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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
7
McDaniel Drug Store advertises a new improved photo flood light assembly for indoor night use. This sales note lists the product as available at the McDaniel Drug Store with a likely local consumer focus.
Family of Clint C. Jones expresses gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes. Chicago hogs and cattle markets show mixed activity with varied price shifts. sheep slim, lambs steady, cows and bulls mixed, with overall market softness in some classes and stronger veal demand.
The Chicago grain table shows Corn and Soybeans with varied Open High Low and Close figures across March May July and Sept contracts. Notable figures include corn near 179 315 173% in March and soybeans around 317 316 812% for January with multiple 317% readings across months.
Clara Godlove reports a busy Christmas in Haskins with carols and a tree program at the church, a Mrs Bernice Stout and Darby wedding, a school party and potluck, and visits from relatives in Sioux City Iowa City Lavonia Madison Muscatine and Camp Rucker Alabama. A baby adoption prospect joins the story as families share oysters and holiday travel.
Amboy residents and guests crowded Christmas celebrations with numerous family dinners and gatherings. Hosts included the Frame Murphy and Stout families, Campbells, Pearsons, Roberts, Pfeifers, Greiners, and others. Missed calls apologized to Colthurst and Simmering families. speakers described a festive yet busy holiday season.
Reader suggests applying strips of cellophane tape along the inside frame to block cold winter breezes from entering around windowpanes.
Ash er Wesley Freel of Wellman will mark his 99th birthday on December 31. Born in 1851 in Warren county, he was raised by an uncle after parents died. He lived on a 60 acre farm for 68 years, then moved to his son H. A. Freel’s home, where he has resided since.
The current vogue for sandals with flexible leather soles and gold straps traces to ancient Rome. Emperor Nero wore gold sandals, but his wife Empress Poppaea favored silver.
The Trumpeter newsletter highlights Washington Iowa as achieving a high voter turnout in the November 1950 election, with 2,676 votes cast in four wards. It notes statewide praise for party volunteers, the rise of younger lawmakers, and party gains in county offices, with women playing key roles.
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