Rotarians Set for Ottumwa District Meet in April
Washington Rotary club members join about 400 delegates for the 1949 district No. 133 conference in Ottumwa on April 10 and 11. Edward D. Walker of Burlington leads the visiting group as district governor with speakers including William E. Skadden, Dr Karl E. Harper, Harry F. Russell, and past district governor Charles Downie. Events occur at Hotel Ottumwa First Methodist Church and the Ottumwa Coliseum with special plans for women visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Neb
Rotary International
Charles Downie
Des Moines
Skadden
Hotel Ottumwa
First Methodist Church
Ottumwa Coliseum
Parsons Receives Gift From Former County Resident
Parsons college announced a $2000 gift from the estate of Obadiah Schenck of Lincoln Nebraska. The gift funds were allocated to the general fund and will support the campus extension plant rehabilitation. Miss Minnie Esther Bennett, an early Parsons student, was Schenck’s wife. She attended Parsons in 1882 and 1883, living in Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Parsons College
Obadiah Schenck
Lincoln
Nebraska
Tom E. Shearer
Schenck
Minnie Esther Bennett
Parsons
Crawfordsville
Birthday greetings roll for multiple local residents
The column wishes happy returns to Mrs. Frank Anderson and Mrs. Ivan Niffenegger of West Chester today. It also extends regards to Nels B. Westermark Mrs. Curtis Long Rex Smith Mrs. John Weber Mrs. Lyman Bunce Clayton Ward Ruth Atkinson Margaret Greiner Eva Flander and Matts Weber of Keota with Gene Leroy Garrett turning 13 and Dudley Duane Greiner turning 6 in Keota April birthdays noted alongside Mrs. William Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Anderson
Ivan Niffenegger
West Chester
Nels B. Westermark
Curtis Long
Rex Smith
John Weber
Lyman Bunce
Clayton Ward
Ruth Atkinson
Crawfordsville
Margaret Greiner
Keota
Eva Flander
Matts Weber
Gene Leroy Garrett
Dudley Duane Greiner
Community and Livestock Sale Dates Listed in Journal
Weekly Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Thursday sales at Salona Sales Barn Kalona with Tuesday 1:00 pm Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa. Friday 12:30 pm Keota Junction Sale Barn. April 9 closing out sale household goods 739 South 4th Avenue starts 1:30 Batterson Auction residence and business property 60% past 2nd Street House and shop building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Salona Sales Barn
Kalona
2Nd Street
Ford Motor trims prices on passenger cars and trucks
Ford Motor Company announced price reductions across its lineup from $10 to $120, aided by higher production and lower material costs. Mercury convertibles led with a $110 drop from $2,375 to $2,265, while several other models fell $12 to $50. This marks Ford’s second postwar price cut, following a January 1947 decrease. Chrysler raised prices by 6.7 percent on February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Chrysler Corporation
Local News Highlights Community Visits and Birth
A daughter was born Sunday April 3 to Mr and Mrs Glen Upton of Oskaloosa. The report lists numerous visits from residents of Washington county and nearby towns including Ames Davenport Fairfield Ottumwa Wellman and Washington hospital news tied to family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Glen Upton
Oskaloosa
Robert West
Mary Jo
Adel
Cloyce Kerr of
Ames
Frank McFarlane
Davenport
Logan Wilson
Wapello
Washington
Mary Boileau
Carrie Norman
Bill Crawford
Wellman
Wayne Robison
Ottumwa
Charles Robison
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Railroad Ballaster Unveiled for Efficient Track Work
A new mechanically operated power track ballaster covers up to one mile daily, vastly surpassing 1500 feet per day by conventional tampers. Self propelled by a gasoline motor, it lifts a cross-head that spans each railroad tie and carries 32 tamping shoes that drop ballast with pile-driver action beneath the ties.
Washington F F A chapter reports strong year of activity
The Washington Iowa Future Farmers of America chapter outlines a busy year with livestock shows a district contest prep, sales and judging, and community service. Members raised 212 swine, 860 acres of corn, and 35 ewes while earning a net income of 10 765 41 and cultivating 518 improvement projects across livestock and plant work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Future Farmers of America
Sigourney
F. FF. A
Washington County
Frank Lee
Kansas City
Andy Hayter
Des Moines
Hammer and Sitler Lead City Hall Bowling Standings
Hammer and Sitler posted top scores at the city hall alleys last week with Hammer rolling a 236 game and Sitler a 516 three game series. Leoard Little releases show Stewart & Crone and Montgomery Ward leading their leagues while Old Timers edged V. F. W. for second in the National League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hammer
Bill Sitler
City Hall
Lioyrd Little
Stewart & Crone
Montgomery Ward
Hammer
Tom Peters
Allen Hampsher
Ed Sorrell
Don Paul
Pearl Button Company
Old Timmers
Ross Motor
Ross
Old Timers
American League
Stewart & Crone Ox
McCumming Co
Peters Se Eatoe Seac Ee
Big Ten
Bill Stiler
Lloyd Little
HR. Botleaa
Harold Cumming Eink
Ed Wolfe
Chic Neill
Bill Edmondson
Jim Stewart
Bob Lowe
Ad Sorrell
Washington County Soil Conservation District report details work
The 1948 Washington County Soil Conservation District annual report outlines aims and programs led by Joe Knotek as chairman with How ard Anderson Homer Vincent as directors. It notes 2000 miles of travel, trial seedings, contour plowing contests, and 75 farm plans covering 11,852 acres bringing total conserved land to 43,965 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Soil Conservation District
Joe Knotek
Washington
Howard Anderson
Homer Vincent
Leo Sturgeon
United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service
Carl T. Anderson
Wellman
Washington County
Father of Eight Held in Killing
Harvey McDonald a 34 year old insurance salesman and father of eight told police his week end wife Joan Vestal was accidentally shot as he wrestled a gun from her He initially claimed she killed herself in a game of Russian roulette then said she took her own life but after a polygraph he admitted the gun fired during a struggle He said he had an affair with Vestal for seven years and two children by her while six children were by his legal wife Grace who said she was unaware of the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Police
Harvey McDonald
Joan Vestal
McDonald
Grace
Washington Y swimmers place fourth in district meet
Washington YMCA swimmers finished fourth in the district meet held in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, just 0.5 points behind third place Marshalltown. Washington totaled 351 points while Waterloo and Cedar Rapids took first and second. Don Wilson reports several Washington swimmers may qualify for the state YMCA meet later this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ymca
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Washington
Waterloo
Don Wilson
Hold 4H Tournament This Week in Louisa
Louisa county 4-H basketball tournament set at Columbus high school gym in Columbus Junction. Games run Wednesday to Saturday with pairings including Wyman vs Highlanders and Letts vs Wamaco, Hawkeye vs J C A, with byes and successive rounds scheduled each evening.
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Louisa
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Columbus High School
Wyman
Highlanders
Letts Go
Wamaco
Hawkeye
Hb. m
Py Hs. Ss. Avril
Poo m
Corsela
Community Notes and Social News From Columbus City and Vicinity
Social events and visits fill local lives with receptions, club meetings, and travel reports. The W Baltisberger family hosts a reception at Columbus High School, faculty sponsors present, while Mr and Mrs DeWayne Finke entertain after their wedding. Residents attend Presbyterial at Wapello, Sewing and Music Mothers clubs meet, and local families report trips to Florida Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Kansas and Michigan. A tennis meeting and Coe College student Robert Greene are noted among routine gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
William Baltisberger
Columbus High School
Baltisberger
Nancy
Faculty of Columbus
H. E. Ross
DeWayne Finke
Carl Steele
Merry Mixers Club
Catherine May
Don Howell
Presbyterian Church
Wapello
Louisa County
Muda Acheson
Carol Harbison
Marian Luckey
J. K. Reaney
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
R. G. Lowe
Missouri
Kansas
Charles Berkshire
Cox
Ottumwa
Flor
Smithcraft
Robert Greene
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Edward Stickney
Chicago
G. G. Grover
Riverside Students To Present 3 Plays
Riverside high school pupils will perform three one act plays on April 7. The sophomores stage Life o the Party while the juniors present Paul Ducks the Dentist and the seniors perform Life with a Bobby Sox. The event follows prior plays by Riverside Wellman Kalona and West Chester for an evening of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge Luckey
Riverside
Joan Ryan
Knoxville
Jewell
E. K
A. L. Rushia
KE. L. Rushia
C. L. Gladwin
Washington
L. C
Riverside High School Punils
Paul
Bobby Sox
Wellman
Kalona
West Chester
Russia protests Atlantic pact in notes to Denmark and Norway
Russia informed Denmark and Norway that the Atlantic treaty is aggressive toward the Soviet Union. The notes, delivered in Copenhagen and Oslo, mirror those sent to the seven sponsor nations United States Canada Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Oslo
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Holland
Goodyear Patents Spur Vulcanized Rubber Invention
The drive to secure vulcanized rubber hinges on Charles Goodyear securing 60 patents. The lengthy patent effort underpins the development and protection of the rubber process that transformed manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goodyear
Trigton Subscriber Notices for Subscriptions
Public subscription note indicating payments due in advance. Mentions monthly and yearly terms with 8.00 as a price point and advance payment requirement. Conveys a housekeeping notice likely for readers regarding subscription status and renewal deadlines.
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William Waggoner
Journal
T. W. Harwood
N Grecian Jewelry Store
Floyd Steele
Iowa City
Oscar Gardner
Mrs
Kenneth Cuddeback
Archie King
P. H. Frank
Wilbur Miller
Earl Limerman
Limerman
Wilbur Day
Burtwin
Belle
Mary Day
Brighton
William Day
Ainsworth
Robert Day
W. B. Edwards
James Turner
Robert McFarlane
W. L. Alcorn
California
San Bernardino
George Wilkinson
Douglas Leonard
Somerville
N. J
C. B. Reed
Robert Wead
Beverly
Leonard Fleig
I. E. Coffey
New York
Bill Morgan
F.F.A
Ers
Treasury
Washington F. F. A
Oher
Bob Kleese
Redlinger Brothers
Jim
Bob
Don Rich
Norman
Kenneth Havel
Duane
Victor Thompson
Hampshire
Thompson Brothers
Harry Duensing
Lee Goodlander
Robert Lloyd
Donald Meyer
Donald Beenblossom
Gene Booth
Richard Koenig
District Soils Commissioners
PMA
FHA
State Soil Ceservation Committee
Extension Service
G.I
Anderson
Mississippi Valley Association
Vincent
WHO
State Association of District
All In
Martha Butler
Sherman
Hotel Sherman Garage
Frank W. Bering
Soaro
Ernest Byfield
Jay Jones
MQR
YMCA
W. Baltisbergers
Reaneys
Ida
Michigan
Alice Orris
Allenton
Mich
Columubus City
Hull Bradley
Fara
Beltrami
Minn
Conesville
Deroit
L. M. Dallmeyer
Marshall K. Smith
Susan
H. Lee Huston
Roy
Tashington Svening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
R. EB. Shannon
Dave i. Elder
Bruce Co. Cowden
Charles Morrie
W. J. Shannon
Max Marbie
Uander
United Vress
Jiniand Daily Press
Assiowa Daily Press
Ass'n
Towa Prag
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Trigton
Mail In Laws
American Banking IN Action
Washington State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Bank Credit
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