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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1941
Page
6
Hardscrabble records a gain in enrollment with Louise Fritz teaching the class of 14, including Lester Wehr as a beginner and Bud Wehr in eighth grade. The piece also notes community notices about local farming, visits, picnics, and a satirical aside on spring chicken prices.
Columbus high school classes elected officers and sponsors for the year. Seniors Russell Green was president Kathryn Woodruff vice president Lynn secretary Marian Williams and sponsor.
The juniors list Mary Buser as president Roger Peters as vice president Minton Allen as secretary treasurer and Marie Overholf as sponsor The sophomores name Junior Woodruff as president Robert Meeker as vice president Arthur Rugh as secretary treasurer Marvin Jedele as sponsor The freshmen name Russell Doudna as president Irene Rees as vice president Pats Morris as secretary Carolyn Davis as treasurer Dorothy Moore as class recorder Supt R L Hibbs as sponsor Also noted are a Cuba visitor Daisy Abela and a local social update alongside the death of banker G H Thorley with funeral plans in Ainsworth Nebraska.
Transportation timetable lists arrivals and departures for multiple rail lines including Golden State Limited and California trains, Knoxville branch, Davenport to Kansas City local, and Southwest Limited. Bus routes to Chicago are scheduled with depots and agent contacts.
The Cotter school opened with a half day then full session, enrollment similar to last year. Local families visited kin in Packwood and Keota while crops benefited from rain. The Cotter church picnic at Chautauqua Park featured tennis, golf, baseball and a bountiful basket dinner. Visitors from Columbus Junction and Ainsworth joined Rev. Robeson and others for meals and discussions of recent travels.
Harmony residents including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Graft and Mr. and Mrs. Herold Klopfenstein attended the state fair. Mrs. Katie Sehmitt returned from Sanborn Iowa to visit relatives. Frank Malin and Charles Malin with families visited Montrose Colorado after a week at Ralph Kelsey’s home.
AINSWORTH sept 5 The interior of the Chihak building where the pictured displays are held in winter is being repainted. The Hunt's Meat and Locker front looks fresh with new paint marking the third Front street building repainted this summer.
Everette Schmitt and the Chmelars with family joined Bill Chelmars for a weekend visit. Other guests included Mrs Emma Hauter and children, John McKinstry, and Mr and Mrs Elliot McKinstry with their baby. Mrs Emma Chmelar returned home from hospital while Billie came home from Iowa City hospital the same day.
The Bellview Training School for Female Nurses in New York City opened in 1870 as the United States' first school of its kind.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Anna Ayers were held at the Wellman Methodist Church with Rev. P. M. Conant presiding and pallbearers including R. W. Wirtz and Ed Martin. Burial followed in Wellman cemetery. Related coverage lists numerous relatives and visitors from Iowa and beyond.
The quoted statement compares potential sky brightness to sunlight, noting that even with the entire horizon sky as bright as the full moon, the light would be only one fifth as intense as the sun. It frames a hypothetical about ambient illumination.
The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 122 page booklet on piles hemorrhoids fistula and colon disorders. Request a copy by postcard to the clinic address, no charge.
Ainsworth reports the Women's Christian Service meeting with large attendance in church parlors. Mrs Ennas led devotionals and the mite box opening was held. Committees were named for the teachers' reception at Methods church Friday evening. A supply of comforts and towels was sent to Rivers Community House in Des Moines and a barrel of fruit prepared for Est home in Des Moines. Refreshments were led by Mrs Leona Roberts and others.
Gale Holoway, a Senate stenographer, is drawn into political intrigue surrounding a monopoly bill and a powerful lobbyist. She becomes entangled with Senator Jeffrey Murray as she uncovers confidential files and navigates offers of a new apartment and discreet favors from Nan Parkson and Joe Nash. The affair escalates as Murray presses for personal access while Gale resumes work and contemplates her next move.
Readers are warned that the story is entirely fictional with imaginary characters. The disclaimer states no intent to resemble real persons and emphasizes the background is authentic only in a fictional context.
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