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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1939
Page
2
Kenneth White traveled to Cedar Rapids yesterday with his brother for an unspecified visit. The outing focused on casual activities and family time in the city.
The notice lists morning and evening departures for C.M. & 87T.P. a4 P. RB. R. CO trains West Bound No. 3 Davenport Kansas City local at 9:55 am and No. 25 Southwest Limited at 9:58 am. Also No. 8 Kansas City Davenport local departs, with 5:08 pm No. 26 Southwest Limited and 1:20 am service. Daily except Sunday agents W. C. Bell indicated.
Leonard Lackey spent last night in Davenport and will stay today with brother Clyde who is a patient in a Davenport hospital. The Scott family left for Brownsville and Port Elizabeth Texas for a few weeks. Irvin Koenig and children and Mrs Cora Davis were dinner guests at the Harry Watkins home near Riverside yesterday. Bessie Tucker is ill and out of work at Graham store. Evening Journal. Everett Stewart and Harvey Holden turn to Des Moines after a weekend at home. Charles Fletcher of Cedar Rapids and sister Mrs Hunsaker visit. Robert Stevenson Evangelist in Burbank Calif. Jessie Potsander of Wellman visited this morning.
Plans to split drainage district No. 13 covering parts of Louisa and Muscatine counties were discussed by the joint board of supervisors in an annual meeting at the Louisa county courthouse. If the division proceeds, each new district will keep one of the two pumping plants now in operation. The board rehired H. S. McKinney as engineer at the plant for 1939 at 125 dollars per month and retained BE R Hicklin and Matthew Westrate as attorneys. F B Matthews and Ralph Evans were named drainage commissioners with EB Swickard as secretary for 1959.
The Clyde Little family moves from 309 South Marion to a house north of the Pease garage on South Avenue D. John Mangold Jr and family move from a Wellston farm to Mangold Apartments at 322 East Washington. Others travel for business, schooling, or social visits, including farm talks by Walter Oetjen on hybrid corn and attendees at Iowa Purdue game in Iowa City.
Two new members of the Maid-Rites, the last independent basketball team, are set to play tonight against an Iowa City team. Harold Ahrens, a standout from high school and junior college, and Bob Marshall, brother of Wilbur Marshall from Winfield high, have joined as the team relies on added strength with John Jackson out for three weeks with a bad finger. The game is scheduled to start at 7:45.
The Laren Plumbing bowling team from Iowa City heads to Washington on February 1 for a return match after Iowa City defeated Washington 2564 to 2432. Randall, praised as Iowa City’s best bowler, posted 577 in the Iowa City match. Washington’s lineup featured Crone Sitler McKeone Sorrel and M Crone, with Roberts beating Sitler by 32 in the Iowa City meet and a noted feud between Sitler and Roberts. The nine oclock contest follows a close first two games with Iowa City leading by six and trailing by 18 after the first round.
Mrs. Roy Kneer helped care for Grandma Kneer who is improving after illness. Mrs. O. M. Farrier Archie Farrier and children hosted guests enduring lingering colds. Grandma Rider, staying with daughter Mrs. Dan Guy, suffered a heart attack Sunday and remains weak. Mrs. Lloyd Farrier and Jesse Stout faced health issues with a lip infection from a scratch.
The National Consumers Tax commission says 77 federal and 40 state and local taxes apply to a felt hat, boosting its price by 11.3 percent.
At the hospital Gregory Smith of Harper and Mrs Clarence Jackson of Wash ineton route 4 were dismissed yesterday Lloyd Chabal Kalona was dismissed the morning Mrs Grant Geyer Wellman underwent a minor operation Friday Mrs Duane Hazen Ainsworth was admitted yesterday Mr and Mrs Dale Carstengen Washington are parents of a son born last night at 10 10 weighing seven pounds and thirteen ounces He has been named Michael Nela Mrs Edward Squire underwent a major operation this morning Mere Clyde Courtney Bright on underwent a major operation the morning
Pairings for the Louisa county basketball tournament at Wapello February 9 through 11 are Lette versus Cotter Columbus Junction versus Wyman Wapello versus Morning Sun and Grandview receives a bye Three games are scheduled the first night and two games on subsequent nights Mrs F J Pine spent the week in Des Moines with Mr Pine representing
Sigourney, Iowa residents Leon Hracy 45 and Don Reinier 16 died when their truck collided with a moving freight train as they returned from delivering produce to Ottumwa. The vehicle caught fire and trapped the men. fog is blamed for the collision.
Wade Gardner presided at the Washington County Farm Bureau meeting as members elected Hotle to lead for 1939. The afternoon session featured 4-H champions Mauria Daniel and Mildred Meyer and remarks on increasing membership and educational outreach for farmers.
Iowa dairy associations urge a state law to deduct a one cent per pound check-off on butter fat from May 1 to May 15. Collected funds would back a national education campaign and a state program, with admin by nine dairy farmers and state agriculture leaders.
Harvey Holden of Des Moines and siblings Charles Helen and Burchard spent yesterday in Davenport at the Edgar Holden home. Their brother who had an appendectomy Friday in a Davenport hospital is getting along very well.
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