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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1925
Page
3
A spraying car burned in the Rock Island railway yards near the passenger station after a hot cinder leak ignited oil on rails and ties. Washington firemen restrained the blaze quickly but the car was destroyed. nearby cars were moved to safety as crowds gathered.
Funeral services for Herman Pot ratz were held at the late home Sunday afternoon at three o'clock conducted by Dr. W W Bowers with a quartet including Jesse J. Miller Mrs H B Knight Mrs Miller and R E Brown. Pallbearers were Charles Donaldson Ward Essley Louis Fetes Wes Brennan Charles Nicola and Earl Nicola. Interment followed in Shrock Cemetery. The services were very largely attended.
The obituary notes the death of Paul Smevoy Saturday evening at a sanitarium in Onalaska Wisconsin after years of treatment. He is survived by his widow and a twelve year old son and was formerly a barber in Washington. Burial is planned for La Crosse Wisconsin. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias.
A cool front eased recent heat with Sunday peaking near ninety degrees in the afternoon. Temperatures fell to 61 degrees before morning, and last night recorded .11 inches of rain. Today remains fair and cool.
Members of the Advertising Club will hear stories about Fred W. Anderson of Conad Nebraska and Mooney Brothers of Temple Oklahoma, noted for thriving retail in small towns. They spoke at the 5th District convention in Centerville last week and delegates from here will report at tomorrow evening's meeting at the Y M C A. 6:30 pm. Non members may attend by notifying Carl Hedges by noon Tuesday.
Hold Services at Coppock L A Caldwell of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Washington, a representative of the American Sunday School Union, conducted baptismal services at Coppock yesterday and today with ten new church members. Revs Evans of Oskaloosa Johnson and Bond of Richland assisted. He attended Indian Creek Sunday school yesterday, which is thriving, and fifty nine were in attendance. He left for Cedar Rapids today.
Mr and Mrs J E Freeland and daughter from Macon Missouri spent yesterday visiting relatives in the area.
Rev J Rerde McCrory spoke to the Washington county rural high school commencement on the theme How much better is it to get Wisdom than gold He urged all graduates to pursue high school and college if possible and emphasized the financial value of education The program drew a large audience and diploma awards were made by County Superintendent Harry A Phillips The class includes 13 students with averages above ninety percent and over a hundred plan to enter high school next September with fifty enrolling in Washington High School or other county high schools.
James A Work Jr of Washington IA won first in the hill ex temporaneous speaking contest at Grinnell with a $40 award. Martha Wawley of Laurens won the women's contest, while John A McGee Blut and H Eugene Ureitenbach placed second and third in the men’s division with $20 prizes. Cathryn Jones of Sue City and Virginia Mayee of Red Oak won the women’s second and third prizes.
Sam's Leeper warns Codlin moths appear early due to extreme heat and sprays against them. He urges fruit growers to act, hoping for a splendid apple and grape crop, with strong optimism for grape prospects in cared vineyards.
An Associated Press dispatch from Des Moines notes Rock Island will spend $19.44 million on road and equipment improvements this year plus $1.0 million for a coal chute at Washington Iowa. No passenger station for Washington is listed though a new station is planned at Tucumcari New Mexico.
Seventy of eighty boys and sixty of seventy girls enrolled at the Y M C A free swimming school learned to swim by Saturday. Fifteen boys and nine girls swam sixty feet to earn awards. additional buttons went to several named honorees. Summer rates offer continued pool use for nonmembers and previously trained girls and boys.
Miss Evelyn Gibson suffered a long deep cut on her left arm when a rubber heel slip in the Y M C A shower room caused her arm to strike a glass door during the community week swimming schools. Fourteen stitches were needed and awards were deferred due to her injury.
Des Moines will host the 1926 national G A R encampment. A formal invitation will be made at the state convention in Mason City tomorrow, announced by RK. J. Chase of Des Moines.
The National Association of Credit Men convenes in Washington for its thirtieth annual convention to plan a nationwide campaign against commercial crime and to discuss the economic outlook. Key speakers include Bishop James E. Freeman Edward James Cattell and government officials with emphasis on credit fraud prosecution and banking stability.
The board of supervisors notes that weeds thrown on traveled portions of highways impede dragging and prevent proper road maintenance. The issue is described as contrary to law and likely due to thoughtlessness, but it must be stopped.
May 4 Bhitain report notes seven stage celebrities become cafe or restaurant owners, four enter industry and commerce, several move to farming. Richard Schultz, former Metropolitan Theatre manager in Berlin, becomes Bavarian farmer. Otto Sommeratorf and Therasina retire to Alpine village, with Otto writing and Therasina leading a farmers union. Rosa Poppe, ex Berlin Royal Theatre star, farms fruit in Brissago Switzerland. Rudolph Rittner buys estate in Upper Silesia and farms. Hans Gregor, founder of Berlin Comic Opera, stays farming in the United States after spurning a return to Germany.
A reader notes Shelley Eberling has started golf and is progressing well. The writer jokes about weight loss plans and praises his putting potential while suggesting good bread with butter as the best food to accompany the regime.
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