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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1948

Page

8

Hospital Notes Admits and Births Include Keota and Brighton

At the hospital Admitted today are Mrs. Harry Kleese of Keota for a surgical case. Saturday births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Emry of Brighton at 3 36 p.m and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy McGraw on route 2 at 10 29 p.m. Yesterday a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Messenger on route 1 at 2 40 a.m and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bereiter of Brighton at 8 97 p.m. Dismissed Saturday were Mrs. William Singleton of Keota Hugh Ollinger of Keota and Mrs. Lyle Brock and son of 903 N 7th.

Harry Kleese Keota Surgical Austin Emry Brighton LeRoy McGraw Route 2 Alan Bereiter William Singleton Hugh Ollinger Lyle Brock 7Th and Son

Chilled Plow Proved Useful in South Bend 1853

James Oliver advanced the chilled plow into practical use in South Bend Indiana during 1853. His innovation transformed agricultural tillage and influenced farming equipment widely.

James Oliver South Bend Ind

Don Ross to Speak at School on Practical Selling

Don Ross discusses practical selling and merchandising in a talk at the school. He stresses factual, experience based content over entertainment and argues speakers must deliver actionable value for audiences of large size.

Don Ross

Charles Peck Dies At Home In Brighton

Charles Peck 74 a prominent farmer in Jefferson county died at his Brighton area home seven miles south of Brighton in the early hours of Sunday after a period of declining health Funeral services will be at Polishville Catholic church conducted by Father Budreau with burial in Polishville cemetery He was born November 16 1872 near East Pleasant Plain and married Lucyisk February 15 1898 The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary in February this year He is survived by his wife five children including Anthony Fairfield Raymond Fritz Richard Peck and Mrs Victor Deutsch of Hast Pleasant Plain and five great grandchildren with thirty grandchildren total Also surviving are a brother Adam Peck and a sister Elizabeth with a daughter Mrs Edward Ledger and a son Ralph having preceded him in death.

Brighton Charles Peck Omer Hoskins Polishville Catholic Church Father Budreau East Pleasant Plain Polishville Ceme Joseph Johanna Mollis Peck Jefferson County Lucy “Isk Adam Peck Elizabeth Fairfield Edward Ledger Ralph

Obituary: Mrs. John Wieneke of Brighton

Mrs. John Wieneke 81 died at 4 45 am at her home east of Brighton after a stroke and years of illness. Funeral services set for Thursday with a home service at one and Lutheran church service at two in Hope Lutheran near Germanville. burial in Lutheran cemetery. Stacy funeral home Wayland arranging. Survived by husband John Wieneke, Jr. two daughters Clara Amline Alice Lowe Sara Mabel Beese and one son John Wieneke Jr plus sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.

John Wieneke Brighton Hope Lutheran Church Germanville T. N. Deguinne Stacy Funeral Home Wayland Wieneke John Katherine Boshart Hostettler Alsace Lorraine Germany Clara Amline Alice Lowe Sara Mabel Beese John Wieneke, Jr

Seven GOP Candidates Compete in Nebraska Primary

Nebraska voters face a free for all primary with seven candidates Taft Dewey Stassen MacArthur Warren Vandenberg and Martin plus Gov Thomas E Dewey and Sen Arthur Vandenberg led campaigns. Stassen heads to Omaha for a final appearance while a nationwide Dewey broadcast targets Nebraska. Both predict a close result.

Nebraska Illinois Taft Martin Thomas E. Dewey New York Arthur Vandenberg Michixton Earl Warren California Harold E. Stassen Minnesota Douglas MacArthur Dewey Stassen MacArthur Truman Omaha

Audience Leaves Hungry After Frivolous Speech Attempts

A speaker offers a flimsy excuse for a speech deemed worthwhile by some, but the audience departs unsatisfied. The exchange highlights the tension between rhetoric and substance as listeners walk away hungry for real content.

J L Lewis Halts Mine Walkout After Settlement

J L Lewis stops the mining walkout despite a pension dispute settlement that touched off the strike. Miners expected to return to work with the night shift, though some union leaders linked the return to the contempt action.

J. L. Lewis Pension Despute

Bridges Visit Kin and Friends Across Iowa Trip Details

Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Bridges of Muscatine spent weekend with Marian and Ruth Bridges then with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Rouse and with Glasgow and family in Davenport. They hosted Miles family and met J Rothschild returning from a Caribbean to South America cruise after a four months vacation.

D. M. Bridges Muscatine Marian Ruth Bridges Be. L. Rouse Raymond Glasgow Elwood Glasgow Phyllis Junior Ferguson Davenport Phyllis Godlove George Miles Ra Gastman Marion J. Rothschild Mr. Rothschild South Caribbean South America United States

Teacher Ousted as Pupils Probe Evansville College

A six-member student fact-finding board met in Evansville Indiana to prepare a report on the suspension of Dr George Parker a college professor and Henry A Wallace supporter The panel plan s to send findings to a student mass meeting tomorrow The committee interviewed Parker school president Dr Lincoln B Hale faculty members and students during an intensive weekend investigation

Evansville Ind A_ student George Parker Evansville College Henry A. Wallace Parker Lincoln B. Hale

Marcolin Family Mention From Yankton Dakota

The snippet notes daughter, Jr. and Mrs. Harry Marcolin of Yankton South Dakota, indicating a family reference or obituary context involving the Marcolin name in Yankton.

Harry Marcolin Yankton, S. Dak

Democrats Call For Souths Aid For Truman Re election

Democratic chiefs in the Midwest urged southern Democrats to back President Truman for re election at their conference. They resolved to ask the South to pledge unity behind the party platform and candidates while not naming Truman directly. Kansas City committeeman Carl V Rice noted Eisenhower not a candidate and cited regional support for Truman.

Des Moines Midwest Truman South Mr. Truman Carl V. Rice Kansas City Dwight D. Eisenhower Wallace

Taft Backer Says Nebraska Vote Not Crucial

A Taft supporter argued that Ohio Senator Taft did not see the Nebraska vote as crucial since he already holds a nationwide majority of pledged votes.

Taft Hacker Ohio Nebraska

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