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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1940
Page
2
The page records births at Brewer's Dairy and homes of Christ and Hart families. Veronica Adrian visits Des Moines and plans to stay with the Straunshausens. Various residents host guests including the Griffin and Adrian families and Girl Reserves plan week at Camp Boone.
Mr and Mrs Richard Horowsowsky of Washington announce a son born last evening at 7 45 weighing seven pounds seven ounces Mrs Dora Randall of Kalona was admitted for medical treatment this morning T J Sorden of Keota was discharged from the hospital last night
Indees play Cedar Bluff tomorrow at Blattner field around 2 30 p m while many locals join the baseball tour to St Louis to see the Dodgers and Cardinals. Runt Fuhr Whitehead Buckwalter will be absent and Roy Tallman or Kiesey Hamkins likely fill in. Dale Kennedy will start on the mound aiming for a third straight win against the previously beaten Cedar Bluff.
Iowa's 48state delegation backed Roosevelt in Chicago with strong display. A signals parade featured green corn stalks as leaders followed by Herring and Wallace. Gallery boos during Farley speech noted but dismissed as misread. Critics say Chicago’s convention venue contrasts with claimed national prosperity.
Hilda Brown travels with Wayne Brown to Chicago and plans return Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Westermark head to Chicago for a few days with friends. Hender family from Kalona visits Lake Okoboji for a week while a fried chicken dinner is planned Sunday at Sprage Cafe. Davenport wedding of Clarence Wilson and Irma Plambeck noted with Mr. Wilson as Davenport Times farm editor. Brewers Dairy lists 12c cottage cheese and various family trips. Northwestern Mutual Life convention to be held in Milwaukee next week. Kathryn McConaughy to return to work Monday after Wisconsin vacation. Honey Moon Special ice cream promoted by Brewers Dairy.
Writs to vacate were issued against six persons who defied a district court order to leave homes on the Mississippi riverfront under Davenport levee commission jurisdiction. The city plans shore property improvement.
Evangelist C. L. Vories, famed for Voice of Prophecy lectures in Washington at West Madison and South Avenue PD, announces a week of nightly talks on Revelation prophecy. Topics include The Heaven Marked Man, The United States in Prophecy, A Prophecy That Startles Infidels, Court Week in Heaven, and Gods Last Warning Message. Lectures start at 8:00 P M with a 7:30 P M musical program. admission is free.
Friday results show Detroit 4 Boston 0 and New York 15 Cleveland 6. National League leaders Cincinnati 62 25 675 and Brooklyn 50 29 632 with Chicago 11 Philadelphia 2 in a doubleheader. Upcoming: Detroit at New York and Brooklyn at St. Louis among others.
Mrs T A Michels led the Presbyterian Women Missionary Society program on refugees with Tina Shields and Mrs B H VanMeter presenting rapid changes. Devotions were by Dr F W Eastwood, prayers by Lemmon, piano solos by Bonnie Simpson and Jean Atchison, in the church basement with nineteen members attending.
Helen Carson and Mrs Robert Carson hosted a shower for Mrs Horace Allen at her Carson residence. Bridge at two tables crowned Mrs Raton McCreedy high scorer. Refreshments featured pink white decor with pink china baby shoes filled with cacti as centerpiece.
Mrs. C. H. Guther and Carla head home from Mayo Clinic Rochester. Dr. and Mrs. MecLaughlin of Parkersburg visit Lawrence Travis family while en route to Sidney. C. M. Richmond and Denny plan Indiana trip to Warsaw and Knox after visiting relatives. John Timmerman to tour Texas and Mexico. Maynard Kallous family to West Point and Ft. Madison by boat. Joe Duca family to Dunkerton. Mary Welsh returns to Forest Hill after visiting Elsie Glassburner and others. Bennett relatives from Wisconsin join Eagle Point park picnic in Dubuque. Max Cooper boards with the Moores. Charlie Stewart family visit Washington.
Minnie Landau daughter of Mrs Anna Landau Des Moines and Frank Quasdorf son of Mrs G F Quasdorf of Dow s wed in a St John s Evangelical Des Moines ceremony read by Rev A W Gruhn on the forty seventh anniversary of the groom s parents. The couple plans to live in Dow s after July 22.
The Rebekah lodge held last evening at 10 4.0.C.F. hall with Noble Grand Carrie Gray announcing committees. Names include Finance Effie Murdock Grace White Ruth Gray. flower and vmick Tahelma Horsey Doris Steele Goldie Gray. endowment Bertha Kujka Marie Wagen knecht Marjorie Wagenkneeht draping charter Nellie Stewart mma Campbell Mildred Musil Florence Holmes. Undraping charter Noble Grand Vice Grand Warden Conductor Burial Nellie Zeck Mary Jugenheimer Jillie Murdock Grace Stewart. committee to reclaim delinquent members Bernice Lee Wolfile Mayo Oscar Jugenheimer. committee to welcome Visitors Rachel Longwell Ernestine Murdock Mabel Chance. Effie Murdock appointed instructor. Georgia Musil reporter. Ways and means Vera Brobst Mabel Patterson Georgia Musil Ray Box Mabel Chance Meredith Chance. Priestine Murdock chairs August cats committee. Evening closed with social time.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Griffith traveled to Burlington on Thursday to spend vacation time with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Swazil.
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Woman's Missionary Society evening division led by Mrs Harriett Coulter. Rooster Club afternoon with Mrs Marion Robertson. Wednesday Ladies day golf at 9:30 a.m. and luncheon at 12:50 p.m. at the Country Club. Carl Helen Thompson handles luncheon reservations by Tuesday. Ice cream social and play in the evening. Grace Hill church events.
Mr and Mrs Fred Klein of Riverside celebrate nine years of marriage today. Also noting birthdays are Ruth Kupka of Braden Henry Bowes of Wayland and Mrs Dan Goes. John Doyle Cupp is nine and Leny Edwin Kos is two.
The notice lists schoolmates and relatives from Wellman Anamosa Pleasant Ridge and Wellmen slated to celebrate birthdays tomorrow or Sunday Fifteen year old Paul Watson and fourteen year olds Aletha Mangold and others are named along with their family ties and hometowns.
Frances Witthoft and Clarence Miller were honored at a party hosted by Clara and Alice Finke in the Porter home. About forty guests took part in a scavenger hunt and a mock wedding with boys taking roles as bride groom and attendants. A gift was presented to the couple and refreshments were served.
Mrs Anna Keller of 514 South Seventh avenue and John Simmering southwest of Washington were married in Kirksville Missouri on July 10. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Stanley Marshall of Brighton. The couple will live on a farm near town after September 1 and plan a late August wedding trip to Chicago with Mrs Simmering's son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Molochnik.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church gathered at the Crawfordsville church with devotions by Mrs. Florence Maxwell and programs on Rapid Changes and Farm Life. At Ferguson Home the United Presbyterian Women met for Bible study on The Ruth That Makes Me Free and carrying the Word. A PCU social at B. church hosted young people from area churches at Saunders Park with games and refreshments.
Mr and Mrs 4 B Bennett of Oakfield Wisconsin visited their daughter Mrs H M Kelley and family until Wednesday. Kelley took them to Oskaloosa to visit Mrs B D Fox. Fox brought them back to Washington and spent the evening with the Kelley family. Bennett relatives Harvey and Ralph Waggoner joined them for the evening.
Miss Ethel Burmeister and Marvin Jedele of Denise married July 7 at the Lutheran church in Denison with Rev. Carl Schmidt officiating. The groom plans to teach at Columbus Junction's big school after a reception hosted at the bride's home.
Mrs. B F Harrison hosted a miscellaneous pre-nuptial shower for Mildred Peters Thursday at the W H Hebison home in East Secon Street. Relatives and friends attended a program of games, advice, and gift opening, with blue and white refreshments to close.
Mr and Mrs Vernus Bradtoct and son Jimmy and Mr and Mrs Rodney Sage returned from a motor trip visiting friends in Miseesi Arkansas and the Oxeres.
Dayton Grove reports a midsummer visit from Pearl Chamberlin and Betty Lou and Billy Curtis of Mason City to Mrs. Sadie Moore and family. Neighborhood men, including Dusenberry Embree Moore and Bush, continue threshing and oats work. A planned children's party near the Ernest Crawford home was postponed due to work.
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