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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1945

Page

4

Rockingham County Notes on Reunions and Local Life

A county page recounts family visits from Iowa and across the country, reunions at Crawfordsville, a Cedar Rapids trip on a sunny day, sales and house transfers, Camp Fire Girls events, and community updates including Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Alcorn buying land, a memorial for Jack Longer, and the Presbyterian call to Rev. T. E. White.

Camp Fire George Dowell Sears Jack Longer Fred Longer Presbyterian Church F. W. Eastwood

Local births and medical updates from area hospitals

At the hospital Major and Mrs. Frank Olvey welcome a seven pound ten ounce son born at 4 23 Saturday afternoon. Lt. and Mrs. William W. Brown report a son born at 8 42 yesterday morning weighing seven pounds four and three quarter ounces. The week features numerous tonsillectomies including Don Crone Pauline Crone Ronnie Armstrong David Norman Jack Carson Rosalita Peiffer Shirley Lukavsky Gaye Boone Wilma Ropp Leo Schrock and others. Discharges include Betty Morgan Hazel Simmering and Jody Timmins. Admitted for injuries, Keith Smutz and family join others from Ainsworth.

Frank Olvey Hast van Buren Street Gayle Robertson Keota Route Two William W. Brown North Seventh Street Donald and Pauline Crone East Joseph Timmins Ainsworth Shirley Lukavsky Gaye Boone Wilma Ropp Leo Schrock Kalona Thorsiey Phyllis Bean Betty Morgan North Fourth Avenue Hazel Simmering West Madison Street Jody Timmins Keith Smutz Karen and Lyle Keith Kent Marilyn White East Jefferson Street Barbara Dare Route One Nancy Wells

Tornado devastates Illinois towns and farm homes

Visitors from STRINGTOWN report a powerful tornado two miles southeast of a Princetown area home. The disaster destroyed multiple farm houses, damaged about 40, injured several, and killed livestock. The storm is described as the worst to hit Illinois.

Ines Princetown Gaeath Illinois Louis Frederic Gugel Michigan Noah Widmer Joe Graber

Light Scorch Affects Clothing If Sun Dampened for Long

Light scorch in fabric may bleach out if the garment is dampened and left in sunlight for an extended period. Deep scorch marks are not removable.

Arrow Shots On The City Folk And Fashion

This clipped essay ponders vanity and pride in town life. It notes gray hairs trimmed for youth, city men who prosper but return little, small men in oversized clothes, and women who pivot easily. It questions whether dishonesty pays and its unhappy consequences.

Exhibition egg and local notes fill quiet spring town

Readable items include a giant hen egg measuring inches in circumference and two yolks, plus local military updates. Ensign Don Morrison and Shirley Peterson arrive on leave from the Marshall Islands, Lt. Robert Stutsman prepares to depart for Patuxent River, and Rev. Milan K. Thompson visits from Albert Lea. Additional items cover community remarks, family travel, weddings, and school medical news in this Estherville column.

Journal Office Lewis Anderson Don Morrison Tiapcee Shirley Peterson Toranee Calif George Morrison Ensign Morrison Marshall Islands Robert Stutsman Navy Medical Corps Patuxent River Naval Air Station Stutsman E. E. Stutsman

Review of the Week’s News in Central Park Community

Union services led by Rev. Alfred Trenerry drew good attendance with Elsie Bratten performing and a notable In the Garden duet by Barbara Nayadley and Cheryl Nayadley. The column lists local service members, visits, weddings, discharges, and community notices across multiple families and nearby towns.

Central Park Alfred Trenerry Elsie Bratten Barbara Cheryl Nayadley

Deaths of the Week East Pleasant Plain and Nearby

Three elderly residents die within a week across East Pleasant Plain Brighton and Chicago area. A 93 year old woman mother of eleven, five deceased, born in Bohemia. 70 year old Henry De Wolf dies of heart attack. 78 year old brother of Andy Polis dies near Chicago. 75 year old John Jacob Minick, longtime contractor, dies after illness. Surviving spouses, children and siblings noted.

East Pleasant Plain Bohemia Andy Polis Washington Mert Bickford Chicago John Jacob Minick Tobias and Mary (Christman) Minick

Australians in towns fuelled by mining growth

Australia shows two thirds of residents in towns with Sydney and Melbourne housing about a third of the population. Coal from New South Wales and gold silver lead copper and tin from scattered mines have driven the rise of large cities in recent years.

Australia Sydney Melbourne New South Wales

New Jersey Holds Fifteen Percent of U.S. Chemical Plants

New Jersey accounts for 15 percent of all chemical manufacturing establishments in the United States, highlighting the state's dominant role in the industry.

Brighton Observes Fourth with Local Visits and Departures

Brighton residents and relatives mark Independence Day with visits to and from Ottumwa Ames Boise Idaho and Des Moines. Local military families Cpl Rollin Cole Cpl Robert Donovan and others visit kin while several residents travel for holidays and returns.

Edna 8. Crile Brighton Oral Long Ralph Brown Ottumwa James Long Cpl Rollin Cole North Africa Dale Hunt Robert Donovan Donovan Phoenix Ariz Kenneth Donovan Gilbert Hoskins Walter Hadley Boise Idaho Wm. Kraemer I. F. Kraemer Ames Camp Landers Wyo Charles James Laramie Ethel Gardner Keith Murray Des Moines T. B. Davison Frank Stine Libertyville Fred

Short Life of Auto Makes

The article notes that over the years more than 1300 automobile makes appeared, but most faded. Only 29 remain in used car price lists, with eleven of those 29 discontinued leaving 18 living names of automobiles today.

When folks can't spell they hide it by not trying

A humorous quip notes that poor spelling leads to clumsy attempts at humor and jokes about a preacher in overalls.

Iowa Spencer Ella Warren Des Moines Register

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