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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1952
Page
4
A compact directory listing law firms Morrison & Morrison E D Morrison Jr and associates at Morrison Building and Livingston Day Attorneys with contact phones, plus Stewart & Shearer and Shaffer practitioner notices. Also P L Etter osteopathic physician advertised with phone 410 and medical focus on rectal diseases.
The article notes a shift as women take over jury duty in the county district court. Two criminal trials began the term, both involving operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, with trial dates set for the new term starting Monday.
In Washington County the first juror panel included nine women and three men, with the second case featuring all twelve women. Seven women served on both juries, a possible first for the county. Judge J. G. Watterson noted no prior all-women juries in his experience.
The note lists residents visiting family from Keota Davenport and Bennett and describes Rose Marie Morgan returning from Fairfield hospital after knee surgery. It also reports the death of Dr. Paul McClain Seattle, and Charlie Bennett returning from Florida.
Brighton April 1 Mrs Hattie Kessel left Monday for Miami Florida to visit Raymond and Edgar Kessel and their families. She will return home via Washington DC and visit Mrs Henrietta Kauffman. Mr and Mrs Roy Nordyke Chicago and son Hdear are mentioned in the accompanying text.
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