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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1949

Page

5

Church repairs eyed after Methodist meeting in West Chester

West Chester reports July church meeting by the official board of the Methodist church to consider repairs including furnace heating system painting and redecorating. Committees named for insurance heating painting and more report back at July 26th meeting.

Richard Fisher Westchester The Methodist Church Tursday Insurance Walter Duvall Lloyd Bauer Kenneth Cuddeback Robert Stephens Edgar Slemmons Troy Forinash Troy Roinash Keith Stewart Clark Bauer West Chester Herman Luers Kay Cherry Karen Baker Sherry Anderson Harold Nicola Patty Reif Roy Gardner Jim van Trump Mary Skinner Carol Baker Tillman Weaver Wellman Sam Weaver

Entertains Relatives at Birthday Dinner in Stringtown

Mrs J J Rieh notes a surprise birthday dinner at Stringtown with Elmer Stalder family Millen Hertig family Bennie Koebel family. Various visitors and family updates accompany the social recap along with a new baby born at Memorial hospital Mt Pleasant.

J.J. Rieh Stringtown Mrsllen Hertig Elmer Stalder Millen Hertig Bennie Koebel JL. Guthrie Lena Hertig Elmer Roth Harold Wenger Ellis Liechty Stauffer Glen Yeder Iowa City Peter Widmer Karen Larry Deane Roth Duane Richard Karl Bachman Doyle Elwood Memorial Hospital Mt Pleasant Kathleen Billy Bachman Joe Hirshop Atsy Norman Fresh Air Girl Chicago Noah Widmer Warold Rbeese Marion Widmer John Corey Morning Sun Rex Swan Eddie Cummings Ethan Brooks

Corn Acreage Shrinks 1.6 Percent This Year

American corn growers plan 1.6 percent less acreage than last year, reducing planted land by 2,167 square miles. The decline equates to several Illinois counties or about twice Rhode Island’s total area.

Illinois Rhode Island

Leather Soles Lost to Cattle Rustling Trade

Thousands of potential leather soles vanish yearly as cattle rustling persists in stock-growing states. Rustlers sell the meat and discard hides, undermining the shoe industry and value of cattle byproducts.

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