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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
8
In Crawfordsville on August 3, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller and family and Robert Miller and baby were Sunday visitors in Cedar Rapids. Glen Anderson and family visited Mrs. Raymond in Manchester. The Methodist Youth Fellowship held a reunion and picnic.
The copy touts Whitman Candies as always good because they are fresh. It emphasizes keeping candy fresh and selling it fresh to customers.
A local market report notes hog futures at 23.2 dollars per hundredweight with weather easing into a warmer Thursday, signaling mild price and climate shifts for livestock traders.
Community notes detail Gerald Feltz and others combining oats at Neighbors, visits among residents including Mrs. Bond, the Feltz family, and Keota friends, plus threshing with Carl Deering and various Sunday gatherings and car discussions. Several families—Bond, Feltz, Bond, Mayer, Tines, Ballard—spend time across Valley, Rubio, Keota, and South English areas.
Safety guidance urges never to swim alone and to keep a life guard on hand with rescue gear. Advice warns against swimming after dark due to reduced visibility and response difficulty for even experts.
HAVRE August 3 Those who attended a weiner roast at the Evert Westen home Thursday evening included Mr. and Mrs. Martin Westen Mr. and Mrs. Walter Westen Barbara Karen and Judy Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson Marilyn and Ruth Ann and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zieglowsky Edward and Alberta The Graber family and guests joined later and others visited in nearby homes over the weekend including S C Wittmer and Eisele families. The Westen family helped with straw baling Saturday at the Reschley farm and Lisle Hering and Judy were in Iowa City on business.
Mrs. T. J. Sorden of Lone Tree, treated at University hospital since July 20 for polio, returned home Sunday in excellent condition and able to walk a little each day. No paralyzed muscles were reported. Also noted: Mrs. Pat Holderness recuperating after major operation at Mercy hospital, and visits by Glen Thompson and Jimmy Schnoebelen.
Maynard Mangen returned home from Des Moines Veterans hospital after a leg amputation and uses crutches. Riverside residents and visitors, including Mrs Barbara Ford of Moline and Mrs Nettie Hahn of Cedar Rapids, are cited with multiple local social calls and a radio report of Mrs Alice Younkin’s injury from an electric wringer.
An wartime advertisement touts Wonder Salve as a fast acting cure for psoriasis eczema infections and other external skin irritations. It promises no acids or alcohol and a painless greaseless antiseptic formula sold at local Washington druggists Phillips Pioneer Osincup and Walgreen stores.
Several residences changed hands this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Horn purchased the J. Karel property, while Mr. and Mrs. Karel bought Mrs. Anna Kern’s home. Kern plans to move to Arlington, Virginia to live with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Halley.
Marshal Tito pledges aid to any popular uprising against pro Soviet regimes in Bulgaria and Albania. He says neither Russia nor the United States will divert Yugoslavia from its socialist path followed by its 16 million people.
The article estimates the annual value of basic products derived from brines, including sodium chloride and potassium chloride, at about 200 million dollars. It notes brine-derived goods constitute a significant sector in chemical supplies and commodity markets.
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