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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1947
Page
3
Lemmon South Dakota July 21 UP flying minister Rev Norval G Hegland 55 a private pilot will fly to five widely scattered parishes covering 165 square miles His organized congregations include Firesteel Isabel and other preaching places Hegland will also serve unorganized preaching areas.
The Young People’s Lutheran League of South Dakota presents a Piper Super Cruiser plane to a Morristown minister to aid his parish. He plans to use it for emergency hospitalization transports and other parish needs in distant communities like Rosebud and Reva.
Iowa's sawmill sector totaled two million dollars in 1946 according to the Iowa Development Commission. The report notes 1,689 sawmills operating statewide, saving over 441,000 board feet of lumber railroad ties and nine timbers. Forty-three counties lack wood-based industries while most counties use wood products. Custom sawing charges ranged from 15 to 25 dollars per thousand board feet.
Des Moines July 21 UP A total of 490,934 boys and girls are enrolled in 10,630 elementary and junior and senior high schools in Iowa at present time Bernard F Nowack research director of the Iowa development commission said He added there are 22,363 teachers in Iowa's school system Of the schools 9,624 are elementary in which 334,419 pupils are enrolled.
Dayton, July 21. Inventors William Tenney and Charles Marks demonstrated a jet propelled bicycle at a preview. The bike resembles a conventional biocycle with a triple rear jet and a small fuel tank under the seat. Jets power the bike up to 25 mph and, when enhanced, faster speeds are expected.
Bob Hope suffers a bite by a two year old on set at the State Theatre while filming My Favorite Brunette co star Dorothy Lamour. Hope endures a bleeding finger wrapped with metal and adhesive as he continues the scene with Peter Lorre Lon Chaney John Hoyt and Charles Dingle in the comedy.
The Y hosted community room events from Sunday to Thursday including church services Rotary Young People's prayer meeting and a recital. Swimming classes drew boys from Ainsworth Columbus Junction Keota Olds Wayland Welman and Wellston with 38 boys at the out of town session and 935 total swims and showers in four days. George Doran teaches life guarding while Arlo Kern Clem John and Tom Adam assist. Gym sessions supervised by Norman White on Mon Wed Sat mornings also drew good attendance.
Science introduces a compact hand sized hearing device approved by the Council of Physical Medicine of the American Medical Association. It requires no separate battery pack or case and can be adjusted as hearing changes. Beltone offers free descriptive booklet and home demonstration from Dept. 6 Chicago.
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