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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1947

Page

7

May Festival Planned at St Mary's on Sunday

Riverside reports a May festival will be held Sunday evening May 11 on church grounds. Rev. Thomas Wolfe announces parish members sponsor the event with Reno Kron as general chairman and Francis Baschnagel as general treasurer. Various committees oversee refreshments games and entertainment with numerous volunteers named.

Riverside Thomas Wolfe Reno Kron Francis Baschnagel Robert Kiefer John Gase Nivonii Dautremont Thomas Bowstead Mary Catherine Simon Mary Rice Dorothy Muller Constance Pailliotet Lois Schnoebelen Rita Ruth Jack Muller Jack Mottet Walter Droll Alvin Yeggy Robert Schneider Louis Pailliotet Leroy Muller Jack Kron Leonard Armbruster John R. Yeggey Eleanor Ruth Norma Rose Stransky Joan Schnoebelen Alberta Kleppfer Peter F. Schneider Roberta Wieland Vernita Droll Marie Thomann Rita Thomann Mary Shebek Shirley Knebel Dorothy Stransky Vivian Metz Grounds—Omer Waldschmidt Albert Rose Albert Kron William Streb Edward Veggy Elmo Heitzman Dautremont Brothers

St Marys PTA Hosts Fathers Night In Riverside Hall

Sunday event by St Marys School PTA drew about fifty attendees. Dr James Baumann spoke on the History of Medicine and Rev Thomas Wolfe gave a brief talk. Euchre and pinochle followed with winners named. refreshments served by Mrs Ryan and Mrs Vesgy. Nearby visits and birthday celebrations noted among area families.

Parent-Teachers Association of St. Mary's School James Baumann Riverside Thomas L. Wolfe Mary Schnosbelen Rudolph Simon Clarence Runh_melhart John Gase Tr. A. Ryan John R. Vesgy Dorothy Fitzsimmons Ardean Norbert J. Dautremont Lester McGune Baby Karl Baron Cedar Rapids V. Dautremont Lloyd Hopping Hoping Mary O'Conner Washington Joseph Krotz Anthony Malichky Richmond Valley School Cleo Burich Alva Bell Gone Joyce Bell Oral Rath Orville Gerot Connie Rath Ronnie Gerot Albert C. Schulze East Moline LeRoy Hardy Guy Beringhele R. H. Heitman Moline Illinois B. J. Unferth

Livestock market report from Chicago with varied bids

Markets show hogs steady to higher on most weights up to 260 pounds with top near 25.00. cattle and calves active with steers 21.00 to 25.75 and yearlings around 24.25 to 24.50. canners and cutters 12.00 to 13.75. vealers 26.00. sheep about 500 head with lambs 21.75 to 22.00 and ewes around 9.00 to 10.50.

Chicago USDA

Poultry and Eggs Markets Reported In Chicago

Chicago markets show poultry trucks steady with no price change. Eggs total 17 075 cases with firmer receipts and varied lots including extras and standards. current receipts and dirties listed with mixed totals.

Chicago

Grain Range Moves as Wheat and Corn Prices Fluctuate

In Chicago on May 9, grain quotes show wheat May at 267% and July 226%, with September 219%. Prices edge up and down as markets digest demand signals. In Davenport, Mrs. G Q Patterson and her husband are mentioned with local social notes. Riverside postmaster John R Shebek returns home from Morey hospital in Town City, recovering from pneumonia.

Chicago G. QO. Patterson Davenport Riverside John R. Shebek Morey Hospital Town City

Fragmentary financial figures from an old market page

Opaque sequences of percentages and numbers for months May July Sept and Dec with scattered letters. The readable items include oats and various percentage values, offering little clear context or events.

Local News and Community Notices

Mrs. Robert Porter starts work at Helnan's. P T A Bake Sale Saturday May 10. Visitors include Mr and Mrs William McConaughy and son Steven from Chicago, Mary McConaughy from Des Moines, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kozak from Davenport visiting Mrs E M McConaughy and aunt Helen Fulton. May 20 sale of household roads. Rev A E Diddaras 303 South 2nd.

William McConaughy Steven Chicago Mary McConaughy Des Moines Lawrence Kozak Davenport E. M. McConaughy Helen Fulton Wm. McConaughy Miss McConaughy A. E. Diddaras South

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