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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1950

Page

3

Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations Today

Today marks birthday anniversaries for Mrs J D Dayton Mrs Willard Palmer Mrs Leslie Payne Mrs Frank Mineer Mrs James Dvorak Lloyd Turnipseed Jr and Ralph Augustine. Charles Neal McCutchen Barbara Ann Griggs and Kirk Alliman celebrate five or seven candles on their cakes. Two ten year olds Yaro Chmelar and Keith Allen Bauer are noted. Several couples such as Albert Weber Warren Schlatter and Andy Blattner observe anniversaries.

J. D. Dayton Willard Palmer Leslie ’Ayne Frank Mineer James Dvorak Lloyd Turnipseed Jr Ralph Augestine Little Charles Neal McCutchen C. R. McCutchen Barbara Ann Griggs Duane C. ‘Griggs Kirk Alliman G. W. Alliman Yaro John Chmelar William Chmelor Keith Allen Bauer Lloyd Bauer West Chester Albert Weber Warren Schlatter Andy Blattner

Fire damages Omaha business block including theater

A two alarm blaze engulfed a two story building at 514 North 16th in Omaha. Nine fire companies fought strong winds for five hours as the second floor was destroyed and multiple businesses including a jewelry shop and army store suffered heavy smoke damage. One resident, Henrietta Messamori, 21, was overcome and hospitalized with smoke inhalation. No other injuries reported. The cause remained undetermined though believed to start in the theater.

Omaha Henrietta Messamori North 16Th Street Gross Jewelry Canfield Army Store

Louisa Farm Service Holds Annual Meeting

At Columbus high school in Columbus Junction Iowa on Saturday Louisa Farm Service held its annual meeting Leaders included F and Fair of Witton manager of the REA Irvy Dockendorf president of the Iowa Farm Service company A luncheon for about 125 was arranged by the Young Married group Mrs Burns McNeil and local girls provided noon entertainment Fred Wier Letts was reelected to the board Dividends were paid. In Portland Oregon a light switch caused 60000 damage when an engineer investigating a gas odor turned on the light triggering an explosion.

Martha Butler Columbus Junction F. &. Fair of Witton R.E.A Irvy Dockendorf Les Moines Iowa Farm Service Company Louise Farm Service Company Columbus High School Wapello Fred Wier Letts Dir Portland Oregon

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