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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1948
Page
6
Proceedings list payments to individuals for salaries and livestock. Records show numerous maintenance, supply, and fuel purchases from local firms and suppliers. Debits include refunds, hospital items, fuel, lumber, and various repairs, with notable line items for sheep, cattle, and dairy products.
On motion the following claims were approved including miscellaneous expenses from Postmasters and merchants such as Washington Fruit Market and Winthrop Stearns. A $200 appropriation was set for Washington County Beekeepers Assn expenses. Resigned hospital board member Harry J. Donaldson was replaced by Robert Wiley. February 1948 county home report approved and adjournment noted.
Mr and Mrs Lee Norris and Harry Hazelett returned home Sunday evening from a business trip to Phoenix Arizona. They drove via Tucson and visited Si and Father Trotter and Mrs Nita Neiswanger in Tucson. Si is improving and able to work daily. They plan to return to Ainsworth in April.
Attendees at Lacour evangelistic services included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Regier Mrs. Lizzie Widmer and Harlan at the Washington Methodist church. District basketball tournament drew many locals to Burlington on Wednesday and Saturday. Joe Voeglin visited from Toefield Alberta. Edward Stoutner left for Allison Butler county for work. The compass originated in China and guided navigation with the pole star influence noted.
In Noble on March 10 the annual Noble consolidated school district election produced 22 votes. Leonard Leichty won a director seat for five years, replacing Milton Nebel, while Elmer Graber won a three year term replacing Albert Graber. Also elected were two county board of education members.
Mr and Mrs James Stoopes and their son of Washington were reported as visiting, with no additional details provided on目的 or duration.
Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker sale barn. Livestock sales every Wednesday at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction Iowa. Livestock sales every Thursday at Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa. Livestock Sale every Tuesday at 1 00 p m Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Iowa. Livestock Sale every Monday at Hi Dollar Sales Company Sigourney Iowa.
The state of Pennsylvania was not named to honor its founder William Penn. Penn claimed he proposed Sylvania, and the king added Penn to honor the founder’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn.
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