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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1947

Page

6

Kalona Board Names Faculty for School Year

Kalona schools plan to open September 2 with W. H. Barnum as superintendent and Glenn Brostrom as principal. Teachers include Sarah Peck English, Bonita Buttelfson music, Edith Roth grade 1 2, Eleanor Roth grades 8 4, Jean Lockinghill grades 7 5,6, and Maril Weems homemaking. Bus franchises sought from Bee-Line and Durian to Iowa City. local service limited previously.

Dan Guengerich Kalona W. H. Barnum Glenn Brostrom B. W. Blackman Sarah Peck Maril Weems Bonita Buttelfson Jean Lockinghill Betty Griggs Eleanor Roth Edith Roth Bee-Line Company C. Durian Wellman Iowa City Bee-Line Webster Durian Daily Papers Kate Tice E. B. Hochstetler John N. Miller Middleburg Ind Harvey C. Miller L. D. Lawrence Patricia George Hutchinson Kansas Nebr

Aging Guards Highlight Iowa Reformatory Survey

Des Moines reports that about 40 percent of guards at the Anamosa reformatory are over 60, a finding from criminologist Walter Lunden of Iowa State College. He notes thin security margins at Anamosa versus stronger staffing at Ft. Madison and recommends an early fall short course to train selected penal staff.

Des Moines Anamosa Reformatory Board of Control Walter Lunden Iowa State College Lunden Anamosa Ft. Madison

Iowa Officials Weigh Guard Training and Tax Redistribution

The article notes a proposed guard training program for inmates and on paper status at Fort Madison. It also reports the Iowa Taxpayers Association pushing a law to redistribute state surplus funds to local districts, estimating sizable windfalls for cities, schools, counties, and the state. The Iowa Legion delegation prepares corn stalks from Iowa seed for parade use at the New York convention. Quickies.

Iowa Taxpayers Association Association Iowa American Legion Convention New York City San Francisco California Long Island Ray Murphy State National Legion George Kogus Manhasset Whitney Greentree Murphy

Pilotburg Weather and Local Notices

Pilotburg reports 100 degree heat affecting gardens and crops with some threshing ongoing. Mrs. James Chalupa returns from Mercy hospital Iowa City after an operation and is recovering. Mrs. Reynold Greiner and Ronnie of Washington helped her mother, Mrs. Lewis Jones, who died in Mercy hospital, with services planned in Washington and burial in Keota cemetery beside her husband. Mr. Earnie Eimen and his father visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stransky for dinner, while Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schleister saw Mrs. Ralph Flynn recently. Mrs. Johnson and her grandson Ronnie of Alamosa are mentioned.

James Chalupa Mercy Hospital Iowa City Reynold Greiner Ronnie Washington Lewis Jones Emil Zwicki Keota Earnie Eimen Sharon Center Albert Stransky Ralph Schleister Ralph Flynn Johnson Alamosa

Residents share visits across towns and states this week

Col o members traveled to visit relatives in Indiana and South Dakota. Mrs Stransky visited nurse friends in Hammond while Everette Wells fetched his wife from a town. The Liede and Anderson households hosted guests. Calf incident sidelined Raymond Chalupa briefly. Leepers plan California trip to see their daughter and son in law.

Colo Marion Stransky Wayne Stransky Everette Wells Hammond Ind Marion Carl T. Anderson Ralph Ashby Lethe Frank Stransky Ralph Oldfield Walter Horning South Dakota Paul Raymond Chalupa Frank Leeper California

Soap packet method keeps nails clean during garden work

A garden tip suggests rubbing fingernails with soft soap before digging to prevent dirt under nails. This simple step helps protect hands and makes cleaning easier after gardening tasks.

Divorceless Brazil Grants Legal Separation Rights

Brazil maintains a divorce ban but provides a legal separation option without permitting remarriage. The measure allows spouses to live apart with formal recognition, while preserving the prohibition on new marriages during separation.

Brazil

Oats Harvest Laments Poor Yields Yet Some Quality Noted

ROUND GROVE August 5 The oats harvest advances with most combining done and threshing just begun Yields are very poor though some grain is of good quality Erna Allensworth of Davenport visited relatives Mr and Mrs Joe Podarill The Percy Skubal and Jim Jones families picnicked at Lake McBride Baby shower for Micheal Dean Zachs held at Mrs Arnold Nicholson home Merle Colton and Mrs L Colton hosted R E A patrons at district Lone Tree meeting Raymond Coon and Ralph Hixson families attended a pot luck near Leits Haskins church hosted Young Married People party Mary Lou Coon Genevieve and Dean Hixson left for a church camp near Sutherland Iowa

John Skubal Round Grove Erna Allensworth Davenport Joe Podarill Percy Skubal Jim Jones Lake McBride Arnold Nicholson Merle Colton Micheal Dean Zachs Lone Tree Raymond Coon Ralph Hixson Anderson Leits Haskins Church Mary Lou Coon Genevieve Dean Hixson Sutherland Iowa Churches of Gea

Cheese Consumption Hits Historic High in 1946

Civilian cheese consumption reached a per capita level described as the highest in history in 1946, marking a record in consumer dairy use.

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