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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1964
Page
7
Keota January report notes St Marys parish card party at the new Marys School hall with high scores awarded to Brennamon and Flynn in Bridge, Cady and Kreiner in pepper, Hahn and Weber in 66, Hammes and Weber in 500, and Woltering and Peiffer in impinochle. Door prize went to Alvie Heisdorffer. Alfonse Peiffer won the turkey and Kenny Brennaman the ham. Several local residents and visitors are mentioned, with travel plans and hospital updates.
A Keota social set gathered at Bernard Redlinger’s Wellman home for a card party with attendees including Clarence Aller and family, Earl Baker, Elmer Aller, Raymond Trier, Albert Olinger, Elsie Greiner, Cecil Greiner, and Charlie Grisham. Birthday greetings were shared for Roy Funston and Earl Leitsinger, with several family visits noted across Wellman and nearby towns.
The third sale of tested boars from the Iowa Swine Testing station at Ames will be held Friday January 31, reports Jim Frier, County Extension Director. Outstanding groups of Duroc and Hampshire boars are listed in addition to Landrace, Poland China, Spotted Poland and Yorkshire. Local breeders Robison and Stephens Greene are named. Washington County swinemen increasingly use boars from production tested herds, boosting hog quality. A second sale is set for February 20 at the Lisbon Swine Testing Station on highway 30 between Mount Vernon and Lisbon, with several county men attending the first sale January 16.
United Press International lists NBCs suspense theatre Le viathan Five about four scientists and a guard trapped underground and choosing a death lottery. The schedule includes Captain Kangaroo Rawhide Perry Mason Hazel and a Winter Olympics special from Innsbruck with figure and speed skating.
HARDSCRABBLE Jan 24 Mr and Mrs Dallas Kitzman and family from Oxford and Mrs Walter Wilson were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Dale Duwa and family. Mr and Mrs Marvin Crile and family called Saturday evening on Mr and Mrs Russel Plecker.
Iowa State University released results from the 1983 soybean variety trials. Agronomist Charles R. Weber notes full season varieties often yield higher than short season types, though other factors may justify earlier selections. Northern Central and Southern Iowa lists include Blackhawk Hawkeye Harosoy Lindarin Adams Ford Shelby Lincoln Clark among tested varieties.
The edition from Washington Iowa on January 29 1964 presents local news notes and notices typical of the Evening Journal format with community updates and brief happenings. The readable fragments indicate town interests, events, and public notices from that period.
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