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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1939

Page

5

West Chester Freshmen Lead In Home Econ and Art Tasks

West Chester High School reports six weeks of work with honor roll members across classes. Seniors Betty Leet Ruth Stout and Juniors Charles Johnson Walter Johnson Catherine Mottet Sophomores Kenneth Cuddeback Capitolin Flynn Roberta Luers Freshmen Helen Janecek Virginia Beekels Jean McCall Marion McDowell Margery Van Sickle Grace Munro also noted. The sophomore class begins foreign correspondence while the Trojans lost to Brighton Bears due to Gordon Pearson’s broken arm.

West Chester West Chester High School Betty Leet Ruth Stout Charles Johnson Walter Johnson Catherine Mottet Kenneth Cuddeback Capitolin Flynn Roberta Luers Helen Janecek Virginia Beekels Jean McCall Marion McDowell Margery Darius Tyre Alexander Jupiter Ammon Miss Helgason Helen Marion Wayne Preston Roger Betty Dean Ruth Bonnie Jean Brinning Marl Harras

Whatzit Rapid Transit Built By Butler Brothers

John and Lawrence Brinster built a shooter bike that runs on a washer motor and bicycle parts. The contraption tows them at about twenty mph and achieves ninety miles per gallon of gas, becoming a popular local curiosity in Butler New Jersey.

John Lawrence Brinster Butler N. J Lawrence New Jersey

Two Thanksgiving Days in Iowa Considered by Keota Eagle

Keota Eagle editor suggests families may observe two Thanksgiving Days this year as Iowa leans toward November 30 for the holiday. Gov. Wilson supports 30 as the official date while Post Office guidance is pending.

Keota Eagle

Mud Crabs Link to Oyster Disease Mystery

A microscope study shows mud crabs carry an oyster disease that has cost southern oystermen about $1,000,000 since 1939. The discovery identifies crabs as the disease carriers and explains the oyster mortality trend.

Oldest Washers Dealer Celebrates 22 Years of Thor Sales

Washington hardware institution Stewart's marks National Washer Ironer week and 22 years since selling their first Thor washer. Thor, founded 1906, claims 2,000,000 units sold globally as presidents of the dealer group promote the self contained electric washer.

United States Fred L. Stewart Thor Washers Washing Machine Association Washington Pioneer Hardware Stewart's

Co-hostesses Host Dessert Bridge at Mrs Ware’s Home

In Kalona on Tuesday evening Mrs 5S. C. Ware and Mrs. Tom James welcomed 36 guests for a dessert bridge at James's residence. Halloween decorations and candlelight set the scene as scores and favors went to Mrs. Virgil Hochstetler, Mrs. Gordon Engstrom, and Mrs. T R Adams.

Steinhardt Intervenes With Kremlin Over Finland Debt

United States Ambassador Lawrence Steinhardt pressed Soviet officials at the Kremlin in Moscow seeking a settlement to the Finland crisis. Finland is noted as the only nation continuing to pay its war debts, amid the current tensions with the Soviet Union.

United States Russia Lawrence Steinhardt Finland Pussie Steinhardt Kremlin Moscow

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West Chester School News Esther Bauer Ronald Bowney Ellen Cochran Florence Greiner Junior Rigenhagen Leonard Holcomb Dennis Horras Harold Nicola Karl Horras Columbus Harold Dean Griggs Earl Harras Bonnie Brinning Lyle van Sickle Robert Stout Maxine Crawford Wilma Kleese Fredrik Bauer Harrie Griener Clifford Porter Ival Redlinger Homer Porter Wellman A. C. Kuipers Wellman Advance Frank Green Frank Hamlin H. P. Allen Riverside Leader Adolph Hitler Poland Josef Stalin Germany OUR Maginot Line Pal South Atlantic Admiral Scheer Clement Rio de Janeiro Brazil Mrs. Smiths Keet Mrs. Smith Mr Smith
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