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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1948

Page

6

Today's Child Adroit in Use Of Machinery

A humorous local feature notes how children operate farm machinery, highlighting Everett Westen helping with hog sheds and his son Larry driving a tractor with a manure spreader. It also lists social visits, Mother's Day greetings, hospital news, and neighborly updates from Havre and nearby farms.

Lewis Hering Havre Everet Westen Larry Jesse Stout Elmer Wenger Virgil Dwight Wittmer S. C. Wittmer Willis Wittmer Spirit Lake Mary Richards Iowa Wesleyan Pleasant Will Richards Raymond Kephart Near Fairfield George Hopping Brighton Fred Kephart Elma Bhart Jessie Longer Washington No. 4

For Sale Farm Machinery Tractors and Implements Listed

Classified ad offering new and used farming equipment including tractors from Minneapolis Moline Allis Chalmers John Deere and Hart Parr with 1 and 2 row corn pickers gang plows disc harrows planters and harvest gear. Also seeks new 1948 models and assorted machinery and vehicles with contact by phone or mail.

Bell City No John Derre Minneapolis-Moline International Innes Wisconsin Siebring Winpower Sterling Minneapolis - Moline Allis-Chalmers John Deere D' Hart Oliver Case Minneapolis- Moline New Idea Sears Hammermill Harney Massey Harris

Edmondsons On Western Trip

Mr and Mrs BE Edmondson left Brighton on a western trip visiting his niece in San Francisco and returning via Portland. Several relatives and neighbors were noted visiting or staying with Edmondsons, Manns, Hamanns, Minearts, and others across Brighton and nearby towns.

Norman Dakins Mason Home Everet Westen Larry Mary Jo Martin Westen Illinois J. C. Wittmer Joe Wittmer Wayland Joe Jesse Stout Taylor Stout S. C. Wittmer Vernon Witting

Mothers Day Visit From Ottumwa Family

Of Ottumwa and son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Noo man and two children of Fairfield spent Mothers day with Mrs Her teens mother Mrs Harve Shank and Mr Shank.

K. M. Elmore Glenn Parcell Newton Robinson Whitacre Cleveland Ohio Fritz Ottumwa Fred Nooman Fairfield Carl Greiner Ruth Ann

Ainsworth Play Stars Phylis Hall and Carl Roberts

Am Boy May 12 neighborhood notes highlight the Ainsworth senior class play with graduates Phylis Hall and Carl Roberts in the cast. Other items include farm equipment deliveries to I G Roberts and Duane White, hospital visits, and family gatherings across nearby towns.

P. Hall Cc. Roberts Ainsworth Duane White Amboy Phylis Hall Carl Roberts Pines Columbus Junction I. G. Roberts Henry Hardware Crawfordsville Harry Campbell Tom Will Mr. Will Restopia

Quickies: Mrs Leeper and friends visit Ft Madison

Mrs Leeper along with Mrs Stanley Mouser and Mrs Huff traveled to Ft Madison on Wednesday to visit relatives. Mrs Kenneth Peters hosted the Pilotburg Ladies Aid on Thursday. Nina Flynn is arranging to have buildings equipped with spouting.

Frank Leeper Leeper Stanley Mouser Huff Ft. Madison Kenneth Peters Pilotburg Nina Flynn

Charles Freeman the seven foot three boxing champion

The first boxing world champion Charles Freeman stood seven feet three inches tall and weighed 333 pounds. No man could last more than one round against him in the ring.

Charles Freeman

Summer Playground Program Interest

Parents express interest in a summer playground program for their children with names and ages provided on a separate sheet. The note indicates additional names on another document to be added.

Neighborhood Social Roundup Binds Mount Pleasant Iowa Context

Sunday visits span several households in Mount Pleasant and nearby towns. Ruth Marie Nicholson graduates beauty school in Des Moines and will work in Kirkwood Illinois after a week with her parents. Local gatherings include Mothers Day and birthday celebrations, family get togethers, and a bulldozer remark at Clint Fletcher’s Maple trees incident. Community members travel between Davenport, Iowa City, Columbus Junction, Ames, and Fairfield for visits and work announcements.

Rose Fritz Davenport David Wentworth Iowa City I. F. Kraemer Shirley Fry Thompson Beauty School Des Moines Lester Fry Fred Saunders Eldorado Springs Albert Saunders Saunders Hattie Jones Cecil Walker Ruth Marie Nicholson Kirkwood Il William Nicholson Clyde Huston Kenneth Coates Vernon William Dunn Columbus Junction Ralph Miller Patty of Ames Chester Dell Farrier Patty Mike Branch Hill Mary King D. K. Ford

Joe Conrad Patient at University Hospital

Joe Conrad is a patient admitted to University Hospital for medical care. The report notes his status as an in hospital patient under treatment in the facility.

Joe Conrad University Hospital

School Party Honors Jo Ann Stransky

JoAnn Stransky, an 8th grade student, was honored with a class party and a gift presented by her teacher Mrs Rex Allensworth after completing tests last week at Pilotburg.

Jo Ann Stransky JoAnn Stransky Rex Allensworth

Kills Four Foxes With One Shot

Hunters report fox control near Crawfordsville as Carleton White killed six foxes east of town and Fart Monson killed four with one shot last week. Local families and visitors shared Sunday dinners and visits at several farms including Howsare Morse Conrad Fletcher and Farrier households.

Crawfordsville Carleton White Monson

Weekly Livestock Sales Schedule Across Iowa

Community Sale every Friday at Whittaker. Livestock sales Wednesdays at Midway Sales Company Columbus Junction. Kalona Sales Barn hosts Kalona Iowa Livestock Sale Tuesdays at 1 90 p m. Ollie Livestock Exchange in Ollie Iowa. Monday sales at Ai Dollar Sales Sigourney Iowa.

Whittaker Midway Sales Columbus Junction Iowa Kalona Sales Barn Kalona Iowa Ollie Livestock Exchange Ollie Ai Dollar Sales Company Sigour New Iowa

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