Washington junior Legion opens season Memorial Day
Mayor R L Lytle will throw the first ball when the Washington American Legion junior baseball club opens its season on Memorial Day at three o clock. The 17 and under team hosts Columbus Junction in a new armory field contest with new uniforms and equipment and a goal of ample parking and bleachers for fans despite lumber shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Lytle
Washington American Legion
Armory Field
American Legion
Washington
Columbus Junction
Legion Baseball Committee
Chuck Hoile
Local family news notes military service and graduations
Mr and Mrs Wayne Knupp and others visit Dorothy Bear in Iowa City while Harry Anderson receives discharge after 28 months in the army with nine months overseas. Richard Knapp arrives in San Diego after 18 months in Hawaii and will discharge from the coast guard there. Michael and Mrs Kaster join relatives in Washington for high school commencement, where James Aster is a graduate. Joe Easter prepares to move to Des Moines with family. Helen Falk’s graduation brings Chicago relatives, while Waves member Helen Stewart C Y returns to spend leave at home. Saturday doubles as a Stewart family reunion with four daughters home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Anderson
A. §. Anderson
Army
242Nd General Hospital
Cloyd Knapp
Richard
San Diego
Caif
Hawaiian Islands
Coast Guard
Calif
Kate Kaster
Gladys
Mediapolis
Mabel
Burlington
Washington
James Aster
James
S. W. Easter
Helen Stewart C Y
E. L. Stewart
Stewart
Washington, D. C
Major Leagues Baseball Standings and Thursday Results
National League standings show St. Louis leads with 19 wins and .655, Brooklyn 19-10, Boston 16-13, Chicago 15-12, Cincinnati 13-13, Pittsburgh 11-16, New York 12-18, Philadelphia 8-20. Thursday results: St. Louis 4 New York 1. Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1. Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 2. Tonight's American League schedule includes Boston at New York and Detroit at Cleveland among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pei
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Wallace
Schumacher
Highe
Mulligan
Borony
Roe
Brecheen
Beggs
W. L. Pet
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Fair
Newhouser
Grove
Reynolds
Potter
Zoldak
Hoover to South America on famine relief tour
Former president Hoover leaves tomorrow for a monthlong tour of Mexico and Latin America to seek aid for world famine. He undertakes the trip as honorary chairman of the famine emergency committee at President Truman's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
South America
Washington
Mexico
Central
Latin American
Truman
Gentleman Motorist Tip Sparks Headlight Punchline
A lighthearted note on courteous driving appears as a gentleman on the road always tips his headlights, reflecting early 20th century humor about polite road behavior.
Dessert and Spring Party Honors Fleur de Lis Members
Mrs. John A. Stewart and Mrs. George Foster hosted a dessert luncheon for Fleur de Lis club members and friends at the Stewarts home. The afternoon included a club meeting, music, a guest speaker Maizie Stewart, and a display of shell art from Florida trips. Seventeen members and six guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Stewart
George Foster
Fleur de Lis Club
Earl Galloway
Richard A. Stewart
Patty
Galloway
Kathryn Stewart
C Sp I
Washington, D. C
Orville Elder
Stewart
Richard Stewart
William Allen
Tom Harvey
Art Rathmel
Crawfordsville
Lloyd Walker
Keota
J. E. Wright
Walter Brown
Hal Richards
Murray Smylie
Arthur Durst
P. E. Babcock
C. R. Gallagher
Clarence Rathmel
Wyatt Marbourg
Stewarts
Florida
Porter family attends funeral and visits relatives in Monmouth
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Porter and Mrs. Clarence Jackson traveled to Monmouth Illinois for the funeral of Frances Porter Fiedler and visited their aunt Mrs. Emma Gowdy. The group also included Mr. and Mrs. John Yousling and Mr. and Mrs. Max Lee who returned from Elkhart Indiana where Mr. Lee trained on repairing musical instruments. Mrs. B. F. Bostwick Jr. has been homebound but showed improvement. Harry G. Simpson hosts his nephew Harry Lang from Sierra Madre California for a brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Porter
Clarence Jackson
Monmouth, I
Frances Porter Fiedler
Emma Gowdy
John Yousling
Max Lee
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
Ind
Mr. Lee
Harry G. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Harry Lang
Sierra Madre
Calif
Entertain Teachers of Lincoln Building Hosts
Mrs Edith Weidner and Mrs Mattie Nicola hosted a two course luncheon yesterday noon for 14 teachers in the Lincoln building community room. The event followed invitations to remain for luncheon and featured spring flowers on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Weidner
Mattie Nicola
Lincoln
Weidner
Nicola
Parent Teacher Association
City P I A Council Meets at Library
City Parent Teacher Association Council met at the Public Library with ten members. Mrs. F C Surface, president, presided. Officers elected unanimously for next year: Mrs Dan Brindley president, Mrs Arthur Pratt vice president, Mrs Paul Fern secretary, Mrs Pauli Horak treasurer. Plans discussed for district convention in September with Mrs E G Humm and Mrs Earl Loveless named co general chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Parent Teacher Association Council
F. C. Surface
EF. &. Humm
Dan Brindley
Arthur Pratt
Paul Fern
Pauli Horak
E. G. Humm
Earl Loveless
Eastern Star Invites Iowa City Dinner Meeting
Washington chapter of the Order of Eastern Star received an invitation to join the 6th district group meeting on Wednesday June 5. Jessamine chapter will host at the Masonic temple in Iowa City. A banquet will be served at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Order of Eastern Star
Jessamine
Iowa City
Masonic Temple
Hospital Patients and Newborn Daughters Reported
Lester Smith of Columbus Junction was admitted for surgery yesterday and discharged this morning. Dale Hunt and wife of Brighton announce the birth of a daughter at 3 55 yesterday afternoon. Discharges include Mrs Richard Johnston and daughter Jean Ann of Marengo George Moberly 321 West Washington Mrs Merwin Rugg and daughter Rita Mae of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Smith
Columbus Junction
Dale Hunt
Route One
Brighton
Richard R. Johnston
Jean Ann
Marenugo
George Moberly
West
Washington Street
Merwin Rugg
Rita Mae
Kecta
Social calendar highlights community gatherings this week
Bethel Congregation hosts farewell for Rev W Z Allen Friday at Bethel. Saturday features 19th Century club lunch at Hebner cabin. Sunday D A V decorates graves after meeting at Methodist church. Circle No 1 Richmond hosts ice cream social and play at Casino hall. W R C memorial service at Methodist church. Monday Handcraft dept dinner at YW rooms. Tuesday Garden dept luncheon at Mrs W L Rukgaber cabin. Rosemary club evening. Damascus Shrine at MacCnee temple. Women's Missionary society 7 30. Patriotic wreaths at Legion hall. Wednesday Snowball Social club at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Congregation and Friends
W. Z. Allen
Bethel Church
D.A.V
Methodist Church
Circle No
Richmond
Casino Hall
W.R.C
Y.W
W. L. Rukgaber
Rosemary Club
Harry Drake
Damascus Shrine
P.m
Maccnie Temple
Women’s Missionary Society
U.P. Church
Harriet Coulter
Legion Hall
Don Wylie
H. J. Club Meets With Mrs. H. Strum
The H. J. Club met yesterday with 11 members and two guests Mrs. Roy Kreetz and Shirley Escher. Mrs. Verne Escher led the meeting and delegates were chosen to attend the Farm Bureau meeting. The group sung the club song and spent the afternoon sewing carpet rags. The next meeting is in three weeks at Mrs. Ernest Strum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Cluo
Harold Strum
Roy Kreetz
Shirley Escher
Verne Escher
Charles Schnoebelen
Dewey Weeks
Ray Sojka
Escher
Farm Bureau
Strum
Ernest Strum
Roy Carter
Krotz
Dinner RSVP and Meeting Times Noted
The schedule mentions a 6:15 time followed by an 8 o'clock meeting. Reservations for the dinner must be sent by June 1 to Mrs. Lillian Schaefer at 731 East Burlington Street, Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Schaefer
East
Burlington Street
Iowa City
US caloric intake surpasses European daily norms
The report states the United States averages 3360 calories per person per day, while European city residents often live on under 2000 calories and some areas under 1500. It notes an 11 percent rise in US food consumption since the war’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Birthday candle counts highlight local names
Community birthday notices list Carol Ann Gentzler Janet Elaine Graber Lee Blaine Edward Brinton Dolores Alliman Norman Richard Havel and others. The column corrects a previous misspelling and clarifies the Rev Beiderweiden family’s address at 409 East Main Street amid church name mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Gentzler
Manford Gentzler
Columbus Junction
Janet Elaine Graber
Dillion Graber
Wayland
Lee Blaine
Bernard Blaine
Edward Brinton
Lyle Brinton
John Beiderweiden
Washington
East Main Street
Mrs C C Owen Moves to Oskaloosa Nursing Home
Mrs C C Owen went to a nursing home in Oskaloosa this morning for care. Her new address is 307 South Seventh Street care of Wilcox Nursing Home in Oskaloosa Iowa. Mr and Mrs Wilfrid Peiffer of Van Horn visited his mother Mrs Paul Peiffer and her parents Mr and Mrs I B Hoxworth yesterday afternoon and returned home this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Owen
Oskaloosa
South Seventh Street
Wilcox Nursing Home
Iowa
Wilfrid Peiffer
van Horn
Paul Peiffer
I. B. Hoxworth
Medics honored for fifty years in Washington County
Dr C W McLaughlin and Dr N J Lease of Crawfordsville were toasted by the Washington County Medical Society at a Nurse's home dinner marking half a century of medical practice each. Certificates and lapel pins were given, with remarks on medicine's progress from horse and buggy days to bacteriology and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. McLaughlin
N. J. Lease
Crawfordsville
Washington County Medical Society
State Medical Society
C. A. Boice
E. D. Miller
County Society
Doctor McLaughlin
Washington
E. R. Jenkins
McLaughlin
Lease
Yarmouth
Iowa
Ralph Shannon
K. L. McGuire
G. E. Montgomery
Keota
J. L. Fry
D. G. Sattler
Kalona
J. R. Miller
Wellman
KE. E. Stutsman
Marriage of Marilyn Nicola to Clarence G Randall
Mr and Mrs Lester Nicola announce the marriage of their daughter Marilyn to Clarence G Randall son of Mr and Mrs Clarence C Randall of Mt Pleasant. The wedding took place March 2 in Kahoka Missouri with Rev Devoe officiating. The couple plan to live with Randall’s parents and later move to a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Nicola
Marilyn
Clarence G. Randall
Clarence C. Randall
Mt. Pleasant
Kahoka
Devoe
Christian Church
Claude Randall
Mary Randall
Washington Hig School
Mediterranean
Entertains Club At Dessert Bridge
The Tuesday Bridge club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Edith Richards for a dessert bridge at Ainsworth. Two tables played with Mrs Floyd Blankenhorn winning the high score prize. Guests included Mrs Irene Trotter and Mrs Jessie Moore. Next meeting will be with Mrs Corbin Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Edith Richards
Floyd Blankenhorn
Irene Trotter
Jessie Moore
Corbin Crawford
Notable Local Residents Gather for Reception
Mrs. H. C. Hull hosts a reception with attendees including Dr. and Mrs. M. L. McCreedy, Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Alcorn, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Lloyd, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Kyle, Dr. H. F. Masson, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hull
M. L. McCreedy
W. L. Alcorn
J. M. Lloyd
W. S. Kyle
H. F. Masson
R. E. Shannon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alabama
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Junior Legion
Wayne Knupp
Cloyd Knupp
Clayton Bear
Dorothy Bear
Mercy Hospital
E. M. Bridges & Co
Peggy Sweet
Judy
Des Moines
Joe
Helen Falk
Joe Falk
Mr. Falk
Dave
Fred Falk
A. V. Grull
John W. Lee
Whick
Lancer
Gilmere
Shell Station
MAJOR
Seeland
UAN
Lemmon
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
City P.'I.a. Council
Library
O.E.S
19Th Century Club
M. M. Hebner
Hebner
H. J. Club
H. Strum
H. M. Putnam
Rapp's Shoe Store
South Side Square
Zel
Dolores Alliman
L. F. Alliman
Norman Richard Havel
Charles R. Atkinson
Donald Lee Paul
Richard Wanerus
Edward Endicott
Amanda Schulty
Will Miller
Nicolas Harmon
Marilyn Nicola
Motor Service
Harmon
Nicola & Harmon
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