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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1941
Page
2
Local notice recounts a surprise party planned for C A Nicholson with dinner guests from several families. Also covered are injuries to eight year old Larry Williams at Stewart school and various birthdays and visits across town.
Two Washington football squads travel Friday for key late season tilts. Cardinal coach Jove Duca sends his unit to Independence to confront a foe that beat the 1940 Cardinal sextet twice, while Demon mentor Bill Bates takes his squad to Bloomfield to test a foe tougher than early ratings.
An armed Greek uprising near Drama, Bulgaria, lasted two days and was suppressed by Monday. Reports say conditions have since returned to normal.
Lucille Lorraine four years old died from burns when boiling water spilled on her in her parents home near Bettendorf Iowa the family formerly lived at Canton.
Prominent actor George Arliss admits neglecting to register $52 640 in U S and Canadian securities as required by defense regulations in London. He is fined 18000 and 42 costs. maximum possible penalty was 158000.
Italian authorities begin recovering eleven scuttled German U boats from the Adriatic bed for scrap iron. The submarines were sunk by German crews after the armistice to hinder allied forces and are now being salvaged.
New York police report Charles Russo aged 25 admitted robbing milkmen to finance a tombstone purchase for his mother. He provided details of the robberies and is cooperating with investigators.
Larry Williams, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Williams of 727 East Second street, admitted yesterday for X ray and treatment of a fractured forearm. Keota couple Omer Black are parents of a daughter born at 8 05 this morning weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Edward Chabal of Riverside had a tonsillectomy this morning. Ruth Hartsook of Columbus Junction underwent an appendectomy this morning.
St Marys high school senior class met and chose the last Friday of each month for meetings. National blue and white were adopted as colors and Mary Queen of Peace was named patroness. Officers elected included Maynard Schneider president Kenneth Muller vice president Mary Jane Quinn secretary and Joanne Leeney treasurer.
A series of meetings will inform Washington county farmers about the need for more pork dairy and poultry products. The first session October 8 at the courthouse features Rex Beresford ISU extension animal husbandryman discussing swine production and the National Defense program. Organizers include Carl Oldfield Cecil Rooks Richard Johnson and J W Chandler.
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs of the First District held a large banquet at the Methodist church with about 250 members in attendance. The event featured a patriotic decor theme, a speakers table surrounded by flags, and a style show by local merchants. Mrs. David Lennox Jr. of Marshalltown delivered the keynote on the role of club women and home life in American democracy.
Merrimac diary lists visitors and callers in October with several Kennedye families hosting and visiting. Dan Decker's illness prompts trips to Cedar Rapids while many neighbors socialize at the Wienke Amrine and Shuppy homes and at other local households.
Mr and Mrs R S White of Crawfordsville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a quiet family dinner at home to protect Mrs White who faced a critical illness last year They were married Sept 29 1891 in Washington They have two children Opal Dutro and Harold White both in Washington and share a Sept 25 birthday anniversary wishes came from many friends in Washington County
Maryella Duncan of Columbus Junction married John H. Davis near Columbus, Sept. 27 in Kansas City. Duncan, a 1926 Columbus High School graduate, attended Coe College and taught school two years. She later worked at the West Side cafe. The couple will reside on the Davis farm.
Sunday afternoon callers included the Amrine family led by Mrs Mary Amrine and her sons visiting at the Joe Amrine residence.
The largest military reservation in the United States is the Honeylake bombing range in California, covering 263,324 390 acres.
In the Dough? Edouard Daladier of France traces his lineage to bakers, with both his father and grandfather earning their living in the bakery trade.
The 18 members of the Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association in Washington county will meet Thursday afternoon October 25 at the Farm Bureau office. The topic is What the National Defense Program Means to the Farm Program. Herb Howell will lead the discussion. The meeting is set for 8 00 p m and other interested farmers may attend.
The American Legion auxiliary schedules a county meeting tomorrow in Brighton with county units represented. Riverside president Mrs. Edward Bushek will preside at the business meeting and program opening at two o'clock. Each unit will have a program part with local chapter president Mrs. Carl Voorhees in charge of transportation and inviting women to call her to attend.
Police probe the theft of two Civil War era cannons weighing about a ton from a site marking the start of King Philip's War. The cannons were loaded onto a vehicle and transported roughly 15 miles across a state line to Cranston, Rhode Island, where they were placed on the lawn of the public library.
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