miller and others are reported ill. Mrs QO L Blake returns from Washington after a two week visit. Local families celebrate Christmas, visit hospitals, and host guests. School potluck and program noted. Detweiler soured ill but improving. Townsend returns to camp after five day pass.

Delbert Maxwell Grandview Mildred Karnes Ross Miller Alliene Gislain Bud Nickell Wilson Rodgers Jerry Wargamon QO. L. Blake Washington Merle Enfield Charles Forbes Lone Tree Perry Wagamon Jerry Lawrence Wagamon Oskaloosa Hospital O. L. Blake Will Richards Havre Orley Page Grandview School W. G. Detweiler Cecil Townsend O. L. Page

McIntosh Apple Tree Sparked Massachusetts Crop

A farmer in Ontario spared a wild seedling apple tree behind his barn. The tree’s lineage led to the McIntosh, now comprising more than half the Massachusetts commercial apple crop.

Woodman Ontario Canada Massachusetts

Protective Paint on Shell Casings and Bomb Projectiles

Shell casings are painted on both inner and outer surfaces and bombs and other projectiles receive coating to prevent corrosion and chemical deterioration.

Social Calendar Filled With Meetings And Dinners

Thursday OES called meeting for visitow at Masonic temple with refreshments and social hour. visiting members welcome. Friday Pansy Hill club and families host Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger with card table and chairs. Saturday United Presbyterian church holds New Year’s dinner at noon. meat rolls and dessert provided. each family brings table service and two dishes to pass. Norman Schoonover to speak.

O.E.S Dili Pansy Hill Club and Families Lloyd Neiswanger United Presbyterian Church Norman Schoonover

Birthday Candles Mark Local Citizens Ages

Mrs R L Badger member of the Journal three quarter century club observes her 79th birthday today. Phillip McClure son of Mr and Mrs Don McClure has five candles on his cake while Larry Renoux son of Mr and Mrs Harry Renoux has six candles marking his celebration.

R. L. Badger The Journal Three Quarter Century Club Phillip McClure Don McClure Larry Renoux Harry Renoux

Birthday Celebrants Listed From Crawfordsville Area

Observing birthdays today are Daryl Hoyle Carolyn Strone Manford Rabenold Claude M Coy Bre H Long Mrs Magdelena Rich all from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns. Dorothy Marie Hunt turns ten, daughter of Homer and Mrs. Hunt, in a noted local birthday acknowledgment.

Daryl Hoyle Carolyn Strone Manford Rabenold Claude M.coy Crawfordsville Bre. H. Long Wyman Magdelena Rich Stringtown Dorothy Marie Hunt Mrs Homer Hunt

Pvt Sem M Davis Transfers to Drew Field Florida

Dec 29 Columbus Junction notes multiple service transfers. Pvt Sem Milton Davis moves from Zephyrhills Air Base Florida to Drew Field Tempa Florida. S Sgt Rex Hanft shifts from Nashville Tennessee to Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Evan Shahan now in England after army entry a year ago with a medical unit in Boston Massachusetts. Mrs John Lee Morrison learns husband Se t John Lee Morrison arrived safely in Northern Ireland. Ray M Lewis on furlough improving at Iowa City naval hospital and soon returns to Camp Hill Farragut Idaho. Pvt Clarence Buckman transferred from Aleutian Islands to Camp Chaffee Arkansas.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Milton Davis Zephyrhills Air Base Fla Drew Field Tempa Fla. S Rex Hanft Nashville, Tenn Oklahom City Okla Evan Shahan Beatrice Shahan Boston Mass England John Lee Morrison Set Northern Ireland Ray M. Lewis Naval Hospital Iowa City Camp Hill Faragut Idaho Clarence Buckman Aleutian Islands Camp Chaffee Ark Guernsey

Families of V.F.W. Supper at K C Hall

The Veterans of Foreign Wars and 35 family members attended a cooperative supper at K C hall. Frances Falk, Helen Falk, Clara Falk, Beverly Brown and Gwendolyn Ramseyer performed musically. Prizes went to Mrs. Cleo Shockey for high pinochle score and Mrs. Joe Wehr for low score. The event was organized by Mrs. D. W. McGaffey, Mrs. H. W. Ramseyer and Mrs. Lloyd Little.

Whislers Host Rosemary Club Evening at Home

Mr and Mrs P F Whisler hosted the Rosemary club gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs Earl Galloway and the Galloways David and Mary who recently moved from Garden City Kansas Alice and Dorothy Walker Phyllis and Patty Brown and Keith Horn The group played bridge at four tables with prizes for low scores won by Mrs Charles Rothlisberger and Kari Galloway Youngsters joined in various games and discussed school activities Refreshments were served by the hostess her daughter Frances Mrs George Horn and Mrs Raymond Whisler

Earl Galloway Garden City Kan George Foster Helen Halstead Phyllis Army Air Base Robert Edna Crile Brighton Glen Willits Joan Geraldine Des Moines Frank Gibson Ostceolg A. E. Horton Horton L. A. Horton Willis Horton Jilly Marilyn Willits Gibsons Geraldine Willits Ernest Miller Washington Homer Rotzinger Everette Schadt Osceola Chas. Bennett Frank Switzer Winifred Coffmann Morgan Pearl Dupuis Carla Jean Keota Lulu Callister Richland Donald Hoskins Larry F.A. Hoskins Jeanne King Johnson Harry Hoskins Oskaloosa Gilbert Hoskins Verne Madden Fred Saunders Dora Saunders Edgar Wise Kermit Oswald Earl Hoover Waterloo Mathers Field Sacramento Calif Charlotte Halling Wise Russel Whitaker Farragut Idah Syrrel Whitaker Dorothy Helmick Dallas Center Neb Ill Juanita Wallace Roy Gardner West Chester Bruce D. Gardner Camp Sibert Ala Merle Gardner Walter Bater Freddy Maryanne J. C. Staucer Rosemary Edgar Stewart Linda Dee S. A P. F. Whisler Rosemary Club David and Mary Galloway Alice Dorothy Walker Patty Brown Keith Horn Charles Rothlisberger Kari Galloway Frances George Horn Raymond Whisler

Fleur de Lis Club Christmas Meeting Recap

Mrs Ed Gallagher entertained Fleur de Lis members at Verle Gallagher home for a December afternoon. Mrs Rex Crandall led the business session while Mrs Ray Bell and Mrs P Whisler arranged entertainments and the Christmas gift exchange. Guests included Roll Gallagher Nelson Thompson Horace Allen and Dennis. refreshments were served. Tables reflected a Christmas theme.

Leur de Lis Clu Ed Gallagher Fleur de Lis Club Verle Gallagher Rex Crandall Ray Bell P. ¥. Whisler Roll Gallagher Nelson Thompson Horace Allen Dennis Allen

Cleaning care tips to extend garment life

Keep clothing clean by removing stains and spots promptly. Dirt damages fabric and can cut threads, shortening overall life. Handle garments with care and follow cleaning instructions carefully to maintain condition.

Bell sale near Columbus Junction yields mixed livestock and goods

Thursday December 23 sale at S. P. Bell five miles northwest of Columbus Junction offered cows at 70 to 111 dollars, eight fall shoats 50 to 80 pounds at 12 cents a pound, 100 chicks one dollar each, two houses and 500 bushels of cats at various prices. Mr Bell and son Donald Bell plan to farm R.8 Johnston property near Columbus City next year, while Ray Spears will occupy the former John Stapp farm.

S. P. Bell Columbus Junction Mr. Bell Donald Bell Johnston Columbus City

Also Mentioned on This Page

John Davidson New Wales Wolf Floral CO Just Cor Duroy Klein Kle Clarence Brown Lancaster R. J. Lehr Brown Capons Leo Shelangoski William R. Arnold Co. A T.C. Tne T.co.r.t.g.n New Orleans Frank Casey Frances Jane Rochester Minn Glenn B. Holden Yes Fairfieldden Nebr Daught James Larsen Callistus 5Th Barracks Camp Texas U. S. Army Schmidt Betty Harley Brock J. W. Brock Patricia A. B. Salter Coe College R. L. Muench Birchard Holden Toledo G. B. Holden G. B Warnock Peterson McManus Wollers Boileau Tenet Nansemkas Bostwick Maxwell Doran G Marshall Cay Little’s Furniture Purlington William Edgar Joe Augustine Rubio R. L. Richards Cotter C. V. Crull Sem M. Davis Drew Field, Fla V.F.W Whislers Walter Williams Poss Nate Black Wright
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