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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
6
Mr and Mrs John Kiene observed their eighth wedding anniversary with a dinner at Franklin after Friday and Sunday celebrations. Mrs W V Durst reports the local observance in Franklin.
Military and city officials listed alongside varied rail and bus timetables. Trains and buses connect Davenport to Chicago Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt. Pleasant Fort Madison and Kansas City with multiple daily departures and a central depot at 107 W 2nd. Tickets sold locally.
S LEMMON and JOHN W LEMMON present a visual training session at East Side Square. The event promotes specialized instruction and demonstrations for local residents seeking improved sight and focus.
The document lists county officers including County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk R Noonan County Engineer W P Rawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne and others. It also names Marshall County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Treasurer W E Howell and County Supt of Schools Dr W S Kyle. Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell Principal Ethel McCreedy School Board members Marion George C Welda m Richard Stewart Henry Bailey B F Bostwick Jr Harry Ramseyer. Washington Lodge No 26 AF and AM holds regular meetings first Friday monthly with W M Merle R Green and secretary Aa W Yard.
Household celebrations fill the page as relatives gather for dinners and weddings. The hostess aunt’s June 28 to July 4 celebration coincides with a civic event, with visits from family in Kalona Wellman Cedar Rapids and Ainsworth amid plans for a special chamber of commerce program and a plane visit confirmed by Rep. Cunningham.
The timetable lists No. 3 Golden State Limited and No. 4 Golden State Limited stopping in Washington for sleeping car and California passengers, with No. 11 and No. 13 Southwest Express and No. 43 California daily regular stops and times through Kansas City, Seattle, and beyond.
A P-80 Shooting Star jet will be displayed as a featured attraction at the Century fair in Des Moines Iowa in May. The jet will be showcased to visitors alongside other exhibits and demonstrations.
The word alcohol traced to its origins as powder and its journey from Arabic for a pigment powder used in cosmetics. It notes how the term shifted to describe the intoxicating spirit science and culture studied over time.
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