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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1946

Page

2

Margaret Mahin Returns From Army Nurses Service

Margaret E Mahin ended 53 months in the Army Nurses Corps and returned to Washington from Chicago. After two weeks with her parents Dr. and Mrs F M Mahin she will move to Seattle to pursue public health work. Connie and Terry Buckwalter arrive home from Tucson with their mother Mrs Sadee McAvoy. their father is stationed in Japan with the army.

Margaret E. Mahin Washington Chicago Army Nurses Corps F. M. Mahin Seattle Wash Marvin” Buckwalter Connie Terry Tucson Ariz Sadee McAvoy Buckwalter Japan

Wet snow and slush dampen Washington roads today

A fall of very wet snow mixed with rain dampened Washington streets this morning. Slush covered surfaces but melted quickly as precipitation totaled about half an inch. Temperatures dipped to 32 degrees last night and 35 degrees the night before.

Washington

Washington pair obtains marriage license at courthouse

Willard E. Gray and Esther B. Anderson, both of Washington, were issued a marriage license at the county courthouse yesterday.

Willard E. Gray Esther B. Anderson Washington Court House

Speeding Fine Paid in Burlington Court

Paul Banks, employed at Burlington, paid a ten dollar fine and costs in Justice of the Peace J. E. Bovee's court for speeding in a restricted zone on March 6. He allegedly drove his car at excessive speed past the accident scene on highway 42 at the town's east edge.

Paul Banks Burlington Court of Justice of the Peace J. E. Bovee

Hospital admissions and dismissals list

Admitted yesterday as a surgical patient was Mrs. Joseph Hershberger of Kalona route two. Elva Swartzendruber of Kalona had a tonsillectomy this morning. Dismissed yesterday were Mrs. Alvin Shebeck and son Gary Lee of Keota, Mrs. Thomas Hoen Schwartz route four. Dismissals today were Mrs. Mike Greirer and son Ronnie Jee of Keota, Mrs. Thomas Hogan of Harper.

Joseph’ Hershberger Kalona Route Two Elva Swartzendruber Kalona Alvin Shebeck Gary Lee Keota Thomas Hoen Schwartz Route Four Mike Greirer Ronnie Jee Thomas Hogan Harper

Capitola Flynn Named Hawkeye Beauty Queen by Look Magazine

Capitola Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Flynn of this neighborhood was chosen Hawkeye beauty queen by a Look Magazine representative last Saturday. The note mentions visitors Mr and Mrs Arden Freel of Chicago and others in the community. local scenes include dinners, guests, and neighborhood activities. Ongoing farming work and mild spring weather support the 1946 crop progress.

Morton Emde Lexington Capitola Flynn W. F. Flynn Hawkeye Look Magazine Cappy Arden Freel Chicago Arnold Pence John Flading Bill Norman

Foreign Flags Dominate Trade Decline in American Shipping

At century’s end only 10 percent of U S foreign commerce used American ships, a drop from 90 percent a century earlier when U S vessels carried most of its overseas trade.

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