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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1949
Page
8
Roy Raymond of Washington was treated at Washington county hospital for minor cuts and bruises after his car overturned on the county farm road west of Washington last night.
A tip suggests rubbing vinegar on clotheslines before hanging laundry in winter to reduce sticking and freezing. This advice promotes easier drying and removal of garments when temperatures drop.
An old drugstore advertisement claims daily bile flow of about two pints aids digestion. It warns of constipation and sour mood if bile is blocked and touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as the remedy, priced 33 cents at drugstores.
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and tomorrow with light snow tonight. The report tops with hog market price listed at 21.75.
Radar used in war to detect planes and ships extended into storms. Today scientists use radar to map a two mile circle around a weather station in Wilmington Ohio to study weather patterns and fog conditions.
Mr and Mrs Keith Willis and their daughter Sherry have returned from a four month stay in Fresno California due to Mrs Willis health. They are visiting at the home of Mrs Willis parents Mr and Mrs Rh H Trace. Glenn Willits of Indianola spent Tuesday night at the Horton home and left Wednesday with Mrs Willits who had spent ten days with her parents.
Rubio visited Sunday at the Roy Eshelman home with Mr and Mrs Frank Smith and daughters Ruth and Myrna along with Clara Smith and Minnie Crile of Wayland. Larry Kientz five month old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Kientz returned home Wednesday after bronchial pneumonia treatment at Washington hospital. Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith moved to the late Henry Shappy farm and Wilber Stehr of Fairfield came to the vacated Smiths place. Stehr will work for Robert Kientz. Alvin Beale and son Kenneth visited Sunday with the George Miller family of Libertyville.
Delta Alpha Sunday school class met Wednesday evening with Mrs. Max Kauffman. Dorcas society held an all day sewing for relief Thursday at Rev. and Mrs. Mullett's home.
Horton group met at Mrs. George Statler home Monday evening. Mrs. Harold Gertzen is a patient at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. Supt and Mrs. C E Darnielle attended the funeral in Memphis Missouri for George Darnielle Army Air Corps member killed in Italy.
Mrs Amrine reports Merlyn and Mrs Anderson of Germanville and their six pound nine ounce daughter Mare born March 12 at Memorial hospital in Mt Pleasant. The report continues with Mr and Mrs Cloyd Watson of
A town gathering filled the noon hour with a covered dish meal as the W S C S group met with Mrs O C Boshart. Twenty three members and three guests attended, with Mrs Warren Bergh leading the business session and Mrs Will Magdefrau and Mrs Carl Hensley contributing devotions and a labor problems discussion respectively. Social hour followed. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Jim Boshart Lave rented the apartment above the State bank, vacated by Jim Magdefrau. The Zihlmans moved to a farm six miles northwest of Mt Pleasant. Brooks and Emery McGuire rented the vacated farm and keep Bach er's Hall. Ice cream and cake surprised Mr and Mrs Ed Wenger for their 45th wedding anniversary. Floyd Stilwell spent the weekend in Douds. Mrs Dennis Graber and new son are home from Henry County Hospital with Maletta Yoder helping. Sherm Umphrey underwent surgery at McCleary Hospital in Excelsior Springs and is recovering. Mary Ruth Liechty visited the Paul Liechty home for the weekend. Kate Witting spent days with the Johnny Mast family.
Local notes list visits and family gatherings in Crawfordsville and nearby towns. Families featured include Millers, Lowes, Rayords, Yohe, White, Timmons, Stoner, Piper, Medlroy, Maxwell, Stewart, Huston, Coates, Blankenhorn, and Will Duncan illness.
The average corn yield across the United States from 1937 through 1946 stood at 31.4 bushels per acre. This long-term measure reflects nationwide agricultural productivity during the late 1930s and World War II era, as farmers faced varying weather and policy influences.
In a reminiscence from farm life a woman brings a roll of butter to a grocer and complains a mouse fell into her cream can. The tracer then weighs two pounds and pockets a premium of six cents, leaving Harve Wilson as the observer in this old time incident.
The Evening Journal announces Today's Smile is adopted by Mace Motor Co and invites readers to mail smiles for 50 cents per accepted contribution. Submissions must be mailed to Today's Smile c o The Journal with no phone calls and may be edited or rejected.
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