Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1948

Page

8

All Stars Troop to Play Tonight Following Close Games

Last night at Greenfield the Marines beat Columbus Junction 9 to 8 while Troop A fell 4 to 3 to Crawfordsville. Tonight the V F W of Columbus Junction faces Troop A at 7 30 and Stewart Crane All Stars meet Iowa City Plumbers at 8 30 with both games showcasing strong early season squads.

Washington Greenfield Marines Columbus Junction Thunderbolts Troop A Crawfordsville Owls V.F.W Columbus Junction Stewart & Crane All-Stars Iowa City All-Stars

Jr. Legion Team Opens Season at Case Field

Coach George Bowman's Junior Legion baseballers begin their summer schedule tonight at Case field facing Ainsworth at 5 30. Bowman's outlook is cautious though early practices reveal several promising players. Season tickets available at the gate grant access to all home Washington team games. six contests are set with more to be added as the season unfolds.

George Bowman Junior Legion Baseballers Case Field Ainsworth Bowman Washington

Riverside Falls to Richmond Nine in Softball Debut

The Riverside club sponsored by the Firemen hosted Richmond’s Kos team on the new field drawing a large crowd. Richmond won 11 to 3 with Ardell Kiefer pitching for Richmond and Alphonse Kleppfer and Duane Heitzman for Riverside. Merchants donated prizes and the Richmond Merchants club planned to meet Riverside on Friday evening.

Riverside Firemen Kos Richmond Hcals Merchants Ardell Kiefer Alphonse Kleppfer Duane Heitz Richmond Merchants Club Iowa City Drum and Bugle Corps

Mrs. Orris Boshart Guest at Meeting

The W S C S of the Crawfordville Methodist church held its June gathering with 40 members and 4 guests including Mrs. Orris Boshart of Wayland district president. Devotional led by Mrs. Otto Suter focused on The Christian Alcohol and Public Health.

W.S.C.S Methodist Church of Crawfordville Orris Boshart Wayland Eda Boshart Wilson Lamb Ainsworth Otto Suter Mabel Anderson Howard Anderson Joe Jones Clifford Ott Boshart Anderson

Ladies host quilting session and July cooperative supper

A meeting was led by Mrs. Harold Brock with four guests, and attendees sewed quilt blocks in the afternoon. The July gathering is planned as a family cooperative supper at Sunset Park, rain location I.O.O.F. hall. Refreshments followed served by Mrs. Steele and helpers.

Harold Brock Sunset Park Steele Steele, Jr Joyce Burham

U Go club wins groceries on Cedar Rapids trip

The U Go club traveled by bus to Cedar Rapids for a day of shopping and visiting. At Bishops they dined at a special table, then went on the street with a microphone and broadcast. Mrs Schiebel presided and Mrs Wehr received the prize for the most unusual suggestion.

Cedar Rapids Bishops Charles Schiebel Alper

Rural Women's Club Holds Regular Meeting

The Rural Women's club met Thursday afternoon with 11 members and several guests including Mrs. Frank Wolf Mrs. Sam Bowser Mrs. Frank Pringle and others. Will Marie led roll call as attendees shared humorous anecdotes. Refreshments were served after a social afternoon.

Rebekah Club Milo Steele Rural Women's Club Claude Rhodebeck Frank Wolf Sam Bowser Frank Pringle Leo Beauchamp Dale Kellog Betty Jo Earl Kellog Dorothy Jean Morning Sun Joan Marie Cherry Luckenbill Will Marie

Hostess Helpers Named in Event Coverage

The hostess was assisted by her daughters Mrs Beauchamp Mrs Kelle y and Mary Jane and Mrs Lou Rhodebeek in the social function narration.

Mrs. Beauchamp Kelleg Mary Jane Lou Rhodebeek

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lynne Cathy Paul Downs Langton Matiner Gene Autry All Stars Troop Green Field Art Edmondson Crawfordsvile Blankenhorn Crawfordsville Homer Herron Mar Ine Art Brown Dallas Chamberlin Marine Junction Nine Chamberlin Junction Herron D. Lowe E Jones Davey Mitchell Williams Hyde B. Edmondson A i Buckwalter A. Edmondson Dunbar Murphy Clark Rf Ee Torea Freshwaters Dunwoody W. Chamberlin Boileau Crull Lee Norris A. Brown P D. Chamberlin Kiesey Booth Ae Ee Plecker Langstaff Gentzler Operases Schafer RGM oSow Snyder Jones NOW & Sat Far East George Soe Tarr Maurita Daniel Jacksonite 4-Heclub Washington High School Proton Irene Dunne Barbara Bel Geddes Oscar Homolka Philip Dorn Cedric Hardwicke Truman Spokane Gov Mon C Walgren Sounpdhoto Jr. Legion Meeker Oeier James Wilson Dale Bales John R. Williams Joe Rich George Foster Gorman Milo Steele, Jr Everett Burham Pittsburgh Cuality Color Dynamics Rexall Drug Store Ss. W. Cor. Square Ervice Sunphone Mrs. Steele Rebekah Keota G Fry Sponsored By SHINE Evans West Madison Street Diamond Inn Raymond Hankinson New York Brooklyn Hankinson International Soundphoto T. R. Phillips Druggist West Side Square Kaiser Frazer America Willow Run Kaiser-Frazer Coreporation Henry J. Kaiser Joseph W. Frazer Kaisers and Frazers Stewart Autor& Tractor Shop Iowa CALL Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency Hotel Washington Stewart & Crone
Search Courier

Search the Washington Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Evening Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication