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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1950
Page
3
County treasurer reports just 2,086 cars and 548 trucks licensed for 1951 amid a January deadline. Many vehicles still display 1950 plates as owners await new 51 tags, with law requiring licensing in the owner's residence county and penalties for delinquency.
Brighton Auxiliary held a cooperative dinner and gift exchange at the Legion Hall on Wednesday evening. Visitors in town include Phyllis Woodford visiting family, Darlene Hoskins from Lancaster, and Timmy Hoskins with the Estherville group. Family arrivals from Dallas Center and St. Worth plan Christmas time at Brighton and nearby homes. Harold Amrine and Harold Farrier heads others traveling to Fort Bliss and Fort Riley for military duty.
Riverside OES elected officers including Mary Tener as worthy matron and Clair Flynn as worthy patron. Other officers named were Cora Flynn associate matron Albert Novy associate patron Marie Tener conductress Eunice Stagner associate conductress Ola OLoughlin secretary and William Sims treasurer.
RNA Meets on December 27 with regular agenda including election of officers and a gift exchange. Secret Pals from the past year will be revealed as part of the program. Meeting to start at 7 36. Mrs. Minnie Holtz spending winter at Sac City.
In a British automobile plant seven men paint 1600 car bodies weekly thanks to a conveyor system that carries bodies along the plant. Rotary cradles move the bodies and let painters angle spray guns for optimal painting, improving efficiency.
A new method to post notices uses magnets about a quarter the size of a sugar cube. These tacks, sold with steel boards, are made from a 25 percent nickel alloy and can hold 33 times their weight.
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