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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1938
Page
2
William Henry Wolters was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wolters in San Ego California. Edith Ingram, mother of the baby, is returning to Riverside with her daughter and the Wolters family for a visit at the Ingram home in late August.
Fresh Eggs retail 17c per dozen as Reister Bros. advertise. Dolores Hess of Winfield visits at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Don Paul for a week. Mildred Hall gren of Burlington also visiting there. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Philips travel to Des Moines on business. Pleasant Inn offers cold meat potato salad sliced tomatoes and dessert for 20c. Harold Wright of Omaha visits Wright and Berdo relatives. he is a Union Pacific conductor. Milo Sorden returns from Rhinelander Wisconsin after a ten day trip to see his ill brother L. G. Sorden. C. C. Tripp, George Miller and son James from Portland Oregon visit Nellie Tripp for two days. Jane Godfrey of Mt Pleasant stays with Margaret Alice Stewart at W. G. Stewart home. Willis Todd and sister Emma Page arrive from Long Beach California for a three month visit with sister Mrs. James K. Zeck and her children.
Entries list people visiting relatives and traveling between Iowa communities. Names include Phyllis Knott of Loretta Nebraska with Aunt Mary DeWitt, plus G E Frey noted for masseur work in Cy Bushies on July 30. Other mentions cover trips to Waterloo, Iowa City, Cheyenne Wyoming, and Chicago, with several residents visiting family or on business.
King Johnson of Brighton underwent a major operation this morning. LeRoy Hughes Wellman and Gladys Vinton Washington had tonsillectomies. Mr and Mrs Joseph Shants Washington welcomed a daughter at 8 20 weighing seven pounds three ounces. Harold Nomine Wellman was dismissed this morning.
Washington American Legion junior baseball team led Columbus Junction 4 to 0 through six innings before surrendering six runs in the seventh at Blattner Field. Sumner Cummings pitched six sharp frames allowing only one scratch hit, but errors late doomed the hosts in a seven inning setback.
National League standings show Pittsburgh leading with 63 wins and 31 losses, followed by New York 51 37 and Brooklyn 40 47. Tuesday results include St. Louis 6 New York 5 and Chicago 10 Brooklyn 6, with other matches Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5 and Cincinnati at Boston postponed.
Westchester July 27 Donna six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Gale Reif fell from a bicycle Sunday evening. She was unconscious for a time and Dr Pershing of Keota rushed to the scene but collided with two girls on a bicycle delaying him. He sent Dr Montgomery to care for Donna. Donna complained of head pain Monday and her condition is hoped to improve. Other notes report Junior Regenhagen’s electric shock scare and Billy Reif’s eye injury from a bee bee gun two weeks earlier.
Gifford Morrison, a young amateur at Washington country club, posted a remarkable nine hole score of 35. He started with birdies on the first four holes, then faced higher scores on three middle holes before finishing with pars on the last two. Morrison battled through seven holes without a par before the finish.
Mrs Walter Graves and daughter Margaret of Brownwood Texas visit Washington and share memories with relatives. Cousin Mrs Minnie Madill from Gilmour guests at the Augustine home. Mr and Mrs J H Miller of Neosho Missouri visit their son’s family. A picnic supper closes Sunday in the park near Oskaloosa. Robt McBlain returns from Boulder Colorado after summer school. Robert and Stella Larson wed at the Methodist parsonage and travel to Grand Rapids Michigan. Queen Esther girls raise over six dollars at an ice cream social though a storm threated attendance.
Stan Kiesey arrives home from Mayfield Kentucky and other points south where softball remains strong. His brother Ray Kiesey, a former star player, manages one of Kentucky’s top teams as crowds grow and excitement stays high.
John Wieneke suffered injuries when a young colt kicked him on the left side causing two broken ribs. Doctors will determine if there are additional injuries. Community notes report crops and threshing yields, illnesses, hospital visits, and ongoing need for rain.
The text traces Ohio's capitals: Chillicothe first held the role from 1803 to 1808, then Zanesville served as capital until 1810 after a citizen petition and pledge to cover costs. Chillicothe resumed in 1811 until Columbus was laid out and named capital in 1816.
The name Marianne derives from Hebrew roots and its forms convey the meaning bitter grace. It highlights the blend of Hebrew etymology with modern usage.
British meteorological office tests indicate if all atmospheric ozone were gathered at the ground it would form a layer only two or three millimeters thick. Ozone provides health protection by filtering sun ultraviolet radiation.
Governor Kraschel outlines state tax exemption gains and a $11.5 million homestead refund, defends labor policy, favors local relief control, notes progress in conservation and public services, and claims property tax cuts from 3.1 to 2.0 mills with repeal of old age tax and head tax. He praises Roosevelt era New Deal leaders and party ticket.
The article credits an English inventor Thomas Nelson with the invention of the rotary press in the year 1880. It notes the significance of this development in printing technology.
Secretary Cordell Hull congratulates Howard Hughes at National Press Club banquet in Washington. Hull says Hughes and crew earned universal acclaim for their round the world flight.
The Ursuline convent in Quebec guards a perpetual flame first seen in 1717 by Marie Madeleine de Repentigny, who joined after the death of her fiancé. The flame has been tended by the nuns since.
A convicted horse thief faced harsh penalties under a 1809 Ohio statute. Ears cropped, fined 1000 dollars, and whipped at the post for the first offense. second offense barred from public office juror and testimony. third offense earned the same mutilation and fiscal penalty.
The early telegraph used a gravity battery known as the Die stone cell. It relied on zinc and copper electrodes in a sulphate copper solution within a glass jar to produce the necessary electrical energy.
The Land of Two Flags refers to the New Hebrides in the South Pacific, a territory governed jointly by Britain and France after a shared rule arrangement.
A tropical virgin forest study highlights the Luquillo range in Puerto Rico with junglelike density and diverse life including trees vines and shrubs in a dense forest ecosystem.
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