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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
4
An archival column surveys drive-in theaters across the nation, a Chinese chestnut sign incident, and June Dairy Month money in Iowa. It discusses political divides, citizen power, and the farmer and taxpayer roles, ending with calls for organized lobbying and voter engagement.
Elliot Grayson of Washington has been elected master of the Iowa grand lodge of Masons, the state’s top Masonic post. Born Elliott Kellogg in Washington, he has long served in Masonry here and statewide, tracing roots to the old Washington lodge. Mrs. Maude Newell Williams of Washington, now living in Iowa City, has published Today’s Yesterdays and won honorary Mark Twain society membership in St Louis.
County supervisors complete official canvass of the June 2 primary. Bond issue for county home addition barely misses majority with 1,922 yes and 1,925 no. Ward results shift totals by small margins for several county offices including sheriff recorder attorney and coroner.
Ezra Smiths attend the Elk dinner in Fairfield as Martha G Thrasher reports. The Prairie Flower community notes other guests and local events including farm visits church work and weddings.
Prairie Flower and Mr and Mrs George Miller and daughters enjoyed a fishing trip and picnic near Richland Ros Finke attended dinner Milo Patterson and family joined relatives and friends for a Sunset park picnic in response to invitations from Mr and Mrs James Patterson Wellman for sons Donald and Robert Patterson who have joined the marines and received orders to report for duty.
In Columbus Junction on June 9 the Junior Chamber of Commerce named candidates for June 23 election. For president: William Fulton and Dr Roy Ostrom. First vice president: Norman Kephart and Clement Cecil. Second vice president: Robert Oberman and La Von Fullerton. Secretary: Paul Lowe and Donald Stone. Treasurer: Farrel Gentzler, Donald Clark, and LeRoy Hughes. Meeting at Stone furniture store. Epicurean dinner omitted. Topics included rat and fly control in cooperation with the BPW club.
In 1951 Finland formally assumed the guarantor role for the Aland Islands independence by enacting a new home rule act that superseded the 1922 act which had made the League of Nations the guarantor.
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