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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1933
Page
8
Oral Clapper has purchased the Jim Cowder blacksmith corner at East Jefferson and South Iowa and plans to build an apartment house. Hog prices top four dollars and five cents. Weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with rain showers likely tonight.
Scott Furniture store announces Confidence Days for Friday and Saturday highlighting a pending furniture market rise. Owner Mr Scott says no price increases will occur until manufacturers push increases due to higher material costs, with inflation driving broader gains and brisk buying expected.
Eighth graders slated to enter high school in fall are listed with names such as Maxine Allen Beverley Baker Loretta Ballew Rosa Benson Catherine Beenblossom John Bidwell and many others. May fete and track meet planned at Sunset Park with a Y assembly for awards. art and home econ exhibits not planned this year.
Walter H. Ahrens and wife take over management of the Benteco store, replacing Vergil Rogers and family. The change occurred Monday May 1. The Ahrenses, formerly of Hedrick, have worked for Benteco for four years. The Rogerses will remain in the Benteco Flat for about two weeks.
Washington high senior Karl Bevins earned a superior rating in clarinet at the Iowa state music contest in Iowa City. The contest awarded superior and excellent ratings to multiple students. other area participants included peers from North Des Moines Mason City Cedar Rapids and Denison. Milburn A. McKay of Washington high school attended the events.
The Abreng are rooming at Mrs. Mabie K. Booth's home while Rogers looses and their gain is hoped. Cities Service Gas Station operates with Omer Green and Earnest Ferguson, two pumps south of Green Produce House near the Post Office. A. C. Gingerich drives a new Chevrolet sedan. Mr. and Mrs. Sampson visit Mrs. Weeks in Wellman from Long Beach, California and plan to return. Dr. A. L. Hrad en and Cordelle's Gift Shoppe move to the Brereton building.
The Y. W. C. A. drive opens in Washington with a social breakfast and band music from the high school. Rural teachers and townsfolk are invited to join the swimming classes offered with a small ticket cost and a certified instructor. Members are asked to sign and pay at the Washington State Bank to Miss Dawson, the treasurer.
Paris reports dim outlook for American visitors as tourism to France shrinks since 1930. Cherbourg and Le Havre scouts note few arrivals. many travelers seek Scandinavia, Italy, or Spain. Public works and promotional spending contrast with past 1924 29 waves of visitors.
Government plants at Amarillo and Fort Worth Texas lead national helium output. Production has been limited by army and navy demand rather than plant capacity. Dr Honsinger notes occupancy and move planned within weeks. Bert Oldaker returns from California to Wellman and the Rickey family relocates to the Sigher house.
Local Boy Scouts meet for rehearsal at 7 15 PM at the 1st U P church. Washington group visits Des Moines to view Walter Hampden in Hamlet, with listed attendees. Mrs Edna Witting and family travel to Chariton for funeral services for Millie Mickle of Colorado Springs colored. Auctioneer items noted. Building an old water works site for sale. Pete Widmer health improving and able to work. KC dance Thursday. Dr Lyda Hellam travels to Des Moines for weekend checkups.
A note asserts the term hanker suggests hankering after things and traces its root to honger, noting linguistic corruption and evolution of meaning in common usage.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Miller of Ottumwa visited Washington and toured the state music contest in Iowa City where Miller will be a vocal soloist with the Sou piece southern Iowa farm bureau band to play at the Century of Progress. In St Louis Arthur Churchill 10 died after a gun accident in Burlington.
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