Local Birthday and Anniversary Notices Spark on This Date
The paper lists birthday celebrants including Mrs. Rennie Dawson Phyllis Owens Mrs. Carr Pearl Houseal Carol Tellin and Mrs. Dale Fuhr. It also notes wedding anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Niffenegger of West Chester and Mrs. Vernon Cavan. Birthdays for Richard Durst Leland Gingerich James Orr and others are recorded with candle counts. Clair Mullen Eldora Peiffer appear among the 23rd birthday list.
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Rennie Dawson
Phyllis Irene Owens
C. R. Carr
Pearl Houseal
Carol Elizabeth Tellin
Dale Fuhr
C. C. Niffenegger
West Chester
Vernon Cavan
Richard Leroy Durst
John PD. Durst
Wellman
Leland A. Gingerich
James Kenneth Orr
Don Orr
Robert Lee Hesseltine
W. T. Hobbs
Eldora Peiffer
Clair Mullen
Wyman
Charles Eyestone
Classified Rent Ad Claims Pain Relief Patent Tabs
An advertisement sells AR-PAN-EX tablets by T. R. Phillips, a Washington druggist, promising fast relief from rheumatism and arthritis by delivering active ingredients through the bloodstream. The copy emphasizes suffering relief and urges readers to act.
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T. R. Phillips
Washington
Out of Town Shoppers Visit Washington
A list shows residents from Ainsworth Keota Wellman Haskins Crawfordsville Winfield Dublin East Pleasant Plain visiting Washington to shop. Names include Mr and Mrs Stephens Ginnis Adams, Viola Adams Lawrence Hunter Judy Ann Edward Whitacre John Hoover Ray Canott Ray Miller Charles Miller Bernice Stout Lucille Painter Phillip Marshall Jeri Lee Alva Lowder.
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Brighton
Lawrence Hunter
Judy Ann
Edward Whitacre
John
C. F. Hoover
Ray Canott
Ray Miller
Charles Miller
Wellman
Washington
Bernice Stout
Haskins
Lucille Painter
Crawfordsville
Phillip Marshall
Winfield
Richard Mayer
Jeri Lee
Some Communities Face Trouble as Iowa Coal Stocks Diminish
DES MOINES UP Iowa fuel coordinator Rodney Q Selby says no calls for coal locally by 11 am but notes the situation may not improve. Reports from Charles City West Union Farmersburg Mediapolis and Davenport show tight supplies with Davenport dealers having about a week on hand depending on mild weather. Rockford Brick and Tile Co plans week end plant closure due to coal shortages affecting 50 workers. Clinton dealers urge police to verify coal requests from homeowners.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iow
Rodney Q. Selby
Selby
Charles City
West Union
Farmersburg
Mediapolis
Tavenport
Rockford
Erwin Larson
Rockford Brick and Tile Co
Clinton
Ten Years Ago: Globe Trotters Beat Maid-Rites On YMCA Floor
A near capacity crowd watched the Harlem Globe Trotters defeat the Maid-Rites on the YMCA floor. Bob Marshall led Maid-Rites with 12 points in a game full of passing and shotmaking.
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Harlem Globe Trotters
Maid-Rites
Y.m.c.a
Bob Marshall
Trick: take three tablets before each meal.
A brief instruction notes taking three tablets before every meal. It emphasizes dosage timing without context of medication type or purpose. The wording treats the instruction as a standalone directive rather than medical guidance.
Water supplies in Washington studied by local engineer
A. E. Bennett, sanitary engineer, reported at the Rotary luncheon that Washington gets its water from deep wells about 2,000 feet deep, with the latest 1946 well at 1,700 feet. The water, from Jordan sandstone, is naturally pure and hard with some iron, and routine testing confirms no treatment needed. The city’s water use rose from 80 million gallons in 1938 to 164 million in 1949, amid low rainfall and higher demand. He also recalled Ottumwa’s icebound Des Moines river test and the joke about flushing to “need the water.”
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Rotary Club
Washington
A. E. Bennett
Bennett
Ottumwa
Des Moines
City of
Bill Sitler
Doan's Pills Advertises Kidney Relief
A vintage ad urges readers to use Doan's Pills for backache and fatigue linked to slowed kidney function. It claims gentle diuretic relief, notes success for over 50 years, and promotes flushing kidneys to ease discomforts like night urination and bladder irritation.
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Dean
Doan
Centennial Rails Shape Midwestern Growth
The piece notes midwestern railroads marking a century in service with the Milwaukee and Rock Island lines following Burlington and Northwestern. It recalls Washington arrival in 1858 and rapid settlement spurred by rail expansion, drawing settlers by wagon and steamboat as Chicago lines opened routes across the region.
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Burlington
The
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Washington
Prairies
Ohio River
Mississippi
Chicago
Big River
Mercy Killing Trial Under Way in Manchester Case
The trial of Dr. Hermann Sander in Manchester New Hampshire opens over the mercy killing of Abbie Borreto. Archpriest Richard J. Cushing calls mercy killing pagan while Harvard anthropologist Ernest A. Hooton predicts it will mobilize medical opposition. Reginald Borreto, husband of the victim, says he cannot blame Dr Sander.
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Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Ernest A. Hooton
Harvard
Reginald Borreto
Dr. Sander
Hermann H. Sander
Manchester
N. H
Abbie Borreto
Sander
Milwaukee Road Story From Five Mile Start To Mississippi Reach
Reflections on the Milwaukee road history traced through a booklet handed by L R Carbee Washington agent. A century of evolution from Milwaukee to Waukesh a and Prairie du Chien with tales from four generations of local reporters and workers.
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L. R. Carbee
Washington
Milwaukee Railroad
Wisconsin
Iowa
Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee Road
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Miwaukee Road
Far West
Letters trace railroad history from Muscatine to Ottawa and beyond
The narrative notes 1883 Cedar Rapids Ottumwa line extension via Sigourney and 1887 Ottumwa to Kansas City expansion. It recalls the 1903 Southwest Limited fast train from Chicago to Kansas City, launched after a new line reached Washington, and its nightly eastbound Westbound meets near Washington when on time.
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Milwaukee
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Sigourney
Defrosting Guidelines for Efficient Refrigerator Use
Defrosting when necessary helps a refrigerator run effectively. Defrost when frost reaches about one quarter inch thick, roughly the depth of a lead pencil.
Farmers Seen Better-Handled by Government Than Labor or Business
A survey finds about four in ten Americans think Washington has treated farmers best. Among those polled 41 percent favor farmers, 25 percent favor labor, and 13 percent favor business.
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Washington
Top 10 animals by intelligence rank listed by Columbia professor
A Columbia University professor ranks the 10 most intelligent animals as chimpanzee orangutan gorilla monkey dog cat raccoon elephant pig and horse in that order based on experiments.
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Columbia University
Magician Swallows Pride As Doom Tamps Ship
A Navy troop ship entertains nightly by a magician and a parrot. After the parrot heckles the act, a torpedo sinks the vessel forcing the duo onto a raft. The parrot finally quips asking what happened to the ship, as both remain silent.
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