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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
5
West Chester school notes five weeks of study and six weeks test week culminated in good results for the senior class. Students express confidence about the Ke-Wash game and look forward to success.
A lively school page reports on class activities across grades, with notes on tests, sport wins, and Valentine events. Mentions of Miss Wells and various reporters highlight student life, birthdays, and upcoming report cards alongside a 73 to 36 basketball win.
Columbus Junction Iowa February 25 nominations filed for two board seats in the Columbus Independent district as terms of G W Weber and E F Fuller ton expire. Nominees include E B Fuller ton and Dr D A Marker for directors and J E Henson for treasurer. Final filing date is February 27 at noon. County education board elections occur March 8. Roy E Huber attended Southeast Iowa Bankers association event. Prof Arthur Upgrew of Minnesota spoke on inflation and business outlook. W H Parsons of Oakland, formerly of Columbus Junction, plans to publish Siberian Sojourn soon and works on a Yukon book. Parsons is a Columbus Junction high school and Town State College alum. Roy Parsons is a local brother.
Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers in America, was imprisoned in 1776 on charges of witchcraft and treason as recorded in historical notes.
The best grades of Colombian coffee come from farms at elevations between 3000 and 6000 feet, where altitude contributes to bean development and flavor profiles. Local growers emphasize mountain-grown beans as a mark of quality and specialty markets.
A multi-item farm sale at Andrew W. Schultz farm six miles east and two miles south of Columbus Junction on February 23 fetched 180 dollars for a matched team of horses aged 19 and 11, plus prices for a sorrel saddle mare, corns, hogs, poultry, oats, hay, straw, tractors, planters, a combine, and hog houses.
In 1629 King Charles I granted a charter to the Spectacle Makers guild, formalizing its rights and status within the city. The act confirms royal endorsement and the guilds role in supervising frame and lens crafts.
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