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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1946

Page

5

Wittmer Families Visit Parental Home in Havre

The Havre column notes Virgil Wittmer and Kay Wittmer of Burlington and Dwight Wittmer with Wayne of Mt. Pleasant visiting the parental Wittmer home over the weekend. Other locals listed as callers include the Witmers family and many neighbors. The piece records social visits and mentions Mrs. Wittmer's weeklong bedstay.

Lewis Hering Havre Virgil Wittmer Kay Burlington Dwight Wittmer Wayne Mt. Pleasant Wittmer

Merrimac Flu Outbreak Affects Local Families

At Merrimac Mrs. Carl Amrine reports several residents sick with influenza. Earl Smith Minnie Crile and Frank Smith improved but Frank was hospitalized at Fairfield. Alvin Beale and son Kenneth also ill. Roy Duttweiler Donna and Mrs. Glenn Schafer visited their sister Mrs. Jesse over the weekend.

Merrimac Earl Smith Minnie Crile Frank Smith Frank Fairfield Alvin Beale Kenneth Roy Duttweiler Donna Glenn Schafer Jesse

Brighton News Roundup May Day Notes

Don Gowey has been quite sick. Floyd Jones was a Washington caller Friday. Farmers begun to plant corn. Mrs Earl Neal entertained women at a Stanley party Friday. Mr and Mrs Leonard Fritz and children were Fairfield callers Saturday. Kosmer and Clara Borkos kt.

Brighton Don Gowey Floyd Jones Washington Earl Neal

Pocket Radio A Goes Into Production In 12-Ounce Case

A shirt pocket radio compact as a cigarette case will enter production. It weighs 12 ounces and uses 4 inch tubes with a hear ing aid style earpiece speaker. Washington callers reported Tuesday. Beets noted as among the oldest cultivated vegetables dating back to ancient times.

Time to focus: rapid recognition spans fractions of a second

A psychologist notes that the average person can bring an object into clear focus in about one seventh of a second. This rapid visual processing underpins everyday tasks such as reading, driving, and sports, highlighting the efficiency of the human perceptual system.

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