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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1939

Page

6

Cotter farmer replaces home in Cotter community

William Owen, farmer of the Cotter community, is building a new home to replace the one destroyed by fire earlier this year. Margery Harbison and Mary Davis, Parsons College students, visited Fairfield over the weekend. Guy Masonholder plans a 40 by 14 foot corn crib. Mrs. George Masonholder visits Davenport with her daughter. The Enke family attends funeral of Charles Enke, age 72, in Winfield. Mrs. Enke died about a year ago. Fay Foster and daughter Betty Jo return from Davenport. Rev DeKoning of Washington conducts services at Gladwin Methodist Church each evening this week.

Columbus Junction William Owen Cotter Margery Harbison Mary Davis Parsons College Fairfield Guy Masonholder George Masonholder J. L. O'Connor Davenport Emmert Enike Loss Hetfield Guy Enke Charles Enke Winfield Rex, Winfield Ernest Fremont Enke Fay Foster Betty Jo DeKoning Washington Gladwin Methodist Church

UIowa to Start Civilian Pilot Training Course

Applications for aviation course number 75 at Iowa City rise to 75 with Prof. Huber Croft named director. Ground school to begin soon under Croft's mechanical engineering department with a six member faculty committee. Two thirds of applicants expected to qualify medically. room for more candidates though deadline set. Civil Aeronautics Authority will supply texts and materials for the ground school, nine courses totaling 72 hours scheduled.

Iowa City University of Iowa Huber Croft Mechanical Engineering Eugene A. Gilmore Dean M. Dawson College of Engineering Dawson Dean Dawson Civil Aeronautics Authority

Davenport Catholic Diocese fund drive gains pace

Lee J. Dougherty, general chairman, announced rapid progress in organizing top committees for a diocesan fund-raising campaign. Regional meetings will be set for next week to prep for parish leader enlistment and parish team recruitment, with active solicitation in November.

Davenport Lee J. Dougherty Dougherty

50th Anniversary of Foreign Y Work Observed

New York October 3 The Y M C A marks fifty years of international service with messages from Chiang Kai-shek and a roster of 200 religious educational and economic leaders noting the work across 32 countries. Roosevelt and other prominent figures head American sponsorship with foreign dignitaries leading overseas supporters.

New York N.Y Y.M.C.A Chiang Kai-shek International Committee International Committee of Y.M.C.A United States Y.m.c.a.s Canada David McConaughy Madras India John T. Swift Tokyo Japan Europe Asia Generalissimo Young Men's Christian Association China Roosevelt Y.M.C.A. World Service Cordell Hull Frank Murphy Lehman and Bricker Wintrop W. Aldrich Richard E. Byrd M. W. Clement J. W. Connolly Will

Elephants Bolt Overland Lines Shifted to Radiotelephone

Elephants cause damage to jungle telephones by using them as back-scratchers, forcing remote Malay states to switch to radiotelephone communication.

Malaya

Petersons Visit Chas McCreedy Home in Sigourney

Ma Peterson visited Des Moines with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boileau and Effie McCreedy at the Chas. McCreedy residence in Sigourney Sunday afternoon.

Ma Peterson Des Moines Harry Boileau Effie McCreedy Chas. McCreedy Sigourney

Ainsworth Notes from Weekend Visits

Mr and Mrs A E Sands traveled to Viola Illinois for a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs John Erickson Ruth Seybolde spent the weekend at her home in Ackley Thel visited Sunday with Thel

Ruth Norris Ainsworth A. E. Sands Viola, Ill John Erickson Ruth Seybolde Ackley Clarence Richards

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