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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1947
Page
6
Mrs. Sadee McAvoy reported a car stolen from in front of a beauty parlor. The vehicle was recovered southeast of the square with the gasoline tank nearly empty.
A brief note praises Mrs Stover for making soft center chocolate covered mints and suggests they will please mothers.
Riverside items report the Willing Workers club meeting hosted by Mrs. Anna Krotz with quilting and refreshments. Upcoming May 28 session will host Mrs. J M Soukup. Sixth to eighth graders announce magazine drive earning $219.20 for a Philco radio phonograph.
Andy Hardy returns from the Army in the postwar comedy Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as he announces plans to marry Kay Wilson. The Hardy family reacts with shock then support as Lina Romay’s Isabel Gonzales enters and persuades Andy to move on. Bonita Granville stars as Kay with Lewis Stone Fay Holden and Sara Haden in supporting roles.
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies with scattered light showers tonight. Fair conditions expected tomorrow.
The Ezra Smith family joined Mr. and Mrs. John Young and family for a Wednesday evening dinner to celebrate Johnnie Young’s fourth birthday. Several neighbors and relatives attended including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schulty, Don ald Smith, Lee Jones, the Christner family, and the Dawsons. Supper followed later, with multiple visits and local activity noted around Summit and Lexington.
Regular polishing keeps silver bright using a standard paste liquid or powder polish. The piece mentions Romay as a sultry rumba queen and Dorothy Ford as a high comedy co ed in a jitter bug routine with Andy, noting Miss Ford's head start on going places.
Ready to wear Hel icopter Manford Wilcox visited Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Ed Rees and daughters were Muscatine shoppers Tuesday. Ted Davis Sampatrick families from Columbus Junction visited Antoine Finke home Sunday. Joan Maxwell weekend visitor at Lisle Maxwell home and Weslayan College student. Clarence Booth and Richard of Washington visited Robert Henderson home Tuesday. Lisle Maxwell attended senior class play at Olds Friday night.
E W Monson and family from Los Angeles spent a week in Crawfordsville visiting Earl Monson and relatives. The party joined other local residents in Burlington and was followed by various calls and hospital news including Karen Rhea’s illness and measles.
Elizabeth Mills of Waters loo will direct a daily vacation Bible school at Columbus high school from May 19 through June 6. Sessions run 9 am to 12 pm for five-year-olds to high school seniors with local teachers and helpers. Parents should provide transportation as buses won’t run.
Agriculture remains the nation’s largest industry with over eight million workers on farms. Each farmer supports at least one additional job in processing, wholesaling, transport, or retailing agricultural products.
Tests show palladium and platinum retain their white color, outperforming so called white golds in tarnish resistance according to a jewelry study.
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