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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
2
A miscellaneous bridal shower for Miss Doris Blatter was hosted at the home of Mrs. Will Shalla with Mrs. Leroy Bain as co host. Guests enjoyed games and gifts as blue and white colors highlighted refreshments. Blatter set to marry Jack Moore on Christmas Day.
The Friendly Blue Birds entertained their mothers at a Christmas tea hosted by leader Mrs Harold Johnson. Nine teen guests received handmade gifts while Miss Geraldine Day and Miss Elsie Glassburner attended as special guests.
Mr and Mrs C D Hofmann hosted J C Penney Co employees for a Christmas party and gift exchange. The turkey buffet dinner featured Christmas decorations and sixteen attendees enjoyed bingo and film shows.
Montgomery Ward store force attended a turkey supper with forty one guests at the Ep icurean. The Ann Judson Circle held a Christmas pageant and readings at Cora Hoppings home. Pythian Past Chiefs elected officers and planned a January dinner. Pinochle and card parties, Christmas decorations, and gift exchanges were held across several meetings including St Marys and St James venues.
Four people confirmed dead with a farmer and laborer missing since Monday. Search crews battled 20 foot drifts as roads remained blocked across Saskatchewan. The cold stretched to the Southeast and Gulf Coast with subzero readings easing slightly in the north. In Chicago and Minneapolis, frigid conditions persisted with some relief expected. A Toledo Mercuries game against the Indianapolis Chiefs was postponed after a car skid into a ditch.
Mr and Mrs Frank Parrish of Canton Ohio visit Washington amid Mrs Emma Rabenold health scare at Bolar Rest Home after heart attack. Rodney Rabenold of Weston Iowa joins them as Mr Parrish plans brief return then to Canton. Logan formerly of Washington now at University Hospital Iowa City Ward 41 C. Kathleen Coleman begins bookkeeper role at Osincup Drugstore. daughter of John and Mrs Coleman of Wayland and Wayland High School graduate.
In Louisville two firms in the same building were struck as burglars used tools stolen in one break in to force open a safe in the other. Police linked the two jobs quickly. A 1954 vehicle recycling statistic notes two of every three passenger cars and three of every four trucks replaced scrapped units.
Notices list events across clubs and churches with times and venues including PEO General Meeting IOOF Hall Bethelhem Commandery Christmas dinner at Masonic Temple Homemakers Club supper at Taylor School West Chester Pythian Sister family Christmas supper Pleasant Hill fellowship supper Rainbow Eastern Star and Masons White Shrine bridge party Mrs Rose Reid Handcraft YWives Cookie swap VFW Auxiliary Pythian Sisters events at various halls and rooms with meal details and dress code for attendees.
Iowa Power and Light Co hired 10 baby sitters in white uniforms for its new plant open house. Each child was tagged and given a claim check to the parents.
The standard of living in West Berlin is rising with general household costs totaling 196 million dollars annually. Spending on liquors cigarettes and coffee has increased to 50 million dollars, outlining shifting consumer patterns.
Birthday wishes go to Lyle Kelsey Mrs Everette Miller and Jimmy and Jo Jo Bruty. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Jacob Earnest and Mr and Mrs Carl Voorhees on their wedding anniversaries today.
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr and Mrs Howard Burger Brighton and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Bob Davison Washington. Dismissals note Mrs Roy Wilson and em wl Washington. Today new births include a son for Mr and Mrs William Boshart Washington and a son for Mr and Mrs Hal Hotle Washington.
Court action filed here involves vehicle license applications from Victor J and Dora Times of Plymouth, Herbert C and Betty Osincup, Louise Crossley Thompson, and entities Chevrolet and Ford. The docket specifies vehicle licenses for cars and trucks.
Abstract department records cite public notices in Washington detailing conveyances by Rodney D. Mayhew and wife to Alvin Ro Shebeck and Bennie E. Miller and wife to David D. Dulany. Descriptions reference NW corner transfers and specific lot and block identifiers in Win Smouse’s addition.
Muskegon. Charles W. Spear, 84, received 2000 dollars from a circuit court jury for injuries from a July 3 automobile crash. He contends the injuries shortened his life expectancy. The report notes that more than one fifth of U S patents in 1954 covered automotive improvements.
Market notes from Cedar Rapids list steady butcher prices across weight ranges from 160 to 300 pounds with multiple tiers, while Chicago reports hog receipts at 14 000, prices up to 12.00 for 190-250 pound hogs and cattle and sheep activity with varied tonnage and pricing. Michigan claims 85 varieties of growing trees, more than any other state and Europe.
Grain range figures for Chicago show Wheat Dec about 210s and Mar at 209 with gains, Corn Dec around 124 to 135 on various contracts, Oats Dec near 63 with small moves, and Rice Dec around 116 with upticks. Market activity lists multiple months and price points with frequent “up” indicators.
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