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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1939
Page
2
Local brief notes report Donald Simmerine of Ainworth and Edith Miller of Washam obtaining a marriage license Monday. Other items list social visits, travel to Des Moines, Drake Bible courses, births, and family gatherings around Muscatine and Washington with various relatives and friends.
Indees lose 5 to 2 as Emil Sulek and Sumner Cummings duel in the Wellman celebration. Sulek held Washington to two hits through five innings while Cummings struggled early before settling. Dale Heyde homered for the locals, who mounted late threats but failed to rally. Upcoming schedule lists July road games against Muscatine and a return with Iowa City.
Mr and Mrs Viet Biat welcomed a daughter born yesterday at 8:45 PM weighing pounds and one ounce. Jimmy Harding and Walter Barnett from Keotawa were among those admitted yesterday. Juanita Fisher attended the function and underwent a procedure this morning.
The term porter derives from Latin porte and porte meaning gate and carry. Florence A. Cowles notes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that keeper of the gate is the accredited meaning.
Sunday first became a legal day of rest under Roman Emperor Constantine shifting from the Jewish Sabbath observed on Saturday, a notable change in ancient law and religious practice.
A desolate scene is described as stillness and wind replace the earlier lure of mystery. The setting conveys bleak solitude where nature asserts its dominion over the landscape and mood.
In morning games at the community playground the Indians beat the Fast End Alley Rats 14 to 9. The Journal carriers toppled the Davenport Democrat carriers 13 to 1 after an extra inning, with Jimmy Arnold driving in the go ahead runs on a two bagger. Director George Mohr urged teams to be ready ten minutes before game time or face forfeiture.
Standings show New York Boston Cincinnati and Chicago leading divisions with Philadelphia and Brooklyn in pursuit. Tuesday results include Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia in two games and Boston sweeping New York. Today features Chicago at Pittsburgh and St. Louis at Cincinnati with New York at Boston among others.
A portrait of John Carmody, recently appointed administrator of the federal Works Agency created by the new administration under the reorganization bill to oversee federal works agencies.
Paul Carr of Indianapolis won first honors in the Fourth of July golf tournament at Washington Country Club with rounds of 36 33 for a total of 69. Phil Antonoff and Bob Young tied for runner up with 74. About sixty competitors entered. Various blind prizes were awarded for high scores on specific holes and overall scores. The Washington City Tournament is set to start late this week with Gil Morrison defending his title. interested players should contact T R Phillips or Bill Shannen.
July 1 report from Columbus Junction describes the soapbox derby on Main Street Hill sponsored by the American Legion. Results list top finishers in preliminaries and sweepstakes, with Junior Woodruff winning the first prize of $2.50 and other prizes ranging from $2 to $1. A baseball game between Conesville Independents and Tama Indians was rained out. Woodruff clocked 40 seconds for three blocks.
The Colossal caves lie about 27 miles southeast of Tucson Arizona. Rivaling the C4risbad caves of New Mexico in beauty and size they have long been little known to travelers. Improvements by the national park service in recent years enhance access and preservation. The ceiling bears intricate silver webbing and translucent calcite stalactites that chime when struck. Where stalactites meet stalagmites, unusual columnar formations appear.
Justice Owen D. Roberts of the United States Supreme Court was honored during the University of Pennsylvania annual commencement exercises in Philadelphia among several notable attendees.
Senator Gerald P Nye addressed 5 000 listeners at a Fourth of July event in Newton stating the house’s refusal to repeal the embargo shows public sentiment against turning the United States into an arsenal for European forces. He argued the embargo vote signals leaders to mind their own business and avoid European politics.
AMES farmers urged to cool milk cows in hot summers to protect production. Iowa State College dairy husbandry professor D L Espe said cows pay dividends when kept cool and recommended a temporary straw and pole framework as shade if no trees exist.
Dr. Howard Smith, a veteran Woodward physician since 1908, will host a party Saturday for all mothers whose children he has delivered over the past 30 years. More than 300 mothers are expected to attend.
Des Moines reports Iowa farmers in the 1929 program will receive parity payments. Statewide inspections to verify compliance are nearly complete and most entrants are said to have qualified for the payments.
Two Waterloo men died in a Fourth of July airplane crash at Black Hawk field three miles south of Waterloo. Victims were Roy Lightfoot, 53, and Richard Berry, 62.
On the Chief Black Hawk river packet at McGregor the deck hosted a wedding during a half hour stop. Glen Phelps of Plainfield and Dorothy Walsh of Nashua asked Captain Jack Slyfield to wed them aboard. Jue Everett Hagensick officiated as the ceremony was held and the boat began its cruise with the newlyweds waving to onlookers.
Seven pedestrians were injured when a car driven by 19 year old Guy Cox of Ackworth Iowa plowed into a crowd leaving a public fireworks display in Chariton. Sheriff Ray Shepard took Cox into custody.
London July 5 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said in the house that Britain will take any steps necessary to clarify its stance on the Danah problem. Danzig July 5 Polish troops and laborers dig trenches along the frontier with work proceeding for two nights. Warsaw July 4 discussions continued in diplomatic quarters after hours of talks by government leaders.
The article notes the old etiquette of not using a knife to cut lettuce in salads traces to days when lettuce spoiled faster and knives stained dark. It suggests social norms influenced table cutting practices and served as a relic of past dining manners.
Riverside July 5 Tuesday morning about 1 o'clock the fire alarm called the fire company to the farm of Norval Floyen two and one half miles southeast where his barn burned. The barn and a nearby double corn crib holding 1200 bushels of corn were consumed. Loss about 2500 dollars with insurance. No livestock were in the barn. Tools hay and harness were burned. The fire started during an electrical storm passing over Riverside.
An article notes kaoliang production as a key industry in Manchuria. It describes the culture of debate around industry topics, mentioning Socrates as a historical parallel to arguing and listening.
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