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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
2
A Washington businessman recounts a ridiculous bath mishap with a cigarette and soap in hand. Darwin potted tu lips blooms are described as beautiful and cheering for the sick room, priced at 81.50.
LeRoy Tiotle of Keota transfers from University of Dubuque to the University of Minnesota for electrical power engineering study in Minneapolis. Changes include WAVES enlistment and moves to Chicago and New York with addresses in Camp Waldron Farragut and Des Moines family visits noted.
The Red Cross field service supplied personal articles worth 2600 dollars to constrained soldiers awaiting overseas, notified families of deaths and births, and arranged communications and canteen support. On ships, crews received durable kit bags with customary comforts.
Washington junior high boys lost 24 to 18 on a foreign floor in Crawfordsville. It was coach Eugene McCormick's first out of town game. Duane Earls led Washington with 11 points. Crawfordsville's Houston scored 13.
About 50 people attended a cooperative dinner last evening in the church dining room. The event by the Methodist church choir aimed to foster better acquaintance, followed by a choir rehearsal conducted by Mrs. Milo Sorden for the Palm Sunday cantata.
Mrs Lawrence Marek and son Ronald LeRoy of Riverside were discharged yesterday afternoon. Norbert Besser and wife of Harper welcomed a daughter weighing seven pounds two ounces at 11 13 last night. Evelyn Randall of Muscatine underwent a major operation and Cloyce Crone of Ainsworth had an appendectomy this morning. Kathryn Latta of 210 West Washington street was admitted this morning as a medical patient.
Mrs Marion Sheetz hosted the Sunshine Community club yesterday with two visitors, Mrs Frank Olvey and Mrs John Simmering. Eleven members answered roll call with Irish jokes as officers for the new year were elected: Nellie Richards president, Bonnie Stout vice president, Virginia Koehler secretary treasurer, Clara Koehler reporter.
Walter Rukgaber celebrates twelve years with his Washington hardware store. Opening day drew nearly 2000 customers despite Roosevelt banking closures and bank freezes, with staff pooling pocket money to make change. The original shop stood in the Dewey building on the square before moving to the Coast to Coast site. Tungsten source note references prewar China as a tungsten supplier.
The Republicans of the 3rd ward precinct will meet in caucus at city hall at p.m. on the 13th of March to select 19 delegates to the county convention and to transact other business as needed. Ted Brown, Committeeman.
The note provides the address of Pvt. Thomas Walter with service number 37685092 assigned to the 58th Infantry Group, Class 169, at Keesler Field in Mississippi.
The Grace Hill Ladies Aid society held an all day meeting with Mrs. Nelson Woodford leading a Farm Bureau lesson on housecleaning. About 22 women attended including Ruth Fo county home economist who presented the final lesson after luncheon and quilting. The next meeting is planned for Tuesday at the Community building with a sack lunch.
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