Official Notice on Missouri Transit Co Certificate Hearing
Iowa officials set a public hearing for Missouri Transit Company to obtain a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate passengers and limited freight between Junction and Sigourney via Highway 92 and US 218, with no local intermediate service. Hearing scheduled September 17, 1947 at 10:00 a.m. in Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Highway Commission
Washington County
Missouri Transit Company
Macon
Missouri
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Iowa
Sigourney
Iowa City
Keokuk
Washington
Johnson Counties
Classifieds Offer Low-Cost Ad Reach
A short Classifieds pitch promotes ads for as little as 50¢, claiming exposure to over 4,200 readers and urging regular use for effective advertising at small expense.
Birthday Congratulatory Notes for August 20 Names
Rae Rich and Joseph Jay Wolfer receive candles for birthdays along with Gaylen Kron. Mary Alice Simmering and Gladys Hesseltine celebrate with birthday wishes. Other August 20 celebrants include Bill Lewis Vince Marek John Shebek Gloria Keyser and C. E. Boshart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Rich
Donald Rich
Brighton
Joseph Jay Wolfer
Stephen Wolfer
Gaylen Ray Kron
Ray Kron
Mary Alice Simmering
Sam Simmering
Gladys Hesseltine
Frank Hesseltine
Bill Lewis
Vince Marek
John Shebek
Gloria Keyser
C. E. Boshart
Chapter J T T T Annual Picnic At Wayland Park
Local Chapter J of T T T held its annual picnic at Wayland Park with 39 attendees including out of town guests Mr and Mrs L Sidell of Philadelphia and Gary Meyer of Kent Ohio. Families gathered for a first post service visit and multiple relatives were listed as visiting or traveling in from Illinois Indiana Iowa and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
G. W. Schantz
C. K. Schantz
L. Sidell
Philadelphia
Kk. Mchirahan
Dr. McKirahan
McKirahans
Colorado
Mary Wittmer
Elkhart
Ind
Duane Wittmer
Chicago
Ezra Wittmer
Gertrude Rinner
Hesston
Kans
James Rinner
Arnold Rinner
Jordan Rhum
Iowa City
Co. E. Rhum
Reuben Widmer
Orlando
Florida
C. G. Widmer
Ralph Sehad
Harlan
Hudson, Ill
Elmer Saltzman
Goldsmith
Edd Raber
Paul Widmer
Ray Wyse
Widmer
Tampa
Fla
Ray ‘Wyse
Rabers
Community sales and estate auctions listed in local Journal
Weekly Friday sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Iowa. August 23 closing out sale for J W Hesseltine estate near Washington Wayland. August 27 household goods sale West Washington Street at 1 30 pm. September 2 sale west of Washington on gravel road for Marion Smith estate. September 4 sale south of Kalona on Highway 1 for J C Malichko estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker
Midway Sales Company
Columbus
Iowa
J. W. Hesseltine
Washington
Wayland
Jessie Mae Mangold
Admx
West Washington Street
Will Kos
Marion Smith
Melo Janecek
Kalona
J. C Malichko
Edison explains invention as perspiration and inspiration
Edison notes he spent ten years on a storage battery project conducting about 50 000 experiments. He says he conducted 6 000 experiments, largely on plant growth, over eight years while seeking a suitable filament for his incandescent lamp. He stated invention is 98 percent perspiration and 2 percent inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Cold afflicts ninety four percent of population yearly
A historical note states that ninety four percent of the population suffers from the common cold at least once each year. It emphasizes the ubiquity of cold illnesses and their regular impact on communities.
Women Comprise Thirty Three Percent Of Drivers
A historical stat notes that thirty three percent of drivers of automobiles in the country are women, indicating shifting gender roles and increasing female participation in everyday transport.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Humphrey Bogart
Barbara Stanwyck
Mrs. Carrolls
Alexis Smith
Bogart
Miss Stanwyck
Nigel Bruce
Keokuk County Auditor
Iowa State Commerce
Carl W. Reed
B. M. Richardson
David B. Long
Geo. L. McCaughan
Des Moines
LaDonna Bell
Monmouth, Ill
Mrs. M. Bell
John M. Pratt
Sorden Music Co
Washington, Iowa
T. W
Grecia
Harwood Jewelry Store
Dixie Dugan
Dagwoodd
BY McEvoy
AD Striebel
Tranks
Pontiac
General Motors
Henry J. Taylor
Stewart
Crone
Queen
T.T.T
Wayland Park
Dale Nicolaus
Henry County
Ro. Island
Vivian Zehr
Maribel
Duane Gingerich
Rock Island
Eli Saltzman
Journal
America
State Fair Review
Farm Boys’ and Girls’ Exposition
Warsaw
Ill
Rene Warner
E. E. Chambers
Keota
Gler Martin
Allen Frickling Keota
Power Hire
Glo Paints
Ward A. Edwards
Marion
W. K
Bill
Barden Insulation Service
Call C. FE. Clark
John Blick
Brown
Brown Finance Co
Court House
W. Ma. Finance Co
South Ave
W. L
Col
Little
Lyle K. Ross
George
Willis Richards
Washington Dairy
Handy Square
Shield
Ray
Washington Oil CO
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Reister Bros
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