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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
8
Twenty eight members of the Washington County Rural Youth Association led by Dale Caldwell toured Martin's fanstone cleaners Thursday evening. The group included Mr and Mrs Tom Robb and other local families during their educational visit.
Floyd Dunbar sold his building housing Blakeway grocery to Richard Shelangoski and Lester Hamilton. The tavern that housed the blaze on July 4 was destroyed by fire. The Blakeways will rent the Hoovers building and move by Sept. 1. Local residents and families discussed vacations and hospital visits as part of Brighton news.
Bill Crosby of Chicago spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Perry Deal in Dublin. Visiting relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Tines of Vallejo California and others in the Deal and Mangold households.
John Morrell & Co officials announced a fifth annual beef barbecue honoring 4-H Club members and Future Farmers of America at the Iowa State Fair. The August 51 event near the 4-H Clu dining hall in Des Moines aims to attract about 3,000 farm youths with serving starting at 6 p.m. and a two hour program.
Officials said admission to the free barbecue will be by ticket only. Tickets will be distributed to eligible farm youths by county extension directors home demonstration agents and vocational agriculture instructors.
The 15th All Iowa fair at Hawkeye Downs, Cedar Rapids, Aug 12-17 features Johnny Parsons making his first and only Iowa appearance in AAA big car racing on Aug 12. Also entered is Tommy Hinnershitz the Flying Dutchman. Aug 14-15 introduces Iowa’s first chuck wagon races with four-horse teams.
Chapt er 1 of TTT held its annual picnic at Wayland park Sunday evening July 29. The Philathea class cleared nearly $40 with its ice cream social at the band park Wednesday evening and the Social Hour club hosted its annual family picnic Thursday in the band park. Emma Hebel of Mt. Pleasant visited with Mrs. Clara Hebel and Miss Hebel plans to travel to Aledo to join her brother for his 85th birthday on August 8. Henry county notes tall hollyhocks with Earl Graber in East Wayland reporting an eleven foot red variety.
Admitted yesterday Virgil Purdun city medical Dismissed today Mrs R L Brown and son Richland Mrs Robert Rina barger and daughter city Mrs Harold Sheetz and a daughter Keta Richard McKune city Births yesterday Mr and Mrs William Noel city a daughter at 1140 a m Today Mr and Mrs Robert Swartz city a son at 959 a m
Germany7s dollar shortage prompts a U S backed bonus allowing exporters to allocate up to 20 percent of dollar receipts for unrestricted dollar imports. The program aims to widen German sales to the United States and other dollar markets and reduce Germany7s need for aid.
W. B. Connell of Pennsylvania State College extension livestock specialists urges sheepmen to shear on a clean dry surface and keep trash out of the fleeces. He advises shearing only when wool is dry and to tie fleeces with paper twine.
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