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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1947

Page

5

Shradel Becomes Post Commander in Riverside

Riverside notes report Ivan Shradel elected Post Commander at River side Post No 257 American Legion. Emmett Waldschmidt named vice commander with George Prehoda as adjutant and Roy G Green as assistant. Installation planned at next regular meeting. Also mentions weddings, births, and visits among local residents and former Riverside families.

Riverside American Legion Ivan Shradel Robert Pailliotet Emmett Waldschmidt George Prehoda Hubert FE. Doud Roy G. Green Shradel Richard Veggy Mary Elizabeth Denver Colo Letitia Te Boekhorst Cletus Kron Holy Trinity Church Richmond Robert Veggy Mercy Hospital Iowa City Rupert C. Rummelhart Melvin McAllen Texas Chicago Frank Meisner Mary Rupert Sisters of Charity Marcelline Rummelhart Rummelharts H. Ostdiek Des Moines Ed Cotter Neola C. B. Rice C. V. Dautremont Cedar Rapids Norbert Elmer Adrian Dautreont Dorothy Fitssimmons Frances Ioss Richard Heitzman Rudolph Novy Lon Shepard Sterling, Colo Albert Novy George Wickiter Towa

Franklin Social Notes Reflect Busy Summer Week

Franklin residents and visitors share meals and gatherings across Des Moines Davenport and Columbus Junction. Families like the Tuckers Coon Brennemans and Kleeses attend events, institutes, and picnics while traveling and hosting relatives with multiple dinners and visits noted.

The X Signature: From Holy Cross to Illiterate Mark

Traced to the Cross, the X mark appears as an illiterate signature. Early Christians used the sign beside their name to attest faith and honesty.

Haskins Ladies Aid hosts all day dinner meeting

Mrs. Harry Showalter hosted the Haskins Ladies Aid at the church with ten members present for a pot luck meal. After sewing for White Cross and a short business session, ice cream and cake followed. Visitors and extended guests joined, as did travels and shopping in nearby Washington.

Clara Godlove Haskins Ladies Aid Society Harry Showalter White Cross M. T. Coon Helen Coon Laura Dixon Helen Kilgore Albia Ethel Vivian Booth

Wells reunion plans circle region families

Relatives prepare for the Wells reunion Sunday while Bert Dennis handles chores. Mrs Agnes Kamerer visits Grandview to tend property. Yonaled Davis from Missouri spends time with Mrs Dennis and Mrs Blanchard. Dennis and Blanchard finish harvest after totaling about 100 bushels of seed timothy. Northeast Haskins farmers resume threshing after skipping a combining season. Jim Bean and Dave Powers return from railroad work vacations as Ethel and Vivian Booth attend a Crawfordsville band concert and stay with Olive Moore.

Wells Bert Dennis Agnes Kamerer Grandview Yonaled Davis Missouri Dennis Blanchard Haskins Jim Bean Dave Powers Ethel Vivian Booth Crawfordsville Olive Moore

Dim lights advised in fog by highway safety group

The National Highway Users Conference recommends using dim or low beam headlights when driving in fog. Bright lights fail to penetrate fog and reflect back into the driver's eyes, reducing visibility.

Riverside Community Teems With Family Visit and Church Picnic

Riverside residents hosted a large gathering at the Brophy home with relatives from Cicero Chicago Davenport Long Grove Iowa City and Richmond. The Women’s Society for Christian Service held an annual Riverside Park picnic and a kitchen shower at the Methodist church.

Riverside Leo Brophy Mr. Brophy Mary Presentation Cicero Ilinois Brophy Mary Clarrissima Chicago Sisters of Charity May Harback Agnes Dorothy Brophy Edward Worthman Lawrence Murphy Davenport Ambrose Brophy Long Grove Hubert Walsh Laverport Ralph Wast Iowa City Odella Walsh Dorothy Metz Bernard Walsh Womens Society For Christian Service Riverside Trinity Methodist Church Riverside Park Francis Armbruster Wsiao Strabala Richmond Paul Heitzman Margaret Ann Bettendorf R. H. Heitzman Margaret Theresa Waldsehmidt George Waldsehmidt Thomas Bowstead Tommy Thomas Bowstead, Jr

Rheumatic Fever and Chorea Known as St Vitus Dance

The article describes chorea as a key rheumatic fever symptom. About half of affected children have had chorea. It starts with nervousness or awkwardness, often observed at school, and progresses to involuntary jerking of limbs and sometimes speech disruption.

St. Vitus

Right Garden Plants For Long Growing Season

In selecting varieties gardeners should ensure the growing season between the last spring frost and the first fall frost is long enough to mature the chosen plants.

Global farming could feed all if better methods used

English scientist J. D. Bernal says two billion acres, less than half current cultivated area, could produce enough food for everyone on earth with proper agricultural methods.

J. D. Bernal

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