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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1940
Page
5
Donald R. Heath will serve as the U S representative in Berlin until Alexander C. Kirk returns from abroad. Kirk is due back to report on the situation after Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.
Joan Paine of Three Rivers Michigan aged 18 wins the Benton Harbor Blossom Queen title this year as a high school senior.
Not Mr Goering, here is Frederick Cole, a Xavier High School cadet in New York City. He wears 35 medals on his chest, a record of his achievements that would make Hermann Goering envious.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes blamed the British government for the Norwegian debacle describing its actions as shocking ineptitude. The House of Commons debated Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's declarations on the affair, signaling a tense political clash over policy.
Wendel L. Willkie, utilities executive, widens early lead in GOP race as Russell Davenport resigns Fortune Magazine editorship to focus full time on advancing Willkie's nomination.
Dr Earl B Bush of Ames was named president elect of the Iowa State Medical Society at the annual Des Moines convention. He will succeed Dr F P McNamara of Dubuque in 1941. Bush holds a colonel's commission and serves as a 34th division surgeon in the Iowa National Guard.
Beauty at Wittenberg College in Springfield Ohio earned starring role in a campus play. Miss Thornton, a brunet student, is listed with a home address at 4uren 1.
A new portrait of Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, portrays her as a young woman stepping beyond adolescence. At 24, she is approaching a mature phase while remaining a focal figure in royal life.
May Day notes from North Prairie Fleming list several local families visiting relatives and each other. Mr and Mrs John Young and daughter, Mr and Mrs Dick Davidson and children, and Mr and Mrs Milford Anderson and son joined Mrs Elizbeth Young for a Sunday gathering. Additional items include visits to Roy Schultz and Harold Schultz, and a Washington caller Ed Eilenberg.
Werner Wolff once Germany’s famed musician and his wife JJ Land teach at Tennessee Weelesan College. He notes diminished music opportunities in Germancy and rising chances in America.
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