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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1950

Page

11

Dale Johnston Loses Finger in Farm Accident

Ambo y April 11 Dale Johnston lost the end of his left index finger when it was severed by a pump jack on a farm. He drove himself to the doctor after the mishap and received help with chores from John Frame. The column also lists farm gear purchases and local social news.

Dale Johnston Duane White Amboy John Frame George Stout Effie Will California Kansas Clark Pfeifer Will Roberts L. G. Roberts Janet Grandma Stirling Grandpa Duane Earl White Gandma Griffiths Ainsworth Prank Leeper Washington W. OD. Roberts Fred O'Beirn Home

Pup Collects Dishes in Detroit Note

B A Van Liew circulated a message to neighbors thanking them for feeding his dog and offering return of any missing dishes. The dog owner ate with neighbors most days and usually brought back the dishes himself.

Pup Detroit B.A. van Liew Rusty

Sturgis Sisters Win Top Prizes in Cherry Pie Contest

Alice and Suzanne Sturgis of Sturgis won first and second prizes in their high school cherry pie baking contest.

Sturgis Mien Alice and Suzanne Sturgis

Riverside Methodist Pastor Plans Series of Special Services

Riverside Iowa April 106 Rev Lawrence Jones announces a two week Visitation Evangelism series at Riverside Methodist Church with two guest ministers. Services begin 7 30 each evening with a membership training class Thursday and a youth rally Saturday. Easter services were held with choir and solo. Twins Connie Cave Bonnie Rave baptized. Numerous local visitors and relatives noted.

Marge Luckey Riverside Lawrence Jones Moline Augustana College Duane’ Perkins Donald Meeks Iowa City John R. Yeggy Fannie Meeks William Wingler Conrad Brenner M Y. F Methodist Church Power of Jesus Holy City Patsy Luckey Burton Fox Connie Cave Bonnie Rave Nels Nelilsen Cedar Rapids Dale Howard Francis Mary Basehnagel R. L. Brown Muscatine Catharine Basehnagel Billy Fulton Gene Fulton Anna Kern Minnie Holtz William Ingram Henry Collins Chula Vista Calif G. Butler Slawson Indianapolis Ind Berthat Toner Wes Sojka Frank Gorman Patricia Rosemary Molly Switzer Marilyn Anglesbure Lone Tree Mary Viasak Victor Burieh Cleo Burieh Bob Burieh Stanley Beranek Lyle Tluckey West Braneh Ctr Luckey

Easter Visitors In Crawfordsville Fill Homes Across town

Crawfordsville Easter greetings include Dwight Brown and children from Iowa City visiting the Vernon Fletcher home and many relatives sharing dinners and celebrations with families across the area. Reunions span Fairfield, Washington, Williamsburg, and DeWitt with multiple house guests and local weddings noted.

J. A. Raymond Crawfordsville Dwight Brown Iowa City Vernon Fletcher Dale Fuhr Washington Max Mitchell Oren Harrell Cindy Douglas Fairfield W. F. Jaques John McNeil Howard Stewart David Schantz Wayland Ivor Davis

Easter Guests At Multiple Homes Across Riverside Area

Easter gatherings spread across Riverside with guests from Springfield Missouri Chicago Ft Madison West Point Iowa City Lone Tree Fairfield and Cedar Rapids. Mrs Dorothy Fitzsimmons improves at Adrian Dautremont Cedar Rapids home as she recovers from a lengthy illness.

Riverside A. H. Pogegee E. L. East Linda Kay Mary Ellen Springfield William Dautremont Chicago Louis Pogge Ft. Madison George Pogge Dolores Delbert Bullard Jane Betty Jimmy West Point Robert Pogge William Pogge Pogge Lyle Verna Lantz James Wanning Iowa City Herbert Lantz James Robert Walter Cook Fairfield Jake Lantz Lone Tree John Liska Melvin Elizabeth Liska Gail Murdock Kenneth Gary Patsy Luckey Lloyd Santa Verlee Sweet Dorothy Fitzsimmons Pamela Susan Rockford Clem Dautremont John Knotek Francis Draker Hills Cedar Rapids Adrian Dautremont Franklin Ave N. B

Riverside Church to Join United Services April Event

Riverside's Trinity Methodist church participates in a regional United Evangelistic Mission April 12-14 led by Rev. Lawrence Jones. Visiting ministers attend a School of Evangelistic Preaching in Moline, Illinois, April 12-26, with radio broadcasts of opening hymns and group singing before each church conducts its own evening programs.

Riverside Church United Services Riverside Trinity Methodist Church United Evangelistic Mission Lawrence Jones Jones School of Evan Moline Til

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