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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1944

Page

5

Breitenbach targets California drivers over gas cards

Washington readers learn that Eugene Breitenbach, once OPA enforcement chief, cracked down on pleasure driving in Southern California. About 1100 motorists lost gas, including A B and C card holders, as the crackdown touched beach trips and city traffic amid a longer column of local notes on gardens hotels and community life.

Washington Eugene Breitenbach OPA California

Big Thanksgiving Service and Community News Highlight Local Events

Mrs C B Reed hosts a large family gathering after a hospital stay. A Sunday Methodist service featured a cross dedication for servicemen, music by Edna Klein, and a speech by EK Hesselschwerdt. Community updates include veterans rummage sale and clothing drive for Russia, plus multiple birth announcements and local notices.

Methodist Church L. A. Jones Willis Jones Mr. Chandler Dr. Miller EK. J. Hesselschwerdt Kalona Edna Klein

Passing Years in Washington and Nearby News

Local notes report Maynard Brown leaving for Louisville for a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. Others visit family, celebrate anniversaries, and attend weddings. Al McCall dies at 71. birthday celebrants, parades, and local house moves are noted along with a 30 year ago obituary for Abijah Savage.

Maynard Brown Louisville National Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars

Bowers Returns to Methodist Pastorate in Town

Dr. W. W. Bowers is back serving as pastor of the local Methodist church. Mrs. Carl Burris has sold the Ainsworth hotel to Mr. and Mrs. Charley Olds in a private transaction.

W. W. Bowers Methodist Church Carl Burris Ainsworth Charley Olds James Swift Charley Friese Ifriese Everett Swift

Twin Births and Local Army Servicemen in City Notices

Friday a local resident and her newborn child were admitted as a medical patient while Mr and Mrs Claire Darbyshire welcomed a seven pound baby girl at 4 oclock this morning. A second seven pound 11 ounce girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Derby in Richland at 4 50 this morning. Both fathers are serving in the armed forces. Mrs Joseph Supalla and Gary Joseph were discharged this afternoon.

Herbert Osincup South Marion Avenue L. KR. Baker East Second Avenue Walter Messer Mary Wyne Jefferson Street Ruby Frain Kalona Set John Thomas Stewart South Ilowa Avenue Ann Margaret Herbert Askea North Avenue B Lawrence Genkinger Ainsworth Vernon Chatfield Columbus Junction Ross Yates Route One George Retuler Harper Harold Mangold Clarence Ballard North Walter Rich and Son Kenneth Wayne Crawfordsville Karl McGraw Hetty Bitting Crawfords Ville Bertha Chez Richmond John Clegg Lawrence Baker Roberta Ann Route Four Kenneth Tilines Route Three University Hospital Iowa City Russel Williams Jesse Williams Delmar Kellar Ross George John Wolf Dublin Robert Applegate Paul Miller James Hershberger Wellman Carolyn Maxine Robert Choate Rast Claire Darbyshire South Fourth Avenue Ralph Derby Richland Joseph Supalla Gary Joseph

Morton Bragg wedding invites issued in county

Invitations issued to the wedding of Myrtle Morton and Fred Bragg, noted as two of the county’s finest young people. John A. Babcock has gone to Chicago to seek work with a commission house at the Union Stock Yards, a well regarded livestock man with many friends here.

Myrtle Morton Fred Bragg Chicago John A. Babcock Union Stock Yards John

Uncle Tom's Cabin draws crowds despite mixed reviews

A regional theatre notes low turnout for a prior show but reports strong attendance for Uncle Tom's Cabin with a $170 house and a critique of the cast. The writer laments the performers and praises audience interest, while comparing outcomes with a previous production and recalling a local courtship joke.

Deaths of the Week Evans B Franklin 86

Evans B Franklin 86 died at his son Frank Franklin home 903 West Madison Street on September 17. He leaves two sons and two daughters. An 80 year old pioneer and longtime Marion township resident died on September 16 after a long illness, bedfast since 1935.

Harry Sowden Annex Hotel North Marion Ave Evans B. Franklin Frank Franklin West Madison Street Daughers Marion Township

Former Teacher Dies at Everett Home Aged 78

A well known former teacher and friend of Miss Fannie Wilson died at her Everett Washington home. Her husband had died several years earlier. She was 78 and had left here in 1904.

Washington County Hospital Watlier Ofelt Frank O. Coe Everett Washington Fannie Cowan Heights Wash C. B. Reed Ruby Somerville Mass Douglas Leonard Nancy St. Louis Harold Twila Booth St. Charles Savage Abijah Savage Sunset Park Jane A. Chilcote W. P. Wells Fannie Wilson John Lytle Austin Tex Mon Kalamazoo Mich Charles van Riper Captain Lytle Chicago Lytle John Wilson

Fall fashions bring wider skirts signal a changing world

An old man is rheumatism to many, but we call it Father Time. The fall styles display broader skirts as evidence the world is improving, a line of optimism about progress and fashion.

Training completes for Cpl Mace and air crew at Pueblo

Cpl Jack Mace an aerial gunner finished B 24 training with the crew at Pueblo Colorado and arrived home on a nine day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Mace. The report lists numerous military relatives visiting to and from Adak Alaska Lincoln Nebraska and other sites with nurses and officers noted in transit.

South Second Ave Calvary Baptist Church John Davisons Cpl Jack Mace Pueblo Colo Glenn Mace S. I. Davidson Raytown Phyllis L. I. Davidson Adak Aleutian Islands Twin Lakes Davidson Salt Lake City Utah H. A. Shannon Kansas City A. BE. Shannon

Review of the Week's News Highlights and Local Notes

Ida Cavender visits near Iowa City on business and social calls. The 4-H club wins grand champion at Mt. Pleasant for Kolaches. A large farm barn and granary burn south of town with insurance on Bain Bros. properties. Various local moves include nurses, students, military shares, and resignations. A special election on air-park financing set for Nov. 7. Local marriages, arrests, and civic events fill the week’s notice.

Ralph and Max Bain Bain Bros. E Mt. Pleasant Mary Catharine Knotek Frances Sojka Farmerettes 4

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