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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
6
Brighton residents recount a family dinner as Wilbur Day and his seven children plus daughters in law gather from Minnesota Michigan Iowa California Georgia for a homeward moment. Relatives relocate, travel plans, and local club events fill the week.
Robert Edwards an electrician at Rapid City Army Air Base is on a ten day leave with his mother Mrs Ruth Edwards. His sister Mrs Carroll Davisson and daughter Sandra of Washington visit the Edwards home. Mrs Lily Mitchell leaves for Avon Indiana after visiting sister in law Mrs Charles Trulock and Mr Trulock.
Families of the Egypt community will hold a social Friday evening January 26 at the schoolhouse. Each family should bring sandwiches pie and table service. Coffee will be furnished. Harold Strum and Ernest Strum will exchange farms this year moving to neighboring properties.
A misc collection of local notes from Chicago area residents includes Joe Speracek's farm known as the old Al Rogers place, a neighbor stocking pig dirt to prevent anemia, and Paris gifts bought by Urban Tebockhorst for his mother. A possum is run over by a car near Dale Marek and Dwane Shalla, a meadow park appears near Howard Custer’s farm, and Jim Casey buys a bay mare team at a horse sale despite plans not to buy.
A fish named photoblepheron glows with luminescent spots near its eyes as it moves through Banda Island coral. It can darken its glow with curtain pigment to "turn off the light" during blackout-like conditions.
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