This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1949
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Robert V Davis of Crawfordsville celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary today. Their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Harvey Davis of Washington visited them yesterday.
Mrs R J Dawson spoke at Garden Department II on garden clinic topics. She proposed vegetable varieties best grown in home plots and noted seeds tested for early market release. The meeting in Maizie Stewarts home drew 22 members and two guests Harriett Clendenning and Etha Dawson.
Washington junior high hosted a tea for eighth grade girls mothers with a Washington’s Birthday theme. The program featured solos by Sybil Bagge Carolyn Holland and Betty Alliman, plus a Cherry Tree centerpiece and hatchet cookies. Serving committee included Alice Gault Mary Lou Marston Darlene Snyder Donna Peters Sybil Bagge Judy Arthur and Marilyn Anderson.
Advice warns that pitchforks are the most frequently misused tool. It recommends avoiding risky handling and, when working outside, carrying the fork over the shoulder and grounding it securely when not in use to prevent accidents.
High school speech students directed by Mrs. Evelyn Galbraith performed the humorous play Ringing in the Groom at a Friendly Bible class pot luck supper hosted by the Baptist church. Cast members include Ruth Wagenknecht Marguerite Utterback Mary Stevens Charlotte Whitlow Andy Hauter Claire Davis Lovisa Sojka Ruth Jugenheimer with Don Fortney and Dave Chilcote assisting staging.
Frank L Wilson marked his 86th birthday on Sunday with a family gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Wilson. He received calls from his daughters Lacey Nena and Ruth and from friends during the afternoon and evening.
Vigilantes and police patrolled Kansas City's south side in a 24 hour search for a mad dog killer who distributed strychnine treated hamburger shaped like cookies. Parents and school officials fear children may ingest the deadly meat balls and authorities planned school warnings.
Members of the VFW Post treated auxiliary members to a catfish supper at the hall at 7 oclock. After eating, a program for George Washingtons birthday featured group singing, a reading Makers of Our Flag, solos by John McGaffey, and games with white elephant prizes. Refreshments followed. next meeting set for two weeks with Mrs Karl Redlinger.
Mrs Joe Barnes served as hostess to 14 members and one guest Rev H J Corcoran of the St James Study club at eight o clock Tuesday night.
Routine business was taken care of at the last meeting of Damascus Shrine 10 as members gathered for their regular session.
The Damascus Shrine No. 10 WS met Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Claude Rhodebeck presiding as W H P and Mr. Rhodebeck as W O S. Officers to be elected March 22. A social hour followed. the hosting committee included Mr. and Mrs. Howard McBride Mr. and Mrs. William Sheetz Mrs. Marion Swanson and Mrs. Maynard Brown. Tables were decorated for Washington's birthday and refreshments served.
Chicago on February 28 123 Blinky the Mooch and Skid Row pals pooled panhandling proceeds to fund his cremation The group from West Madison street gathered coins at the B and B bar nearby to honor Blinky with a simple funeral bartender Jay Wayne described him as an honest panhandler who treated every touch as a loan and repaid donors later
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.