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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
6
Interior designer Ernest A. Tietgens advises young couples to choose double duty furniture without sacrificing quality and to plan purchases for eventual home use. He suggests area rugs for warmth, neutral carpeting, accent color through accessories, and mindful scale to make living spaces feel larger.
Markets Chicago hogs strong to higher with mixed grades and weights. Hog prices range 13.50 to 15.75 per 100 pounds with several lots noted. Cattle sales steady to firm. slaughter steers 21.75 to 22.25 with high choice weights, heifers 21.00 to 21.75. Sheep sales light, slaughter lambs 21.00 to 28.00 as demand varies.
Marie Katherine Hammer of Washington and Ruth Elizabeth Stoutner of rural route one Keota were involved in a minor auto collision today at 10 20 am in the 100 block of South Town Avenue. Police say Stoutner was backing from a parking place on South Iowa when Hammer could not stop and rear ended the Stoutner car. Damage to both autos was minor and no injuries or charges occurred.
Oskaloosa high school head football and basketball coaches resigned, effective at year end. Marion A. Ruebel, head football coach for three seasons, will seek work in school administration. His teams posted a 6-19-1 overall record and were 3-5 last fall.
SHERMAN Tex UPI Mrs Melissa Krum 105 years old recovered from a digestive tract tumor removal this week by Dallas surgeons Her doctors note two other people near her age have survived such surgery She earned a frontier reputation for fighting Indians guiding wagon trains and serving meals and laundry to railroad crews and outlaws including Jesse James era.NE
Wayland lunch program menus list meals for Tuesday and Wednesday and Friday with items such as ham salad sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, buttered corn, and cottage pudding. A separate line notes that the 1962 health care bill accounted for about 6.4 percent of Americans total personal outlays per the Health Insurance Institute.
A roundup of upcoming sales and auctions listed with locations and start times. Edna C. Ross estate sale near Winfield, Angus consignments in Sigourney, blacksmith shop auction in Wellman, Mabel Detweiler closing out sale near Mediapolis, Southeast Iowa Hereford show and sale in Mt Pleasant, complete closing out sale of farming gear by Ke-Wash Fertilizer Co. at Keota, Hampshire sale at Columbus Junction, second annual machinery auction near Washington, Angus sale near Viola Illinois, Stephens Greene Hampshire sale near Ainsworth, weekly and ongoing livestock sales at multiple county barns, with regular Friday to Thursday schedules across Iowa and Illinois.
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