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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1950

Page

4

Germany faces scattered far right groups amid cautious optimism

In Franksfort Germany observers see no strong new Hitler yet while many radical parties vanish or fracture. Deutsche Reichspartei holds seven of 402 Bonn seats, amid youth groups and revived prewar factions. Public opinion trends toward European unity and international cooperation despite rearmament opposition.

Germany Europe Deutsche Reichspartei German Empire Party Bonn Frans Richter Wolfgang Hedler Herbert Munchow Flensburg Hitler Youth North-Rhine Westphalia Joachim von Gottesleben Fatherland Union Karl Feitenhans Feitenhansl Party of the War South Germany

4-H Club Activity Plans Breakfast Menus

Ruth Foster county home economist visited the December 2 Wellman 4-H Maidens meeting. Members planned breakfast menus and chose economical oranges or juices. Letha DéAnn Miller and Judy Rel presented a demonstration on Fruits for Breakfast. Iva...

Ruth Foster Letha DéAnn Miller Judy Rel Iva

Van Buren Auction Aids CROP Drive in Keosauqua

In Van Buren county residents held an auction to raise funds for the Christian Rural Overseas Program. Proceeds plus county canvass donations total about 1700 dollars in cash and corn with 6 townships unreported.

van Buren County Christian Rural Overseas Program van Buren Hugh Barker Keosauqua

Farm Wife Amputates Leg to Save Husband

Evansville Indiana farm wife amputated her husband's mangled leg with a butcher knife after he was caught in a corn picker. Gilbert Hartig aged 42 was in serious condition at St Marys hospital but doctors said he probably would recover.

Evansville Ind Gilbert Hartig St. Mary's Hospital

Community and Farm Public Sales Listed Across Iowa

A serialized notice lists weekly livestock sales at Kalona and Midway in Columbus Junction and Ollie, plus Friday farm auctions at Whittaker and numerous December and January closing out sales. Entries specify farm locations, timing, and contact sellers including W R Schantz, Roy A Black, Harold Swailes, and Joseph Zelinski Estate, among others.

Whittaker Kalona Sales Kalona Iowa Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Ollie Livestock Exchange Towa W. F. Leeper Noble W. R. Schantz Fairfield Richland Roy A. Black Washington West Chester Lina. mm Sam Patrick Cotter Harold Swailes John Davis Joe Imbree Grace Hill Clarence Tf’. Rathmel Brighton

Wife saves husband after field machinery accident

In a field accident Hartig’s left leg was caught by a picker. His wife Lillian freed the leg and her tourniquet saved him until neighbors and doctors arrived for amputation. Doctors Wynn and Mason credited her presence and calm action for preventing fatal bleeding. Congratulatory notes on the Burger wedding anniversary and a police farewell to a neighbor who carried on with quiet tradition are mentioned.

Lillian Hartig J. S. Wynn Everett Mason I T Williams

Secret Ambition Drives Terrible Scream Scene at Theater

Police rushed to the Shu pert theater in Philadelphia after reports of terrible screams. Inside they found 52 year old night watchman Hector Williams on the stage with arms outstretched, singing Gilbert and Sullivan to 2000 empty seats.

Philadelphia Shubert Night

Vultures Describe Scavenger Feeding Behavior

Vultures will consume meat that is so decomposed that other animals or birds avoid it. This behavior highlights their role in natural cleanup and ecological balance.

Farm Machinery and Implements Auction Listing 1943

A line of farm items listed including 1943 John Deere B with cultivator 1939 John Deere H with cultivator Woods Bros corn picker 60 acres 42 foot Mevers elevator multiple plows hay tools seeders wagons and various misc gear such as a 20 foot harrow corn planter manure spreader and farm buildings plus miscellaneous items noted as too numerous to mention.

Dixie Norge Duncan Phyfe Spartan &Tube Chas. Brown Little Genius Gang International Oliver McCormick Stummer John Deere Mavtag Woods Bros. Corm J. D Lowa

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