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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1954

Page

5

Editorials and the Iowa primary and weather discoveries

The column blends quotes on living beliefs with a June crop forecast and a critique of highway safety. It discusses Leo Hoegh’s Iowa gubernatorial win, personal endorsements, and a weather book predicting milder winters as climate shifts northward. It notes air conditioning promos and a resolve to stay put if water runs dry.

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Vacation Bible School Success Earns Community Thanks

Crawfordsville June 7. The Crawfordsville churches and community thank all who contributed to the Vacation Bible School. Enrollment reached 107 students with 12 teachers and 9 helpers. Daily attendance averaged 105. the offering totaled 44.43 for an interdenominational mission.

Jack Howard Crawfordsville Herbert Rich Earl Monson Clarence Moorhead John McNeill Max Owen Franklin Cooley J. H. Jones Kenneth Rhea Kenneth Kilpatrick Robert Holmes Donald Lee Phyllis Lowe Sandra Davis Dorothy Coakley Jeanette Hanna Sam Canott Mary Wirene Betty Griffith Chester Spangler JoAnn McNeill Karla Spangler Barbara Thoman J. H Jones Everette Davis Patti Johnson Granville Love

Dinner Guests Sunday In Grace Hill Home

Grace Hill region reports Sunday visits by Orie Sankey family Dave Turnipseed from Sigourney and McNabb from Delta to John Williams. Ka lona resident Mrs. Howard Gingerich spent Friday with daughter Mrs. Bill Kindred. Mrs. Robert Mikseh attended a Washington luncheon for the Iowa Children's Home Society. Ray Brennemas of Kalona visited Stanley Vodicka while Mrs. C A Strohm returned.

Nelson Woodford Grace Hill Orie Sankey Dave Turnipseed Sigourney McNabb Delta John Williams Howard Gingerich Kalona Bill Kindred Robert Mikseh Washington Iowa Children’s Home Society Ray Brennemas Stanley Vodicka

Weekend Visit and Dinner Guests In Local Homes

Residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend with dinners and afternoon visits. Ottumwa's John Ahrens family joined Bill Kindred for supper, while Nelson Woodford and Anson Woodford hosted guests in Brighton. Jean Dickerson and Jane Koehler from Washington spent Sunday with the Kindred household.

Pred Garrett Washington John Ahrens Ottumwa Bill Kildred Marion Crawford Columbus Junction John Hough Nelson Woodford Jean Dickerson Jane Koehler Bill Kindred Anson Woodford Brighton CA. Strohm James Bittner

Louisa County Grants 25 Eighth Graders Diplomas

Louisa county superintendent J. O. Mecklenbure announced that 25 rural Louisa students have earned eighth grade diplomas and high school admission certificates. Names listed include Charles Brown Charlotte Carey Jack Duncan Philip Stromer Jack Swain Edwin Verrips and others from Fredonia and Frog Pond schools.

Local residents named in independent notes list

Donald Shoemaker Sharon Snyder Patrick Boyd Bertha Hawkins Joan Kramer Barbara Hainey Nancy Hainey Sue Venard Martha Wage Jack Wage Bart Schweitzer Carson are identified as residents of Hopewell Indian Creek Independent Prairie Point Toolsboro Westport in the unnamed notice.

Donald Shoemaker Sharon Snyder Hopewell Patrick Boyd Indian Creek Bertha Hawkins Lone Star Joan Kramer Prairie Point Barbara Hainey Nancy Hainey Sue Venard Toolsboro Martha Wage Jack Wage Westport Bart Schweitzer Carson

Woman Returns Home After Five Months at Son's Mt Pleasant House

A woman returns to her home in the area after spending the previous five months at Floyd Smith's residence near Mt Pleasant.

Floyd Smith Mt. Pleasant

Antibiotics Boost Growth in Young Poultry Pigs and Calves

Aids from antibiotics in feed appear most effective for eight to twelve week old young chicks turkeys pigs and calves improving growth and health across multiple species in poultry and livestock production.

Junction Scouts to Work at Camp Eastman

Hugh Dunn will staff the water front and Fred Dupuis will work in the kitchen at Camp Eastman summer camps from June 7 to July 24. Both are Post 16 Columbus Junction Star Scouts. Mrs F J Pine and son David recently visited after David completed his first year at Arizona State College Tempe and the pair plan a Yellowstone trip.

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