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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
8
A tramp knocks at the inn door hungry and asks for a bite. The landlady refuses, then briefly welcomes him back asking to speak with George. The brief anecdote, contributed by Norma Horak of Ainsworth, reflects a small town moment.
The county records 42 new automobile registrations to date this month in Washington. The figure reflects ongoing vehicle activity and local registration processes.
Local ad notes a complete line of insecticides for gardens and urges readers to call now for a spray chart.
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change. The market report notes hog prices at around 18.90 per hundred, reflecting steady demand.
Mrs Mayme Robertson of Omaha left for home after a four day visit with Mr and Mrs Ralph Junkin. Lulu Cherry of 803 N Ave B is improving from pneumonia and can be downstairs part of each day. Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson of Durant are parents of a baby boy born Monday evening. sister Linda at Bellevue hospital in Muscatine Iowa. Harvey Meek and daughter Evelyn Platke and Billy Platke of San Francisco are visiting Mr Meek's brother in law and sister William Manassier. they plan a Cass City Michigan visit with Mr and Mrs William McVetty. Mrs Lola Coffey of Downers Grove Illinois and Mrs James Coffey of St Louis Missouri visited Mrs E D Morrison Jr and family. Morrison's mother was the Iowa mother in 1944 and has just returned from a Warrensburg Missouri convention of all state mothers.
An advertisement promotes Teol for athlete's foot claiming deep penetration from a 99 percent alcohol base. It promises relief within an hour and a 35 cent refund at Geo. L. McDaniel drug stores.
At a Riverside meeting in the Methodist church parlors the Better Riverside club announced a ladies night with Sorden and Adams arranging a speaker. President R. H. Heitzman voiced possible national group affiliation, aided by Lon Adams and Frank Smith who endorsed the plan. A chicken dinner preceded the business session served by Mrs. Vice Burich and Mrs. Walter Lemley.
About 75 Rock Island County women traveling in two Greyhound buses visited Washington this morning en route to Pella for the tulip festival. They are members of the Rock Island County Farm Bureau.
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