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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1948

Page

2

Glicks Plan San Francisco Visit and Local Events

Mr and Mrs I E Glick plan a Friday departure to San Francisco to visit their son and daughter in law Chief Yeoman and Mrs Lester Glick and meet granddaughter Diedre born in November. They will tour Los Angeles and Kansas City and return after about a month. Also noted is a frozen food demonstration at State Theater on Monday April 5 at 2 30 pm with free prizes.

I. E. Glick San Francisco Calif Chief Yeoman Lester Glick Diedre Los Angeles State Theater Mon Smart Implement Co T-H Clarence Goodwin Moline Ill Jimmie Dean Lutheran Hospital Jimmie Clifford Goodwin

Shoppers and visitors at Washington Monday

Local shoppers included Mrs. Everette Huber and Mrs. Pat Tobin while Cc. S. McDowell and Henry Riggleman visited on business. City officials warn garbage violations will be prosecuted under the Sanitary Code.

Everette Huber Near Wellman Pat Tobin Ainsworth Cc. S. McDowell Des Moines Henry Riggleman Chicago Washington Lawity Council

Easter visits and relocations noted in regional updates

Guests and residents from Saginaw to Des Moines travel and visit relatives in Washington and Ottumwa. Harold Boyd moves his law office upstairs over Benteco. several families pass through for Easter visits. Local shoppers respond to an Easter clearance at Brown's Shoe Fit offering 125 pairs of dresses shoes and wedgies with final sale terms.

Harold Boyd Benteco Albert Lay

Don’t Fence It In

Farmers overtighten woven wire fences, a problem affecting nearly forty percent of fences as metal strands snap and become ineffective.

Invention of the Telephone Confirmed at Boston

Alexander Graham Bell verified the electric speaking telephone in Boston on June 2, 1875. This date is commonly accepted as the invention date.

Alexander Graham Bell Boston

National Fur Take

One sixth of fur bearing animals are raised in captivity with silver fox and mink. Louisiana leads US fur production with 8.5 million pelts in the past season. Over 8 million muskrats come from Louisiana coastal and delta marshes, followed by Minnesota 1.9 million Texas 1.058 million and Ohio 957 thousand.

United States Louisiana Minnesota Texas Ohio

Grave to the Unknown Indian Maintained at Mt Auburn

A grave marked Unknown Indian is cared for at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton Massachusetts, preserving a historic burial site.

Mt. Auburn Hopkinton Mass

Mrs. Willis H. Wood Taken at Fairfield

Mrs. Willis H. Wood 42 of Fairfield died suddenly from a heart attack Sunday afternoon March 28 at three o'clock. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Craft and survived by her husband three sons John Bobby and Teddy and her mother Mrs. Craft. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two o'clock at Hawkins funeral home Fairfield.

Willis H. Wood Fairfield Wood John Craft John Bobby Teddy Craft Frank Low Washington Hawkins

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