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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
6
Red Skelton stars as Merton Gill the stage struck usher who leaves Tinkerton Kansas for Hollywood. Virginia O'Brien supports as Phyllis with Gloria Grahame Leon Ames and Alan Mowbray in key roles. The film opened at the State Theatre and promises a rare comedy treat.
First Lieut. Vern H. Atnell and Lt. Fred Scheetz, members of a B 29 crew, set out on Christmas cake to find aid for six fellow crewmen after their plane crashed in northern Alaska. They were eventually rescued.
Families across the community shared Christmas dinners and visits. Households listed include the Chorpenings, Farriers, Peters, Rich, Miller, Porter, Shel angoski, Dunbar, Zieglesky, Mullikin, Jarvis, Cox, Billingstry, Taylor Stout, Whitney, and Jarvis families with multiple relatives noted. Some extended trips were reported, and one note mentions Robert Shel angoski’s tooth extraction during the holiday.
Sandy Hook Christmas events began Dec 18 with Indian Creek club pot luck and gift exchange at Mrs. Carl Jarvis. Dec 19 Mr Bower and pupils presented a program with tree and exchange. Families visited relatives in West Chester Brighton and Washington as Christmas dinners and suppers followed at multiple homes.
Mr and Mrs Farrier hosted and hosted guests over the holidays with neighbors and relatives visiting from Newton and surrounding areas. Catherine Evelyn and others shared holiday visits while family friends recalled the couple’s start of housekeeping and recent surprise gatherings.
Prairie Flower church and the Prairie Flower school held Christmas performances that attracted a large audience. A group of young carolers visited multiple homes and shared festive songs, and later joined the Reeves family for an evening gathering.
Families from Ames to Otumwa and Clinton celebrated Christmas with meals and visits. Guests included Arlene Knotek, Arlene Huber, and multiple Knotek, Knupp, Jarrard, and Finke households. Relatives exchanged gifts and attended church events in a holiday array of homecomings.
Multiple residents mark birthdays including Livan Jay Cochran Carolyn Jean Kern Henrietta Stewart and Franklin Lb Wenger as countywide celebrants. Also honored are Franceis Maur ice Libe and Minera Jean Knight with six candles on the cake three more observances include Richard Stanley Tibpets George Horn and others such as Mae McGovern Lawrence DeWitt Joe Widmer Warry Paschal Jo Schlatter and Clifford Hunter along Routes 3 4 and in Stringtown Crawfordsville and Bricoon areas.
Congratulations are extended to Mr and Mrs Karl Biektord on their wedding anniversary.
The annual co operative New Years dinner will be held at the West Chester Methodist church on Thursday January 1. A Sunday school officer election for 1948 will follow the meal.
Notices list schedule changes and meetings for Women's Service Guild Presbyterian church Child Study Dept Past Matrons club Rebekah lodge and other groups at Masonic Temple Legion hall Public library YWCA Rainbow Girls Pythian Sisters Dameg PTA and Ainsworth chapter events with times and locations.
A legendary Atlantic island gave its name to Brazil and to the large South American nation later. The country’s discovery is dated January 26 1500 by Ya Pin zon. In the United States Brazil is the county seat of Clay County Indiana.
The article states that fire, driven largely by human carelessness, damages U S forests by about 60 million dollars annually. It notes the figure underestimates true losses by excluding seed damage, soil fertility loss, and reduced merchantable volume from partially damaged trees.
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