7 VEPeV versus VST game recap
A local matchup featured 7 VEPeV against VST in a tense contest. The result and key moments are summarized from the readable lines, noting the teams and competitive sequence without embellishment.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
2
A local matchup featured 7 VEPeV against VST in a tense contest. The result and key moments are summarized from the readable lines, noting the teams and competitive sequence without embellishment.
Jewish forces claim they routed an Egyptian battalion and lifted the Negba siege below Tel Aviv. A mechanized commando unit struck early, killing about 200 Egyptians and wounding another 200, as Egypt mounted armor, planes, and infantry in a bold bid to take Negba. The battlefield was described as littered with dead as Egyptians withdrew.
Five Des Moines tavern operators faced a continued probe as Polk County Attorney's office prepared further questioning. Mayor Heck Ross, Police Chief Lorin Miller, and James V. Critelli, co-owner of a nightclub, were subpoenaed to testify before Ed S. Thayer. Jack Wolfe, owner of the Welehlowa Print, was mentioned in connection with the case.
A related company was subpoenaed yesterday and is expected to be questioned today, with officials seeking further testimony and documents to clarify the case proceedings.
At the hospital admitted yesterday Mrs. Lester Alli Bell Wellman for a tonsillectomy. Birth yesterday a son to Mr and Mrs Alvin Hesseltine route 1 at 10 10 a m today Mrs Harold Engle Lockridge a son Mrs Clarence Farrier Brighton a son and Mrs Sam Bowser West Chester a son.
Jane, Jane and Jean Haney, year-old triplets from Cedar Rapids and granddaughters of Mrs. Frank Haney, visited town today making a striking sight in matching outfits. Store calls for showers and notes that much business is conducted by telephone as they promise to satisfy telephone customers.
Richard Anderson, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson of Sandy Hook, was severely cut on the forehead after a dog attack while playing with other children at the Ralph Charpening home Tuesday. He was taken to a Washington doctor for treatment.
Des Moines officials announce a $180 annual raise for city workers. The assessor's office gets the raise effective January 1, while other city employees see the raise from April 1. Mayor Heck Ross spoke after talks with the independent school district and the county board of supervisors.
Mr and Mrs Charles Bowerman and son Dick of Mesa Arizona visited cousins Zene Kempf and Kermit Jones over the weekend. A Sunset Park reunion brought together families as Laura Birney and her niece visited Ezra Wittmer and family. Daniel Unternahrer, twelve, underwent an emergency operation two miles east of town.
President Truman urged Congress to act in a special session to advance the minimum wage and ensure just laws for displaced persons. He faulted Republicans for dodging responsibility and warned about anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic measures in the 9th Congress. Sen. Alben Barkley praised the move as courageous and proper.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans to launch his campaign next week with national headquarters in Washington. Chief adviser Herbert Brownell Jr. and GOP chairman Hugh Scott will lead the drive, aligning with the national committee to safeguard Republican control of Congress. Dewey will speak in key doubtful states and expects backing from rivals Taft and Stassen.
Mrs J H Jones notes a string of summer visits. William Brown and family from Huntington California visit Dwight Brown in Mt Morris Illinois. Ohio visitors Darrell Woods and Denis Jones groups call on relatives in Iowa. The Jones family travels to Mediapolis and Burlington for family gatherings.
A Monday appendectomy at Henry County Hospital left the patient doing satisfactorily. Mrs. Lester Alliman suffers gall bladder trouble the past days. Ezra Wenger from Chicago visited his mother the past week. Mrs. Emma Wenger, Mrs. Eldred Berkshire and Stevie, Mrs. Everett Hileman and Micheal Hileman were Burlington visitors. Mrs. Ezra Wittmer stayed with her mother Mrs. D. Davison in Washington on Wednesday.
The Cubs lead the Washington Softball league with a .327 team batting average through July 13, per Elmer McFadden. VFW trails at .316, while individual leaders include Schmitt and Putman at .500, Rief at .368, Hyde and Murphy at .400 and .677, Fuhr Knight Lowe and McFadden for VFW, Boileau at .409 for the Marines, and Glendon at .400 for ISU across 20 at bats.
Talent scout E. H. Zwilling of the New York Yankees completes plans for a baseball tryout in Mount Pleasant on July 28 and 29 for men aged 15 through 24. No charge. overnight housing provided. Two teams of 18 best prospects will play on July 29 evening. Contact Wayne Chamberlin at the Sports Shop.
Schedule shows a 7 30 p m game between VW Mixers and Morning Sun with an 8 30 p m announced time pending.
GAMES FRIDAY schedule lists Troop A at 7:30 against Wellman and 8:30 match featuring All-Stars versus Iowa City.
Des Moines reports the Iowa district collected an additional 5,000,585 in federal income taxes this year after checking returns by 163 field division employees. Farmers, elevator operators, real estate dealers, and other professions were reviewed. penalties were applied in deliberate evasion cases.
The cabbage maggot is a worm hatched from fly eggs. It lives in the soil and feeds on roots of cabbage radishes turnips and similar crops. The maggot creates holes in roots and can kill or stunt plants.
The article notes instruments used to measure weights to one hundred thousandths of an ounce and thicknesses as fine as one hundred millionths of an inch. It highlights the reliance on precision tools in quality control and device fabrication.
Farmers and truckers cram animals into trailers to meet quotas or secure higher payments, a key cause of bruising crippling and death during transport.
A chunk of ice wrapped in cheesecloth is dragged over the soup surface to congeal and lift excess fat. The cold cloth collects the脂 fat, making removal quick and easy.
Nasturtiums offer high vitamin C content and provide four to ten times more vitamin C than lettuce.
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