Easter Flower Potting Sale At Low Prices
Readable ad notes Easter flowers like begonias violets hyacinths and daffodils in novelty pots for sale. Prices start at one dollar and range to two dollars with small increases for larger pots.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1940
Page
2
Readable ad notes Easter flowers like begonias violets hyacinths and daffodils in novelty pots for sale. Prices start at one dollar and range to two dollars with small increases for larger pots.
Mrs Myrtle Shaw left for St Joseph Missouri after visiting her aunt Mrs May MacNarland. Justice Carman of Lawrence Kansas visited Helen Raber. Ray T Palmer spent today in Cedar Rapids on business and at an insurance meeting. Mary Welsh Mrs G A Haygreen and sons depart for Illinois with Easter plans for Urbana Forest and Tomah Wisconsin.
Local residents prepare for Easter with travel plans and family gatherings. Grace Fern heads to Chicago to spend Easter with her parents while several others, including Victor Westphal and Mr and Mrs John Westphal sr, plan returns for the holiday. The week features hospital news, travel to Illinois and Missouri, and multiple visits among neighbors and relatives.
Washington high school reports Don Kiesey and Don Voorhees named co-captains of the Demons basketball squad for next year. Ten letter winners were selected this year. three seniors three juniors three freshmen and one sophomore earned varsity letters.
At the hospital Helen Knupp of Washington was dismissed and taken to the Washington Rest Home. Mrs. Lee Colton of Columbus Junction was dismissed yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cherry of West Chester are parents of a son born last evening, eight pounds six ounces. Selena Jean Adams of Wellman was admitted for medical treatment last evening. Richard Huber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Huber of Wellman, underwent an appendectomy this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Telford of Ainsworth are parents of a son born this morning weighing eight pounds four ounces named Tommy Max.
Rep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan says he will move to reconsider the house labor committee’s defeat of the amendment to abolish the national labor relations board. The panel voted 8 to 8 with Hoffman’s proxy cast by Clyde Smith of Maine. Hoffman says the proxy was cast in error.
Alain Rene Le Sage, a French novelist and dramatist, is noted for shaping realism in fiction through his masterwork Gil Blas. The piece credits his influence on the development of the realistic novel.
Bob Shannon defeated Bill Shannon in straight deuce sets 26 24 and 22 20 at the Y for the 1940 Y s Men championship. Bob was crowned king of the Y s Men ping pongers for the 1939 40 season.
Iowa high school basketball fans await the 1949 all-state selections as The Journal and 29 newspapers reveal the 1939 juniors who may repeat. Ballots from about 2,000 coaches will decide the first, second and third teams with honorable mention printed Friday. Players Healey Damom O’Brien McGregor are noted as prior honorees and potential repeats.
A snake track was noted in Gracehilal on March 13 in late winter snow. The report mentions mild concern about the season's early reptile activity and records several social visits and home tasks among local residents through mid March.
Washingtons Maid-Rites basketball team finished its season with a 32 to 30 loss to Mediapolis at the Columbus Junction tournament after a strong rally. Washington DeMolay also fell 39 to 23 to West Liberty in the first round at Columbus Junction with players Kiesey Voorhees Burham Chamberlain Brown Dea Morrison and Wolfe.
The Chuck family basketball squad beat Brighton high school 35 to 31 at Brighton last night. Ed Chuck led with 11 points, with four Chuck family members in the lineup along with Grant and Arnold.
The American Guernsey Cattle club reports R B Eland sold Guernsey cow Czar's Ultra Della No 560968 to L Fesler of Riverside. Local bankers attended a Washington and Louisa counties meeting in Wapello. Riverside residents Anna Griffin and Mary Gertrude Griffin visited Ottumwa. Albert Bekker family moved from North Liberty to a farm near Lone Tree.
The Washington Teachers Association held a general meeting in the high school with President Thomas Parsons presiding. Reports from meetings in St. Louis and Columbia noted junior college progress and safety education in schools. The nominating committee was named as Marian Cover, Della Patton and Ruth Miner. A dinner is set for April 26 with the National Teachers Association president as speaker.
Riverside march 20 R I Marner of Marner and Adams furniture dealers and undertakers in Riverside and Lone Tree named a director to replace the late William Griffin on the board of Peoples Trust and Savings bank. The current charter board lists William O Loughlin R H Heltzman and George Foxlin among remaining members. The article notes other former directors and various local notices and visits, including Panama Canal toll totals over 25 years.
George Deatsch of Riverside and Mabel Clark of Riverside High School grammar department attended a Weekend inspector event with her mother Mrs. EB A Clark at Springville, according to local notes.
Salem news recounts John Shalla’s high fendered Model A pickup that trudged through muddy lanes until it stalled near home, spending the night stranded on the road. The piece notes community outings and visits as families plan Dad’s Day at MacMurray School, Easter trips, and local travel by car and horse, with residents sharing roads and tales of transport.
Osceola county communities Sibley and Allison townships sought a joint buy plan for a new fire truck but voting fell short of the required threshold for a majority of the prior general election total, leaving the proposal unapproved.
A large number of White Way club members braved muddy roads to meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Marion Wells. Attendees arrived by auto wagons and feeder carts with some walking, and the hostess with Anna Crayne Edith Munro and Jesse Wells served lunch afterward.
Harold Dahl, freed from a Spanish nationalist prison, was released on $1,000 bail in Tombscourt after being charged as a fugitive from justice in Los Angeles for bad check debts. He stated the charges reflect gambling debts he intends to satisfy.
A highway patrolman stopped a driver near Cole described as one armed. Authorities found no dangerous items, only a playful bee band around the driver and his wife, as the investigation noted humorous mischief rather than an offense.
All parties began homeward and made several transfers before reaching their destinations. The club will meet April 2 with Mrs W. O. Ralston.
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