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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1950

Page

5

Nuptial Vows Tie Two Couples at Little Brown Church

Evelyn Grosscup and J D Parris wed in the Little Brown church near Nashua with Rev F N Hanscom officiating. The ceremony featured nuptial music by Mrs Hanscom and a reception at the bride's home. The article also notes engagement news for Mary Louise Lamb and Lloyd V Phillips and other local social events and visits.

Columbus Junction Evelyn Grosscup Daniel Grosscup J. D. Parris Davenport W. E. Parris Canton N. C Little Brown Nashua F. N. Hanscom Hans Ernest M. Lamb Rollo Dopler Wapello Mary Louise Lamb Lloyd V. Phillips Jesse Phillips Christian Church Ladies’ Aid Society of the Miss Lamb Paul Gearhart

Drakes Buy Soukup Property Near Here

Drakes buy the Frank Soukup farm six miles northwest of Washington and plan to move in spring from the Patterson farm. Soukups sold to L. A. Jones and expect to build in town. Soukups can no longer do farm work and will enjoy their new home. Susie Gheringer and Kenneth visit Palmer home from Columbia due to uncle Tom Palmer's death. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Stout settle in their car shed while their new house is built. The old house is torn down ready for the new one. Cedar Balls Visitors Everett Simpson and wife visit.

R. J. Dawson Harry Drake Frank Soukup Washington Patterson Drakes Soukups L. A. Jones

4-H and church events anchor Cedar Falls to Ames visits

Dwane and Jimmy from Cedar Falls visited the James Birney home with Mrs. James Birney and children David and Margaret Ann on Saturday. Miss Bette Crawford visited in Iowa City at Mrs Bill Dunton's home. The 4-H girls convention in Ames begins Tuesday with Lovisa Sojka as delegate of Farmerettes 4-H club led by Mrs Joewnotek. E Ray Bell and Raymond Bell families attended Arden Bell’s wedding at the Methodist church in Town City on Wednesday.

Dwane Jimmy Cedar Falls James Birney David Margaret Ann Bette Crawford Iowa City Bill Dunton Ames Lovisa Sojka Farmerettes Joewnotek E. Ray Bell Raymond Bell Arden Bell Methodist Church Town City

Clergy Reassignment Highlights Rural Iowa Conference

Rev. Hugh Ek Williams is reassigned to the local Methodist church at the Iowa Des Moines conference in Shenandoah. Williams and his wife will be honored at a family night supper at the church. Forty one U.S. youths will spend next summer on farms in Europe as part of the international farm youth exchange project.

Kansas City United Presbyterian Church LeClaire United Presbyterian Church Robert N. Chord Grinnell Warren Dawgon Honolulu H. M. Gilkey West Middlesex R. J William Gilkey Sharon Frye Phoenix High School Poenix Ariz E. Aldershot Cedar Rapids Milo Fulton Raymond Duncan Edgar Newman Alton Wendell Teeter Bradley University Peoria Ill Marvin Teeter Carl Direks Pleasant Grove Bethel Church Burris P. Moore Indian Creek Hugh Ek. Williams Iowa- Des Moines Shenandoah Williams U.S International Farm

Door Construction and Safety Provisions

The text requires doors to be unlockable from the outside and to have handles on both sides for access to closets. Doors between connecting rooms should be of single section and anchorable, ensuring secure operation and emergency egress.

Congratulations to Those Cake Bakers

Riverside Eureka shares a fan letter praising Mrs. Marge Luckey for baking an angel food cake after years of doubt. The writer recalls borrowing a pan, buying ingredients, and testing recipes, then hints at attempting another cake for a church fellowship.

Marge Luckey Riverside Eureka Jones Ocr

Illinois Tops Nation in Hybrid Corn Production

Illinois leads the United States in hybrid corn production with the most acres planted and the highest output, reflecting strong agricultural activity and testing programs across the state.

Illinois

High Water Floods Farmland South of Town After Weekend Rain

Rain Saturday and Sunday left corn and pastureland underwater south of town. Dorttir Moudy visits in Boonville as the Moudy family moved after school ended. Mrs. Richard Ashby from Iowa City tours the Verne Mess home and Iowa River area. George Compton family relocates to rooms with the Schrader household as electric line work continues. Jerimiah Stover visits Jone Tree daughter Mrs. Orvetta.

Dorttir Moudy Boonville Verne Mess Moudy Booneville Richard Ashby Towa City Leon Iowa River Old Mans Creek Miami George Compton Washington Compton Helen Schrader Mr. Jerimiah Stover Jone Tree Mrs. Orvetta

Marriage of Baldwin and Bieber in Iowa City

Rath and Homer Curry attended the wedding of Betty Jean Baldwin and Charles Bieber in Iowa City last week. Bernard Rittenmeyer and family plan to move to an apartment owned by Miss Stella Heitzman by week’s end after Carl Lindblom vacated it. Mrs. William Ingram earned a $50 store credit from Human Gas and Appliance for taking part in a recent store contest.

Rath Homer Curry Betty Jean Baldwin Charles Bieber Iowa City Bernard Rittenmeyer Stella Heitzman Carl Lindblom William Ingram

CERTA-VIN Relieves Year-Long Stomach Rock Color

A Washington man reports ten years of a rock in the stomach due to undigested food. After taking CERTAIN, he says the rock-like sensation disappeared by day two as his digestion improved and meals feel fuller. The remedy, a formula of ten herbs plus vitamin B and iron, is sold by Pioneer Drug Store on WW Washington.

Washington Certa-Vin Pioneer Drug Store

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