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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1949

Page

8

Soarch Proceedings Continued From Page 5

A list of payments for gas oil rock and hardware items from various vendors including Robinson Oil Co Piper Grain & Milling Co Richmond Sales & Service Standard Oil Shell Oil Wilfred Thoman Nels W Thompson Max VanWinkle Alva Whetstine Watts Motor Co Harlan Wiggins Raymond Whisler Matt Wehr Dale E Yoder and others with amounts and a final note that on motion the following claims were approved including postmaster fees and county poor postage rent.

Robinson Oil Co Piper Grain & Milling Co River Products Co Rock Richmond Sales & Service Sore Peters Hardware Sidter Auto Parts Sino Smart Implement Co Whee Schmelzer Mach. Works Schmelzer Mach. Works, Mech Wat Grace Shaw Sieg-Ottumwa Co Paris Cloyce Stewart Standard Oil Co Shell Oil Co Standard Service Lta Matt Wehr TOGK Dale E. Yoder

Weather brief with hog prices and cloud forecast

Top hog price listed at 21 dollars and 75 cents. Weather note forecasts fair conditions tonight with increasing cloudiness tomorrow.

Adjournment Called by Chairman Fulton of County Board

The Board of Supervisors adjourned subject to the chairman's call. Clarence Fulton served as Chairman and Fred Bourgeois as County Auditor attested the action.

Clarence Fulton Board of Supervisors Fred Bourgeois

Proposal to add attorney general to executive council debated

Des Moines reports note talk of making the attorney general a member of the state executive council, a move opposed by fears of ties in a six member body. The piece also covers clerks training ideas, Rep Vern Lisle’s suggestion, Rep Kathryn Metz's legislative role, and other Iowa political notes.

DES Moines IDPR Executive Council Department of Agriculture Statehouse Vern Lisle Page County Lisle Kathryn Metz Decatur County Metz Lamont Chronicle Chicago St. Louis Jack McLaren William Beardsley Beardsley McLaren Labor Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa State Education Associatiion

German Fraulein Leaves U S for Marriage to Ex GI

Edith George, a German girl, and Clayton Barber of Mishawaka Ind, ex GI and father of four, left the U S Immigration office in New York with plans to marry as soon as possible. She did not know Barber had children when she fled Germany and she was initially reluctant to wed him.

U. S. Immigration Office New York Edith George Clayton Barber Mishawaka Ind Germany Barber International

Postpone Strike Of Tug Workers In New York

Thirty five hundred AFL tug workers postponed a 24 hour walkout that would have halted fuel to the New York metropolitan area. Mayor O Dwyer warned the action could push the city into the fuel business as negotiators sought new talks.

New York AFL William O'Dwyer William J. McCormack O'Dwyer

Fire destroys Blue Mirror tavern in Des Moines

A fire at the Blue Mirror tavern in Des Moines early today forced 20 residents from second floor apartments to flee in night clothing. Firemen stopped the blaze from spreading to the apartments after a passing cab driver spotted the flames and alerted authorities.

Des Moines Blue Mirror

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