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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1950
Page
6
West Chester youths and families face a widespread mumps wave with multiple new cases and repeated infections. The column also records local happenings including new granddaughter Deborah Ann, Easter visits, highway porch scenes, and a brief note on a bank corporate matter and upcoming community events.
A 23 year old flying saucer design once dismissed in World War II as too advanced is described by its inventor in Monterey California. The article also notes John Barrymore junior’s continuing screen presence in The Sundowners with Robert Preston and Cathy Downs, based on Alan LeMay’s novel.
Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn. Thursday livestock at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Wednesday livestock at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa. Tuesday 1 PM Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie. April 15 sales of household goods at Crawfordsville Ison Lantz. April 15 closings at 421 West Main 1 PM Mrs F M Mahin. April 15 closing at 426 South Second Ave 2 PM Mrs Bell Trout. April 17 dairy sale Kalona Sales Barn Kalona starts 12 41 PM.
Monterey Peninsula Herald reports Alexander G. Weygers, a Dutch born engineer and sculptor, says his flying disc the discopter was patented in 1944, three years before Oregon’s first saucer reports. He notes the craft remains in paper design and has never been built, with blueprints showing a bowl like body and a bubble cockpit that could hold many passengers.
The city of Louisville Kentucky bears a name honoring Louis XVI the monarch who was executed during the French revolution.
The agriculture department reported a smaller Argentinian corn harvest may boost foreign demand for U S corn. Argentina’s spring harvest is forecast at 80 million bushels versus 180 million last year and a prewar average above 300 million.
The report warned Argentina's crop will fail to meet domestic needs, reducing corn available for export. It cited bullish U.S. corn market factors as farm prices run about 21 cents a bushel below the support level.
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