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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
2
A local seller advertises cherry trees suitable as centerpieces for parties or dinners on George Washington's birthday. The trees are offered for a small sum of one dollar.
Mrs Nels Westermark attends meeting of the Brighton Study club where 50 women heard a Grace Brinton travelogue and tea. Other items note marriages, births, hospital hours, and local social news including marriages licenses and moves.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones of Insworth welcomed a son at 5 a.m. weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces born today. Glenn Perry of Bloomfield was discharged this morning. Raymond Rich and daughter Roberta Lynn also discharged. They are fromfield
Washington junior college Cardinals rolled to a 90-37 victory over Waukon's Jaysee cagers in the opening round of the Northeast Iowa junior college cage tourney at Maquoketa. Norbert Norris led with 19 points, Ellis Finke added 11, and the Redbirds built a 12-7 first-quarter lead and widened it to 45-24 by the end of the third period.
Davenport police arrest Ned Richards, 30, in connection with the skull fracture death of Roy Bullock, 50, a laborer, allegedly sustained during a drunken spree.
Demons meet Ottumwa at 7 45 p m with Washington and Ottumwa probable lineups led by J Williams F Farrington C Cochrell and Voorhees G Lance. Coach Peck Geneva plans a new defense to challenge Ottumwa on the cramped home floor.
Dean Harland W. Mead of Washington junior college issued pairings for the 1941 Iowa state junior college tournament to be held in Ft. Dod ge February 28 and March 1. Sixteen top teams are seeded into upper and lower brackets with Muscatine advancing to meet Burlington in the first round after a forfeit for using an ineligible athlete.
Hostess fHukllen Gidley served a six o clock dinner at the Gidley cafe last evening. Afterward the guests Jeanne Davis Sara Jane Lemley Nellie Wallace Jane Richer Joan Brown Henrietta Marble Phyllis Crayne Lucille Murphy Marjorie Thompson and Dorothy Conner attended the Rainbow Girls meeting.
A metal knee pad on ball bearing casters helps a housewife glide while washing floors baseboards and woodwork. She soaps rinses and dries with a small upstanding shield to keep her housedress dry.
Cities' Service Oilers edged Mt. Pleasant Merchants 36 to 32 in overtime on the Y court. The game stayed tight through regulation with Mt. Pleasant leading late before the Oilers surged and held the guests to four OT points. Baker led Mt. Pleasant with 13, while Burdell Marshall and Kiesey paced the Oilers with 11 and 10 respectively.
DES MOINES Only President Roosevelt can help Joseph W Walters 34 who was accepted for training by the United States army though his seven month old son is motherless Walters was sworn in at Fort Des Moines army post He was conscripted from Davenport because the board man said he was unable to show the baby’s dependency on him Walters tried to enlist in the regular army but they wouldn’t take him for having a dependent child The draft board didn’t consider that a sufficient reason to deter conscription.
U S navy recruiting representative will be at the Washington Iowa post office February 19 from 9:00 a m to 6:00 p m to interview prospective enlistment candidates. Eligible young men 17 to 31 with good character should apply and bring a certified birth certificate. Qualified applicants will be enlisted within two days.
The Columbus high school band will present a spring concert in the auditorium Wednesday evening at 8 o clock in connection with a box social sponsored by the Mothers Music Club. Proceeds will go to band uniforms prizes will be offered for fancy boxes. T A Wince attended his brother David Wince s funeral in Lincoln Nebraska. He was a former resident here.
The White House was first occupied by President and Mrs John Adams in November 1800 marking the start of executive residence use.
Registration of 13 new cars in the past week was reported at the county treasurer office, bringing this month total to 30. Year to date licenses reach 4,818 cars and 778 trucks for 1941. Names and vehicles include John B. Riggs Washington Ford Tudor and others across Washington, Brighton, Kalona, Crawfordsville, Wellman, and Stude bakers, Pontiacs, Mercurys, Buicks, Lees.
Rex Hazen son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hazen of Washington acts as Peter in Father Mulcahy's Miracle a comedy by Brian Doherty at Iowa State Teachers College auditorium on February 20 21 at 830 pm and a 230 pm matinee on February 22 Hazel B Strayer and Herbert Y Hake direct the production Hazen a junior majoring in speech and English plays the Benedictine monk whose miracle moves a Edinburgh dance hall to a rock off the Scottish coast.
Members of Unit 9 2 of the Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service met yesterday afternoon in the home of unit leader Mrs. J L Kennedy. Five members and one guest Mrs J L McGraw attended as Mrs H J Brenneman led devotional from Luke 16. Kennedy led a lesson on the upcoming Sunday school topic with a study and discussion. Refreshments followed.
Murray L. Hutton Iowa state conservation director died in Des Moines hospital after a January 30 crash on highway 65 north of Des Moines icy pavement blamed for the collision with a machine driven by R. C. Norman. He was 56, born in Washington county, former Columbus Junction resident, survived by wife Tecla Johnson son Donald and siblings. Born in this county in 1886, he attended Iowa State College and served as a former Louisa county engineer.
Members of the drama department staged a one act comedy Flash of Red at the February meeting held at Mrs. D W Dyson’s home with cast including Martha Decker Dorothy Kammueller and several named members. A brief business meeting led by Mrs W D Dwyer preceded the performance followed by refreshments hosted by Mrs Dyson Mrs Young and Mrs Tom Carson with guest Mrs C W Robbins from Alexandria Minnesota. The group voted to move the March meeting to March 18 from the usual date and collected for the school milk fund. Additional guests included Mrs Walter Asmussen and Mary Farley.
The record notes that in World War I 44 percent of men were registered and 337,648 dodged. In 1914 a Louisa County engineer later worked in Wapello and Muscatine before becoming Des Moines county engineer, serving from 1916 to 1918.
Mrs. A R Smith died at Waterloo after a long illness and was buried today. Her husband released a poem she copied during her final days reflecting religious views. The verse urges Christlike living and warns others to follow a blessed, straight path.
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