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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1947
Page
2
The report notes William Penn paid $4.68 per pound for coffee, while current prices run about 10 percent of that amount, indicating a much cheaper current rate.
At the Hospital William Hamilton of Keota underwent an appendectomy last evening. Robert Fisher of Keota admitted today as a surgical patient. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stites of Keota are parents of a daughter born at 2 40 this morning. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner route three Monday. Kenneth Snow 839 S Ave B underwent a tonsillectomy this morning. Mrs. Don Messer 612 Ws Madison St Mrs Eugene Stone and son of Coppock were discharged today.
Washington high school Demons led by Wayne Marshall with 21 points trounced Mt Pleasant 54 to 36. Bob Kelley started his first game and helped power the attack as Washington built a big second half lead aided by disciplined defense and multiple free throws.
The Comets defeated Lone Tree 79 to 21 after taking early control led by Norbert Norris Johnson and McFarland. They held a 36 to 10 halftime lead and extended it to 42 to 19 in the second half.
Muscatine edged Burlington 31 to 30 in overtime after Burlington tied late. Wallett drew the free throw that sealed the win. Fairfield defeated Fort Madison 37 to 22 and Ottumwa beat Keokuk 62 to 32 in other league games.
Local items include lunch offerings at H M Lunch and a 50 cent price for a home cooked meal with pie. Residents discuss travel home from Fort Wayne and Des Moines. A motor vehicle license deadline and 1946 plate storage are noted. Several notices mention sales, dinners, and services at Ross Motor Service and Methodist events.
Mahogany is in demand for steel and iron casting patterns due to warp resistance, durability, and carvability. Many skilled American carvers are working in this field.
The Brookhart house built in 1912 in Washington is slated to become a United Presbyterian aged home. Local leaders praise the project while detailing fireproof construction, community support, and the need for prime health and sanitation facilities.
Senate advances a one per cent insurance gross premium tax and a related bill. The board of education seeks 451 260 in deficiency funds for state universities, teachers college, a blind school, and a bacteriological lab. Total requests may reach 1 500 000 as subcommittees study other agencies. A public hearing on the small loans bill is set for Feb 5. A county assessor bill and a parking lot funding measure await senate action.
In San Diego, three children of poet Marshall South and his wife Tanya South, who lived 15 years in a hut atop Ghost Mountain, were to receive their first haircut. Tanya, 46, had divorced Marshall over cruelty and was awarded temporary support of 25 dollars monthly. The children Rider Del Sol, 13, Rudyard Del Sol, 8, and Victoria Del Sol, 6, had lived with no modern utilities or transportation.
Arthur Pagitt of this community was instructed in the first degree at a regular Odd Fellows lodge session. He will receive the next degree at Louisa lodge in Wapello next Monday night February 3. All IOOF members urged to visit the Wapello lodge. Pagitt to receive the third degree at his home lodge the following Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Jane Wickham died at her Chicago home after a long illness. She is mother of Mrs. Katharine Baxter of Burlington. She was 72 years old and a figure in her local community.
Transcontinental and Western Air reported its Star of Africa completed the Los Angeles to Chicago run in two hours and 17 minutes, faster than scheduled by 80 minutes. The record flight began in Los Angeles then Kansas City, finishing at Chicago, aided by strong tailwinds above 100 miles per hour.
Mrs. Wickham, long known in Ainsworth and former Chicago resident for about 45 years, passed after weeks of illness. She was married to Harry Wickham who once ran a grain and lumber business. Burial took place in Chicago.
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