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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
2
Pvt Edward J. Prebyl Jr has arrived overseas and is stationed in northern Ireland. His parents Mr and Mrs Ed Prebyl have his complete address. Also mentioned are ladies leather work gloves in pigskin and horse hide sold by Kleins for garden and field work.
MLB results show St Louis defeating Detroit and Philadelphia beating New York. Boston and Washington split, while Cleveland routed Chicago. Wednesday’s scores include New York 3 Philadelphia 1 and St Louis 7 Detroit 4. Upcoming pitchers include Lopat at Cleveland and Gentry at St Louis.
Mrs Ella May, 67, died suddenly at her Columbus City home last night. She had been in her usual health and was in Muscatine yesterday. Death is believed from a heart attack. Funeral plans were not announced. She was born in Columbus City, daughter of Aaron and Etta Snyder, married John May in 1897. her husband died in 1935. She leaves one brother, Ed Snyder of Cedar Rapids, and was a Methodist and Eastern Star member.
A report notes plastics made from potato starch mill slop. The article describes the basic concept of converting waste potato byproducts into usable plastic materials and potential industrial implications.
Mrs Haddon James left for Silver City New Mexico after weeks with her mother Mrs E B Hammer and relatives. Marsha Bailey accompanies her for a few weeks in the James home. Dr and Mrs D D P Davis and Dr and Mrs O F Boller returned from Des Moines after attending the state dental convention. Other attendees included Dr R W Wertz and Dr T J Pease. Mrs Charles Hazen visited Des Moines this week while Mr and Mrs Crossett and son Dick visited Grinnell. Dick is home on leave from a Galveston navy base. New store hours announced for Montgomery Ward & Co 6813: Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Washington high school Coach John Harp plans to take nine track athletes to Fort Madison for the Fort Madison relays open meet. The squad includes Cross, Beenblossom, Marshall, Bostwick, Dare, Patterson, Doran, Whittaker and Cook with entries in multiple events. Preliminaries are in the afternoon and finals at night. Washington enters in Class B based on enrollment.
Federal agents arrested Paul Sowell assistant to the operating manager at Montgomery Ward & Co in the Chicago plant lobby. He faced charges of stealing government property after being found taking down a government poster. Bail set at 250 dollars. case adjourned to May 11 before U S Commissioner Edwin K Walker.
Oysters feed by filtering vast quantities of water to extract minute organisms. This process relies on their gills and mantle to trap plankton and detritus as water passes through.
Allied command reports British and American ground forces in position for a major offensive in southern Italy as bombing targets rail and communications from Rome toward Bucharest. Simultaneous German raids and rising activity along the Adriatic front accompany the buildup, with forecasts of action on multiple fronts as Mussolini era Allies prepare for broader operations.
Britain reports 49 bombers lost in operations against the looming allied invasion. German night fighters, seen over France for the first time, caused the heaviest RAF loss in a night raid. Bombers also claimed several enemy fighters in moonlit battles near the English coast.
Mrs Tommy Harvey hosted Harmony club with roll call on childhood games. Mrs Ralph Kleese led the session in the absence of the president while Mrs Manford Wilcox read club history chapters she drafted. Guests included Mrs Ernest Jones and others as showers gifts were shared.
A get acquainted hour preceded the banquet as Miss Brown met Esther Lenninger and other guests.
Recipe for rhubarb sauce from Mrs Hara Wittmer of Wayland printed in a prior Journal. Wash and cut rhubarb, cook on very low heat with minimal water, then sweeten with about half as much sugar per quart and dissolve. Do not add water after sugar or boil.
Mrs. E H Messer of 528 West Madison was discharged last evening. Mr and Mrs Paul TeBockhorst of 521 West Madison welcomed a seven pound daughter at 3 35 this morning. Viola Lynn of Brighton underwent a major operation this morning.
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