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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1936

Page

2

Funeral rites in Delta for Mrs FE L Root

Mrs FE L Root, 75, wife of Mr Root's brother, died prompting Mr and Mrs Charles EF Root and daughter Mrs Iane Witterman to travel to Delta for the funeral. She leaves a husband two children and six grandchildren.

Charles’ EF. Root Iane Witterman Delta FE. L. Root Widmer & Busby Clo, Co North Side Crawfordsville John Wooley Columbia Stanley Miller H. M. Eicher Los Angeles Calif D. F Macon Washington Iowa Mary McConaughy Des Moines Clarissa Gibson FE. M. McConaughy Helen Hanley Chicago Dr. Sartor West Washington Street M. H. Sartor Ivan Schafer Town City Gibson W. S. Reister & Sons E. H. Thomas Columbus Junction Howard Sayre Detroit Mich Sayre Fred Sayre Donald Blankenhorn H. H. Hills Pleasant Carl Hedges Pol Knotek Riverside Ralph Howal J. F. Fritz Wellman T. M. McGraw Ed Gretter Keota Everet Tobin Stanley Fishburn Howard Bailey Marshalltown

Hospital Discharges Overnight In Keota Area

At The Hospital Mrs Julius Kunik and baby daughter Harriett were discharged yesterday morning Burrell Sheetz was discharged for his home in Keota yesterday afternoon Miss Corena Ross Keota was discharged last evening Charles Nicola was admitted for treatment last night Mr and Mrs Lewis Prymek Ainsworth have a son Kenneth Lewis born at 7 p m Friday Mrs Stella Logan was discharged this morning Mrs Robert Jacobs underwent a minor operation this morning

Julius Kunik Harriett Burrell Sheetz Keota Corena Ross Charles Nicola Lewis Prymek Ainsworth Kenneth Lewis Stella Logan Robert Jacobs

Mayor Proclaims Railroad Week in Washington Iowa

The mayor urges citizens to observe Railroad Week from July 12 to 18, praising Rock Island Burlington and Milwaukee railroads for improving markets, jobs, taxes, and safe transport while modernizing passenger equipment and lowering fares.

Rock Island- Burlington Milwaukee Western Western Railroads T. R. L. Lytle Washington Towa

Local residents visit kin and travel plans noted

Detroit visitors stay with the Weeks and Larson families while Otter County residents and store staff frequent Des Moines Chicago and Cincinnati for shopping conventions vacations and family visits. Several couples plan trips through Colorado Yellowstone Iowa City and Des Moines with relatives and colleagues in Michigan Nebraska and Iowa.

Bergie Larson Detroit Mich Dewey Weeks Emil Larson Will ©. Jones of Cotter Omer C. Boshart Wayland E. L. Hanson H. I. Ward Chicago Veronica Adrian Omaha Neb John Braunshausen Iowa City Marlan Killian Des Moines Bernice Adrian Edward Lockwood Montgomery Ward Des Miones James Coppock Oskaloosa Harold Nissen Maquoketa Glenn Holden P. F. Whisler Colorado Yellowstone Fred L. Moore Jean Cincinnati Ohio

Funeral Arrangements for Eileen Ryan at Ainsworth

Mrs. Eileen Freeland Ryan died at Billings hospital in Chicago after an operation. The body will be sent to Ainsworth for burial with services planned Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the William Reaney home. Burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Survived by husband James Ryan, parents John E and Mae Freeland, a brother Donald, and sisters Fern Hansen and Wilma Thompson.

Ainsworth Eileen Freeland Ryan Billings Hospital Chicago William Reaney Ainsworth Cemetery L. A. Jones Washington Eileen Freeland John E. and Mae (Stephans) Freeland Columbus Junction James Ryan Donald Fern Hansen Wilma Thompson Iowa Falls

Industrious Club Meets at Mrs Warren Daviss Home

The Industrious club gathered at Mrs Warren Daviss residence on Wednesday as a heat wave persisted. Members sewed carpet rags during the afternoon and a shower was held for Mary Jo Griener, the new day.

W. Davis South Seventy Six Warren Davis Mary Jo Griener

Community notes and social updates from Keota

Mrs Frank Griener hosts a birthday event with gifts for Mary Jo Griener. Guests include Mrs Claude Havel Mrs Oren Romine and Mrs Clark Willis. A luncheon is served. Aug meeting planned with Mrs Clarence Aller. Several local families attend visits and illness prompts travel. Wheat crop reports rise in local area.

Frank Griener Mary Jo Claude Havel Oren Romine Clark Willis Clarence Aller Harold Fisher Betty Jerry St. Ansgar Allie Shannon Keota Joe, Linnenkamp Helen McCarty Washington Warren Davis

Gable MacDonald Tracy Star in San Francisco Drama

A new State theater film stars Clark Gable Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy in San Francisco an unforgettable drama. The Barbary Coast setting features romance music and disaster as Blackie Norton and a country singer navigate love and fame in a landmark city.

Gable, MacDonald, Tracy San Francisco State Theater Clark Gable Jeanette M@cDonald Spencer Tracy Tivoli Opera House Palace Hotel Clark Gabe Blackie Norton Jeanette MacDonald Barbary Coast Spencer

Cadman Dies in New York After Long Methodist Ministry

Noted preacher Dr Cadman dies in New York after a career spanning Yonkers Brooklyn and Manhattan He built up Central Methodist Church and later Central Congregational Church expanding memberships He helped pioneer radio sermons starting in 1923 and authored several books including The Open Door and Ambassadors of God.

Wesleyan College Richmond Surrey United States New York Methodist Episcopal Church Cadman Millbrook Central Methodist Church Brooklyn Central Methodist Central Congregational Church St. John the Devine Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America All Denominations New York City

Palace of Westminster as historic Parliament Center

Describes the Palace of Westminster as the meeting place for parliament when not in session, noting its status as a royal palace. Mentions its governance by the hereditary lord great chaim berlain and its role as a chief residence for sovereigns from Edward the Confessor to Henry VIII.

Palace of Westminster

Tiny Midget Bible Found in Brownsville Household

A 119 year old midget Bible, two inches by one and a quarter inches with 204 pages, was found among Mrs. Frank Cullins Sr. of Brownsville Pennsylvania belongings. It was printed in New York by S&S Wood.

Frank Cullins Brownsville New York S&s. Wood

Tracy Plays Kindy Priest in San Francisco Film

Tracy stars in an unusual evangelistic role choosing a wicked street for his mission with a strong supporting cast including Jack Holt Jessie Ralph Ted Healy Shirley Ross Margaret Irving Harold Huber and Al Shean. W S Van Dyke directs with Bernard Hyman and John Emerson producing in a film praised as must see.

Tracy Jack Holt Jessie Ralph Ted Healy Shirley Ross Margaret Irving Harold Huber al Shean W. S. van Dyke Bernard Hyman John Emerson San Francisco

City Golf Tournament Pairings Set for This Week

Washington officials released pairings for the annual city golf tournament with 52 players divided into three flights based on recent 72 hole scores at the country club. Championship flight features Lytle Brookhart Westphal and others in 9 matches. First round must be completed by next Sunday with 18 hole match play.

Washington T. R. Phillips

Results of Major League Games

Chicago over New York 4 to 2. Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 4 to 0. Boston won 6 to 2 over Pittsburgh. Results current as of today with games listed.

Chicago New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh

Crawfordsville Owls Set for Two Softball Games Next Week

Two softball games are scheduled in Crawfordsville next week. On Wednesday July 15 the Crawfordsville Owls will face a Hills team and their girls team will also play. Friday July 17 the Owls take on Riverside.

Crawfordsville Owls Hills Owls Riverside

Standard Oilers Win Softball Tilt at Columbus Junction

Ding's Standard Oilers of Columbus Junction defeated the Muscatine Journal kittenball team 8 to 4 Friday evening at the fairgrounds. A preliminary game saw the Columbus City 4-H boys beat the Wapello 4-H team 25 to 6. Future games were announced for July 15 at Muscatine and July 17 at 8 15 p.m. with Colored Champions and Ding's Oilers at Columbus Junction.

Columbus Junction Ding'’s Standard Oilers Muscatine Journal Fairgrounds Columbus City Wapello Ding's Oilers Muscatine

American League standings and yesterday's results

The American League table shows New York leading with a .671 mark and Chicago at .487. Yesterday Chicago beat New York 5-4, Detroit defeated Philadelphia 7-2, and Cleveland routed Boston 5-2. Remaining matchups include Detroit at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York with Cleveland at Boston.

New York Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati Ague L. Pet Er. Ees Oe Washington Beals Cleveland Ge U Detroit St. Louis

Record Holder in Olympic Test Am.- Milwaukee vs St Paul and more

An OCR fragment lists teams and scores including Milwaukee St Paul Columbus Minneapolis Kansas City Indianapolis Toledo and Louisville. It notes dates and records for these cities with several win loss tallies and percentages, mentioning a series of matchups and standings such as 5-16 2-1 5-4 4-7 and 18-4 across multiple locations.

American Association W. L. Pet Milwaukee St. Paul Ucki Necks Columbus Minneapolis Kansas City Indianapolis J Toledo

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