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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1952
Page
6
A Pleasant Hill column notes March snow storms bring humor as farmers and gardeners plan spring while dealing with winter hassles. It mentions baby chick appeals, radio weather chatter, home life, moving days nearby, and wartime concerns, closing with a renewal banking notice and local community updates.
A huge Republican Lincoln Day dinner drew a record turnout in Des Moines with 2,600 attendees in the theater and 2,447 meals served. Ticket sales reached 3,500 for the $25 per plate event, grossing about $87,500 before expenses. Speakers included Gov. Beardsley and Sen. Hickenlooper amid endorsements for candidate Kenneth Evans and a MacArthur reference energizing the crowd.
Democratic circles buzz over Otha D Wearin possibly entering the governor nomination race. Harold Teachout leads the effort with nomination papers circulating. If Wearin joins, Ottumwa mayor Hedel Lovell is already in, and state Sen. ALB Augustine may withdraw. Reports also suggest Lester Gillette could run for secretary of agriculture.
Louisa county mill festival returns to the Wapello school for a Friday session from afternoon through evening. Guest critics include Prof. Harold Stark of Iowa and Prof. Myron Russell of Iowa State Teachers College. Anita Rieh of Sorrison Hil will lead rural singing. A 100 voice mixed chorus, a 225 piece massed band and a festival band of Tu are featured.
Kalona plans a Sunday religious film series at 7 50 pm from March 2 through Easter. Holy Week union services rotate among Kalona churches with Good Friday service and Holy Communion. Iowa Wesleyan Choir will perform March 11 at the Kalona school auditorium. The Christian Women’s fellowship held a three feature meeting with member honors and a birthday remembrances program. Relatives report the death of Mrs. Lee D King in West Liberty Ohio.
The obituary notes a King aged 76 who lived in Katona before moving to Ohio and became Mrs. Mary Gingerich. Funeral services were held in West Liberty. Several families and guests are listed for Sunday dinners and visits, including the Pieper, Redlinger, Fry, Millice, Jackson, Peterseim, Beck, Hatchcroft, and Guengerich households, with various relatives visiting or hosting events recently.
A newlywed Iowa couple Ralph Arter 21 and his wife 17 were killed in a head on crash on highway 64 near Sycamore Illinois. The car driven by Mrs Arter collided with an oil truck driven by Darryl Johnson Maywood. The couple died instantly. a just married sign remained on the car.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists its publishers editors and staff including Shannon Co., Bruce Cowden, Charles Morris, W. J. Shannon and Howard Hazen. It states publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and provides 3 month 6 month and 1 year subscription rates for Iowa readers with postal rates and delivery notes.
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