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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1949

Page

2

Brenneman and Fulton Kids Visit Davisons

Deborah Brenneman Jo Ann and Teddy Fulton spent Saturday afternoon with Karen Larry and Kenneth Davidson Joyce and Robert Kleese at a young people rally of the Methodist church in Burlington Joyce Kleese joined a West Chester class trip to Ottumwa Sunday. Charles list of neighbors and local families attending gatherings across Franklin and surrounding areas.

W. V. Durst Franklin Deborah Brenneman Jo Ann Teddy Fulton Karen Larry Kenneth Davidson Joyce Robert Kleese Methodist Church Burlington Everette Coon Lewis Coon Eula Mae Ottumwa Homer Brinning Richard Bonnie Robert James Stoops YMCA Charlene Romine Bonnie Brinning Washington Joyce Kleese West Chester William Bash North of Weisman W. W Donald Disney John Kiene Duane Kenneth Marion Stransky Pilotsburg Gilbert Mills R. H. Fulton Clarence Fulton Crawfordsville Teddy

Washington Chapter Shines at State FFA Convention

Washington chapter sent members to the State FFA Convention at Cedar Rapids April 21 to 23. Members John Beliel Harry Duensing and Donald Meyer competed in final events while the chapter earned second in its program of work and third in the scrapbook. Delegates included Jim Redlinger Donnie Rich and advisor Frank Lee with other attendees Richard Kennedy Duane Thompson Ronald Sheetz Duane Martin and Melvin Snyder.

Washington Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids John Beliel Harry Duensing Donald Meyer Jim Redlinger Donnie Rich Richard Kennedy Duane Thompson Ronald Sheetz Duane Martin Melvin Snyder Frank Lee FFA WMT Hampton T Hall Jessie Parker Roosevelt and Montrose

Manford Rabenolds Welcome Sunday Callers in North Xenia

Mrs. Glen Lord reports visitors from Moline Illinois and Columbus Junction at the Manford Rabenold home in North Xenia. Community members attended a school exhibit at Ainsworth school Wednesday night showing student handiwork. Easter gatherings included the Wagenknechts in Washington and Clinton area.

Glen Lord North Xenia Frank Parrish I. B. Rabenold Moline Ill Edgar Rabenold Columbus Junction Manford Rabenold Ainsworth Anna Wagenknecht Lou Rudy Wagenkne

Dreamer on the Wharf A Skipper’s Caribbean Dream

A tall, hungry young visitor in Miami with salt spray dreams hears of a coastal schooner named Maenad. The skipper, a New Yorker, describes long Caribbean runs from Trinidad to Barbados and Barbuda, sparking the youth’s wistful wish to sail and roam horizons.

Miami New Yorker Islands Maenad Tom Latimer Blossom Charley Noble Tom St. Vincent the Grenadiers Martinique Trinidad Barbados Caribbean Islands Tahitis Horizons

Duty Becomes A Habit In A Bitter Day

Mr Diggles struggles with guilt over a dangerous prescription while Dr Price’s new methods threaten his livelihood. A bitter storm rages as Diggles confronts the line between duty and danger, and the two men circle a dangerous error in care.

Diggles Dr. Price Mr. Diggles Mr. Venables M* Diggles

Hospital Admission Notes Show Hartman and Ross Entries

Yesterday Mrs. Eg Hartman was admitted for a surgical case in the city. Today Mrs. Maude Ross was admitted in the city.

Eg. Hartman City, Surgical Maude Ross City

Surgical Dismissal Report Names Mrs George McGuire Family

Surgical dismissed today listing Mrs George McGuire and daughter from city with baby Sletto and transfer to University hospital in Iowa City.

George McGuire City Sletto Tal Iowa City

Birthday Fun For a Five Year Old

Joe Skubal and Johnny celebrated five with an early fishing trip to Edgewater with Gramp Mathers. They fished, cooked a small five- candle cake at camp, and returned with three fish for the water tank.

John Skubal Round Grove Joe Johnny Gramp Mathers Edgewater Cone Leann Colton

Number of Strikes Increasing as Unions Seek Fourth Round Pay Hike

Labor disputes idle more than 60,000 workers as unions press for a fourth round of pay raises. The Bendix strike in South Bend idled 7,500, triggering plant slowdowns at Hudson, Nash, Packard, and Kaiser-Frazer. In New York area and beyond, other plant stoppages and a long siege for higher wages mark a nationwide wave in early May 1949.

United Press Bendix Aviation South Bend Ind Bendix Nash Milwaukee Kenosha Wis Packard Detroit Kaiser-Frazer Willow Run Mich New York City Singer Manufacturing Company Elizabeth N. J CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Atlanta Georgia Power Company Philadelphia Philco Corp United Electrical Workers New York United Automobile Workers American Machinery and Foundry Co River Rouge Ford Reuther Local 600 Rouge

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