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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1946
Page
6
Crawfordsville school band will perform at a band festival in New London on March date. Mary W. Packer notes the event in Crawfordsville with local students set to join the festival schedule.
County officers including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Shawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Harriet Coulter County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Treasurer W E Howell County Supt of Schools Lester B Krabill County Coroner Dr W S Kyle County Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Chiropractors Dr Chas C Brown Neurocalometer Service phone 102 Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell Principal Ethel McCreedy School Board members listed Washington Lodge No 26 A M & A M regular meeting first Friday Merle R Green W M A W Yard Quarters
About 300 players from Olds Ainsworth Mediapolis Winfield New London and Brigh ton will perform with each band playing solo then all together a Burlington critic judge will critique each act Postpone Church Dinner The Presbyterian church meeting and supper scheduled for March 20 is postponed to March 27 and the missionary society meeting will be omitted due to illness Mr and Mrs Homer Bill and Mrs Wille Zeuch visited their ill mother Mrs Mildred Fishburn who is improving after a serious condition
To ensure tasteless ice, wash trays with soap and water after every defrost. Rinse thoroughly, then scald and dry before refilling.
An OCR filled page outlines Bee Line Jani and Burlington schedules with routes to Iowa City Cedar Rapids Washington Mt. Pleasant Fort Madison Macomb Quincy and other points. It lists departure and arrival times for multiple No. trains and buses, agent names, and notes on sleeping car stops and ticket purchases.
A compact guide on building a small greenhouse and hotbeds using standard sash. Recommends southern exposure, windbreak protection, and a heat source from coal wood or hot water. Describes differences between hotbeds cold frames and greenhouses and notes electricity as frost insurance.
Brighton in March 25 election features E. M. Elmore and Lorne McNeese vying for mayor. Elmore heads a 6-member town ticket. McNeese leads a citizen slate with several council candidates. Nominations are not listed for assessor, treasurer, or park commissioner.
At a P. E. O. Chapter A 2 meeting officers for the coming year were elected: President Myrtle Helmick, Vice President C D Cooper, Recording Secretary L B White, Corresponding Secretary Nell Engel, Treasurer W O Schafer, Chaplain J L K McAfee, Guard L A Horton. Residents James and Nat Birt of Fairfield visit their daughter Mrs Rudolph, recently returned from Ottumwa hospital. Edward McAfee, 72, dies in Chariton after asthma and heart attack. son L E McAfee travels there with family. Joyce Ann McAfee to stay with grandparents Wm and Florence Spencer.
Richard Arnold of Rock Island opened the Arnold cafe Saturday, reopening the business closed since Floyd Arnold's death in an auto accident on March 8. Roger Arnold, injured in the same crash, was moved from Muscatine to the Lutheran hospital in Moline as his mother recovers from surgery. Mrs. Ora Paxson of Richland visits Supt. B. H. Paxson and family.
The piece notes that light plain or striped wallpaper makes a room seem larger, while bold patterns and dark colors create the impression of a smaller space.
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