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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
6
Fred Hermann of Living Lake prepares for spring work with a brand new modern tractor. He awaits the moment to start the engine and begin field tasks as the season approaches.
In a village scene the Marek family finishes a new rack on their truck ready for spring work. Spring birds sing and rain hints at renewal as Grandma Marek’s home is refreshed by Mrs. Vince Marek Mrs. Lloyd Marek and Mrs. Wm Tellin. Homer Birney and others also involved.
Mr and Mrs James Birney and son David attended a Wellman Well man Cooperative Creamery program and lunch. Several couples visited relatives in Mt Pleasant Washington and Cedar Rapids. Raymond and Sylvia Whisler and Mrs P F Whisler cared for flu sick family. Homer Birney visited Davenport to see newborn Richard Allen and attend church.
A 4000 year old stone carving shows an Egyptian shoemaking operation. A workman cuts leather soles from tanned hide at a well organized shoe factory as ancient artisans practice the honored profession.
Riverside notes report a goose dinner for Daryl Zillmer and Marilyn Krotz with two birthday anniversaries observed at Emma Zillmer’s west of Kalona home. G. O. Patterson visited, Maynard Schneider’s pupils bought an electric clock, a requiem mass honored Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier, and local residents joined various visits and flying lessons at Iowa City airport.
Sunday visitors included a man from Davenport with his mother Mrs. Rose Shebanek and family, stopping by for a family visit and greeting.
A historical note traces experiments with chemical weed killers to around 1895. A Detroit survey finds teachers work 44.5 hours weekly, with 32.5 hours in teaching and in-school tasks and 12 hours in extracurricular duties like coaching and grading.
Weekly sales occur every Friday at Whittaker sale barn and Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Thursday sales at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Tuesday auctions at Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa at 1:00 PM. Monday auctions at Hi Dollar Sales Sigourney Iowa. A March 3 closing out sale near Wellman begins 12:00 PM, 314 miles west of Wellman and 1 mile north of highway 22 across from Bunker Hill school by Clarence Hershberger.
A new floating roof for storage and filling tanks forms a vapor tight seal using a fabric covered stainless steel shoe pressed against the tank wall by spring actuated arms.
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