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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1950

Page

5

Ainsworth School Announces Second Concert of Year

The Ainsworth school music department will present the second concert of the year on Friday March 10 at 8 o clock. The program includes a one act play Shall Be Waiting and vocal and instrumental selections by mixed and girls choirs trios sextets band and soloists. The piece list features spirituals and classical numbers with performances by Rosemary Jenkins Peggy Koehler Jim Thoma David Stout and others.

Ainsworth School Mr. Tomlinson Carl Standish Willard Wood Standish Carol Gesling Brant Ronald Crawford Joan Standish Mary Jocobin Peter Jeffrey David Stout Ars Quartet Edmonds 5Th Symphony Carl Hawkins Mike McChesney Whitsler-Hummel Stephen Foster Whistler- Hummel Chilcothian Sentinel Hall

Local News Notes From Ainsworth Area

Mrs Blair Wood travels to Chicago to visit her son Roger McJunkin and family. Mr and Mrs D D Stephens Sr host a Sunday evening gathering in honor of grandson John W Elliott Jr and his bride Marilyn Murphy. Guests include George Murphy of Haskins, John Elliott Sr Pat Bob and Carl Roberts.

Blair Wood Chicago Roger McJunkin D. D. Stephens Sr John W. Elliott Jr Marilyn Murphy George Murphy Haskins John Elliott Sr Pat Bob Carl Roberts

Three Candidates For School Board Posts In Ainsworth

Kenneth Ornduff Raymond Wilson and Elmer Wenger will run for the Ainsworth consolidated school board in the regular election on Monday March 18. Ornduff represents the district east of Ainsworth Wilson covers southeast and Wenger the southwest portion. Retiring directors are Robert Miksch and Paul Campbell.

Ainsworth Kenneth Ornduff Raymond Wilson Elmer Wenger Ainsworth Consolidated School Mr. Ornduff Wilson Wenger Robert Miksch Paul Campbell

Dress Pattern Sizing Based on Actual Measurements

The proper dress pattern size should match the wearer s real measurements rather than the labeled dress size. This guidance emphasizes choosing patterns by body measurements to ensure proper fit.

Husband Charged In Knife Murder

Shawano Wisconsin husky Walter Ferry 35 faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of his wife Myra 39 found on the front porch of her father’s Tigerton home with a knife in her heart. Ferry admitted to talking by phone but said he did not see her and was arrested at his parents’ Marion home. He and Myra married in 1948 and separated last November.

Shawano Wis Husky Walter Ferry Myra Ferry Tigerton, Wis Parents Home Marion

France Faces Utilities Strike Amid Leader Pressure

Paris unions in gas and electric sectors reject a 4.9 percent wage offer after a 78 percent strike vote. They threaten a Thursday shutdown that could plunge France into darkness. Non Communist airline leaders push return to work as Paris subway services edge toward near normal.

France Paris

What Coconut Milk Is

Real coconut milk is pressed from the ripe coconut meat after grinding or grating and steeping in warm water for a short time. It is not the sweet juice found in the nut.

Mrs. Virgil Hering Honored At Pink and Blue Shower

Mrs. Virgil Hering of Ainsworth was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs. William Owens in Cotter. Guests from Crawfordsville, Ainsworth, Mt. Pleasant, Davenport, Washington, Columbus Junction and others joined games and gift-giving, with refreshments served.

Ainsworth Virgil Hering William Owens Cotter Myrtle Brown Shirley Brown Clarence Hering LeRoy Conrad Crawfordsville Stella Gardner Kenneth Beenblossom Louise Botleau Cleo Orris Ruth Telford Mt. Pleasant Floyd Simkins Merle Simkins Oscar May Davenport Wanda Bartz Washington Kenneth Arthur LeRoy Owens Margaret Frances Josephine Marian Owens Columbus Junction

Pride of Opinion and Public Safety Notes

An editorial assembles thoughts on humility and pride, traffic dangers, and civic responsibility. It cites a bicycle danger near Cedar Rapids, a driver’s alertness preventing a crash, and calls for teaching youth road safety while criticizing drafts of socialist controls. It cites James Patton on undeveloped areas and Russia, and discusses Brannan plan penalties and national debt about 260 billion dollars.

James Patton National Farmers Union United States Russia Mr. Patton Stanly

Austrian Doctor Shows Tyrolean Alps Pictures in Iowa

Dr. Bruno C. Haid of Innsbruck Austria spoke at the Washington Rotary club and screened colored stereopticon views of Tyrolean mountains villages lakes and people He demonstrated yodeling and noted his ski team visit to Colorado He studies anesthesia at Iowa University before returning to Austria to bring back surgical techniques

Bruno C. Haid Innsbruck Austria Washington Rotary Club Tyrolean Alps Colorado Haid Iowa University United States

Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship aids international goodwill

The foundation fellowship brings European students to the United States for study to improve relations and goodwill between Americans and other peoples. He has spoken before 12 Iowa Rotary clubs.

Rotary Club Paul Harris Foundation Iowa

Hawkins Couple Hospitalized After Birth and Appendicitis

In Shreveport Louisiana Mr and Mrs John Hawkins of Auburn Alabama were both in a local hospital. Mrs Hawkins delivered a newborn son while Mr Hawkins underwent an operation for acute appendicitis just before the birth. He was operated on even before the child was born. The mother kept watch, walking the floor outside his room.

Shreveport. la John Hawkins Auburn Ala Hawkins

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Ainsworth School Newslifes D. D. Stephens Jr New Windsor Ill O. L. Mieharty Vanita Owens Rose Marie Prosser D. S Rosie Jack McFarland Cribbage Canasta Lou Jean Spessard Willard Betty Bonnie Keith Genkinger Micky Thompson Chevrolet Sales & Service FOX Marsha Hunt Columbia Mary Ryan Larry Trotter Stone’s Bill Trotter Sands’ Drug Store Heck & Chie Stone's Furniture Shower United Nations Lew Warren Oelwein Register Lew Cedar Rapids Linn County Frank F. Bates Highway Patrol Sidney Coles Britain Legion Brannan Charles Fish Mr. Fish Southern Utilities Collis J. Kehoe Jeffrey Bldg. —Phr Theo. B. Bailey Yver Leet Orrison & Morrison Attorneys E. D. Morrison E. D Morrison Jr Morrison Bldg W. Livingston Robert Day Dept F. Morrison G.ifford Paul V. Shearer McCreedy Wendell L. Shaffep Hotel Washington Optometrists Cc. S. Lemmon John W. Lemmon Fittea—visual Training East Side Square P. L. Etter Osteopathic F. G. Livesay D. C Flowa Ave Mercury Made Motor Company North Iowa Washington, Iowa
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