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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1938
Page
3
Names of mourners and relatives gathered for the E B Hammer funeral include C A Pratt Tabor Burns Co Burlington Iowa and many Muscatine based button company workers. Local visitors and shop staff frequent Washington events and hospital updates accompany the service obituary notes.
Flora Dodds returns to work at Lemmon jewelry after a three week appendix recovery. Various visits and travels occur as Flora and others resume routines with family and work in Iowa, including trips to Oxford and Davenport and changes in employment for J. C. Penney staff. Paul Kyle plans to resume University of Iowa studies after a short home visit and a mid term break.
A. E. Palmer announces two main draws for the next V. F. W. card at city hall on January 29. Jimmy Bear of Cedar Rapids faces Jack Atkinson of Galveston in a finish match after a rough loss here last week, plus Delores Martenz versus Ruth Blondell in the first Washington women’s bout, and a two out of three falls, one hour match between Marvin Buckwalter and Tiger Bill White.
Ella Reister was dismissed from the hospital yesterday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ed Heck of Washington route 4 welcomed a daughter born Saturday at 8 18 PM weighing eight pounds seven ounces. Mrs Ray Whetstine and son Kenneth Ray were dismissed this morning for Riverside.
Wellman Wildcats beat Kalona 34 to 30 to extend their winning streak to seven and move into a first place tie with Richland in the Wash conference. Yoder led scoring with 17 points, 13 in the second half, while Kalona’s Welte and Drollinger had 8 and 9 points.
Washington high school Dem ons will have another chance to show the home folks they can win a Little Six game Tuesday night when they take on the Mt. Pleasant Panthers. If their shooting and teamwork improve after last Friday's Keokuk game they may win this league contest. The Demons have two Little Six games this week, at Ottumwa Friday. The junior college Cardinals play at Muscatine Tuesday and Marshalltown is here Friday.
Mediapolis high school topped Columbus Junction 15 to 13 on Friday night, with Shutt scoring twice and a free throw for the winners and Myers leading the losers with three field goals and a free throw. A preliminary game saw Mediapolis beat Columbus Junction second team 12 to 10. standings release shows Columbus Junction 8 3 500 in the Southeast Iowa league.
In Crawfordsville on Friday Olds teams swept both games. The Raiderettes beat Crawfordsville 32 to 18 and the Raiders won 40 to 14 with Bogle of Wyman refereeing.
Wyman on January 24 reports the second grade reading health books The Joy Family and making a large health book to accompany it Mrs Harold Harter visited the room Tuesday The first grade works on Number Play work books with stars pasted for perfect panes Betty Harter and William Barr were absent due to illness Those with perfect spelling last week include Patricia Davis Joy Davis Gordon Huston Allen Johnston Larry Jack Marjorie Peek Kenneth Long Audrey Rees and Erma Cooper Third and fourth graders and those receiving 100 percent in spelling last week include Marjorie Tantz Wilma Love Jane Mullen Donna Hughes Dixie
The Maid-Rites face Benteco Raiders from Williamsburg at eight oclock while the Whites meet the Iowa City Indees from the university town. Washington teams showcase strong play on the Y court with 15 and 10 cent admissions drawing modest crowds.
The bulletin lists students on the Junior College first semester honor roll with grades and hours, notes a high scorer Marguerite Hardy with 59 grade points at 16 weekly hours, and records various pupil duties and club activities. It mentions spelling contest roles, visitors, a weekly reader article, new Book Club officers, art class booklets, eighth grade squares, updated news staff, and a junior high basketball win over Olds 24 to 12 with scoring details.
The confession describes a plan to kill a man, firing shots as he attempted to flee near Sioux City. The killer harmed the victim, left him in a ditch, then fled to Omaha, played poker, and drank beer while nervous. He later admitted to authorities and pleaded guilty at Council Bluffs.
Reports from Wellman cover O. E. F. S. officers installation in Muscatine Electa chapter and visits by locals to Sigourney Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Notes list funerals sickrooms, new businesses, family announcements, and a sports score where Olds triumphed 66 to 30.
The War Department announces Matthew John Redlinger Jr of Washington Iowa has been chosen to take the March 1 entrance exams for West Point. His success depends on passing mental tests and later physical exams at the Academy before entry with the regular class starting July 1.
Funeral services for Grant Blick were conducted at L. A. Jones funeral home by Dr. Arthur Atack. A vocal duet by Mrs. Carl Hedges and Mrs. Remps Hampsher accompanied the service. Pallbearers included Murray Conser, Oral Davidson, Sam Himmelreich, Arthur Mace, A. F. E. Atchison and M. C. Delong. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Des Moines led a statewide Works Progress Administration effort over two years costing $2,093,888.15 to build and repair 158 miles of streets 31.37 miles of sidewalks and 7.7 miles of hard surfaced streets. Major funds supported Des Moines Davenport Council Bluffs Sioux City and Burlington projects with total street and alley expenditures exceeding one million dollars in Des Moines alone.
Esther A Patterson daughter of Mrs Carrie Patterson and Irvin W White son of Mrs Joe Lukavsky and A R White were married in the Willis Richards home with Rev I Fredmund officiating. Attendants were Rosella Patterson and Rio Horak. They plan to reside in Washington.
Funeral services for E. B. Hammer were conducted Saturday at the Methodist church with Dr. Arthur Atack in charge. Active pallbearers included Ted Brown and Fred Bey among others, while over two hundred American Pearl button factory employees attended. A Masonic graveside service at Elm Grove cemetery followed, led by Will Mohland with prayers by Dr. Atack.
The funeral for A. P. Peterson was conducted at L. A. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. W. J. Stevens and Dr. Arthur Atack presiding. A duet by Mrs. Remps Hampsher and Mrs. Ira accompanied the service.
Mrs Louis Pelzer of Iowa City, art teacher and lecturer, visited Mrs Frank Carters studio on the E M Bridges and Company shop balcony. She praised Carter and pupils, invited them to show in a regional exhibit at Hotel Jefferson in Iowa City and urged flower paintings for Easter.
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