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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1939

Page

5

Washington Juniors Triumph in Iowa City League Test

The Washington Junior high basketball team defeated Iowa City University Junior high 45 to 21 in Iowa City, marking their eighth straight win and fourth conference victory. Lowe scored twenty points with ten field goals, while Lehmen led Iowa City with eleven points. Washington reserves topped City Reserves 27 to 8 in the curtain-raiser.

Washington Iowa City Iowa City University Junior High Wapello Lowe Marshall Burham Booth Knott Lehmen Iowa City Center City Reserves

First Golden Gloves Card Set for Washington Boxers

Tonight at 8:15 at City Hall Washington hosts its inaugural Golden Gloves card featuring about thirty amateur boxers from Washington and vicinity plus southeastern Iowa CCC camps and Muscatine. A 120 seat ringside block is reserved. weigh‑ins at 4:00. pairings later announced. Referee Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids with three judges. Potential second card Friday if all bouts not completed.

Washington City Hall Iowa CCC Muscatine Palmer Alex Fidler Cedar Rapids Hal Williams

Yarmouth Defeats Ainsworth Team 53 to 42 in District Action

Yarmouth easily led 13 4 after the first quarter and 45 21 by the third as Ainsworth struggled without center Evans. Final score 63 42 with Yarmouth’s D Todd and R Todd scoring and Ainsworth’s Koehler Norris leading the visitors. District Golden Gloves entrants face medicals before the Cedar Rapids meet.

Yarmouth Ainsworth Evans Ainsworth FG Norris Koehler L —Ee Olinger MacGinnis Cline Edmondson Koehler, R Lins Oberman Wilson Schofield Garrels B. Oberman Horn

Washington Keokuk Hoops Set To End Before Lecture

The Washington Keokuk high school basketball game tomorrow night will start at seven o'clock and finish before the 8 15 lecture in the high school auditorium above the gym. The same plan applies to other Friday nights when four lectures are scheduled so games and lectures do not clash.

Washington-Keokuk

Riverside School Teams Take Two Basketball Tilts

Riverside high school boys and girls faced Lone Tree high school in a Tuesday doubleheader at the local gym. The Riverside boys led 15 to 3 by halftime after a 3 to 3 start and pulled away in the second period.

Riverside Riverside High School Lone Tree High School

Hines Seeks Second Trial in Schutz Policy Case

James J. Hines, veteran Tammany political leader, faces renewed trial in New York on charges linking him to protecting the Dutch Schutz policy racket. He is pictured being escorted to court as he resumes the case after a mistrial declared in September.

James J. Hines Tammany New York Hines

Motto of Aberdeen Scotland Bon Accord

The Aberdeen city motto Bon Accord meaning good fellowship is noted. Historic reference highlights civic emblem and its interpretation as a motto symbolizing unity among residents.

Aberdeen Scotland

Columbus Junction Tops Grandview in Midwest High School Game

Columbus Junction beat Grandview 22 to 4 at end of third and 15 to 5 at halftime as Duncan led with ten points and Myers nine. Preliminary games saw Columbus Junction juniors and reserves win 27 to 11 and 17 to 7, while Cotter defeated Letts 20 to 16.

Riverside Conesville Brighton Lone Tree Frost Hartzler Gerot Fox Crawford Eleanor Frost Bates Dorothy Meeks Laren Green Walker Hibbs Columbus Junction Columbu Junction Cobus Grandview Duncan Myers Columbus Phillips Grandview Center Cotter Letts

Mrs George Milam Concludes Visit in Home of Parents

Mrs George Milam left Saturday for Fon du Lac Wisconsin to join Mr Milam after two months with her parents Mr and Mrs A A Knerr. The Knerrs have had poor health this fall and winter and Mrs M C has been in Iowa City hospital. Harmony club met with Mabel Robison with twelve members and two visitors Parrott and Dorothy Kirby from Winnipeg Canada.

Clay Forrest Henry Wayne McNeese Otto Newton R. C. Balderson Rudolph Margaret Jean Nat Birt Fairfield Beauchamp Crawfordsville A. B. Clark Mae Morgan Washington Henry Hinkle Jesse Berry Danny Mediapolis D. F

Improve Phone Lines at Letts in Southeast Iowa

The Iowa-Illinois Telephone Co upgrades the Letts exchange with new poles, wiring, and insulators. The project adds 2 miles of wire, 2189 brackets, 1329 poles, 246 crossarms, 115 anchors, plus 20,000 feet of insulated wire for rural homes and lightning protection, boosting service between Columbus Junction and Letts.

Columbus Junction Jan.i Iowa—Illineig = Telephone company Letts Conesville Town Ells Exchange Iowa Southern Electric Company RE. BE. A Wits

Merrimac Notes on Local Family Visits and Chores

Merrimac Wisconsin notes list various visits and daily tasks. Chris Vohren and family moved to Brighton Wednesday. Neighbors Van Winkle Shafer and others helped with butcherings and farm chores across several days.

Carl Amrine Merrimac Chris Vohren Brighton Orval van Winkle Glen Shafer Does van Winkle Carl Amfne John Wieneke Hone Ora Shappy George Hoefler Johnnie Baldosier Lon

New Member Initiated In Classifieds Are News

A new member was initiated in a classifieds themed event described as news. The item notes initiation among participants and frames it within a community update.

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

A historical humor piece questions personal liberty versus public health in vaccination. It rails against inspectors and taxes, mocks the idea of germs, and ends with a resolve to see a doctor this afternoon, asserting action as the middle name.

Acsratch Action

Indian Creek School Journal highlights from January

Indian Creek Jan issue reports decorated windows by Carrell Farrier and James Dunbar. Birthdays celebrated for Curtis Mireart and Mrs Wil flames. New Year dinner Jan 2. Jan 5 community meeting. next Feb 3. Spelling contest lists and top performers named. Attending exams at Brighton. Multiple book reports and perfect attendance noted.

Indian Creek Carrell Rarrier James Dunbar Curtis Mireart Maurite Mineart Mex Farrier Mary Guy Uth Tucker Vivieicn Carroll Farrier Vada Guy Rowe Ann Hesseltine Lektoy Knerr Brighton Jun

Beard Tax Echoes Through History With Czar and Blade

Describes beards worn with metal receipts under Peter the Great to show beard tax payment and barbers removing beards without receipts. Parallels drawn to American shaving tax and claim that each razor blade bears multiple hidden taxes dulling its edge.

Peter the Great America

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