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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1949
Page
6
An editorial page laments misprints and digs into social habits, thrift and aging. It praises a family’s discipline at the Winga Café, where John Edward and Richard save, each holding life policies and plans for a $100 monthly annuity at 60, illustrating future security through work and thrift.
A list of names appears with wedding anniversaries and upcoming birth days. Several individuals and couples are named including Mr and Mrs Albert Weber, Mr and Mrs Warren Schlatter, and Mr and Mrs Andy Blattner. A note mentions celebrants who must wait until 1952 for their next birthdays and anniversaries.
Sperry W. Easter has long aided Washington institutions and individuals, often going out of his way to help. Born on a family farm, he served in France with the 88th Infantry in World War I and later led the local American Legion post. His story ties to early local rail history and the town’s namesake Sperry.
Sperry Kaster, longtime Washington figure, active in veterans groups and Democrat party circles, served as county committee chair and WWI soldier. He managed IA Memorial Co in Washington, worked in insurance, mentored Boy Scouts, and worked as a radio station reporter and Des Moines correspondent. He also served briefly on the Washington police during wartime labor shortages.
A new plan in Ohio highlights honey bees as essential for pollination. The federal government now pays subsidies of 1 dollar per hive kept and 3 dollars per hive moved into fields of red clover to boost bee numbers.
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