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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
8
Mr and Mrs R E Coon and others joined a citrus growers meeting in Davenport Wednesday evening. Mrs W B Crooks boards the Zephyr from Ottumwa for a San Francisco visit with her daughter Mrs Wanda Carter and granddaughter.
The article lists numerous hospital patients and visitors in Iowa City including Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mrs. Emma Diers, Mrs. Celia Esther, and Mrs. Sadee McAvoy. It notes trips by Robert Weston and family, J Edward Evans of Brattleboro guests in the Turner home, and travel plans of Ira Gastman, Cleo Shockey, and others. Several weddings and public events are mentioned, with visitors from Columbus Junction, Wayland, Brighton, and New York City.
Government soil experts say the current drought will not cause a 1930s style black blizzard, despite expectations of dust threats in western Kansas, western Oklahoma, and the Texas panhandle. Cover crops are urged to mitigate soil loss, drawing on lessons from the past.
Birthday wishes go to Mrs. Fred Downing Manton Heb ner Catherine Neff and Ronald Oldfield. Anniversary dates note marriages of Homer Martin 1931 Roger Sherman 1932 Dan Brind ley 1934 Albert Mills 1984 and Kl ee se West Chester Kathy McDonald Lee Goodlander Clifford Porter celebrate birthday anniversaries today.
Two longtime Journal carriers Eddie Winga and Don Kerr retired this week after more than two years delivering papers. Eddie collected over $162 and Don $177 in the fund, both with 5 percent interest. Eddie plans college training and to invest in U S Savings Bonds, while Don also plans college and seeks a morning route in Pittsburgh where his family is moving. Don called the job a pretty good gig.
Admitted Yesterday John Williams route 4 medical. Dismissed Today Mary Lord Ainsworth Mrs Cecil Ruggles Brighton. Births Yesterday Mr and Mrs Nrvin Simmering Ainsworth a son at 6 50 p m.
The Gordian Knot phrase signifies a decisive solution to a complex problem. Legend places its origin in Gordium in west central Turkey where Alexander the Great supposedly severed the intricate knot with his sword.
The Reddy Kilowatts of Cedar Rapids defeated the Indees 6 to 2 at Blattner Field. Keith Wymore, ex University of Iowa star, was the losing pitcher.
Whale Oil is described as a chief reward of expensive Antarctic expeditions and is used widely in soap making machine oil vitamin pills and lipstick among other products.
In February 1943 a Mexican farmer calmly tended his cornfield on the Parícutin site when the volcano began erupting nearby. The eruption produced a cone rising over 1,000 feet in ten months, thrilling yet threatening the peon and surrounding village.
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