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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1947

Page

2

Winfield Local Notes Highlight Visits and Events

Mrs. F L VanHorn returns to Winfield after visiting daughter Mrs Homer Lowry. Mrs Art Prat will journey for a weekend visit. Mrs Carl Crossett visited. Piano tuning by W J Kritzman at Lordsens. Ph 665.7112. Mrs Pherebe Wilkerson of Brighton on a morning business trip. Alice McDaniel home after Cedar Rapids visit and concert by Singerman d Rom berg. St Anthony Circle food sale May 10 at Marston's Skelgas. Mrs Margaret Miller heads to Iowa City for weekend visit. Class day outing in Crapo park with Burlington trip. Mrs Edward C Eicher visited Des Moines and Mark Reno family. Methodist school superintendents conference in Winfield with Miller, Shearer, Miller, Martin, and Wilson. Sensational bargains at Browns Shoes Clarks: pumps and sandals 2 00 3 00. Mrs Julia Parks of Brighton attended Pythian Sisters Mothers day party. Mother’s Day dinner rolls from Parker House Cloverleaf. Fern Pastry Shop. 71st2. Shoppers: Bernice Lonsdale Winfield Mrs R L Colthurst Ainsworth Mrs Kealin Cedar Rapids Ms Cy Birka Phoenix Ariz visiting Mt Pleasant.

Julia Parks Brighton Pythian Sisters C. G. Pickens Bernice Lonsdale Winfield R. L. Colthurst Ainsworth Kealin Cedar Rapids Cy Birka Phoenix Ariz Mt. Pleasant

County education subcommittees meet to draft extension plan

Subcommittees of the county educational extension program met at the Farm Bureau office to review problems and propose solutions across four main areas Production and Marketing Family Living Community and Public and Youth including 4-H rural youth groups and young married couples. Findings will shape next year’s extension program.

County Educational Program In Extension Farm Bureau

Bing's Plate Lunches Serve Quick Courteous Service

A local cafe offers complete plate lunches with fast service and courteous staff, emphasizing generous portions and attentive hospitality for diners seeking value and efficiency.

Bing

Needs Help When Sandy Gives Birth To Four Kittens

Wayland residents Mr. and Mrs. Clair Sodergren sought a mouser for their cafe basement after a mouse appeared. They adopted a yellow kitten named Sardy from Mrs. Andy Anderson near Olds, raised her as a mouser, then discovered she had a litter of four kittens, prompting a request for help.

Sandy Wayland Clair Sodergren Wayland Cafe Andy Anderson Olds Mouser Sodergrens Andy

Kindergarten kittens and funeral notices cross Iowa page

A jumble of local notices reports a cat producing four kittens in a household and lists several funeral and social events. Mr C A Nuss dies, services held in Burlington. neighbors visit and host gatherings. various residents attend lectures and visit relatives in nearby towns.

Elders from Two Churches Meet With Rev Spencer

Elders from the Haskins church met Sunday afternoon at the Cotter church with Presbyterian elders of Columbus Junction under Rev Spencer to discuss plans for the two churches. Vivian Booth spent Sunday afternoon and night in Crawfordstown.

Clara Godloves Haskins Haskins Cotter Church Presbyterian Church of

Visiting dealings and family guests span Iowa and Missouri

Ville hosts Olive Moore and sister with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Coon and Earnest Raymond as Sunday guests. Ella Coon’s illness prompts Mrs. M. T. Coon to travel to Iowa City. Bert Dennis and family visit Washington. Vivian Booth travels to Davenport to handle business and visit sisters Ethel Sands and Elmer Thoeming. K A Mathers and wife depart for Columbia to visit Rodney Mathers.

Vivian Booth Davenport Ethel T. L. Sands Elmer Thoeming K. A. Mathers Columbia Rodney

Superstition links father’s meat diet to child’s traits

A belief among American Indians holds that a father’s careless meat diet near a child’s birth could cause the infant to inherit physical faults and peculiarities of the animals eaten.

Two Equitable Firms Clarify Employee Status

Lee Norris of Ainsworth explains confusion between the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa. Norris remains an Equitable of Iowa employee. Mrs. George Birney will work for the other Equitable.

Lee Norris Ainsworth Equitable Life Assurance Society United States Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa George Birney Equitable Equitable of Iowa Birney

Hospital Admissions And Discharges Notice

Admitted yesterday Edw Prebyl 1025 N Second Ave for x rays Roger Fulton of Columbus Junction for x rays Today Mary Kay Stevens 604 S Iowa Ave appendectomy Emerson Dayton of Kalona medical Dismissed Mrs Merle H McDowell West Chester Today Mrs Warren Brewster Mt Pleasant Mrs Charles Bond and son of Keota Mrs Wayne Wolfe and son 1409 N Fourth Ave Charles Brown 609 N Iowa Ave

Prebyl Second Avenue Roger Fulton Columbus Junction Mary Kay Stevens Iowa Avenue Emerson Dayton Kalona Medical Warren Brewster Mt. Pleasant Charles Bond Keota Wayne Wolfe and Son Fourth Avenue Charles Brown

Steele Wins Two First Places at St Joseph

Milo Steele Jr telephoned from St Joseph Missouri that Bob Steele won first place in both the trombone solo and the baritone vocal solo at the music contest. Three Washington high students took part and no word on Ester Gerdes and Patricia Weldin contest outcomes.

Milo Steele, Jr St. Joseph Bob Steele Washington High School Ester Gerdes Patricia Weldin

Frost Fails to Spoil Widewest Fruit Crop

A late spring frost failed to harm a bumper fruit crop across the Midwest as temperatures fell to freezing but fruit escaped damage. The report, provided by United Press, notes the unexpected resilience of the yield amid cool conditions.

United Press

No Damage Reported After Southern Midwest Weather

United States Department of Agriculture offices in Chicago said no reports of damage to fruits or crops had been received after level events across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Lower Michigan last night.

Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Michigan United States Department of Agriculture Chicago

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Wolf’s Flower F. L. VanHorn Homer Lowry Art Prat Sijourney Carl Crossett W. J. Kritzman Lorden’s Pherebe Wilkerson Alice McDaniel Sizgmnmnd Romberg St. Anthony Circle Marston's Skelgas Margaret Miller Iowa City Wilh Adam Turne Burlington Crapo Park Edward C. Eicher Des Moines Mark Reno Methodist Church Fred Miller Paul Shearer Golia Miller Ralph Martin Charles R. Wilson Brown’s Brown Shoe Fit Co Parker House Fern Pastry Shop Sorden Music Co Hulda Olds of P. L. Etter Leo Embree Joe Simmering Ed Custer Charles Boland Cecelia Milwaukee Wis Eileen Hogg Belfast Ireland E. E. Ward Miss Hogg P. T. A. Bake Sale Humm Appliance Store Ezra Wittmer Madison Sleed Sa Nel Ee Cate Lao IDPA Veterans Administration Knoxville Des Moines Hospital Lloyd Davis Dainsville Max Ulrich Humboldt Wayne Milburn Mystic Jesse Robinson Carroll Nuss David Wittmer Mars Wheelock Mt. Pleasant High School Larence Henss Lester Henss Wayne McCreedy New London A. A. Jackson Kaiona Cal Clark Homer Payne Will George Hixson Isaac Conrad Spencer Albrecht Furs Albrecht Rothschild’s Nicola & Harmon Parker Sheaffer Equitable Companies Merle H. McDowell West Chester Steele V. Grall W. Lee Associa Teens Cnaius Ake W. Harwood Ecian Jewelry Store Entire Stock Coats & Suits
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