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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1949

Page

5

South Prairie School Picnic Planned at Sunset Park

South Prairie planning a picnic at Sunset Park on Saturday September 3 at noon. Ruth Gideon president and committees appointed including dinner chairmen Flo Cherry Emil Peiitter Carrie Gray and program curtained by Carrie Davis Elsie Glassburner Ruth Gideon. Children will join the program and attendees urged to bring well filled baskets.

Ruth Gideon Bethel South Prairie School Sunset Park Raymond Whisler Flo Cherry Emil Peiitter Carrie Gray Carrie Davis Elsie Glassburner Kansas Maurice Alvine Raymond Graf Diane Alvine Gene Sterling Holmes Gideon Pat Brown Omaha Donald Brown Lloyd Brown Mac Wallace Charley Plecker Roy Hiler Claude Hiler Rockwell City Ed Gray Des Moines Jerry Heck Ee Heck Jerry Kos Bob Niffenegger

Band Concerts End Summer Events in Crawfordsville

The community band directed by Bob Steele of Washington held its final concert of the season in Crawfordsville with praise for the Band Mothers’ club for organizing and keeping youths practicing. Also noted are gatherings at Columbus Junction, departures of the Sibsys for Trenton Illinois, and visits involving the Borders and Davies families in Des Moines.

J. A. Raymond Crawfordsville Bob Steele Washington Steele Band Mothers’ Club John McNeil Pearl McNeil Columbus Junction Ralph Rodgers Wallace Sibsy Trenton Ill Marion Borders Walter Borders Towyn Davies Mary Joe Donald Blankenhorn Donna Des

Outdoor Iowa follows Midwest hunting regulation trends

The piece notes Minnesota and Wisconsin moving to liberalize hunting rules with longer deer and upland seasons and a bow and arrow option in Milwaukee County. It also reports rising upland game seasons in Wisconsin and notes local hunting news and fishing reports on Mille Lacs and Leech Lakes with notable catches and duck populations.

Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Pittman-Robertson Game Research Unit Governor’s Conservation Advisory Committee Milwaukee Wisconsin Conservation Commission United States Amelia Kentucky Lake Gilbertsville Shasta Hatchery California Mille Lacs Lake Mille Lacs Leech Lake Ben Prince Leech Prince Goose Island St. Louis Kennedy Sporting Goods

Deer season protests spark state clash with farms and clubs

Minnesota sportsmen clubs protest statewide deep deer season in agricultural areas. The report notes fishing and hunting gallas, plus a purple South African antelope riddle. Baseball scores and standings appear amid a page of sports and utility notes including chromium plated pipe advice.

Minnesota State Game and Fish Division Aimal Bause Lomb

Optical telescope with adjustable magnification enters sports field

A new entry from Wal Bet New York RY fh HD introduces a sporting field optical instrument. The device features a variable power telescopic sight adjustable from 2.10 percent to 4X via a knurled ring on the eyepiece.

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