City Softball League Announces Summer Schedule
The city softball commission led by Leigh Soule Jay Brown and Ted Brown sets the league start Friday at the troop field near South Iowa avenue. Games run Fridays from June 11 to August 6 at 7 and 8 30 with four teams Collegians Pirates Bullets Little Demons and managers Bill White Dale Crandall Ray Whitehead Arlen Hampsher.
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City Softball Commission
Leigh Soule
Jay Brown
Ted Brown
Troop Field
Iowa Avenue
Collegians
Bill White
Pirates
Dale Cramdall
Bullets
Bullets Ray Whitehead; Little Demons
Arlen Hampsher
Little Demons
Ase Ewes Demons
Local Honeymoon visit and regional updates
Mr and Mrs Kenneth B Haney of Topeka Kansas visit Mrs BE Shaw on their honeymoon. Iowa Southern Utilities E Johnson and son Ed visit Monmouth. Ed runs three theaters and is improving health. Mary Ellen name chosen for new baby daughter by Sim Irwin. Dr Ivan Thompson of Chicago visiting L L Thompson and M D Lee before heading to Ogden Utah to practice. F E Young of Crawfordsville travels to Washington on business. Shoppers include Emil Peiffer Keota Jessie White Crawfordsville and Ed Davis Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B&. Haney
Topeka
Kans
Haney
BE. Bh. Shaw
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
E. Johnson
Monmouth
Moore
Sim Irwin
Mary Ellen
Ivan Thompson
Chicago
Ada Thompson
Arkansas City
L. L. Thompson
M. D. Lee
Local Moves and Visits Reported in Crawfordsville Area
Mrs. Robert Williams from Crawfordsville shopped in Washington today. Elon Margolin of Yankton S C plans a visit with grandparents Mr and Mrs J Rothschild. Mrs Ed Lockwood travels to Newton to attend her mother Mrs Leo Wilsons illness. Mr and Mrs Fred Maasdam and daughter Mary visit Mrs Maasdam’s parents Mr and Mrs C L Rouse in Sioux City. Keith Adams of Wellman and Lyle Anwyl of Crawfordsville both in Washington on business and shopping. Mrs Eunice Waymack of Cincinnati Ohio arrives for a two month visit with Mr and Mrs F E Hammer. Eggs sell for 15 cents a dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
Crawfordsville
Washington
Elon Margolin
Yankton
S. C
Supervised Playgrounds Plan Moves Ahead
A coordinated plan begins Monday to staff supervised playgrounds with NYA workers and local volunteers. Emily Koehler Mary Glasgow Jule Humble and Wilma Kerr head the NYA supervision with space for 10 to 12 youths and potential expansion to Sunset Park. Lytle leads morning program planning at the Y M C A and studies at the State University of Iowa informs the summer work.
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National Youth Administration
NYA
Emily Koehler
Mary Glasgow
Jule Humble
Wilma Kerr
Sunset Park
Miss Lytle
Baby Born At The Hospital To Mr And Mrs Erwin
At The Hospital, Mr and Mrs Sam Erwin address 423 South Marion Avenue welcomed a daughter born yesterday at 6 05 PM weighing four pounds ten and a half ounces. Dale Horak of Riverside was discharged to his grandmother Agness Krotz on North Marion Avenue. Mrs Alva Bell and twins Joyce and Gene were discharged to Riverside. Harold Watson was admitted this morning for injuries from an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Erwin
South
Marion Avenue
Dale Horak
Riverside
Agnes Krotz
North
Alva Bell
Joyce
Gene
Bell
Harold Watson
Baseball Results National and American Leagues
Yesterday results include St. Louis 8 2 over NY 1 38 and Philadelphia 8 over Pittsburgh 1. Cincinnati beat St. Louis and Boston defeated Brooklyn. Today’s schedule features Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn with several rain delays in American League play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kl. Pet
Pittsburgh
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Ieee Cincinnati
Dr. Peetee
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Deanna AE
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Miss Nellie Coffin Weds Willis Wittmer in Rockwell
Miss Nellie Coffin and Willis P Wittmer of Washington were married at Rockwell Baptist Church at noon June 2. The bride wore a white satin gown with white roses and gardenias. Attendants included Edith Hanson and Edith Halverson. The ceremony featured a Lohengrin Wedding March and a reception in the church basement. Afterward the couple traveled to Cedar Falls to begin summer plans. Out of town guests included Rev Rust and Rowena Rockford Michigan and multiple Wittmer and Coffin relatives from Illinois, Kansas, and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Coffin
Willis P. Wittmer
Washington
Rockwell Baptist Church
W. H. Coffin
Clear Lake
Virgil Wittmer
Dwight
Samuel Wittmer
Dorothy Bergman
Raymond Witting
Brown
Mason City
Lohengrin
Rita Jane Jacobse
Ralph Coffin
Rust
Rockford, Mich
Cedar Falls
Wittmer
Rowena
Rockford
Mich
Franklin Wittmer
Carlinville
Ill
Edith Hanson
Strong City
Kans
Etta V. Dyer
Hollywood
Calif
C. Wittmer and
Vernon Witting
Noth Wittmer
Mount Pleasant
Ezra
W. G. Wren
Edith Halverson
Alta
Merwn Morris
Meservey
Ll. McCauley
Swaledale
We Wish to Express Appreciation for Kind Sympathy
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for their sympathy after our bereavement. Mr and Mrs Al Crone and children acknowledge the support shown during this difficult time.
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W& Friends Andeighbors
al Crone
Rimmermans Host Dinner for Rockwood Store Employees
Rockwood store employees in Washington and Fairfield were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rimmerman at the Hotel Turner Fairfield. Twelve guests, with a red rose centerpiece, were later entertained at the Rimmermans’ apartment. attendees from Washington included Mrs. Howard Crozier and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
Washington
Fairfield
Harry Rimmerman
Turner, Fairfield
Ritamerman
Howard Crozier
Juanica Mathers
Trene Sechlanbuseh
Ellis Negus
Charles Long
Aid Meeting Program Set At Local Church Friday
The U. P. Ladies Aid will meet Friday at 2 30 p m in the church. A varied program is planned with solos by Wm Stewart accompanied by Mrs Dorothy Hender. Town west end children perform two one act plays Romeo and Juliet and Tom Thumb Wedding with a listed cast. Margaret Ragan directs. Ann Templeman to speak on Pictures by Famous Artists. Food and program chairs named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P. Ladies Aid
Wm. Stewart
Dorothy Hender
West End
Romeo and Jamiet
Francis Miller
Ann Templeman
Patty
Nancy Patterson
Sarah Lou Miller
Mary K. Morrison
Jeanne Rudiger
Virginia Lee Gibson
Jimmy Sherman
Margaret Ragan
Frank B. Miller
Geo. C. Stewart
Newlyweds Honored With Gift Shower at Warren Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence Shull were guests of honor at a Sunshine Community Club shower hosted Tuesday evening by the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Sam Warren in Warren home. Eva Blatter dressed as a bride entered with a wagon of gifts for the couple and guests received many useful presents. The couple gave candy and charms to the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shull
Sunshine Community Club
Sam Warren
Shull
Marguerite Warren
Eva Blatter
Sunshine Club Holds Afternoon Meeting at Zieglowsky Home
Sunshine Community members met at Mrs Charles Zieglowsky home with ten members present and guests Mrs Martin Westen and Mrs John Simmering Jr. Roll call was My Favorite Flower. An ice cream social was planned. Entertainment included music by the Zieglowsky brothers Daryl Real two vocal solos by Bobbie Krause and others. The next meeting in three weeks will be at Mr Malcolm Montgomery’s home.
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Sunshine Community Tlat
Charles Zieglowsky
Martin Westen
John Simmering, Jr
Martha Wylie
Esther Wolfe
Zleglowsky Brothers
Daryl Real
Scouts Return From Three Day Canoe Trip
Eight Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster John Lemmon with assistant Major L. T. Saul returned from a three day canoe trip down the Iowa river. Bad weather prevented reaching the Mississippi confluence at New Boston Hollow. the group halted in Wapello on the second night. They spent the first night near Cone in Lemmon's cottage.
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John Lemmon
L. T. Saul
Iowa River
New Boston Hl
Iowa
Mississippi
Wapello
Cone
Mary Scranton Becomes Bride of Henry Bailey
Mary Scranton daughter of Mr and Mrs Franklin Scranton became the bride of Henry L Bailey son of Mrs Marsh Bailey in a simple 4 pm West Chester Methodist church ceremony. Rev Walter Scranton officiated with immediate family present. The couple plans to reside after July 5 at 414 East Madison street following a three week wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester Methodist
Mary Scranton
Franklin R. Scranton
West Chester
Henry Lb. Bailey
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington
Walter L. Scranton
Grace M. E. Church
Newburgh
Hudson
New York
A. W. McBlain
Falls Village
Conn
Uranium Radioactivity Described as Heaviest Element
A historical note explains uranium as the element with the highest atomic weight and its radioactive behavior by emitting rays and particles as it decays into other elements.
Unfortunate Treaty of Cateau Cambres Signed in 1559
The treaty of Cateau Cambres signed in April 1559 between England Spain and France forced Spain and France to return most lands they had conquered amid shifting alliances and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cateau-Cambres
England
Spain
France
Bailey Couple Wed in West Chester Church Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Henry B Bailey wed this afternoon at West Chester Methodist church Rev Walter L Scranton of Newburgh NY read the ceremony The couple will reside in Washington after July 5 at 414 East Madison street and plan a western states trip with an informal reception held in the church parlors after the ceremony
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Wes
Martha Ann Mace
Beatrice Moore
Kathryn Beery
Helen Niffenegger
Fast
Madison Street
William Gardner
Burlington
Charlee Scranton
Joseph Hamzey
Wayne Scranton
Schrieber
Falls Village
Conn
Charles Biklen
Woepello
Josephine Ratley
Chicago
Washington
Marsh W. Bailey
Theodore FP
Bailey
Glenn Mace
Ida Bateman
Howard Caldwell
End
West Chester Methodist Church
Henry B. Bailey
Walter L. Scranton
Newburgh
N. Y
Swimming Class Schedule at Y W A
The season schedule lists Tuesday and Friday times for classes at the Y W A Co A with beginners at 2 30 PM junior girls at 4 30 PM and high school girls and women at 7 30 PM Private lessons may be arranged by calling secretary Mrs Granton Hooner and instructor Miss Rosella Patterson is the immune instructor
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Granton Hooner
Y. W
Rosella Patterson
Junior Missionary Girls Plan Picnic
The Junior Missionary society of the United Presbyterian church will hold a picnic Saturday afternoon in Sunset Park from 4:30 to 6. If it rains the group will meet at the church. Each member attending should bring sandwiches and one dish to pass.
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Junior Missionary Society of the
United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Strawberry and Ice Cream Social at St Pauls Church
A public invitation announces a strawberry and ice cream social at St Pauls Church on Friday evening. The event invites community members to attend and enjoy desserts together.
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St. Paul's Church
Queen Esthers to Hold District Rally Here
A district rally of the Queen Fisther society will be held at the Methodist church in Washington Sunday evening, June 13. Registration starts at 1 p.m. Miss Helen Johnson, national bureau secretary, will be principal speaker, and anyone interested in missionary work is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Fisther Society
Methodist
Washington
Misa Helen Johnson
Vintage style voile frocks and linen dresses offered
A local shop advertises Porna Gordon voile frocks from 1.25 with past colors and sizes up to 62. Also promotes hand blocked linen dresses 5.95 to 10.95 and notes a growing hos iery business with names Wayne or Phoenix and a 1.00 price reference.
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H. F. Masson
Wolf Floral CO
Jim White
Cedar Rapids
White
Masonic Grand Lodge
M. C. Plumley
Dale Gallagher
Des Moines
N. Clyde Putnam
June
Clyde Putnam
Veterans Hospital
DPD
Macon
Black
J. A. Hunsaker
Iowa Ave
Prates
Bul
Little Demons Ves. Pirates
Collegiats Vs. Bullets
New
Cauli’f’r
California
Creamery
Amboy Milk
Bliss Coffee
Lajashington Fruit Market
F. G. Livesay Oo
DD. T
Moore's Bootery
Nellie Coffin
Willis Wittmer
Rockwell
Westphal
Sunshine Club
Journal
Lemmon’s
Weat
Cove
Henry
Theodore B. Bailey
Keola
Jones
Cadman
Towa Wesleyan
Iowa Wesleyan College
Phi Mu Sorority
Keota
Railey
Washington High
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Stema Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
A. E F. Baldrige
Washington Rotary Club
Y's
Y.W
C. H. Guther
Nelly Dons
Nelly Don
Rothschild’s
Queen Esthers
Bloomfield
T Hemao
Wayne
Phoenix
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