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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1941
Page
8
A series of Book Reviews starts tomorrow at 7:30 at the Methodist church. Dr. R C Keagy will present One Foot in Heaven by Hartzell Spence and outline the wave of the future theme as a focus, with others to be announced.
In the District Court of Iowa for Washington County March 1941 Term, Marcella N. Cook sues many defendants including Nathan Baker and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company to quiet title to Lot 14 in Auditor's Plat of Northwest Washington and adjacent lots. The petition seeks fee simple ownership, bar of claims, and general relief. Answer before noon March 10 1941 or default will be entered.
Aurelio F. Concheso, 44, Cuba’s new ambassador to the United States and former minister to Berlin, arrives in Washington with his wife. He succeeds Pedro M. Fraga, withdrawn last December, and is a former Cuban cabinet member.
A. C. Brandt, 75, remained in critical condition at a local hospital after being struck by a car driven by Edward C. Vetter of Muscatine. Police said the incident occurred in Muscatine.
Loganberries were first discovered in 1881 growing in the ground of Judge Logan in Santa Cruz California. This early finding marks the plant's origin in the region and ties the fruit to local history.
Constance Moore receives wings from the Women Flyers of America in New York. Mrs. Ogilvie Cruce, America’s first woman flyer, pins the wings on Miss Moore, star of the film I Wanted Wings, for enlightening the public on national defense.
Alpha Chapter of Phalanx held a skating party in Kalona. County Christian Education group used the community room for leadership plans. Rev Connant and Rev Weis led Monday morning program with new members welcomed. Y swimming team gave a 14-part exhibition for Rotary. Hi-Y mothers plan biweekly dinners for Hi-Y boys. Y's Men’s Club hosts two international night programs and hosts students from Iowa University. Church basketball league extended. first round winners to meet second round winners at season end. Camera Club met with strong attendance. Two volleyball games saw United Presbyterians and Methodists victorious.
The 1 0 C F folk took over the Y building Friday evening with a banquet program and drills. The Y will be open tonight for young married couples and older young people to enjoy its facilities.
Lemmon has long supported the Washington Young Men's Christian Association. He contributed to the building program and has been active in the Y committees providing meaningful service over many years. He has maintained membership since the program began.
Time and effort to youth casting focus on family involvement. His son participates in the program. John serves on the Y board and the association program revolves around family ties. Read the Want Ads.
A late General John Metaxas and his successor Alexanderhos Korizis appear in a photograph taken at Easter in Athens. Korizis pledges to fulfill the nation's destiny with a knockout victory over Italy, following Metaxas's death after a throat operation.
Thomas Kennedy of the United Mine Workers cites tech upgrades and efficiency gains as key factors in reducing coal mining work. He claims improvements and competition from other energy sources lowered annual anthracite and bituminous consumption by millions of tons since 1923.
A report notes that the earliest catechisms were compiled in the high century, with scholars citing traditional timelines and church records as evidence. The claim emphasizes the formative role of early catechetical texts in shaping religious instruction.
The term White Books Portugal now designates official government publications. The label signals formal documents issued by the state, outlining policies, budgets, and legislative proposals for public record.
United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull appears before a secret Senate Foreign Relations Committee session on the president s lend-lease bill to Britain. Admi ration leaders and Senators Walter George of Georgia and T Connally of Texas confer on future moves. Hull denies charges the measure would provoke war.
Frank Abbandando Frank Davino and Harry Maione of Murder Inc depart Sing Sing under orders of the state court of appeals for new trials. Sheriff James Mangano of Brooklyn accompanies them as they were under death sentences for separate murders.
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