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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
2
Dale Voorhees and his parents visit between term break at the university. Dr. Reid attends the state veterinarians meeting in Des Moines. Warm garments and shoes offered. Rummage sale set for Friday morning all day. Marie Jackson improves at home in Kalona after illness last week.
At the hospital Mrs Jesse Stout and baby son oyd Taylor of Brighton and Richard McDole Washington were dismissed yesterday. Mr and Mrs Logan Garcus Washington welcomed a son born this morning at 6 45 weighing eight pounds.
The Washington sophomores and the Fairfield reserves game was canceled at Fairfield request. The Washington Maquoketa junior college game remains on and will start at 7 30 followed by the Washington Fairfield first team contest.
The Washington Maid-Rites travel to Conesville for a game tonight against the local town team. Conesville features top players from Conesville Lone Tree and Nichols, forming a strong lineup.
Mr and Mrs Lyte Hering arrived last evening and visited today with oe Rucbsam. Mr Hering hosted the Coffee club at the North Side cafe this morning. The Victor H Tro jovsky family has had flu with a six month old baby improving after illness. Stella Rhoade becomes mind Rite sandwich shop cook replacing Bessie Neff Humston.
Local shoppers learn Moore's Bootery advertises sale shoes at 1.98 2.48 and 2.98 on Thursday Friday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs Charles Stout of Keota visit town on business. Y M C A rooms undergoing redecorating with community volunteers helping. Roy Humston and spouse return from Chicago wedding trip.
Riverside high school boys lost 30 to 24 to Springdale after leading 22 20 late in the fourth. Crees led Springdale with 10 points while Riverside was paced by Cumming and Flynn. Riverside girls lost 30 to 20 as Weber scored 10 for Riverside and Peterson led Springdale with 12.
Mrs W Glenn Eldridge spent yesterday in Riverside with her mother Mrs Amelia Geret and sister Mrs H C Hart senior. Fred Tandy of Des Moines was a guest of the Eldridges. Mrs OO F Boller returned from Burlington with her husband and attended church events where Burling ton hospital nurses received caps including Ruth Beller. Harry Lamansky, hurt when a sow attacked him, kept conscious after a leg gash and escaped with minor injuries after being found by his son and climbing over a fence.
Mr and Mrs A H Raymond hosted their children for dinner with guests from Lone Tree and Ainsworth including Wayne Nummally and Jerry Strain. Illness and poor roads kept activity low as Mt Pleasant pastor Rev N F Chapman recuperated and school delayed by drifted roads and cold weather.
Local residents visit relatives and attend surgeries and funerals. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Crawford and Mrs. Roy Hafferty visited Gus Bond in Richland. Others helped with butchering and attended the funeral of Alois Belter in Washington. Several residents report illness and travel plans to New Haven and Texas.
A two story frame pool hall in Palmer Iowa burned causing about 2500 dollars in damage. Fireman Gus Wahlgren suffered a broken jaw after falling from the first floor to the basement. The owner was William Elsen and the stock by L Elsen. Some loss was covered by insurance.
Des Moines January 25 A set of first aid guidelines for motorists involved in highway accidents was issued by Chief C A Knee of the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol. Steps include taking charge, summoning a doctor, moving the victim only if necessary, checking for bleeding and shock, avoiding wound contact, and moving obstructions from the road while using flares at night. Patrol cars now carry first aid kits and most patrolmen have completed advanced first aid courses.
Wapello County will continue to take gravel from the Eldon river bed despite protests by T. L. Manley of Colo and the state conservation commission. The county has not paid the commission the customary fee for removing sand or gravel from public streams, though Engineer Harry Hansel calls the fee an arbitrary ruling of the commission.
Davenport report says Charles Snodgrass told police his daughter Frances, 19, went 24 hours without care for burns on hips and shoulders after clothing ignited near a heating stove. She was taken to Mercy hospital in a police squad car in serious condition due to infection.
Des Moines mystery over the Iowa gubernatorial race deepened as State Senator Ed Breen of Fort Dodge and former Governor Nelson G. Kraschel of Harlan, both viewed as possible candidates, attended a conference.
In Des Moines both sides said discussion of the race is premature since no candidacy announcements have been made.
William E K Borah's body arrived in Boise Idaho today as thousands of citizens gather to bid farewell. The casket lay in state before a military funeral in the state capitol rotunda and burial at Morrill Cemetery amid snow.
If the United States matched Holland’s population density, its population would be about 1800 million rather than 127 million. This density contrast highlights how geographic distribution affects total counts across nations.
A motorist Joshua M. Sheets 51 Atlantic and a hitchhiker Oral Young 21 Michigan narrowly escaped death eight miles west of Fairfield on highway 34. Sheets suffered fractured ribs and facial lacerations while Young was severely cut and bruised after Sheets struck a cement guard rail while passing a truck on a small bridge.
Two youths about 26 posed as officers to rob four Audubon businesses in quick raids. Homer Fairrell, cafe owner, said masked men with badges claimed Sheriff Clemmensen approved the raids. Clemmensen denied any knowledge of the scheme.
Mr and Mrs William Griffin of Riverside report Mrs Griffin traveled to Iowa City to visit her husband who has been hospitalized for weeks and suffered a heart attack becoming a patient there herself. Mr and Mrs William Spencer welcome a son born yesterday morning weighing nine and a half pounds at their Kalona area home. Mrs H G Miller attended the Muscatine White Shrine guest night ceremonial serving as roast officer.
J. BE. Gardner expresses gratitude to all who sent letters and ecards while hospitalized, acknowledging the support and kindness received.
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