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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1942
Page
5
A community page notes Lants Farm purchased Godwin farm and Lester Kientz acquired the Lante farm. Also mentioned are local social notes about a chicken supper at the Lutheran church near Germanville and several residents visiting relatives.
Mrs James Knotek heads a family photo amid a vast Wellman scrap pile weighing over 160000 pounds gathered from Lime Creek farms. The government funded campaign, using five trucks and 6 per ton pay, aims to boost steel for war production as crews shift to English River township and Kalona.
Mrs Norval Flynn hosted the Fortnightly club at her Riverside area home. Members and one guest sewed for the Red Cross and socialized before a luncheon. Mrs Doud, moving to California, received a club gift presented by Mrs Elmer Scherrer with speech by Mrs Ray Cummings of North Liberty. Mrs Alv Bell to host next meeting.
Sticky finger marks on the smooth glazed surface of colorKote insulating boards can be quickly wiped off with a damp cloth.
Cor rine and Marilyn Dautremont and Virginia Dautremont, Cedar Rapids natives, are spending a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs C V Dautremont in Riverside. J L Meeks, after a stroke on a train, remains in critical condition at University Hospital Iowa City. Hubert Walsh and baby from Davenport visited in Riverside with relatives. Mrs Charles Rath and daughter Mrs Bernard Schnoe belen returned from Williamsburgh where they visited Mrs William Korous and family.
Chicago educator Margaret Helen Knuth elected commercial teacher at Washington high school and junior college and to begin when schools open Monday August 31. She is joined by Willadene Korous and visits by Mr. and Mrs. George McLeod of Panora Iowa. Mrs. J L Meeks hosts, with Mr Meeks a patient in University of Iowa Hospital Iowa City. Irma Beranek of University hospital staff visits her mother Mrs Albia Beranek.
The Ainsworth Y P C U of the Louited Presbyterian church invited youths from United Presbyterian in Crawfordsville to a skating party at Columbus Junction with lunch afterward. Ed Lilins of Ainsworth recently moved to a Benteco store post in Winfield. Mr and Mrs Howell Davis and Ruth visit son Wayne at Camp Carson Colorado. 4 H club girls attended Achievement days in Washington. Donna Mintkenhorn broke her right arm after a porch fall. Lisle Maxwell damaged a finger when a rock fell on it amid numerous local accidents this year.
Shagawake in Quebec was named by Micmac Indians from a word meaning land of the rising sun. The Baie des Chaleurs region was a travel route with the direction of the sunrise from this spot.
The text compares the tin needed to solder tank electrical connections and alloy bushings to about 3 percent of a pound, roughly equivalent to the tin used in five thousand six cans.
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