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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
2
Local brief itemized notices list several moves to new addresses including Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mattes moving to 320 West Main and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson moving to 525 South Marion. Other notices mention Washington Bowling Club hours, fruit market prices, and visits among residents.
Centerville residents Mr and Mrs Lew Clarkson and son Rodney visit at Albert Orcutt home while awaiting occupancy of a new apartment at 708 South Marion. I Rothschild sells two vacant South Iowa lots to Ottumwa couple Frank and Betty Barden who plan to build soon. The Bardens hope to make Washington their home again after years away. Community members share gatherings and visits among Hummer, Sojka, Knotek, and Shalla families.
The article lists five core safety rules for tractor operation. Reduce speed before turning or braking. Do not ride the tractor drawbar or drawn implements. Stop the power take-off before dis mounting. Do not refuel with the engine running or when hot. Do not operate tractors in closed buildings or near inflammable materials.
Yesterday at the hospital new mothers include Mrs. Don ald Birka of Riverside with a daughter born at 11 30 p m Mrs La Vernon Helscher of Keota with a daughter born at 11 59 p m and Mrs Reuban Hershberger of Kalona with a daughter born at 10 p m Today Kenneth Blum of Harper undergoes a tonsillectomy Delores Wallace and others are listed at 215144 N Seventh Avenue and 1027 E Main Street The note about a mother taking another son to town is corrected Dismissals include Mrs William Varney and son Russell Lawrence in Wellman and Mrs Robert Messer and son Jerry Dale in Mt Pleasant
Washington and Muscatine high school teams meet at Case Field in a clash of Weber brothers with Harold Skip Weber coaching Muscatine and Bob Weber mentoring Washington. Washington beat Keokuk 6 6 and Burlington 49 9. Muscatine beat Burlington 13 6 and lost to Keokuk 7 0.
Washington junior college football team with coach Norman White heads to Eagle Grove Iowa to face the Eagle Grove junior college eleven tonight. Probable starters are listed for each position. Eagle Grove is reported strong and undefeated after three wins.
Divers from a 12 man team recover cooked salmon from the sunken Diamond Knot cargo near Tongue Point. The recovered 154000 cases, worth 3590000 dollars, are being recooked at Puget Sound canneries under close official oversight with completion expected in about three weeks.
Frederick Thomas Humphreys known as Atomical Tom became the first Australian patient treated with U S atomic isotopes for a heart condition after 10 blood transfusions failed. He is in a Perth hospital and his heart strain was eased by the isotope therapy.
Sunnydale housing project shoppers in San Francisco vow a one week boycott of dairy and eggs starting Oct 6. In Los Angeles drugstores cut coffee prices, Owl-Sentaz offering 4 rents, some thrifty counters 3 cents. New Jersey Governor Driscoll cites possible merchant price collusion. New York veg prices rise while boneless chuck steak at 81 cents, closer to sirloin.
Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith, U S ambassador to Moscow, denounces a Soviet Literary Gazette piece that likened President Truman to Adolf Hitler as wantonly libelous. He sent a stern note to Molotov, noting 18 months of distorted coverage and praising Goebbels' memory while condemning the comparison.
Mr and Mrs Glen Martin invite friends and neighbors who helped after a house fire to a wiener roast at seven o clock Wednesday night at the West Chester school house. Bring a wiener stick if you have one.
Sen. Robert A. Taft told a Spokane breakfast audience that universal military training is not the best method to supply reserves for the atomic age U.S. Army. He said he would not support UMIT in its present form as it does not meet national defense needs. Taft spoke to about 600 Republicans after arriving from Oregon, part of a swing through California, Oregon and western Washington.
Mrs Elmer G Fisher recently returned from New York and spoke at the Rotary Club about a visit to the United Nations at Great Neck. She viewed a trusteeship council sub committee session and recalled discussions on health and wages of native workers in African colonies.
U S Army weather observers report a severe typhoon named Nanette centered about 400 miles southeast of Okinawa moving northwest at 11 mph. Winds near the center exceed 80 knots and the storm was expected to be within 140 miles of Okinawa later today.
Minneapolis chef Mathew Bernatsky suggests shipping chicken heads and legs, cow blood, hearts, lungs, fats, brains, tripe and spleen to Europe. He claims Europeans prefer soups and stews and would welcome such cuts, arguing wartime waste could feed Europe.
National Commander Ray H. Brannaman and National Auxiliary President Dorothy Mann headline Iowa’s VFW pow wow in Waterloo October 11 12. More than 1006 VFW and auxiliary members expected with speakers from Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and Waterloo. District meetings follow in Ames Mason City and Dewitt on October 19 26.
Dr. J. P. Bogue secretary of the American Association of Junior Colleges began a two week Iowa tour visiting 13 of the 23 junior colleges. He will assess courses teaching staff qualifications enrollment and efficiency and will offer recommendations. J. P. Street accompanied him and outlined planned visits including Bloomfield Centerville Lamona Marshalltown Mason City Ellsworth Iowa Falls with dates in early October.
Webster City and Eagle Grove host events on Oct. 7 with Fort Dodge on Oct. 8 Estherville on Oct. 9 and Orange City and Sheldon on Oct. 10 Lamont and Orange City are the only private schools among them indicating a mixed public private participation in the slate of activities.
Des Moines September 30 State Sen Fred Maytag of Newton washing machine maker said the Taft Hartley act and Iowa anti closed shop laws create only a favorable climate for understanding between management and labor He emphasized he supports unions and believes industrial peace is possible through give and take between management and labor
A Maytag spokesman rejects returning to 25 year old conditions and counters a union member who believes Taft Hartley is a slave labor law. The quote frames a debate over labor standards and legal limits.
Mr and Mrs Ted Ross and family were honored at a farewell party Friday at the Swedesburg Parish hall before moving Sept 9 to Marengo to live. They have lived in the community nine years with Mr Ross working in a local garage and filling station. A farewell gift was given and plans for additional parties are in the works. Mrs Ross is the former Lucile Baker of Washington.
A new tubeless tire development featuring rayon cord construction has been announced, signaling advances in tire technology and potential impact on vehicle performance and maintenance. The report notes the material choice and the production context guiding this upgrade.
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