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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1949

Page

2

Say It With Flowers Birthday and Anniversary Service

A local florist promotes flower deliveries for birthdays anniversaries and special days. Call 173 for daily delivery ensuring timely expressions of celebration.

Club Women Urge Attendance at YWCA Officer Training

Ruth Foster county home economist promotes YWCA officer training school at the YMCA Tuesday at 2 30 p m. She says rural homemaker and group officers across the county will gain valuable supplemental training through this community service project and invites club members to participate.

Economist Ywca Officer's Training YMCA

Family Party Sunday at Anderson Home

Sunday guests at the John Anderson home in Crawfordsville included Mr and Mrs Howard Anderson Nancy Phyllis Mrs Glen Anderson Mary Margaret and John Mr and Mrs Donald Sands and other relatives.

Anderson Home Crawfordsville John Anderson Howard Anderson Nancy Phyllis Glen Anderson Margaret John Donald Sands Harold Miller Vinton Garrison North English Chester Cherryholmes Dale Kelly Washington

Community Notes Endorse Teaching Moves And Visits

Family party honors Mabel Anderson before she leaves for George Iowa to teach. John Foster to teach in Blakesburg schools. Cedar Rapids visit to anniversary. Des Moines trip reports Carleton White better as a veteran’s hospital patient. Various relatives and friends visit, travel, and share weekends across Iowa and Missouri.

John Foster Mabel Anderson George Iowa Blakesburg William G. Henss William Carl Duane Henss Linda Diane William Henss Vance Coleman Cedar Rapids Colemans Jessie Fishburn Henry Menefee Des Moines Carleton White Larry Judy Waterloo John Mitchell

Safe use of 2 4 D on pastures harms no grazing livestock

Report notes that applying recommended amounts of 2 4 D to pastures for weed control is harmless to livestock grazing those same pastures.

Squeezes Past Troop Nine 4-3 In Seventh Inning Rally

VFW edged Troop Nine 4-3 as Don Orr and Don Knight set up two runs in the first inning and Lou McFadden delivered a late two RBI Texas Leaguer. Dale Engle held the Troop to two hits before a seventh inning rally capped by Dave Browning and Bob Nicola. Freshwaters defeated the Cubs 3-1 in the second game as Art Edmondson scattered six hits behind steady defense.

VFW Vet Pineh Dave Browning Bob Nicola Don Knight Don Orr Lou McFadden Dale Engle Troop Clarence Pulse Orr Morgan Dale Hyde Johnny Green Ballyt Eagle Mike Lee Dale Fuhr Green Freshwaters Cubs Dallas Chamberlin Herron McClure Norris Crull Patterson Boileau Carr Art Edmondson Hise V.F.W. AB Fuhr McFadden Martin Lowe Knight Pate BeGlEl Hampsher P ‘Browning Nicola Total Etal As Cubs AB Libe Werk Dunwoody DeLong Schmitt Brock Livingston C Chamberlin Ofasa Esees O Boileau Hamondson

Turkey Processing Season Opens at English River Valley Plant

Riverside August 22 the English River Valley turkey plant began processing for the fall market employing about 40 people including housewives, high schoolers and farmers. The operation by I W Schnoebelen highlights the labor behind the holiday birds. Mrs Franks Knotek installs city water after years with a hand pump.

Marge Luckey Riverside English River Valley I. W. Schnoebelen Frank Knotek Town

Washington High Demons Open First Football Practice

Sixty three players reported for Washington high school Demons first practice under coaches Edger Steeg and Dick Gant. Despite first season for both coaches, observers noted better numbers and size than recent years. The squad will train twice daily ahead of Sept. 9 opener at Case field against West Chester.

Washington High School Lincoln School Edger Steeg Dick Gant Washington Ver Steeg Gent Demons West Chester Case Field John McConnell Junior College Cardinals Lincoln Cardinal Tom Murphy Jerry Denison Dick Holmes Allen Johnston Clyde Dawson Karl Duvall Joe Sweet Max Fulton Gerald Humble Keith Williams Leo Olsen Inclde Bill Putman Sam Young Bob Burham

Insurance check yields unexpected twenty dollar windfall

A businessman asked Capital Gain 1 to review his insurance coverages. While reviewing policies he found two old twenty dollar bills in the safe. The discovery surprised him and nearly ended the interview. The piece ends with the moral to let an agent review policies.

Virginia Visitors Entertain With Several Parties

A string of gatherings honored Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Holden and Lila, Mrs. Dorman Danville, and Jennifer Jo from Richmond. Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Iden, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Holden of Davenport. Dozens attended dinners, picnics, and lawn entertainment across Keota and nearby homes, with guests from Shreveport and Minnesota en route from a Y's Men’s convention.

G. B. Holden Lila Dorman Danville Jennifer Jo Richmond Harvey Holden Harvey Holdens R. KE. Whisler Virginia R. F. Whisler Clayde Knupp Wayne Knupp H. Ll. Walker William Walker Keota Louis Larsen Neill Trotman Jack Trotman Royal H. Frost Nancy Susanna Shreveport Dave Elder Frosts Minneapolis Minn

Birthday Wishes Highlight Local Celebrants

Brighton residents Mrs. John Pencil and Mrs. Leonard Worrell join Mrs. Joe Falk and Mrs. William Barth in birthday greetings today. August 25 honorees include Marcia Masson Leota Fishburn Donna Crone Darlene Custer Hal Longer Wisie Long and Mrs. Carlton Wilson plus Mrs. F R Mauthe. Names John Carson Jacob James Patterson Charles Vincent Ray Earl Goodwin and Robert Carroll Lee mark the day. Sammy Joe West is two years old.

John Pencil Brighton Leonard Worrell Joe Falk William Barth Marcia Jeanne Masson Leota Fishburn Donna Crone Darlene Custer Hal Longer Wisie Long Carlton Wilson F. R. Mauthe John Carson Jacob James Patterson Charles Vincent Ray Earl Goodwin Robert Carroll Lee Sammy Joe West

Hamburger Fry At Sun Set Park Hosts Local Pairings

Around Town notes a Wednesday hamburger fry at Sun Set Park hosted by families including Mr and Mrs Wayne Knupp Mr and Mrs Harold Strum Mr and Mrs Bill Walker Mr and Mrs Bob Eckels Mr and Mrs Keith Statler and Mr and Mrs Wayne Zeck.

Wayne Knupp Harold Strum Bill Walker Bob Eckels Keith Statler Wayne Zeck Sunset Park

Grasshopper Damage Prevention Advice

Grasshoppers damage gardens. prevent with spraying using chlordane or toxaphene as reported.

Washington County Budget Hearing Notice Set for Sept 12

The board of supervisors of Washington County Iowa will meet September 12 1949 at 10 A M at Court House to hear taxpayers for or against the proposed expenditures for the fiscal year beginning January 1 1950. Fred E Bourgeois County Auditor.

Board of Supervisors Washington County Iowa Court House Fred E. Bourgeois County Auditcwr

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