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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
8
Teresa Ragen returns to her work in Chicago after a week’s vacation here and plans to visit again in August when Winifred returns from Colorado. Teresa looks well and believes she has fully recovered from her accident three years ago.
Des Moines Iowa July 11 110000 plus members in the Iowa department of the American Legion set an all time high as department commander Ralph R Stuart Hampton announced membership has more than doubled previous totals and risen above 110 000.
A collected slice of small town life with sightings of Mrs. Ethel Kerr vacationing in California and her granddaughter’s report. Anecdotes include antique shop chatter about gifts, a cleaning helper surprised by a dustpan, and local remarks on crops, stock, and a two year vacation absence. The column also notes a July 13 wedding in Memorial Church and updates on residents linked to Harvard, Ann Arbor, and Newton via marriages and moves.
State commander Stuart reports Iowa exceeds national quota and surpasses a 109 903 goal. Iowa ranks eighth among states in actual membership and tops per capita only by Nebraska and Nevada. About 4.53 percent of Iowa’s population belongs to the American Legion, with 66 000 World War II veterans in total membership and 44 000 older veterans matching the 1922 prewar peak.
Des Moines reports U S N Jespersen Iowa Highway Patrol led a six week inspection of 109,279 cars finding 26,9623 defective. The drive, begun May 16 with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, ended but patrol will continue checks. Defects included 4,322 brakes 21,505 lights 825 tires 1,684 no or failed wipers 1,474 no horn or nonworking horn and 1,201 unlicensed drivers. One quarter of cars inspected had defects.
Norman Humble celebrated his tenth birthday with a party hosted by his mother Mrs. Granville Humble. Audrey Humble supervised games while Mrs. Humble, Miss Humble, and grandma Mrs. Neil Humble served refreshments. A angel food cake with ten candles pleased the honoree as guests John Pratt Robert Godwin David Or cutt Jimmy Mises Tommy Mc Keown Richard Yoder Wilmer Westen Elliott Moses Ardith Wead Janit Morgan Barbara Watkins and his brothers Neil and Douglas Humble attended.
Mr and Mrs J D Quinn hosted a dinner Tuesday night for Mrs Raymond Whisler who departed for Atlanta to spend three months with her husband Pvt Raymond Whisler. Chief Boatswain Muark Speidel recently returned from China attended with guests Wayne Knupp and family and Clayde Knupp and son Richard.
Weeds reduced usable acreage, keeping over two million acres of fertile U.S. land from production in 1944, according to reports highlighting agricultural losses and weed control challenges during that year.
To remove onion odor from the hands rub them with dry salt or dry mustard immediately.
A historical definition states livestock are those animals whose set of qualities makes them suitable for a particular purpose. The phrase emphasizes functional traits guiding breeding and use in farming systems.
Practical guide warns that any weak chair poses a danger in homes. Readers advised to inspect furniture for stability and repair or replace worn components.
Advertisement urges Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to ease backache and kidney symptoms. It claims kidney function disorders release poisons into the blood and promises relief by helping flush waste from the body.
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