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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. William Holland of St. Louis travel with Mr. and Mrs. Ler Holland and Mrs. H. M. Putnam to Des Moines to spend the day.
At the hospital Joe Wieland of Riverside was admitted last night. Charlotte Fisher of Wellman was admitted yesterday for treatment. Donald Lee Crow of Columbus Junction was admitted yesterday for treatment.
Local item notes Mr and Mrs M DeLong visiting Adel and Des Moines postmasters meetings. Surprising paint sale at Fred L Stewart’s hardware. Funeral attendees from Luray and Newcastle update. Missouri visitors, Mother's Day plants offered by local merchants, and several residents noted in daily calls and errands.
Virginia Wiley and Mildred Hughes visited Geraldine Crone at the Al Crone home in Living Lake. Thursday to Saturday featured All Ladies' Japonica or Grey dress shoes offered at $1.00 per shoe. Peters made a business trip to Fairfield this afternoon.
Mary Frances McCoy returns home from Gem City Business College for a summer vacation. Local residents stop by to visit, including Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keller, Wilfred Smith, Art Schmiedel, Jake Snyder, and Sam Baker families. Hospital news notes Joan Shantz improving at Washington hospital.
The Washington high school and junior college faculty nine defeated the Cardinals 8 to 6 at Blattner field. Ed Chuck led the Cardinals with five of the team's hits and four runs, while Walter Lussky, Joe Duea, George Mohr and Ken Kimberlin helped the faculty parade score. The game featured Duca on the mound for the faculty and costly Cardinal outs in key moments.
National League standings with Cincinnati St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Philadelphia records. Yesterday's results show Boston Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati and New York Pittsburgh games. American League standings list New York Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Washington and Detroit with results from Wednesday.
Ada Smith was re-elected by the Louisa county board of education for another three year term as superintendent. Local items note obituaries, illnesses, and school activities including Frog Pond and McQueen school picnics, plus ministerial association meeting at Oakville.
Wapello notes say a devotional meeting was held in June with factional talk. The Rev. Lloyd Teunantilies read a paper and invited members to a picnic at Columbus Chautauqua Park.
Crawfordsville May 11 Vernon Fletcher helping Charlie Martin move chicken houses near Ainsworth had a building fall on him breaking his collar bone. He will be unable to work for some time. Donald Rex Huston, son of Rex and Mrs Huston, was cut on the teeth by a wire while playing with other boys and may face trouble.
Ethel Zieglowsaky visited from Sunday to Tuesday with her friend Ruth Baker. She attended Crawfordsville School on Monday.
The Sordens music shop presents a 7:30 recital in its music studios featuring Joan Downey Sigourney alto sax Bird With the Broken Wing and a program by Phyllis Sisk Washington mezzo soprano plus a chorus of soloists duets and band pieces including My Violet Grieg A Gift Huerter Eugene Dunlap and Carnival of Venice. The lineup lists many performers from Washington Ainsworth Cotter Columbus Junction and Meyrbeer selections with an accordion band and mixed voice numbers.
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