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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
2
Mrs Della Miller of 51 West Main street leaves Wednesday for a short visit with Mrs George Stewart in the Allen De Long home in Rock Island and planned calls on Mrs Emma Rabenold in the Frank Parrish home in Moline.
Pvt Wallace Nordyke and Mrs Nordyke visited his mother Mrs Emma Nordyke over the weekend. Easter guests included Walter Nordyke Wellman Grace Nordyke Des Moines Pvt Wallace Nordyke Bill Nordyke and Wilma Nordyke. Nordyke completed a ten day furlough and returned to Midland Texas. Rev A E Diddams attended General Association of Regular Baptists sessions in Perry Iowa and will return Saturday. Mrs Milburn McKay of Elk Heart Indiana visited her parents Frank and wife since Easter and plans to return home later this week.
Paul Peiffer transfers to Greenville Pennsylvania with new U S Army address at Shenango R P Depot Barracks 602. Jack Mace arrives from Sheldon for aviation training and waits at his parents home for assignment. PTA rummage sale at Former Harwood Shoe Store south side Saturday May 1 5914kS. Mr and Mrs Frederick Smith and son Frederick Jr visit from Cleveland Ohio. M E DeLashmutt buys 601 West Main Street. family to move Saturday. Mr Chandler rents 74% East Main Street. move Friday. Herb Howell of Mississippi Valley Farm Business Association to meet county members tonight at Farm Bureau office. PEO food sale 10 o clock Sat May 1 at Washington Cleaners. Sam Turkington and cattle raisers to attend Louisa County Beet Producers meeting at Columbus Junction. Ruth Foster and Idelia Bakke attend canning demonstration in Fairfield. Virginia Hasty and Clara Vaulkner return from Des Moines. Elizabeth Deihl of Independence attends Iowa Hospital Association convention in Des Moines. Harwood Shoe Store, south side. Saturday May 1 59tiKS .
Club standings show Chicago leading with 2 wins, 2 losses, followed by Philadelphia and others. Wednesday night results include Boston 3 over New York 2 and Cincinnati 3 over Pittsburgh 1, with Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3 and Chicago 4 St. Louis 0.
Billy Cox son of Mr and Mrs J W Cox of Washington has enlisted in the United States Marines and is training for an officer commission at Quantico Va. Aviation Cadet Robert Young reports to Drake University for eight weeks in Cross country flying with the Army Air Corps. Numerous visits and social gatherings surround the service members and families, including presbyteries, Red Cross work, and upcoming assignments in Des Moines Iowa City Marshalltown and Atlanta. William O Loughlin of Riverside is hospitalized in University Hospital Iowa City for throat infection from an ulcerated tooth.
Junior High PTA meeting opens with the junior high girls glee club performing under Boyd White. Ethel McCreedy introduces instructors. officers for the coming year are installed by Mrs. Noonan. A rum merchandise sale is announced for May 1 and a donation to the audiometer fund is approved.
Riverside reports the Ladies' Auxiliary to the American Legion held a regular meeting at the Legion home. They planned the annual Poppy sale and raising funds to buy a war bond. Mrs. Edward Bushek named Waves-Spars recruiting chair. An Official Service Flag article was read and details to come. The unit will also offer Official Service flags and American flags for sale.
Palm warblers wintering in Louisiana migrate to Labrador to nest. Those wintering in the Greater Antilles summer in Northwest Canada. The two migration routes intersect in Georgia.
The state government of Victoria Australia orders that a new repair schedule places cars owned by rent collectors at the end of the list. The move aims to organize vehicle maintenance amid broader regulatory changes.
High quality silica sand for filters is produced in a few U S locations with New Jersey sandbanks supplying most of the market. Nearly all foreign countries obtain their filter sand from the United States.
A late Monday storm in Riverside sent a lightning bolt onto the front edge of the Shradel grocery store roof, with tar shingles scattered in front. Fuses burned out, cutting power at Shradel and Grace’s adjoining stores as rain totaled just over an inch that night.
Among his possessions President Roosevelt has saved 3000 Christmas cards, special favorites he cannot bear to discard. The item reflects personal sentiment and long-standing habit amid his public duties and historic decor.
Mrs Worth Hartzell of Crawfordsville is discharged this morning. Captain and Mrs Delbert Zager of Ainsworth welcome a seven pound seven and a half ounce son born at 4 12 this morning. Captain Zager serves in the cover seas. Mrs James Coffman and a daughter Jaynane of Keota were discharged at noon, and Donna Chalupa was discharged this afternoon for home on route one.
Kathleen and Kenneth Kallaus a United States Navy member stationed in Brooklyn New York visited relatives and friends in town with his parents Mr and Mrs Glen Kallaus at Toowa City Kenneth a St Marys High School graduate spent time here and in Iowa City while recuperating from an operation The Kepharts and Pogge family members of Illinois and Chicago visited the area over Easter weekend including Mrs Violet Kephart and Mrs Norbert Kephart plus Miss Ruth Pogge and Miss Mary Pogge The family from Duluth and Muscatine also visited the area with Betty White and Margaret Lang remaining through Tuesday evening.
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