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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
2
The article notes that steel production and hardening occurred in Greece during an advanced stage about 3,000 years ago, indicating early metallurgical sophistication and use of steel in tools and weapons.
Columbus Junction reports Capt. Charles W. Jenkins recently completed a 21 day furlough after serving six months in Italy as a B 24 bomber pilot with 39 combat missions. Local activity includes high school basketball, community visits, and Eastern Star officers installation.
The world famous Marine Corps observed its 169th anniversary on November 10 with veterans and active personnel honoring the service and its long history.
Five games within the next week and a half are set for the Y team. Tonight they visit Letts to meet a strong town squad, with Wayland visiting Saturday. A return at home vs Ainsworth follows Monday, with a closely contested prior meeting between them. Next Monday Sharon visits Washington, then Riverside plays at the Y floor, as locals seek revenge for their sole loss this season.
Riverside high school first and second teams defeated St. Mary's teams in a Riverside IA intra city game at the public school gymnasium. The first team won 45 to 20 and the juniors 22 to 10 with Burich leading Riverside 15 points and Latta 12 Soukup 11, while Kdefer led St. Mary's with 5.
Grace Walker visits Mrs. Dun can in Ainsworth while Flight Officer Robert Young on a 15 day leave tours Des Moines and Washington with wife Susan Kay. Young, an instructor at Laurinburg Army Air Base, plans to return to Maxton with Mrs. Young and Susan remaining. In Al tus Okla Lt Wendell Baker and family head to his posting while his wife and son stay. Reverend George Kerr visited Mrs. Mary Stewart at the Raymond Rich home.
Prof H G Higbee announces three convocation dates at the State University of Iowa with degrees to be awarded April 22 to students in all colleges.
Kalona Iowa January 25 The Kalona Kubs beat the North English Bears 51 to 38 to stay in second place in the Ke-Wash standings. They led 31 to 30 entering the final quarter as Wellman hosts Kalona and Keota travels to Richland with West Chester visiting Brighton to challenge the leaders.
The nineteenth annual Washington County Basketball Tournament in Wellman opens next Wednesday with three conferences active. Riverside leads the Victory league, joined by Ainsworth and Crawfordsville from the Tri County League, and Kalona Wellman West Chester and Brighton from Ke Wash. West Chester faces Crawfordsville in the final round, with Wellman versus Riverside and Ainsworth versus West Chester in first round games.
Highland Center activity notes list visits and gatherings among local families including the Murphys Campbell Shy Soukup Hazen and Coon clans. Guests from Davenport Letts West Chester and Brighton share dinners and club meetings with local residents across several days.
Except medicine dentistry and nursing, candidates will graduate June 17 in a special ceremony. The summer convocation August 5 will conclude the second term of the final session scheduled under the wartime accelerated program.
Mrs Clyde McBride and daughter Cheryl Ann of Columbus Junction were dismissed this morning. Mrs Thomas Boudewyns of Wayland discharged yesterday. Mrs Earl Baker of Keota admitted last evening as a medical patient. Mrs Lester Stone of Keota and Ralph Martin of 6223 South Third Avenue underwent surgery this morning.
Mr and Mrs Jay Brewer son Bob and daughter Joyce and Mrs William Perdock travel to Sterling Kansas to attend the Monday wedding of Ensign J William Brewer and Jean McCowan Ensign Brewer will graduate from Harvard and travel to Sterling from Boston before the ceremony Forty Monmouth College coeds including Virginia McLaughlin win praise from service men with their all girl musical at Mayo General Hospital Galesburg and Camp Ellis McLaughlin solos in the show.
Thursday evening gatherings at the Samuel Murphy home featured Mrs. Wm. McGinnis and Mrs. Herbert Campbell attending a Soro sis meeting at Mrs. 5S. A. Stephens. Melvin Soukup sold a cagload of baled hay loaded at Ainsworth last week. Mrs. Harry Fullerton and Carolyn spent from Thursday evening to Sunday evening at the Samuel Murphy home. Sunday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Campbell and family at the Burke McCreedy home. Mrs. Max Owens and family visited the Soukup home Monday while the men attended the Birka sale. they were supper guests there.
Mrs Ralph Walsh attended a pre nuptial sower in Iowa City. A surprise birthday party honored Roy Kron at the Kron home southwest of Riverside. A Krotz family reunion near Riverside celebrated Hubert Krotz nearing duty in the U S service with relatives from Nichols Rockford and Riverside. Mrs Charles Vondrasek visited Mrs Anna Krotz.
Learn a quick repair method to remove shades from brackets, lift one end, and pull the other free. Lay shade flat, grip the roller, twist the metal nub end with pliers, trim frayed edges, and clean with mild soap solution.
Mrs Charles Palmer was honored at a farewell last evening as neighbors gathered at her East Washington street home for a cooperative dinner. She will move Monday to a home on West Jefferson street. A bountiful dinner was served at six o clock and guests spent the evening visiting and playing games.
The Harmony club held its January dinner at the Cloyee Stewart home with 17 families and four guests present. A cooperative noon meal was followed by games, a play titled An Emergency Operation staged by Ruth Crayne and others, and a male quartet performance. A gift was given to Mrs Elmer Hayes as the Hayes family plans to move.
Three of the 20 bills from the state school code commission advance to the Iowa senate calendar for debate and vote. They propose a seven member state board of public instruction appointing the state superintendent, raise teachers’ minimum pay from 65 to 86 dollars monthly, and grant teachers a hearing on nonrenewal with a roll call vote by the employing board.
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