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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
6
Ralph Steig draws fifteen cartoons titled Main Street first published by Travelers Life Insurance. The Journal prints them courtesy of travelers to illustrate laws and common sense for motorists. The aim is safer streets and fewer slaughterways.
Des Moines reports Gov William S Beardsley used Iowa County Officers association gathering to push school district reorganization as a key campaign topic He argued local districts retain control and that any changes require vote by people in those districts He urged surveys and studies to promote reorganizations only where economies and higher standards justify.
Brighton notes report officers elected for next year at the Legion auxiliary meeting. President Edith Stacy leads, with Warl Neal first vice president, Newton Robinson second vice president, Lawrence Hunter secretary, L. E. Write treasurer, Cecil Ruggles sergeant at arms, Charles Mumper chaplain, and Otto Lamansky historian.
Valley residents and relatives visit and gather with frequent mentions of the Bond and Feltz families. Visitors come from El Paso Rubio Washington Harper Keota and Davenport during a busy social stretch with church attendance noted.
The Rev. Burris Moore of Cairo and Pleasant Grove Churches of God and youth members attended the Church of God Iowa Eldership camp eight miles northwest of Peterson from June 12 to 16. Other items note trips and anniversaries including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luckey Columbus City and the Webers celebrating a fourth wedding anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Tarry Kleese of West Chester visited Mrs Lloyd Batter at the hospital yesterday and met her newborn daughter Kathryn Hope.
The notice lists weekly livestock sales at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction and Ollie Livestock Exchange plus special June 22 sales at Hannah Sullivan farm St Josephs Church area and Purebred Sale Pavilion and closing out sales of household goods in West Chester with start times and organizers.
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