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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1950
Page
8
Ten years ago today Washington marked a very quiet Fourth of July with little activity. The community reported a safe and sane celebration as most places of business stayed closed and noise remained minimal.
The forecast calls for clear skies and cool temperatures tonight in Washington. Thursday is expected to be fair with slightly warmer daytime conditions.
Patty Dunn visits Winterset with Janet Tucker while Janet hosts at Eurai Tucker home. Ill effects from last Saturday hail and rain cause farming losses. Charlie Caspar and others travel, with many relatives visiting and some heading to Hawaii for a vacation. Nancy Patterson attends summer school at Colorado College.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Good with son travel to St Louis to visit Uncle Frank Manis family and view Mark Twain memorial park. Harold Jarvis family and Wad Pence family visit Fairfield Hub Farn residence and enjoy a picnic in Crapo Park Burlington.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Simpson Waney Kay and Sharon Ann return to Berkeley after a 10 day visit with Mrs Earl Simpson and Mr and Mrs Lee Craig. Mr and Mrs John Wooley Clinton announce birth of Shelley Ann on June 24. The Masson family hosted a reunion with William Mason and family from Iowa City.
Lapland escapes the stereotype of a frozen waste as summer reveals wildflowers on mountain slopes and blue lakes ringed with green vegetation in a vivid seasonal panorama.
Coastal North Carolina hosts greyhound racing with elaborate tracks near Morehead City and Currituck operating from May to October drawing spectators and racers to regional venues each season.
The community sends birthday greetings to Mrs. W S Bildridge Philip Kneen and Wayne Stransk y. Mrs Dwight Hayes and Mrs Ed Curtis are also noted for birthdays today. Mrs H G Waddell celebrated a birthday on July 4.
Fayetteville North Carolina veteran Sergeant John W Swetich of the 82nd airborne division set a new world record by making 123 parachute jumps in 21 hours 14 minutes over a 700 foot drop. Winds forced a late stop 45 minutes before midnight ending the 3 day marathon. Swetich complained of winds and said he could have reached 200 jumps, surpassing the unofficial record and beating the previous official mark by 18 jumps.
After a long mission, twelve riggers who supplied parachutes and six pilots who led the airlift are described as worn to a frazzle from the exhausting operation.
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