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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1946

Page

8

Chautauqua Weather Marks Summer Notes From Washington

Brigade Rev and Mrs T E White return from Idaho vacations and other travels. George Slosser finishes work in Ketchikan July 31 and plans August 1 Iowa visit then Vancouver and Washington. Mary Briley returns from Florida with business in Chicago and a cross country drive. Ophelia Miller Gallup and sons visit Washington before heading to Wyoming and Omaha. nostalgia for Chautauqua memories lingers despite rain and wind.

Journal George Slosser Ketchikan Alaska Mary Briley Florida Harold Brileys Daytona Beach Mary Chicago Washington, D. C Gene Thomas George Gallup Ophelia Miller Alec George Washington Mr. Gallup Omaha Neb

Lexington Circle-Aid Society Picnic Plan

The Lexington Ladies Aid Society announced plans for its annual picnic to be held at Sunset Park in Washington on Sunday evening August 11. Families should bring basket lunches a drink and a family service. Vivian Fleming chairs the event with her committee providing seasonal refreshments and contests. No meeting is scheduled for August.

Lexington Lexington Ladies Aid Society Lexington Church Lexington Circle Sunset Park Washington Vivian Fleming Kirkpatrick Cullumber Mt. Vernon June Gard

Weather outlook with showers tomorrow

Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with occasional showers expected tomorrow. A light rain chance remains possible in the afternoon. Winds stay light as temperatures stay mild through the period.

Local Visitors and Notables Call on Crawfordsville Friends

Recalls Bad Shell de Kongable who cared for her during her weeks at home here. Miss Kongable will return to Ottumwa later. Mr and Mrs Stanley Smith and daughters Joyce and Joan of Salem Oregon former Crawfordsville residents visited old friends here Thursday. They were joined by Mrs Smiths mother Mrs George Hole Washington. Mrs M C DeLong of Washington is studying at the home of Daisy Huber and Ella DeLong.

de Kongable Miss Kongable Ottumwa Stanley Smith Joyce Joan Salem Oregon Crawfordsville

American Seamen Earn Highest Pay Worldwide

The American merchant sailor is described as the highest paid seaman in the world with a base pay of 145 dollars monthly, nearly triple that of 15 leading maritime nations. Overtime and other pay can add about 25 percent of base pay, plus food and lodging valued at 175 dollars monthly.

Cress Recovers From Car Injuries After Accident

Riverside report notes Gerald Cress is recuperating at home after a hospital stay in Iowa City for several days. He suffered multiple fractured ribs and bruises last Friday when his graveled vehicle swerved into the path of a train.

Norman Lanetta Goetz Cedar Rapids George Goetz Riverside Goetz John Nettie Shrader Gerald Cress Iowe City Mr. Cress

Local Notables Visit Homes in Lexington Area

Major Amlong on leave from the Pacific theater spends time with family in Lexington. Mr and Mrs Will Flynn host their daughter Mrs Eschelman and Bloomfield Indiana grandchildren as house guests. Ladies attend demonstrations of general utility products in the homes of Mrs Wm Martin and Mrs W F Flynn. Dean and Joe Trotter visit the Karl Emde home on Tuesday evening.

Ner Major Amlong Pacific Theatre Lexington Will Flynn Eschelman Bloomfield Ind Tia Wm Martin W. F. Flynn Mart kEmiée Dean Joe Trotter Karl Emde

Georgia Woods Half the Average Farm in Georgia Is Forested

Foresters report that about half of the typical Georgia farm lies in woodland cover. The finding highlights substantial timber resources and implications for land use and conservation.

Georgia

Gelatin Mold Tip Keeps Fruit Suspended

To prevent fruit from dropping in a gelatin mold, let the gelatin congeal slightly before adding the fruit. This technique helps suspend pieces evenly as the dessert sets.

Truck crash avoidance collision near Riverside Iowa

A truck loaded with crushed rock swerved into a ditch to avoid an eastbound Rock Island freight train two miles east of Riverside, but the train side swiped the truck causing considerable damage. Local families, births, and visits are noted in this Riverside area report with numerous social updates.

Rock Island Iowa Junction Riverside Fred Kron Burlington Eldred Kron James Eldred Kron Emma Zillmar Daryl Kalona John Krotz Krotz

Tyrone Items by Mrs Leland Sheetz

Tyrone notes from Mrs Harold Sheetz and family on activities and events dated August 1 with local family updates and community news.

Leland Sheetz Tyrone Harold Sheetz

County Sales Distributor Seeks Farm Products Franchise

Wet Known Manufacturer seeks aggressive firm with farm background to sell and distribute full Farm Products line in local counties. Exclusive franchise with net from 5000 to 10000 party. Respond with complete past business experience to Sales Mgr at P O Box 1476 Minnehaha Station Minneapolis MN.

Prarty P. O Minnehaha Station Minneapolis Minn

Community Attends Keota Celebration This Week

Local residents gathered for the Keota celebration this week. The event drew families and neighbors from the town and nearby areas to partake in community activities and festivities.

Mrs Fishburn Learns of Brother Robert Fishburn’s Death

Crawfordsville July 27 Mildred Fishburn received word of her brother Robert Fishburn of Denver Colorado has died. The same message reports the death of nephew’s wife Mrs Richard M Hamrick of Staunton Virginia as May be noted in the local dispatch. Mrs John McCleary visited her daughter Mrs Ellis Kongabie in Winfield Thursday evening with granddaughter Luci-.

Crawfordsville Mildred Fishburn Robert Fishburn Denver Colo Richard M. Hamrick Staunton Virginia John McCleary Ellis Kongabie Winfield Luci

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