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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
5
A lighthearted clipping notes Californians struggle with winter driving as chains and antifreeze vanish from stores. Betty reports Pasadena nerves frayed by the icy spell and Iowa City pamphlet chatter provides comic relief about a Harvard drill recruit and love woes.
Eight more Oska loosa fighters join the Marine Corps Golden Gloves tourney. Led by Bob Smith the 146-pounder who won here and Cedar Rapids last year, with former entrants Bill Norwood Wendell T. Smith and Bob Ellsworth returning. Other fighters include Jerry Wymore Sam Spratt Don Smith and Bob Gladwin as tickets go on sale and a later dinner is postponed to avoid conflict with the YMCA event.
Washington junior high cagers dropped a hard fought game at Mt. Pleasant to the Panther juniors by 33 to 81. Washington held an 18 to 17 lead after two quarters but Mt. Pleasant surged in the final minutes. Whaley led Mount Pleasant with 18 points while Frakes scored for the Washington team.
A blaze at a city delicatessen caused evacuations and smoke blanketing the block. Firefighters from engine companies battled flames for hours, securing the scene as nearby shops filled with ash and sirens wailed. No serious injuries reported.
In a small town two men named Joe Simpson, a minister and a salesman, share the same name. The salesman travels to southern Arizona and sends a telegram home the same day the clergyman dies suddenly. The wrong Mrs. Simpson receives the message and swoons on reading the note about heat and a questionable dress store sign.
Illinois livestock prices show hogs mostly steady to weak with declines to around 15.00, cattle and calves mixed with cows and bulls easing modestly. Slaughter lambs advance slightly while grain values at Chicago show corn futures opening around 144 to 145 with notable fluctuations through the day.
Auction style listing describes multiple farm tracts near Mt Pleasant with 240 acres at 79 per acre and 120 acres at 125 per acre plus 160 acres at 220 per acre and 190 acres on pavement. Each parcel notes water, fences, barns, houses, and nearby services plus a nearby rental option of 80 adjacent acres for 500 dollars.
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