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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1939
Page
2
At the hospital Phyllis Whetstine Wellman was admitted for medical treatment. Rosa Schanenberg Kinross had an appendectomy this morning. Mr and Mrs Roderick Stew Keota announce the birth of a 7 pound 11 ounce baby at 1 55 this morning weighing elVve ounces.
Sumner Cummings started for the Indees but failed to protect an early lead. He walked five and hit three, leaving with bases loaded and none out in the sixth as Pleasant Plain surged to a 8-4 victory. Bud Bell kept the damage down, but the Indees dropped their fourth straight.
Baseball standings show New York and Chicago near top as Cincinnati trails. Sunday scores include Cleveland sweeping St Louis 14–2 and 5–1, Boston beating New York 4–38 and 5–3, Washington sweeping Philadelphia 19–2 after 6–4, and Pittsburgh defeating St Louis 7–3 with a second game 6–? Additional open date noted for National League teams.
Five men were arrested and a quantity of nut and gambling devices seized in raids on four establishments in Wapello County by deputies led by Justice J. I. Calhoun of Agency. Arrested were Mike Sklagos owner of Venice Inn and Cliffland Club Sam Scott manager of Venice Inn Ted Graham manager of Cliffland Club J K Hancock operator of the Red Rooster and Charles Alexander operator of the Silver Fox.
Ft Madison defeated Muscatine in the final game of the Junior American Legion baseball tournament held Saturday in Columbus Junction. Earlier rounds featured Muscatine vs Burlington and Ft Madison vs Columbus Junction with Washington also participating.
Bob and Dave Livingston of Park Ridge Illinois arrived to spend the rest of the summer at the Ralph and Ss W Livingston homes. Many locals and visitors were guests at Lake McBride and in Waverly with multiple families and a tap dance group earning spots at events.
Fourteen Washington golfers played Kalona yesterday as Washington won every match. Top scorer Gil Morrison with 67 led a field of sharp scores while Gene Tucker added strong rounds. Matches used low-ball-low total scoring with several pairs collecting points against Kalona opponents.
Mr and Mrs Harry Margolin and daughters Jo Ellen and Phyllis will depart for Yankton South Dakota after visiting the parental Rothschild home. Phyllis attended a girls camp near Boone Iowa, Jo Ellen stayed in Rock Island. They will travel to New York City with stops at Niagara Falls and the New England states. Don C Davis of Iowa City stayed with the Davises yesterday. Mary Ruth Berdo leaves for Amboy Illinois for a month with her aunt Mrs W H Holladay, escorted to Rock Island by her parents. George Means hosts 30th wedding anniversary dinner with Roy Means Margery Means and Hilton Durst as guests. Mary Ellen Lytle returns from Wisconsin with Amy Christian of Decorah. Mrs Howard Jamerson and son Lee plan to Cedar Falls after a week with Victor Masson. Jamerson is Massons sister.
Washington July 10 Senate foe of Otha Wearin opposes his appointment to lead the Rural Electrification Administration. Herring told Agriculture Secretary Wallace that naming Wearin would be a calamity despite Wearin’s New Deal record and Gillette’s earlier signals. Roosevelt seeks a new administrator after Carmody moved to head the federal works agency.
Two people were injured and four cars damaged in two separate crashes five minutes apart at the same spot west of Mason City. Ray Kneisel of Rudd suffered severe arm cuts when his car, driven by Robert Moore, rear ended Telford Brackey’s vehicle. Five minutes later Harry Runkel, stopping for broken glass, was rear ended by a car driven by Robert Thorpe.
OTTUMWA The condition of Mrs. Leora McCance 80 believed to suffer Rocky Mountain spotted fever reported as poor Illness tentatively diagnosed as spotted fever Physicians say she has been 10 days in a patient at St Joseph hospital
Brighton residents and relatives undertake multiple trips and visits this week. Mrs. Carl Hamann and daughter depart for Persia after a visit with Chris Mann and family. Others travel to Leroy Iowa and Des Moines for family gatherings and to inspect homes.
The beet stands out as highly nutritious among cultivated roots, surpassed only by the potato in overall nutritive value. It emphasizes beet’sкінs rich minerals and vitamins and its place in diet.
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