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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1962

Page

5

Massachusetts Spends About 150 Million Yearly on Welfare

Massachusetts distributes roughly 150 million annually in welfare to residents across 351 cities and towns. Programs include old age, dependent child, disability, medical aid to the elderly, and general relief with a yearly average of over 5,000 children in state care and substantial recoveries from estates and parents.

Massachusetts Boston UPL State Public Welfare Department Patrick A. Tompkins Public Welfare Department United States

Pythian Installation Held at Brighton

Pythian Sisters and Knights held a joint installation at the K P Hall Brighton with M E C Mrs Allen Lauderdale presiding Auditing and annual reports were read Officiating officers included Mrs Wesley Mullikin and Ira Deal The ceremony drew guests from Libertyville Oskaloosa Ottumwa Fairfield What Cheer Rose Hill with many grand officers present A large crowd attended and refreshments were served

Brighton Pythian Sisters K. P. Hall Allen Lauderdale Knights Wesley Mullikin Clifford Leeper Roy Page O. C. Stagers Tony Meath Ira Deal Oskaloosa Homer Walter Meeker Ottumwa Cloyce Cummings Fairfield Raymond Sears C. C. Max Waterhouse W. C. Allen Lauderdale David Horsey Wendell Frazer Doyle Paul

Stewart Pontiac Buick win first half title in league

Standout scores led by Cal Little 636 and Darwin Vacha 582 as Stewart Pontiac team totals 2782 in series and 948 in game while Melody Lanes nets 1015 for a top team game. Cloyce Zieglow 234 and Henry Wagenknecht 232 pace individual games.

Stewart Pontiac Melody Lanes Stewart Cal Little Darwin Vacha Cloyce Zieglowsky Henry Wagenknecht Buick

Stanford chemist warns anti smog devices may worsen air

Stanford University chemist Prof. Philip Leighton warns anti smog devices could replace one pollutant with another by removing hydrocarbons but not nitric oxide. He notes autos contribute a large share of nitrogen dioxide, which forms harmful smog components like ozone and formaldehyde when combined with hydrocarbons. He urges experiments before autos adopt such devices.

Stanford Calif UPI Stanford University Philip Leighton Leighton

Have You Noticed Inspection Stamp On Butchers Meat

Mary Macomber explains the federal and municipal meat inspection stamps, their shapes, and meaning. She urges consumers to read labels, ensure meat is inspected, and patronize clean shops to guarantee wholesome meat.

Mary Macomber Town Department of Health Doctors of Veterinary Medicine

Japanese Women Seek City Life Over Farm Life

In Tokyo based reports, marriage consultant Matsuo Uchida says young Japanese women favor city pleasures and educated husbands with higher incomes, depopulating rural farms and worsening labor shortages. The trend echoes in areas near Tokyo and contributes to farm family distress as brides seek urban lifestyles.

Charles R. Smith United Press International Tokyo UPI Japan Suga The Perial Palace Matsuo Uchida Chiba Prefectural Tokyo Uchida

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