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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1961
Page
5
The Ainsworth fire truck answered a chimney fire at the Stanley Bean home Friday morning but flames stayed contained and no damage occurred inside. Cold weather caused some equipment to freeze, aiding a swift, no-fire outcome.
Mrs. Alvin Graber’s Sunday School class of Bethel Mennonite church met at the D. W. Widmer home to prepare Easter greetings and folders for Sunday School work and for hospitals serving Spanish speakers in Brooklyn and Puerto Rico.
Richland township school board met Saturday with Raymond Zear as president. Tuition totals include 19 745.58 for the Richland town school and 288.15 for Keot with Oilhe school bill not yet received. Mrs Anna Bridges funeral in Oskaloosa noted. The piece ends with a report on local social events and a poultry delivery to Raymond Greiner.
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