Rocking Chair Brigade Phone Trouble After Church Visit
A reader recounts a late night disturbance with a phone call before 4 a m on Sunday. Neighbors heard the ringing at the house after church and suspected it was a prank or unknown caller.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1946
Page
6
A reader recounts a late night disturbance with a phone call before 4 a m on Sunday. Neighbors heard the ringing at the house after church and suspected it was a prank or unknown caller.
A reflective column recalls an Easter Sunday with Bible readings at the United Presbyterian church and a midnight mass past. It highlights speakers at funerals, including Dr. Eastwood’s tribute to James M. Speer, plus a Nineteenth Century club luncheon and a William Allen White book review.
Two Guys From Milwaukee stars Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson head the Warner Bros comedy at the State Theatre with Joan Leslie and a strong supporting cast including Janis Paige S Z Sakall Patty Brady and Rosemary DeCamp. Morgan plays a reluctant prince and Carson an eager car driver. The film blends romance and humor with rapid plot turns for added zest.
Fall care for trees and shrubs focuses on preventing winter kill. Do not water in late summer and early fall to allow growth to slow and wood to ripen. Before ground freezes, soak the soil to several feet deep to ensure the plant enters winter with moist roots.
Mrs. Lloyd Phillips hosted the Merry Mixer club on Wednesday with 14 members and one guest Mrs. Harry Dale Dusenberry present. Mildred Statler led the business meeting and gifts were given to Mrs. Clement Griffith and Ada Hartzler. Phoebe Disney led entertainment with Laura Schultz and Dorothy Thrapp winning prizes.
Weekly Friday community sale at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday livestock sales at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. December 10 farm sale near Riverside and Hiland Palace Dance Hall starts 1 00. Multiple December closing out and dispersion sales listed with dates locations and organizers across Kalona Wellman Washington Wellman area.
The United States operates about 110 500 miles of trolley coach street car and gas bus routes highlighting the breadth of urban transit networks nationwide.
Deafness worsens with age with many waiting two to five years before using a hearing aid. About 40 percent of those affected never adopt a hearing aid, according to the excerpt.
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