Washington High and Junior College Open Football Drills
Washington high school and Washington junior college football squads completed a week of practice at Lincoln field led by coaches Bob Weber and Norm White. With opening games Sept 12 away at Keokuk and Burlington, respectively, both teams face strong opponents and carry limited returning lettermen. Weber's Cardinals pool 56 players with diverse candidates across center guard tackles ends and backfield. White's Cardinals De mons 31 players, featuring a first team glimpse but not settled, as hot competition for spots continues.
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Washington, Towa
Evening Journal
Washington High School
Lincoln Field
Bob Weber
Norm White
Cardinals
Demons
Burlington
Keokuk
Weber
Jerry Denison
Leo Olsen
Keith Williams
Jack Zook
Bob Kleese
Ray Carter
John Logan
Bob Riley
Bill Nunan
Tom Murphy
Paul Brock
Joe Sotello
John Ahrens
Lloyd Luers
Carter
Kleese
Zook
Don Thornton
Bob Crandall
Bill Asken
Jim Redlinger
Cardinal
White
Washington Demons
Bob Noonan
Tom Tanner
John Gamble
Bill Arnold
Dave Livingston
Bob Anderson
Warren Stewart
Bill Beenblossom
Hal Longer
Gerald DeLong
Wayne Marshall
Bob Sodergren
Jim Eckles
Dave McCall
Ross Davison
Eugene Wead
Eugene Davis
Don Wilson
Sam Young
John Green
Bob Chabal
Carleton Mangold
John Whittaker
Leland Schmitt
Ray Hendrickson
Grant Walker
Francis Schneider
Dick Dawson
Keith Duncan
Leland Love
John Simerman
Exposition displays Mrs Duensing's model kitchen
Virginia Messenger reports from University Hospital Iowa City where Mrs. Duensing underwent surgery weeks ago. Doctors cleared her to start school Monday. Notice from City Clerk: water rent due with 10 percent discount if paid by Sept 10. Captain E H Sherlock and family visiting Mrs Sherlock's relatives in town others include Eva Denny and Mrs C W Stewart. Local notes cover dining at Coe's Cafe and a carload of oats.
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Virginia Messenger
University Hospital
Iowa City
Local visit notes and small town chatter
Mrs. Joe De Laurentiis and baby Francis Paul visited in Grace Hill with Paul Harvey. John Petranek of Chicago wrapped up a visit with the Fishburn family and returned home. Mrs. E L Barthelow visited Crawfordsville to see Olive Moore. Anton Reiner visited Iowa City for a weekend with his sister. Mrs Freda Sloop and daughter Helena left for Queen's City Missouri after visiting Neel Bradford. Verne Landess returned home from Anamosa after visiting Brighton with Mrs Tom Stacy who is improving. Frank Klein and wife from Keota were shopping in town.
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Joe de Laurentiis
Francis Paul
Ithaca
Paul Harvey
Grace Hill
de Laurentiis
Martha Harvey
John Petranek
Chicago
Freda Sloop
Helena
Queen's City
Verne Landess
Anamosa
Brighton
Tom Stacy
Columbus Junction High School football schedule announced
Columbus Junction announces the 1 9 game schedule with games set against Washington Sigourney New London Winfield Lone Tree West Liberty West Chester Wapello and hosted matches at Columbus Junction. Coach is Robert H. White.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
Washington
Sigourney
New London
Winfield
Lone Tree
West Liberty
West Chester
Wapello
Robert H. White
West Chester Y Team Defeats Bears 4-3 In League Softball
West Chester Bears Y Team edged the Bears 4 to 3 at Greenfield with Holie and Rief as the battery and Chamberlin and Boshart catching for the Y. The deciding run came with two outs in the last inning. Monday’s league game features Cargills versus the VFW.
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West Chester
Greenfield
Holie
Rief
West Chester Battery
Chamberlin
Boshart
Cargills
VFW
Washington and Muscatine Girls Face Off Sunday
Washington and Muscatine girls meet at Cargill field Sunday at 3 p m. Washington was defeated 4 to 3 Thursday at Mt Pieas ent. Battery for Washington includes Marie Blattner and Mary Martin.
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Muscatine Girls
Washington Girls
Cargills Field
Mt. Pieasent
Marie Blattner
Mary Martin
Washington Battery
Family trip to the east includes Vermont visit
Mr and Mrs J C Carris and Mr and Mrs William Glassburner with daughter Barbara returned from a motor trip to the east. They visited Henry Carris and family in Richford Vermont where they met the couple’s two month old granddaughter. The group toured Niagara Falls and other sights, enduring a heavy rainstorm on the return.
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J. C. Carris
William Glassburner
Barbara
Carrises
Henry Carris
Richford
Vermont
Washington
Niagara Falls
Weekend visits and dinners mark Crawfordsville holiday
Crawfordsville residents share Labor Day weekend events with relatives and friends. The Anwyl, Cherryholmes, Mitchell, Raymond, and Riley families hosted dinners and visits from Downers Grove, Davenport, Oskaloosa, Wayland, Brighton, Waterloo, and Town City. Reverend and Mrs. Ott prepared for a trip to Boxholm with Rev. Otts parents.
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Crawfordsville
Max Angyl
David
Downers’ Grove
Fred Anwyll
Chester Piper
Anwyl
Ernest Clark
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Lyle Lowe
Chester’ Piper
Moline
Marion Williams
Davenport
Ray Riley
Oskaloosa
Tep Riley
Tep
State Mental Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Chester Cherryholmes
Ferrel Young James
Richard
Frances Durst
Mary King
Cloyce Messenger
Wapello
Dwight Messenger
Wayland
Ervin Stortz
Brighton
Joe Conrad
Mary McKeon
John Mitchell
Janice Kratter
Town City
Everette Mitchell
Larry
Judy
Waterloo
Jess Raymond
Marjorie
A. H. Raymond
Clifford Ott
Frances
Boxholm
Iowa
Otts
Iowa City teachers named for upcoming school term
Mrs. Carl Leiden of Iowa City will teach biology general science American history and world history. She is Iowa State College graduate and has taught in Fairfield and Detroit. Mrs Russell Ross of Iowa City also joins the staff to teach typing bookkeeping business training geometry and American government. Other instructors include Mrs Everite Johnson for grades one to three Mrs Maynard Schneider for grades four to six Ira J Hoover for grades seven eight and as athletic coach.
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Carl Leiden
Iowa City
Leiden
Iowa State College
Ames
Fairfield
Detroit
Mich
Russell Ross
Kalona High
Everite Johnson
Maynard Schneider
Ira J. Hoover
Locals at Junction highlights in Columbus area
In Columbus Junction on September 8 Mrs. Kathryn Overholt and Mrs. F. C. Spaeth with guest Isabelle Latta visited Elmer and Mrs. Sweeney in Des Moines. Families held a yard picnic and Col umbus Chautauqua Park gathering. Louise Reaney, longtime Burlington junior high teacher, plans to care for her mother at home this year.
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Columbus Junction
Kathryn Overholt
F. C. Spaethe
Isabelle Latta
Elmer Sweeney
Des Moines
Henry Little
Paul Smith
Donald Howell
L. R. Cray
Chicago
Nice
Patricia Clark
Clair Clark
F. J. Pine
Gordon Stone
Columbus Chautauqua Park
Louise Reaney
Burlington
R. J. Reaney
Riverside Teachers Take All Positions at High School
Riverside superintendent Harry B. Colvin announces that all high school instructors have been secured with signed contracts. The move details manual training and English postings as the school staff is fully staffed for the new term.
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Riverside
Harry B. Colvin
Riverside High School
Pre Nuptial Party For Betty Kiefer
Betty Kiefer of Riverside was honored at a pre nuptial shower given by Juanita and Mary Lou Kiefer at Casino Hall Richmond. Delores Kron and Mrs Edward Muller won prizes in a airplane banco game as pink and white decor highlighted gifts. Betty Kiefer will marry John Soukto Jr of Riverside in a Sept 13 ceremony at Holy Trinity church Richmond Iowa.
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Riverside
Juanita
Mary Lou Kiefer
Esses
Casino Hall
Richmond
Betty Kiefer
Airplane Banco
Delores Kron
Edward Muller
John Soukto, Jr
Holy Trinity Church
Iowa
Reclamation Projects Planned for $1.5 Billion in Seven Years
Assistant Reclamation commissioner Wesley R. Nelson announced that the interior department intends to fund $1.5 billion in reclamation projects over the next seven years. The plan aims to expand irrigation development and related facilities across multiple western states.
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Altus
Okla
U. S. Reclamation
Wesley R. Nelson
Interior Department
Missionary Group With Mrs Masson at United Presbyterian
Members of the Woman's Missionary Society afternoon division attended a meeting hosted by Mrs. W. J. Masson. Twelve members participated with leadership by Mrs. Walter Kyle and Mrs. J. J. Hawthorne. The group plans to ship clothing to Frenchburg Ky in October and will focus aid on the church home in Washington.
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Woman's Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
W. J. Masson
Walter Kyle
J. J. Hawthorne
I. L. Colthurst
Colthurst
Robert Acheson
Service Guild Meets In Church Parlors
The Women's Service Guild of the Presbyterian church met in church parlors with 35 members present. Mrs. Tom Gerdes presided, devotionals opened by Mrs. C. S. Lemmon, program by Don Whitlatch introducing Clare Buhlig to review Dr. Wilbur Smiths book on atheism and Western influence. Refreshments by committee led by Mrs. Blatner.
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Tom Gerdes
Women’s Service Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
C. S. Lemmon
Don Whitlatch
Clare Buhlig
Wilbur Smith
United States
Europe
Victor Blattner
Clarence Booth
Gene Gorham
Eugene Schneider
Tom Rickey
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society Meets at United Presbyterian
Mrs Ralph Kleese hosted the Ruth Nichol Missionary Society meeting with 18 members and guests. The group planned a fall prayer retreat for Sept 4 8 in Crawfordsville and featured programs on The Family Altar Child Evangelism and The Place of the Junior Missionary Society.
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Ralph Kleese
Ruth Nichol Missionary Society
United Presbyterian Church
Boyd White
Jay Brewer
Crawfordsville
W. H. McConnel
George Kerr
Kleese
Earl Galloway
Several Families Go to State Fair
State fair visitors last week included Mr and Mrs John Young and family Mr and Mrs Joe Christner Mr and Mrs Mico Patterson and family Mr and Mrs Arthur Davison Charlotte and Kathryn Neff spent time at the Arthur Davison home while parents attended the fair. John Young spent Sunday in Chicago. The Davison family and Neff children visited the Christners Thursday evening. Wilda Jean Chorpening is attending Kalona high school Summit school opened with 24 students including three beginners Ruth Gingerich of Wellman is the teacher and the Wellman family were Sunday dinner guests near Wayland.
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Arthur J. Davison
N. Prairie Flower
John Young
Joe Christner
Mico Patterson
Arthur Davison
Charlotte
Kathryn Neff
Elmer Sammons
Chicago
Joe Christners
Wilda Jean Chorpening
Kalona High School
Summit School
Ruth Gingerich
Wellman
Margaret Wiitrig
Wayland
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals List
At the Hospital Today: Mrs. John Erlenbush 406 W Madison surgical Mrs. Marvin Buckwalter 414 E Monroe medical Dismissed Yesterday: Mrs. Mary Dawson of Keota Mrs. Charles Mapel and son Keith Carey of Ainsworth Today: Mrs. Walter Johnson and daughter Sandra Lee 702 S Avenue B Mrs. John Liska and son Melvin Wayne Riverside William Vinton 1088 N Seventh Avenue Paul Troyer of Wellman Mrs. Myrtle Morgan 527 S Avenue B
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John Erlenbush
W. Madison Street
Surgical
Marvin Buckwalter
E. Monroe Street
Mary Dawson
Keota
Charles Mapel
Keith Carey
Ainsworth
Walter Johnson
Sandra Lee
S. Avenue B
John Liska
Melvin Wayne
Riverside
William Vinton
N. Seventh Avenue
Paul Troyer
Wellman
Myrtle Morgan
Prymek Cerny Wed In Iowa City Little Chapel
Ruby M Prymek and Donald Cerny wed in a single ring ceremony at the Little Chapel in Iowa City. The bride, Riverside High School 1944 graduate, is a bookkeeper. the groom is a discharged soldier returning to farm life north of Lone Tree.
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Henry Prymek
Riverside
Ruby M. Prymek
Donald Cerny
Charles Cerny
Lone Tree
Little Chapel
Iowa City
James Waery
Paul Fuhrmeister
Prymek
Rose Lungquist
Anna Rath
Frank Mincer
Riverside High School
State University of Iowa
Army
Fairview Club Social With Mrs Lillian Maxwell
The Fairview Community club met with Mrs. Lillian Maxwell Thursday afternoon. Guests included her daughter Mrs. Robert Lauer and Marjorie Farrow of Bristol England. The afternoon was spent visiting and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Earl Monson Oct 2.
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Fairview
Regular Meeting of Rebekah Lodge
Mrs G A Reinert noble grand led the regular meeting at I O F hall. The October committee was announced listing numerous members and guests. Entertainment was organized by Mrs Leola Hotle and Carrie Brown with refreshments served by the committee.
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G. A. Reinert
Noble Grand
Rebekah Lodge
I. CG. O. F. Hall
Fred Shephart
Lou Baker
Ernest Strum
Ellen Baker
Martha Brown
Dorothy Black
L. E. Helmick
Mary Hayes
Beulah Hesselgesser
Mabel Bower
Cleora Morrow
William Beggs
Vera Morgan
St Pauls Ladies Aid Meeting Sparks Charity Change
The St Pauls Evangelical Ladies Aid met at the church parlor with 20 members and one guest. Devotional led by Rev Milo Phillips. Reports approved. Decision to donate rather than hold the annual chicken dinner. Refreshments served by Alice Fink and Martha Griffith.
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St. Pauls
Lesson From Study Book at Emma Anderson Mission Group
Mrs. Paul Deimerly continued her review of Portrait of a Pilgrim for Emma Anderson Mission Study group at the Methodist church. The lesson focused on race relations with Mrs. Deimerly leading the discussion.
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Paul Deimerly
Emma C. Anderson
Methodist Church
Social Calendar Week Ahead in Lexington
Sunday Lexington Ladies Aid holds picnic supper at Sunset Park at 6:30 p m bring basket supper and drink. Public invited to Rainbow Girls installation 2:30 p m at Masonic temple. Monday DeMolay meeting postponed two weeks. Cooperative luncheon hosted by Mrs. E E Stutsman bring table service dish to pass and club dues. T T meeting postponed one week. Tuesday Ann Judson Circle meets 7:30 p m led by Mrs Ray Sojka. Past Noble Grand Circle postponed one week. Alma Hearne Holland Missionary society hosts cooperative dinner at 6 p m with Dora Minick Edna Klein leaders. West Chester Pythian Sisters 2:30 p m at half. American Home dept sec 1 2:30 p m Lydia Juzeler Bring dues. Sec 2 1 p m luncheon Mrs E Stutsman Bring club dues. Sec 3 1 p m cooperative luncheon Mrs Darrell Ross Bring dish to pass and table services. Sandwiches meat coffee provided. Notify hostess if not attending. Bring club dues Pilotburg Ladies Aid afternoon Mrs Frank Stransky Roll call Bible verse. Good Will club meeting postponed one week. W S C S executive board 1 p m at Methodist church.
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Lexington Ladies Aid Society and Families
Sunset Park
Order of Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
E. E. Stutsman
Clifford Thorne
T. T
Ann Judson
Bapist Church
Ray Sojka
Noble Grand Circle
Alma Hearne
E. Stutsman
American Home Dept
Darrell Ross
Pilotburg Ladies Aid
Frank Stransky
Good Will Club
W. S.C. S. Executive Board
Methodist Church
Club's School Day Program Meeting Highlights Hosts
Mrs H J Brenneman and Mrs Win Durst co hosted the Linger Longer club meeting at the Brenneman home on Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Isaac Kreese and others while Mrs Clyde Dawson presided. Entertainment promoted a school day program with events by members and a sack lunch refreshments.
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H. J. Brenneman
Win Durst
Brenneman
Isaac Kreese
Harley Davidson
Bert Booth
Everett Coon
Homer Brinning
Joe McGraw
Clyde Dawson
Walter Neff
Wil Shalla
Unit 91 of W S C S Holds Meeting With Mrs Birney
A meeting of Unit No. 91 of W S C S was held yesterday afternoon with Mrs Homer Birney. Five members attended along with guests Dorothy Seeman of Denver, Mrs Fred Lindley and two children. Mrs Edgar Stout led devotions on Faith of Our Fathers. Mrs Harry Drake presented the missionary lesson. Mrs Birney led a short business session followed by visiting and refreshments.
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Unit No. 91
Homer Birney
Dorothy Seeman
Denver, Colo
Fred Lindley
Edgar Stout
Harry Drake
Birney
Local Meeting Recaps Race Question
Elizabeth Klein, president, conducted the meeting and discussed the race question as seen in the south. The session focused on regional concerns and procedural steps for addressing the issue.
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South
Elizabeth Klein
Frances Weeks to Wed Edward Nardy in Sept 28 St James Church
Mr and Mrs Dewey S Weeks announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Martha Frances to Edward L Nardy son of Mr and Mrs Leo Nardy. The ceremony will be at three o clock Sunday afternoon Sept 28 in St James church with Rev H J Corcoran officiating.
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Dewey S. Weeks
Martha Frances
Edward L. Nardy
Leo Nardy
St. James Church
H. J. Corcoran
Past Matrons Club Holds First Meeting After Summer Break
Past Matrons club members and husbands shared a cooperative supper at Masonic temple the first gathering after summer vacation. Mrs. T A Flenner and Mrs. Ernest Salladay headed the event. A brief business session planned a Sunset park picnic for the next meeting. The club sent two cases of canned vegetables to the Eastern Star home at Boone.
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Masonic Temple
T. A. Flenner
Ernest Salladay
Birthday Greetings Parade in Journals Three Quarter Century Club
Celebrants marking birthdays and anniversaries include Rev W L Clapp on his 14th birthday, Mr and Mrs W B Dupuis, Mr and Mrs Robert Lowe on their fifth anniversary, and other readers with multiple anniversaries and birthdays noted such as Orville E Campbell David McGaffey Raymond Steinbeck Bryce McFarlane Woods Helen and Hazel Simmering Larry Ogle Robertson and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Quarter Century Club
W. L. Clapp
W. B. Dupuis
Robert Lowe
Orville E. Campbell
David McGaffey
Raymond Steinbeck
Rubio
Larry Ogle Robertson
Larry
Raymond Robertson
Crawfordsville
Bryce McFarlane Woods
Claude Woods
Birthday List Notices for Tomorrow
Observing birthdays tomorrow are Mrs. Fred L. Stewart Jimmy Ward Harold Putnam Mrs. Bert Pierce of Oceanside Calif Ode Ferguson Mrs. Ed Kleinberg. Birthday cakes tomorrow will honor Ann Aileen Peterson seven year old daughter of Dr and Mrs A C Peterson Judith Ann Smith five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Cyril Smith of Keota.
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Fred L. Stewart
Jimmy Ward
Harold Putnam
Bert Pierce
Oceanside
Calif
Ode Ferguson
Ed Kleinberg
Ann Aileen Peterson
A. CC. Peterson
Judith Ann Smith
Cyril Smith
Keota
VFW Meeting Postponed and Initiation Planned
The VFW meeting scheduled for Tuesday is postponed to September 16 due to the Washington County Exposition. Initiation will take place at the October meeting.
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Washington County
YMCA cancels girls swimming next week due to exposition
The YMCA announces no swimming for girls in the afternoons or evenings next week because of the Washington County Exposition.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Duane Gray
Husky
Richard Tweeten
Dick Maxwell
Bob Nardy
Allen Barclay
Gordon McCreedy
Jack Hamm
Howard Patton
Washington County Exposition
Wolf’s Flower Shop
E. H. Sherlock
Bermuda
United States Army
Wwn
Coe’s Cafe
D. Rodney Davis
Mackinac Island
Ken Hunter
New York Life Insurance Company
Grand Hotel
Mackinac
Michigan
Wisconsin
Frank Haney
Cedar Rapids
Clive Gray
W. J. Kritzman
Sorden's
Ead
E. L. Barthelow
Olive Moore
Anton Reiner
Skelgas Store
Frank Klein
Junction
West Chester Bears
J. A. Raymond
Martha Butler
Katherine
Beauty
Aerial Salts
Boyle Woolfolk
Solts
Pete
Mrs. Masson
Service Guild
Ruth Nichol Society
R. Kleese
Ruby Prymek
Fairview Club
Mrs
Lillian Maxwell
St. Paul’s Ladies Aid
Alice Fink
Martha Griffith
Frances Weeks
Edward Nardy
Ed Simmering
Helen
Hazel
William McCroskey
Keith Beenblossom
Henry Zieglowsky
Robert Patterson
C. R. McCutchen, Jr
Louise Barnes
White Horse
Sioux City
Armory Field
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