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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1950
Page
7
Editorials discuss sin and faith, seasonal weather, and social duties. It notes Arise and be baptized, comments on home elder care plans for Washington County, praises Des Moines city manager plan, and ends with a call for a balanced federal budget with less group demand.
Mr and Mrs Alex Zosuk and their two boys Edwin and Ivan, the first displaced family from Germany in Louisa county, live at the Boyd Boysen farm near Cairo. They arrived in the United States a year ago after time in Denmark Iowa Edwin, eight, attends Wa pello schools and progressed from first to third grade as he learned English while settling in the region.
A note from Martha Butler lists Mr. and Mrs. Charles Billings observing their 42nd wedding anniversary on March 25. Also mentioned are Don Jamison visiting en route to Rapid City, Milo Steele cabin sale to M B Horack, and local moves.
When you lighten a color with white you create a tint. Adding black creates a shade. Mixing both black and white yields a tone or grayed color.
Kalona Idris club members attended a Wellman ALC Club gathering March 20 at Mrs. Albert Yoder’s home. Speaker Aft ton Smith from the University of Iowa spoke on child welfare, followed by refreshments with St Patrick motif. Other activities included a Ladies Evening Bridge Club meeting with prizes awarded to members and guests.
Mr and Mrs C B Mooney hosted a March birthday dinner at their Wellman home for Leroy Moomey who observed his 99th birthday. Guests included Charles Livesay Wayne Wasson family Harold Morgan Clair Grout Weldon Yoder and Moomey relatives. The note also mentions Mrs Harry Jirsa’s newborn daughter at Washington hospital and Mrs Gordon Miller returning home near Kalona.
The Washington Evening Journal lists Washington Iowa as its base with staff roles including R K Shannon managing editor Dave R Elder business manager Bruce C Cowden editor and others. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 and provides subscription rates for in state and out of state readers with details on mail and carrier pricing.
Glenn Paker of Katona News underwent major surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and is confined at home. Over the weekend Mr and Mrs George Fry and Daryl visited the Fry family in Story City along with Mr and Mrs Earl Fry and Mrs H J Bigelow.
The first railroad gauge standardization was virtually completed in 1886 at four feet eight and a half inches, establishing a uniform width for track gauges across expanding networks.
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