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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1946
Page
6
Riverside May 4 The St Mary's High School glee club and three other groups will travel to Davenport next week to take part in the festival on May 9 and 10. Members in the glee club are:
County officers listed include County Attorney John Owen County Auditor Stan Kiesey County Clerk R. R. Noonan County Engineer W. P. Rawn County Welfare Director Mrs Payne Marshall County Recorder Mrs Harriet Coulter County Sheriff Harold Putnam County Treasurer W E Howell County Superintendent of Schools Lester B Krabill County Coroner Dr W S Kyle County Supervisors Ned Morrow Clarence Fulton Arthur Wiley Washington Independent School District Superintendent M M Schell Principal of Junior High Miss Ethel McCreedy School Board President Marion George Secretary C P Weldin Richard A Stewart Henry B Bailey B F Bostwick Jr Harry Ramseyer Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M Regular meeting First Friday of each month Merle R Green W M A W Tard Secretary
Reno Droll Paul Rummelhart John Muller Edward Brophy El mer Waldschmidt Louis Case El mer Schneider tenors George Case Bernard Kinsey Vincent Simon William Schneider Robert Bushek Robert Libenguth Richard Schneider basses Lucille Simon Mary Simon Jeanne Ryan Irene Schnoebelen Arlene Lorack Edna Hopping Thelda Knebel Norma Stransky Dorothy Muller Rita Thomann Anna Mae Dutler Roberta Wie land Kathleen O Conner Lois Schnoebelen Vivian Metz Marie Thomann Theresa Cooney Shirley Mae Wieland sopranos Ernestine Bulger Gladys Hopping Mary Rita Shradel Shirley Knebel Mary E Shebek Margaret Lintz Rose Brophy Janelle Ruth
The notice lists train numbers and routes for Bee Line Taxi Co and C B Q C & ST P & P lines including Westbound No 3 Golden State Limited No 11 Southwest Express No 43 and others with daily or Sunday exceptions. Agents Lewis Goodlander R B Haight and L R Carbee are noted as station agents with arrival and departure times for mixed and local trains.
Bus numbers 3 13 7 4 8 10 depart Washington for Chicago and other cities including Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mt. Pleasant Ft Madison Macomb Quincy Oskaloosa Knoxville Indianola Kansas City and Winfield Morning and evening times listed Depot at 107 W 2nd sells tickets for entire coast to coast trips. Winga's North Side Cafe also an agent.
Altos Patricia Shebek Judy Hart Dorothy Stransky Shirley Fesler and Helena Cooney will sing in the Davenport diocese Catholic high schools concert. The choir will perform To Thee O Country by Julius Eichberg and My Creed by Garrett Clarke with Judy Hart Dorothy Stransky and Jeanne Ryan named as players for the evening. Mrs Lucille Alcorn and son Glenn Jr have moved to Venita Oklahoma for an indefinite stay while living with her mother-in-law Mrs May Alcorn. Mrs William OLoughlin of Riverside recovers in Mercy hospital Iowa City after a major operation.
A Prairie Flower report notes Jean and Esther Smith, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Smith, spent Easter in Tokyo with church services at a hospital chapel, lunch, and hours of visiting. Each received a home package quickly. one arrived in eleven days, the other in ten. Cedar Rapids visitors Mr. Wayne Knapp and Mr. Raymond Whisler from Washington were also in town.
Salem residents Willard Givin and son visited FE Smith’s home. Families from Mt. Vernon to Riverside joined and hosted gatherings. Baptismal services were held at Prairie Flower Baptist with Rev. Harold Day officiating. Stud ent Pastor Merle Booth attended. Various visits, travels, and upcoming nuptials noted across Cedar Rapids to Lone Tree communities.
Riverside records show Mr and Mrs Zeno Knebel entertaining relatives at their southeast Riverside home on May 3. Guests included Mrs Elizabeth Knebel Hills Mr and Mrs Donald Maple and children Donald and Rosemary of Columbus Junction and others from Solon Washington and Riverside.
Marion Stransky and Lester Ferguson are building a cross fence on their Pilotburg farm as plowing nears completion. Neighbors assist with vaccination of pigs and other farm tasks. Community notes illness of Loran Howsare’s infant, a visit by Early Flynn, a death in the Moore family, and Harold Maas in navy hospital.
North Carolina remains a leading hub for tobacco product manufacturing with more than half of all U S produced there, reflecting the state's strong industry presence and output.
A new telephonic system uses carrier radio signals on rural power lines to link farmers to telephone service. Tests in Arkansas and Alabama show feasibility with couplers on poles and small devices near phones. Bell Labs and REA began experiments in 1938 to reach far of grid families and many electrified farms.
Brighton residents report Mr and Mrs Charles Duke will travel to Long Beach California to visit granddaughter Mrs Lawrence. The notice mentions Mrs Wohlrab and Lt Wohlrab formerly Janice Woodhouse living with the grandparents.
A 1830s US silk movement failed due to unsuitable silkworm varieties. California’s climate may support three annual crops versus Japan’s one, while Texas sericulture grows as a community effort with Mineral Wells oversubscribing a fund. Other states show potential for profitable silk culture.
The one man operated air blast sprayer by F. E. Myers & Bro. Co. Ashland Ohio reduces weight and length. Cypress tank resists corrosion. Push button control helps regulate spray accuracy for orchard work.
Hundreds of cows and other livestock die annually from licking paint on buildings. Cows crave lead in most paints, says the American Veterinary Medical association. Herds dig into trash to reach discarded paint cans with fatal results after the paint dries.
The article argues that one main reason adapted hybrid corns outyield open pollinated varieties is the absence of barren stalks in hybrid corn, suggesting reliability in production and harvest.
The hymn Gloria in Excelsis has been sung for more than 1,500 years, marking a long tradition in liturgical music and church service.
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