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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
2
Helen M Finney trains in Ames to become home demonstration agent for Cass and Adair counties starting June 28. She spent Monday in Des Moines with her uncle Joe Finney and family after teaching home economics at Liscomb High School last year.
American League standings show Cleveland leading with a 40 26 record and New York at 37 25. Tuesday results include Boston 18 Cleveland 2 and New York 9 St. Louis 1. National League lists Cincinnati 32 31 and Brooklyn 22 36 with several games played.
Mr and Mrs Grant Humble announce the purchase of the Purple Kow a dining spot south of the courthouse and say they will take charge this evening. The sale marks a new era for the local eatery and its patrons.
William McCreedy of Riverside admitted as medical patient last evening. Douglas Whitehead underwent ton sillectomy this morning. Everett Green of Keola admitted as surgical patient. Mr and Mrs Charles Davison of Brighton are parents of twin daughters born at 6 45 and 6 53 with weights 4 12 and 4 7. Phyllis Crutt and Joan Gerdes dismissed this morning. Donald Kerr dismissed last
Marguerite Hardy will travel to Chicago tonight to visit her sister Kay Hardy. A new shipment of nylon hose arrived at town shops. Des Moines sees E M Bridges & Co and Don C Davis secure a Northwestern Bell Telephone Co position after graduating from Iowa in June with high honors.
Fifty three golfers from Wellman Kalona and Washington clubs enter the county tournament on the Washington course Sunday morning starting at 7 30. Players must be ready by 7 30 to allow four somes to form and begin play. Qualifying rounds will precede afternoon playoffs in each flight, with all play on one day at one course. Wellman and Kalona visit the local club as guests with strong competition expected.
The Pleasant Inn, long run by Mrs. Wanda Bowden, was sold to W. H. Graber and his sister Evelyn Graber who bought it last August from Bowden. Graber works in Des Moines with Insul-Wool Insulation and Evelyn plans a brief stay in Wayland. Bowden had owned the Inn since August 1935, with several years in operation before that.
Judge P. J. Siegers ordered the former Washington Loan and Trust company property on West Main Street sold to partition the interests of Lucy Rehmer H J McCreedy and C B Dougherty. The decree quiets title, lists shares, appoints appraisers and a sole referee for sale, and notes the three largest shares held by Rehmel McCreedy and Dougherty. Ina Brinton vs. is continued.
Three United States Marine pilots died when navy airplanes crashed on Haleakala mountain during heavy rain in Maui Hawaii. The dead were Lt. William Ferris of Lakewood New Jersey Werner Hagemann of Kansas City Kansas and Clyde Story with no address provided. A moving notice mentions Mr and Mrs T H Peters and daughter relocating to Mc Elhinney apartments on South Marion avenue from South Town avenue.
The Washington County Hospital and the hospital board were granted extra time to plead, extending the deadline to June 30 for filing their response in the case.
Mrs. Fred Reid reports that Dr. Ludwig Simon and brother Dave Simon will reach Washington Friday afternoon aboard the 3:57 Rock Island train. They plan to depart Saturday afternoon on the Golden State Limited to Los Angeles California.
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