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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1940

Page

5

Rex Severt Appointed Rural Mail Carrier At Wellman

Rex Severt has received notice of his appointment as mail carrier on route two out of Wellman, succeeding Charles Detrian Jr. He starts June 17 after Bert Dean and Wm Turnipseed retired. Severt previously worked at Wellman Savings Bank. The Wellman WPA program ended Monday as government downsized staff after three years of operation led by Lee Allen and Mrs Ethel Mengerhausen followed by Mr Allen and Mrs Gue Oldaker.

Frank Wilson Wellman Rex Severt Charles Detrian, Jr Bert Dean Turnipseed Wellman Savines Bank George Struble Love City Brideena Glenn Moothart Henry Villhaur G. C. Wise Tabor College Tabor Towa P. M. Conant Carl S. Wise Penn College Oskaloosa Conants Olin Rosesevert Kittie Mae Maddock Kittie Mae Severt C. C. Wenger Wayland Frank Roller Ruth Washington Allen WPA Lee Allen Ethel

June Dairy Month launches major Iowa dairy campaign

Sioux City Iowa June 12 Dairy Month began June 1 in Iowa with a vast coordinated campaign. Producers processors distributors dairy cattle groups and ISU joined chambers of commerce service clubs and agencies to cut dairy surplus. Parades demonstrations and contests were planned as committees form and program plans roll out under Burr Willits executive secretary of the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission.

Sioux City Iowa Iowa Dairying Iowa State College Chambers of Commerce Burr Willits Iowa Dairy Industry Commission

Dairy facts promoted to service clubs and chambers

The Iowa Dairy Association provided menus for well balanced dairy meals to be served at June meetings. Factual information was supplied to speakers. Newspapers and radio stations aided in dissemination and outreach.

Chambers of Commerce Iowa Dairy Association Nou

Manda Davis Teaches Summer Voice and Piano Pupils

Manda Davis, a new Coe College BA graduate from Cedar Rapids, has opened a summer music class in Crawfordsville. She instructs both piano and voice. Dorothy Lee of Winfield vacationing with her aunt, Mrs. Will Hagie, suffered an acute appendicitis Friday and was taken to Burlington for surgery that evening.

Crawfordsville Manda Davis Coe College Cedar Rapids Dorothy Lee Winfield Will Hagie Herbert Lee Burlington

Actor Ill Hoped She Will Soon Recover

Mr and Mrs J C Mitchell and Margaret Davidson attend a rural mail carriers meeting at Wayland Friday evening. Mr and Mrs J Wooley of Columbia Mo visit his sister Mrs El

J. C. Mitchell Margaret Davidson Mrs. J. ©. Wooley Columbia, Mo

Marriage news and greetings from Richland friends

Mrs. Lease is recovering after an operation. Vesta Mary McCracken daughter of Mr and Mrs M L McCracken Richland and Harry J H Voss wed on June 6 1940. The bride formerly taught in local schools and friends send congratulations.

Ta Buxbaum Lee Lease Mrs. Lease Vesta Mary McCracken M. L. McCracken Richland Harry J H. Voss

Anna Plummer designs 174 page Husk anthology

Designe Book MT VERNON IOWA Anna Plummer daughter of A Plummer of Washington has designed a 174 page volume of Stories from the Husk to mark twenty years of the Cornell college literary magazine The Husk edited by Professor Clyde Tull. Her anthology includes several best stories from the period and features one of her own works. Plummer, a Cornell student, completes her Bachelor of Arts degree this summer.

MT. Vernon Iowa Anna Plummer Plummer of Washington The Husk Cornell College Clyde Tull Plummer Miss Plummer Cornell

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