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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1947
Page
2
Mr and Mrs C G Pickens will visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Cleo Trier in Dublin this evening to help Dick ie Trier celebrate his fourth birthday.
Mrs Clive Gray visits Cedar Rapids to see her ill mother Mrs Frank Haney. Mrs Albert Stanley and Mrs George R Norman attend sessions of the 20th Iowa conference on Child Development in Iowa City. Ship ment of bottle gas stoves advertised first come first served at American Petroleum Station. Mrs W M Finke visits Crawfordsville for daughter Pearl Christner. Local residents shop here and talk Funks G Hybrid corn. Pat Hoover and wife purchase Ed Blatter property at 92 South Iowa Avenue.
The column lists numerous residents and guests in Ames including the Blatters moving to 19 South Lona, Hoover sale to the Weavers, 4H girls and leaders heading to the June convention, and extended visits by Gault, Hoffer, Fishburn, Dawson, Clow, Crow and other families with trips to Davenport, Denver, Seattle, and Boston. It mentions community ties, job placements, and upcoming events such as the state groomed girl contest and occupational forces deployment.
Admitted yesterday Mrs Stanley Plank Kaiona Mrs Orville Ruegsegger Well man discharged this morning Gerald D Humble 600 S Marion surgical Today Mrs Pat Swift 300 East 13th street surgical M E Williams Clarkesville Mo medical Mrs Charles Cannon route three Ains worth medical Births Mr and Mrs John Combs route four a son yesterday afternoon Mr and Mrs Darvin Bohr Harper a son at 159 yesterday afternoon Dismissed Linda Van Winkle Brigh ton Robert Anderson route one Mrs Clyde Courtney route three
Round Grove correspondent notes Mrs. Percy Skubal and Mrs. Vince Skubal with several children visit Davenport to buy goldfish from a dime store aquaria. Johnny laments not being allowed to dip out fish while managing eight or four youngsters and a paper sack bowl. Measles illness sidelines Dickie Nicholson. Mrs. Dean Zachs has papering done this week.
Community members attended the Children's Day program at Haskins church last Sunday evening. The committee headed by Mrs. Clara Godlove, Vivian Booth and Mrs. Don Nicholson received a special vote of thanks. John Skubal shopped in Muscatine Friday. Earl Frey funeral held at Eicher church Sunday afternoon with sympathy to daughters Mrs. Raymond Coon and Mrs. Dale Good and Mrs. Ray Good.
Ames Iowa June 18 Farmers face flood damage and Iowa State College agronomists issued an emergency seed list. They urge very early hybrids for replanted corn and identify Minnesota 600s 76s 8090s Wisconsin 9390s 400s and similar hybrids as suitable for late plantings. Soybeans are highlighted as a strong emergency option for late planting.
In mid June agronomists recommend varieties such as early Wisconsin or Minnesota Manchu Earlyana Habara and Mandarin as top producing types. Other options include Sudan grass for summer seeding soybean Sudan grass mix sorghum cane millet rape buckwheat winter rye corn for fodder and summer seeding of alfalfa and sweet clover.
Washington June 18 Rep Ross Rizley charged that the armed forces hoard at least 22 000 000 000 in American real estate He, chairman of a House committee investigating surplus property disposal, said these figures represent assets held by the military that could be released to productive use.
Rizley claims a staff survey shows dispersed property assets in 25 states. He notes a pattern of military branches retaining wartime holdings. Camp Stewart in Georgia serves as a key example where 280000 acres are kept without a clear justification for a summer camp.
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