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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1950

Page

4

Army Buddy Visits In Home of Wayne Davis

Crawfordsville Aug 7 Mrs J A Raymond reports Harold Philibin of Youngstown Ohio and his wife visited Wayne Davis and recalls wartime companionship. Also listed are Raymond Ruth Downing Missouri guests in the Wilbur Wheeler home and Kenneth Cherryholmes Margery dining with Joe H Jones for his birthday. Everette Mitchell Larry and Judy of Waterloo arrived Saturday.

J. A. Raymond Crawfordsville Harold Philibin Youngstown Ohio Wayne Davis Raymond Ruth Downing Missouri Wilbur Wheeler Kenneth Cherryholmes Margery Joe H. Jones Joe Everette Mitchell Larry Judy Waterloo

Weekly and August public sales listed across Iowa farms

Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sale every Thursday Kalona Sales Park Kalona Iowa. Livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Livestock Sale every Tuesday afternoon at 1 00 p m Ollie Live stock Exchange Ollie Iowa. August 12 Public Sale at the Cities Service Station in West Chester Iowa Starts at 1 00 p m C C Hotle Sons August 12 Closing Out Sale of Household Goods at 927 South Second Avenue Starts at 1 30 Don Burger August 17 Closing Out Sale 6 miles Northeast of Keota Starts at 11 00 Ralph Romine August 22 Closing Out Sales of Dell Farrier and Joe Conrad The Farrier Sale will be held ½ mile South of Crawfordsville on the Dell Farrier farm on highway 218 starting at 12 30 p m The Conrad sale will be held immediately following the Farrier sale Second sale located 32 mile South of Farrier farm also located on highway 218

Whittaker Sale Kalona Sales Park Kalona Iowa Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Ollie Livestock Exchange Cities West Chester Don Burger Keota Ralph Romine Dell Farrier Joe Conrad Farrier Crawfordsville Highway 218 Conrad Farrier Farm Highway

Weekend Visit Highlights From Local Homes

Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Kratter and their children Richard and Janice from Iowa City. Des Moines visitors Mrs Lisle Anwyl Janice and Tommy arrived to visit Mrs Ollie Anwyl with Mr Anwyl joining Saturday. Seaman Bob Lowe stationed at Charleston S C returned home Friday to visit his parents and relatives until August 20.

John Mitchell Howard Kratter Richard Janice Iowa City Lisle Anwyl Tommy Des Moines Ollie Anwyl Anwyl Seaman Bob Lowe Charleston S. C Clarence Lowe

Carl Amrines Hosts At Sunday Gathering

Mrs Carl Amrine hosts a large Sunday gathering in Merrimac with numerous relatives and friends visiting from Bloomfield Lockridge Washington and other towns. Attendees include Mrs Sam Roulet and her sons Harvey Dwight and Sam Jr plus Lizzie Maurer and many Wieneke family members.

Carl Amrines Merrimac Sam Roulet Harvey Dwight Sam Jr Lizzie Maurer Bloomfield Joe Beese Max Lockridge Junior Wieneke Washington John Wieneke Sarah Clarence Lowe Ruth Merna Charles J. A. Wieneke Earl Dorothy Donald Lynn Carl Amline L. P. Guy and Brighton Robert Kientz

Eshelman Reunion Attendees and Local Notices

Billa Kientz and daughter Karen attended Sunday events. Emma Diers moved from University hospital to Washington Co hospital on Sunday. Rov Eshelman and son Alva joined the Eshelman reunion. John Baldosier and family visited Ralph Smith’s home Sunday evening.

Billa Kientz Karen Emma Diers Washington Co. Hospital University Hospital Town City Rov” Eshelman Alva Eshelman John Baldosier Ralph Smith

Pure gold alloys for coinage and jewelry

Gold’s softness requires alloying for strength. Copper at about 10 percent hardens gold for coins, while copper and silver blends create yellow and greenish jewelry alloys. White golds use nickel plus zinc and copper to add hardness.

McGuffey Readers Sell Over 122 Million Copies

The McGuffey reading series has sold more than 122 million copies. Author William H. McGuffey taught moral philosophy at the University of Virginia about a century ago.

McGuffey William H. McGuffey University of Virginia

Old-Timer recalls 1890s cowboys and Ringling era

A 50-year veteran Cherokee horse trainer John Agee recalls Buffalo Bill’s show Ringling Brothers era Cartoons talk of Tom Mix Buck Jones Gene Autry and live stunts Agee asserts old-time cowpokes were tougher and more friendly than modern movie cowboys praising Tom Mix and Buffalo Bill while recounting Ringling tours and early Mexico City journeys.

Lloyd Settle United Press Hollywood Yesteryear John Agee Buffalo Bill Ringling Tom Jlix Buck Jones Gene Autry Tom Mix Cowboy

McCarthy Charges Post Article Mirrors Communist Line

Sen Joseph R McCarthy accused the Saturday Evening Post of echoing the Lattimore Compass line in a Col umnist Alsop piece on Ringling. He said the article aligns with Communist party instructions aimed at fighting McCarthyism and mocked Alsop while praising his own staff on Capitol Hill.

Washington Joseph R. McCarthy Wis Saturday Evening Post Today Lattimore-Compass New masses-Daily Workers Joseph Alsop McCarthy Senate Alsop Gus Hall Communist Party Hall GOP Kenneth S. Wherry Saturday Evening Wisconsin Capitol Hill

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