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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1947

Page

2

Local News Notes From Crawfordsville and Nearby

A collage of social visits and travel reports from Crawfordsville and surrounding towns. Nurses aide Dorothy Ann Heager visited local residents. Mrs. Fred Long traveled home after visiting her daughter. families from Arcadia Wellman Chicago Tulsa and Ames are mentioned with various two day or short stays.

Dorothy Ann Heager Crawfordsville Fred Long Winfield Gerald Furman Wellman

Washington Juniors Fall 9 to 4 at Case Field in Rain

Washington Juniors were defeated 9 to 4 by Kalona in their first game of the season played at Case Field. Kalona pitchers Gingerich and Martinz combined for 17 strikeouts, while Washington committed six errors and managed seven hits. Tom Murphy pitched most of the game for Washington, with Small belting a Kalona homer among the highlights. Next games against Fairfield and Sigourney were postponed by rain.

Casefield Washington Legion Fairfield Sigourney Washington Kalona Small Shafferec Reece Feldman Is Dickell Yotty If Martinz Walker Gingerich P Maas Hines Mangoless Crandall Putman Thornton Brock II Snyder Hummel Murphy P Tanter Gorham

Hospital Discharges and Tonsillectomies Update

At the hospital tonsillectomies were performed today on Roger Lee Schuerman Ainsworth Bobby Long and Lois Ann and Richard Boettcher. Discharged yesterday were Mrs. Stanley Plank of Kalona Mrs. Leo Ruegsegger and son Marlo Ray of Wellman Mrs. J. C. Morrison and son Stephen Arnold of 902 W Monroe street.

Roger Lee Schuerman Ainsworth Bobby Long N. Avenue D Lois Ann Richard Boettcher S. Marion Avenue Stanley Plank Kalona Leo Ruegsegger Marlo Ray Wellman J. C. Morrison Stephen Arnold W. Monroe Street

Baby escapes with minor injuries after ravine plunge

One-year-old Owen Kelly Jr. riding in a baby buggy fell 100 feet down a ravine in New York. The carriage was destroyed but the child sustained only a scratched forehead and nothing more serious was reported.

New York Owen Kelly, Jr

McCleery to Return From Colorado Springs

Richard G. McCleery arrives home tomorrow after a year at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He plans a flexible summer with a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McCleery, before other visits. Edith Jacques and grandson Jerry of Brooklyn and Doing Crow of the Canal Zone are visiting Mrs. Jacques and Dr. A. W. Crow. Sam White of Sioux Falls drives to Washington for a visit, returning with Mrs. White. Mrs. Harold Putnam and daughter Judy depart for Willoughby Ohio to visit Tom Holland, her brother.

Virginia Eckels Ames Iowa State College Richard G. McCleery Colorado Springs Colo Colorado College Hell R. H. McCleery Edith Jacques Jerry Brooklyn N. Y Jacques A. W. Crow Crow Doing Crow Canal Zone Panama Sam White Sioux Falls Dal Washington Mrs. White Emma Edna Purvis Harold Putnam Judy Willoughby Ohio Cleveland Tom Holland

Novel Tag Team Wrestling Feature Friday in Washington

In what may be the last wrestling show of the season in Washington, VFW promoters stage a tag team bout with two-man teams where only one is in the ring at a time. Jimmy Bear and Marvin Buckwalter face Eddie Sandow and Fred Wright in a two-out-of-three falls match with a 60 minute limit. Stanley Karolyi meets Al Rossi in a two-out-of-three falls bout. The armory show Friday night is expected to draw a large crowd and may cap the winter and spring schedule.

Washington VFW Armory Stanley Karolyi al Rossi Jimmy Bear Iowa Fignt Marvin Buckwalter Eddie Sandow Milwaukee Fred Wright New Zealand Reil*a Buck Jimmie Sandow Wright

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