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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1948
Page
8
Washington softball league resumes at Greenfield tonight with four of six teams in action. League leaders Marines and V.F.W. Aines seek sole leadership as others improve. Marines meet LSU at 7 30 and West Chester faces Washington Cubs at 8 30.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Lukavy sky Eddie Lillian and Nancy and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lukavsky of Detroit Michigan are visiting this week at the parental Edward Lukavsky home.
Dr and Mrs Marion Anderson of Clinton visit their home after seeing Mr and Mrs D W Anderson. James Keith returns to Clinton after visiting his aunt Mrs Margaret Keyser. Homemade ice cream social at Haskins church July 15. Mr and Mrs C G Pickens and daughter Jeannette leave for a vacation drive to western points. Gregg Stone returns home in St Louis after a visit with Mr and Mrs Ralph Martin. Southeast Iowa Motor Club invites drivers to join. J Zear Hinshaw promotes the club as district representative. Mr and Mrs Donald Kyle and sons from Kalamazoo Mich visit Dr W S Kyle and Myrtle Poole returns home after weeks there. New winter coats arriving for sale with layaway plans. Spurgeons host Mr and Mrs Joe Heats and children from Cedar Rapids. Maribelle Zehr of Wayland visits the Waggoners. George Crawford and Davenport guests spend Sunday with the Mar home.
Mrs. Peter Shimkus of Detroit visits her sister Mrs. Margaret Keyser near Washington for two weeks. Nancy Adams of Wellman returns home after visiting with Carla Benell. Mrs. Lyle Zehr of Wayland shopped in Washington Saturday. H & M Lunch and Gracey hosts Everette Simpson family from Cedar Falls after a week in Clear Lake.
The writer describes visiting the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials and viewing a Washington pageant with fireworks for 225 000 attendees. Edward Arnold read excerpts from the Declaration of Independence as matches were lit, and Truman and Washington figures appeared in fireworks. The trip included White House rooms, the Franciscan monastery, and a sense of gratitude to supporters.
A short, period tone notice describes a printing service branded as prompt printing aimed at avoiding padding content. It emphasizes concise output and rapid turnaround for readers seeking direct, uncluttered text. The item references a vendor and a service model, with informal promotional language.
Report notes top on hogs at 50.50 dollars. Weather shows considerable cloudiness, warm and humid conditions with a few showers tonight. Tomorrow remains cloudy with continued unsettled conditions.
Mr Ward Simpson's mother, Mrs Ward Simpson, accompanies the family during the second week of their vacation.
Des Moines July 1 1948 the deadline under existing rules for World War II veterans to reinstate lapsed GI insurance without a medical exam is July 31 J Reuben Carr Iowa Veterans Administration insurance officer said reinstatement after this date requires a physical for lapses over three months About 5017 Iowa World War II veterans have reinstated policies in the past six months.
Commander Donald B. MacMillan once drove a crack dog team 100 miles in 18 non-stop hours, demonstrating endurance and leadership in Arctic exploration. The feat highlighted his pioneering journeys and the harsh conditions faced by early explorers.
At the hospital yesterday Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller welcomed a daughter at 2 35 am. Mr and Mrs Vernon Richardson route 4 had a son at 9 15 pm. Mr and Mrs Warren Marston greeted a son at 6 51 pm. Dismissed Saturday Mrs James Morrison Sunday Mrs Vernon Bongrager Kalona and son Mrs Joli Russell and daughter Kalona.
A new drug Polymyxin shows potential against several deadly diseases unresponsive to penicillin streptomycin and sulfa drugs. Reports say the powder aided children with severe burns whooping cough with high fever and advanced scabies.
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