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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1948
Page
6
Local notes report visits by Mr. and Mrs. Schlatter to Sigourney and the Harper family, Truth Miller in Hedrick for Easter with relatives, and many residents traveling or hosting guests. Fur coat storage offered by Rothschild's. taxes due with April 1 penalty. Community events include a prize drawing at Speedway store and a bakery sale of gas range. Several college students and faculty are mentioned with upcoming classes and campus activities.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a high of $23.25 noted for hog markets. Tomorrow will be cloudy and warmer as conditions shift.
Local social roundup reports visits from Al Libbie Ella and Elsie Mu sil of Washington who spent the weekend in Chicago and relatives in the area. Grinnell and Parsons College students Jean and John Freshwaters visited, with Ruth Gibson also a guest. Des Moines residents Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Johnston visited with Mrs. Johnston’s parents. The notice also promotes a North 6th Ave acre property and a Davenport Easter visit by Mrs. Charley Grayson and her sons with return of Mr. Grayson.
At the hospital admitted today are Fred Radda from route 4 for surgery. On Saturday Mr and Mrs Omer Adams of Keota welcomed a son at 8 38 pm. Yesterday Mr and Mrs Walter Greiner of South English welcomed a daughter at 1 28 pm. Dismissals include Mrs Harry A Hamilton yesterday and Mrs Don Maxwell today. Mrs Harold Bontrager of Winfield is also listed today.
Mr and Mrs Robert H Heitzman returned home Thursday after a four week visit with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Guy Seringbele in Los Angeles California They toured Catalina Island and spent several days in San Francisco on the return trip Riverside observes the travel notes from March 26
Members and two guests gathered at Mrs William Esmebel in Riverside for an afternoon of needlework and socializing. Refreshments were served by the hostess with help from Mrs Joseph Knebel and Mrs Fitzsimmons.
Col. Frank L. Howley says Soviet forces enable a reign of terror in Berlin by backing the Socialist Unity Party. He asserts mass arrests and suppression prevent non Communist parties from operating effectively in the Soviet sector.
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