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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1940
Page
2
Several squads in the Gold Medal Tournament at the Y travel 00 miles or more for games this week. Iowa City Wyman and Columbus Junction debut tonight as St Patrick’s Day events feature Shamrocks in Irish potato decorations and pots priced around SL.00.
M K Rapp moved to an apartment in the Lemmon building from 718 East Main Street. Velma Booth left Saturday afternoon to return to her mission field in China after a year at home. Friends bid her farewell at the train and she may sail from Vancouver on March 16 or 23. Send letters care of the SS Express of Russia at Vancouver, D B Co. Mrs A Hochstadtler returned home in Keota after winter with her sister Louise White.
A $25 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who burglarized Fred Wanerns Market in Brighton on the night of March 2, 1940. Sheriff AM Putnam and officials are referenced amid local civic activities in Des Moines and surrounding area.
Four second round games set for tonight at the Gold Medal Meet in Williamsburg. Martinsburg defeated Crawfordsville in a weekend upset as Conesville and West Liberty emerged strong, with Iowa City, Columbus Junction, and Wyman awaiting opening games tonight.
Washington Punks were shut out by Rex Frank and the Washington Maid-Rites who overwhelmed them 42 to 17. Howard Little sparked the Punks with strong shooting but Maid-Rites balanced scoring led by Fuhr as every Maid-Rites player contributed.
South English limited aggressive Browns and Kemps of Conesville to 56 46 as Howard Spivey managers a strong unit. Conesville led 17 11 at the half and 32 30 early in the third, but South English rallied with its top shooters to pull away before the final box score.
In Bombers DNevil and Lytle from Williamsbur battled Keswick, two of the top men in the tournament. Keswick led 18 to 15 at halftime, but the close game finished 46 to 38 as Lytle connected on two long shots that once startled Washington teams.
Jen Potter of Anamosa and Marie von Essen of Grand Mound obtained a marriage license here Saturday.
Lester Roth of Wayland had an appendectomy on Saturday. Mrs Ed Crise and her infant son were discharged today for their Pleasant Plat home. Mrs William Chmelar and her infant son Yaro John were discharged this morning for their Washington route 4 home.
Reserved seats go on sale for a Friday March 15 boxing show at the Armory to aid the equipment fund. Francis Haney announces replacements for Cedar Rapids fighters with a Fairfield group. Matches listed include 112 lb Haifley vs Reyes, 126 lb Harten vs Bassler, 135 lb Anderson vs King, 147 lb Saunders vs Williams, 160 lb Miller vs Wier, 175 lb Me Dole vs Maher. Local youths Windy Kerr Archie Bower Kay Felton Junior Palmer appear. four-man battle royal planned. Penny Eldridge announces. Marvin Buckwalter referees. judges Barnes Stanley Smith Nick McCheery. Timekeeper Charles Bickford. seconds Ha, Williames to assist.
Muscatine the Little Six champions rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Anamosa 26 to 23 in district play at Muscatine Saturday night and advance to the state tournament in Iowa City. Centerville defeated Ottumwa 32 to 25 to win the Fairfield district. First round state tourney pairings set for Thursday include Albert City vs Ames and Centerville vs Creston in the upper bracket along with Diagonal vs Hinton and Holstein vs Humboldt. In the lower bracket Keystone Va. Lynnville faces Mason City vs Methegor, Muscatine meets Sergeant Bluff and Waverly challenges Whitten.
Mrs Roy L Miller and children Mervin and Elnora return from Decatur where they stayed with Mrs Miller’s parents Mr and Mrs W H Spera as Mr Spera remains ill. John Applegate visited Mora, Ray Pierce and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kimberlain with Caroli Jean hosted relatives in Marshalltown. Frank Pearson and son Dave visited Ames. Dave’s band, the concert band of eight eight? travels Easter week to Denver and twenty cities. Art McCaffrey to Oblong Illinois, visiting friends Louis Stockman and son Louis Dean Davenport arrival Saturday.
Ross Motors led the bowling with 21 wins and a high team score of 832. Standouts include Bill Sither 176 7, Hap Monroe 174 19 and Rusty Knott 173 19. Ed Sorrell 215 and C Crone 442 were top single and three game totals.
Families including the Stockmans and Schmidts held gatherings over the weekend with extended relatives from Wayland Davenport Rock Island and Washington. A red airplane flew overhead drawing attention as two cars pursued it, then landed in a pasture after circling the town.
The Methodist family night dinner is set for Wednesday at 6 30 p m with Unit 1 in charge instead of Unit 6. Attendees should bring sandwiches a dish to pass and table service. The program will mostly review the Des Moines Methodist advance Meeting held today.
Eight members of the Past Matrons club attended the regular club meeting Saturday afternoon in the ladies room at the Masonic Temple. Routine business was completed during the business session. Social hour and refreshments were arranged by Mrs. Lauder Kennedy and Mr. Tom Carris.
Local society pages list numerous group meetings with changed times and venues including the Literature department Wesleys Wesleyan Home Missionary Society and DeMolay at Masonic Temple. Mrs N M Speidel and Mrs Harry Dye noted for event hosting plus a health update on Clarence Thumins recovering after a major operation at Washington County Hospital.
Mr and Mrs J M Lord marked their sixty second wedding anniversary at their daughter Mrs Leah Vetter’s home in Rock Island Illinois on March 6 The couple has six children with Sylves the youngest dying at camp in Fairfield during the flu epidemic in 1998 Mrs Lord bedfast since Christmas night 1936 after a fall at their Ainsworth home.
Members of the American Legion auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 2 30 in the Legion rooms at city hall. The early session is held a week ahead due to the legion industrial show. Important business will be discussed.
Mr and Mrs Albert Simper celebrate their thirty second wedding anniversary today. Donna Wyile of Prairie Center marks a birthday. Margaret Jane Owen is thirteen, daughter of Dr and Vira C A Dowel of Monmouth IL. Dars! Breenblossom has a birthday, same day as her parents anniversary. Mrs BE White Coneuchy also has a birthday today. Evetsy Samudite of Midland Mes Wade Sim of Wavlanel has a March 11 birthday. Barbara Jean Rathmel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Rathmel, is eight. W M Terre of Manhasset LI is 88, a Three Quarter Century club member. Mrs Mary Grecian of Washington is 79 today. Rose Genevieve Baker is twenty today.
The Jacksonite 4 H Club met at leader Arthur Duensing’s home with six members present due to poor road conditions. Mary Elles Duensing was chosen to attend a posture training school in Fairfield on March 12, with talks on courtesy and demonstrations on sewing notions given by Hanae Darnel and Dorothy Darnel.
Mrs Harry Dye hosted the Friendship club at her home Friday afternoon with seven members and four guests present. Officers elected were Nettle Davis as president and Mrs C J Wolfe as secretary. Entertainment followed with checking games and Chinese checkers while Mrs Robeson and Mrs Pitzerold helped serve refreshments.
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