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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1948
Page
2
Mr and Mrs F A Simon of near Riverside announce the engagement of their daughter Lucille to George W Sojka son of Mr and Mrs Yara Sojka of Washington The marriage is set for September 7 at 8 00 am at St Marys church Riverside.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snakenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fry of Brighton completed a two week tour visiting the Black Hills Yellow Stone National Park Salt Lake City Estes Park Colorado Springs Denver and other points of interest. Mrs. Ben Briley came back early Tuesday from St Louis where she cared for her two year old granddaughter recovering from a ruptured appendix.
A brief note states no woman has ever set foot on Antarctica, highlighting Eleanor as a symbol in a skeptical claim about women’s exploration history.
The price rebellion against high meat costs spreads as housewives organize boycotts and buyers strikes in cities from Dallas to New Orleans. Merchants and unions back actions while farmers threaten boycotts of Dallas products and restrictions on city sports.
An inmate from the men’s reformatory at Anamosa escaped the state owned farm three miles north of town yesterday afternoon. Lord Pruitt, 26, Bethany, Missouri, walked away during routine work. He has served one year of a 2 to 10 year sentence for forgery.
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