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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1944
Page
2
Local News Updates on Service Members and Community Moves
Private Don Klein left for Fort Leavenworth after a three day pass spent with his uncle and friends. Cadet Leonard Hays, A.S.T.P., was in town for a visit before returning to Indiana University. Mrs. Della Weible of Fairfield mourns the death of son Landon Wiebe in the Marshall Islands with minimal details released. The Weible family once lived near Washington and Landon is G. J. Mifer’s sister-in-law. The Ames area sees several relocations as families move into Ainsworth and others depart for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Don Klein
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Homer Mayer
Klein
Army Air Corps
Della Weible
Fairfield
Leland Wiebie
U.S. Army
Marshall Islands
Weible
Washington
G. J. Mifer
van Buren St
Miller Couple Welcome Son At Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry Miller of 951 South Fourth avenue are parents of a son born at 1 40 yesterday afternoon weighing seven pounds ten and a half ounces. Maurice Bleess and John Davison of Brighton were admitted yesterday afternoon as medical patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
South Fourth Avenue
Maurice Bleess
Brighton
John Davison
Demons face Keokuk with Longer out and lineup shuffled
Washington high school basketball hosts Keokuk at the gym tonight at 7:30 with Hal Longer sidelined after an appendectomy. Coach Harp moves Bob Bostwick to guard and repositions Charles Crull Wayne Marshall and Paul Maxwell while reserves like Herman Dorgan Sam Batterson and Dick Vacha step in. Keokukλίs last game showed fight against Muscatine but faded after halftime. Officials Bud Knox and Truelson will work the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harp
Washington High School
Keokuk
Hal
County Hospital
Bostwick
Bob Bostwick
Bob
Lyle Box
Charles Crull
Wayne Marshall
Paul Maxwell
Harp
Herman Dorgn
Sam Batterson
Dick Vacha
Washington High
Army
Navy
Demons
Tom Tanner
Tom
Muscatine
Bud Knox
Truelson
Local soldiers, families noted in brief Washington items
Pte Wayne E Testroet returned to Fort Jackson South Carolina after a ten day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs E H Testroet in Washington Shirley Jennings daughter of Mrs H W Jennings Ottumwa underwent emergency appendectomy Friday at St Josephs hospital Ottumwa The Jennings family has many friends in Washington H W Jennings whose death was recent was sergeant of the highway patrol Kenneth Brown S 2 C left for Great Lakes Naval Training Station with other Washington men all having a 15 day leave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. Testroet
Fort Jackson
Shirley Jennings
H. W. Jennings
Ottumwa
St. Joseph'’s Hospital
Jennings
Washington
Kenneth Brown
S 2
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Iowa Hawks Aim for Three Wins and Big Ten Crown
Iowa City February report notes the Hawkeyes must win three remaining Big Ten games to share the league title at 10-2. Purdue leads at 7-1, Northwestern and Ohio State games loom, with Dick Ives and Dave Danner top scorers. The team posts strong averages and 6 ft 3 in height, facing tough Boilermaker defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Purdue
Boilermakers
Hawkeye
Northwestern
Ohio State
Iowa
Wisconsin
Hawkeyes
Iowans
Dick Ives
Tom Chapman
Dave Danner
Ives
Local News Notes On Meetings and Travel
Six members of Chapter Y attended the regular meeting led by Mrs. Dan Brindley and Mrs. Glenn L. Wilson. Allyn Hays of Los Angeles attended his brother Harold Hays funeral in Davenport with several Davenport relatives present. Cpl. Alvin Morrow Jr. and Cadet Leonard Hays appear among service members visiting from camps and colleges. Gladys Rose, from Crawfordsville, joins Town Wesleyan College office in Mt. Pleasant after study at Gem City Business College in Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T-T.t
Dan Brindley
Glenn L. Wilson
Allyn Hays
Los Angeles
Calif
Davenport
Harold Hays
J. Dp. Hays
J. Dean Hays
Joan
Merle Shepherds
Max Hays
Milwaukee
Wisc
Alvin Morrow
Redfield
Cpl
Camp McCoy
Wise
Leonard Hays
Bloomington
Ind
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Gladys Rose
Crawfordsville
Town Wesleyanollege
Mt. Pleasant
Galen Bull Spends Furlough at Home
Galen Bull son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Bull has a furlough with his Wellman parents. A former Wellman high school graduate, he trained in Washington and served as an air force pilot in the Mediterranean. He reports to San Diego for a new assignment. Also home from the Southwest Pacific is Marine Geo Karr visiting his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Galen Bull
Ralph Bull
Airforce
Mediterranean
Galen
Wellman High School
Washington
San Dego
Calif
Geo. Karr
Southwest Pacific
Mrs
Tom Karr
Growth of Smo lensk under Soviet rule
The city expanded rapidly from 104000 inhabitants in 1933 to about 160000 by 1939. Flax became the main industry supplying linen, linseed oil and rope from the new combinator group factory center. Five railway lines converged on the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smolensk
Combinator Group
Anna Graber Marries Paul Martin in Mennonite Rites
Anna Mae Graber daughter of P. P. Graber and Paul Martin son of J. A. Martin were married Saturday at Eicher Mennonite church in Crawfordsville. The ceremony featured prelude solos by Jake Graber, vows read by Rev. Leonard Metzker, and a reception in the church basement. The couple, graduates of Crawfordsville High, will farm near Ainsworth after a short wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eicher Mennonite Church
Anna Mae Graber
P. P. Graber
Crawfordsville
Paul Martin
John A. Martin
Elmer Graber
Jake Graber
Walter Rich
Miss Martin
Karen Graber
Martin Wer
Washington Junior College
Martin
Ainsworth
Walnut Women's Club Dines at Robertson Home
Members and their husbands of the Walnut Women's Club enjoyed a cooperative luncheon hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Marion Robertson. Grace McKay Lena Corpening Eva Nelson Lola Robertson served, with Sadie Wilson leading a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Women's Club
Marion Robertson
Grace McKay
Lena Corpening
Eva Nelson
Lola Robertson
Sadie Wilson
Thelma Lewis
Magnefran
Faulkner
Glen Dunbar
Dunbar
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A packed social calendar lists multiple group gatherings across the day including Tythian Sisters at K P hall, Wesleyan Service Guild practice at ST, Valley and American Legion Auxiliary luncheons, St James and St Mary circles, Sunshine Community and Rebekah clubs, and numerous PTAs and mission society events with times from afternoon to early evening and coordinated lunches, sewing sessions, and guest speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tythian Sisters
K.P. Hall
Wesleyan Service Guild
I. PD. Quinn
Grace Hill Ladies Aid Society
Gordon Sherman
1St Samuel
Valley Ladies Aid Society
Doe Engle
West Chester
W.S.C.S
I. BE
Coffey
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Ivan Norton
Community notices and church event listings in West Chester
Cooperative dinners and luncheons across local churches with times from 1 to 6:30 PM at the Masonic temple and various halls. Garden department listing, West Chester WCTU gathering at 2 PM, Presbyterian and Baptist mission societies meeting in the afternoon, Rebekah lodge at 8 PM, with hostesses and names including Mrs. Jenn Caldwell and Mrs. W. W. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave McLaughlin
Georges Rudiger
Fythian Past Chiefs Association
Pem
H. G. Miller
Lexington Wadiex Aid Society
Si Corton
Mayme Flynn
Helen Gardner
Alma Maple
O.B.S
Palenirstiken
Masonic Temple
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
U.P. Church
Arthur Duensing
Lido Bom
O.S
P.m
St. Mary's Circle
St. James Church
Wilbur Richardson
Ed Rich
George Sojka
Marin Swift
C. W. McLaughlin
Weerly
Ladies Aid Society
Trinity Lutheran
Stewart P.T.A
Hethel Commandery and Families Co
Women’s Missionary Society of Baptist Church
Jenn Caldwell
Will Sickets
W. P. Moriarty
Aish
Garden Department
Etha Dawson
E. Jefferson St
J. C. Holbert
West Chester
W.C.T.U
E. F. Bauer
Lloyd Pauer
Frances Willard
Woman's Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church
W. W. Wilson
W.S.C.S
Rebekah Todge
Dalt
Improving Bird Feeding Space and Access
The guide advises placing abundant feed where birds can reach it easily. Increase feeder space beyond the standard 12 feet per 100 birds, allow feeding from both hopper sides, and add an extra feeder on roosts to help timid birds access mash.
Ida V Hough Observes 84th Birthday In West Chester
Mrs Ida V Hough of West Chester marks her 84th birthday today as a Three Quarter Century club member born near West Chester. Local well wishers include Clyde Pratt Martha Ann McFadden Mrs Carl Zieglowsky J W Combs Dr Leanetta Wallace of Long Beach Calif Mrs J W Shenefelt and Ardith Wead. Robert Neal Havel son of Mr and Mrs Roy Havel turns 12 today. Wilma Maxine Zook daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Zook turns 17. Maxine Watson daughter of Mrs Mildred Watson turns 16 and Joan Boileau daughter of Mrs Mel Boileau turns 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida V. Hough
West Chester
Journal
Clyde Pratt
Martha Ann McFadden
Carl Zieglowsky
J. W. Combs
Leanetta Wallace
Long Beach
Calif
J. W Shenefelt
Ardith Wead
Robert Neal Havel
Roy Havel
Wilma Maxine Zook
Leslie Zook
Maxine Watson
Mildred Watson
Joan Boileau
Mel Boileau
Betrothal of Esther Stewart and Richard Bordwell Revealed
Esther Stewart, a first year home economics student at Iowa State College in Ames, and Richard Bordwell of Washington are engaged. The announcement appeared in The Student with details of the room decor, gifts, and attendees from the Delta Sigma Phi house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Stewart
Richard Bordwell
Iowa State College
Ames
Cloyce C. Stewart
Washington
B. B. Bordwell
Delta Sigma Phi
Richard Cordwell
Mr. Bordwell
Esther
Largest Wisconsin library claimed to be nation’s biggest
The Wisconsin State Historical Library at the University of Wisconsin is described as the largest of its kind in the United States, noted for its extensive collections and prominence among state archives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin State Historical Library
The
University of Wisconsin
United States
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Harold Ahrens
Washington County Hospital
Wolf’s Flower Shop
James E. Bey
Arizona State Teachers College
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Ray Simpson
Lillian
Vera
Charles Simpson
Pfe
William
Kyle, Jr
Herrington
Paul Kyle
Pic
Kyle
Victorville
Gary
A.S.T.P
Indiana University
Francis Hays
Ars Aaa
SCT
Charles Randall
Cedar Rapids
Orlando
Florida
R. W. Randall
C. F. Mayer
Pacific
Mahle Mae
Tte Odak
Anna Graber
Club
M. Robertson
Rapp's Shoe
Helman
Thu
Little's Furniture
Zenith Radio Corporation
Lemmon
Ards
Super
Ogck Pain
TOPS
Montgomery Ward
Wards
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