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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
8
An army B-29 Superfortress from Guam climbed to 44,200 feet with a 4,400 pound payload, marking the latest in a six flight marathon by the Pacific Air Command. The record surpasses the 36,105 foot mark set in 1936 by Vladimir Kokkinski of the Soviet Union. two more flights are planned.
A cardinal rule of gun safety stresses treating every firearm as loaded and handling with caution to prevent accidental discharge. It emphasizes consistent practices such as never pointing at anything you do not intend to shoot and keeping finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
The Kalona high school alumni banquet honored 27 graduates of the 1946 class with a 230 person dinner and program at the school auditorium. Speeches, class introductions, a radio broadcast, musical solos, and a talk by H V Snodgrass highlighted the event. Officers for the coming year were elected to lead the alumni association and board.
Norman Fladungs and Bertha Fladung with Bill Norman hosted parents during Veishea at Ames. Norman and Dorothy Fladung, and Mr. and Mrs. John Fladung joined the event while Mrs. June Gardner visited Mt. Vernon relatives. Several locals traveled, moved homes, or attended band events as Lexington marks the end of the school year amid a freeze with minimal crop damage.
Weather clearing with cooler temperatures tonight. Tomorrow turns partly cloudy with lower humidity and stable conditions across the region.
Cherokee Iowa May 14 Donald Bergert 9 of Larra bee farm died from burns and shock after an accident Monday. The incident involved a gasoline can igniting sparks while he shoveling corn cobs on a cement floor as lime trucks hauling for Ralph Tadlock Bill Martin and Morton Emde passed nearby creating a fog of white above the fields.
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