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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1947

Page

6

Community events and visits noted in local notices

Evening games and a lunch hosted by Mrs Keeler. Welmeyers visited the Bierman home in St Marys. St Marys Guild met. Miss Rodman spoke on child dental care. Lunches were provided by multiple hostesses. Next meeting set for Jan 13 with fathers as guests. Stranskys buy Heek farm. Stransky family moved from Cedar Rapids. Walshs hosted in Casper. Leo Walsh hospitalized at Fort Logan. Foresters plan December meeting at Mrs Dautremont with a Christmas gift exchange.

Keeler August Welmeyer Fred Bierman St. Mary’s Guild Peter EF. Sefineider T. A. Ryan Elmer Scherrer Miss Rodman Washington County Health Unit Milo C. Stransky Stanley Heek Virginia Kay Cedar Rapids Stransky Mark Heek Leo Walsh David Casper Wyoming Pelagia Walsh Veteran’s Hospital Fort Lozan Colorado Thomas Bowstead Con Tommy Elmo Knittel Newitt Thomas Bowstead Jr Womens Catholic Order of Foresters Will

Parish card party raises funds for St Marys treasury

Riverside reports the fall and winter card party at St Marys School hall with twenty euchre and pinochle tables. A Walter Shebek won euchre high score. Theresa Cooney and Richard Ruth received consolation prizes. Proceeds go to the church treasury. Also noted is the birth of Noel Douglas Berkey in Phoenix to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Berkey on December 8.

Riverside St. Mary’s Parish iSt. Mary's School Hall Euchre Walter Shebek Theresa Cooney Elmo Knittel Richard Ruth Paul Knebel J. L. Meeks Jack Berkey Phoenix Arizona Noel Douglas

Iowa House Approves Flood Control Committee Plan

The Iowa House unanimously okayed a flood control study resolution and a bill to add 500000 dollars to the interim committee contingent fund. The measures, introduced by Rep. Edna Lawrence, aim to support state institutions through the biennium and expand a 1605000 dollar current contingent fund for the committee.

Des Moines Iowa House Edna Lawrence Ottumwa House

Flood control panel formed to set state policy

A flood control resolution establishes a 12 member committee to decide state flood policy. The panel includes four senate members, four house members, and four citizen appointees by the governor. It carries an appropriation of 15000 dollars.

Senate House

Omar Khayyan film project shifts to India shoots

A Tehran company forms to produce Omar Khayyan the Rubaiyat film with 12th century poet Omar Khayyam as subject. Lacking studios and trained technicians in Iran, leading artists will travel to India to shoot many scenes for the movie.

Omar Khayyan Teheran India

Community and Farm Sales Schedule in Iowa

Weekly sales at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction with livestock auctions on Wednesdays and Tuesdays. Public sale near Crawfordsville on Dec 22 at 1:00 pm. Closing out farm sales near Wayland and Crawfordsville in late December and early January with start times from 10:30 to 11:00 am. Sellers include Tonyn Davis Martin C. Gerig Howard M. Stewart Carl Jarrard.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Crawfordsville Tonyn Davis Wayland Martin C. Gerig

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