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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
2
Community items report illnesses and deaths including Rev Levi Nicola of Battle Creek and Mrs Martha Johnson of Lovell Wyoming. Local events note rummage sale at MBE church and attendance at Des Moines Eastern Star sessions with installations planned. Also listed are minor ads for car repairs, typewriter paper, and a Willard Battery testimonial feature.
A basket supper will be served Thursday evening October 26 at 6 30 in the hall. All Knights and their families and Pythian Sisters and their families are invited. There will be card playing dancing and entertainment.
Mrs Mary Sojka of Riverside was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Mr and Mrs Milo Miller of Wellman welcomed a son born this morning at 5 20 weighing six pounds six ounces. Mr and Mrs Forrest Noel of Washington route five are parents of a son born last night at 9 30 weighing six pounds eleven ounces. Leanna Butterbauch of Wellman was admitted yesterday for an appendectomy. Mrs Robert Jacobs of Washington route one underwent an appendectomy yesterday. Mrs Melo Vacha was admitted for medical treatment last night and dismissed this morning.
Washington high school fans hope for a three game finish with wins over Mt. Pleasant Keokuk and Columbus Junction. Coach Maasdam has rebuilt a struggling squad improving line play and backfield combos led by Captain Anderson and Gallagher. A Mt. Pleasant victory would boost momentum before facing Keokuk at Case Field and Columbus Junction in the Armistice game.
Senator Gerald Nye proposes “Lafayette, We've Been There” as a guiding line for keeping the United States out of Europe war. He argues money kept at home and a cash and carry policy can prevent U S involvement and reduce profits from war.
Social visit roundup notes Homer Coulter and party with the P. B. Hunt family in Muscatine, then to Davenport to hear the Marine band. Other entries list local callers, shoppers, and business trips, including Philgas gas ranges and Fireside heaters promoted for economy and comfort.
Sigourney Iowa Oct 24 The Sigourney high school football team seeks a game at Sigourney for Wednesday November 1 or Thursday November 2 to fill an open date on the schedule Interested schools should contact Supt EB Lynch Sigourney high school Sigourney Iowa.
The report clarifies that for third place the contestants missed seven games, not eight. The previously stated eight-game deficit applied to fourth place teams, not third.
Washington Junior College hosts Burlington Friday at Case Field in the last home game of the season. The Cardinals, led by backs Yecter Thrapp Palmer and Anderson, face a strong Blackhawks squad with a front-line edge and limited forward depth, while their hope rests on disciplined play and avoiding mistakes.
Spencer mayor C. EK. Golly leads a plan to pin red headed tacks on the city map for weeks to mark radio interference sites. The effort aims to locate and fix buzzing signals causing poor reception this fall.
In 1938 North Carolina added 120 new industries, among which 42 were hosiery mills and 68 plant additions. Of these additions, 36 also involved hosiery production, reflecting a surge in textile manufacturing within the state.
An Evening Journal prints a testimonial letter funded by Washington Oil Company claiming Willard batteries are junk. The piece opens a daily series titled The Strange Case of Bernard Slavin inviting reader attention and skepticism about ad letters.
Former Belgian prime minister Paul van Zeeland arrives in New York aboard the liner Harding, his face scarred from injuries suffered in the terrific storm that struck the Atlantic vessel.
Ghent Belgium known as the flower capital of the world has suburbs with miles of hothouses growing orchids begonias lilies and carnations for Europe and in summer acres of other flowers cover the surrounding countryside.
The third degree will be given to a candidate at the Masonic lodge meeting Wednesday evening in the Masonic Temple. All Masons are urged to attend.
Crawfordsville high school glee clubs will present the comic two act operetta Crocodile Inland in the school auditorium on Friday Oct 27 IRrene Benson directs. Mrs Etta Buxbaum visited Grace Hill to see H A Engel home. K A Coates returned from Des Moines after attending an insurance convention. Senior class attended Daley at Mt Pleasant with Iowa Wesleyan homecoming events.
Sheriff units search northeastern Iowa for two men who assaulted Harry Schott, a tollkeeper on the Marquette Prairie du Chien bridge over the Mississippi. Dressed in hunting clothes and reportedly drinking, the attackers seized Schott, dragged him 100 feet, and left him with bruises and torn clothing after demanding a toll receipt.
The Friendship class of the M. E church held a potluck supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Blankenhorn in Ainsworth on Oct. 24 followed by an evening of entertainment. The Woman's Missionary Society met with Mrs. Evan Blankenhorn Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Jennie Bassier leading the study of the first chapter. refreshments were served.
The first annual appropriation exceeded one billion dollars for the fiscal year 1909. The landmark funding level marks a historic financial milestone as government expenditures reach unprecedented territory.
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