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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1950

Page

8

West Chester Shuts-In Report Improves Health Notes

The West Chester community reports several patients improving after illnesses and injuries including W. E. Pardon, Mrs Ira Hough, Ed Testroet, and Mrs. Theodore Poore. A Glamour party, local meetings, and school activities fill the week as residents cope with weather and flu.

Richard Fisher West Chester W. E. Pardon Ira Hough Times Ed Testroet Theodore Poore John Calkins Merle Thrapp Jear Ann Cherry Patty Stanley Skinner August Diekman Zear Hinshaw Lester Stone Lee Craiz Carl Walton Will Conger Will Ross Edith Miller Walter Leet Lou Bauer Frank Ross Hattie Ross Roy Gardner Ida Hough

Washington county tourney opens with three winners

Ten years ago today the opening round of the Washington county basketball tournament saw Ainsworth Wellman and Brighton win their games.

Washington County Ainsworth Wellman Brighton

Rural Pupils Test at Court House as Visitors Gather

Debbe Brenneman Karen Davidson Joan Fulton of Franklin Center and Janet Shalla of Grant schools tested for rural school pupils at the court house today. Mrs Rose Howell of Des Moines visits in the W E Howell home. Mrs Carl Blumenstein of Morrison Ill and Mrs Joel Gowing of Lena Ill call on their mother Mrs E J Winegarden in Washington Hospital. Ruth Chang Yi of Iowa City to speak on Why the Communists took China before the Men s Brotherhood at the Methodist church Thursday evening. Harold Schmidt travels to Des Moines to take USAF exams today and may ship to Texas if he passes. W B Dupuis and H Dickerson of Des Moines vacationing in California at Torrey Pines Long Beach.

Orville Coakley Margaret Hesseltine Brighton Polly Kay Jolly Des Moines Fred Foriash Polly Helen Martin Helen Glen Martin Homer Porter Willard Hole Wellman Fred Lindenmeyer Irvin Coffey John Butler Troy Forinash Washington Herman Luers James Larsen West Chester California Corinne Nicola Betty Griggs Patricia Hotle Court House Rosemary Stancer Bill Reif Diana Fort Riley Kansas North Carolina Janet Iowa City Merle Thrapp Charles Spinler Winfield Frank Kleese Kenneth Cuddeback Lloyd Bauer E. L. Slemmons Walter Duvall R. Vernon Pike Harold Miller Genevieve Norman New London Pleasant Walter Leet Richard Leet Mr Leet Richard Ray Long Fairfield Jack Hotle Joanna Sheila Danny Stevie Hotle A. R. Wolf Lytton Mary Patty Justine George Methodist Junior Institute Mt. Pleasant Debbe Brenneman Karen Davidson Joan Fulton Franklin Center Janet Shalla Grant Schools Carl Blumenstein Morrison, Ill Joel Gowing Lena, Ill E. J. Winegarden Washington Hospital Ruth Chang Yi China Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church W. B. Dupuis Harry Dickerson Torrey Pines E. Ocean Blvd Long Beach

Starved Blood Victims Urged to Take Certa Vin Hematonic

The ad claims hundreds suffer from blood poverty and gas to market CERTA VIN a two liquid hematonic from Pioneer Drug Store at 125 W. Washington. It promises quick energy, iron enrichment, and improved digestion within days for a few cents a day.

Pioneer Drug Store Washington

Birthday Celebrations and Health News From Local Folks

The notice records multiple birthday celebrations at the Mayhew home and Keota, with Mrs. Ed Mayhew and Mrs. Bill Crayne among those honored. It notes Stanley Miller of Los Angeles improving health and walking short distances, plus a California-based reader renewal and local item submissions to the Saturday Journal.

Ed Mayhew Harry Rathmel Kremlin Okla Mayhew Ralph Kleese Mr Kleese Bill Crayne Howard Benn Bill Floyd Cray Stanley Miller Los Angeles Miller N. Gower St Calif

Hold Final Rites For Mrs. Anna Creighton

Funeral services for 78 year old Mrs Anna Creighton were held at Oakville Presbyterian church in Columbus Junction. She died January 11 at Restopia nursing home after a five month stay and suffered a stroke earlier. She is survived by a sister in Washington and four brothers in Oakville and Wapello.

Columbus Junction Oakville Presbyterian Church Anna Creighton Restopia

Red Cedar Uses Through Century in Pacific Northwest

The western red cedar of Washington and Oregon has long been logged for shingles and lumber and sold as round timber for poles and piling. It is also used for boats cabinet work small boxes drain boards gutters foundry patterns hothouse framing rowing shells and chemical tanks and vats.

Washington Oregon

Chrysler Employees May Start Strike

The CIO United Auto Workers ordered a nationwide 90 000 member strike at Chrysler next Wednesday unless pension and welfare demands are met. The union denounced Chrysler’s offer of a 100 pension as inadequate and unacceptable and criticized changes to security, grievance procedures and seniority. The proposal would replace the current contract expiring Aug 1 with a five year term and only wage talks, and lacks a definite cents per hour retirement fund contribution.

Detroit CIO United Auto Workers Chrysler Corporation UAW Chrysler Ford Norman Matthews National

Capital Mourns For Gen Hap Arnold

Washington observes two days of mourning for Gen Henry H. Arnold the wartime air force leader who died at his Sonoma California ranch. A civilian and military delegation will meet the C 54 bringing his body to Washington Arlington burial is planned with leaders including defense secretary Louis Johnson air secretary W Stuart Symington and Gen Omar Bradley among others.

Washington Henry H. Arnold Air Force Sonoma Cal Defense Louis Johnson California Arnold Arlington National Cemetery Air W. Stuart Symington Navy Dan A. Kimball Army Tracy $8 Voorhees Omar N. Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm Forrest P. Sherman Naval Operations Wade Haislip

Brush Fire Battle at Camp Carson Kills One, Injures Many

Soldiers and volunteers fought a major brush fire at Camp Carson Colorado Springs. The blaze blackened a one mile front, destroyed over two dozen buildings, and damaged the Broadmoor hotel district as 6,000 personnel battled winds. Six critically injured, one dead, 27 hurt. A funeral service is planned at 2 p.m. CST tomorrow at the cemetery near the unknown soldier tomb.

Colorado Springs Cole Camp Carson Broadmoor Ths Camp

Arbogast Family Visitors at Washington County Hospital

Mrs. Max Arbogast and her infant son from Mt. Pleasant received several visitors at the Washington County hospital. Attending were Mrs. Lois Arbogast Mrs. Glen Sinn Lee Arbogast Duane Alliman and Dean Allread from Coppock and Mrs. Howard Gingerich from Kalona.

Max Arbogast Baby Son Mt. Pleasant Washington County Hospital Lois Arbogast Glen Sinn Lee Arbogast Duwane Alliman Dean Allread Coppock Howard Gingerich Kalona

Mrs. Ed Kueneman Visits Infant in Hospital

Mrs. Ed Kueneman of Iowa City visited Mrs. Harold Kueneman and their infant son at the hospital yesterday.

Ed Kueneman Iowa City Harold Kueneman

Out of Town Shoppers Attend Shrine Visit

Yesterday several local residents listed among shoppers plan to travel to Ottumwa tonight for the official visit of Zelma M. Kah, the supreme worthy high priestess of the Shrine. Mrs. Etta Burnett of Columbus Junction visited Emma Nordyke recently.

W. Kh. Howell Claud Rhodebeck Ottumwa Zelma M. Kah Etta Burnett Columbus Junction Emma Nordyke

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