Washington Girls Softball Team Opens Home Schedule
Washington's newly organized girls softball team will play their first home game Friday at six at Cargill field against Columbus Junction. They beat Wayland 22 to 9 yesterday with Marie Blattner and Jane Tanner in the battery. The team has one win and one defeat after losing to Morning Sun.
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Washington
Cargill Field
Columbus Junction
Pauline Black
Wayland
Marie Blattner
Jane Tanner
Washington Battery
Morning Sun
Mt. Pleasant
Local visitors and travelers share brief Iowa City notes
Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes of Council Bluffs stay with W. J. Shannon. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Shannon are sisters. Francis Helfrich returned home after a teaching course at Parsons College Fairfield. Daryl Dayton of Claremont California left Iowa City for Manitowish Wisconsin where his wife visits her mother and sister. They vacation in Wisconsin and will return via Chicago. Mr. Dayton visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dayton.
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William Hughes
Council Bluffs
W. J. Shannon
Mrs. Hughes
Mrs. Shannon
Francis Helfrich
Parsons College
Fairfield
Daryl Dayton
Claremont
Calif
Iowa City
Makinawash
Wisc
Wisconsin
Chicago
Dayton
J. D. Dayton
C. Phil Weldin
Patricia
Savannah
Paul Leech
Wanda Carter
San Francisco
Fred Neiswanger
Carter
Los Angeles
A. Keith Droz
Young People Headed to National Presbyterian Convention
A group of youths left for Lake Geneva Wisconsin for the United Presbyterian Church national young people's convention. Meetings run from this evening through Sunday with participants from Columbus City Ainsworth West Chester and Ames among others. Mrs KD P Livingston drove a carload to join them and D P Livingston Jr departed with a separate group yesterday. Exceptional August values at Cownie Furs and Brown Shoe Fit Co featured in local ads.
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Lake Geneva
Wisc
United Presbyterian Church
KD. P. Livingston
Columbus City
D. P Livingston, Jr
Ainsworth
Elda Ruth McDowell
West Chester
Helen Galloway
Jeanne Rudiger
Betty Logan
Mary Rita McLaughlin
Howard Patton
Dorothy Tellin
Darla Martin
Arlene Augustine
Bob Brewer
Local visits and travels cap the week with multiple engagements
A series of social and family visits span Cedar Falls to San Francisco with attendees including Mrs. Hattie Wagner Mrs. Carl Peck Mrs. Charles McCulley Mrs. Stella Genkinger Donna Lee and Mrs. Wanda Carter. The note also reports Mrs. Dean Feldman and other residents shopping and touring before summer departures. Traffic through the Panama Canal is predominantly eastbound since 1915 with toll-paying ships 94 percent more likely to travel from Pacific to Atlantic.
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Hattie Wagner
Cedar Falls
Carl Peck
Charles McCulley
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Canal
Geraldine Gage and Edward Miller Wed in Kinross
Geraldine Gage and Edward C. Miller were married in a sacred heart rectory ceremony in Kinross this morning. Rev. L V Kuebrick officiated as Marggie Gage and Harold Kueneman served as attendants. The bride, a Kinross native, wore a white lace two piece dress with pearls, while maid of honor wore blue net over satin. The groom, son of Riverside residents, is employed by the American Petroleum company. The couple plans to reside in Washington.
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Sacred Heart
Kinross
Marggie Geraldine Gage
Calvin Gage
Edward C. Miller
Ray C. Miller
Riverside
L. V. Kuebrick
Mary Gage
Harold Kueneman
Pauline Miller
Myrtle Gage
Patents Reveal Growth of Seed Planting Devices in Greece and Beyond
Historical notes describe early Greek cross eye masks with eye holes, introduced nearly 2300 years ago. The text highlights a surge in mechanizing farming to boost production, noting that between 1700 and 1873 some 575 patents were issued for seed planting devices and machines.
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Greece
Hospital Admitted and Dismissed Names Listed
At the Hospital Admitted Yesterday Fred Reece 1201 Second Street medical Today Mrs William J Shan man 44 S Fourth Avenue medi ial Dismissed Today Mrs Austin Moore and son William Harry 117% S Marion Avenue Mrs George Brower and son Stanley Dean Keota Frank Bohlen Rantoul Ill Mrs Eugene Shaver Well man Mrs Albert Hammen Harper Mrs Gilbert Adams Keota
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Fred Reece
Second Street
Medical
William J. Shanman
S. Fourth Avenue
Austin Moore
William Harry
S. Marion Avenue
George Brower
Stanley Dean
Keota
Frank Bohlen
Rantoul, Ill
Eugene Shaver
Wellman
Albert Hammen
Harper
Gilbert Adams
Jean Atchison Weds Richard Marshall in Olympia Church
Kathryn Jean Atchison daughter of Mr and Mrs A E Atchison became the bride of Richard M Marshall at an eight o clock ceremony Saturday evening in the Westminster United Presbyterian church Olympia Rev H S Rahfi officiated in a single ring ceremony The couple stood before pink and white gladioli and branch candelabra Mrs Lillian Oldfield organist played nuptial music The bride wore aqua gabardine street length dress with white Bible bouquet of white gardenia pink sweetpeas and baby fern The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs George Lewis of Olympia The matron of honor wore burgundy suit The bride’s mother wore navy blue with pink begonia corsage Mary Marshall of Los Angeles attended The bride is a Washington high school and State University of Iowa graduate The groom a local high school graduate attended State University before entering the armed forces and has recently returned from overseas service awaiting discharge
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Kathryn Jean Atchison
A. E. Atchison
Richard M. Marshall
Olympia
Wash
Westminster United Presbyterian Church of
H. S. Rahfi
Henry Marshall
Iowa City
Lillian Oldfield
George Lewis
Mary Marshall
Los Angeles
Calif
Washington High School
State University of
Iowa
State University
Armed Forces
White Way Club Picnic at Sunset in Sunset Park
Attendance was fair at the White Way club picnic Tuesday at Sunset Park. Those present enjoyed a potluck supper and, after the meal, members and families visited the United States Army. Mr and Mrs Marshall will reside in Iowa City to attend the University.
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White Way Club
Sunset Park
United States Army
Marshall
Iowa City
The
University
Laying Loss in 1946 Hen Population Report
A 1946 survey finds farm losses from laying hens total 17.4 percent of the initial chick stock. The figure reflects U S farm poultry mortality for the year and impacts egg production outlook.
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U. S
Mount Wilson named for Davis Wilson explorer and timber search
Trail Blazer Mount Wilson in southern California was named for Benjamin Davis Wilson who helped blaze the path up the mountain while seeking timber for wine casks.
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Mount
Birthday Dinner Held For Mr Chirehill In Cedar Rapids
Mr and Mrs Charles Churchill Lyle and family Norma Dunsmore and Shelby Jean with Carl Sweeting of Iowa City spent Sunday at Alfred Krogmann home Cedar Rapids. A picnic on the back lawn featured fried chicken and a birthday cake. The event honored Mrs Krogmanns father Mr Chirehills birthday which is August 30 but conflicting events prevented the actual date.
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Charles Churchill
Lyle
Cloyce Zieglowsky
Eugene
la Verne
Joyce
Norma Dunsmore
Shelby Jean
Washington
Carl Sweeting
Iowa City
Alfred Krogmann
Cedar Rapids
Gideons Distribute Bibles to Schools Military and Facilities
The Gideons report 1,786,984 Testaments given to youths in grammar and high schools. They sent over 10 million to men in the armed forces. They placed 2,613,458 Bibles in hotels prisons and hospitals.
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Gideons
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Wolf’s Flower Shop
Nicola
Harmon
Qos Skrip
Ea. c
E. M. Bridges & Co
Mary Hendrickson
Ames
Elizabeth
Ella Simpson
Miss Hendrickson
Rochester
N. Y
Highland Hospital
Brown Shoe Fit Co
Helman
Sim's Shoe Store
Washington County
America
RED Cross Shoes
Stella Genkinger
Walter Stuart
Donna Lee
Rock Island
Keith Genkinger
Virginia Derby
Olds
J. W. Hesseltine Estate
Charles Barkus
Ed Kolkman
Yarmouth
W. E. Wasson
Barkus
Kolkman
Dean Feldman
Kalona
E. M Bridges & Co
Glen Rouse
Barbara
Washington, D. C
Ernie Rouse
Ted Dykstra
Janet
New Orleans
Rouses
Dykstras
Louisiana
Earl Lovell
Nancy
Linda
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Ralph Beaty
Kathleen
South Bend
Ind
Willis Beaty
Coe
Anna Landau
Louis Jones
Batavia
Geraldine Gage
Edward Miller
Jean Atchison
R. Marshall
C. Vv. Crall
John N. Les
Trail Blazer
Gideon Bibles
Mrs. Mason
MR. Titterington
Jennie Bradford Mason
John
Titterington
Three Quarter Century Club
United
States
Albrecht Furs
Albrecht
Albrecht Fur
Rothschild’s
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