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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1952
Page
5
Mr. Stiff slept in the front seat and said he woke just before the collision when the vehicle lost control. Sheriff and highway patrolmen managed traffic for hours while three wreckers cleared the scene. Sunday traffic backed up for miles as drivers waited for the wreckage removal. Paris fashions stress properly fitted foundation garments for groomed silhouettes.
Detroit area story notes Louis Ragni father of two Marine veterans plans to appeal to President Truman an Immigration Department order deporting him to Italy for alleged Communist activity over 18 years ago. Marines League and Veterans Council assist Ragni whose son Lawrence 22 just returned from Korea.
Anthracite miners ignored work notices and stayed away from collieries in observance of John L. Lewis memorial holiday. About 75,000 miners joined 450,000 coal diggers nationwide in a 10 day stoppage honoring disaster victims.
Public auction of Arlington A Daniels property at 534 South Marion Washington Iowa starts 6 50 p m. Vic tor Masson administrator. Livestock auctions at Midway Sales Columbus Junction Kalona Kalona Iowa Ollie Livestock Ollie Iowa with sales on Wednesday Thursday and Tuesday starting 1 p m.
Richard Harbison visits relatives in Columbus Junction on route from Camp Lejeune to California. Margaret James, stationed near Chicago, visited her parents. Cpl Daniel H. Boyd released from hospital in Tokyo on leave. Lloyd C. Cecil, IIT instructor, and several relatives welcomed and shared a dinner at Columbus Cafe. Max Robertson builds a new 68 by 26 foot barn with a front open and 28-foot timbers.
Harvesting of 75 acres of cantaloupes and 100 acres of watermelons is underway in Conesville this week. W. H. Singleton manages a cooperative with long-standing melon crops in the area. The melons are large and of good quality. The annual melon day will be held late in September.
In Beaminster England Peter Tunstall was fined 5.60 for malicious damage after uprooting a Drive Slow signpost. He wrote on it Disgusted at this display of bad English Please rewrite and re erect.
Advice for old houses with very high ceilings suggests painting ceilings a darker color than the walls to visually lower the ceiling and make furniture appear taller.
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