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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

8

Local retail notes and travel mentions from Orcutt’s region

The town notices list sales at Orcutt’s and Nicola & Harmon with items such as laundry soap pork steaks and summer sandals. Shoppers include Mrs J F Gray and Mrs Anne Springer with Eloise. trips feature Holzworth Ranch near Grand Lake Colorado and Lake McBride events. Several names attend a Northwestern Mutual Life gathering in Des Moines and a Turper coat showcase is advertised at Helman’s with two year guarantees.

Anne Springer Eloise Holzworth Ranch Grand Lake Coio

Livestock Prices Rally Amid Pre-OPA Market Rush

Midwest livestock markets report wild trading as packers rush to fill slaughtering houses before OPA ceilings. Prices rise across grades, with $28.75 load of choice steers at Omaha and Chicago gains up to $2. The market remains free until August 29 as buyers stock up and receipts fall about one third from last week.

Chicago Midwest OPA Department of Agriculture Omaha St. Louis Mid-West

Tim ber thinning study on Chippewa National Forest

An experiment on the Chippewa National Forest explored if frequent light thinning can raise timber yield by extending growth periods and increasing stand productivity.

Chippewa National Forest

Havre Socials Share Dinners and Visiting Guests

Mrs. Lena Mason hosted a dinner Saturday honoring Dr. Neva Long with guests including Forrest Mullen Claude McCoy and Carey Long. The Carl Jarvis family visited Jesse Stouts, and the Wittmer family welcomed their new grandson Dennis Paul born August 13 to Virgil and family. Henry Lunning’s relatives visited from Ft. Riley before a visit to Ft. Sheridan Illinois where Lanning teaches.

Lewis Hering Havre Lena Mason Clyle Margaret Neva Long Mason Home Forrest Mullen Claude McCoy Carey Long Carl Jarvis Jesse Stouts Burlinston Dennis Paul Virgil Wittmer Kay Kite Henry Lunning Henry Earhart Lurning Ft. Riley Kansas Ft. Sheridan Illinois Lanning D. and C Fred Eisele Lee John Hauenstein Carl Zieglowsky

Local Social Roundup of Visits and Family Gatherings

A sequence of small social events names multiple families visiting friends and relatives. Highlights include a Sunday steak fry at Silver Lake with the Stout and Knight families, evening calls with the Herrigs and Nebergus, and a stop at the Ernest Loder home to see newborn twins Janice Ann and Janet Anne. The piece notes the babies’ weight and resemblance, eight weeks old, with the mother distinguishable.

Carla Jesse Stout Lloyd Douglas Don Knight Silver Lake Lewis Herrig Juenita Rose Nebergu Lena Mason Clyle Margaret Evert Westen Larry Mary Jo Martin Westen Gale Kelley Sharon Rae Fred Hbiseles Carl Zieglowsky Iowa City Hallers Lisle Hering Judith Ann Lewis Hering Rose Nebergul Amana Monnday Ernest Loder Parnell Janice Ann Janet Anne Everet Westen Dave Richard

Krebills Relocate From Nashville To Davenport

Carol and David Krebill, guests of Uncle Harold Johnson and family, left this afternoon for their new home in Davenport. The Krebill family, formerly of Nashville Tennessee, moved this week to Davenport. Hyway early June peas, No 2 can size. Same old price at Piggly Wiggly.

Carol David Krebill Harold Johnson Steve Davenport Krebill Nashville, Tenn

Probe Begun Into Moline Air Crash That Killed Two

The civil aeronautics board opened an investigation into a Tran Luxury airliner crash near Moline on August 22. Two people were killed, 23 others escaped death, nine passengers and a stewardess were injured, and fourteen passengers including two babies were uninjured.

Moline UPF Civil Aeronautics Board Today

Unclear Home Occupants Mentioned in Local Notice

Readable text identifies Mrs Cora Garrett and Joyce and Mrs John Martin connected to the Wittmer residence, but their exact roles or relations are not specified.

S. C. Wittmer Cora Garrett Joyce John Martin

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