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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1941
Page
8
Tampa's Gulf Coast city forms the first volunteer harbor patrol in the United States. A 356 member unit maintains a 24 hour watch over the waterfront, patrolling in launches and empowered to board vessels. The force, split into boat operators medical staff and mechanics, operates under local state and federal authorization.
Mrs Ed Kucera will entertain S and C Club members on Thursday September 18. Previous meeting hosted by Mrs Freak Kucera had games with prizes won by Mrs Robert Nicola and Mrs Ed Kucera. Afternoon concluded with visits and refreshments. Guests included Leslie Nicola, Robert Nicola, Carolane Fisher.
The Bible Department weekly gathering began with thirteen members attending. Mrs. N. M. Speidel led the lesson focusing on the first two chapters of James. Meetings occur in the City Library with sessions held yesterday afternoon.
Joan Michels was guest of honor at a potluck supper hosted by Bonnie Simpson Monday evening. She will leave at week’s end for St. Catherine’s boarding school in Davenport. After supper the group gave her a gift and spent the evening socializing. Present were Eleanor Tucker Marge Logan Ruth Applegate Jean Atchison Martha Crossett Lois Mace Virginia.
The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arkansas with over 5,000 enrollees broadens its program to defense job training including radio communication auto mechanics metalwork woodwork and electricity. District HQ in Little Rock notes discharges to defense jobs after CCC training and officials say the corps lives up to its slogan Builders of Men preparing men for civilian defense work or military service.
Amanda Schulty of the Lexington community will relocate to Washington the latter part of September. She has rented the Anderson apartment at 20214 East Main Street. Bob Jones is employed at Wia ga's cafe and is a son of Mr and Mrs Asa Jones. The Jones family now lives in Frederick Maryland. Frank Crone attended a three day convention of the Iowa State Bankers association in Des Moines yesterday morning.
Manila reports the November elections will close the six years of the 10 year Commonwealth. The Nacionalista platform vows independence, while economic outlook remains bleak as calls for US loans and trade relief rise. Quezon, after Nacionalista nomination, says independence is in God’s hands.
Doris Gray and Edith Gillespie join Nan Hoover Genevieve Baker as honorees hosted by s8 at the event with the named attendees and organizers.
Karl Hermann Schoetter a 48 year old Swiss born naturalized American citizen and three others were accused by the FBI of espionage activities in Miami Florida Schoetter denied the charge and was held on a 25000 bond he waived extradition to New York
One of the world’s greatest copper deposits lies across Africa including Cape Province Northern Transvaal and near the Northern Rhodesia Belgian Congo border.
Quezon outlines a platform stressing national unity, education, and social justice amid wartime debates. The Nacionalista party nominates Quezon for president and Osmeña for vice president as the country prepares for a bicameral Congress with 24 senators and 98 representatives. The presidential limit is eight consecutive years, with Quezon's second term ending December 30, 1943.
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