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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1941
Page
3
The piece reviews Maloney of the American Red Cross detailing European resistance under Nazi occupation. It warns that subjugation fuels sabotage and fury, with cited acts from Holland to Czechoslovakia. It urges America to prepare a defense program against invasion from within and abroad.
Two brothers aged 13 and 10, Anderson and Ira Jerson, were mentioned as victims in an incident at Ellis Park along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. The report notes they are sons of Mr and Mrs G G Jerson.
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs offers a free 122 page booklet on piles morrhoids fistula and related disorders. Request a copy by postcard to the clinic address E505 6s Blvd no charge. It promises potential relief and saving on treatment costs.
Ira Anderson, 12, ventured into the river near the Yellow Banks. His brothers Ross, 14, and Elmo, 15, waded to aid him but all three sank. Elmo reached shore. They were visiting Libertyville with their parents when the accident occurred.
Cedar Rapids officials in Eastern Iowa grapple with whether marriage influences draft status. The draft board members and representatives discussed the issue in a local session, weighing how couple plans affect eligibility and exemptions.
At a symposium led by army officers selecting Iowa troops ten counties were represented. Lieut. Col. Frank B. Hallagan urged draft boards to defer young husbands with high draft numbers who have been or are going steady, even if they married since national registration day.
A Hollywood producer contracted to make a full length picture with Grand Coulee Dam as the background, touted by the reclamation bureau as the world's largest man made structure.
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, total canal expenses reached 12,648,594.48 dollars while total earnings amounted to 3,252,970.16 dollars. The figures reflect the financial performance of the canal during that year.
A Washington businessman with initials C. W. agreed to tuck a friend's boy into bed during a social evening. The boy insisted the man wear pajamas and sleep beside him. The man complied but fell asleep, failing to return to host duties.
Larry Wilson and Bill Brown on East Main Street report finding edible mushrooms in their yards. R L Badger arrives at the Journal office with two bouquets, a floral gift and a vegetable bouquet, in a friendly exchange.
Smiley Burnette, soon to co star with Gene Autry in Back In The Saddle, tells YMCA banquet audiences training comes from trying many things. Born in Illinois he earned early pin money with a musical saw then music, later joining Autry after being heard on a Tuscola radio station. They teamed in Chicago radio and Hollywood films, becoming firm friends on screen.
A sequence of light exchanges includes a jab about a governor's rhetoric and a remark on a speaker's fire. A stranger says he aims to earn honestly while a native notes limited competition. A former banker runs a service station with a comic customer query about gas quantities and a playful push to five gallons.
A salesman from the ABC Wool Company offers colorful yarns to a housewife who asks him to name a couple of colors. The exchange highlights a domestic shopping moment.
An ing bro announces to a lodge that a member flirted with another man’s wife and must send 10 to the sick and Visiting fund or have his name posted. Over the following week the fund receives ten $10 letters and another with 5 and a note promising the remaining 5 on payday.
Miss Wilson, sophomore English teacher, watched three boys Max Bales Keith Hammond and Vernon Weeks bake cakes as proof of their cooking skills. Max and Keith made an angel food cake on Monday night and Vernon followed with a devil's food cake presented to the teacher Wednesday morning.
A young woman with eye trouble visits an oculist who asks her to read the chart. She responds with W X T Z and mentions recognizing the doctor as a Notre Dame football halfback, signaling a casual memory linked to the player.
The film centers on a secretary torn between a carefree sailor and a young executive. George Murphy stars as the sailor, Edmond O’Brien as the businessman, with Lucille Ball among the leads. The plot follows workplace romance turning playful as mutual affections develop, leading to comic complications and a swift, gay ending.
The annual banquet at Crawfordsville High School honored both boys and girls teams with most members present. Coach Robert L. Smith, his Albia family, and visiting coaches from Coe College attended. The event featured red white and blue decorations and a three course dinner served by sophomore girls.
A May party at a home featured stunts jokes and May pole decor with dancers including Doreen Graber Drusilla Graber Betty Harland Opal Owens Barbara Rathmel Betty DeSpain Bonnie Finke Dorothy Waters Viola Hering and Lois Davies. Legion Auxiliary members later hosted at the Legion hall honoring Mrs Lloyd Hanft with games raffles and pink and white refreshments and a linen tablecloth gift for the bride. Out of town guests joined in from Washington Cedar Rapids Fairfield and Pairfield.
Matilda Wieland hosted a needlework gathering at her sister Mrs. John Knittel’s Riverside home on a Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs. Mary Bauer Mrs. Edward Bushek and Mrs. Elmo Knittel. Minnie Holtz was elected to membership. Others present included Mrs. C V Dautremont C F Fitzsimmons R H Heitzman and several more. May 15 set for the next club gathering at Mrs. Knittel’s Riverside home. Sorosis club met at Mrs. Victoria Griffin’s home with Bertha Tener as program leader on By products of Iowa and a spring potluck planned for May 9 at Mrs. Freda Allen’s home.
In Brighton on May 3 the Equality Club held an all day quilting gathering at Mrs Hod Briers residence. Twelve members and two visitors attended including Mrs Floyd Arnold Mrs Ida Bevans Mrs Fanny Brolliar Mrs Mable Dunbar and Mrs Dorothy Long among others.
Helping Hand club members surprised Mrs. Will Heyde on her birthday and hosted a housewarming for Mrs. James Morgan the previous evening. The Clay township teachers held a Wiener Roast at Brighton Park and visited Mrs. L. E. Helmick where Helen Wells, soon to be married, received a gift from co workers.
World gold production reached 371 million ounces in 1938 with continental United States contributing about 4.25 million ounces, a small fraction of total output.
A Dublin report details a community meeting and wiener roast held at Center School on Friday evening. The item lists attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mangold and Lee Mangold, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mangold and Billy, plus other local families visiting over the weekend and for dinners.
Mrs. Melville Mucklestone, president of the National Consumers Tax Commission, predicts that 43 states in session will consider about 11,000 tax bills with 1,800 enacted into law, averaging 42 percent. The forecast highlights rising state tax policymaking across the nation.
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