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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
8
A sequence of financial entries shows multiple small debits and credits with amounts including 1 425 7, 586 63, 69 55, 18 00, 133 16, 2 528 07, 4 61, 172 94, 25 62, 29 74, 4 90, and 4 00. The data appears as miscellaneous ledger items with no accompanying dates or descriptions.
Brighton January 25 Albert Benda a Loudon Machine Works Fairfield employee suffered a broken leg when a steel piece fell Monday He was taken to Jefferson County Hospital Also noted Osmon Monmouth bowling alley opening in former Ross Lane shop and Kathrine Mann illness in Omaha plus other local items including troop moves and a radio broadcast by Brighton high school sextet.
Secretary Walter H. Beam of Martensdale enters his seventh session as secretary to the Iowa senate. His legislative service totals 13 regular sessions and four extra sessions in an official capacity. His House counterpart A. C. Gustafson of Des Moines has served as an officer in 13 regular and two special sessions.
A local page lists westbound O R J and P trains with passenger names, a Fairfield visit, a Wisconsin trip, and a baby born in Washington hospital. Spelling contest results name Mabel Neal, Robert Martin, Bobby Hoover and others. Rail and bus schedules for Knoxville and Goodland er, plus Burlington Trailways tickets and agent notes.
Court in Washington County Iowa to hear approval of contract sale of 330 acre Nellie Kuhn farm on Coppock road in Marion Township to Stephen Wolfer. Hearing set for January 20 1941 at 10 A M with consideration of other offers. lien of 9768.74 on mortgage with Federal Land Bank of Omaha. Possession and deed upon court approved terms. For further information see.
Daylight social notes report Robert Stephens and J. B. Moore as business callers in Washington Friday. Mrs. Fred Ladehoff stayed with the Horton family in Onslow. Mrs. Ladehoff’s mother and sister-in-law were ill. Keith McClellan, formerly of Washington, called on J. B. Moore and later visited Coprock. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leet visited their daughter and son-in-law in Wellman, where Walter Miller is new exchange manager succeeding the late Mark Schaffer.
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