Street Naming, Shipments and Small Jokes in July Editorial
Washington Evening Journal prints a light editorial note urging Washington to rename streets after notable locals to ease navigation. It suggests Kellogg, Palmer, Wilson, Dewey, McKee and Chilcote as memorable names, argues against mixed numbered streets, and envisions names with tradition. Also includes Mother’s Day ad for potted mums and a humor vignette about a girl helping a crying friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Kellogg
Col. Palmer
Jonathon Wilson
Judge Dewey
Prof. McKee
Jane Chilcote
Teddy bears heal the fighting couple in quirky habit
A light column notes a husband who buys his wife stuffed teddy bears after quarrels, testifying to a long running custom. It mentions a party at their home, a garage stacked shoulder high with bears, and several witty asides about language, games, and popular culture from the era.
Mrs Sherman Miller Hit By Car Near Kalona
Mrs Sherman Miller admitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City for minor cuts and bruises after being struck by an auto crossing Highway 22 near her Kalona home. She remained a few days for observation though injuries were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Sherman Miller
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Miller
Paul D. Miller
Morris Swartzendruber
Cecil Miller
Ellis Swartzendruber
Pat Swartzendruber
Gareth Swartzendruber
Kathy Miller
Manson
Elmer L. Yoder
Daniel Miller
Texas
Anthony Meyer
Goshen
Indiana
Emma Yoder
H. V. Beck
Olin Snair
Burlington
Robert Te Bockhorst
Veterans Hospital
Nellie Fink
Washington
Ford Skola
Washington Evening Journal masthead and mail rates
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon advertising director and Charles Morris news editor. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and provides mail subscription rates for in and outside Iowa with weekly carrier price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
Beef packers on verge of a merger
American Beef Packers of Oakland and Wheat Heart Feeders of Perryton Texas began merger negotiations. If approved Wheat Heart would become a wholly owned subsidiary operating autonomously as a custom feedlot. A Texas plant site was sought with airport access and facilities to ship dressed beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland, Iowa
Wheat Heart
American Beef
West
Texas
Panhandle
Oakland
Omaha
Fort Morgan
Colo
Harlan
Iowa
Perryton
Buffalo
Oklo
Dear Abby letters reveal teen independence and finances
Dear Abby answers a mother about allowing her 17-year-old daughter to move out with a friend after high school and a bridegroom’s responsibility for pre marriage medical bills. The column also includes a reader praising her 43 year marriage and a note about a modest, honest husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Dear Worried and Dear Abby Advice Column Snippet
A reader describes hidden money around the house and urges a doctor checkup for the husband while Abby urges medical help. Another letter praises a sailing solution and offers tips to a seasick spouse. A final Confidential to Score Po offers forgiveness as the cure.
Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Simon in Riverside
Mr and Mrs Marvin Simon welcome an 8 pound 1 ounce girl named Carla Jean born July 4 at Mercy Hospital. Grandparents are Ferdinand Simon and Cletus Mellecker. Carla Jean and Mrs Simon discharged Monday. Community notices mention visits, Clover Cloverettes event July 17 in St Marys School basement with food judging at 9:30 a.m. and demonstrations around 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Marvin Simon
Carla Jean
Mercy Hospital
Ferdinand Simon
Cletus Mellecker
Simon
John Kirk
Christine
Raytown
Missouri
Paul Scherrer
Ida Skubal
Carmen Bombardy
Brooklyn
New York
Lloyd Hopping
Mike Burris
Lyndon Burris
Decatur
Illinois
Lloyd
Tony Curcie
Station Island
Carmen Lombardy
N.Y
Dave Kline
Cedar Rapids
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Briekman
Evening Journal
Chilcote Avenue
No. 7Th
Kellogg Street
East 5Th
Brinton Avenue
Signs of the Times
K-Mart
Moline
Susie
W. H. Marriott
Washington, Iowa
Daddy
L. M. Boyd
George Burns
Frankfurter Zeitung
Frankfurt
Germany
John Scarne
United States
William Shakespeare
Mr. Shakespeare
Elizabeth Taylor
Barbra Streisand
Seattle
Washington Township
Nancy Yoder
D. Paul Yoder
Dale Roberts
Ish Campos
Richie
Chicago
Louis Erb
Nebraska
Howard Gnagey
Leo
Alan Gnagey
Archbold
Ohio
Phillip Yoder
Madison
Wisconsin
Dennis M. Miller
Denny
Marcia Winborn
Ames
The
Washington Evening Journal
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Ia. P. O
Ainsworth
C. A. Thompson Ainsworth
Roger Colthurst
James Boileau
Frank Gibbs
Elgers
Michigan
Richard Havel
Mae Janecek
Don Gibbs
Carlton
Mich
Fred Beard
Wallace Myers
Green Ridge, Mo
Paul Beard
Kenneth Ornduff
Grove Letts
Max M. White
White
C. A. Thompson
Orie O’connor
Lee Norris
Victor Griffith
Rowley
Paul Tisinger
Michelle
Coralville
James Hardesty
Delbert Holmes
Mae Janacek
Harold Kueneman
Don Simmering
Larry Simmering
Shelly
Branson, Mo
Ronald Simmering
Melissa
Bettendorf
Don
Columbus City
Ed Thomas
Morning Sun Manor
Danny Cottrell
Boyd Gilliand
Friendly Families Club
Fred Pfeifer
Duane White
Howard Pearson
Clarke Pfeifer
Bill Stout
Hensmann Smith
Darold Jones
Cotter United Presbyterian Church
Charles Hobanks
Ed Koehler
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Keokuk
Detroit
UPI
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Cobb
Beef Packers
Abigail van Buren
Regards
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