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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1947
Page
5
Brighton residents share visits and travels across Iowa and nearby states. Families attend anniversaries, births, and hospital events while others plan trips to Des Moines and Chicago. Local carriers and post office duties arise as rural routes adjust during staff absences.
Kenora Ontario trip details show Mr and Mrs Donald Smith contacting eighteen Kalona Wellman residents vacationing there. Local plan includes a forthcoming picnic. other travelers head to western states and Canada. Community notices list deaths, visits, and renovations in Kalona.
Returned Friday after visiting relatives in Chicago including son in law and daughter Mr R K LaGrange. Mrs Max Boone and children from West Liberty stayed several days in the Marvin Yoder home. Mrs Cora Boehme came back Thursday after visiting her daughter in lows City.
H C Smith has been named mayor to succeed the late Joe Schoch in Columbus City. Lawrence Tisor chosen as councilman. Several streets graded and surfaced with crushed rock. Kenneth McCoy builds on Main Street near Roundy and Farm Service buildings. In local life news, Milton Tucker recovers from a broken collar bone after a July 18 accident. Various births, birthdays, and community events noted in the area.
Mrs. A. E. Hoffman of Muscatine and her mother spent Sunday with sister Mrs. J. F. Kraemer and family in Brighton. Mrs. Kraemer, recently discharged from Washington County Hospital, hosted the visit as Mrs. Hoffman’s group also included Mrs. A. Alfred Hoffman. Mrs. David Wentworth and daughter Ellen Estelle from Iowa City were weekend guests in Brighton.
Mrs Anna Walter of Riverside returns home from a stay in Iowa City visiting friends and relatives. She stayed at the Jefferson Hotel with Mr and Mrs Louis Shank of Arkansas and later visited the Walton Kupka families and other relatives in Iowa City. Mrs Clair Rummelhart and Mrs Draker of Hills were hosted by Nettie Shradel. Mrs Anna Bonquet of Mooreland Oklahoma joined her brothers John and R A Enittel and others here this week. W S C OS meeting of the Women’s Society for Christian Service is noted.
Riverside Trinity Methodist sponsors an all day sewing party at Mrs Anna Kern home for flood relief. Volunteers including Mrs Omer Kath Mrs R T Marner and others completed three coy forters two sheets and three pillow slips during the day.
Riverside 4 H Club members toured baby beef calves with Dr. Thomas Bowstead president and vet and Gus Alsipy youth assistant. Plans include a dairy calf tour and a Sunset park picnic where Ramblers softball will enter a tournament.
A west coast inventor patents a shorthand machine claiming dictation speeds up to 180 words per minute. Production is underway as the device enters manufacturing.
Common sense safety is urged for the nation’s two million farm tractors. Operators are warned against risky practices like driving near ditches cranking in gear driving fast and refueling with the engine running to prevent hospital visits.
Union chiefs demand one full crew for every power unit on diesel locomotives and oppose long freight trains. They say shorter trains would require more locomotives and crews, raising costs and jobs while risking more accidents and higher facility needs. The drive includes pay for incidental service across classes.
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