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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
2
Mrs W E Groendycke of Kansas City will arrive Saturday morning to guests of Mr and Mrs C Harry Davis and Carris Telatives for a week.
Frank Schneider displays a unique potato exhibit at his address 119 North 15th Street. A single large potato carries two attached potatoes, forming a fifteen-potato cluster that illustrates his three deck growing method.
13412 Leona Kos and Lena Stewart depart at dawn for a ten day motor journey visiting Miss Stewart's Tulsa sister and relatives. Rex Frank and wife plan to move to Belle Plaine on Saturday. Frank, a Curtis Candy salesman based in Belle Plaine, has been Rod-Air Footwear manager for almost two years, with successors unnamed and owners L W Abel and J L Chiodini acting temporarily.
A planned exhibition at the country club features Phyllis Otto of Atlantic and Mrs Lucille Robinson Mann of Omaha, two leading midwestern women golfers. Fred Moore coordinates. a nine or 18 hole match will pit them against two club men.
Local ad lists 10 inch oscillating fans for 4.98 and 8 inch electric fans for 1.49 and 3.98 at Rukgaber Hardware. Items referenced include shoppers from Downers Grove and West Chester visiting Cedar Rapids and Tarkio for a YP C U conference with transportation provided by local clergy and families.
Rev Donald Haynes and Mrs Bruce Mahan led a St Marys church Rosary Society and Young Ladies Sodality meeting in Riverside. New local chairmen named for parish council and Iowa City branch board. Michigan visitors Mr and Mrs Milton Turner stayed with Frank Schnoebelen. Mrs Turner, former Imilda Schnoebelen, remains on visit
Carol Hines of Washington route 3 and Mrs. Richard Hesseltine of Brighton were dismissed this morning. George Janecek of Washington route 4 also discharged. Mrs. Silas Finke of Crawfordsville had an emergency appendectomy last evening.
Donkey ball returns with teams from the Legion and Y's Men’s Club. Eleven donkeys will be supplied for the game on the baseball field. Admission is 15 cents and the event begins at eight o'clock with lighting equipment also available from the supplier.
Major league standings show New York leading the American with 61 wins and Cleveland 68 at 38 losses. National League lists St Louis atop at 68 31, with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia also near .500. Wednesday games featured New York 3 Cleveland 2 and St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 4 among others.
Authorities urge checking hinges and metal parts of window shutters for rust. If rust is found and repainting is needed, address it promptly with careful rust removal before repainting.
Pure silk hosiery and play shoes advertised with low prices. A cross state travel report notes Mr. and Mrs. Brookhart journeying through eastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with visits planned in Duluth and Waterloo. Local social notes mention church groups serving meals, funerals, visits, and conference attendance across Ames, Mediapolis, Winfield, Pleasant Plain, and Columbus City. Temperatures recorded reach up to 97 degrees.
Marion Frizzell Miles Montana a former resident of Columbus Junction died July 13 at his home after a heart attack. He was born near Columbus Junction and is survived by a son four daughters two sisters J C Smith of Columbus Junction and Mrs J M Paisley of Portland Ore and two brothers J C Frizzell of Columbus Junction and Curtis Frizzell of Bassett Nebraska Threshing Nears Finish Oats threshing in the area should finish by week’s end with yields ranging from 38 to 61 bushels per acre and substantial straw remaining
A Kolosick family reunion is scheduled for Sunday August 3 in an Iowa City park. Attendees will gather to share memories and reconnect, with details distributed locally in community notices.
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