Red White and Blue Flowers for Patriotic Occasions
Promotion for red and white blooms with blue accents in roses and carnations. Claims red and white are natural while blue is artificially achieved.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1941
Page
2
Promotion for red and white blooms with blue accents in roses and carnations. Claims red and white are natural while blue is artificially achieved.
A vesper service will be given at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday February 23 at 4 o'clock by a choir of forty voices under the direction of M Shields. You are cordially invited to attend at 3.
The Cardinals face Centerville tonight as Norbert Norris and Marv Gingerich return to the forward spots with Ken Dotson at center and Verle Crist and Ellis Finke at guards. Norbert Norris earned all tournament honors after scoring 49 points in three Northeast Iowa league games.
Entries for the Gold Medal basketball tournament at the Y M C A open for independent teams in this state region. West Chester and Washington Independents, managed by Gene Turner, are among early entrants. March 7 is final entry day before pairings are drawn. In 1919 twenty six teams competed.
Bob Anderson 135 pound boxer, a Cedar Rapids winner, earned a spot on the Chicago Golden Gloves team. He defeated Elroy Webb of Nashua by technical knockout in the semi final and then beat Dick Cox of Rockwell City in the final. Anderson, a former Washington football star, led 22 entrants at Cedar Rapids and will travel with Cedar Rapids’ squad to Chicago to face an as yet unnamed opponent on Monday night.
Washington's Demons head to Fairfield to meet the Trojans after a tough home defeat to Ottumwa. With Darwin Vacha out mumps, the expected lineup includes Kiesey, Lowe, Prebyl, Lance, Voorhees, with possible minutes for Marshall and Klein while Burham and Burham provide depth.
Crawfordsville two basketball teams played Wayland last week. The first team won 33 to 27 to claim the traveling trophy again. The second team fell 21 to 20 in overtime.
Conesville surged ahead early and rolled to a 45 to 23 victory over the Merchants on the YMCA court. The Oilers fell 30 to 27 to Pleasant Plain in a tighter curtain-raiser as Pacha scored 18 and Criss 20 for the Plainsmen, with Burdell Marshall and Kiesey contributing for the Oilers.
The girls lost 30 to 7 and the boys 26 to 20 at Nichols. Columbus Junction official Little of Columbus Junction served as referee.
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