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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1947

Page

6

Community and Closing Out Sales in Iowa Listings

Weekly sales at Whittaker sale barn and Midway Sales Company in Columbus Junction Iowa posted. January through January 28 listings include closing out sales for households farms and machinery with locations near Washington Keota West Chester Dublin Wayland and other towns.

Whittaker Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa Annie Johns Crawfordsville Harvey Davis Washington Elmer Guenther Albert Janecek Riverside Ralph Zeck Cop.pock Road R. E. Peters Keota George Miller West Chester FE. B. Chambers Ernest Arnold Sam Weaver Donals Smith

East Highland News Notes and Local Visits

East Highland society notes visitors at the Frank J. Mincer home on New Year s Day include Leona Ann and Erma Cooper of Lone Tree. Shoppers from Lone Tree stop by, and Mr and Mrs Henry Owens with daughter Wanda join Mr and Mrs Albert Weber Roy Taylor Ernest Donald and Richard Swailes in local comments.

Henry Prymek East Highland Frank J. Mincer Frank Mincer Leona Ann and Erma Cooper Lone Fred Lear Henry Owens Wanda Albert Weber Roy Taylor Ernest, Donald Richard Swailes

New Year Socials Tie Families Across Towns

Mr and Mrs Henry Prymek hosted an oyster supper with James Swailes. Pfe Floyd Prymek visited from Fort Myer Virginia after Christmas. Ruby Prymek spent New Year’s Day with her parents. Oral Rath and daughter Connie joined Anna Lear’s family for an evening. Ardell Geret and son Dean dined with Gail Murdock in Lone Tree. A large crowd attended the Hiland Palace dawn dance on New Year’s Eve. Mrs Stanley Heck thanks for theater tickets as she visits Cedar Rapids with her daughter and family Milo Stransky and Virginia.

Henry Prymek James Swailes Pfe Floyd Prymek Fort Myer Ruby Prymek Oral Rath Connie Anna Lear Ardell Geret Dean Gail Murdock Lone Tree Hiland Palace Stanley Heck Cedar Rapids Milo Stransky Virginia

Oil Up Keep for Scissors and Shears

Instruction note advises oiling scissors and shears every six months. Apply a drop of sewing machine oil on both sides of the screw that holds the blades together to keep them in good working order.

John Deere Iowa

Farm yields rise over quarter century

Output per acre has risen for a quarter century with total gains exceeding 20 percent across all crops.

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