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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1947

Page

5

Weep the Pigeon Follows Two Quarters Mile In Round Grove

Round Grove locals recount a curious chase as Weep the pigeon followed the car for nearly two quarters of a mile before turning back and landing on a corncrib. Sunday visitors included the Jim Jones family at Percy Skubal and the Jim Cook and Lester Cook visits at Lee Nicholson. The Merle Colton clan and boys visited the Kenneth Swailes family near Columbus Junction before the Skubal family called.

Jim Jones Percy Skubal Mr. and Merle Colton Kenneth Swailes Columbus Junction

Babies like Sue shape a heaven of desire

The excerpt speaks of a child named Sue as a vessel for heavenly desire and divine message, noting that she embodies faith more vividly than preachers. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Don Bishop and children Donnie and Larry as associated names in a family context.

Sue Heaven Don Bishop Donnie and Larry

Summer social notes from Lone Tree and Kilgore area

Relatives gather for visits at Lone Tree and Kilgore with Mr. and Mrs Lill McGinnis and Ralph Hixson. Mrs Lee Nicholson enjoys a new gas range. The Melvin Soukup family visited Percy Skuba. Jim Colton called there. Local girls begin summer music lessons and travel to Washington weekly for lessons.

Lone Tree Lill McGinnis Lee Nicholson Melvin Soukup Percy Skuba Jim Colton Mary Lou Janet Coon Judy Skubal Claudine Filgose Washington

Japanese Volcano Eruptions Threaten Kyoto Region

Nagano dispatches report Mount Asama erupting yesterday afternoon with smoke drifting toward Karuizawa. Mount Aso continues belching smoke and ash after starting two weeks ago. Wheat crop damage estimated between 20 and 40 percent on 2410 acres.

Tokyo Tress Nagano Mount Asama Japan Karuizawa Kukamoto Aso

Trucker of Month Named for Iowa Rescue

Des Moines reports Elwood Wherry a Muscatine truck driver was named Driver of the Month by the Iowa Motor Truck Association after saving a farm horse from a house fire on Highway 61 between Davenport and DeWitt. He alerted residents and fire crews and helped move furniture from the burning home.

Des Moines Iowa Elwood Wherry Muscatine Iowa Motor Truck Association Wherry Davenport

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