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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1947

Page

6

Riverside Labor Day Celebration Planned On Church Grounds

Riverside prepares for the annual Labor Day event on Monday September 1 on church grounds with extensive volunteer committees for donations meals noodles and dining room supervision. Local residents from Riverside coordinate kitchen supervision through a large roster of volunteers including Mrs Gertrude Bulger Mrs Bertha Ruth Miss Estelle Critz and many others.

Riverside North Gertrude Bulger Bertha Ruth Lillian Yeggy Ferdinad Simor Robert Gerot Arthur Lorack Edward Rotenburger Robert Rummelkart Caroll Ramer Clement Mottet St. Mary's Hall J. W. Shradel George Deutsch John Gerot William H. Scott Joseph Shradel William Knebel Burt Gray Rosalia Sueppel Lena Bopp C. EF. Rice James Cooney F. W. Skubal Wm Wingler Estelle Critz Robert Bushek Ralph Kloopfer Leo Brophy

Community Lunch Committee Heads Evening Service

Mrs Henry Wieland and Mrs Alvin Veggy lead a committee for serving evening lunches with assistants Miss Mary Baschnagel Miss Rose Dautremont Mrs Verne Droli Miss Stella Heitzman Miss Mary Laney Mrs Joseph Libenguth Miss Grace Mottet Miss Amelia Schmidt and Miss Mary Shebanek Hubert F Doud heads the refreshment stand with help from Anna Mae Duder Norma and Neomi Dautremont Maxine Kiefer Vernila Duroll Dorothy Thomann Roberta Wieland Marie Thomann Bernadine Veggy Mrs A H Pogge Robert Wieland and Jack Mulier.

Henry Wieland Alvin Veggy Ivan Cummings Cairman Mary Baschnagel Rose Dautremont Verne Droli Stella Heitzman Mary Laney Joseph Libenguth Grace Mottet Amelia Schmidt Mary Shebanek Hubert F. Doud Anna Mae Duder Norma Neomi Dautremont Maxine Kiefer Vernila Duroll Dorothy Thomann Roberta Wieland Marie Thomann Bernadine Veggy A. H. Pogge Robert Wieland Jack Mulier

Committee Named to Sell Meal Tickets and Seat Diners

A long list of committee members is named to sell meal tickets and seat attendees for the dining event. Concessions open at 3 PM with chicken supper at 5 PM. Dauntremont Brothers to provide lights. Francis Baschnagel serves as general treasurer. pavement dance closes the day under multiple supervisors.

Robert Pogge Marin Brophy Edward Dunn Keith Mottet Francis Colbert Richard Knebel Paul Pailliotet Edward Brophy Theresa Cooney Jane Heitzman Alberthur Libunguth Dean Walsh Ja Kleopfer Shirley Wieland Ar- Merritt Vegey Omer Waldschmidt Paul Rummelhart Elmer Sel Thomas Bowstead Alvin Stransky Vern Kueneman Urban Heitzman Cecil Strabala Bernard Thoriany Reno Droll

Mrs. Rilla Kientz Breaks Right Arm In Fall on Porch

Mrs. Rilla Kientz slipped while scrubbing the porch Friday forenoon and broke her right arm above the wrist. Visitors common to Merrimac include Mr. and Mrs. John Kyle, Mr. and Mrs. Will Brannon, John William Graber, Mervin Anderson and family, Earl Smith and Frank Smith families, Clarence Love and family, Mrs. Carl Amrine and sons, Dora Sharpy, and Mrs. Jerry Speakes seen Sunday afternoon.

Clarence Love Carl Amrine John Wieneke Dora Sharpy Jerry Speakes

Floor colorings and rugs shape room emphasis

Decorators say strong basic color floors highlight the floor while white shag rugs, though colorless, tend to make the floor stand out.

Railroads Move Vast Food Supplies for 1944 War Effort

The rail system carried 11 billion tons of food for the army and navy in 1944 requiring 364000 freight cars to move the shipments.

Army Navy

Community and Estate Sales in Iowa Timbered Dates

Weekly community sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa. August 23 closing out sale to settle the estate of J W Hesseltine starts 1:00 near Washington Wayland with Jessie Mae Mangold admx. August 27 closing out sale of household goods West Washington street 1:30 pm Will Kos. September 2 closing out sale 7 miles west of Washington gravel road estate of Marion Smith Melo Janecek administrator. September 4 closing out sale 5 miles south of Kalona 9 miles north of Washington on highway 1 J C Malichky.

Whittaker Midway Sales, Company Columbus Junction Iowa J. W. Hesseltine Washington Wayland Jessie Mae Mangold Admx West Washington Street Will Kos Marion Smith Melo Janecek Kalona J. C Malichky

Ultra hard carbide sewing needles for tough fabrics

A new needle uses carboloy cemented carbide made from tung sten and lampblack to create ultra hard tungsten carbide tips. One needle sewed the bead on 600 mattresses without sharpening, a task that would wear out 80 regular needles even after 1,000 sharpenings.

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