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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
2
Softball fans weigh three announcer candidates Walt Farrel Jerry Carris and Lawrence Libe for an all star game broadcast. Each could handle a national hookup if networks pick up the event.
Two marriage licenses issued yesterday at the court house. Stanley Owain Burkholder of Washington and Elsie Irene Reschly of Crawfordsville wed. James H. Veggy of Riverside and Lorene B. Kallaus of Ainsworth also obtained licenses.
Birds of prey contribute to the economy through pest control. Meadow mice form a dietary staple for many raptors, and a single meadow hosts ten mice that can consume about five and a half tons of hay yearly.
Des Moines police report a 21 year old, James Reisman, shot 17 year old Mavis Gustafson on a county road after she resisted advances. Six hours later Reisman killed himself as deputies closed in, his gun matching the wound on Gustafson.
About 110,000 grain handlers idle nationwide threaten to halt movement of bumper wheat crop via Great Lakes to the east coast. Duluth-Superior workers press for higher wages from 10 elevator firms as federal conciliator heads to the area. Oil and trucking strikes disrupt fuel and freight, with Los Angeles hit hard and coast-wide refusals to sign non-communist affidavits by longshoremen.
A youth kicked Miss Gustafson into a ditch and fired at her face as she lay. Her father said she shielded her head with a pocketbook when the shot erupted, a Bible inside the pocket diverting the bullet. Hospital staff expect a full recovery.
Julia Hayter, Cedar Falls student, spent two weeks with her brother and family, the McKinstrys. Virginia Woodburn of Kansas City visited over Labor Day. The McKinstrys hosted a hamburger party for girls and friends before school resumed. The White Cloud club met with Mrs. Frank Gault. thirteen members and a guest attended a book report on Son of the Middle Border and a review of What I Learned About Russian Men. Mrs. Otto Suter led a discussion on The School Lunch Program. Mystery Sisters opened gifts and the hostess served ice cream and cake. The next meeting will be with Mrs. John Barnhart.
Announcement lists Madelyn Peterson and Donald Woodford to marry on Sunday September 26 at 4 p m in Bethany Lutheran church Berkeley California.
The Optometrists of southeast Iowa hold their monthly meeting in Washington this evening with spouses dining at the Pines. A study and discussion period at the Homer Stephen office follows. Crawfordsville Study Club begins its new year with Mrs. Kenneth Cherry Holmes elected president.
Mr and Mrs Nick Pohlit of Denver Colorado were dinner guests yesterday of Mr and Mrs Leo Sueppel, highlighting a social visit between two households in the community.
Sharon Ann Arvives Campbell was born August 25 to Mr and Mrs John Campbell of Roscoe California The infant is welcomed by Mrs Wayne Zeck the aunt and Campbell is a brother of Mrs Zeck the aunt in this family note from wartime California.
The Catholic Daughters of America held their first meeting of the season at the K C hall with 26 members. a pot luck supper followed and a spelling bee featured Geraldine Sehulty as winner. Officers were installed led by grand regent Mrs Marie and include Catherine Swift as sentinel and Margaret Payne historian among others. Committees were named for orphan care publicity typist ways and means spiritual banquet and more.
In Columbus Junction the Chapter CX, P F CO Sisterhood held its first fall meeting Monday evening Sept 6 at the Columbus Chautauqua park cabin after a 630 dinner. Mrs Isabelle Sellers hosted and Martha Butler led Gleanings from The P B O Record. Officers elected: Wilma Northey president Carolyn Orr vice president Irene Myers recording secretary Margaret Robertson corresponding secretary Margaret Reaney treasurer Isabelle Sellers chaplain Helen Howell guard Juanita Huston pianist Anna Robertson custodian Poith Oer auditor Martha Butler press.
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