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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1947
Page
5
A Wichita Eagle editorial urges return to equal justice under law and constitutional governance. It attacks the Wagner Act abuses, calls for tax cuts, production incentives, and unity against strikes, urging Congress to act with President’s cooperation and prioritize national prosperity.
AMBOY December 30. Mr and Mrs John Frame and son Billy were guests in Washington Christ In ag at the Wm Murphy home. Dorothy Reese a guest from Chicago and Cherie Roberts celebrated her second birthday with neighborhood children and mothers.
Brighton residents recount Christmas dinners with relatives across Cedar Rapids Richland Kilbourne Osceola and Dallas Center. Families visiting include the Morgans Days Beauchamps Teeters Ramseys Laughridges Gibson Hortons Helmick and others sharing holiday meals at parental homes and with kin.
Families traveled from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with relatives. Notables include Mrs Myrtle Helmick, Charles Morgan, Hubert Morgan and families in Cedar Rapids, with visits to the Vanerus and other kin. Several local residents, including Mrs Earl Hoover, were treated at hospitals or hosted gatherings in Ottumwa Wayland Chariton and nearby communities.
In East Sunset on December 31 Mrs J A Raymond notes local hunters pursue lion tracking in Iowa. Word of a released cat in Louisa county reached some residents near the Junction raising quiet fear and ongoing hunting efforts despite ridicule.
James Rinner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rinner, arrived home last Thursday after relief work in Puerto Rico. The Rich household in Ringtown hosted Christmas visits from relatives and friends including the Widmer, Graber, and Rich families. Relatives from Walnut Illinois and Amsterdam Holland were among those sharing Christmas at the Rich home.
Experience and care are necessary for proper fire retardant use and household use is discouraged. Manufacturers and processors apply the chemicals under standardized conditions. Large textile producers have adopted retardant treatment and laundries offer curtain, drapery, and garment services to customers.
Flameproofing materials such as cotton silk viscose rayon wool and blends can be treated with little or no change in texture drape or strength. Fire retardant treatments are typically applied after yarns become fabric or after the finished cloth. External treatments target canvas and duck.
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