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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
3
Kalona meets Washington Y M C A team on the Y court Thursday evening with Crawfordsville eighth grade facing a Washington Junior High in the preliminary. Washington seeks revenge after a 41 to 33 overtime loss to Kalona, and local fans expect a large crowd.
Funeral services for Mrs J A Wehr were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev F W Eastwood in charge. Music by a quartet including Mrs J E Ream Mrs Lawrence Wilson Kenneth Carris and Glenn Coward. Burial followed in Kingsworth cemetery with pallbearers I B Rabenold L E Wilson John Tucker W J Duncan G W Wallace and Tillman Wehr.
We thank our neighbors and friends for kindness shown and for floral offerings during our sorrow. Mrs. R. H. Clyde and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Clyde.
About eighty five men attended the Sunday afternoon religious service at the YMCA. It was praised as an excellent turnout for the first meeting since the Y opened six weeks ago. Regular Sunday sessions will follow with music by a double quartet including Jesse J. Miller and others. Frank R. Sage chaired the religious work committee, while talks were given by Winfield Smouse and Marion George.
Seth Melott of Peoria Illinois pleaded guilty to bootlegging before Judge Charles A. Dewey and received a $300 fine and three months in county jail. Police arrested him north of town after a tip he was transporting hooch to Washington. A car search found more than twenty gallons of liquor, analyzed as forty five percent alcohol with fusel oil.
Firefighters fight a roof blaze at the Will Custer residence on South Avenue B Sunday around 11 30 am. Fire was extinguished using chemicals and the home’s food storage was ruined.
L B Lupton leads a second municipal ticket to appear on the ballot for the upcoming election. Nomination papers filed Saturday night set the field for council candidates J J Minick Ovcur Haney Ed Welle Euitt Grayson John Rittler Charles Davis.
Large crowds attended Baptist church services yesterday as Rev. John D. Kern urged a higher plane in Christian living and a profession of faith. Morning sermon titled The Challenge Of the Difficult and evening message Looking For an Easier Time urged commitment and deeper belief. Music featured a chorus in the morning and a male quartet in the evening. Kern proclaimed Fact Faith and Feeling in tonight’s sermon.
Completion of the first round shows the Bears ahead with scores from last Saturday: Bears 9, Foxes 7, Owls 12, Panthers 11, Tigers 3. Next round begins next week as YMCA and MCA add teams and plan a banquet and award for the league winner.
Three purebred Duroc hogs from the Knotek Brothers north of Washington were shipped to Chicago for a South American buyer. An agent selected the animals, aiming to supply the fourth shipment of hogs for foreign breeders, with one spring boar, one fall boar, and one spring boar heading to May farrow.
Jena University introduces compulsory physical steps for all students as part of sports programs. Officials argue athletics help discourage drinking among German institutions.
A large Washington congregation attended the Fifth district Christian Endeavor closing session at the First United Presbyterian Church. Dr. W. A. Ganfield of Carroll College delivered a compelling fellowship message and new district officers were installed led by Rev. T. F. Campbell.
Mr and Mrs Leo Mak and children and Mr and Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn with children visited in Crawfordsville as part of a social gathering and tour.
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