Local residents mingle at social and obit notices in Wellman area
Local readers report numerous visits and events. Wellman residents Mrs Harold Ross and others called on neighbors in Wellman while Mr and Mrs C F Anderson traveled to Biggsville for the death of his sister Mrs William Stenzel with funeral set there. Nearby events include a benefit card party and a marriage announcement for Margaret Snider and Dulane Griggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Anderson
Biggsville
William Stenzel
William Mohland
Margaret Snider
Dulane Griggs
Sweets welcome daughter born at 9 30 p m
Mr and Mrs Keith Sweet announce the birth of a daughter last night at 9 30 weighing six pounds six ounces Mrs Corbin Crawford of Ains Worth admitted for medical treatment Daryl Shalla of Brighton admitted this morning for medical treatment Mrs Manuel MckKane and their son Jerry Dwyane of Washington were dismissed this morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Sweet
Corbin Crawford
Ains Worth
Daryl Shalla
Brighton
Manuel MckKane
Hnt
Jerry Dwyane
Washgton
Brighton social calendar spans initiatory ceremony and plays
Mrs Guy Cole and others attended an Eastern Star initiatory in Brighton. Leotta Dalziel of What Cheer led a school of instruction. St James school plans a repeat of plays Thursday at K C hall. Mr. and Mrs. Carson and daughter Helen returned from Princeton Illinois. A birthday notice for Mr Peterson and Mrs Hull’s uncle’s funeral postponed a YWCA book review to Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Cole
Ernest Salladay
Victor Blattner
Harrison Dodder
Brighton
Leotta Dalziel
W. T. Carson
Helen
Princeton
Til
H. C. Hull
Y.W.C.A
Pythian Knights Honor Everett Stewart At Lodge Meeting
The Knights of Pythias met last evening in the hall with good attendance. Esquire ranks were conferred on Everett Stewart with George Baker,C Harold Kerr, Randolph Kelsey and George McFadden. An oyster supper followed the lodge session with some visiting members present. Next week will see more esquire work.
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Knights of Pythias
Esquire
Everett Stewart
George Baker
Harold Kerr
C.C
Randolph Kelsey
George McFadden
Favor Parking Lots for Cities
DES MOINES March 25 The house votes to permit city parking lots after debate that failed to exclude Des Moines and Sioux City The bill goes to the senate for concurrence in minor amendments A second bill allows banks to charge a discount rate up to seven percent and installment loans up to 2500 The liquor control committee updates beer legislation while “dry” forces push for a tavern measure The senate sends back the controversial REA bill after altering a lower chamber amendment
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Des Moines
Mar
House
Es Moines
Sioux City
Senate
House Liquor Control Committee
All Star Team of Tri County League Picked
The Tri county league coaches named an all league squad with two Wayland players on first team and selections from Yarmouth and Crawfordsville. Sodergren and Todd led with 15 points while Miller and Obermas added strong showings for Crawfordsville and Yarmouth respectively.
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Crawfordsville
Wayland
Yarmouth
Sodergren
Todd
Miller
Kauffman
Obermas
Jones Hosts Conesville Quintet After Tourney Win
L A Jones hosted a steak dinner for the Conesville basketball team at the North Side cafe. The team, sponsors of their Gold Medal tournament run at the YMCA, earned their promised feast. The diners learned the squad has no gym for practice, only time in games, and is made of five farmers and a schoolteacher. John French, Lone Tree high school coach, is the sole member who cannot farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Jones
North Side
Conesville
Jones
Y.M.C.A
Cone Boys
John French
Lone Tree High School
Widow of Former Sheriff Mae Teeter Dies in Arizona
Mrs. John W. Teeter 81 of Washington and widow of longtime county sheriff died Saturday in Clemen ceau Arizona after a long illness. Cremation and burial plans include ashes in Washington via daughter Mrs. Cora Dunsmore. Survived by daughter and three grandchildren. a son Mert and a daughter Mae preceded in death. Teeter known in Washington as Mae and was a Baptist church member.
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John W. Teeter
Washington
Washington County
Clemenceau
Arizona
Cora Dunsmore
Teeter
Mae
Mary
Ted Dunsmore
Clemenceau, Ariz
Mary Teeter
Columbus
Ohio
Mert
Recall of March Term Jurors Ordered by Judge Siegers
Judge P J Siegers restarts the March term Washington county district court grand jury with seven jurors recalled for Monday March 31 to review matters presented. No indictments were returned earlier but a jail modernization protest was adopted. The Prymek v Washington county case may be retried after a Iowa Supreme Court reversal and possible jury recall if settlement fails.
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P. J. Siegers
Washington County District Court
County Board of Supervisors
Clara M
Henry F. Prymek
Washington County
Iowa Supreme Court
Washington
Highland Township
Supreme Court
Bowling bill shields rural coops from property tax hike
A new bill exempts rural electrification cooperatives from property tax increases for two years and imposes a one percent levy on their gross receipts from sales, affecting utility financing and state revenue.
More Strikes Debate Miners' Strike
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, joined wage hour negotiators in New York to assess progress toward a 1941-43 work contract with Appalachian soft coal operators. The talks involve 21 operators' associations and 338,000 miners seeking a one dollar per day wage increase.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Washington boys collect books for war prisoners reach far lands
Across four thousand miles Hi V boys of Washington Iowa gathered books for War Prisoners Aid via the YMCA to aid British and European prisoners in Germany France England and smaller European nations. About 300 books have been collected. more are urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-V Boys
Washington
Iowa
Hand of
Christian Fellowship
Britain
Europe
International Y.M.C.A
Germany
France
England
War Prisoners’ Aid Committee
Vanguard Arrives for Play Festival at Iowa Campus
More than 75 high school actors and coaches join 500 expected performers from high schools junior colleges and communities for the sixteenth annual festival at the University of Iowa campus. The Monday program features 14 one act plays by Class C schools with daily productions planned throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
County Dog Licenses Urged Before Deadline
Washington county reports many dogs remain unlicensed with a harsh deadline of April first. Auditor Stan Kiesey says 1,200 tags issued so far, vs 1,700 last year, with delinquency penalties doubling costs. Fees: males one dollar, females three dollars, penalties raise to four dollars after April first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Stan Kiesey
Kiesey
Hi-Y boys collect books for worthy cause
Washington's Hi-Y volunteers will telephone and call at homes to pick up donated books in support of a community fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Washington
Martin Plans Revitalizing Program for Republican Party
House Republican leader Joseph Martin, drafted unanimously to stay as national chairman, outlined a work program in Washington on March 25. He aims to revitalize the party with organizational reforms and a focused agenda as the GOP seeks renewed national leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Washington, D. C
House
Joseph Martin
District Methodist Women Meet Here
The Washington Johnson county group of the Woman's Society of Christian Service and Burlington district ministers held an all day meeting in the local Methodist church. 106 women registered including 49 from Washington and 12 officers. speakers emphasized women's work and service under the new organization titled Educational Year. Dr L L Weis presided over the ministers meeting.
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Washington-Johnson County
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Burlington
Washington
Lister
Ottumwa
Christian Social Relations
BE. EB. Stutsman
Leo Hoover
O. E. Schmitt
Methodist Society
L. L. Weis
Mt. Pleasant
Methodist Church forms Wesleyan Service Guild for business women
A group of Methodist Church business and professional women organized the Wesleyan Service Guild with Mrs Ruth Galer district secretary present. Temporary officers were named including Mary Westphal as chairwoman and Kay Dunbar Weidner as membership chair, with elections planned in two weeks and installation four weeks hence.
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Mary Westphal
Dorothy Johnson
Juanita Weidner
Anna Waggoner
Esther Hayes
Kay Dunbar Weidner
Mary Brohm
Louise Porter
Ruth Galer
Mt. Pleasant
Leo Hoover
Edgar Porter
Leigh Souleng
Hoover
Wesleyan Service Guild
Methodist Church
Soule
Britain Prepares Coastal Defenses Against Invasion
War diary excerpt reveals Britons detailing beach fortifications and ambush risks. Engineers test barriers and block houses along dunes as barbed wire, mines, and tanks traps shape a deadly coastal defense scenario.
Community group meetings and hostess details listed
Wednesday Junior High P T A holds 3 p m at Junior High. Thursday Pansy Hill club meets 7 30 p m with Mrs Jacob Wenger Child Study department. W C T A all day meeting with Mrs Elizabeth Hawthorne. Friday Baptist Woman's Missionary society 1 pm luncheon with hosts. Women's Council of the Christian church at 2 15 p m. Presbyterian Ladies Aid groups meet at 2 30 p m with four hostesses at listed addresses.
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Pansy Hill Club
Jacob Wenger
D. C. Barratt
East Monroe Street
W.C.T.A
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Main St
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
Alfred Trenerry
John Little
John Dodd
Women’s Council of the Christian Church
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Della Miller
N. Marion Ave
T. R. Gillespie
F. W. Eastwood
Congress Records Cost Estimate Awakens Debate
The Congressional Record cost is estimated at about 522 dollars, prompting discussion on printing expenses and budget implications within the chamber. The figure highlights financial considerations tied to official record publication.
Bremen Bombed by British Air Attacks Report
The writer describes Bremen under heavy British bombing with fires in port warehouses and no clear outward devastation yet. He notes Grand Admiral Raeder awarding medals to civilians during raids and reflects on air raids versus blackouts as winter in Nazi Germany continues. He anticipates spring blasts from American bombers and feels uneasy reporting from central Europe.
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Germany
Bremen
Eric Raeder
Breimen
German Reich
Europe
National Auto Club Says Driving Without Spare Worse Than Flat
The National Automobile Club declares putting off re repairing a flat tire equals driving without a spare, equating neglect to unsafe operation and urging timely tire service.
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The
National Automobile Club
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