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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1949
Page
6
Recreation council chairman Wayne Chamberlin requests all council members attend a Wednesday 5 p.m. meeting at the YMCA to finalize the budget for submission to the Community Chest.
Postal notice outlines monthly and yearly rates for mail services in Iowa. Mentions monthly charges of 4 dollars and 3.75 dollars, with an annual figure of 7.96 dollars and an external script reference.
Names listed from West Chester include Jim Rich Barbara Jane Redlinger Hilton Coon Thomas West and Julie Katherine Johnston all with August 2 birthdays. Mrs James Harter and John Waters observe the day. Today marks wedding anniversaries for Harold Johnson and Don Maxwell.
Local residents report travels and visits. Mr and Mrs Ed Conner and daughters Nancy and Susan left for Chicago to visit relatives for a few days. Gene Tucker and Margo returned from a two week trip to Denver Cole and Lincoln. Ida Bazel of Morning Sun visits aunt Rozetta Shreve. Birthdays honored at Claud Tucker home with Mrs Frank Gobble and Mrs J L Tucker present. Will Tucker, Ira Morrison, Bob Anderson, Linda Kay and Richard Dennis visit Mrs Rea George for a week. Frederick E Smith and children Fritz and Nancy came from Cleveland, Fritz and Nancy to stay while Fritz and Nancy visit Smith and Masson homes.
The weekly Rotary luncheon featured a motion picture on golf by Sam Snead, a leading pro, entertaining attendees though impact on skill is not guaranteed. Preston Wolf led the program. Guests included W. W. Flickinger state conservation engineer, Clarence Fulton county supervisor, and W. T. Cullen visiting Rotarian from Muscatine.
Mrs. Mary Shields presented a group of her piano pupils in a recital at Crawfordsville school Thursday evening. Relatives and friends attended. Participants included JoAnn Mc Neill Carol Graber Donna Blankenhorn Karla Kay Spangler Roberta Henderson Rex Wilmer Dorothy Schaeffer Royce Roth Phyllis Mitchell Mary Anderson Norma Widmer Mary Virginia Twinam and Nancilee Anderson.
The Drive Inns, leaders of the YWCA softball league, meet Hills tonight at Hills at eight o'clock. Reports say two Washington teams will join an all day Wilton Junction tournament on August 14.
Queen Victoria of England was among the first women to undergo anesthesia during childbirth, marking a landmark moment in medical history.
Work crews will construct graded terraces and fill drainage ditches while stabilizing foundations. The project aims to improve soil stability and prevent erosion across multiple sites in Virginia.
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