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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1939
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Harold Booth came back Monday from a weekend in Chicago with Mrs Booths uncle W J Smith and Mrs Smith Read about the January fur sale at Downie furs with a one day event on Thursday January 19 hosted by EK M Bridges Co auctioneer Fhe as 496 red 7ott.
Relatives report the death of John Wesley Morton of Oakland California on January 6. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Morton and the namesake grandson of the late John Wesley Morton. He is survived by his parents a sister Mrs Margery ORorke and aunts Mrs C G Schmoeller Mrs C A Speer Mrs Wade Gardner and Mrs John Cunningham.
Mrs Court Hawley came back to her Marengo home Sunday after a short stay with her parents Dr and Mrs M H Sartor. Dr and Mrs Sartor spent Sunday in Des Moines with Ruth Lois and William Sartor. Mrs Carrie Fenton of Columbia Missouri is spending the winter with her son in Marengo and his wife.
Mount Ayr voters approved a measure to extend reconstruct and maintain the water works system and issue bonds. The approval tally stood 676 for to 69 against. The prior election had been voided when bonds were advertised after polls should have stayed open longer by law.
The article notes original Grecian sculptures are exceedingly rare but many copies of famous Greek and Roman works exist, created by Greek, Roman sculptors, or Roman artists, preserved after centuries of buried debris.
Cardinals beat the Demons 41 to 32 in a midweek practice game after school. Coaches Maasdam and Kimberlin used frequent substitutions as the scoreboard finally worked. The showdown against Ottumwa is Friday, while Demons visit Muscatine in a Little Six tilt. Pete Soshins suffered a sprain and may miss the Ottumwa game.
Community visits and gatherings are listed with names such as Mrs. Harry Bishop and the McCreedys, plus a rummage sale at City Hall. The piece ends with a feature on cockroaches noting 1,200 species and cultural references from poems to nautical legends.
Mrs. Grant Geyer and her five year old daughter Lois were discharged last evening for their home in Wellman. Clarence Logan of Washington underwent a tonsillectomy this morning.
Local social notes list Mrs. Roy Means and others at an Eastern Star installation in Wayland. Visitors include Mrs. Grasham of Keota and Helen Huston of Crawfordsville. Other residents, such as Mr. Reighard, called in from West Chester yesterday. Poultry sellers are urged to check prices from Reisters. Robert Shannon and James Schmoeller attended a Hot Point refrigerator meeting in Cedar Rapids. Ruby Dankwardt and Marion Thompson spent Sunday in Keokuk with friends. Harold Duncan and Ralph Pine visited from Columbus Junction.
Word arrived that Mr and Mrs Ray Minick joined the Pratt party in Mexico City last Saturday. The Pratts showed them Mexican life by taking them to a bull fight as they planned to move on to New Orleans for LeRoy Pratts Investors Syndicate convention. A prior card said they left due to heat for Texas but the climate apparently cooled before the change.
Fresh eggs priced at 15 cents per dozen offered by Reister Bros at 285. John Shebeck is ill at home with influenza after a return to farm work. he had been ill last week and felt better before being bedbound again.
Iowa high court reverses Linn county ruling on Sadie W. Palmer rental income. Taxed $3,000 received in 1934 from Illinois property. State board of assessment and review appealed District Judge H. C. Ring’s decision.
Iowa Supreme Court affirms Story county district court reduction of paving assessment on Ames lot owned by C G Lee and R H McCarthy. Original $165 assessment set value at $662. Appeal leads to $100 assessment and $400 lot value.
The Odd Fellows lodge met with fifty two members and one guest in attendance. Two candidates received the second degree and the third degree will be given at the January 24 meeting. A benefit card party is planned for February 1 with Ralph Zeek, W. E. Wasson, and Oscar Jugenheimer on the committee.
Hollywood rumors say the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will visit in March. The duchess private secretary is in incognito in Los Angeles to arrange preparations for the trip.
The city council awarded the new public library building contract to A Smith and Co of Chicago for 169696 dollars. Total project cost reaches 220841 dollars, about 50000 dollars under PWA estimates.
Fire destroys a barn and livestock on a farm owned by T. W. Schultz head of ISU economics and sociology. Loss estimated not provided but includes 15 hogs six calves 60 tonger hay and 2500 bushels of something destroyed. Fire found by tenants Mr and Mrs Art Fausch.
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