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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1941

Page

6

Wellman Lodges Install Officers In Joint Event

Geneva Lodge No. 51 hosts Wellman Temple No. 101 Pythian Sisters for a joint installation at Masonic Hall in Wellman on January 20 with 125 people. Officers for the Pythian Sisters and Knights of Pythias are announced, gifts exchanged, and a party plans follow with lunch, dancing, and cards.

Wellman Geneva Lodge No Knights of Phythias Wellman Temple Pythian Sisters Masonic Hall Edna Hendryx Carroll Durian Guy Moothart Omer Green Knights of Pythias Eldon Morgan Rosehill Conrad Miller Frank Wilson J. M. Slauvaugh Desre Ralph Bringman J. M. Slaughbaugh Donall Romine White Guy Moothrit Floyd Lewis Ceming J. M Slangaugh L. W. Blackwell Donall Romine Eerl Whetstine Vinance G. W. Oidaker Excheauer Toppan Johnson Joe Baller George EK Kell Charley Schrader H. W. Vv. Millice Justhcian L. W. Backwell W. B. Webster Kunights of Pythias Pete Pearson West Chester Chavieg Fritz Ralph Hall Wade Lynn Wade

Y M C A Week Notes Highlight Community Activities

Seventy boys attended the Gray bean feed with multiple food donations. Music by Charles Murdock and directions by Merle Booth Dr Dwyer Leo Hoover Red Little and Leigh Soule. Rotary program by Dr Barrett. Y's Men with Dr Melvin Gingerich speaker. Poultry Producers hosted a lobby feed. Church basketball winners were Presbyterian. Hi Y officers dined at North Side cafe. Chapters held joint meeting with Iowa Highway Patrol speakers and a basketball game. Bankers of the vicinity involved.

Charles Murdock Merle Booth Dr. Dwyer Leo Hoover Red Little Leigh Soule North Side Cafe Iowa Highway Patrol

Local juror crochets during murder trial in Hartsdale

Mrs. Frank A. Vreeland of Hartsdale New York received permission to crochet a daily while serving as a juror in a murder trial. She used the community room Thursday evening. The Y program in Washington relies on young men developed in the Y program with Bill Shannon a former Hi Y president now active in Y leadership and Green Medal tournaments. Bob and their father work with the Y as association builders.

Crocnets Frank A. Vreeland Hartsdale, N. Y Washington Bill Shannon Hi-Y Bill Shannon Bob

Arizona opens at State Theatre with Jean Arthur

Wesley Ruggles directs the colossal screen epic Arizona featuring Jean Arthur. The film portrays a dramatic frontier saga set in a sunlit yet brutal era and is billed as one of the most awaited pictures in history.

Wesley Ruggles Arizona State Theatre Jean Arthur Ari

Greenwich matron testifies against chauffeur in assault case

Mrs Elea nor Strubing, a Greenwich society matron, describes the assault by her Negro chauffeur Joseph Spell at Bridgeport court after he allegedly tried to kill her. The testimony follows Spell being charged with attack and attempted murder.

Eleanor Strubing Greenwich Conn Bridgeport Court House Joseph Spell

Arizona and Blood Tinge Drama of Frontier War

A vivid portrayal of 1860s Tucson and Arizona's fight for growth. Phoebe Titus, a lone white woman in a lawless fortress city, champions survival and expansion alongside frontier men as Civil War pressures and Indigenous resistance shape the territory. Clarence Budington Kelland’s novel inspired a major screen epic.

Budington Kelland Tucson America Arizona Miss Arthur Phoebe ‘Titus Southwest Peter Mun

Mason City man oppose lend-lease bill in Congress

Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa testifies as an opposition witness to the lend-lease bill before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington. A former assistant secretary of war he calls the bill a direct scuttling of our form of government and betrayal of the American people.

Hanford MacNider Mason City House Foreign Affairs Committee Washington MacNider

Cimarron’s Arizona Odyssey Wins Big Screen Epic

Civil War era tale follows Phoebe in Tucson using pies to fund a ranch dream. She freights for the Army while battling a rival and savage Indians, mortgaging her property to import cattle. Wesley Ruggles’ production recreates 1860 Tucson with stars Holden, William, and Hall and is hailed as outdoor drama.

Phoebe Tucson Arizona Peter Indian Territory Cimarron Wesley Ruggles Ruggles Columbia William Holden Peter Muncie Warren William Porter Hall

Cold Remedy Claims Quick Symptom Relief

An advertisement touts 666 liquid or 668 tablets and 666 salve or nose drops as a cure for cold symptoms, promising relief on the first day. The claim is presented as an Ady advertisement.

Ady

Arizona Birth Telling Draws Theaters To Stage

The piece argues that Arizona’s birth story is a rich romantic tapestry and needs to be proven to State Theater audiences as it re enacts dramatic pages of American history showing many difficulties overcome in production.

Arizona

Funeral Services for Daniel Peters at Salem Church

Funeral services for Daniel H. Peters 83 a longtime resident were held Thursday afternoon at Salem Presbyterian church southwest of Columbus City officiated by Rev. David C. Davies and Rev. Harold C. Irwin. Pallbearers were his sons Omri Richard Thomas Jarrett Den.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction Daniel H. Peters Salem Presbyterian Church Columbus City David C. Davies Harold C. Irwin United Presbyterian Church

Burial Details Near Columbus City Mentioned in Obituary

Burial was in Cambrian Cemetery west of Columbus City for the deceased listed as Nis and Bennett Peters. The notice places the funeral in a rural Iowa location with local ties indicated by the cemetery choice.

Nis and Bennett Peters Cambrian Cemetery Columbus City

Posthumous Victoria Cross Awarded to Captain Warburton-Lee

Captain B A Warburton-Lee was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry as commander of the destroyer Hardy. He died in the first Narvik battle on April 10 when a shell struck the ship’s bridge.

B. A. Warburton-Lee Stroyer Hardy Narvik

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