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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1946
Page
6
Riverside residents host and visit relatives across Iowa and beyond. Local families hosted visitors from Cedar Rapids New York City and Davenport while others moved residences and arranged temporary accommodations as several individuals travel for work and medical care.
Mayor Paul B. Smith names the street and alley committee members Harry M. Duncan William Luckey Don Colton. water committee Paul B. Smith William Luckey Harry M. Duncan. light committee Don Colton D. N.
Top on hogs reports $14.85 and a forecast of increasing cloudiness tonight with light frost. Mostly cloudy conditions expected tomorrow with cooler temperatures and brief breaks in the clouds.
Weekend visitors included Mr and Mrs Geo Bartholomew and Sunday afternoon callers at the E L Smith residence.
The notice urges homeowners to inspect heating systems for repair and brick flues for loose mortar. It warns against rusty smoke pipes and overworked furnaces and advises banking fires and checking for safety when leaving the house or retiring for the night.
Harold Cumming told the Rotary Club that 20 000 000 calendars were produced at the McCleery Cumming factory last year and 24 000 express shipments went out from Washington during the period. He traced calendar history from primitive time to the Gregorian reform of 1582 and described the 1948 calendar line already sold and the 1947 line in printing. Guests included Lt. C. E. Stewart on terminal leave after Saipan service, Hiriil Sloat of the air technical service command, and Toi Duncan returning from Camp Farragut with a navy discharge. Harold Wehr was welcomed as a new Rotary member.
A long noted remedy sold for years claims fast relief when used as directed. The product emphasizes that it is safe and effective for nasal discomfort, urging readers to follow the label for proper use and precautions.
Council names Charles Billings street commissioner and Water superintendent. Officers of Louisa county post 4651 VFW were installed: Lester Thurston commander, Laurence Tisor vice commander, Harold Park junior vice commander, C. O. Gamble quartermaster, Gordon Stone post advocate, William Hall chaplain, Earl Schlutz trustee, with ice house start deliveries to Columbus City and Columbus Junction on April 8. Also notes a postnuptial shower for Mrs Lillian Tretcher, a family birthday party, a stroke in Columbus City, a surprise party for Mary D Blankenhorn, and the opening of a Brown Lynch Scott store on North Maine Street.
Prairie Flower column recounts visits and gatherings in West Prairie Flower area. Mr and Mrs Joe Knotek and Mrs Joe Shalla toured the Shalla home. Mrs Shalla to stay a week. Muscatine teachers Dorothy Davis and Ida Hastings visited Robert Roberts home. Harry Rittenhouse regains health sufficiently to drive locally. William Finke writes from Fort Lewis about completing basic training and awaiting reassignment.
Burlington hosts the Rotary club event over three days with meetings and activities scheduled for April 28 29 and 30. Local chapters coordinate speakers service projects and community outreach during the gathering.
Crawfordsville April. Mrs. Doris Cherryholmes hosted the Wednesday study club. Roll call cited a current event. Officers elected: Mrs. Gladys Twinam president, Mrs. Myrtle Brown vice president, Mrs. Doris Cherryholmes secretary treasurer. Mrs. Alice Davidson program leader discussed Women of the Bible. Refreshments provided by the hostess and Versa Anderson. Daisy Huber sent flowers.
Lyle Anderson of Olds who was severely wounded in the Pacific and spent a year in hospital is now on a short home visit to see friends.
Past years of testing show DDT not as poisonous to bees as feared and actually less injurious than arsenical sprays.
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