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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
2
At the hospital Kirkpatrick of 214 South Dialion avenue was discharged yesterday afternoon. Virginia Ziezlowsky of route three was dismissed this morning.
Esther Goodlander of 614% N Iowa avenue had an appendectomy this morning. Mr William Bush of route four underwent a major operation this morning. Margaret Berend of West Chester was admitted this morning as a medical patient.
A local business man says if tomorrow matches today’s pleasant weather he will plant potatoes. The note also calls for flower orders by wire with delivery on a user chosen day and special attention to such orders.
Wayland sent a skilled visiting squad to Washington and nearly upset the home team on the Y court. The locals edged ahead late in the game to win 42 to 34 as Nelson and Marshall led Washington with scoring while Reschley Farmer and Kautian paced Wayland.
CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the Many friends and neighbors for the kindness shown to us in the passing of our mother. The Goode family. For good quality compost avoid using pine needles or very heavy weed stalks. Turn the pile two or three times in the year. It takes about a year to make the best compost.
Harry Ward of Burlington visits and defends a non sale as rumors swirl about a three room apartment. Coffee Club chatter includes a price joke and reminiscences about relatives and fraternal ties. Parts recount busy Washington life, moving delays, and the high cost of relocation.
Advice emphasizes that insecticide must contact spittle bug bodies to kill them. Apply during fair weather to ensure coverage and effectiveness.
In 1942 the Canadian National Railway spent 683000 dollars to safeguard its vast properties from coast to coast against sabotage. On the National System mileage basis, protection cost a mere one and one third cents per mile per hour, essential to guarding lives of armed forces and vast war material in transit.
Tom Carris of Keota visits town while Robert Crone rises to sergeant and trains as a B 17 gunner at Sioux City air base. Dinners guests Marion Timmins and Edgartown Timmins visit Edgartown. OPA low priced shoes remain available without stamps. Washington Chapter Eastern Stars to visit Winfield for a school of instruction. Pvt Edward J Prebyl Jr receives new Camp Gruber address.
A grocery store experiments with dry wrapped milk cubes that keep for weeks in a fridge. Drop a cube into water and obtain fresh whole milk with no condensed taste.
The passage explains that the prime meridian at Greenwich defines world time. Local noon aligns with the meridian, and each 15 degree shift changes time by one hour. It notes Hamburg Pennsylvania in Eastern War Time being 10 a.m. and places New Guinea near midnight the same day.
Funeral services for Mrs. M. O. Butcher 63 of West Liberty will be held Saturday at the Snider funeral home with burial there. She died Tuesday at University hospital Iowa City after heart troubles. Born in Washington she was daughter of A J and Mrs Knauss. Surviving husband three daughters six grandchildren one great grandchild three sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements await arrival of a daughter from Oregon.
The Ganeshelo Camp Fire girls met at Mrs. George Dowell's home for a business meeting and inducted Lorene Fritz with Eleanor Heisman presiding. Other attendees included Martha Bailey Shirley Patterson Carol Martin Frances Miller Jane Whitehead and Jean Wright. candy was served after games.
A 1916 peril note recalls that one ship in ten passing the Straits of Gibraltar never returned, highlighting the fatal risks of maritime passage during that era.
The Iowa Society of Washington held a January party with capacity turnout. Karl M. LeCompte, congressman from the 4th district, was chosen president. Other officers were reelected including Mrs. Gertrude Bowman and E. P. Chase as vice presidents, Miss Gertrude M. Louis as secretary and treasurer. Senator George Wilson was absent due to flu. he authored amendments to the tax bill on admissions under consideration in the Senate.
R. R. Noonan announces candidacy for Clerk of the District Court in the June 5 1944 Republican primary. The notice appears in Washington County voter materials with dates January 27 and February 4.
Mint planted in a box remains contained and does not spread into the surrounding garden. The note emphasizes the compact growth habit of potted mint and its suitability for limited spaces.
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