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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1947

Page

4

Community and farm sales calendar across Iowa region

A compiled listings page shows weekly Friday livestock sales at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday sales at Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa. It then lists multiple February closing out and public sales with dates locations and start times across Wellman Crawfordsville Keota Washington Ainsworth Brighton Colfax Columbus City Rubio and Colfax areas with buyers and organizers named.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Wellman Lloyd Farm J. Clark Miller Keota Singmaster Ranch Ben Brower Armory Kessler Brighton Leonard Bomber Cyrus Birka Washington Robert Gray Ainsworth School Karl Marr Oskaloosa Fairgrounds Poland Sale Pavilion Columbus City Evergreen Farms Rubio Martin Estate Hampshire Winfield E. R. Brenneman & Sons Wade and Company Wayland Elmer Bain Crawfordsville Frank Sands Clarence Randall China Colfax Eugene Bath Missouri Valley

East Highland Notes and Local Social Roundup

Mrs Albert Kron stayed with her mother Mrs Anna Lear while Iris underwent an appendix operation in Washington last Tuesday. Krons visited Washington Sunday bringing Iris home she is progressing well. Oral Rath William Lear Cleo Burieh and Henry Prymek visited Lone Tree Monday. Neighborhood bidding farewell at Riverside for Mrs Delores Horak Grecian after a shower. Bernice Cole and Margery visiting grandmother in Jacksonville. Linwood Hees and children visited Kalona.

Henry Prymek East Highland Albert Kron Anna Lear Iris Washington Oral Rath Wm. Lear Cleo Burieh Lone Tree Riverside Delores (Horak Bernice Cole Margery Jacksonville, Jr Linwood Hees

Card party, visits mark social week in local area

Tuesday report notes Mr and Mrs Frank J Mineer hosted a Friday card party with friends. Mr and Mrs Henry Prymek called on Mr and Mrs Everette Rath and Ronald Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs Robert Bennett of Conesville spent Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Ardell Gerot and Dean.

Frank J. Mineer Henry Prymek Everette Rath Ronald Robert Bennett Conesville Ardell Gerot Dean

Officers Inducted by Riverside Royal Neighbors Lodge

Riverside news notes the induction of Rosebud Camp No. 2372 Royal Neighbors officers with Mrs. Jesse Havel as installing officer. Other items include a pot luck dinner, weekend visitors from Iowa Wesleyan college, a public sale of Wilhelmina Simon’s estate, and a Riverside fire call to the Birrer farm chimey blaze.

Riverside Lodge Riverside Rosebud Camp No. 2372 Royal Neighbors of Inner Sentinel Joseph Kupka Outer Sentinel Walter Lemley Glenn Bouquot Machcian Albert Novy Faith Glenys Marner Whipley Blum Iowa Wesleyan College Pleasant R. I. Marner Marner Lester Fellner David Ross Patty Lone Tree Sam Marner Alma Miller Iowa City Wilma Fellner Wilford Shults Mary Ann Davenport Wilhelmina Simon F. A. Simon John Rotenburger Eugene Duffey I. G. Birrer

Carrot History Traced From Pliny to Greek Records

The text notes that Pliny the elder mentions the carrot, a practice of early science in the first century, while Greek writers reference the carrot around 300 B C. This outlines ancient awareness and cultivation mentions across classical sources.

Pliny

Fuse safety valve analogy in electrical systems

The text explains that a fuse acts as a safety valve for electrical circuits and warns against tampering with a blown fuse. It advises correcting the fault and replacing the fuse with a correctly sized replacement.

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