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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1963
Page
6
The advertisement offers 300 bales of mixed hay for sale from Howard Anderson in Crawfordsville. Contact OL 8 88 after 5 PM.
Hogs 8 500 steady to 25 lower with various weight ranges around 15.00 to 15.75. Cattle and calves 1 300 none slaughter steers steady to strong, heifers steady, high and prime slaughter grades around 24.00 to 25.50 for 900 to 1375 pounds. Sheep 1 800 slaughter lambs steady with decks around 19.50 to 19.75 and native wooled lambs 17.50 to 19.00.
The family of J W Martin acknowledges flowers and sympathy. Thanks to friends and relatives for letters cards flowers and visits while in the hospital. Mrs Vina Manussier.
In Bethel on February 15 Grandpa Finnes aged 92 was honored at a dinner hosted by his daughter and family, the R. T. Knottnerus. Attendees from Newton Keota and Keosauqua included Fimner Van Arkel Eldon Pender Alo Tines Jim White and Gary Knottnerus who returned from Fort Knox training. Regular visits and chatter followed with local news on health and housekeeping.
Chicago ups tone on home lighting as the American Home Lighting Institute says a television tube is best viewed in a dark room. The finding reflects a shift toward wall mounted or added fixtures to improve relaxation during viewing.
Multiple listings for sale events across Iowa feature farm machinery equipment livestock and public auctions. Dates range FEB to MARCH with starts mostly around 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sellers include Farmers Supply Russell Orr Westock Kalona and various livestock markets in Columbus Junction Gladwin Lone Tree Wapello Ollie Wayland and Smylie’s.
Keota February 20 center group potluck at Elmer Waller home featured readings on Lincoln and Washington birthdays and winter gardening plans for 1963. C W F reported 250 pounds of clothing and blankets sent to Church World Service. March meeting set at Vie Vogel home with mother daughter dinner planned. next year group meetings approved.
Richland area notes report Raymond Derby and family moving from Reinert farm to Varrell Ward tenant farm and Paul Linnenkamp couple moving to the vacated Linnen camp. Leo Forinash weekend at Liberty Center with son Rich Forinash, a wrestling coach, attending the Osceola sectional girls tournament where E. Warren won. Church groups plan meetings and a covered dish supper at the Methodist Church with local hosts. Ira Saunders of Brighton heads to Texas for a vacation and southern state tour.
Kalona OES held its annual School of Instruction on February 14 with Mrs. Margerite Schnoor of Davenport leading. An ESTARL program followed the Inspection meeting at the Masonic Hall, featuring music by a men’s quartet and solos, with refreshments and a Valentine themed tea later.
Mrs Ralph Hackert is recovering at home from pneumonia. Her parents Mr and Mrs Jessie Carpenter of Pella visited over the weekend. Mrs Frank Mayer left for Anaheim California for a two week visit with her daughter. William Fitch with daughter Mrs Harold Coffman of Phoenix, who has been staying since her mother’s death, left for Phoenix for about six weeks. Mr and Mrs Jim Cox of Prairie City ML with Larry Foster and Jan Cox of Bushnell spent Sunday in the George Morrow and Everett Spanie households. Roy Seaton will host the Colden Rule Class at Richland Friends Church Friday evening. Mrs Carlos Watson returned home after hospitalization in Fairfield. Mrs Bill Cobb and infant Angela Jo came home from the same hospital. Mrs Bes Snyder is at the Cobb home. John Widner of Cedar Rapids, formerly of this community, vacationing in Arcadia Florida, is seriously ill after several strokes. His brother Charl Widner and wife of Richland are in Arcadia to be near him.
Mrs Bruce Stewart moved back to her Crawfordsville home Monday night after living in Washington. She plans a visit to Teewistown HL next week to see sister Mrs Rose Lindsey Barbara Johnson of Iowa City who will be four in June. Visitors at the Anderson home included aunt Mrs TL White and cousins from Mt Pleasant and Danville. Youth Sunday at United Presbyterian featured a panel on filling the emptiness led by Donna Stout with panel members Connie Lewis Marcia Holmes and Jim Moore. Bob Miller attended events in Ames Des Moines and Freont during a Lions conference and Legion meetings.
UPI reports Will Foster returns from Washington ready to press anew for a nuclear test ban with the Russians. He hints at restated strategy but aims to renew earnest bargaining as Kennedy regime officials pursue a path to a treaty. The closed Senate House hearing on disarmament weighs rising congressional opposition and a Kremlin envoy’s unexplained Moscow departure. The West lowers on-site inspections to seven annually if key terms are met, while the Russians push for a limit of three.
A dense OCR of a television listings page lists many programs with times across multiple channels. It includes Mickey Mouse, Danny Thomas, The Dakotas, Weather segments, News, sports, and kid shows, with numerous near-duplicates and misread names. The entry captures a broad schedule rather than a single story.
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