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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
6
Jule Humble daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Humble has returned from Virginia to visit her parents. The note asks readers not to worry about Kan’s fence rows and mentions costs are not expensive.
Top hog price quoted at 21.75 dollars. Weather outlook shows partly cloudy conditions today and tomorrow with warmer temperatures arriving later.
Recreation council votes to proceed with a hard surfaced tennis court on the northwest corner of the Lincoln school grounds funded through the Community Chest. Wayne Chamberlin reports all materials are ready and Harry Sowden will supervise construction, which is expected to begin in a few days.
Approximately 1 765 graduates will receive degrees at the University of Iowa commencement held at the fieldhouse on Friday at 1 45 p m The event will feature Northwestern University president Dr Frankyn B Snyder as the speaker with about ten to twelve thousand seats available and no admission tickets required for guests from the area names include Donald L Morrison and Mrs Shirley among others.
The list includes Rooney M. Dare Mary M Voorhees Frances L Whisler Mrs Jane Ann Mangold B A David J Masson George W Dare Edward T Gray and Keith L Cook all of Washington Eugene V Keifer J D Alfred D Grady B A and Robert G Meer BS C all of Kalona Vernon G Stagner BSP of Riverside David D Einde Esther L Lindenmeyer B A both of West Chester Virgil R Graber MD Ralph W McKirahan BA Richard C Sodergren BS C all of Wayland Carl C Kyle LLB of Pleasant Plain Also graduating with a JD is Robert F Barclay a former resident of Washington
Mr and Mrs E Rabenold host a weekend gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs Clerenes Worley and son Bruce from Des Moines and Mr and Mrs Marion Barnes of Sigourney. Visitors from Dixon Mo Eward Knare and Mrs Kathryn Kern with Leroy from Chicago spent time here. Howard Guffey and wife recently married return to Washington to their farm life. Helen and Ellen Hart, Rev and Mrs Darel Hart’s twins, graduated May 20 from Central College McPherson Kan with honors and plan to enter further studies.
A reflective column riffs on aging and memory sparked by an upcoming local circus. It blends anecdotes about families, revival services, and graduates, noting how elders retain vitality through recollection while youths grow curious about the past. The piece recalls a hometown store, a college student’s father, and a corkscrew anecdote to illustrate aging wit.
A local service club luncheon features Joseph Finn praising his father Michael Finn for slaving to give him an education while wearing patched overalls. The piece contrasts dads in work clothes with the comfort-seeking crowd and ends with practical mattress filler advice recommending long-fiber cotton, horsehair, or cattle hair as superior fills.
Soybeans today are used to produce high protein flour. They supply 83 percent of vegetable oils for shortenings and 44 percent for margarine. The crop provides 64 percent of all oilmeal proteins fed to the nation’s livestock including hogs and poultry.
Four GIs named Outstanding Soldiers of the Month by First Army Headquarters enjoyed a Seeing New York itinerary that included night clubs ball games and theatres. In the group are James P. Breheny Rego Park NY Richard L Capelotti Monson MA William Kalnauskas Lawrence MA and Michael Kroll Winder PA.
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