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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1938
Page
2
Local residents posted travel and family updates from Burlington to Tipton Centerville Riverside and Wellman. People hosted relatives spent Christmas holidays with family, and others planned return trips after visits with kin.
Local brief catalogs visitors and trips with neighbors from Wyman Crawfordsville Waterloo Burlington Keota and Osage. Families attend New Year dinners travel to California Oklahoma City and El Paso while Mrs Nicola fractures a hip and remains in care at home.
Mr and Mrs Willis Richards hosted a cooperative turkey dinner at one o clock followed by a Christmas exchange. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Arthur Pagitt Mr and Mrs Lewis Baker Mr and Mrs Floyd Hesseltine Mrs John Custer Rolla Wesnettine and others. A Denver Colorado family could not attend.
Policy holders of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Washington County Iowa and others are notified of a January 6 1939 meeting at the Congress Hotel at 1 30 P M to elect directors from Marion Clay Franklin Highland Lime Creek townships and to address other business. Charles Kennedy secretary
Pilotburg residents gathered for Christmas dinners with relatives and friends including the Mouser, Leeper, Stransky, and Anderson families. Attendees from Opie Kansas and Washington joined, while Harold Horak and Harold Ma s s were noted for illness. A Lookout school program featured students and a cake for Eleanor Maas as the class enjoyed vacation.
Washington Demons stumble on slick Burlington floor in the first half trailing 13 4 at the break. They rally in the third and fourth quarters, matching Burlington on effort though the comeback falls short in a 27 17 defeat.
George Thomas, 29, of Dubuque, a freshman at Columbia College, heads the freshmen scholastic standings despite eight part time jobs. He attends classes regularly and aims to rent the South Sea Islands for a long sleep. He missed the top average by only .02 points this quarter.
Mrs. Richard Stewart and her baby daughter were dismissed this afternoon. Wesley Custer Jr. underwent an appendectomy this morning.
New United States Secretary of Commerce Harry L. Hopkins assumes his duties in Washington. Hopkins, formerly head of the Works Progress Administration, begins lead of the commerce department.
The V. F. W. post presents four events Monday evening at city hall a wrestling double header and two boxing bouts. Kolin versus Westergard at 170 pounds two falls Melvin Puckett vs Eddie Drew two falls one hour limit Hacker vs Willard Buss eight rounds 158 pounds Haifley vs Pappas three rounds fast action likely.
Franklin District notes list numerous Christmas gatherings and dinners at family homes across Clarksville and surrounding towns. Many households are named with relatives visiting from Ames Parkersburg and Crawfordsville, sharing meals and oyster suppers. The item ends with New Year wishes and thanks for news contributions.
Ames Story county 4-H club wins livestock judging championship at the 1938 Iowa 4-H Boys Shore Course. Leland Dudley Albert Birchmeier and Pravers Heinze lead the team with Dudley named high individual. Grundy county fields John Miller Donald Henningsen and Elmer Fritzel as another crew.
The Washington Maid-Rites were replaced by Iowa City Larens after their Wisconsin-bound opponents, the Chocolate Co-eds, stranded with a broken bus. The Larens edged the Maid-Rites 41 to 37 in a close game with a late rally fall short. Dale Fuhr Don McClure and Ken White sparked the visitors with long range shots.
Connie Deutsch celebrated her seventeenth birthday and the first wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lintz at the Lintz home near Kalona with relatives from Des Moines. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Tvan Meeks and J. L. Meeks. Carrie Iden attended a wedding in North Liberty. Dorothy Schneider and Lucille Schneitelty spent holidays with their father in Ottumwa.
Miller and Henningsen tied with Robert Stone of Lucas county for individual honors. Boone county won the combined livestock and grain judging team event and claimed the best all around record by also placing second in livestock judging and third in grain judging contests.
Lawrence Whisler departs with Mr and Mrs Lee Graber and Barbara Denver to return to the University of Colorado after holidays. The Grabers visited Wayland with his parents. Several families plan weekend visits to Kansas City Mason City Haskins Iowa City and Chicago while relatives reunite including the Falks Hess and Bartosky families and a 15 year sister reunion.
Des Moines reports Grover Whalen the New York World Fair organizer has banned Iowa hogs and cattle from the exhibit. Sponsors planned a barnyard display with Iowa livestock but the decision keeps such animals at home on Iowa farms.
Fire Chief L. C. Carlisle and Cedar County Attorney AY Potter asked state Fire Marshal Vincent Pyle to investigate a blaze that destroyed one building and damaged two others in Tipton. Carlisle found no cause yet, with about 10000 dollars in damage in the heart of the business district.
A farm woman fled with her two small children after a kerosene explosion set her clothing ablaze. Mrs. Max Grayson, 24, an expectant mother, prepared supper in the tenant house when the incident occurred and helped her children clear the danger before wrapping in blankets to extinguish the flames.
Holland boasts the largest percentage of home owners in the state. Of about 60 homes, all but five are owned and occupied by residents, aided by a low tax levy.
Mrs. L. L. Thompson family celebrates golden wedding with daughters Mrs. Wensel Mrs. Chance Mrs. Schladweiler and Mrs. Lee among guests from Waterbury Madison and Zearing. Relatives visit Fairfield Rochester and Des Moines as Mayo Hospital updates on Mr LeMoine. People’s Life Insurance meeting in Des Moines with Oliver Ruebsam and others.
The text praises the Sailors hornpipe as a fine exercise noted by the Australian navy calling it splendid. Captain James Cook, the English explorer, had sailors perform the hornpipe on long voyages for fitness. Hornpipe is also the name of a Welsh instrument and a tune from the eighteenth century.
Webster's definition explains night as the portion of the day when the sun is below the horizon or the period from sunset to sunrise. It notes the era from dusk to dawn when no direct sunlight is visible.
The exemption effectively eliminates taxes for properties kept under certain conditions. Over the past year six homes were held, and three remain under construction, indicating ongoing activity and potential relief for homeowners.
The Phalanx club of the Y M C A held its monthly meeting last night electing officers for the coming year. New officers are Wayne Kendrick primus Dick MeltoSh pro primus Charles Morris tribune James Birney quaestor.
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