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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
2
Mrs. Hazel Rohrer of Winfield spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs John Rohrer and planned to return yesterday but remained until last night due to snowfall. She heads the Town Southern office in Winfield.
New entries join the Golden Gloves in Iowa City with two heavyweights from the State University of Iowa. Newbauer, a university wrestler turned boxer, weighs two pounds. Hank Miller of Ida Grove stands 205 pounds and six feet two inches. Also listed is Van Saunders at 145 pounds. Al Coupee of Council Bluffs heads the field as a top heavyweight. Admission: 25 cents for children and students, 50 cents for adults, 25 cents more for ringside seats. Women receive a special invitation.
Mrs. Mary DeWitt was taken to Washington county hospital for a fractured hip from a fall last Thursday. Her condition remains about the same. Margery Means and others at the Evening Journal are out with flu or illness. Howard Hazen returned to work after illness. Mrs. Hornbeck and her son visit Washington due to Mrs. Hornbeck's grandmother's illness. Families traveling between Cedar Rapids and Washington for health reasons are noted. Rev. Fredmund showed mild improvement after flu.
Reverend G A Studdert Kennedy known as Woodbine Willie during World War I served as chaplain to the king and rector of St Edmund King and Martyr London. He visited the United States in 1924 and wrote Rough Rhymes of a Padre Lies I Believe and Food for the Fed-up. He died in 1929.
The text notes a 230 foot high structure built by Indians in Tikal Guatemala 1500 years ago as the first American skyscraper. It compares later milestones with the 1902 Flatiron Building in New York and states the U.S. now has about 400 buildings of twenty stories or more, half in New York.
World consumption of wood pulp used in rayon and staple fiber rose 1,900 percent in twelve years, from 50,000 tons in 1925 to 950,000 tons in 1937. The rise signals expanding textile production and material demand across global markets.
The north end lies in South Carolina while the south end sits in North Carolina, creating a bridge crossing between the two states.
Mrs Be A Ralston of Washington was dismissed yesterday. Mrs Mary DeWitt of Washington admitted yesterday for treatment of a fractured hip. Mr and Mrs William Meeks of Washington route 1 welcomed a son weighing eight pounds one ounce at 3 22 p m. Mr and Mrs Laurel Garrett of Washington welcomed a daughter at 10 15 this morning.
A 1938 survey found U S snuff consumption at about thirty two times the level of 1870 and reported that more than half of snuff sales occurred in the South, indicating a regional concentration in tobacco products.
Ingrid Bergman lands in New York from Sweden to star as Joan of Arc in a forthcoming Hollywood film. The announcement highlights her charm and expected screen debut in a major historical epic.
Cardinalg and the Maid-Rites face off Friday night at the high school gym in a tightly contested junior college game delayed by exam week. Tipoff is set for 7 16 with Cedar Rapids snowdrifts delaying a previous visit and Wilton lined up for a Wednesday Y court matchup.
The Moline volleyball team will host the Y team tonight and locals will play at Monmouth Wednesday night. The Y announces a swimming meet for younger boys this Saturday at the Y pool between Burlington and Washington teams.
Alice Goldsmith returns to Smart and Thrifty after flu illness at her Wayland home. Virgil DeMarco recovers from severe burns suffered during boiler cleaning at a Washington dairy and sits up in their hospital room. Mrs W C McFadden arrives home from a three week Melbourne Florida visit with her father George W Young. Mr and Mrs Jesse Busby visit Ainsworth with his parents Will and Mrs Busby.
The Rockwood estate reports Mrs. Howard Crozier absent yesterday and today due to illness. Nate Crawford of Ainsworth remains very ill after last Friday’s mastoiditis treatment at Mercy Hospital Davenport, with therapy aimed at avoiding surgery. Out-of-town relatives attended Edgar Oetjen’s funeral, visiting from as far as Joliet and Good Thunder, while others gathered in Oskaloosa for the service.
In 1928 the government established Blind-Men's Village in Veternik Yugoslavia for World War I veterans blinded in action. The community is noted as one of the world’s strangest since none of its husbands have ever seen their wives who were chosen for them after they were blinded.
Baseball czar Judge K M Landis frees five Detroit Tigers regulars and 88 Detroit minor leaguers as free agents. He warns owners against cover ups and trades that amount to bookkeeping tricks in a sweeping crackdown.
The Association of American Railroads states there are 44 freight cars in service for every passenger car in operation, reflecting a dominant freight rail industry and its revenue structure.
Fractional currency or scrip began issuing on August 1 1862 and ended with the last issue on February 15 1876. The notes were not valid postal currency and circulated widely in the era.
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