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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
6
Dr. M. L. McCreedy extends his Brighton residence into a five room office suite on the west side with a separate entrance. The project aims to finish by July and prepare the current office for remodeling after moving to the new space. The bank plans to use the remodeled building once complete.
Eastbound No 8 Kansas City Davenport departs at 6 14 p m. No 26 Southwest Limited and Nos 3 and 4 daily except Sunday. Westbound No 8 from Washington. Bus No 2 to Chicago 8 45 p m. Bus No 6 12 10 a m night runs. Tickets sold at Bus Depot North Side Square Candy Kitchen. AL CANTONI Agent.
Sigourney helps care for brother Lester Hanlon who is seriously ill. A baby boy for Mr and Mrs Lloyd Reighard weighing nine and a quarter pounds born Tuesday June 10. Mrs Carl Johnson and son and Mrs Florence Rinabarber visit in Chicago after a stay with their mother Mrs R J Whitacre. Mrs Keith Murry of Des Moines spends week with her parents Mr and Mrs T B Davison. Shirley Grant visiting relatives in Oskaloosa. Mrs Ida Tarr of Red Oak visits sisters Mrs Georgia Bidwell and Mrs Minnie Morgan. Jean Messer leaves for New York via Chicago to join Clifford Ellis and then Schenectady to work in General Electric comptroller's department. Mr and Mrs Robert Laughrnge and son Bob of Keokuk visit their day family. Virgil Norton, son of Mr and Mrs Dale Norton, undergoes tonsillectomy Friday. George Cook and wife move into Ira Rich’s former home. George is timekeeper at the rock quarry. Gertrude Daggett returns to Fairfield after visiting. The church will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Sunday June 15 with visiting speakers and a noon basket dinner. Whoopee Dates June 18 and 19 set for American Legion event with boxing, tumbling, bands and dancing. Pearl City Rides ferris wheel will operate Wednesday evening with band concert. Linnie Lyons resigns from Mt Pleasant schools after teaching second and third grades. Andy Farrier visits relatives in Moline Thursday. 100th Anniversary Pleasant Plain Friends.
Lord Clive, powerful in India under English rule, displayed wealth eccentrically. He wore a court suit made of costly material and lined with parchment to prevent wrinkling.
Wash cotton and lisle hosiery in lukewarm water with mild soap. Rub gently and rinse in the same temperature. Gently reshape and hang to dry by the toe or lay on a Turkish towel in a moderately warm place.
Mrs Ruth H M Wood wife of Lord Halifax the British ambassador to the United States reached the United States en route to England Her journey from Palestine was accelerated by the Mediterranean war and she crossed the Pacific by clipper plane She was photographed in Los Angeles
Woman's club meeting at the Hall discussed the Continental Congress with Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Chilgren. A story about a car bound shopper and a tale of a bachelor with a trunk bound life closed the column. The East Polk street residents signed a petition for a hard surface. Madonna lily season and local social updates fill the page.
A study reports that one out of every six American families has access to a passenger car. The statistic highlights domestic mobility and transportation patterns across the United States.
Historical note reveals a law requiring every Arabian druggist to be a chess player for treating melancholia and mental troubles. Doctors sometimes prescribed chess to instruct patients in the game as part of therapy.
At the dedication of Wright Aeronautical in Cincinnati Ohio William S Knudsen head of the Office of Production Management and Orville Wright inspect a new Cyclone 14 cylinder 1700 horsepower airplane motor far larger than the four cylinder 40 44 horsepower engine used in the Wrights first aircraft in 1903 Full time production at the plant will reach about 1000 engines monthly.
President Roosevelt elevates Harlan Fiske Stone to chief justice and fills vacancies by nominating Al Jackson and Senator James F Byrnes. Hughes will retire July 1, and Stone's successor was previously appointed by Coolidge in January 1925.
Four U S mints operate in Philadelphia Denver San Francisco and New Orleans where coin production occurs at each facility.
Testing and inspections are conducted on a lamp bulb as it progresses from raw material to final product, ensuring quality at each stage.
The report documents a severe egg shortage in Japan with widespread inability of average citizens to obtain eggs for an extended period, signaling unprecedented supply constraints and impacts on daily life.
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