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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1947

Page

5

Riverside Firm Plans Garden Cottage Office Building

August 14 Riverside site west of Piper Grain and Mining Co. to host a new office structure. Paul Schmidt reports the 18 by 40 foot Garden Cottage style building with full basement and Fairbanks Morse equipment on a 34 foot platform deck.

Riverside Piper Grain and Mining Company Paul Schmidt The Compost Fairbanks Morse Dautremont Chicago Raymond Ella Rose Dautremont Clement Dautremont Miss Dautremont George Dautre

Havre Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Lewis Hering hosted a Sunday dinner with Mrs Rose Nehergall and guest Mrs Sadie Chipman of Good Hope. Lena Mason and family shared meals and visits with the Kolosick, Rathmel, Long, and Mason households around Friday through Sunday in Havre.

Lewis Hering Havre Juanita Rose Nehergall Sadie Chipman Good Hope Lena Mason Clyde Margaret Will Kolosick Liste Hering Judith Ann Harold Rathmel Neva Jean Alberta Carey Long Home Brighton Maude Judith Ann Hering Lena Margaret Mason Fred Eisele Lake McBride

Carrots Highlight Vitamin A Benefits for Health

Carrots supply vitamin A which supports vision night blindness prevention. The nutrient aids skin and mucous linings in nose and mouth and other tissues throughout the body.

Wayland Social Notes Highlight Transfers and Visits

Mrs K O Davison plans relocation to Washington after twenty years in Wayland. Jennie Farmer returns from Davenport visit. Esther Wenger and sister visit from Bloomington and Milwaukee. Families host and travel between Wayland Superior Milwaukee Davenport Chicago and Colorado. Relatives attend a Daniel Orendorf farm picnic. Russell Krabill and Martha Hiestand wed invitations issued.

Ezra Wittmer Wayland K. O. Davison Davison Washington Jennie Farmer Earl Stutzman Davenport Esther Wenger Bloomington Ill Clint Cain Millwaukee Wis Joe T. Wenger J. A. Taylor Superior Murray Krabill Laverne Blos Eva Leichty Sadie Henss Maude Meyers Ohio Arthur Wyse Taylor Daniel Orendorf George Boller Trenton

Marriage set for August at Mennonite Church

A couple will marry on August 20 at 3 p m in the Mennonite Church at Marietta Pa A reception will follow at Hochstettler Banquet Hall Mount Joy Pa Reverends EF S Mullet and spouse attended a minister retreat in Mishawaka Ind and the General Conference in Bern Ind Meanwhile local news notes wiener roast for Reschley and Harris Boise crew in Trenton about fifty guests Lloyd Roths visited relatives in Colorado J C Moffett of Cleveland Ohio and Ralph Stuart family hosted by Mrs Maude Stuart Mrs Eli Spiedel ill Bonny Elder with aunt in Rock Island Ill Effie Brooks visiting Ft Madison others in town Marilyn and Gary Meyers of Kent Ohio visiting Lenore Wenger sale of household goods and related family visits Janet Rae Hunsaker and Ruth Kovar celebrated two late August birthdays with a family picnic

Aytown Marietta Mount Joy Mullet Mishewaka Berne Ind John Reschley Harris Boise Reschley Carpenter Trenton Lloyd Roths Gay Cunningham Colorado J. C. Moffett Yeveland Ralph Stuart Eli Spiedel Bonnie Elder Esther Jalarman Rock ‘Sland Illinois Effie Brooks Stella Thurman Ft. Madison Marilyn Gary Meyers Kent Ohio Lenore Wenger Jacob Bleichers Wenger

Community Guests Attend Pleasant Social at Local Hall

The Will Wen ger family and numerous couples like Mr. and Mrs. Wie Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Howland were honored with gifts and a warm reception. Lloyd Alliman's party took Peter R. Alliman to Excel soir Springs for a month of rest and treatment. Mrs. Kate Wittrig stays with Mrs. Mary Wittrig while Lydia Rittler visits relatives in Mt Vernon and Massachusetts. John Bradley family in Colorado Springs.

Karns Waltons Walter Alvin Sojka Fred Kron Riverside Leo Linder Washington Missouri Charles Vondrase Anna Krotz Hillman Stromley Milt Pirka Oiverside Iowa City Sundy Birka Will Wenger Wie Richard Lawrence Howland Ned Kovar Willis Joe Wim. Potratz Sam Potratz Carl Peterson Orville Cloud Betty Fred Hildebrand Louise Gene Gallbraith Lloyd Alliman Peter R. Alliman Excelsoir Springs Kate Wittrig Mary Wittrig Lydia Rittler Sam Gaston Mt Vernon Henry Beebe Massachusetts John Bradley Colorado Springs Colo

Columbus brings sugar cane to Hispaniola and Caribbean

On his second voyage in 1493 Columbus carried sugar cane to Hispaniola now the Dominican Republic. From there cane spread to Cuba Puerto Rico and the West Indies. In 1528 Pedrari governor of Nicaragua requested cane from Cuba and introduced it to that country.

Columbus Hispaniola Dominican Republic Cuba Puerto Rico West Indies Pedrarias Nicaragua

Downward Trend in Meat Consumption Over 30 Years

The article notes a long term decline in meat consumption, with beef and veal especially reduced, over the past three decades. It highlights shifting dietary patterns and possible economic or social influences shaping the trend.

Jersey herd gains recognition for dairy feat in Iowa

Everette Davis of Crawfordsyville Iowa owns Jersey cattle honored by the American Jersey Cattle Club for a year of registry testing with an average 8182 pounds of milk and 490 pounds of butterfat per cow, from a 15 milking cow herd. The Davis herd exceeds twice the U S average butterfat in production.

Everette Davis Crawfordsyville Iowa The American Jersey Cattle Club Davis Jersey United States

Water power potential in Africa remains largely untapped

Africa's vast falls and rapids give it over one third of the world's potential hydro power, yet less than one percent is developed. The World Book encyclopedia notes the falls lie in regions unsuitable for industrial development.

Africa

Transit Leader Atlanta Brings First Air Conditioned City System

Atlanta unveils the world’s first air conditioned city transit system with thirty trackless trolley coaches in service. The project aims for a total of one hundred coaches as the system expands.

Atlanta

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