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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1941
Page
3
Friday brings small town chatter about birthday treats, spring hints, and letters from Africa. Mrs. Myrtle McCleery’s missionary arrival plans and travel details are shared along with community health news and festive PEO and BPW events at city venues.
Lloyd F McCah reports from Shanghai on daily violence and chaos under Japanese control. He describes blockades in Nantao and the French Concession, street deaths, opium trade, and harsh policing while noting scarce food and dire poverty among Chinese civilians.
H H McCleery writes from Tucson sending greetings to the Brigade and naming visitors at the Geronimo Hotel. He mentions Hugh McCleery, H K Comerford, Senator Benson, Chas Mitchell of Huron, F Y Jewett, Laura and Besse Darbyshire, Mrs. Gregory of Maine, William Allen White, Judge Seth Thomas’s wedding, Rodeo week with 2000 participants, and a warning to Go Western to avoid the Vigilantes. He notes Kelland the novelist and asks Mr. Pratt to book Arizona on a future visit. He signs off from a rooming-house stay near the business district.
Howard Pretz a Columbus Junction farmer died at a Muscatine hospital on Friday. He was a noted local farmer with ties to the area and his passing was reported in this week’s obituary notices.
Mrs. Hugh Davis of Crawfordsville aged 80 died suddenly from asthma and heart trouble on Saturday. Ruth Marie Krantz infant daughter of Virgil and wife died February 15th. Wilma Jean aged two years is the surviving sibling. Mrs. A. R. Smith former county resident aged 63 died in a Waterloo convalescent home with funeral here and interment Crawfordsville. Charles E. Horning postmaster at Richland died Monday in Fairfield hospital.
A 62 year old man and a 49 year old Walter Shappy Brighton died at County Hospital on Monday.
Jacob Schaad of Wayland dies at Hammond Rest Home in Washington at age 69. Burial is planned in Wiener Cemetery.
John Kirkpatrick aged 83 died at County hospital from pneumonia contracted after removal from his home when the farm blaze occurred. He lived west of town then moved to town fifty years ago with his sister Alice. John Lewis Winfield aged 45 died from inhaling carbon dioxide fumes from a combined oil and charcoal heater.
New weekly radio report on National defense production to air Saturdays 7 to 7:20 p.m. on NBC red network beginning February 22. The program, produced by the National Broadcasting Company with the National Association of Manufacturers, will visit defense plants and interview workers and executives to show how American industry shifts to fall out capacity production. Initial program from Cleveland will highlight machine tool industry and Knudsen's call to do the impossible, then roll through aviation, oil, tank, shipbuilding, and auto sectors from key cities.
The U S Public Health Service reports a 22-ton atom smashing cyclotron at California University is repurposed for cancer therapy aiming to destroy growing cancer cells.
The V F W Auxiliary met at the K C hall. Eight Washington men attended the Farm Bureau Institute in Des Moines. Seven candidates seek board of education seats with eight filling short terms after D F Barnes removal. Presbyterians plan a Choral Vesper service to fund robes for a 40 member choir. Gold Medal basketball entries open March 11 to 26 at the Y M C A. American Legion Auxiliary marks its 20th anniversary cooperative luncheon. Local moves include residents shifting addresses along Main and East Second streets. Local schools host vocational class enrollments and a high school senior class photo. A U S Navy Recruiting officer to visit Tuesday. Senior Peet of Waterloo to speak at Methodist church. Phi Delta Phi pledges a Kentucky law student. Esther Hay’s husband Fred Cromwell receives praise for photos of their child. Gilchrist family relocates to West Madison Street.
Street chatter notes Mrs Rosetta Shreve lists phone 304 M and announces Betty Shafer of Harper to wed Rex Eastburn of Sigourney on February 23. Mrs B A Bowers hosts a luncheon in her honor. Mr and Mrs W Jones celebrate their golden wedding at Columbus Junction on Wednesday.
Saturday at the hospital a son Peter Anthony Bell born at 2 p.m. weighing seven pounds eleven ounces to Mr and Mrs William Bell Washington route 3. Also Saturday exits and admissions include Marilyn Rittenhouse Washington route 3 and Oscar Bjork North Sixth Avenue. Families welcomed and dismissed noted along with patient updates at multiple addresses.
Wednesday Mrs. Effie Swank of Riverside was admitted yesterday afternoon for pneumonia. Thomas Hotle of Columbus Junction underwent surgery for appendicitis this morning. Arthur Motley of Washington Route 1 was transferred to the University Hospital at Iowa City for further treatment this morning.
Thursday Laverne Rhoads at 620 West Jefferson admitted as medical patient. Friday Bartlett Gregory of Washington admitted as medical patient. Seville Jean Nelson of Washington Route 1 discharged this morning. Laverne Rhoades, 620 West Jefferson, discharged this afternoon.
A small change thief in Dartmouth New Hampshire preys on one cent weighing machines and five cent juke boxes. He has made sizable hauls including a music box worth 120 dollars and a weighing machine that yielded 3000 pennies totaling 150 dollars.
According to Natural History magazine, young butterfish use poisonous jellyfish tentacles as a shelter from larger predators. They slip beneath the tentacles to reach a safe position and avoid harm.
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