Birthday Anniversaries and Ages Noted Across Community
Mr and Mrs Paul Benson celebrate their second wedding anniversary and Mr and Mrs Marion Stransky also mark their wedding anniversary today. Linda Mae Kallaus and Karen Arlene Pohren have candles on their cakes, Carla Kay Havel turns six, Roger Duane Booth is seven, Oren Weslie Jarvis turns eight, Milford Bond and twin sister Marjorie Bond Watson have birthdays. Former Washington residents Mrs Lester Muck Milwaukee Wisconsin Mable Buckley Chicago Gerald Dettwiler observe birthdays today.
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Paul Benson
Marion Stransky
Linda Mae Kallaus
Karen Arlene Pohren
Leonard Pohren
Roger Duane Booth
Dale Booth
Oren Weslie Jarvis
Harold Jarvis
Washington
Lester Muck
Milwaukee, Wisc
Mable Buckley
Chicago
Gerald Dettwiler
Washington Independent School District Officials List
County officers and district staff named include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn Welfare Director Mrs Payne Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter Sheriff Harold Putnam Treasurer W E Howell Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill Coroner Dr W S Kyle Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell Principal Miss Ethel McCreedy School Board Marion George C P Weld In Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Jr Harry Ramseyer Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Regular meeting First Friday Merle R Green W M 4 W Yard escretary
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John Owen
Stan Kiesey
R. R. Noonan
W. P. Rawn
Payne Marshall
Harriet Coulter
Harold Putnam
W. E. Howell
Lester B. Krabill
W. S. Kyle
Ned Morrow
Clarence Fulton
Arthur Wiley
Washington Independent School District
M. M. Schell
Ethel McCreedy
Marion George
C. P. Weldin
Richard A. Stewart
Henry B. Bailey
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Harry Ramseyer
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Merle R. Green
W. M
W. Yard
Cleaning walls with commercial paint cleaners
Washing walls with a commercial paint cleaner in water helps prevent streaks. Water softeners and grease solvents in the cleaner improve cleaning results versus plain soap and water.
Gender and Occupation in 1870 US Work Force
In 1870 sixty percent of non agricultural working women were domestic servants. Under one percent held clerical jobs while 6.4 percent were in principal professions and 17.6 percent worked in factories.
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United States
Train and bus schedules for Washington region services
The notice lists eastbound and westbound train routes including No. 3 Golden State Limited and No. 47 Southwest Express with arrival and departure times. It also covers local buses to Chicago and connections to Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Mt. Pleasant, Fort Madison, Macomb, Quincy, and other points, with depot location and ticket outlets.
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Golden State Limited Gay
Cae
Southwest Express
Washington
Ree Iee Eco
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
MT. Pleasant
Fort Madison
Macomb
Quincy
Ill
Ft. Madison
Mt Pleasant
W. 2Nd
Birthday wishes greet local residents in Journal notices
The Birthday Column lists names saluting long time readers and staff. Notables include Glenn Mace and Mrs. Merle Statler among a group of well wishers. A Three Quarter Century Club member, Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, turns 82, born in Massachusetts. Candles mark birthdays for Ruth Marie Godwin, Jack Dale Drouns, Ronald Dean Krantz, and William James Mouser.
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The
Journal
Frank L. Wilson
Massachusetts
Ruth Marie Godwin
Cloyce Godwin
Pleasant Plain
Jack Dale Drouns
Woodrow Drouns
Wellma
Ronald Dean Krantz
Ernest Krantz
Wellman
William James Mouser
Stanley Mouser
Birthday Announcments and Anniversary Observances Listed
Patricia Sitler and Joanne Chalupa mark birthdays today along with several others including Mrs J A Hawthorne and Kate Buckley. Anniversary observances include Mr and Mrs Carl Hedges and Mr and Mrs Gerald Dettwiler with multiple birthdays and tomorrow’s events for Susan Shull and Ray Cox among others.
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Patricia Sitler
Carson Ray Anderson
Carl D. An- Aama
J. A Hawthorne
Bob Swift
Gleede Dold
Coppock
Kate Buckley
Cincinnati
Ohio
Howard Baker
Milt Wolroth
Ed F. Havel
Leila Brown
Brighton
La Ann Eash Named in Family Notice
La Ann Eash, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Eash, appears in a family notice detailing her relation to the couple and their household.
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Betty Ann Kunik
Mrs
Julius Kunik
la Ann Eash
William Eash
Presbyterian Morning Prayer Meeting Schedule
A morning prayer gathering will be held at 9 30 Wednesday at the church. The note appears in the announcements section with a location at the church and a time for worship.
Menacing William Bendix Shines in The Blue Dahlia
William Bendix, famed for tough guy roles, headlines Paramount’s murder mystery The Blue Dahlia at the State Theatre. He recalls watching the Louis Schmeling bout in 1938 and notes his real nature is gentle, preferring parlor roles and time with his daughter.
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William Bendix
Hollywood
Bendix
Big Bill
Athough
Alan Ladd
Paramount
State Theatre
Max Schmelling
Ladd
Robert Preston
Wake Island
Bill
Ancient dice linked to tombs and emperors in Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes modern craps dice resemble those from ancient Egypt Greece and the Far East. It cites Roman dicers Mark Antony Augustus and Nero and mentions Caligula cheating at dice while Claudius wrote a book on dicing.
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Egypt
Greece
Far East
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mark Antony
Augustus
Nero
Caligula
Claudius
Motor Vehicle Death Toll and Economic Loss in 1945
The 1945 motor vehicle deaths approximate one third of all accident deaths totaling 96 000. Disabling injuries reach 10 200 000 causing an economic loss of 5 200 000 000 dollars and 415 000 000 man-days of production loss.
Rolling a Smooth Lawn After Spring Frost
Roll the lawn in spring after frost leaves the ground and before soil becomes too wet. Roll on a dry, firm surface to avoid compaction, aiming for even soil and seedbed conditions. Ensure the ground is not muddy and avoid rolling when intensely wet or saturated.
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Carla Kay Havel
Carl Havel
Ainsworth
Milford Bond
Marjorie Bond Watson
Rubio
West Washington
Washington Directory
Business City & County Officers
Theodore B. Bailey
North Marion Ave
Leet’s
Morrison & Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison
Edmund D. Morrison Jr
Morrison
Benteco Food Store
W. Livingston
Attorney Abstract Department
West Main St
Edlock
Court House
George F. Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Officers
Lloyd Lytle
John Lowash
Henry Bailey
Water and Light Plantee
P. L. Jordan
Carl Hancher
Carl Kelly
Ralph Minick
A. L. Griffith
Marion
Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. 4
Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
T. W. Harwood
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery City Library
Grace H. Stephen
Ruth Lytle
Jones Funeral Home
East Main
Sherman's Funeral Home
Optometrists
W. L
Little
Bee Line Taxi
BEE Line Bus Depot
California
Golden State Limited
Col
Oskaloosa Branch
Lewis Goodlander
R. B. Haight
Kansas City
Davenport
Southwest Limited
L. R. Career
Burlington Trailways
Winga's Cafe
BEE Line
Glenn Mace
Merle Statler
Audrey Hotle Lance
Gwendolyn Cold
Virginia Moothart Waters
Joe Krotz
Elmer Wulf
Ralph Orr
West Chester
R. G. Wessler Repair Shop
East Second St
Washington Dairy
Joanne Chalupa
Carl Hedges
Margarette Ann McCleery
R. H. McCleery
Harry Whittaker
M. L. Whittaker
Robert Anderson
Walter Anderson
Gail Shull
Ray Cox
Kay Rita Berkhoff
Clarence Redlinger
Gary Dean
Ed Chalupa
Inlaw
Howard Caldwell
C. S. Williams
Nancy Barden
Frank Barden
Ottumwa
Colleen Martha Berg
Fairfield
F. W. Eastwood
New London
Eoma Clemons
el Monte
Calif
Howard Wayne Swift
Pat Swift
Cora Ruth
H. J. Brenneman
Wilna Frances Eden
George Birney
Katherine Welcher
Allen Chance
Elizabeth Young
Jane Whitehead
Ray Whitehead
Marilyn Kelsey
Randolph Kelsey
Eugene Stewart
Warren Stewart
Marie Chance
Earl Chance
By Ken Reynolds
White Elk
Moore’s
Washington County
State Banking Dept
Harry
the Journal
Sorrell Auto Parts
West Madison
Ford
Sorrell
Martin's
Methodist Church
Plymouth
Buick
Chrysler
DeSoto
Dodge
Mercury
Nash
Olds
Pontiac
Washington Concrete Company North 12Th
Moe & At
John Shields & Sons
Esohe
Armed Forces
U. S. Army
Post Office
Muscatine
Iowa
Warriors of Peace
Voice of the Army
Harry Wismer Sports Review
U.S. Army
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