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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
2
Crawfordsville high school junior class hosted the senior class and faculty at their annual banquet. The Oriental Garden setting featured gray crepe paper walls, Japanese lanterns, a fountain with colored lights, and tables in school colors with sailboat nut cups and tiny umbrella accents.
The scene featured larger brightly colored umbrellas around the room. Waiters and waitresses Calvin Graber Harlan Edgar Mary Twinam and Dorothy Schaefer wore attire including knee length trousers and coolix coats with stiff Chinese hats. After the banquet a program followed and the group then traveled to Washington to see a movie.
Discussion continues among fund trustees over the portion of disability payments that historically accounted for the major share of benefits. The outcome will influence future distributions and policy directions.
Mrs Edna Crile reports in Brighton that Mr and Mrs Keith Houseal of Council ...
Bluffs lease Ex Cel Locker from Norbert Flanders of Keota and move to Fisher property in south town. News includes births, travels to New Orleans, relocation of Ralph Hubbell to Brighton area, and Legion auxiliary and Women’s Council meetings in surrounding communities.
A Memphis clipping from a past century describes a madstone as a yellow stone rubbed over a mad dog bite to prevent hydrophobia. The item reflects a folkloric remedy once circulated in local papers.
The welfare fund for soft coal miners will restart monthly pension checks of 100 dollars to retired miners next month under tighter rules after financial trouble last year. It has begun mailing 1000 dollar death benefits to dependents of deceased miners and 325 burial allowances to locals of miners with no dependents.
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