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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1950
Page
5
Livestock market prices show hog sales 9 000 head salable with moderate activity and steady to strong bids for butchers and sows with top at 19 75 per cwt. Cattle and calves offer 6 500 steers and 500 calves with varying grades and gains from 25 to 50 cents. Sheep feeding, lambs and ewes show lighter activity with bids down slightly on good to choice western lambs and ewes around 13.00 and lower for heavy ewes.
West Chester May 8 hosts Mr and Mrs Eugene Engle welcomed the Young Adults group as Rev Arthur Peters led a session on Building the Home. The Peterses and Rev and Mrs Estep plan to attend the Southern Baptist convention in Chicago this week. Several local families are mentioned in social notes including preparations for a May 26 auction to fund band uniforms and various visits and illnesses among townspeople.
William Knerr 92 died Wednesday at Jefferson County Home. Funeral services were held Friday at Monger Funeral Home in Fairfield with Rev. Edward Viper presiding. Burial in Union Cemetery near Germanville. Survived by nephews and nieces. previously lived on a Four Corners farm and with sister Mrs. George Paul.
Brighton May 8 junior senior banquet at Hotel Turner Fairfield featured Gypsy Life theme. Lola Ruth Faris served as toastmistress with Curtis Mineart delivering Call of the Wild and William Lanasky replying Heeding the Call. Madame Ouziotatino fortunes and clan spoils skits capped the program.
Plans are underway for a Mother Daughter banquet on May 23 at the Methodist church. Co chairmen for the dining room are Mrs Ivan Niftjenegger and Mrs Leland Griggs with Mrs Eldin Bauer and Mrs Orville Griggs steering the kitchen workers. Men of the church will handle serving to let the ladies enjoy the meal.
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