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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1947
Page
2
Norman Schoonover leads senior and junior Iowa City pharmacy students heading to E. J. Lily Laboratories in Indianapolis for a two day visit. Other local mentions include hospital observation for S. M. Fishburn and community visits around Mt. Pleasant Cedar Rapids and Oxford Junction.
The committee slashed state department requests with a $38.9 million cut in salaries and expenses, questioned luxuries for foreign staff, and reduced civil aviation and air safety funds. It kept a smaller portion of information programs, criticized excess spending, and approved partial funding for a U.S. South American information effort.
Practice for the 1947 American Pearl softball team will be open this evening at 6 30 at the Stewart school grounds. Interested players should be on hand ready to work. Arthur Edmondson said spots are open to any softball players whether they work at the button factory or not.
A mountain sheep withstands attacks from two foes yet succumbs to disease from domestic stock. The creature faces bullets from the two-man threat while fighting illness carried by nearby domestic sheep.
A long list of physicians and spouses attended the State Dental meeting in Des Moines with many staying in Iowa and visiting relatives. Social notes include dinners, birthday celebrations for Bonnie Lee and Roy Steele, and college music festival attendance by Edna and friends.
Baccalaureate to be held in Columbus High School auditorium at 8 p m May 11 with Rev J B Pooley delivering Invocation Rev C G McKnight delivering sermon and Rev W L Sanford giving benediction The commencement address will be May 16 by Rev Harold C Irwin Indiana former Columbus City resident.
The G H M Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W L Rukgaber. Pinochle played at four tables with Mrs Alvin Kephart and Pearl Parcell high scorers. Mr and Mrs Scott Wilcox had low scores. Woodrow Crone won the traveling prize. Mrs Arthur Wiley presided over a brief business meeting. refreshments were served with help from Mrs Wilcox. The house wore spring floral bouquets. Guests included Mr and Mrs Alvin Kephart.
Dallas Harrison of Hampton was elected district governor elect of Rotary International at the opening session in Waterloo. He will assume the post July 1 as delegates from 89 Iowa towns attend the meeting. A five member committee will study a plan to split Iowa into two districts with two governors and report by October 1.
Mrs. Blanche Day, 52, of Des Moines, was killed while learning to drive near her home. She was being instructed by her husband when she shifted gears and lost control, the car crossing an alley and hitting a house. Coroner says death from a crushed chest and possible internal injuries. Her husband Day suffered minor injuries and funeral plans were announced.
The Lou Costello Jr. youth foundation funded by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello opened in East Los Angeles with doors wide for youths from six to teens. The $350000 fortress against juvenile delinquency offers recreation and medical care and marks a memorial to Costello's son who drowned in a pool.
Two masked bandits held five employees at BEG Young & Son bank in Oakland Oregon today. They forced staff into a back room and escaped with an estimated 30000 to 85000 dollars in currency and silver.
Busy Bee club members hosted a mother’s day party at Harriet Schimmelpfenning’s home with skits, songs, and book reviews. The Farmerettes and Marmerettes clubs held meetings including sewing, personal grooming, and a workshop on buttonhole techniques led by Lovila Sojka.
In Fort Gay West Virginia on May 5 James Oliver Hurley, accused of killing four people after an argument with his wife, was shot and killed this weekend along with his mother Mrs Ella Van Vliet in a violent shooting incident involving the same case.
Young people and friends met Friday evening at Marjorie Gamon’s home in the Prairie Flower community. Dave Livingston Jr led singing and Rev. Merle Boooth conducted the devotional. Myrna Reeves supervised entertainment and refreshments were served by Mrs. William Gamon and Mrs. Don Cave.
The May meeting of J G White Woman's Relief Corps at SeVier hall had 27 members. President Mrs Ernest Salladay led the business and discussed the national convention in Cleveland August 10 12. The group planned a sewing day to make ectate pads for the Veterans hospital in Knoxville and voted funds to the cancer fund and the Davenport childrens home. Memorial Day grave decorating plans were discussed and committees named for the school ceremony. the charter was draped for deceased member Mrs Orville Elder.
The community sends greetings to Carolyn Marie Kauffman and Joan Joyce Coon on birthday milestones. Mrs. John May is honored on her 76th birthday with well wishes from neighbors Edna Klein, Robert Barelay, Lloyd Loeffler, Junior Walton, and George Rudiger.
A Presbyterian morning prayer meeting will gather at 9:59 Wednesday morning at the church. 682.
Y W C A executive board meets at 7 p m with hour change notices. Fortnightly mothers day tea at Presbyterian parlor. May dinner 6 30 p m at Methodist church. Rainbow Girls meet 7 30 p m at Masonic temple. Public Affairs cooperative dinner 6 30 p m hosted by Mrs Lauder Kennedy. Meat potatoes rolls coffee provided. Pythian Sisters regular meeting at K P hall with sandwich brings. DAR meets 2 p m with hour change. Fortnightly officers installation and book review at Baptist church 7 45 p m. Josephine Altman as guest entertainer. Handcraft postponed indefinitely. St James T A at 2 p m with hour change. Tea for graduates and mothers. W S C S executive dessert at 1 p m. Just Us club 2 p m with Mrs Messer. Ainsworth FE S regular meeting 2 p m with hall balloting and mothers program. Sunshine breakfast 8 39 a m with Mrs Cannon. Merry Makers afternoon with Mrs Dill. Gamma Psi Beta Sigma Phi 2 p m with Mrs Sitler. Red Horses 8 p m at Raymond Glasgow home. U and I club afternoon with Mrs Holt. St Marys Circle 2 36 p m with Mrs Reciinger. Thursday Pilotburg Ladies Aid afternoon with flowers care hint. Prairie Flower Missionary society afternoon with co-hostesses. EF S Masonic temple 2 p m regular meeting. Rural Woman's club afternoon with Mrs Hameton. Walnut Woman's club afternoon with roll call and overseas box articles. Independent club 2 p m with Mrs Maxwell. Wesleyan Service Guild 8 p m with Mrs Smith.
The May meeting of the Woman's Guild at Evangelical Reform Church was held in the church parlors with 24 members and two children present. Mrs Albert Zieglowsky and Mrs Fred Zieglowsky led devotions. A brief business session led by president Mrs Givans approved a $25 donation to the Fort Wayne Orphans' Home. Refreshments were served by Bernice Arnold Florence Augustine and Mrs Hannah Zieglowaky.
Mrs. J. T. Coon and Mrs. Richard Paine hosted a Saturday afternoon pre-nuptial courtesy for Wilma May Marsh at the Pearson home. Miss Marsh will wed Rev. Russell F. Ellinger on May 17. Guests included aunts cousins and distant relatives with gifts and pink and white refreshments.
Catholic Daughters of America held their May breakfast yesterday morning at K hall with 38 members and a guest Rev H J Corcoran in attendance. Tables featured spring bouquets and crystal candleholders. A two course breakfast was organized by committee chair Mrs Leo Sueppel with members Mrs Margaret Keyser Mrs Joe Tobin Mrs Everett Tobin Mrs John Whelan and Mrs Henry Godwin.
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