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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
8
In Crawfordsville Mrs Mary W Packer notes friends have received invitations to the wedding of Elsia S Tout and Forrest McNeill set for Friday afternoon Aug 16 at United Presbyterian Church.
Best wishes extend to Martha Davis and John Walker who wed August 11 in Washington. Forrest McNeill and Mrs Walker are Crawfordsville’s own. Mr and Mrs John Williams and Margaret of Randolph Wisconsin visited R J Williams. Rev G W Hanna once served the church here and is now ill in Statesville NC, with death thought near. Hanna family members here mourn and receive sympathy. Mr and Mrs Merle Beauchamp and two children from Cedar Rapids also mentioned in this brief.
The text notes that they are spending the week here as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beauchamp. It also mentions Mrs. C. B. Painter attending her grandmother Mrs. W. S. Hill's funeral at Mt. Pleasant. A tea substitute from Belgium is described using chopped leaves from strawberry, hazel, raspberry, mulberry, and blueberry plants.
Nationwide survey finds officials in several states reporting abuses in the veterans on-the-job training program. Critics say employers use veterans at government expense instead of properly training them, while others defend their state systems amid workload strains.
Helen Waterman of Omaha Neb is visiting here at the home of her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Ray Waterman. Janice Herr of Des Moines was a weekend visitor here at the home of her parents. Glenn Dunbar and son Junior were weekend visitors with relatives in Chicago.
An old newspaper advertisement invites married men and women, singles, and all weak tired readers to try Ostrey Tonic Tablets for renewed energy. It boasts iron-based temic and offers an introductory 35 cent size at drug stores including McDaniel's in Washington.
Teachers for Conesville schools selected Ralph Crawford superintendent Calvin Maxson Norma Porgemiller Mabel Brown Lara Jarrard Hazel Ping all of Conesville Kenneth Kemp on 30 day furlough from Japan with the Marines to visit his parents Columbus canning library run by Kenneth McCoy begins tomato packing local stormers and truck growers offer 124 a ton for tomatoes employment expected for the summer
Only about one fourth of the 400000 bituminous coal miners reside in company owned housing today, with most miners living in other arrangements. This reflects a shift away from company control of worker housing in the industry.
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