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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1950

Page

7

For Sale Young Hampshire Male Hog and Kerosene Refrigerator

August Klett of Washington announces the sale of a young Hampshire male hog. Boyd Stephens offers a kerosene refrigerator with model notes R20 32. The listing is concise with seller locations provided.

Hampshire August Klett Washington Boyd Stephens

Thank you for support in Christmas contest and bereavement

A note of thanks expresses gratitude to all who supported during the Pioneer Drug Store Christmas contest and a recent bereavement. It names floral tributes from Anna Horak Delbert Grecian Dale Horak Wayne Horak and thanks Mrs. Etta Reeves for cards and flowers during illness.

Pioneer Drug Store Anna Horak Delbert Grecian Dale and Wayne Horak Etta Reeves

Service notices update for Harding family

Mrs L F Harding has received the new address of her son Robert Riley Sgt Robert L Riley AF 17250224 93rd Food Service Sqdn APO 179 c/6 Post master New York NY Staff Sgt H M Benedict 431 B Kuamoo St Wakiki Honolulu is the address of Mrs L F Harding's son in law and her daughter Mrs Benedict joined her husband in Wakiki this month traveling from San Francisco.

L. F. Harding Robert Riley Robert L. Riley Food Service New York N. Y H. M. Benedict B. Kuamoo St Wakiki Honolulu Benidiet San Francisco

Hogs Sheep and Cattle Market Report From Chicago

Market receipts 17 000 hogs with active late trade and uneven price movement. Hogs top 21.00 for 180 219 lb, most 170 240 lb 20.50 21.00, sows 17.75 to 15.75. sheep 4 500 head steady near 29.25 29.75 for shorn lambs, slaughter ewes 15.50 17.00. cattle 4 500 with high good and prime steers near 40.00, cows 21.00 24.00, bulls active up to 50 higher.

Chicago USDA

Chicago Grain Table Shows Mixed Open, High, Low, Close

Chicago grain table lists wheat corn oats and soybeans with multiple contract months. Values show open high low close figures for March May July and September for wheat corn oats and January March May July and May for soybeans, reflecting market moves across contracts.

John Rummelhart Breaks Hip in Fall on Ice

Riverside reports 76 year old John Rummelhart suffered a broken hip after a late Saturday ice fall near his home. He was found by passersby unable to call for help, treated at a nearby home, then transported to University Hospital for surgery and shows signs of improvement.

John Rummelhart Marge Luckey Riverside F. W. Schnoebelen Rummelhhart Schnoebelen University Hospital Elmer Sammons Jr Clara Leinley

Guests From Kansas At Rinner Home For Christmas

In STRINGTOWN on December 26 guests from Kansas visited the Arnold Rinner home for Christmas. Mr and Mrs James Rinner and Mr and Mrs Ben Boese of Kansas joined in a Christmas dinner at L H Rinner in Washington. Additional visits came from the Rich and Widmer families during the holiday with multiple dinners and gatherings noted across several households.

Ethan Brooks Clara Hebel Grace Fred Cummings George Brooks Rex Swans Elmer Roth Ed Wenger Elmer Graber Dale Garret Washington J. C. Graber Albert Graber Marvin Widmer Dianne Chris Roth Kansas Rinner Stringtown James Rinner Ben Boese Arnold Rinner Rinners L. H Murray Reeser J. J. Rich Rich Raymond Rich Lena Stewart Glen Bloomberg Mediapolis Harlan Widmer Lizzie Widmer George Unkrieh Clayton Widmers Galen Widmers Dan S. C. Wittmer Dwight Wittmer Quinsy Illinois Willis Wittmer Renwick Dale Nebel Earle Grove Samuel Wittmer Des Moines Fred Eisele Lee Gayle Kelley Sharon Everett Wilma Larry Weston Dave Richard Gerald McDowell Everett Schmitt Floyd Stover J. W. Nebergall Sunrise Acres Lewis Hering Lena Mason Margaret Clyte Forrest Mullen Carey Long Daikens Jesse Stout Carl Zieglowsky Carla Ronald Everett Westen Larry Martin Westen

Carolers Serenade Havre Families On Moonlit Night

A Havre community note recounts a thirty-voice group serenading the Wittmer and Hering families at their homes, expressing gratitude for the gesture. Other items mention visits to Fairfield Lisle, Kalona, and Heston, Kansas, plus Christmas dinners and a wedding in Cedar Rapids.

Havre S. GC. Wittmer Sunrise Acres Wittmer Hering Jesse Stout Lloyd Douglas Stephen Elbert Elmore Fairfield Lisle Fern Judy Hering C. C. Swartzendruber Kalona

Havre School Pupils Present Program at Start of Holiday

Havre December 27 Mrs Joe Goodlander and her pupils presented a Christmas program at the Havre schoolhouse to a large audience. The event reflected careful supervision and cooperative pupil effort with refreshments of sandwiches pie coffee pop and candy bars.

Havre Lewis Hering Joe Goodlander Stephen Stout Jesse Brout Floyd Stover Max Sheets Sheets Parental Stover Lisle Fern Hering Clarence Hering Crawfordsville

Blue Denim Trousers Named for Dungri City

British sailors attributed the origin of blue denim trousers to Dungri a Bombay suburb where sturdy cotton cloth was first produced for tenting.

Dungri Bombay India

Christmas Dinner With Lenning Family Dinner Guests

Mr and Mrs Henry Lenning hosted Christmas with Harold Howard Charles and Le anna joining the day. They shared a holiday meal with Mrs Lenning's parents Mr and Mrs John Baer.

Trinity Methodist Church Charles Fingle Karl Fingle Gene Fulton David Harbour Wayne Harrison Dale Howard Larry Howard Mary Lukavsky Robert Soukup Margaret Gerot Faithe Gerot Claude Havel Melvin Havel Raymond Havel Dorothy Have Louis Havel Donald Knotterus Mary Krebs Arnold Lukavsky Guy Gerot Lyle Gerot Vada Lemley Gertrude Kenny Richard Swailes Patricia Luckey Donald Richard Randall Dee L. G. Rummelhart Aubrey Burkett Loyal Burkett Pearl Rummelhart Glen Rummelhart Iowa City N. C. Crawford Davenport Ronald Pitt Scottfield Esme Rummelhart Stanley Lauder Anna Mae Clifford Rummelhart Larry Vivian Kron Anna Rath Leo Rath Muscatine Peary Rummelhart Lenore Rath Des Moines Donald Rath Karen Dean Harold Omar Rath Will Richards Smith Will Henry Lenning Phillip Gerdes Crawfordsville Clyle Mason John R. Horak Riverside Jesse Stout Carl Jarvis Cox Elbert Elmore Maxine Howard Charles Leanna Lennings John Baer

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