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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
2
Turner Funeral at Church in Coppock
Orville Turner 55 dies at county home Mt Pleasant and will be buried near Coppock. Services arranged by Stacy funeral home Wayland with a family service at 2 30 pm and public service at Coppock Christian church conducted by Rev R A Allred. Survived by brothers John and Sister Martha Manning of Coppock and other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
Orville Turner
Stacy Funeral Home
Wayland
R. A. Allred
Coppock Christian Church
Turner
Mt. Pleasant
Truman to Meet Churchill Stalin at San Francisco Conference
President Truman plans to attend the United Nations conference in San Francisco and deliver a speech in the opera house as he witnesses the signing of the world security charter. He may make a brief side trip homeward to Washington if plans are finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Truman
San Francisco
Washington
Local Names Appear In Brief Notices
Mrs. Mary Hyde of Brighton Ira of Burlington Mrs. Hattie Spae of Moline Il listed in a short set of public notices with names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hyde
Brighton
Ira
Burlington
Hattie Spaethe
Moline, Il
Cleaning Ivory with Lemon and Salt
Instructions advise rubbing ivory pieces with lemon juice and adding salt to the mixture for cleaning.
Major Leagues Scores and Tonight’s Pitchers
Chicago defeats Philadelphia five to three while New York edges Cincinnati two to zero St Louis defeats Brooklyn eleven to one and Pittsburgh over Boston nine to none in extra innings Boston is up thirteen innings at Pittsburgh New York Voiselle eight and oh at Cincinnati Heusser three two Boston Andrews three five at Pittsburgh Strincevich three one Philadelphia Barrett two three at Chicago Derringer five two Night Brooklyn Gregg six two at St Louis Barrett two two
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadllphia
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Voiselle
Heusser
Andrews
Strincevich
Philadelphia
R. Barrett
Derringer
Gregg
C. Barrett
W.L. Pet
New York A
Louis
Philadelphia _ ane
Baseball Scores and Pitcher Wins Across Matches
New York defeated Chicago 5 to 3 while Detroit triumphed 7 to 3 over Philadelphia. Boston beat St. Louis 4 to 1 and Cleveland edged Washington 3 to 2. Grove led New York with a 3 1 record, Donald contributed a 2 2 line, Kramer posted 4 1 for St Louis, Woods had 1 0 for Heston, Trout went 4 3 for Detroit, and Christopher added a 5 2 for Philadelphia. Night action listed Cleveland at Washington with Gromek and Wolff 4 1 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Grove
Donald
Kramer
Heston
Woods
Trout
Christopher
Gromek
Wolff
Louis
Toston
Local Graduates Highlight Service Abroad Assignment
Carol Brewer earned a bachelor of science at Sterling College Kansas and, with another graduate, plans to serve as home making instructor for the United Presbyterian foreign board in Khartoum Sudan Africa at a girls boarding school of 300. She will depart in August. Meanwhile Lloyd Polson travels to Omaha for surgery with family at his side, as relatives visit in Fairfield Zion Illinois and Meek family in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Brewer
Jay Brewer
Sterling College
Kan
William Brewer
Brewer
Miss Brewer
United Presbyterian Foreign Board
Khartoun North
Sudan
Africa
Handicapped Giants Prove Perfection Not Required for Fame
A list highlights famous figures with enduring disabilities from Byron’s clubfoot to Steinmetz hunchback and Edison’s deafness, illustrating that success isn’t limited by physical flaws. The text also notes the 1907 second Hague Peace Conference, an early drive for international cooperation to prevent war, convened at Nicholas II’s call on Roosevelt’s suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byron
Robert Louis Stevenson
John Keats
Charles Steinmetz
Alexander Pope
Admiral Nelson
Edgar Allen Poe
Charles Darwin
Julius Caesar
Thomas Edison
Ludwig Beethoven
Peter Stuyvesant
Czar Nicholas II
Russia
Pres
Theodore Roosevelt
Bolivia Size and Population Overview
Bolivia covers about 510000 square miles ranking as the third largest in South America. The nation holds around 3300000 people, less than Chicago’s population, with about 80 percent living above ten thousand feet in altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Utah
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Chicago
Hospital Admissions And Dismissals Report
At the hospital Frank Marsh of Keota was admitted yesterday for x ray. Freda Hertig of 211 East Madison Street underwent an appendectomy this morning. Mrs Elizabeth Casper of 707 East Washington Street was admitted last evening as a medical patient. Mrs Homer Martin of Iowa City underwent surgery yesterday. Dismissals included Mrs Russell Kendrick Route Four last night. A W Ward of 214 East Fifth Street and Mrs John Yousling and daughter Mary Pitt Olds were discharged this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Marsh
Keota
Freda Hertig
East Madison Street
Elizabeth Casper
East Washington Street
Homer Martin
Iowa City
Russell Kendrick
Route Four
A. W. Ward
East Fifth Street
John Yousling
Mary Pitt
Olds
Enjoy Miss Hutchens In Play Presentation
A staged outdoor four act drama features Miss Hutchens in multiple character roles centering on Hannah Lightfoot a Quaker girl in 1760 England who marries the Prince of Wales and later returns to meet the king now blind. The event included an organ recital by Joan Vilek and informal entertainment by Miss Brewer and Ira Mae Darnell with Sterling students and church friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hutchens
Hannal Lightfoot
England
George
Prince of Wales
America
Hannah
Thomas Lightfoot
Isaac Axford
Edward
Duke
Cnurch
Joan Vilek
Washington, D.C
Miss Brewer
Ira Mae Darnell
Sterling College
Jay Brewer
Sterling
Washington Soldier Sees Sgt Fullerton in War Correspondence
Mr and Mrs Sam Lambert of Washington receive a V mail letter from their son Private Donald Lambert of Patton s army field artillery noting he met Sergeant Harry Fullerton of Washington who had been a prisoner in Germany after a bomber was shot down. The family hopes for word of his release. Mrs Donald Knight reports her husband Private First Class Knight in hospital says he is progressing after a wound and can write though not yet sit up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Lambert
East Third Street
Donald
Lambert
Donald Knight
Knight
Four guideposts to dental health and diet
The article outlines four key dental health guideposts including balanced seven foods, brushing, exercising teeth, and biannual dental checkups. It notes that even with clean teeth decay can occur without proper nutrition and emphasizes a diet supporting dental health.
Annual 4 H Rally At Lincoln School
The annual 4 H rally at Lincoln school community room Monday evening May 28 features a picnic supper at 7 o clock with families bringing dishes and table service. The program titled The Way to Victory and Peace includes On to Victory by Richard Stephens and Mrs. Merle Twinam, a play Gremlins of Dating by 4 H boys, a talk by Clare Gordon on Mr and Miss 4 H Citizens of 1945, and a 4 H music memory contest. County officers Joan Maxwell Ruthe Duvall Betty Sojka and Mary Herr are named for the 4 H girls. A business and social meeting precedes activities in the afternoon with a Clover Leaf tea at four o clock and a health unit talk by Morrise Brockey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Lincoln
Richard Stephens
Washington County Farm Bureau
Merle Twinam
Clare Gordon
Illinois
Joan Maxwell
Ruthe Duvall
Betty Sojka
Mary Herr
John = Flading
Marjorie Bull
Morrise Brockey
Washington County Health Unit
T He
Clover Leaf Club
Crawfordsville
Den Of Four Fox Cubs Found On Lorack Farm
East Highland readers report Cleo Burich Dale Rath Arthur and Kenneth Lorack located a den with four fox cubs on the Arthur Lorack farm southeast of Riverside. Neighbors and visitors attended Friday and Sunday gatherings at various local homes including Mrs Anna Lear and Mary Dvorak. Mr Elmer Pearson is recovering from surgery in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prymek
East Highland
Cleo Burich
Dale Rath
Arthur
Kenneth Lorack
Riverside
Arthur Lorack
Floyd Prymek
Robert Wieland
Frankie Mincer
Mary Dvorak
Anna Rath
Karl Rummelhart
Iowa City
Elmer Pearson
Lone Tree
Frank Dvorak
Ray Forbes
Rose Lungquist
Raymond Lorack
Mary Ann
Joe Dvorak
Roy Forbes
Albert Kron
Edd Quinlan
Oxford
Jennie Rath
Anna Lear
Gail Murdock
Columbus Junction
Pearson
Mercy Hospital
Frank Mincer
Leona and
Hester
Wil
Damascus Shrine Holds Regular Meeting in Masonic Temple
Mrs Art Swift presided as newly elected worthy high priestess at the Damascus Shrine regular meeting in the Masonic temple Tuesday evening. Members were invited to attend spring ceremonials of Mt Olivet Shrine Des Moines on Tuesday June 6 and Wapello Shrine Ottumwa on Wednesday June 6 at 7 43 with a 615 dinner preceding. An official visit and ceremonial of Palestine Shrine Burlington is read for Thursday June 7. Refreshments followed social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Swift
Damascus Shrine
Masonic Temple
Mt. Olivet
Des Moines
Wapello Shrine
Ouumwa
Palestine Shrine
Burlington
Heights Club Meeting With Mrs Della Miller
Mrs Della Miller hosted the Heights club gathering with visiting and bingo. Plans were made for a June 14 picnic at Sunset Park to honor three June birthday members, with next meeting hosted by Mrs Mary Johnson and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Miller
The
Heights Club
Sunset Park
Mary Johnson
Saving Poinsettias For Rebloom In Cool Storage
Poinsettias can be saved over and brought into bloom again. Cut top shoots to about six inches and store the plant in a cool basement or fruit room at 40 to 60 degrees.
Cuba’s Sugar Cane Sees Favorable Climate for Cheap Growth
Sugar cane demands warm climate, fertile soil, and ample moisture. Cuba offers excellent conditions for economical production with a growing period of 12 to 15 months and replanting every 5 to 20 years based on soil fertility and cane variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Family visits and Sunday dinner gatherings noted
Ma Wasson and son Jimmy visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Mincer and family. Dinner guests Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Stolley and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Wieland and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Pearson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Mincer, Gary, Gayle and Lois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma Wasson
Jimmy
Frankie Mincer
Rudolph Stolley
Betty
Noah Wieland
William Pearson
Gary
Gayle
Lois
Gardening seed sowing and soil covering tips
Ruth Foster advises not packing soil tightly over small seeds. Cover lightly and firm soil with a rake to prevent crusting after rain. For corn, beans and large seeds, tread the row heel to toe to ensure quick uniform germination.
Monmouth College Holds 89th Commencement Exercises
Martha McGinnis of Ainsworth Iowa graduates from Monmouth College with a bachelor of science degree at the 89th commencement exercises held May 22. Dr Neal D McClanahan of Assuit College delivered the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Ill
Martha McGinnis
Ainsworth
Iowa
Monmouth College
Neal D. McClanahan
Assiut College
Assuit
Leypt
Miss McGinnis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alabama
Philippine
Rudolph and
Annabelle Pangborn Turner
John
Martha Manning
Churchill
Stalin
Jams
Phillips
del Monte
Junket
Lce
Uutry
Om Jie
Campbell
Kor Canning
Pascal
Borden
Jar
Phy
Washington Fruit Market
Major
Lloyd Polson
Omaha
Nebr
Methodist Hospital
Harley Brock
Brock
John Beenblossom
Alfred Faulkner
Fairfield
Robert Cherry
Ella Cherry
Zion, Ill
Cherry
Security Organization
Sgt
Fullerton
Lorack Farm
Little’s Furniture
D. Miller
Save Poinsettias
Ruth Foster
Marvene
Lettage
Ihe
People’s Grocery
Roe So
Lowa Ave
Patent Oxfords
Rapp's Shoe South Side Square
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