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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
4
A parade of short opinion items weighs memory honesty and civic involvement. Notes urge honoring pledges and participating in precinct caucuses, highlight insurance gaps, and critique Florida tourism trends amid broader ties between politics and commerce.
Dublin news item lists several local family moves to farms around Keota Trier Lester Smith McCrabb Humble and Waterhouse households. It notes visits by Roscoe Robertson and Stanley Mangold families, a surprise birthday event for Mr Deal and Mrs Mangold, and a cooperative supper with neighbors.
Merrimac notes show Mr and Mrs John Baldosier and Donald Reibling visiting in the Carl Amrine home. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Watson visited Roy Eshelman. Harold Shelangoski and Mrs Steve Shelangoski called on Robert Kientz. Will Brannon visited Joe Graber's near Trenton. Robert Kientz serves on a Fairfield petit jury. Willis Bain family moved to a rented farm near Stockport. Want Ads Save Money.
The Bethel community reports widespread moving as families relocate within farms. Delbert Lewis and family shift from Carrie Davis farm to Oregon township, Carrie Davis farm. Maas family moves near Wellman. Several others follow to vacated sites while local schools note pupil changes and a hand injury update concludes the update.
A personal letter describes Ernest Gideon in hospital for 11 days with a cold. the writer rests and hopes for writing time later. Neighbors, relatives, and friends bring help, letters, and ecards, with Maurice Alvine serving as Bethel janitor during Gideon's illness and Ed Heck home briefly.
Havre March 5 Mrs Flave Hawgist of Keota hosted a birthday party for Mrs Floyd Stover with cake by Mrs Gerald McDowell and five Stover sisters plus two sisters in law as guests. Ernest Jones family moved to a Swedesburg area farm with help from Lisle Hering and Layle Paisley. Glenn Thompson visited the area last week. Lisle Hering and Judy visited the Roscoe Groves in Iowa City. Floyd and Mrs Stover traveled to Audubon to see Mrs Henry Christensen after a fatal car wreck. Christensen’s son was badly injured. Liste Pern and Judy Hering spent an evening with Clyde Thompson family. Merle and Charles Twinam visited Havre. Viv and Mrs Stover celebrated a Feb 29 wedding anniversary. Lisle Hering and family visited Ainsworth Wednesday night.
The individual rests after initial treatment and plans to return to the hospital later for additional care. No patient identifiers or locations are provided.
Des Moines Iowa announces preliminary examinations for state conservation officers for fish and game state park and lake patrols. Examinations Thursday May 16 1952 at 9:00 am in the house chambers at the state house Des Moines. Applications due by May 6. minimum age 25, maximum 38, height 5 ft 9 in, weight 140 lbs.
Milton Jean Russell, 25, was stopped on the bridge between Oregon and Washington with no clothing after saying he bet a friend five dollars he could cross in his birthday suit. Police cited him for driving without a license.
The National Production Authority U S Department of Commerce extends the auto wreckers deadline to April 1 1952 for disposing of about four million pre 1946 cars to ease steel mill scrap shortages. Davenport official Hal P McCarthy notes amendment to M 02 extends the initial March 1 1962 dismantle deadline due to inability to clear inventories.
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