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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1941
Page
2
Jersey City and Philadelphia visitors arrive to stay with relatives in the area. Families计划 trips to Breckenridge Webster and Everett while JoAnn Wilson heads to Hancock for a week with the Duaneriggs. A bingo party at I.O.O.F hall is announced with a door prize and refreshments.
Fresh eggs retail 24c per dozen. Reister Bros. 109 of Fresh eggs retail 24c per dozen. Reister Bros. 109 of Woodlrow Wade returned yesterday morning to his work at the J. C. Penney store following a two weeks vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Wade and daughter Sandra Lee spent two weeks in Stansberry Mo with their parents Mrs. O. C. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hantz who accompanied the Wades here Saturday returned to their homes in Stansberry Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Monson and sons and H. J. Crooks of Crawfordsville Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brinton of Brighton were visitors here Sunday. Nic MecCleery attended the stowa open golf tournament at Sioux City while visiting friends there. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Joiner left yesterday from Iowa City for their new home in Schenectady N Y They are making the trip east by way of Canada and Niagara Falls. Mrs. Joiner is the former Josephine McElhinney. Mr. and Mrs. William Fry and Philip Fry of Burlington spent the weekend here with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott McKinstry west of town and at the Frank Schneider home. Mrs. Fry is a twin sister of Mrs. McKinstry.
National League standings show Prongh at 43 21 .672 and POW TOFR 42 21 .667 as leaders. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 9 4. Chicago beat New York 1 0. Today pitchers listed for Brooklyn Davis 1 3 at Pittsburgh Lanning 1 3 and others across matchups with Er rickson or Crouch at St Louis and Beck or Hoerst at Cincinnati.
A list of open games and pitching notes from the major leagues. Teams include New York Philadelphia Cleveland Boston St. Louis New York Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Washington. Players mentioned include Harder Newsome Muncrief Auker Gomez Bridges McCrabb Lee Leonard. Night games noted with several matchups and records.
Mrs Harvey Young of Pomona Calif left Sunday for Panora after a visit with Nellie Cressett of Hollywood. Reid Boyd stayed to visit with the Lyle Schulty family in Keota. Nellie Wilson returns to Des Moines after a visit with Mrs C W Stewart. Frances Stewart arrives to spend days with her mother and the Keesey family of Philadelphia. The Keeseys and Eva Denny arrived from Chicago to join Mrs Stewart for a week in Iowa.
Mrs Kenneth Swailes and her daughter Judith Earlene were dismissed this morning. Esther and Joan Gerdes of Washington route 3 had tonsillectomies. Donald Kerr of 627 West Washington Phyllis Orcutt of 1120 East Main and Lorel Garrett underwent tonsillectomies this morning.
MT PLEASANT June 24 UP Dr Bruce Minear 63 business manager of Iowa Wesleyan college since 1938 died today at Rochester Minnesota after an operation He was a former trustee and served three years in welfare work at the Panama canal zone under Roosevelt He was active in YMCA work serving as Ottumwa secretary and Miami general secretary.
Funeral services for William M Hesseltine 81 who died yesterday at his home near Brighton are set for two oclock Wednesday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home with Rev Mr Whiting of Fairfield presiding. Burial will be in Sandy Hook cemetery near Brighton. He was born May 8 1860 in Washington county son of Albert and Esther Hesseltine. He married Emma Jane Hopping Oct 13 1887. He lived near Brighton most of his life and served as a school director. Surviving are his son Merle Hesseltine of Brighton two sisters Mrs Henry Stout of Lacombe Alberta Canada and Mrs Taylor Bevell of Port Gamble Wash and two brothers George Hesseltine of Lacombe Canada and Albert H Hesseltine of Lineville Iowa.
Richard W. Mayer and Daryl Dodder were each fined $25 and costs by Justice J. E. Bovee on reckless driving charges. The complaint was filed by State Highway Patrolman D. C. Braden. Dodder claimed the other car sped up as he tried to pass.
The column records residents changing addresses including Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wilson moving to a New England apartment from 728 East Main, Leo Nardy selling 302 West Second, and the Nardy family planning a July move to East Main. It notes Dr W R Keesey of Albia and family planning a June 29 golden wedding anniversary at home, with their five sons gathering for the event. Also listed are moving services ad snippets and several short social items: Clifford Beggs departing for Camp Bowie Texas after a ten day furlough, local dinners in Keota, and residents moving within town including the Beggs, Clendenning, and Muench households.
The Back-Draft Proof vent cap by the Pacific Coast Plumbing Association is claimed to be back-draft proof, signaling a new design in residential venting.
Ed Stanley pursues Mark Eyssen after his brother Paul dies in a trap theft case north of the Little Silver river. A three day siege ends with Eyssen snowblind and Ed, guided by the Red Rider code, delivering the final justice. Ed honors his brother’s memory while maintaining restraint.
WELLMAN June 24 Mr and Mrs C J Brown announce the marriage of their daughter Bernice to David Erwin son of Mr and Mrs W T Erwin of near Washington The ceremony was at four o clock Saturday in Fifth Baptist church Hannibal Mo Rev Joseph Grant officiated Attendants were Mr and Mrs Victor Ritz Kalona The bride wore powder blue crepe with white accessories and pink rose and baby's breath bouquet Mrs Ritz wore rose dress with light blue dephiniums and baby's breath Mrs Erwin has been a teacher in rural schools for 19 years and plans to teach next year at Horse shoe Bend School Erwin is a farmed son of Ainsworth high school graduate farming with his father southeast of Lexington The couple's life begins after education and farming ties.
The practice once used in southeastern Europe and Asia Minor involved salting newborn babies rather than bathing them. It reflects historic regional beliefs about preservation and ritual care for infants in traditional cultures.
The article recalls the 1690 establishment of North America’s first paper mill on Paper Mill Run at Germantown by William Rittenhouse, with partner William Bradford. It notes a flood destruction, a 1702 rebuild, and links rag paper demand to colonial democracy.
In Pesariis, a mountain village in the Alps, workers produce electric clocks for the Ostia and Florence rail stations and the Naples post office. The Pesariis factory began in 1725 as an iron foundry and shifted to clocks, pioneering modern electric models since 1931, while remaining rooted in its remote village.
Thomas More, author of Utopia, was sentenced to be hanged at Tyburn but commuted to beheading. On July 6 1535 he was executed in the Tower of London, and his head was fixed on London Bridge. Tradition says his daughter rescued it and buried it with her at St Dunstan's Canterbury.
Centerville ranks among the top common placenames in the United States with at least sixty towns and villages bearing the name, highlighting its widespread use across states.
A simple elegant wedding united Mary Virginia Steck and James William Brammer at Christ Episcopal Church in Owosso Michigan. The service featured Lohengrin Bridal Processional, palms, floral pillars, and a bridal party including Mrs John Harper and Grace Adams. The couple, graduates of University of Iowa, plan to reside in Des Moines after a wedding trip.
Raymond Stauffacher and his family, returning from missionary work in the Belgian Congo, will visit California and travel via Washington on a trip after leaving service in September. They appear with Doris Waggoner and Margaret Marsh and will speak at a United Presbyterian church service on Thursday June 26 at 7:45 pm. The Miracle Book club sponsors the event with a free will offering and invites all to attend.
Joseph Oge age 42 father of five was killed by an electric shock while operating a switch for an ice scoring machine at Heil Ice Co in Burlington. Fire department responded and efforts to revive were made. Coroner R O Giles said autopsy pending. Survived by wife four sons and one daughter.
IOWA CITY Charges of illegal possession of gambling devices and maintaining a liquor nuisance were filed against Robert Goody Jr. and his employer Helen Kehoe by Sheriff Don McComas of Johnson county. They were released on $500 bonds after a raid on the County Line tavern on Highway 6 east of Iowa City. A disturbance drew officials’ attention to the recently opened tavern.
The Albatross, a bird shot by the Ancient Mariner, is noted as a species regarded as the largest seabird.
Instructions emphasize generous space for lilac bushes with perfect drainage and good cultivation. Apply bone meal occasionally and top dress with manure yearly. Following these steps should help lilacs flourish.
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