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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1946
Page
6
A stray line ponders if a weed spray might affect snakes while noting Joyce Beeler's soprano win in a Drake contest and appearance in yesterday's Des Moines paper. Margaret Carris, daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth, also appears in the paper.
The letter recounts church attendance with Harriet Horton and Romola Hicks visiting after twenty years, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCall's Tampa trip and car trouble, a parade to see Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, and outdoor family reunions at Mayor Lytle's. It notes Easter Sunday beauty, mushroom hunting, lilac customs in England, and lingering thoughts of snakes as spring advances.
Melleckers Mr and Mrs Eymard Mellecker and daughters Carolyn Rae and Barbara Louise return to San Diego after a several weeks visit with Mrs Magdalene Mellecker in Hills and with Mrs Gertrude Eagle in Washington. Forester ladies install officers led by Zelda Shebek with Rose Dautremont as Chief Ranger and other posts filled. Refreshments follow. Mrs Albright and daughter move to Riverside occupying the lower apartment of the former M Clan cy home west of St Marys High School. Mrs Robert Kron is recuperating.
A patient remains at Mercy hospital in Iowa City after undergoing an appendicitis operation. She is staying with her mother-in-law Mrs. William Kron during recovery.
Historical record notes Richard II, king of England, compelled horse dealers to limit prices to a fixed maximum, signaling royal intervention in commerce and price control during his reign.
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