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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
2
A light community notice highlights a laugh holiday with Will Rogers at the State Thursday. A chicken supper is planned and a Christian church event is scheduled Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:00.
Rev M LeFever of the Baptist church at West Chester and his wife and Mrs R C Ferguson and daughter Dorothy depart by auto for Colorado Springs and Manitou for ten days. They plan to attend the northern Baptist convention and visit Lenox and Guide Rock along the way. State theater announces Will Rogers Thursday show.
Howard L MecCleary of 38rd Floor Bailey Building Washington offers loans up to 300 dollars on personal signature. See him today for further details.
Mrs M A Mace injured her hand in a wringer this morning. The note mentions Will Rogers State Thursday and a gathering at St Pauls Y on South Avenue B and West Madison with ice cream strawberries and cake served Tuesday at 7 00 p m.
Pelts of the Persian lamb vary in quality and are graded by the closeness and character of the fur. Coarser grades are sometimes labeled astrakhan.
Once a notorious menace the English sparrow once outnumbered native birds but numbers dwindled so much they are no longer viewed as a threat in the country.
Delmer Reed of Keota was admitted to Washington County Hospital this morning for a yest. Mrs Ed Garret of Washington underwent a major operation this morning at the hospital. Mr and Mrs Clark Hopping Jr. 3 have a daughter born Saturday at the Washington County Hospital.
A first person narrative recalls four friends Tom Laura Anne and speaker during senior year. The group shares pranks a sleigh ride near Sawyer Hill ends with Laura saving the group from a dangerous spill and kissing the narrator. Laura and Tom remain engaged but the narrator confesses love for Laura and discovers Anne with Tom, while the foursome ends united as a loyal circle.
The fighting fish of Siam about 8 inches long will attack any feed on sight and contests are held with these fish.
A called meeting of Keokuk Presbytery in Crawfordsville saw three candidates ordained and licensed. Paul Sharpe preached on a personal God as he sought license to preach. James L. Cottrell preached on The All-Sufficient Christ. Donald Zimmerman was ordained pastor of the local church with installation.
Don Radda was found guilty of petty larceny by Justice of the Peace W. E Eldridge. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs, with 60 dollars of the fine suspended on good behavior. County Attorney George F. Morrison led the state and Nathan Grant defended Radda as witnesses testified.
About $30 was received Saturday for the tennis fund through food and money donations at the bake sale held at Washington Cleaners. A tennis exhibition by outstanding players and a kitten ball game are planned to boost funds for two new courts in the city by the Washington Tennis Association.
Riverside firemen defeated Troop F of Washington 6 to 5 in a diamond ball game on Friday. Riverside scored five runs in the eighth inning after being held to one run earlier, aided by Washington errors. Jenn pitched a strong inning, while Edmonson started for Washington. next week Muscatine’s Iowa Electric team comes to town and Iowa City’s Iowa Supply club visits Friday.
Residents and visitors from Cunico New Mexico Ford Kansas and Muscatine Iowa gather for family visits church events and birthday celebrations around Ainsworth. Jean Waite reports on travels guests from Burlington Cedar Rapids and Washington sharing meals birthdays and community activities.
A driver filled the tank with faseline before officials restrained him and a police officer was alerted.
This afternoon forecast kept the Ameri can Pearls vs Har Macs of Ottumwa game in doubt. Pearls manager Ted Brown said play hinges on today’s rain and he will decide by four o clock, posting a sign at the J M Kelly popcorn wagon if the schedule holds.
National League standings show Pittsburgh 32 23 .696 in first place followed by St. Louis 89 32 57 and Chicago 26 23 .631. Yesterdays results include Cincinnati 7 4 and Boston 6 7. Philadelphia 12 Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2. New York 7 St. Louis 3. Games today Cincinnati at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York.
North Prairie Flower reports bean planting underway as warm weather returns. Farmers, led by local growers, are busy in the fields this week as the season progresses.
Clips from official films show former champion Max Baer reeling after a blow to the jaw in the eighth round of his bout with Jim Braddock. The incident fed a controversy over whether Baer was joking or seriously hurt and helped Braddock seize the title.
Rain showers stopped a Wellman golf meet between wolf club members yesterday morning. Dec Lee and Tracy Phillips of the tournament committee plan to send at least thirty players to Fairfield for next Sunday's event, with room for forty or fifty. They seek cooperation from local golfers in preparing for the tournament.
Mrs Don Arindley dined with Mrs Elizabeth Young. Strawberry season draws varied fortunes. Parishioners gathered for church and Sunday school in Lexington with Rev McBlaine of West Crester delivering the sermon. Mr C Patterson visited Clay, Nell Adams helped her sister, Charley Adams called on Ralph Oldfield. The Surprise Valley school held a jubilee picnic with an afternoon program and photos.
A concise reflection on how prowess and insight complement each other in cognitive growth. The text suggests that true ability emerges when skill aligns with understanding within an individual.
Glenna Collett Vare established herself as a favorite for the national championship by winning the eastern women's golf title in Philadelphia where the event photo was taken.
Native inhabitants of Savo, one of the Solo islands, worship the shark as a deity and cast their dead into the sea as offerings to the Hany god.
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