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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1933
Page
8
Dale Booth an eighth grader and Richard Hotle a seventh grader played the finals of the junior high marble tournament after school this evening. Call at the Pleasant Inn for the Sanitary Dairy's Ice Cream. TsTu-fri.
Mrs G 8S Kerr came home this morning after a weekend with daughter Miss Jessie Kerr who does welfare work. Cherie McElhinney was elected secretary of the University of Iowa Women's Association with Evelyn Benda as president and Elizabeth Fuller as vice president. Hilda Hartman serves as treasurer.
Mrs Dunsmore Guthrie and daughter Mary Jean of Moline with Mr and Mrs Donald Well and daughter Marilyn of Meenanicsville spent Saturday night and Mother's Day visiting with Mr and Mrs A J Rankin, parents of Mrs Guthrie and Mrs Bell.
President Roosevelt calls for immediate arms reductions and elimination of offensive weapons while pursuing a broader plan. He outlines steps to limit armament, seeks a non aggression pact, and urges participation in Geneva and London conferences. He notes direct outreach to Soviet Russia as historic.
Exports from Ceylon rely on tea rubber and coconuts though the text notes a zero percent figure for other categories, highlighting the dominance of these key products in the island nation’s trade composition.
May 16 Iowa City. All state groups of high school students in orchestra band chorus and chamber music will train at the University of Iowa from June 12 to July 20 for the fifth consecutive summer. Conductors include Charles B. Righter for orchestra and band and Louis H. Dierks for chorus. Four visiting instructors join the staff: H C Stump Louise Reed Asher Treat and Helen M Stowell.
City council awards the municipal band a contract for park concerts. They approve installing a police radio set costing about 85 to 90 dollars, with Dupuis leading the purchase. Other topics include clock face illumination, signal light relocation, Townsley park, and plans for a city hall surobery.
The text notes President John Tyler as the son of former Virginia governor John Tyler and Mary Armistead Tyler. It mentions he left three daughters and two brothers, providing a brief family overview from early life details.
Dr Charles R Brown argues hardship of farm life shapes success and character. He recalls childhood work, learning to build a sleigh, and gaining practical skills that aided his career, including stenography and law work. He cites influence on his Yale Yale Yale deanship and long pulpit service.
Mrs L B Hanan reports Miss Retha Johnson and Miss Wilma Jackson will stay at the Johnson home. A Friends Church service honored seventh and eighth graders with Rev Roach of Richland giving the address. Local social visits include the Moorett family, Fairfield visitors, and dining guests at the Johnson home.
Miss Vera Harvey closes a successful Stringtown school year with a Wednesday picnic in the rain. 97 attendees enjoyed 12 gallons of ice cream and 11 cakes. Guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Harvey and several others from Washington Olds Mt. Pleasant and nearby communities.
As the West Chester school dismissed for summer, Ruth Wilson Edith Carris and Kathleen Bruty returned home. Wilson plans a Chicago visit in a few weeks, McAnary heads to Melrose, and Ruth Coon to Cedar Rapids. Claude Newell of Bara Boo Wis visited with his mother Mrs W H Newell, Roger Anderson accompanying. Mrs W H Newell has been ill seven months with poor prospects. Mrs Mary Rotzinger from Brighton cares for her.
Eighty two physics students from Washington high school visited the Iowa Continental Telephone company today under Milburn McKay. Guides explained plant equipment while groups of seven toured. Students viewed telephones disassembled into 323 pieces with long cords, and Manager Loyd Morrison welcomed the educational visit.
Admission fees for the Ke-Wash track meet tomorrow evening will be only fifteen cents for adults and ten cents for children. The nominal rates aim to draw a large Washington attendance and supporters from towns with teams entered in the event.
Henry Itle announced the girls junior college and high school tennis tournament will finish the lower bracket this week and hold finals next week. The event has been delayed by cold and wet weather.
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