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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1948

Page

5

Prairie Flower People at Silver Lake July 5

Prairie Flower residents left their town to celebrate Independence Day at Silver Lake on July 5. About fifty people attended with families like the Bensons Booths and Caves helping with ice cream. activities included aquatic sports, baseball, horseshoes, and croquet.

Prairie Flower People Silver Lake Martha Thrasher Prairie Flower Bi AG All -O. BK. Scott Bu R. Smith C. C. Reeves Stanley Mouser W. D. Booth T. C. Reeves Daryl Longer Wayne Knupp Mim. Gamon Glen Fuhr Don Cave E. P. Booth N. J. Benson Wyman Cloyd Knup Sunset Park John Pritchard Carol Mildenberger Chicago Ernest Jones Ainsworth Robert Roberts Everette Finke Pella Stanley Jarrard Myrna Reeves Ames Smith Baling BE. L Paul He Ray Merle Turnipseed Earl Smith McKay Charles Murdock Little Fresh Air Girl H. L

Jerry Bell Celebrates Birthday With Community Party

Several youngsters from Young America joined Jerry Bell for a local birthday party hosted by Mrs. Lloyd Humston. The event highlighted community ties and featured informal games and cake in a neighborhood gathering.

Lloyd Humston Young America Chester Holcomb Buel Meeks Orval Meeks Mrs. Everett Meeks Meeks Raymond Humston Lloyd Humeston

Birthday party for Jerry Bell with gifts and treats

A July celebration honored nine year old Jerry Bell with gifts, ice cream and cake served by his mother and relatives. Weekend visitors, picnics at Iowa City park, and community gatherings are noted along with many local family connections and social visits. The text also mentions a historical note on golf origins.

Jerry Bell Jerry Howard Hilbrant Julia Barbara Jean Frank Wolf Lou Rhodebeck Larry Kellogg Claude Rhodebeck Orval Meeks Bob Mark Everett Meeks Max Ainsworth Buel Meeks Cedar Rapids Iowa City Park Maynard Schell Hunter Myron Lee Shields Homer Bairds Alice Hunter Pleasant Will Marie, Sr Ihivenport Geo” Dempsey Mercy Hospital Ted Simons Oakland Mills Lewis Whitted Clinton George Masson George, Jr HH. F. Masson Lester Lueckenbill Jesse Moore Leo Marie Jimmy Atkinson Grant Humston Raymond Wikoffs Brighton W. W. Mineart Pleasant Plains Willis Beatty Lester Luckenbill Eldon Roth Lloyd Humston Roth

Vessels Strike Mines in War Zone Waters Since WWI

Since the end of World War I, 270 major vessels have struck mines in waters around war areas, highlighting long lasting navigational hazards and historical minefields that still threaten shipping today.

Washington Evening Journal masthead and rates

The Washington Evening Journal details staff roles and publication parameters, including publisher Shannon, editors Cowden Iris and W. J. Shannon, and rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail. It notes its status as a second class matter under the 1879 act and affiliations with press associations.

THE Washington Evening Journal Washington Iowa Elder, Shannon & Co Pubishers Shannon Cowden Charles Iris W. J. Shannon Max Marble Wit Post Washington, Iowa United Press Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press Iowa Press Assi Audit Bureau of Circulations

The Show Must Go On Acts in Ancient Bird Lore and Film Notes

Archacornis the earliest bird lived in Bavarian cycad forests 135 million years ago and may have bright plumage. Otto Kruger, filming The Fabulous Suzanne at Fox Theatre, worked with a bad leg but delivered a high energy performance, including a tailorshop slide across a polished floor. Abbott and Costello comedy notes discuss the straight man foil rule, with Bud Abbott as a lean toothpick and Lou Costello as a short heavy partner in Buck Privates at the State Theatre.

Archacornis Bavaria Otto Kruger Republic Suzanne Fox Theatre

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