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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1939
Page
5
A Wellman column lists numerous Mother's Day gatherings and Sunday dinners across area homes. Guests hail from Durant Tiffin West Liberty Sigourney What Cheer Denmark Washington Northwood and Des Moines with many local hosts including the Moores Leverts Gingers McIntoshes and Schmelzers.
The Pisa tower features a spiral stairway whose steps rise unevenly to balance the tilt. The design increases height on the lean side and decreases it on the opposite side to offset weight distribution and maintain stability.
Aromatic allspice berries come from the pimento tree grown on Jamaica. Exports reach about 500000 dollars annually. Pimento wood furnishes fine walking sticks, valued for its hard texture and high polish.
By the thirteenth century military engineers had built powerful war engines like catapults and trebuchets and were equally inventive in creating constructive tools such as giant derricks cranes timber platforms and lifts for masons to work.
A white Spitz dog entered by Shirley Williams won the grand prize at a May 16 dog show in Columbus Junction, with Carolyn Davis and Juanita Fisher taking second and third. Additional awards honored longest hair, smallest, fattest, best natured, oldest, youngest, and other traits. Weekend visitors and local events fill the page including church Sunday observance and chapter meetings.
Sympathy extends to Mr and Mrs Joe McCreedy on the death of their granddaughter Nancy Irene McCreedy of Aledo. Several local residents visited Washington for the Tulip Festival and Mother's Day gatherings. Joe McCreedy is in Washington county hospital after a major operation. The Albaugh school closed with a picnic dinner and Davida Fisher taught seven students.
Turkish manna forms on low trees and shrubs in the Near East and is sometimes eaten by peasants as a sweet.
Crawfordsville May 15 Most of the teachers have departed for their respective homes now that the school year has closed. Several teachers destination towns are listed including Newhall Tipton Mr Pleasant Swedesburg Olds Rockwell Kalona Mineral Point and Keota. The Keokuk Presbytery Women Missionary society elected N G Webster as president Lorene Taylor junior secretary and Eli White literature secretary at Stanwood.
Glen T. Ross, owner of the Se to $1.00 Store on Washington’s southside, age 33, born February 28, 1906 in Lorrimer Iowa, with early schooling in Lorrimer and studies at the University of Commerce Des Moines. Irene Kelley Ross, born October 25 1907 in Thornburg Iowa, helps in the store. she attended West Des Moines schools and Drake University and taught primary school before marriage.
Ruth Bridges is highlighted in the Get Acquainted feature while BB M Marian Brudgesa refuses her picture. Four Bridges sisters formed BE M Bridges & Co, a millinery firm later expanding into ready to wear. Laura Rouse, Dot Knapp, and Jane Knapp are noted among personnel with Edith Paris handling alterations.
The report notes that the kidnap victim David was accompanied by suspects, with Mr and Mrs Harry Wicker and Mrs Carrie DeVintey present at the scene. The group, including Jil, spent Friday night at the W. Martin home in Moline.
May 17 reports list dinner guests and callers across families in Sunset. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. McCoy with Mary Frances and Cleo, Spangler relatives from Rock Island, Mrs. Jake Snyder recovering at home, and families tied to Ola Alter, Frank Bailey, Lucy Rudat, Susy Rudat, W L Smith, C T McCoy, A D Cain, Merle Thompson, George Cain, Nyle Bailey, and Warren Schlatter.
Mason City reports 63 year old farmer John Voss of five miles west of town died from injuries after a dynamite charge exploded in his face as he prepared to inspect it. He had believed the fuse had gone out and the blast occurred Saturday.
Governor George Wilson will return to his alma mater Menlo High School to deliver the commencement address. He graduated in 1900 with a class of six, and will speak on Thursday at the ceremony.
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