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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
2
Mrs Lou Rhodebeck was admitted to Washington county hospital after a fall on ice at her home. Her unfractured left hip injury is described as treated and condition described as good.
Three women were taken to the county hospital with broken hips. Mrs Allie Stotts of 702 East Second Street was admitted. Mrs Chas Kodebeck and Mrs Evan Davis near Cotter were also admitted. The hospital was reported to be fuller than ever with thirty five patients.
Roy Mayhew left for Baton Rouge Louisiana after attending his mother Mrs W C Mayhew's funeral. A Baker sale by Washington Cleaners is announced. Mrs A B Schmoeller recovers from major surgery in Washington County Hospital. Des Moines trip for Iowa Farm Bureau convention.
Bill White once a Washington backfield star and all-Little Six fullback now wrestles in Texas under the name Jack La Rue. He reports strong Texas matches and a planned Mexico City trip, while noting waning local interest in Iowa, with an El Paso bout set at Liberty Hall featuring La Rue against Ray Ryan.
The ninth annual Burlington Golden Gloves tournament will be held at Memorial Auditorium on January 29 30 and February 6 and 18. Open and novice divisions compete with eight open champions advancing to the Chicago Tribune Tournament of Champions funded by the Daily Hawk Eye Gazette. Winners receive belt buckles and entrants get a Burlington miniature boxing glove pin.
The Riverside high school boys and girls lost to Kalona high school at Riverside public school gym. Kalona led 7-4 after one, 26-7 at half, and 36-16 after three, finishing 45-25. Kenney Gingerich scored 25 of Kalona's 45.
On Jan 2 Crawfordsville junior high hosted Ainsworth after school and won 12 6. The next day at Huron the Crawfordsville high teams split results with the boys 36 19 in favor and the girls 36 20 defeat. Mt Pleasant referee Sievers officiated.
Mrs Allie Stotts was taken to Washington county hospital yesterday afternoon for treatment of a double fracture of her penis. She was with Mrs Emma Long at 702 East Second Street when she slipped and fell on her way downtown. Her condition today is reported good. Mr and Mrs Will Donley of Delavan Ul spent yesterday here with Mrs A B Schmoeller and other relatives.
DES MOINES A bill in the Iowa House proposes that recipients who later become able to repay old age assistance may owe refunds to the state. The measure treats grants as debts and allows recovery if fortunes improve through inheritance gifts or employment, reversing current practice of stopping benefits upon self support.
The article notes that eighteen U.S. presidents trace their ancestry to England, underscoring the prominent influence of English heritage in American leadership.
The Seventh Day Adventists Dorcas society met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Zenna Brown’s home with fifteen members. The group spent the evening piecing a quilt and enjoyed refreshments. Mrs. R. J. Chorpening will host the next gathering on February 4.
Want ads list several hospital notices. Dennis Boshart and Mrs Ignatius Peiffer with baby Letitia Sue were dismissed to their homes in Wayland and Harper. multiple patients admitted for medical treatment including Lindle Wiley Columbus Junction Lena Owen Winfield and Mrs Evan H Davis Crawfordsville. Major operations noted for Mrs John Von Arb Washington and Mrs Stanley Mouser Wellman.
A rural school narrative from Washington area covers the Red Brick School and Pais school. It notes 1873 brick reconstruction led by Michela Wis son, brick from the old building reused, and local brick kiln work by John Morgan. Arbor Day 1920 tree planting honors veterans. 1939-40 enrollment around twenty. Teachers mentioned include Miss Disborough, Neue Wiley, and Edgar Eckey. notable pupils and mourned student Arliss Green are listed.
Read about the Pleasant Hill and No 4 schools in Washington township including locations, building moves, and teachers like John J Eckerman. The piece recalls old classrooms, singing schools, Indian presence, and rural discipline stories such as after school punishments and a fight that followed a snowball incident.
The excerpt recalls No. 4 school life with quarrels between teacher and pupils, older students shoving disfavor, and a chimney stuffed with swamp grass. It mentions early conditions, uncomfortable benches, shared cups, and later upgrades like insulation and a fire extinguisher. Several generations of Stephens taught there, and a 1940 term lists eighteen pupils and Miss Aga HBeenblossom as teacher.
No. 7 school in Washington township on a gravel road southeast of Washington city. Logs first building had one room, then a second structure built about 1865, burned February 1939. Early pillars were a blackboard and R lessons, with short teacher tenures and salaries of twenty five to thirty dollars monthly. Indians occasionally visited, teachers locked doors during passes.
The Worth While Girl group met at Dorothy Votruba’s home Tuesday with eleven members. Lorena Raymond led petitions and Dorothy Pratt guided the program focused on Home Missions and Japan Centers. Dorothy Votruba shared Crusher experiences from Kaiona. refreshments followed. The next meeting is February 4 at the Baptist parsonage.
Ferns Crozier hosted a post nuptial kitchen shower Tuesday evening for Mrs John Lee. Two bridge tables preceded a candlelit luncheon as the honoree opened gifts of kitchen utensils attended by seven guests.
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