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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1940

Page

2

Local News Briefs and Obituaries From Muscatine Area

George McDaniels and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Law Klema of Iowa City this afternoon. Mrs Klema died Sunday afternoon after an illness of a year, survived by husband and three brothers. G E Fray, masseur, will be at Cy Bush res. Nov 30. Dr and Mrs Charles W McLaughlin Jr of Omaha welcomed a 7 lb 12 oz son Monday. Ford V-8 priced at 770 delivering full-size six passenger sedan to Washington Iowa.

George McDan Muscatine Daniel Law. Klema Iowa City Klema Don William Monticello George Washington G. E. Fray Cy Bush Res S. 4Th Charles W. McLaughlin, Jr Omaha Nebr America Iowa

Thanksgiving Dinner Plans Across the County

A long list of families and guests prepare Thanksgiving meals across Iowa towns and rural communities. Residents travel to join relatives in Ottumwa Fairfield Cedar Falls Davenport and Chicago with dozens attending family dinners and hosting relatives for the holiday.

Thanksgiving candlelight service marks New Haven church closing

The New Haven church will close its Thanksgiving meetings with a candlelight service on Wednesday at 7 30 P M announced by Rev Earl Dale. Community members are invited to attend with a prayer and offering to God.

New Haven Earl Dale Marion Smith Mary Elizabeth Wells Betty Mayo Lucille Robertson Benediction

Cardinals Meet Demon Five In Winter Cage Opener

Washington junior college opens its winter cage program tonight hosting a tough alumni squad at 7:30. The Cardinals, coached by Ken Kimberlin, face a road-weary Demon unit with seven returnees including captains Kiesey and Voorhees. Admission is forty cents due to a federal tax. HS games exempt.

Washington Junior College Cardinals Ken Kimberlin Cardinal Demons Keokuk County Sigourney Savages Peck Geneva Don Kiesey Don Voorhees Dick Anderson Bob Lowe Dick Marshall Darwin Vacha Arlo Burham Junior Prebys Aller Termen

Hospital Dismissals After Tonsillectomies

Teresa Ragan and Lester Hamil were discharged this morning to return home in Washington after undergoing tonsillectomies yesterday.

Teresa Ragan Lester Hamil Washington

City Without Lights in Des Moines After Turbine Bolt Breaks

Des Moines was plunged into darkness for about an hour when a bolt broke on the throttle of a turbine at the Des Moines Electric generating plant. Power was restored after crews repaired the turbine and resumed generation.

Des Moines

Ainsworth Tigers Edge Crawfordsville In 26 16 Victory

Ainsworth Tigers defeated Crawfordsville 26 to 16 in a tight game with fouls on both sides. The second team lost 13 to 14 as Carlisle plant in Iowa faced outages. hospitals relied on red lamps and flashlights for care and emergency lighting during a power failure.

Ainsworth Arnsworth Tigers Crawfordsvile Crawfordsille Carlisle Iowa

New Fiction and Nonfiction Arrive at Public Library

Library announces fourteen new fiction titles and seventeen new non fiction works. Notable items include O Henry Memorial Stories of 1940, Grace Noel Crowell and Paul Engle poetry, Hartzell Spence One Foot in Heaven, and Grace Livingston Hill Partners. Several biographies and historical works appear among the arrivals.

Public Library O. Henry Memorial Grace Noel Crowell A. A. Milne Paul Engle Hartzell Spence One Foot In Heaven M. R. Rinehart Charles Morgan Clements Ripley John Paul Jones Grace Livingston Hill Archie Binns Puget Sound R. C. Hutchinson Kk. Goudge Phyllis Bottome Peter Field Man Thief River Harry Hansen C. Henry Willard Robertson Moontide Ek. Cunningham Agatha Christie Kenneth Roberts Oliver Wiswell D. Lashelle Niagara DE Madariaga Christopher Columbus Louis Adamic Poland Czechoslovakia Balkans Holland Finland Corn Iowa Will Durant Greece Joseph Gollomb John James Audubon Audubon America Beattie Audubon D. C. McMurtie Johann Guteberg Burns John F. Kennedy England C. J. Hambrot Hopp Norway Germany

Y T T s Guest Day at Boshart Home

WAYLAND November 27 Mrs W E Boller and Mrs C C Boshart co hosted the annual TT guest day party in the Boshart home Friday afternoon. J Ellis president of the local chapter gave the welcome and introduced Mrs Boshart to discuss projects and accomplishments. Guests included Mrs Ralph Eland and Mrs Howard Moore. Refreshments were served and tray favors given.

Wayland W. E. Boller C. C. Boshart Boshart J. (. Ellis Sos Ralph Eland Howard Moore Mt. Pleasant Mary Wright Ralph Bland Roy Payne Warren Hall Mt Pleasant Arthur Saltzman Merrimac Glenn Schowalter Harvey, Ill Alice Schantz Gary

Community notices from Douglas schoolhouse and local anniversaries

A crowd of over one hundred attended a Tuesday evening oyster supper at the Douglas schoolhouse honoring Mr and Mrs Urban TeR Boekhorst. Mr and Mrs D J Bolter hosted a family dinner November 22 for their 59th wedding anniversary. Guests included families from Iowa and Johnson counties. A Wittmer family dinner was held in Havre with multiple relatives visiting from Lone Tree Minier and Stanford Illinois. Ruth Resehly, bride elect to Vernon Kant, received a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Floyd Reshly in Pigeon Michigan.

Carl Corpman Minnie Corpman J. H. Seethout Buda J. H. Yount Yount C. V. Barrows San Francisco Calif Barrows Veteran Hospital San Franccisco Mr. Corpman J. R. Nelson Nelson Boeklor Os Douglas School Urban Ter Boekhorst Aniversary Panne D. J. Bolter Willie Slaughbauch Beulah Ben Otto Barbara Miler Gib Marner Donald Iowa Johnson Counties C. Wenger F. Boley Washington Nellie Colemas W. E. Poller George H. Ho Hulme Wittmer Sam Wittmer Havre Virgil Wittmer Lone Tree Anna Haning Min Ier Ralph Haning Mardetl Stanford, Ill Exes Wittmer Floyd Resehly Ruth Resehly Vernon Kant Man of Pigeon, Mich

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