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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1946
Page
8
Community tidbits include George W. Reed in Graham hospital after emergency surgery in Keokuk Iowa and condolences or cards offered. Washington weather chatter, galoshes fashion humor, and housing searches appear alongside club luncheon reports and local social updates.
Rosebud Camp No. 2372 of the Royal Neighbor lodge in Riverside held a regular meeting at the Masonite hall with good attendance. Two new members were received into the organization.
In Wellman on January 31, the Darnell house changed ownership. The year’s officers were installed with Ora Mae Havel presiding and Clara Chabal as ceremonial marshal. A pink and blue shower honored Mrs Verne Moss at the Marner home in Riverside, with co-hostesses and many attendees listed.
A batch of local notices covers Army discharge for Wm F Fehlberg after two years service, attendance at veterinary and Christian service events, and travels of residents to Des Moines Tucson and Gary Indiana. It notes Maplecrest Maple Farms expansion in Tucson, and officers elected for a local children's society with multiple donations and activity metrics.
Friction over high prices triggers a clash as Chinese workers attack two American sailors in a Shanghai street. The melee targets anyone in a U S uniform during a labor reform parade disruption.
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