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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1940
Page
2
Wisw. FF. Bean of Winches or DbL and her daughter Mrs Chauncey Coston with a party visited since Friday with Mrs. Bean's sister Mrs. C. B. Reed and family. They accompanied Mrs Reed to Pilot Grove to spend the day at the Booth home. The Reed party will stay a few days and return to Winchester this afternoon.
A lengthy notice lists Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of Chicago visiting relatives in town and joining Mr. and Mrs. Burl Reed of Columbus Junction for the funeral of Joe Miles Booth. The fragment also mentions local residents and extended family attending, with callers seeking to handle debts and farm notices.
The Washington Indies defeated Ely 7 to 3 after trailing 3 to 0 for five innings. Kennedy pitched seven scoreless frames after relieving Edmondson, fanning 15 with only one hit allowed. Washington pulled ahead with a three run seventh inning and added two more in the eighth. The win improved Kennedy’s record as the club set next games schedule.
Scores show Boston 2 Brooklyn 1 in game two, New York 6 Philadelphia 4 in game one, Philadelphia 4 New York 2 in game two, Pittsburgh 7 St Louis 6 and 4 1 in game two, Cincinnati 4 Chicago 3, Washington 7 Boston 4 in Chicago 3 Cleveland 1, Detroit 5 St Louis 2. Lemley works in the mechanical department at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica California.
Mrs V C Rosenbaum spent a month in Iowa City with her mother Mrs O L Brock and relatives to attend the 25th reunion of her high school class. She visited Will Den home near Ainsworth and will keep her granddaughter Shirley Ann Albright for the rest of the summer.
Dorothy Thompson travels to Madison for two weeks of elementary principals meetings accompanied by Louise Williams and local relatives. Several residents made visits to Dubuque Geneseo and Grant's home while others returned from travels to Lone Tree McAllen Texas and Chillicothe Missouri.
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Wayne Stransky Wellman welcomed a son born Saturday at 245 pm weighing seven pounds one ounce Mr and Mrs Vernon Conrad Wyman welcomed a son born last evening at seven weighing six pounds six and a half ounces James Trent Wellman was dismissed yesterday afternoon Helen Marie and Richard Lee Buck of Ainsworth Lucille Schneider Donald Lee far Billy and Bobby Lloyd Jonald Wayne Bobbie Lee and Lois Ayers and Betty Jean Nelson all of Washington underwent ton sillectomies this morning
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