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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1938
Page
2
Local News Highlights From Washington and Surrounding Areas
Mrs F S Finley of Mount Pleasant visits sister Myrta Jeffrey in Washington. Maxine Boatman of Hartwick becomes operator at Blanche's Beauty Nook, previous work in Leon Iowa. Mrs Blanche Cartwright of Cedar Rapids owner of the shop in town briefly. Mr and Mrs Howard Pearson of Ainsworth shop in Washington. Yesterday's shoppers include Mr and Mrs John Jenkins Columbus Junction Mrs Emma Cherry West Chester Mr and Mrs Al LeFever Kinross F E Rich Crawfordsville. Richard Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Richard A Johnson pledged to Y Coe club at Coe College Cedar Rapids. Gertrude Landau daughter of Mrs Anna Landau accepts position at Vernon beauty shop Mount Vernon. Miss Landau recently graduated from Cedar Rapids beauty culture school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Boatman
Hartwick
Blanche
Miss Boatman
Leon
Iowa
Blanche Cartwright
Cedar Rapids
John Jenkins
Columbus Junction
Emma Cherry
West Chester
al LeFever
Kinross
F. E. Rich
Crawfordsville
Richard Johnson
Richard A. Johnson
Y-Coe Club
Coe College
Gertrude Landau
Anna Landau
Vernon
Mount Vernon
Miss Landau
Beauty Culture
Men from Xenia Hunt Foxes and Travel News
Xenia report notes Wagenknecht Bros. tagged four foxes last week while Gene Stephens shot one asleep. Hugh Morris led men to Muscatine for a Kent Co. milling feed demonstration. D. Stephens joined the trip. Robert Duncan and Wayne Norman shipped hogs to Chicago, and Norman bought a Farmall tractor from a Washington dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Stephens
XENIA
Wagenknecht Bros
Gene Stephens
Sly Mr. Fox
Hugh Morris
Muscatines
Kent Co
D. Dpd
Stephens
Robert Duncan
Wayne Norman
Chicago
Washington
Madame Chiang Holds China’s Fate Against Japan
Paris dispatch reports Madame Chiang Kai-shek as the decisive power guiding China’s resistance. She allegedly will not capitulate, believing Western powers may intervene or Japan collapse economically, while China fights on through Shanghai’s fall and the Nanking loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Knickerbocker International News Service
International News Service
Paris
INS
China
Queen Victoria
May-Ling Soong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Asia
America
Britain
Russia
Nanking
Europe
Rome
West
Jenghis Khan
Poland
Hungary
Kaiser Wilhelm
Madame
Chiang
Shanghai
Chiane
Chapei
International Settlement
Iwane Matsui
Flindenburg
Himalayas
Haile Selassie
Haile
League of Nations
Abyssinia
Abyasinia
Chiang Kai - Shek
Panay
Mrs Dittmer Condition Improves, Becomes More Alert
Mrs. Chris Dittmer’s condition is reported improved today. She is more alert than she has been and seems to rest well at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Dittmer
Gates to White House Grounds
Eight gateways give access to the White House grounds, positioned opposite the various entrances and serving as entry points for visitors and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Centennial and Wallace Victors In Gray League Play
Centennial upset Heights 6 to 4 after trailing at the half. Bob Bostwick Francis Shaffer Douglas Morrison Dick McCleery Jackie James Kenneth Ward starred for Centennial. Wallace beat Lincoln 7 to 2, taking early control and extending lead in the first half as Coach Hysel used much of his squad. Frederick Pehler Wayne Pratt Ralph Curl Paul Maxwel Casey Jones Junior Patterson James Gilchrest Bob Anderson and other Wallace players featured. Large crowd generated energetic cheering through both games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial
Heights
Wi Centennial
Bob Bostwick
Francis Shaffer
Douglas Morrison
Dick McCleery
Jackie James
Kenneth Ward
Bill Gallagher
Tom Goodwin
Dale Palmer
Calvin Little
Bill Freeman
Bill Peters
Rex Lee
Eugene Hotle
Wallace
Lincoln
Hysel
Frederick Pehler
Wayne Pratt
Ralph Curl
Paul Maxwell
Casey Jones
Junior Patterson
James Gilchrest
Bob Anderson
Hugh Boyd
Jack Paul
Herman Doran
Harry Donaldson
Roger McKeown
Bob Stockman
Doyle Gray
Howard Patton
Bob Dodder
Charles Bartz
John Badlrige
Lewis Spindler
Robert Fish
Dick Dodder
Dick Paul
Lyle Box
Women Bowlers Defeated 2236 to 27140 at City Hall Alleys
A team of five women from Princess cafe in Iowa City lost 2236 to 27140 on the city hall alleys last night despite a handicap in favor of guests. Washington lineup included Knott DeWitt Crone McKeene and Sitter. City bowling league plays at the city hall alleys this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Cafe
Iowa City
City Hall
Washington
Knott
DeWitt
Crone
McKeene
Sitter
City
Ainsworth Band to Give Concert
Ainsworth high school band under Milo Sorden of Washington will present a free concert on Wednesday evening January 19 at the schoolhouse. The program includes several selections by the band plus solos sextets a quartet and a woodwind ensemble. Also noted is plans to open a bank branch in Ainsworth with Crawfordsville bank considering relocation if enough local signatures are gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Norris
Ainsworth
Milo Sorden
Washington
Crawfordsville Bank
Young People Lead Service at Crawfordsville Church
In Crawfordsville on January 18 the United Presbyterian church held a union service entirely led by the young people. The program featured a prelude by Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wittmer a duet by Maude Barnes and Gwendolyn Rhea a quartet by Mrs. Wittmer Anna May White Clarence Davis and Bruce Hanna and talks on worship through song reading scripture and prayer by Anna May White Mary Edgar and Lorene Taylor. Also noted is news that Rev S F Wenger and wife have moved from Hopedale Ill to Burton Ill for two charges. Daisy Huber hosted dinner guests Sabbath with Rose Moorhead and Mary Pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Willis Wittmer
Maude Barnes
Gwendolyn Rhea
Martin of Iowa City Seeks Republican Nomination for Congress
Thomas R. Martin of Iowa City, former mayor, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 1st Iowa congressional district in the upcoming June 6 primary. He urged party unity and a forward looking, liberal program to secure agricultural needs through progressive legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas R. Martin
Iowa
Iowa City
Congress
Tom” Martin
Glen Frank
America
Amercca
Towa
Preacher Closes Week of Presbyterian Meetings
Rev. N. F. Chapman concluded a week of Presbyterian church meetings with rising audience attendance and helpful sermons. Communion was observed at the Sabbath morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Chapman
Presbyterian Church
Garner vows to halt filibuster over anti lynching bill
Vice President Garner said he would enforce rules to smash northern and southern maneuvers to delay the anti lynching measure as Roosevelt’s program stalls behind the bill. Southern Democrats have attacked the bill for eleven days seeking to block action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
INS
Garner
Hay Upends Injure Farmer in Pole Wagon Incident
Brighton tows a rural note about Anson Woodford sustaining a slight concussion when hay toppled a wagon pole, striking his head as he was helping load. He is reported improved and expected back at work in a day. The item also lists local visits and family travel notes from Anson Woodford’s community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Brighton
Anson Woodford
S. H. Hagans
Ottumwa
Cyril Henry
Mt. Pleasant
Roper Heacock
Baldwin Park
Calif
Wayland
R. H. Tracy
Mary Maxine
Phoenix
Ariz
Carl Bereiter
Fresno
Miami
Florida
Raymond Kessel
Geo. Kessel
Dale Norton
South of Town
Jefferson County Hospital
Ad McCarty
Ray Conrad
Cresco
Lester Willeys
Osage
McCartys
Will McCarty
Washington
Farmer Loses 1000 in First Poker Game
Estherville farmer Anton Roben reported to Emmet county authorities that he lost 1000 dollars to three strangers in a poker game. He said two men began teaching him how to play. Days later in a Spirit Lake hotel room the strangers offered to bet 4500 on a hand Roben lost and then disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Anton Roben
Emmet County
Spirit Lake
Roben
Murphy Quits State Post for Other Job
Des Moines Iowa former national commander of the American Legion Ray Murphy resigns as Iowa commissioner of insurance to enter private employment. He is named assistant general manager of the Association of Casualty and Surety Executives and will relocate to New York. The resignation takes effect February 15 and was sent to Governor Krashel in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ray Murphy
Ida Grove
The
American Legion
Iown
Murphy
Association of Casualty and Surety Executives
New York
N. Y
Kraschel
Washington, D. C
Grand Jury Urges Jail Rebuild For Washington County
The grand jury cites dire jail conditions including crowded cells and inadequate facilities. It recommends replacing the jail with a new addition to the keeper’s living quarters and asks the Board of Supervisors to receive a copy of the report. It notes juveniles and women require separate cells and a sunlit exercise area could reduce guard needs. Names F J Salladay Foreman and members Sherman Fox Rodney Arnold Everett Shearer Harry Donaldson F L Hicks are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Washington County
Board of Supervisors of
Town
J. Salladay
Sherman G. Fox
Rodney Arnold Everett Shearer
Harry Donaldson
F. L. Hicks
East Highland Social Roundup Hits Local Homes
East Highland on January 19 reports a busy weekend with families visiting relatives. Homer Flake Merril Roy and Joe Muff Lyle Crimm cut wood for Frank Mincer and hosted gatherings at the Stolley and Wieland homes. Several families shared visits with John Wie land Raymond Lorack and others. Glee Asmuth of Davenport noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Highland
Homer Flake
Merril Roy
Joe Muff
Lyle Crimm
Frank Mincer
Noah Wieland
Jean
Darel
James Whnnequist
Betty Rose
Frankie Mincer
Gary
Gene
R. A. Stolley
Frank Mineer
Hester
Leona Anne
Robt
Nichola
Maxine
Linus Yeggey
Francis Yeggy
John Wieland
Paul Wieland
Raymond Lorack
Ethel Mincer
Edna Townsend
Lone Tree
Wilma Mincer
Wilma
Lavenia Steele
Mary Luetile
Miranda Martin
Ray Steele
Robert Wieland
Ronald
Larry
Donald Rath
Anna Rath
James Dvorak
Glee Asmuth
Davenport
Jolly Troopers Club Forms to Study Home Projects
A new club named the Jolly Troopers formed yesterday at Mrs. Amanda Petratz’s home. An all day meeting included a potluck and a rug making study at the next session. Seventeen members and one guest attended. officers include Mrs. Amno Stout president and Marjorie Potratz as leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Troopers
Amanda Petratz
Marjorie Potratz
Amno Stout
William Salterberg
Earl Schuerman
Alice Tlukavky
Masonic Groups Install Officers
Brighton lodges Naa mun No. 618 A F and A M and Brigston Chapter No. 486 O B S held a joint public installation Monday evening. H C Kyle and Rev Wm Noland officiated with Mrs F W Johnston and Mrs Cora Pringle assisting. Officers installed include W M F W Johnston S W H Messer J W L E McAfee treasurer L E White and many others with Elizabeth Damansky and D J Kyle among inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Naamun Lodge
A. F
A. M
Brigston
O. BF. S
H. C. Kyle
Wm. Noland
Pulaski
F. W. Johnston
Cora Pringle
George Snyder
J. S
Koch
Tyler
K. M. Elmore
Kraemer
W. P
L. F. Kraemer
Elizabeth Damansky
A. P
D. J. Kyle
Wilma McAfee
Asso
Vera Horton
Lucy Mpleak
Treas
Nellie Kyle
Marshall
Winnie Robison
Myrtle Helmick
Eva Cook
Sentinel
Kenneth Elmore
Star Points
Ada
Gertrude Beatty
Ruth
Lillian Schafer
Esther
Jeannette Horton
Martha
Oral Koch
Electa
Leona Whisler
McCleary Circle Hosts Meeting at Mrs Mast Home
Mrs T M Mast and others hosted the McCleary circle gathering at Mast’s house on Tuesday evening. Seventeen members and four guests attended with Mrs Tom Berdo presiding in place of Mrs Leland Carris. Devo daily lessons led by Mrs F W Eastwood featured the talk Stewardship of Life and a letter from missionary Mrs McCleary was read by Mrs Berdo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Mast
H. M Ramseyer
Elsie Glassburner
McCleary
Mast
Tom Berdo
Leland Carris
Devosionals
F. W. Eastwood
Doctor Eastwood
Berdo
Mrs William Dunn Leads Russian Music Program
Mrs William Dunn led a Russian music program at the Half Hour club meeting in Columbus Junction. Also noted: Mrs FB C Hendrix and Marjorie Hendrix visiting, Woodrow Shearer elected president and A Wolfe secretary of the Louisa county young democrats, and illness and travel notes for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
William Dunnn
FE. C. Newell
FB. C. Hendrix
Horton
Kas
Marjorie Hendrix
Davenport
EB. C. Turkington
Woodrow Shearer
A. Wolfe
Louisa County Young Democrats
FE. O. Newell
C. H. Bell
Kansas City
Charles Brown
Verne
Weekend at the I M Holland Home Reported
The note records a visit to the I M Holland home over the weekend and mentions a call on Joe Minecer, adding a brief social interaction between named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I, M Holland
Joe Minecer
Friends Bid Farewell to Coffins in Brighton Party
Mr and Mrs B L Coffin were the honored guests at a farewell party hosted by Dr and Mrs Mr McCreedy in Brighton. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Verle Koch, Mr and Mrs Raymond Stacy, Mrs Hubert Campbell, Mr and Mrs Ed Wise, Mr and Mrs Willis Horton, Mr and Mrs Leland Horton, and Mr and Mrs R P Alexander. The Coffins plan to move away, Mrs Coffin and children staying with relatives in Lone Tree, while Mr Coffin will assist his father in the Conesville store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
B. L. Coffin
McCreedy
Verle Koch
Raymond Stacy
Hubert Campbell
Eda: Wise
Willis Horton
Leland Horton
R. P. Alexander
Wyman Community Club Holds Farewell for Two Families
The Wyman Community Club hosted a farewell party at the school for families leaving the community. A potluck supper followed by a show included performances by Irma Spencer Joyce Ablard Wallace Evans and others. The Patsley Hamilton and possibly Paisley families were noted as relocating to Kahoka Missouri and near Gonzalesville respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyman
Irma Spencer
Miss Joyce
Alexa Davis
Miss Ablard
Wallace Evans
Evans
R. Huston
C. R. Patsley
Cases Hamilton
Paisely
Kahoka
Hamilton
Gonesville
Birthday Celebrations Highlight Local Residents
John C Cunningham of Crewell Fordsville marked his 1st birthday as Crawfordsville native with a long stay in Ainsworth. Ethel Atkinson Dan Rohrer Jr Pete Koehler Earl Crossett and Walter Fisher share July birthdays. Paul Jordan Matthaus Downing James Gilchrist also celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Atkinson
Dan Rohrer, Jr
Pete Koehler
Havre
Earl Crossett
Walter Fisher
Paul Jordan
Matthaus Downing
James Gilchrist
Display of Knitting Features Meeting Handcraft
A Handcraft section meeting yesterday afternoon at Mary Vernon Carter home featured Mrs. L. T. Saul and others as program committee. Guest Mrs. Nellie Thompson showed knitted articles by her daughter. Mrs. Negus read sketches from Homespun Handcraft and highlighted a chapter on knitting. Fourteen members and guests attended including Mrs. B. F. Bostwick Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mery Vernon Carter
L. T. Saul
C. Negus
W. L. Alers
Nelie Thompson
Om Guest
B. F. Bostwick
Thompson
Original Library Destroyed In Capitol Burn 1814
The original Library of Congress was destroyed when the Capitol building burned during the 1814 attack. The loss included early volumes and created a critical gap in national knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
Capitol
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