Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1952

Page

8

Ainsworth Brighton Win In Tourney

Ainsworth and Brighton win games in the week long tournament at Ainsworth. Brighton girls defeat Conesville SY to 0. Ainsworth bites POW! past Riverside of Le 28. Olds vs Stehol and Letts vs Lone Tree follow. Glenda Boal and Aites Eubank of Olds qualified for district free throw contest with 20 of 24 and 18 of 25.

Withers Wedness Ainsworth Brighton Conesville SY Aidswor Le 28 Ponight Olds Stehol Letts Lone Tree Mit Glenda Boal Aites Eubank Ual Eubanks Peighton Farrier Pacha Miller Owens M. Owen Brown Stephens Romine Bales McGinnis Orndult Riverside Moss

Women’s Bowling Scores From Ainsworth Meet

Ainsworth Yank beat Me Cleers Cumming 2 1 in pins 1988 for Ainsworth McCleers 167 165 handicap Doaks beat Moothart 2 1 with total pins 1418 456 handicap 574 Moothart’s Tory Sheleas Flines defeated Duncans 2 1 Skelque tied Duncans 156 handicap Riock Island Produce beat Carsons 2 1 total pins Rock Island 505 45 handicap High team series Ainsworth State Bank USS Skelgas 1084 High team came Ainsworth Bank 710 Moothart’s 676 High individual series Dorothy Marston 472 Mary Messer 467 High individual game Mildred Morgan 185 Mary Messer 154.

Ainsworth Yank MeCleers-Cumming Ainsworth McCleers Doaks Moothart Tory Sheleas Flines Duncans Skelque ISIS Riock Island Produce Carsons Rock Island Dyse Ainsworth State Bank Skelgas Ainsworth Bank Dorothy Marston Mary Messer Mildred Morgan

Prize Chicken Tastes Like Common Variety

Brockton police Lt. J J Lyons at a poultry exhibit described a prize chicken that won a prize but broke a leg. He noted the bird tasted as ordinary as any chicken and the owner said it cost nothing, implying little special value beyond show status.

J. J. Lyons Lyons

Close YMCA cage games highlight Wednesday league

In a trio of one possession games, the Independents beat Brighton 67 to 58 while the YMCA downed the Troop 49 to 50. Jim Arnold scored 25 across the second half, Stannard 22 led the Lovers, Nicola 22 paced the YMCA to victory, and Young led the Troop with 21 as Wayland edged Packers 62 to 57.

YMCA Independents Brighton Packers Wayland Jim Arnold Stannard Nicola Troop Young Tuckers Jack Tanner Bienerberger

Farm Bureau leads in men’s bowling standings

Farm Bureau Office defeated Washington D C 2 to 1 with 1924 total pins. Clod Busters beat Mills Market 2 to 1 totaling 1687 pins, 360 handicap 1907. Hayes Quarry defeated Kirk Patrick 3 to 1 with 1949 to 1677 and 1725 with 48 handicap. Farm Service Co defeated Hay Seeds 2 to 1 totaling 1964 to 1615 and 1735. High scorers list Farm Service Co 1964 and Hayes Quarry 1949.

Farm Bureau Office Washington D. C Farm Bureau KK. OC Isis Clod Busters Mills Market Mills Hayes Quarry Kirkpatricks Hayes Kirkpatrick Farm Service Co Hay Seeds Farm Service Lost Mills Market Farm Service Farm Bureau En Hayes Washington Hk Hay Seeds

Bill Lewis Among Low Scorers In Golf Meet

Bill Lewis of Wellman teamed with Jimmy Clark of Laguna Bed to post a 60 in the pro amateur event preliminary to the Tucson Open. Jack Shields and Hal Landon won the best ball with 58 while Clark shot 62 the lowest individual round.

Bill Lewis Wellman Jimmy Clark Laguna Bed California Tucson Ariz Jack Shields Glen Eagles, Jrl Hal Landon Clark

Bread Hurling Grocery Beat Bandit In Des Moines

In Des Moines a grocer hurled a loaf of bread at a nervous bandit who tried to rob his store and fled empty handed. Police link the same gunman to a second raid 45 minutes later where $120 was stolen as Sam Catquinn reports a tense encounter. Also noted are high school bowling scores and individual totals.

Des Moines Janes Blair Blair Sam Catquinn Tve Korea

Detroit Soup Kitchen Feeds Unemployed Auto Workers

In Hamtramck Detroit area a new soup kitchen serves meals to jobless auto workers amid a government task force push to revive Michigan manufacturing. Circle 36 of the American Relief for Poland started the effort, with city officials urging city management.

Detroit Michigan Hamtramck Circle 36 American Relief For Poland Organization John Wojtylo

Carmel Couple Returns After Three Week Visit

Mr and Mrs Robert MacKenzie and their children of Carmel Indiana returned home yesterday after a three week visit at the George C Stewart home.

Robert MacKenzie Carmel Ind George C. Stewart

Truman To Inspect Ohio Flood Areas

President Truman plans a personal aerial survey of flood regions along the Ohio River. He will fly over sections of Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Kentucky in a four motor military plane and make no stops.

Truman Ohio Triton Tie Oho Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucks Washington Mississippi Cairo

4-H Club Activities At Franklin Cubs Meeting

The Franklin Cubs 4-H club met at the Phelps home on Wednesday evening January 23. Eight members answered roll call by stating why they should have health checkups. A ventilation demonstration was given by leader Mr Kleese. The group studied estimated feed budgets and financial returns. They listened to The Anvil Chorus on record and discussed plans for a tractor maintenance special activity over the next two months.

Franklin Cubs Phelps Kleese Anvil Chorus

Crawford Anniversary Shifts Local Celebrations

Mr and Mrs Ernest Crawford mark their wedding anniversary today. Spurgeon Mercantile’s B F Moser and Fairfield store manager K G Grimm visited Washington with Harold Johnson, local Spurgeon manager. J C Penny Co and Osincup Drugstore remodel their stores this week. Nancy Dickinson of Brighton toured Washington. Rev and Mrs Tom Polk hosted Rev and Mrs Charles Miller of Des Moines during lunch en route to Pennsylvania for Mrs Miller’s father’s funeral. Lena Schmitt returned home after several days at Ed Welr howe in Harper.

B. F. Moser Spurgeon Mercantile Company K. G. Grimm Fairfield Spurgeon Washington Harold Johnson Spurgeon J. C. Penny Co Osincup Drugstore Nancy Dickinson Brighton Tom Polk Charles Miller Des Moines Pennsylvania Mrs. Miller Lena Schmitt Ed Welr Howe Harper

Family Night dinner at Presbyterian Church draws capacity crowd

A large attendance filled the Presbyterian Church for Family Night dinner on Wednesday. Kitchen committee members included Mr and Mrs Charles Wiley, Mr and Mrs Sam Munson, Mr and Mrs Irvin Whitham, Mr and Mrs William Petratt, and Mr and Mrs J L Young. Audrey Steele, daughter of Mr and Mrs M W Steele Washington, joined Arepha Xi Delta at Iowa Wesleyan College. In county court, long lines formed as auto owners rushed to buy 1952 license tags with penalties for late purchases.

Presbyterian Charles Wiley Sam Munson Irvin Whitham William Petratt J. L. Young Harry Turner Vernon Witting America Audrey Steele Arepha Xi Delta Sorority Iowa Wesleyan College Court House

Unclear Source Fragment on Equipment and Pricing

Fragmentary text mentions equipment and accessories with note that items may change without notice. It also contains garbled phrases and misspellings making specifics and entities unreadable.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ainsworth Gym Luekes O Learies Hiavel Colvin Jackson Bree Ilis Dick Young Burlington Mrs. B. C. Briley Dewitt Brockton, Mass Ddisa Jack Simons Norton’s Bey Plumbing & Heating Company William Holden Kay Milland Paramount Picture Donald Duck Henry King Corn Kings League Farm Services Co Walt Gardner Carter Frank Greenwood Chie Walker Dress Iowa Continental Telephone Company All In R. E. Gillmor Portsmouth Onouk Mrs Ernest Crawford Brown Finance Co Over North Side Cafe Hill McCleery Sue Evening Journal Mace Motor Company Ford & Mercury Siicx Buick PMT Matai Stewart & Crone S. Second Avenue Washington, Iowa
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication