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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
2
Mr. and Mrs. J. Jacobson of San Francisco visited the Dr. Fred Reid home yesterday while traveling to Toronto Canada to attend the Supreme Shrine.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell visited Marion and attended graduation for their grand nephew Robert Russell Newlin. Mrs. Reid reports from San Francisco that 8000 delegates attended the national Red Cross convention with many Junior Red Cross participants. Mrs. Hawthorne left for Winterset to visit relatives and attend a graduation.
Dr and Mrs D D Davis attended senior nurse graduation exercises at St Luke s hospital Cedar Rapids where daughter Virginia graduates Esther Trumbauer from Denver Colorado visits Washington and dines with C O Dayton family Lee McAvoy delivered a peony bouquet Hattie Haskins visits to live with daughter Mrs George Dowell Jane Hamilton daughter of Dr and Mrs Howard Hamilton of Omaha attends Monmouth College conservatory voice recital in Monmouth Illinois Local shoppers and residents noted with eggs priced at 17 cents per dozen and D F Macon auctioneer listing Red 496.
The text explains that hot buttered rum was common in Colonial days as a mix of rum butter sugar spices water and stirred with a hot poker. A modern version uses rum sugar butter hot water and nutmeg.
Kenneth Fuller was discharged from the hospital yesterday and returned home to Crawfordsville.
Coach Fred Maasdam said spring football practice for the high school will end tomorrow after three weeks of workouts. A potential Friday scrimmage at Case field depends on enough players and favorable conditions. The sessions, led by Maasdam and Kenneth Kim Berlin, were hampered by players’ jobs and other conflicts but should boost the squad for next September.
American League standings show New York 16 wins 8 losses, Cleveland 17 and 9, Washington 12 9, Philadelphia 16 10, St Louis 18 8. Wednesday results include New York 11 St Louis 0, Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 2, Washington 5 Detroit 1. Games today list New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at Chicago, Washington at Cleveland. National League standings list New York 16 12 and Chicago 8 11, Cincinnati 10 18, Philadelphia 9 13, St Louis 12 4 Brooklyn 4. Rain affects Cincinnati at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at Boston among others.
Junior high marble tournament under Guy Carlton sees three matches left. Semis: Marion Benson versus Bob Faulkner and Maurice Koehler versus Hubert Wilson. If dry enough, finals Friday. otherwise postponed to next week. Faulkner, 1937 champion, has beaten Ewing and Jineerich this year.
Donna Belle Kephart celebrated her twelfth birthday with a wiener roast at her parents home, Rodney and Mrs. Kephart. A Woussicket Camp Fire girls meeting preceded the gathering, and twenty five girls joined in games supervised by Mrs. Henry Little. The group presented birthday gifts to Donna.
Mrs George Rudiger reports on poppy sale plans at the American Legion auxiliary meeting. Poppies for graves not yet arrived. Maynard Brown in charge. Ten dozen cookies sent to Knoxville veterans facility and nineteen Mother s Day cards sent to Gold Star mothers. Nominating committee named: Mrs Fred Stewart, Mrs Alberta Downing, Mrs Maynard Brown. Two auxiliary members will assist at cemeteries on Memorial Day to gather grave information at Woodlawn and Elm Grove.
Ralph Woodford 69 died about 11:30 AM at his daughter Mrs George Statler’s Brighton home after weeks of illness from gangrene. A Clay township farmer retired due to ill health he leaves two sons George of Yeo and Allen of Thayer Mo and daughter Mrs Vers Statler of Brighton. Funeral plans not finalized. burial in Clay cemetery.
Billy Gray and Charles Durst join Maurice Keehler as contenders in the junior high school marble semi finals. Keehler has defeated top players in prior rounds, signaling strong odds to win the event.
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