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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1937

Page

2

Tokheim Family Plans St Louis Visit After Washington Call

Mr and Mrs Edward Tokheim and son Bobby of Boston will leave tomorrow for St Louis after visiting in the home of Mrs Tokheims sister Mrs J T Ostrus in Washington. They will visit Mrs Tokheims parents in St Louis. Also noted are local shoppers, a funeral visit, a Memorial Day closing at the courthouse, and a rummage sale announcement.

Edward Tokheim Bobby Boston Mass St. Louis Mr. Tokheim J. T. Ostrus Mrs. Tokheim Kenneth Coates Keiti Crawfordsville Washington Court House Tlorence Marr George W. Marr Ainsworth Cornell College Conservatory of Music Miss Marr Cornell Caenen Shrine Crone’s Sam McKee Cary Indiana James Bickford Amy Bickford Ary Sitter Auto Parts Catherine White Sam White Purvis Iowa City Knoxe Bb. F Macon Iowa Glen Zating Kankakee Svy S. P. Telford Fort Madison Song and Daughters of Legion Scott's Raymond Witting Virsil Wittmer Waterloo Cedar Falls Lowa Will Schilling Evanston, Ill Joe Wolf Weat Second Street Davenport Ruth Wolf John Schilling Plorence Chicago Joseph Wolf West Second Street

Local residents travel and community notices span towns

Visiting news from Spooner Wisconsin to Washington Iowa lists multiple families on travel and weekend plans. Illness of Carolyn Holland, chicken pox, is noted with extended family visits and local shopping, with reminders about typewriter paper sale and Memorial Day golf event.

Holliday Falters In Boxing Showdow Micape In VFW Program

Everette Holliday of Muscatine was stopped in the second round by Johnny Nelson of Moline in the feature bout at the VFW show at the city hall. Nelson scored multiple knockdowns and a technical knockout after the round ended with Holliday unable to continue.

Washington Everette Holliday Muscatine Johnny Nelson Moline City Hall Everette Johnson Oscar Willard Rock Island Tommy Correy East Moline Correy Willard Billy la Rue Bert Cappas Burlington Johnny Peal Galesburg Georgia van Buskirk Peoria Chris Kapis Georgia China Bill Brown Helen Brown

Dismissals At Home For Max Swartzendruber And Earl Fisher

Max Swartzendruber aged 3 was dismissed yesterday afternoon for his home in Mount Pleasant. Earl Fisher was dismissed yesterday for his home in Ainsworth.

Max Swartzendruber Mount Pleasant Earl Fisher Ainsworth

Dr Alfred Adler Dies in Aberdeen at 67

Dr Alfred Adler, 67, renowned Vienna born psychologist who helped popularize the term inferiority complex, died today in Aberdeen Scotland of a heart attack while walking. He was a noted rival of Sigmund Freud and briefly aligned with him before diverging on views of sex in mental reactions.

Aberdeen Scotland Alfred Adler Sigmund Freud Freud

Local News From Amboy Families Reported Today

Amboy residents recount social visits with Stewart guests and numerous callers at various homes. The Will Roberts family ends quarantine while others from Cotter and Cotter area share Sunday and Monday events with local households.

Amboy Jean White Mart Stewart J. M. Stewart Sam Stites Tuedsay Rodger Colthurst Betty George Robert Reaney Washington David Kleese Familly Glen Beenblossom Mia Verne Escher Kalonpa Howard Stewart Jack Marsaden Clarence Herring Lester Dale Beenblossom John Jones Martha Will Borwn Maggie Owens Cotter Dan Griffiths W. P. Roberts Hugh Howard Owen Viola Owene Will Roberts Carl and Dale Earl White Connie Magete Owens L. G. Roberts Georgina Sterling Carl White Jimmy Jimy

Baseball Results and Standings From Yesterday and Today

Yesterday's results include Boston and St Louis 7 to 4, New York 3 over Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 11 over Chicago 2, Brooklyn 14 over Pittsburgh was rained out, while Cincinnati played Chicago and Pittsburgh at St Louis with rain. The American League shows New York 2 over Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 7 over Washington, Chicago 1 over St Louis, and St Louis at Boston postponed by rain.

Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Ang Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Chicago W. L. Pet Detroit Cleveland Washington

Heights Lose Narrowly to Centennial 19-18 in Series

The Heights softball team, once undefeated in the grade school series, fell to Centennial 19 to 18 yesterday. Centennial could join Heights and Lincoln in a three way tie for the league lead with final games today. Lincoln defeated Wallace 22 to 3, in a rain postponed set. Heights stands 4-1, Lincoln 3-2, Wallace 0-5.

Heights Centennial Lincoln Wallace

Creston Native Claims Quest To Be Youngest WWI Veteran

Forest Martin, a Union County native at the Denver Veterans Hospital, asks Clerk Clarence Hansz to verify his birth date. He suggests April 15, 1905, or June 28, 1903, arguing that a 1905 birth would make him the youngest American World War veteran.

Creston Union County Clarence Hansz Porrest Martin Veterans Hospital Denver Colo Talmage Forest Fon Martin United States

Card of Thanks from the Kennedy Family

The Kennedy Families Mrs. Diile and Family extend thanks for kind heeses and beautiful flowers given to our mother and sister.

Kennedy Diile

Fort Madison Relays Draw 43 Schools From Three States

More than forty schools from Illinois Iowa and Missouri entered the Fort Madison Memorial Day relays to be held Monday May 31 with contenders including Galesburg Springfield IL Louisiana MO Dubuque Fairfield Clinton and Valley Junction IA. The entry list spans Pittsfield Warsaw Grion Macomb Jacksonville and Illinois School for the Deaf among others with juniors and Fort Madison schools to be added. Preliminaries start 9 30 am and finals at 2 00 pm likely breaking attendance records.

FT. Madison Fort Madison Martinsburg Pella Oskaloosa Tipton Vinton Britt Farmington Sigourney Muscatine Keota New London Newton Grinnell Seymour Sibley Garner Ottumwa Dew City

Neighbors Plant Corn for Farmer in Yee Community

May 28 report notes Fred Simmons receives neighbor help for planting corn and beans while he recovers from an appendectomy. Local farming activity spans Muscatine to Davenport with wet fields easing slowly.

Yee Milton H. Coffin Fred Simmons Simmons Milton Coffin Rock Island Muscatine Davenport W. F. Heston Lyman Heston Woolson

Fairy Rings Explain Growth Of Circular Fungus Formations

Nature Magazine describes fairy rings as circular fungal rings formed when a single spore begins growth. The spawn spreads outward underground, with the center dying from nutrient depletion while the ring widens on the outer edge as new soil nourishes surrounding plants.

Nature Magazine

Auditorium Full for a Full House by Seniors Cast

The senior cast delivers a lively mystery farce with strong turns by Robert Eckels as Parkes and Kathryn Vacha as Susie. Doris Klepfer Ottily Jowell Ruth Dupuis Miss Winnecker Lois Sartor Rex Hazen Nick King Max Cuddy Ned Pembroke Tom Gray George Howell and three policemen provide broad comic relief. The production, directed by Opal Keeney with Mary Westphal stage managing, features a robust high school orchestra under Maurice Brayton.

George Boston Kathryn Vacha Susie Sioux City Doris Klepfer Ottily Jowell Ruth Dupuis Funt Miss Winnecker Lois Sartor Daphne Charters Ottily Rex Hazen Goy Nicholas King Rence Whisler John McKinstry Merle Simpson Ruth Mayhew Fleming Marguerite Hardy Lucille Mangold

Brighton R. R. 1 Personal Notes Seen This Week

Mr and Mrs Clarence Brown attended the Alumni banquet at Keota Friday evening. Perry Deal visited Sunday with Myre Hendricks and Clarence Brown. Mr and Mrs Leslie Turnipse ed visited relatives at Wellman. Clark Pfieffer and family called on former neighbors in the Clay community Sunday.

Prody A. Borkoski Brighton R. 1 Clarence Brown Keota Perry Deal Mrye Hendricks Leslie Turnipseed Wellman Clark Pfieffer Clay

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